Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 8 · Enemies, Wounds, Illness: the 6th House
षष्ठविवेकः
कर्कालिवृषमृगगैःपापैस्त्रिकोणे दृष्टे वा युते कुष्ठी ।
Say bad planets stand in Cancer, Scorpio, Taurus or Capricorn. They aspect or occupy a luck house. Then the person may suffer from leprosy.
Classical view, not medical advice.
ज्ञेन्दुलग्नपा राहुकेतुयुताः कुष्ठी ।
Say Mercury, the Moon and the lagna (rising sign) lord are joined with Rahu and Ketu. Then the person may suffer from leprosy. (Rahu and Ketu are…
षष्ठेशे सारेऽङ्गे पित्तकुष्ठी ।
Say the 6th lord is in the 1st house with Mars. Then the person may suffer from leprosy of the pitta (the bile humour) kind.
समन्देऽरीशेऽङ्गे कफकुष्ठी ।
Say the 6th lord is in the 1st house with Saturn. Then the person may suffer from leprosy of the kapha (the phlegm humour) kind.