Jataka Alankara · by Ganesha Daivajna
Chapter 2 · The Twelve Houses
भावफलाध्यायः
कर्मस्थेक्षेत्रचिंतात्रिकभवनगतेसौख्यचिंतामहीजेवागीशेयानभूषावसनहयभवाचामरच्छत्रचिंता ॥प्रालेयांशौसितेस्यादथमदनगतेवाक्पतौपुत्रचिंतासंस्थानस्थानयातेहिमकरतनयेबुद्धिजाथत्रिकोणे ॥ ३२ ॥
If Mars is in the 10th house, the person thinks about land. If Mars is in the 6th, 8th or 12th, he thinks about comfort. If it is Jupiter, he thinks of vehicles, ornaments, clothes and horses. He also thinks of the royal fly-whisk and umbrella. The Moon and Venus give the same. If Jupiter is in the 7th house, he thinks about sons. If Mercury is in the samsthana place, he thinks about learning. (Our text is unclear here: which house 'samsthana sthana' is.)
Simple meaning: A planet's house shows what the person thinks about: land, comfort, vehicles, sons or learning.
मार्तंडेतातबंधोरथसुतनवमद्यूनगेदानवेज्ये यात्राचिंतानराणामथनवमसुतेपुत्रजावासवेज्ये ॥
The Sun, Venus or Jupiter show thoughts of father, travel or sons. A weak 10th lord harms work.
लाभेकेंद्रेत्रिकोणेतनुनिधनभवस्थानगाःसंस्थिताश्चेद्दीर्घायुःपापखेटाःपणफरहिबुकत्रिस्थितामध्यमायुः ॥
Key lords in good houses give long life, in middle houses middle life, in falling houses short life.
योहीनस्तद्दशायुस्त्वथनिजभवनेधर्मकर्मात्मजेशाश्चेत्स्युस्तेषांदशायांबहुलबलवशाद्धर्मबुद्धिर्नराणाम् ॥
Strong 9th, 10th and 5th lords bring good deeds in their periods. Others may bring loss or sores.