Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 6 · Mother and Home: the 4th House
चतुर्थविवेकः
गृहतत्पौ स्थिरे तथा कारके वा स्थिरवासः ।
Say the 4th house falls in a fixed sign and its lord is in a fixed sign. Or say the karaka (the planet that stands for a thing) of the 4th house is in one. Then the person lives in one place for long.
शुभषष्ठ्यंशे तुर्येशे स्थिरवासः ।
Say the 4th lord is in the shashtyamsha (one-sixtieth part of a sign) division of a good planet. Then the person lives in one place for long.
लग्नाम्ब्वर्थेशा यावन्तः केन्द्रकोणे तावन्तो गृहाः शोभनाः ।
Take the lords of the lagna (rising sign), the 4th house and the 2nd house. Count how many are in a kendra (corner house) or a trikona (luck house)…
लाभार्थेशौ तुर्ये तुर्यपे वैशेषिकांशे शुभदृग्योगे बह्वर्थं गृहं लभ्यते ।
Say the 11th lord and the 2nd lord are in the 4th house. Say the 4th lord is in vaisheshika amsha (a good rank of strength). Good planets join or…