Hora Sara
Ch. 4. Nisheka Janmadhyaya

Should the querist touch the right side of his body, or touch another man, or utter words of masculine gender, then it can be concluded, that the child to be born is male. Should the Prashn Lagna receive a Drishti from, or is occupied by female Grahas, it is a female child. The following four principles may be noted: 1) Find out, which is stronger between Lagna and Chandra at the time of a query and the related Dwadashamsh. When Chandra (the month being appropriate for delivery) transits such a Rasi, as indicated by the number of Dwadashamshas, counted from that particular Dwadashamsh position, delivery will take place. 2) Alternatively, note the Navamsh occupied by Chandra at the time of query. Should Chandra in transit reach the 7th Bhava there of, delivery may take place. 3) Delivery may also take place, when Chandra transits the Bhava of such Navamsh lord. 4) Ascertain the fraction of the Prashn Lagna with reference to its total duration and note whether it is a day Rasi, or night Rasi. If it is a night Rasi, delivery will take place in the day time after such a time of fraction (past sunrise) and, if it is day Rasi, delivery will take place after sunset after the lapse of such a fraction of time. Should Matru (4th house) ’s lord be endowed with strength at the time of query and enjoy auspicious Yogas, predict comfortable position for the child in the womb. Notes: Rule 1: Note, which is stronger, whether Lagna, or Chandra (in Nisheka, or Prashn). Suppose Lagna is stronger and in the 7th Dwadashamsh of Mesha, i.e. between 15 00’ - 17 30’. It is in Tula Dwadashamsh. Note the possible month of delivery, as mentioned in Sloka 22 supra. When Chandra in transit reaches Tula Rasi, delivery can be expected. Rule 2: This is simple and is applicable to Prashn. Rule 3: Same, as Rule 2. Rule 4: Instead of proceeding with fraction of duration the Prashn Lagna has completed, we can easily proceed by the longitude the Prashn Lagna Sphuta has obtained. Suppose the Prashn Lagna is 3 degrees in a certain Rasi. That is, it has completed one tenth of the Rasi. If it is a night Rasi, note the day duration on the possible day of birth and predict birth to be after one tenth of it has passed from sunrise. The reverse should be true for a day Rasi, i.e. birth will be after one tenth of the night following sunset. Mesha, Vushabha, Midhuna, Karkataka, Dhanu and Makara are night Rasis and the rest are day Rasis (Sanketa Nidhi, Ch. 7, Sloka 13). Thus ends the 4th Chapter. entitled “Nisheka Janmadhyaya” in Horashara of Prithuyasas, son of Varah Mihira.

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