Notes: The Sloka is suggestive of the fact, that
irrespective of promising combinations of Grahas at
the time of intercourse, one should have good
Putr·Bhava/Putr’s·lord. Unless the promise for
progeny is from the natal horoscope, such
indications from Adhana are of no effect.
During the first month of conception, the embryo
will only be in the form of ogulated blood and (the
development) is ruled by Sukra. Kuja presides over
the second month, while it takes the form of a seed
(like Pingaka, or Pingaksha seed). In the third
month it transforms into a sprout and is ruled by
Guru; marrow and bones are added in the 4th month
ruled by Surya; development of skin, fat and blood
takes place in the fifth month under the rulership
of Chandra; Sani takes over the process of growth of
limbs in the sixth month; senses occur to the child
under the rulership of Budha in the seventh month
hunger and thirst are felt in the 8th month, which
process is controlled by Lagna’s lord of Nisheka
(i.e. the Grah ruling the moment of intercourse,
that led to conception) and Chandra rules the ninth
month, when the child develops excitement and moves
in the womb of the mother. The 10th month is ruled
by Surya preceding the delivery.
The foetus will progress according to the
disposition of the months concerned (i.e. the
respective lords, as mentioned in 4-15 to 4-19) and
the delivery of the child should be predicted after
making a thorough study of all the conditions.
Notes: Should the Grah concerned be afflicted in
transit, when the foetus is undergoing various
developments, the particular process is not safely
taking place. For example, if Budha is combust, be
eclipsed by Rahu etc., in the fifth month, then the
child will not develop its intelligence well. Should
Surya be afflicted in the 10th month, for example,
be caught in an eclipse, the delivery may be delayed
beyond due date, or it may be very difficult, as
against a normal one (See Sloka 21).
From the above, we can take a clue, that Budha and
Sani are chief Grahas connected with birth of twins,
triplets etc. If one of them is strong and
auspiciously posited in Putr, or Bhagya (9th house)
Bhava at birth, in exaltation, own Bhava and the
like, then twins etc. are to be expected. If Sani is
adverse, in Putra (5th house) Bhava, it is not good
for issues.
Should Surya and Chandra be in mutual Drishti in day
time or, if Budha and Sani be so in the night
(during the time of intercourse), the child born
will be neither male nor female.
Notes: According to Shastras, intercourse in day
time is not congenial for progeny. Sani and Budha
both being neuters will only push such a child.
The (child-yielding) Yogas mentioned will be futile
for the couple without virility, just as the blind
are devoid of many qualities (i.e. advantages).
Should any particular month’s lord be afflicted, or
defeated in war between Grahas, or combust in Surya,
the particular process will not progress and there
may not be smooth delivery.
If the Nisheka Lagna’s lord is posited in a movable
Rasi, the child will be born in the 10th month; if
it be in a fixed Rasi, the delivery will be in the
11th month and a dual Rasi will delay the delivery
to the 12th month.
Notes: The number of days in that particular month
will depend on the degrees traversed by the said
Lagna’s lord. Suppose the Nisheka (Prashn) Lagna’s
lord is in Karkataka 15 (a movable Rasi), then
delivery may take place around the 15th day in the
tenth month. However, Shuka Jataka says, that
delivery shall be in the 9th, the 10th, or the 11th
month, as Lagna is movable, fixed, or dual.
Whatever have been described earlier in connection
with Nisheka Lagna are equally applicable to Lagna
prevailing at the time of a query (i.e. Prashn
Lagna) regarding the child in the womb. If the
Prashn Lagna falls in an odd Rasi and is yuti with
of, or in Drishti to a male Grah, the child in the
womb is male.
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By Mylavarapu Venkateswararao