Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 6 · Mother and Home: the 4th House
चतुर्थविवेकः
तुर्ये सौम्ये बन्धूपकारकृत् ।
Say a good planet is in the 4th house. Then the person helps his kin.
धनेशे लाभे त्रिकोणे गेहे शुभदृष्टे बन्धूपकारकृत् ।
Say the 2nd lord is in the 11th house, in a trikona (luck house), or in the 4th house. Good planets aspect it. Then the person helps his kin.
गेहेशे केन्द्रे शुभांशे बन्धूपकारकृत् ।
Say the 4th lord is in a kendra (corner house). Say it is in the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) of a good planet. Then the person helps his kin.
सपापे तुर्यपे क्रूरषष्ट्यंशेऽल्पवीर्ये बन्धुभिस्त्यज्यते ।
Say the 4th lord is with bad planets. Say it is in a cruel shashtyamsha (one-sixtieth part of a sign) and is weak. Then his kin leave the person.