Ch. 16. Effects of Putr Bhava

1-3. O Brahmin, now I tell you the effects, related to Putr Bhava. If the Lords of Lagn and Putr are in their own Rashis, or in an angle, or in a trine, one will enjoy thorough happiness through his children. Should Putr’s Lord be in Ari, Randhr, or Vyaya Bhava, there will be no offspring. Should the Lord of Putr be combust, or be with malefics and be weak, there will be no children; even, if per chance issues are obtained, they will only quit the world soon. The Yuti of Putr’s Lord with Lagn’s Lord in a good Bhava will ensure early obtainment of children apart from happiness through them. If they join in an evil Bhava, they will prove a defect in this respect.

4. If Putr’s Lord is in Ari Bhava, as Lagn’s Lord is yuti with Mangal, the native will lose his very first child, whereafter his female will not be fertile to yield an offspring.

5. Should Putr’s Lord be in fall in Ari, Randhr, or Vyaya Bhava, while Budh and Ketu are in Putr Bhava, the native’s wife will give birth to one child only.

6. If Putr’s Lord is in fall and be not in Drishti to Putr, while Śani and Budh are in Putr, the native’s wife will give birth to one child only.

7. Should Dharm’s Lord be in Lagn, while Putr’s Lord is in fall and Ketu is in Putr along with Budh, obtainment of progeny will be after a great deal of ordeal.

8. If Putr’s Lord is in Ari, Randhr, or Vyaya Bhava, or be in an inimical Rashi, or be in fall, or in Putr itself, the native will beget issues with difficulty.

9. Should Putr Bhava be owned by Śani, or Budh and be occupied, or drishtied by Śani and Mandi, one will have adopted issues.

10. Should Sūrya and Candr be together in a Rashi and in the same Navāńś, the native will be brought up by three mothers, or two fathers.

11. Adopted issue is indicated, if Putr is tenanted by six Grahas, while its Lord is in Vyaya Bhava and Candr and Lagn are endowed with strength.

12. There will be many children, if Putr’s Lord is strong, while Putr is drishtied by strong Budh, Guru and Śukr.

13. If Putr’s Lord is with Candr, or is in her Decanate, the native will beget daughters; so say Jyotishis.

14. If Putr’s Lord is in a Movable Rashi, while Śani is in Putr, as Rahu is with Candr, the child (so born) is of questionable birth.

15. Undoubtedly the native is born of other’s loins, if Candr is in the 8^th from Lagn, while Guru is in the 8^th from Candr. Malefic’s Drishti, or Yuti is essential in this Yog.

16. If Putr’s Lord is exalted, or be in Dhan, Putr, or Dharm Bhava, or be yuti with, or drishtied by Guru, obtainment of children will be there.

17. One will obtain children, that will indulge in mean deeds, if Putr is occupied by three, or four malefics, while Putr’s Lord is in fall. A benefic (including Budh) in Putr is excluded in the said combination.

18. If Putr is occupied by Guru, while its Lord is with Śukr, one will obtain an offspring in his 32^nd, or 33^rd year.

19. Should Putr’s Lord be in an angle along with Guru, the Karak, one will beget a child at the age of 30, or 36.

20. If Guru is in Dharm Bhava, while Śukr is in the 9^th from Guru along with Lagn’s Lord, one will beget a child at the age of 40.

21. The native will at the age of 32 lose his child, if Rahu is in Putr, Putr’s Lord is in Yuti with a malefic and Guru is in debilitation.

22. There will be loss of children at 33 and 36, if a malefic is in the 5^th from Guru, while another is in the 5^th from Lagn.

23. Should Mandi be in Lagn, while Lagn’s Lord is in fall, grief on account of loss of child at the age of 56 will come to pass.

24-32. Number of Children. There will be 10 sons, if Bandhu Bhava and Ari Bhava are occupied by malefics, while Putr’s Lord is in deep exaltation, joining Lagn’s Lord, as Guru is with another benefic. Nine will be the number of sons, that one will beget, if Guru is in deep exaltation, as Rahu is with Dhan’s Lord and Dharm is occupied by its own Lord. There will be eight sons, if Guru is in Putr, or Dharm Bhava, while Putr’s Lord is endowed with strength and Dhan’s Lord is in Karm Bhava. Śani in Dharm Bhava, while Putr’s Lord is in Putr itself, gives 7 sons, out of which twins will be born twice. If Putr’s Lord is in Putr in Yuti with Dhan’s Lord, there will be birth of 7 sons, out of which 3 will pass away. Only one son is denoted, if there be a malefic in Putr Bhava, while Guru is in the 5^th from Śani, or vice versa. If Putr Bhava has a malefic in it, or, if Śani is in the 5^th from Guru, the native will beget offspring only through his second, or third wife. Should Putr be occupied by a malefic, while Guru is yuti with Śani in Putr Bhava, as Lagn’s Lord is in Dhan Bhava and Putr’s Lord is yuti with Mangal, one will live long, but lose his children one after the other, as they are born.