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Check free →It tells what the chart says about the mother and about happiness. It then turns to houses, land and animals. It also covers how kin and friends treat the person. The rules weigh the 4th lord and the planets that look at the house.
The English below is our translation from the Sanskrit.
चतुर्थविवेकः
मेषांशे मूषिकामार्जारं दुःखदम् ।
Take the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) of the atmakaraka (the planet that stands for the self). Say it is Aries. Then mice and cats bring trouble.
चतुर्थविवेकः
सिंहांशे श्वादयो दुःखदाः ।
Take the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) of the atmakaraka (the planet that stands for the self). Say it is Leo. Then dogs and the like bring trouble.
चतुर्थविवेकः
कन्यांशेऽग्निकणा दुःखदाः ।
Take the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) of the atmakaraka (the planet that stands for the self). Say it is Virgo. Then sparks of fire bring trouble.
चतुर्थविवेकः
ज्ञराह्वर्काः सुतस्थास्तुर्ये भौमे रन्ध्रे मन्दे दुःखी ।
Say Mercury, Rahu and the Sun are in the 5th house. Mars is in the 4th house. Saturn is in the 8th house. Then the person is unhappy.
चतुर्थविवेकः
लग्नगाः पापा दुःखी ।
Say bad planets are in the lagna (rising sign). Then the person is unhappy.
चतुर्थविवेकः
पापे तुर्ये जीवेऽल्पबलिनि सधनोऽपि दुःखी ।
Say a bad planet is in the 4th house. Say Jupiter is weak. Then the person is unhappy even if rich.
चतुर्थविवेकः
सपापे सुखपेऽबले सधनोऽपि दुःखी ।
Say the 4th lord is with bad planets and is weak. Then the person is unhappy even if rich.
चतुर्थविवेकः
पापांशेऽम्बुपे नीचगे सधनपुत्रोऽपि दुःखी ।
Say the 4th lord is in a bad planet's navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign). It is in its nicha (low point). Then the person is unhappy even with wealth and sons.
चतुर्थविवेकः
समौमार्काम्बुपे क्रूरांशे शुभदृग्घीने नित्यं दुःखी ।
Say the 4th lord is with Mars and the Sun. It is in a bad planet's navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign). No good planet aspects it. Then the person is always unhappy.
चतुर्थविवेकः
भौमार्कौ नीचारिभागगौ सुखे पापदृष्टौ क्रूरांशे प्रमादाद्गृहार्थनाशो दुःखी च ।
Say Mars and the Sun are in the 4th house. They are in their low-point or enemy signs. Bad planets aspect them. They are in a bad planet's navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign). Then the person loses house and wealth through carelessness. He is unhappy.
चतुर्थविवेकः
रन्ध्रेशे लाभे बाल्ये दुःखी ।
Say the 8th lord is in the 11th house. Then the person is unhappy in childhood.
चतुर्थविवेकः
लग्नेऽर्कजेऽष्टमे राहौ षष्ठे भौमे दुःखी ।
Say Saturn is in the lagna (rising sign), Rahu in the 8th house and Mars in the 6th house. Then the person is unhappy.
चतुर्थविवेकः
पापान्तरे चन्द्रे दुःखी ।
Say the Moon is between bad planets. Then the person is unhappy.
चतुर्थविवेकः
लग्नेशेऽन्त्ये खे पापे चन्द्रारयोगे दुःखी ।
Say the lord of the lagna (rising sign) is in the 12th house. Say a bad planet is in the 10th house. Say the Moon is joined with Mars. Then the person is unhappy.
चतुर्थविवेकः
तुर्येंऽशाच्चन्द्राच्छौ प्रासादवान् ।
Take the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) of the atmakaraka (the planet that stands for the self). Say the Moon and Venus are in the 4th house from it. Then the person owns a mansion.
चतुर्थविवेकः
तुर्येंऽशादुच्चग्रहे प्रासादवान् ।
Take the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) of the atmakaraka (the planet that stands for the self). Say a planet in its uchcha (high point) sign is in the 4th house from it. Then the person owns a mansion.
चतुर्थविवेकः
अंशात्तुर्ये राह्वर्कजौ प्रासादवान् ।
Take the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) of the atmakaraka (the planet that stands for the self). Say Rahu and Saturn are in the 4th house from it. Then the person owns a mansion.
चतुर्थविवेकः
केत्वारौ तुर्येंऽशादिष्टकागृहम् ।
Take the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) of the atmakaraka (the planet that stands for the self). Say Ketu and Mars are in the 4th house from it. Then the person has a house of brick.
चतुर्थविवेकः
सुखेंऽशाज्जीवे काष्ठगृहम् ।
Take the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) of the atmakaraka (the planet that stands for the self). Say Jupiter is in the 4th house from it. Then the person has a house of wood.
चतुर्थविवेकः
सुखेंऽशादर्के तृणगृहम् ।
Take the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) of the atmakaraka (the planet that stands for the self). Say the Sun is in the 4th house from it. Then the person has a house of grass.
चतुर्थविवेकः
लग्नेशेऽम्बुगे सुखेशेऽङ्गे गृहलाभः ।
Say the lord of the lagna (rising sign) is in the 4th house. Say the 4th lord is in the lagna. Then the person gains a house.
चतुर्थविवेकः
गृहेशे बलाढ्ये केन्द्रे शुभदृष्टे गृहलाभः ।
Say the 4th lord is strong and in a kendra (corner house). Good planets aspect it. Then the person gains a house.
चतुर्थविवेकः
सुखेशे वैशेषिकांशे परमोच्चगे गृहलाभः ।
Say the 4th lord is in vaisheshika amsha (a good rank of strength). It is at its deepest high point. Then the person gains a house.
चतुर्थविवेकः
तुर्येशांशपे केन्द्रे गृहलाभः ।
Take the 4th lord. Say the lord of its navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) is in a kendra (corner house). Then the person gains a house.
चतुर्थविवेकः
धर्मपे केन्द्रे गेहेशे स्वोच्चमित्रगे तुर्ये तुङ्गगे ग्रहे विचित्रगृहलाभः ।
Say the 9th lord is in a kendra (corner house). Say the 4th lord is in its own uchcha (high point) sign or in a friend's sign. Say a planet is in the 4th house in its uchcha sign. Then the person gains a wonderful house.
चतुर्थविवेकः
सोत्थे सौम्ये तुर्येशे बलिनि गृहेशांशेशे बलपूर्णे हर्म्यप्राकारादियुतगृहम् ।
Say a good planet, as the 4th lord, is in the 3rd house and is strong. Say the lord of the 4th lord's navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) is full of strength. Then the person's house has upper rooms, a boundary wall and the like.
चतुर्थविवेकः
तुर्यपे सिंहासने गोपुरे मृद्वंशे वा हर्म्यप्राकारादियुतगृहम् ।
Say the 4th lord is in simhasana amsha (a good rank of strength). Or say it is in gopura amsha (a good rank of strength). Or say it is in the mridu shashtyamsha (one-sixtieth part of a sign). Then the person's house has upper rooms, a boundary wall and the like.
चतुर्थविवेकः
गृहेशे पारावते गोपुरे चन्द्रे गुरुदृष्टे दैविकं वेश्म ।
Say the 4th lord is in paravata amsha (a good rank of strength). Say the Moon is in gopura amsha (a good rank of strength) and Jupiter aspects it. Then the person has a house fit for the gods.
चतुर्थविवेकः
खतुर्येशौ चन्द्रमन्दयुतौ विचित्रं वेश्म ।
Say the lords of the 10th and 4th houses are joined with the Moon and Saturn. Then the person has a wonderful house.
चतुर्थविवेकः
तुर्याङ्गपौ तुर्येंऽकस्माद्गृहाप्तिः ।
Say the 4th lord and the lord of the lagna (rising sign) are in the 4th house. Then the person gets a house suddenly.
चतुर्थविवेकः
यावन्तः पापाः खाम्बुस्वान्त्यनाथैः सहितास्त्रिकस्थास्तावन्तो गृहा वह्निना दह्यन्ते ।
Take the lords of the 10th, 4th, 2nd and 12th houses. Count the bad planets joined with them that sit in a trika (group of three houses). That many houses burn in fire.
चतुर्थविवेकः
राह्वर्कौ अंशे कुजमात्रदृष्टे गृहदाहः ।
Take the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) of the atmakaraka (the planet that stands for the self). Say Rahu and the Sun are there. Say only Mars aspects them. Then the person's house burns.
चतुर्थविवेकः
केन्द्रकोणेऽर्के गेहे शैथिल्यप्रयुक्तपातभयम् ।
Say the Sun is in a kendra (corner house) or a trikona (luck house) from the 4th house. Then there is fear that the house will fall down because it is weak.
चतुर्थविवेकः
तुर्येशे षष्ठे पापदृष्टे गेहनाशः ।
Say the 4th lord is in the 6th house. Bad planets aspect it. Then the house is lost.
चतुर्थविवेकः
गेहेशांशेशे षष्ठे गेहनाशः ।
Say the lord of the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) of the 4th lord is in the 6th house. Then the house is lost.
चतुर्थविवेकः
तुर्येशे रन्ध्रे स्वयमेव गेहं पातयति ।
Say the 4th lord is in the 8th house. Then the person himself brings the house down.
चतुर्थविवेकः
तुर्याङ्गार्थेशाः यावत्पापयुतास्तावतां गेहानां नाशो न तु शुभदृष्टे ।
Take the lords of the 4th house, the lagna (rising sign) and the 2nd house. As many of them are joined with bad planets, that many houses are lost. This does not happen if good planets aspect them.
चतुर्थविवेकः
तुर्यतत्पौ चरर्क्षे कारके वा तथा बहुगृहवासः ।
Say the 4th house falls in a moving sign and its lord is in a moving sign. Or say the karaka (the planet that stands for a thing) of the 4th house is in one. Then the person lives in many houses.
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.
चतुर्थविवेकः
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.
चतुर्थविवेकः
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). The person has that many fine houses.
चतुर्थविवेकः
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 aspect it. Then the person gets a very valuable house.
चतुर्थविवेकः
खे सुखेशे कर्मेशेऽम्बुगे बलिनि भौमे बहुक्षेत्रवान् ।
Say the 4th lord is in the 10th house. Say the 10th lord is in the 4th house. Say Mars is strong. Then the person owns many fields.
चतुर्थविवेकः
बलाढ्यौ खाम्बुपौ परस्परसुहृदौ बहुक्षेत्रवान् ।
Say the lords of the 10th and 4th houses are strong. Say they are friends of each other. Then the person owns many fields.
चतुर्थविवेकः
तुर्यतत्पौ शुभयुतौ बहुक्षेत्रवान् ।
Say the 4th house and its lord are joined with good planets. Then the person owns many fields.
चतुर्थविवेकः
तुर्येशे सुते गोपुराद्यंशे बहुक्षेत्रवान् ।
Say the 4th lord is in the 5th house. Say it is in a gopura amsha (a good rank of strength) or a similar rank. Then the person owns many fields.
चतुर्थविवेकः
भ्रातृपेण तत्कारकेण वा युते तुर्येशे भ्रातृतः क्षेत्राप्तिः ।
Say the 4th lord is joined with the 3rd lord. Or say it is joined with the karaka (the planet that stands for a thing) of brothers. Then the person gets fields from a brother.
चतुर्थविवेकः
बलिन्यङ्गेशेऽम्बुगे बलिन्यम्बुपेऽङ्गे शुभदृग्योगे स्वपराक्रमात् क्षेत्राप्तिः ।
Say the lord of the lagna (rising sign) is strong and in the 4th house. Say the 4th lord is strong and in the lagna. Good planets join or aspect. Then the person gets fields by his own effort.
चतुर्थविवेकः
स्त्रीकारकेऽम्बुगे क्षेत्रपे द्यूने तयोर्मैत्र्यां कलत्रतः क्षेत्राप्तिः ।
Say the karaka (the planet that stands for a thing) of the wife is in the 4th house. Say the lord of the 4th is in the 7th house. Say the two are friends. Then the person gets fields through his wife.
चतुर्थविवेकः
षष्ठेशे तुर्ये तत्पे षष्ठे षष्ठेशतः क्षेत्रपेऽधिकबले शत्रुतः क्षेत्राप्तिः ।
Say the 6th lord is in the 4th house. Say the 4th lord is in the 6th house. Say the 4th lord is stronger than the 6th lord. Then the person gets fields from an enemy.
चतुर्थविवेकः
गेहेशे स्वराशौ बलिन्युपचये शुभदृष्टे बहुक्षेत्राप्तिः ।
Say the 4th lord is in its own sign. Say it is strong and in an upachaya (growth house). Good planets aspect it. Then the person gets many fields.
चतुर्थविवेकः
गेहेशे नीचारातिमूढगे पापान्तरे पापदृष्टे क्षेत्रादिनाशः
Say the 4th lord is in a sign of its nicha (low point). Or say it is in an enemy's sign, or too close to the Sun. Say it is hemmed between bad planets. Bad planets aspect it. Then the fields and other property are lost.
चतुर्थविवेकः
पापान्तरे कुजे पापदृष्टे क्रूरांशे क्षेत्रादिनाशः ।
Say Mars is hemmed between bad planets. Bad planets aspect it. Say it is in the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) of a cruel planet. Then the fields and other property are lost.
चतुर्थविवेकः
तुर्येशे क्रूरषष्ठ्यंशे तुर्ये पापे क्षेत्रादिनाशः ।
Say the 4th lord is in a cruel shashtyamsha (one-sixtieth part of a sign) division. Say a bad planet is in the 4th house. Then the fields and other property are lost.
चतुर्थविवेकः
तुर्येशे त्रिके क्षेत्रादिनाशः ।
Say the 4th lord is in a trika (group of three houses) place. Then the fields and other property are lost.
चतुर्थविवेकः
गेहेशेऽर्थे सपापे नीचारिभे भूमिविक्रेता ।
Say the 4th lord is in the 2nd house with bad planets. Say it is in a sign of its nicha (low point) or of an enemy. Then the person sells land.
चतुर्थविवेकः
गेहेशे तुङ्गेऽर्थेशे पापे नीचारिभे भूमिविक्रेता ।
Say the 4th lord is in its uchcha (high point) sign. Say the 2nd lord is a bad planet, in a sign of its nicha (low point) or of an enemy. Then the person sells land.
चतुर्थविवेकः
कर्मेशेऽम्बुगे सपापे क्षेत्रनाशः
Say the 10th lord is in the 4th house with bad planets. Then the fields are lost.
चतुर्थविवेकः
क्रूरमृत्युयमाद्यंशे स्वपे सुखे क्षेत्रनाशः
Say the 2nd lord is in the 4th house. Say it is in the krura, mrityu, death god's or a like shashtyamsha (one-sixtieth part of a sign). Then the fields are lost.
चतुर्थविवेकः
खे ससूर्येऽम्बुपे राजकोपात्क्षेत्रनाशः ।
Say the Sun is in the 10th house. Say the 4th lord is with it. Then the fields are lost through the king's anger.
Sutra 6.51 says the person tends to be happy when the 4th lord is looked at by Jupiter.
Sutra 6.81 says a person may gain a house when the lords of the rising sign and the 4th house are in each other's places.
Sutra 6.130 says the person may be honoured by his kin when three planets are in their own signs.