Yogas for lack of male issue as result of the curse of the brother in the previous birth — A person will be without a male issue as result of the curse of the brother, if at birth — (1) the lord of the 3rd with Rahu and Mars is in the 5th and the lords of the Ascendant and the 5th are in the 8th, (2) the Ascendant and the 5th are occupied by Mars and Saturn respectively, the lord of the 3rd is in the 9th, and Mars the significator for brothers is in the 8th, (3) Jupiter in his sign of debilitation is in the 3rd, Saturn is in the 5th and the Moon and Mars are in the 8th, (4) the lord of the Ascendant is in the 12th, Mars is in the 5th and the lord of the 5th associated with a malefic is in the 8th, (5) the Ascendant and the 5th house are hemmed in between malefics and the lord of the Ascendant and the 5th are in the 6th, the 8th or the 12th, (6) the 3rd is occupied by the lord of the 10th alongwith a malefic and a benefic is with Mars in the 5th, (7) the 5th house in a sign of Mercury is occupied by Saturn and Rahu and Mercury and Mars are in the 12th, (8) the 3rd is occupied by the lord of the Ascendant, the lord of the 3rd occupies the 5th and the Ascendant, the 3rd and the 5th houses are with malefics, (9) the lord of the 3rd is in the 8th, and Jupiter is associated with Saturn in the 5th, and (10) the lord of the 8th is in the 5th along with the lord of the 3rd and Mars and Saturn are in the 8th.

लग्न के दोनों ओर पाप ग्रह हों, पंचम भाव भी पाप-मध्य में हो, 1, 5 भावेश अष्टम में हों — तो भ्रातृशाप से सन्तान हानि।