Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 5 · Brothers and Livelihood: the 3rd House
सहजविवेकः
विक्रमेशारौ त्रिकस्थौ भ्रातृहीनः ।
Say the lord of the 3rd and Mars are in the trika (group of three houses). That is the 6th, 8th or 12th. Then the person has no brothers.
षष्ठे सोत्थपारौ पापभगौ पापयुतौ वा भ्रातर उत्पद्य नश्यन्ति ।
Say the lord of the 3rd and Mars are in the 6th house. They are in the sign of a bad planet or joined by bad planets. Then brothers are born and die.
भ्रातृकारके नीचर्क्षांशे पापदृष्टे दुःषष्ठ्यंशे भ्रातृहानिः ।
Take the karaka (the planet that stands for a thing) of brothers. Say it is in its nicha (low point) sign and nicha navamsha (one-ninth part of a…
सोत्थे पापयुतदृष्टे भ्रातृहानिः ।
Say bad planets join or aspect the 3rd house. Then the person loses brothers.