Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 7 · Mind, Learning and Children: the 5th House
पञ्चमविवेकः
विवीर्याः सर्वेऽनपत्यता ।
Say all the planets are weak. Then the person will have no children.
सुते राहौ भौमदृष्टे सर्पशापाद्विपुत्रः ।
Say Rahu is in the 5th house and Mars aspects it. Then the person will have no son because of a curse from a sarpa (snake spirit).
यमे सुते चन्द्रदृष्टे सुतेशे राहुयुते सर्पशापाद्विपुत्रः ।
Say Saturn is in the 5th house and the Moon aspects it. Say also the lord of the 5th is joined with Rahu. Then the person will have no son because…
सराहौ पुत्रकारके पुत्रेशेऽबले भौमांशेशौ युतौ सर्पशापाद्विपुत्रः ।
Say Jupiter, the planet that stands for sons, is with Rahu. Say the lord of the 5th is weak. Take the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) of the…