โหราศาสตร์พระเวท(ภารตะ)

Chapter 12

Matters relating to the birth of Children

(The 5th house)

1. The native will assuredly be blessed with children as an effect of any of the following planetary dispositions:

(1) If Jupiter and lords of the 5th with reference to the Lagna and the Moon be well placed and the 5th house has the aspect of a benefic planet or a planet owning an auspicious house (i.e. other than the 6th. 8th or 12th). or

(2) If the lords of the Lagna and the 5th house are placed together in a house or have mutual benefic aspect and have interchanged positions amongst themselves.

2. The native will have no issue in the following circum stances:

(1) When the 5th house reclined from Lagna, the Moon and Jupiter are associated with or aspected by malefics without any benefic association or aspect.

(2) When the above houses are hemmed in between malefics.

(3) When the lords of these houses are in 6th, 8th or 12th.

3. If a malefic lord of the 5th house, occupies it. the native will be blessed with children.

When the 5th house is occupied by a malefic, the person concerned will have sons in plenty.

If a benefic lord of the 5th house occupies his own house or be in his sign of exaltation in that house, there will be loss of children.

The signs Scorpio, Leo and Virgo when they represent the 5th house are termed as childless signs and will give a limited number of children and that also after a long interval.

Notes: We find it difficult to believe that a benefic planet as lord of the 5th will destroy the progeny when he happens to occupy his own house. According to Shri Gopesh Kumar Ojha that if a benefic lord of the 5th occupies the 5th alongwith a malefic, there is loss of children. Even this has not been found correct in our experience. Please see in this connection the following horoscope.

Here the 5th lord Venus is a benefic. He occupies his own house with Mars and Moon (waning) both malefics. The native is blessed with children.

4. The native will have a child late to life after a great effect under the following circumstances:

(1) When the Sun be in the 5th in a childless sign and Saturn and Mars be in the 8th and the Ascendant respectively.

(2) When the 5th house falls in a childless sign and Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars be to the Ascendant, the 8th and 12th respectively.

(3) When there be the Moon in the 11th, a malefic the 5th from Jupiter be occupied by a malefic and the several planets occupy the Ascendant.

(2) When the 5th house falls in a childless sign and Saturn. Jupiter, and Mars be in the Ascendant, the 8th and 12th respectively.

(3) When there be the Moon in the 11th. a malefic in the 5th from Jupiter be occupied by a malefic and the several planets occupy the Ascendant.

5. The native will have children after second marriage if Mars or Venus alone occupies the 5th house identical with Cancer.

Saturn alone in Cancer in the 5th house gives many sons. Mercury alone in Cancer in the 5th house gives very few sons.

The Moon alone in his own sign in the 5th house gives a limited number of sons.

Jupiter singly in his sign of exaltation gives many daughters.

6. The following four planetary combinations led to the extinction of the family:—

(1) A malefic in the 4th, Venus in the 7th and the Moon in the 10th.

(2) Malefics in the Ascendant, the 5th, 8th and 12th.

(3) Mercury and Venus in the 7th, Jupiter in the 5th and malefics in the 4th.

(4) The Moon in the 5th and malefics in the Ascendant, the 8th and 12th.

7. If the malefics occupy the Ascendant, the lord of the Ascendant

be in the 5th. the lord of the 5th in the 3rd and the Moon in the 4th, the native will be devoid of any issue.

Should the Moon occupy the 5th house in an odd sign or an odd navamsa and be aspected by the Sun. the native will either be issuless or will be distressed on account of issues.

8. The native will have a son by adoption under the following planetary dispositions:—

(1) If the 5th house be identical with Gemini. Virgo, Capricorn or Aquarius and be occupied or aspected by Saturn or Mandi.

(2) If the lord of the 5th house be weak and be in no way connected with the lords of the Ascendant and the 7th.

9. The native will have to suffer loss of children in the following circumstances:—

(1) If the lord of the 5th be in his sign of debilitation or in an inimical sign or be associated with any of the lords of the 6th, 8th or 12th.

(2) The lord of the 5th is in the 5th without receiving any benefic aspect.

10. If the lord of the 5th house. Jupiter. Mars and the Sun (they may be anywhere) are posited in male navamsas, the native will be blessed with many sons. So say the sages. The nature good or otherwise of the sons will depend on the strength of the 5th house.

11. If the 5th house or its lord be in a male sign or navamsa or be associated with and aspected by male planets, the native will have all male issues. There will be birth of daughter if the 5th or its lord be in a female sign or navamsa or be associated with or aspected by female planets.

12. Conception may take place when the Sun and Venus in a male's nativity and Mars and Venus in the case of a female's nativity are vested with adequate strength and pass their signs or navamsas identical with an upachaya house.

13. The number of issues is to be ascertained by examining the number of planets in the 5th house and at the sometime that are not (1) inimical (2) in their sign of debilitation and (3) in inimical navamsa. The same could also be ascertained by study of the number of planets similarly situated but in conjunction with the lord of the 5th house.

The study of benefic dots of planets in the 5th house from Jupiter or the navamsa occupied by the Sun, also enables one to guess the number of issues. ln this verse is explained the method of ascertaining female and male nativities whettor they are physically capable of producing children.

14. In the case of a female nativity add the longitudes (spast) of the Moon, Mars and Jupiter. If the result comes to an even sign and even navamsa, the strength of fecundity in the female for producing issues is assured. If it is mixed (i.e. sign male and navamsa female or vice versa), she will be able to produce children after great effort.

In the case of a male nativity if the sum total of the longitudes of the Sun, Venus and Jupiter denotes an odd sign and an odd navamsa, it is Indicative of the strong physical capacity of the male to produce children and in case one of the two (sign and navamsa) be even, the result will be mixed.

Notes — If in the case of female nativity the sum total denotes odd sign and odd navamsa, and in a male's nativity the result signifies even sign and even navamsa, their physical capacity to produce children will be almost nil or very weak.

15. Subtract five times the longitude of the Sun from five times the longitude of the Moon. If the Tithi represented by the result be an auspicious one in the bright half of the lunar month, the native will definitely have progeny without much effort. But if the resulting Tithi be one of the dark half of the month, the effect will be taken to be negative. It is by close examination of the Tithi-whether it is auspicious or is auspicious in both the Pakshas — bright and dark — that one has to ascertain whether the native will have issues or not. During an Amavasya, a Chidra Tithi, the Vishti karana or any of the Sthlra karanas, there will be no Issue at all.

Notes—The Chidra Tithis are (1) Chaturthi, (2) Shasti, (3) Ashtami, (4) Navami, (5) Dwadashi and (6) Chaturdashi. These days are generally avoided for any auspicious function.

There are 11 karanas distributed over the 30 Tithis of the lunar month at the rate of 2 karanas for each Tithi. The four of these (1) Chatuspada, (2) Nagava. (3) Kirnstugne and (4) Sakune are called Sthira karanas and are so named as they permanently hold two over the four half Tithis commencing from the second half of Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi. The other seven viz.. (1) Bava (2) Balava, (3) Kailava, (4) Tatthila, (5) Garaya, (6) Vaniya and (7) Vishta or Bhadra are called Char or movable karanas and occur In 8 cycles to preside over the remaining 56 half — to this of the lunar month beginning the later half of Shukla paksha prathama.

Remedial Measures

16-18. Should, however, the result happen to be one of the Chidra Tithis, the Vlshtl Karana or a Sthir Karana, the remedial measure to worship lord Krishna by recitation of Purusha Sukta Mantras to ward off the barrenness threatening the faimty. If the resultant Tlthl comes out to be Shastl, the native ought to offer prayers to God Subramanya. If it be Chaturthi the lord of the Serpents has to be appeased. If It be navami, the recitation of Ramayana and listening to Ramayana is the remedy. If it is Ashtami, the Sravana Vrata by fasting has to be observed. If it be Chaturdasi the native should worship God Rudra (Shiva) by Rudraparayana. If the Tithi be Dwadashi he should appease the gods by feeding the needy. If it be Amavasya or Poornamasi the Manes have to be propitiated. These measures are absolutely essential to be observed with greater care and attention when the Tithi happens to be one among the last five, namely after Krishna paksha Dasami. Generally, In the dark half of a month to which so ever of the three division a Tithi may belong, worship ought to be resorted to: the particular deity to be propitiated being Nagaraja in the first division, namely l-5Tlthi, Skanda in the second (next five Tithis i.e. 6-10) and Hari in the third or last five.

19. If in any nativity, the lord of the 5th house be in his inimical or sign of debilitation, be combust or be posited in 6th, 8th or 12th house there is no possibility of native getting an issue. If the planet in the 5th house be in his inimical sign or sign of debilitation or be the lord of the 6th, 8th or 12th. childlessness will be the definite consequence. He ought to divine the source of the same by an examination of the particular deity, tree and animal represented by the sign occupied by the planet.

20-22. If the obstacle causing planet is the Sun, the person concerned will be sonless due to disrespect shown to God Shiva and Garuda and the consequent curse of the Manes. If such a planet be the Moon, it will be due to displeasure and anger of the mother, Sumangli or other respectful woman owing to her feelings having been hurt. If the planet concerned be Mars, tt will be due to some fault due to the village deity, to God Kartikeya, to an enemy or one's Dayadins. In the case of Mercury, the sonlessness will be due to crimes of youngester or to the killing of spawns (eggs of fishes and similar creatures), or the displeasure of God Vishnu. If the cause of sonlessness be due to Jupiter, it will be due to harm caused to the hereditary Brahma family priest or the destruction of a tree full of fruits. If the childlessness causing be Venus, it will be due to cutting of a tree full of flowers or harm to a virtuous woman or to the cows or a sinful deed to people that ought to be revered. If Saturn be the planet responsible for causing childlessness, it will be due to the destruction of an Aswatha or Peepal tree or on account of wrath of yama or through departed spirits, goblins and the like. If Rahu should occupy the 5th house or be associated with the lord of that house, it will be due to the curse of a serpent. In the case of Ketu, it will be owing to the curse of a serpent. In the case of Ketu, it will be owing to the curse of a Brahmin. If Mandi be the cause of obstruction, it will be due to the curse of departed spirits. If Venus and the Moon in conjunction with Mandi should cause childlessness, it will be on account of the killing of a woman or a cow. If Jupiter or Ketu in conjuction with Mandi be in the 5th house, the sonlessness will be due to the killing of a Brahmin.

23. The sins accured by one's actions in many previous births have been described in nativity which lead to childlessness and to ward off which and to secure a son, the learned in Astrology have recommended particular Japs, Charities and such other good action prescribed for several planets.

24. A holy bath in Rameshwaram, engaging oneself in reciting holy scriptures, worhsip of God Shiva, observation of holy austerities with reference to (propitiate) God Vishnu, Charities, ceremonies in honour of departed souls, installation of the serpent deity — these are various remedial measures recommended by which one can be blessed with sons (children).

25. The birth of a son should possibly take place in the dasha or antar dasha of any of the following planets:-

(1) The lord of the ascendent, (2) the lord of the 7th house, (3) the lord of the 5th house, (4) Jupiter, (5) the planet aspecting the 5th house, (6) the planet occupying the 5th house.

When Jupiter passes through in transit the triangular sign to the sign occupied by the lord of the 5th or yama kantaka, birth of a son may also be expected.

26. The birth of a son is likely to take place, when the lord of the ascendant during his transit (1) gets into conjunction with the lord of the 5th house, (2) passes through his sign of exaltation or (3) occupies his own sign passing through in his transit of the ascendant through the 5th house or the sign occupied by the lord of the 5th is also an opportune period for the birth of children.

27. Add the longitudes of (1) the lord of the ascendant, (2) the lord of the 7th house, and (3) the lord of the 5th house. During the course of the major period represented by the owner of the nakshatra resulting from the sum total of the longitudes of the above plantes and in the sub-period of any of the following planets will the birth of a son (children) take place—

(1) The planet occupying the 5th house,

(2) the planet aspecting the 5th house and

(3) the lord of the 5th.

28. Find out which amongst the (1) lord of the 5th house, (2) the lord of the sign occupied by the lord of the 5th house and (3) the lord of the navamsa of the lord of the 5th house (4) the lord of the sign occupied by jupiter and (5) the lord of the navamsa occupied by Jupiter is a strong planet. The birth of a son (children) may be expected in the major or sub-period of this strong planet.

29. Find out the sign of 5th from Jupiter and the sign and navamsa of its lord. When Jupiter in transit is triangular to that sign or navamsa, the birth of a son (children) may be predicted.

According ta other authorities on the subject, a learned man ought to investigate indications of the birth of children from the positions of the planet at the time of the birth of the native.

30. Find out the lord of the nakshatra occupied by the Moon and that of the 5th from it. Add the longitudes of the two plantes. When Jupiter passes in transit through the sign represented by this result or through one of its triangular ones, the birth of a son is possible.

31. The birth of a son (child) is likely to take place when the Sun In his transit passes the third sign representing the Nisheka Lagna or transits a sign triangular to the Adhana Lagna.

32. If the birth of a son takes place In a Lagna which is 5th or 9th to the Adhana, it should be understood that such a birth Is due to virtuous deeds performed in the previous births.

If the Adhana Lagna is occupied or aspected by benefics, the person born will be longlived, wealthy and happy.

33. Find out the exact Dwadasamsa of the Mars at the time of Adhana and the sign in which he was posited (count from Aries or from this sign as many signs as the number represented by Dwadasamsa in question). When Moon Is In the sign so found in the month of delivery, the birth of the child to the womb may be protected.

34. The prediction should be made from the consideration of the positions of the serveral planets with reference to the Moon and the Lagna at the time of a query, adoption of a son. investiture of sacred thread, the gift of a girl, the first maturity or the time of conception, as he would if a birth had taken place at the time.

Thus ends the twelfth chapter on "Progeny "in Phaladeeplka composed by Mantreswara.