Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 7 · Mind, Learning and Children: the 5th House
पञ्चमविवेकः
स्त्रीधर्मपुत्रेशांशपाः पापांशगाः पापयुताः पुत्रनाशः ।
Take the lords of the 7th, 9th and 5th houses. For each, take the lord of the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) it is in. Say these navamsha lords are in navamshas of malefics and joined with malefics. Then the sons will be lost.
पुत्रेशे क्रूरांशे नीचास्तभे पापदृष्टे पुत्रनाशः ।
Say the lord of the 5th is in the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) of a malefic. Say it is in its sign of fall or in the 7th house, and malefics…
व्ययेशांशेशस्य त्र्यंशेशेन युते वा दृष्टे सुतेशे पुत्रनाशः ।
Take the lord of the 12th house. Take the lord of the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) it is in. Then take the lord of the drekkana (one-third…
क्रूरषष्ठ्यंशे पुत्रपे पापदृष्टयुते पुत्रार्तिः ।
Say the lord of the 5th is in a cruel shashtyamsha (one-sixtieth part of a sign). Say malefics join or aspect it. Then the person will suffer grief…