Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 6 · Mother and Home: the 4th House
चतुर्थविवेकः
स्त्रीकारकेऽम्बुगे क्षेत्रपे द्यूने तयोर्मैत्र्यां कलत्रतः क्षेत्राप्तिः ।
Say the karaka (the planet that stands for a thing) of the wife is in the 4th house. Say the lord of the 4th is in the 7th house. Say the two are friends. Then the person gets fields through his wife.
षष्ठेशे तुर्ये तत्पे षष्ठे षष्ठेशतः क्षेत्रपेऽधिकबले शत्रुतः क्षेत्राप्तिः ।
Say the 6th lord is in the 4th house. Say the 4th lord is in the 6th house. Say the 4th lord is stronger than the 6th lord. Then the person gets…
गेहेशे स्वराशौ बलिन्युपचये शुभदृष्टे बहुक्षेत्राप्तिः ।
Say the 4th lord is in its own sign. Say it is strong and in an upachaya (growth house). Good planets aspect it. Then the person gets many fields.
गेहेशे नीचारातिमूढगे पापान्तरे पापदृष्टे क्षेत्रादिनाशः
Say the 4th lord is in a sign of its nicha (low point). Or say it is in an enemy's sign, or too close to the Sun. Say it is hemmed between bad…