Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 5 · Brothers and Livelihood: the 3rd House
सहजविवेकः
लग्नाद्वा चन्द्रादर्काद्यैर्दशमगैः पितृजननीशत्रुमित्रभ्रातृस्त्रीभृत्येभ्योऽर्थाप्तिः ।
Count from the lagna (rising sign) or from the Moon. Say a planet is in the 10th house. The Sun brings money from the father, the Moon from the mother. Mars brings it from enemies, Mercury from friends. Jupiter brings it from brothers, Venus from women, Saturn from servants.
लग्नेन्द्वर्केभ्यः खेशस्यांशेशवशाद्वृत्तिं वदेत् ।
Take the lord of the 10th from the lagna (rising sign), the Moon and the Sun. Tell the person's work from the lord of the navamsha (one-ninth part…
सूर्यांशे भैषज्यसुगन्धिसुवर्णोर्णामुक्तामणिपण्येन दौत्येन मन्त्रोपदेशरसवादविनोदमार्गैर्वा वृत्तिः ।
Say that navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) is the Sun's. Then the person lives by trade in medicine, perfumes, gold, wool, pearls and gems. Or he…
चन्द्रांशे शंखमुक्ताप्रवालादिवाणिज्येन कृषिमृद्वाग्विनोदमार्गैः राज्याङ्गनाश्रयेण वृत्तिः ।
Say that navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) is the Moon's. Then the person lives by trade in conch shells, pearls, coral and the like. Or he lives…