Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 7 · Mind, Learning and Children: the 5th House
पञ्चमविवेकः
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 atmakaraka (the planet that stands for the self). Say Mars is joined with its lord. Then the person will have no son because of a curse from a sarpa (snake spirit).
सुतकारकारयुतौ राह्वङ्गेशयुते पुत्रेशे त्रिके सर्पशापाद्विपुत्रः ।
Say Jupiter and Mars are joined. Say the lord of the 5th is joined with Rahu and the lord of the 1st. Say it is in the 6th, 8th or 12th house. Then…
स्वांशे भौमे पुत्रेशे ज्ञे पापयुते सर्पशापाद्विपुत्रः ।
Say Mars is in its own navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign). Say Mercury, as the lord of the 5th, is joined with malefics. Then the person will have…
सुतेशे भौमे सुते राहौ सौम्यादृष्टे सर्पशापाद्विपुत्रः ।
Say Mars is the lord of the 5th, Rahu is in the 5th house, and no benefic aspects it. Then the person will have no son because of a curse from a…