Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 6 · Mother and Home: the 4th House
चतुर्थविवेकः
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.
बन्धुनाथे बहुपापयुते तथैव कारके बन्धुमध्ये कुत्सितः ।
Say the 4th lord is joined with many bad planets. Say the karaka (the planet that stands for a thing) of the 4th house is too. Then the person is…
पापर्क्षे तुर्ये नीचास्तखगयुते शुभदृग्योगहीने बन्धुद्वेषी ।
Say the 4th house is in a sign of a bad planet. Say a planet in its nicha (low point) sign or too close to the Sun is in the 4th. No good planet…