Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 7 · Mind, Learning and Children: the 5th House
पञ्चमविवेकः
धीकारके केन्द्रकोणे शुभदृष्टे भविष्यद्वक्ता ।
Take the karaka (the planet that stands for a thing) of the 5th house. Say it is in the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house, or in the 5th or 9th. A good planet aspects it. Then the person foretells the future.
जीवे स्वांशे मृद्वंशे त्रिकालज्ञः ।
Say Jupiter is in its own navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign). Say it is in a mridu shashtyamsha (one-sixtieth part of a sign). Then the person…
जीवे गोपुरे शुभदृष्टे त्रिकालज्ञः ।
Say Jupiter is in gopura amsha (a good rank of strength) and benefics aspect it. Then the person will know the past, present and future.
खेशे देवलोके शुभदृष्टे ब्रह्मनिष्ठः ।
Say the lord of the 10th house is in devaloka amsha (a good rank of strength) and benefics aspect it. Then the person will be devoted to knowledge…