Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 7 · Mind, Learning and Children: the 5th House
पञ्चमविवेकः
खभे सौम्याः सुते पापाः सुतसुखं विलंबात् ।
Say good planets are in the 10th house. Say bad planets are in the 5th house. Then the joy of children comes after a delay.
सुतेशे नीचे धर्मेशेऽङ्गे ज्ञकेतू पुत्रे कष्टात्पुत्राप्तिः ।
Say the 5th lord is at its low point. Say the 9th lord is in the 1st house. Say Mercury and Ketu are in the 5th house. Then a son is gained, but…
पापो जीवो वा तुर्ये सुते षष्ठे चन्द्रे त्रिंशद्वर्षोर्ध्वे सन्ततिः ।
Say a bad planet or Jupiter is in the 4th or 5th house. Say the Moon is in the 6th house. Then children come after the age of thirty.
पापर्क्षे पापयुते लग्ने सूर्येऽबले युग्मर्क्षे कुजे त्रिंशद्वर्षोर्ध्वेसन्ततिः ।
Say the 1st house is the sign of a bad planet, with bad planets in it. Say the Sun is weak. Say Mars is in an even sign. Then children come after…