Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 5 · Brothers and Livelihood: the 3rd House
सहजविवेकः
शन्यंशे अध्वगमनादिकेन वध्यघातिकया स्वशरीरताडनाद्येन भारवाहेण स्वकुलानुचितकर्मभिर्वृत्तिः ।
Say the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) is Saturn's. Then the person lives by travel on roads, killing condemned men, or beating his own body. The living may come from carrying loads, or from deeds that do not suit his family.
लग्नाद्दशमेशश्चारवशाद्यस्मिन्नवांशे वर्तते तदीशोक्ता वृत्तिः प्रत्यहम् ।
Take the lord of the 10th from the lagna (rising sign). By its transit, see which navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) it is in. Day by day, the…
द्रव्यदा मित्रारिस्वभान्यतरत्र यत्र गतास्तादृशमित्रारिस्वोद्योगद्वारा धनाप्तिः ।
Say the planets that give wealth are in a friend's sign, an enemy's sign or their own sign. Then money comes through the work of that kind: a…
धनदोऽर्कस्तुङ्गे बलिनि स्वविक्रमाद्धनम् ।
Say the planet that gives wealth is the Sun, in its uchcha (high point) and strong. Then money comes from the person's own daring.