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Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 95 · Stri roga: the stars
स्त्रीरोग — ज्योतिःशास्त्रम्
अथ नारीणां ज्योतिश्शास्त्राभिप्रायेण वंध्यात्वहेतुमा ह।जन्मनि विवाहे वा सप्तमभवनस्थिते शनौ बुधे च वंध्या इति श्रीपतिवचनात् सप्तगे पापदृष्टे शनौ कन्यैव जरां समुपयातीति वंध्यात्वं सूचयति । तद्दोषोपशांतये बुधशनिप्रीतये पूर्वोक्तमेव क्रमेण पूजादिकं कुर्यात् ।
Next, the text gives the cause of childlessness in women, according to jyotisha (astrology). As Shripati says: a woman is childless if Saturn and Mercury are in the 7th house at birth or at marriage. If Saturn is in the 7th house and bad planets look at it, the girl grows old as a maiden. This points to childlessness. To ease this dosha (fault), one should do puja (worship) and the rest. The order is the same as before. It is done to please Mercury and Saturn.
Classical view, not medical advice.
अथ ज्योतिश्शास्त्राभिप्रायेण मूढगर्भत्वहेतुमाह तत्प्रतीकारं च ।
Next, according to jyotisha (astrology), the text gives the cause of a difficult birth, and its remedy.
लग्ने शनैश्वरांशे शनैश्वरे द्व्यूनगे यदि निषेकः ।
At conception, the lagna (rising sign) may fall in a navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) of Saturn. Saturn may be in the 7th house. Then the birth…
लग्नस्वांशसप्तमभवनस्थितशनिचंद्रजनितबाधोपशमनाय पृथक् पूजादिकं कुर्यात् ।
Trouble may come from Saturn and the Moon placed as above: the lagna (rising sign) in Saturn's own navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign), and the…