Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 7 · Mind, Learning and Children: the 5th House
पञ्चमविवेकः
धीस्थे मन्दे ज्ञेन्दुयुते क्रीतपुत्रः ।
Say Saturn is in the 5th house, joined by Mercury and the Moon. Then the son is a bought son.
पुत्रस्थनवांशो यावत्पापदृष्टः शुभादृष्टः तावद्गर्भपातः ।
Take the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) in the 5th house. Say bad planets aspect it and good planets do not. Then there are as many…
जीवात्सुते पापे सन्तानसुखाभावो नान्यथा ।
Say a bad planet is in the 5th house from Jupiter. Then there is no joy of children, and not otherwise.
सकेतावंशे ज्ञशुक्रदृष्टे दासीपुत्रः ।
Take the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) of the atmakaraka (the planet that stands for the self). Say Ketu is in it. Say Mercury and Venus…