Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 6 · Mother and Home: the 4th House
चतुर्थविवेकः
तुर्येशे केन्द्रेऽङ्गेशदृष्टे वा शुभदृग्युते मातृस्नेहः ।
Say the 4th lord is in a kendra (corner house) and the lord of the lagna (rising sign) aspects it. Or say good planets join or aspect it. Then there is love from the mother.
तुर्ये पापे द्वित्रा मातरः सौम्ये एका ।
Say a bad planet is in the 4th house. Then the person has two or three mothers. Say a good planet is there. Then there is one mother.
वृषांशे चतुष्पदाः सुखदाः ।
Take the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) of the atmakaraka (the planet that stands for the self). Say it is Taurus. Then four-footed animals…
सुखे शुभदृष्ट्याधिक्ये चतुष्पदाः सुखदाः ।
Say the 4th house has more aspects from good planets. Then four-footed animals bring happiness.