Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 6 · Mother and Home: the 4th House
चतुर्थविवेकः
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 looked down on among his kin.
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…
चतुर्षु ग्रहेषु सुहृद्गेहगेषु बन्धुपोष्यः ।
Say four planets are in the houses of their friends. Then the person is looked after by his kin.
अन्त्येशे शुभसम्बन्धे शुभवर्गे स्वोचे वा पर्यङ्कशायी ।
Say the 12th lord is linked with good planets. Say it is in the divisions of good planets, or in its uchcha (high point) sign. Then the person…