Ch. 9. Conditions at
Birth
1. To know the time of delivery I have explained the
Adhana Ch. Now I explain the natal Ch., as below.
2. If natal Lagna is in Sirshodaya Rasi, birth is
with head foremost and a Prishtodaya Rasi at birth
indicates birth with legs foremost. The birth is
with hands in such a position, if an Ubhayodaya Rasi
ascends. Should Lagna enjoy benefic aspect, delivery
would have been comfortable, otherwise difficult.
3-4. The place of delivery will correspond to the
Rasi Lagna, or Navansa Lagna at birth. If it is a
Dual Rasi, or Navansa, delivery will be on the way.
A Fixed Rasi/Ansa indicates delivery in one's own
place. Should the Navansa be of the same Rasi, the
delivery is in one's own house, otherwise it is
otherwise. The delivery will be in the house of
father, or mother according to the indicator
concerned being strong.
5-7. If benefic planets are in full, then the birth
is in an enclosed place, under a tree, or on the
banks of a river. Should all planets be together and
not aspect Lagna, or the Moon, then the birth is in
a thick forest. If a watery Sign is on the Ascendant
and aspected by Full Moon from a watery Sign being
4th, or 10th, birth is in water (river etc.) and
similar results be predicted, if Lagna and 4th are
occupied by benefics and Full Moon is in watery
Sign, or in own House.
8-11. If Scorpio, or Cancer ascends with Saturn and
is aspected by Moon, birth is in a deep place. This
view is held by Yavanas and Maniththa. Should Saturn
be in watery Rasi rising and aspected by Mercury,
birth is in playground. If the planet aspecting is
the Sun, it is temple and the Moon aspecting
indicates barren lands. Should an Aranya Rasi (for
example Leo) be on the Lagna, the birth is in hills,
forest, fortress etc. Should a human Rasi be
ascending and is aspected by Mars, it is burial
ground, if by Mercury, sculpture home and, if by the
Sun, cowshed, royal palace, or temple. If the aspect
is from Venus and Mercury, it indicates pleasing
location and, if from Venus and Jupiter, it is
Brahmins' place, or where sacred rites are
performed.
12. Should Jupiter be exalted in 10th (Libra Lagna),
delivery is in a 2-, 3-, or 4-storied building. If
benefic planets are in Saturn's Rasi, or Navansa,
coinciding with the 4th, or 10th, the delivery is in
a veranda, or balcony.
13. To know the direction of the delivery room
proceed thus. One of the Dual Signs ascending
denotes the quarter (of the direction), in which the
room is situated. The other Signs from Aries on
indicate the directions of the room.
14. Should there be a (strong) planet in the Angle
of a Sign, the direction, represented by that Sign
will prevail. If Sagittarius ascends with strength,
it is 3-storied building, while Capricorn denotes a
spacious house.
15. If Venus is strong at birth, it is a new and
painted house. Jupiter in strength denotes a strong
house, while Mars indicates a burnt house. The Sun
stands for house constructed of wood. It is a new
house, if the Moon is strong. Saturn in strength
indicates an old house.
16-17. The direction of the planet occupying an
Angle denotes the direction of entry for the
lying-in-chamber. The planet, that is conjunct with
the planet denoting house of birth, indicates the
direction, in which another house related to
delivery is located. The Sun indicates temples, the
Moon watery places, Mars fire-houses, Jupiter
treasury, Venus parks etc., Saturn filthy corner and
Mercury bedroom etc.
18-20. Now explained is the situation of the cot, on
which the delivery took place. The 3rd, 6th, 9th and
12th indicate the four legs of cot. The first two
relate to southern side legs and the other two
denote the northern side legs. If the Ascendant is
aspected by a benefic, the kind of cloth relating to
that benefic was spread on the delivery cot. The
Ascendant leads to know the direction, in which the
mother was having her head. The depression in the
cot corresponds to the Common Sign occupied by
malefics.
21-23. If the Moon is in her debilitation Sign
identical with the 4th, or Ascendant, the birth is
on the ground. The number of attendants can be known
by the number of planets posited between the Moon
and Lagna. The number of attendants inside the
chamber is known by the number of planets posited in
the invisible half and the number of attendants
outside the chamber will correspond to the number of
planets in the visible half. If the concerned
planets are benefic, the attendant ladies are with
attractive features, beautiful and bedecked with
ornaments. Malefics similarly indicate, that such
females are ugly, unfortunate and dirty. If the
planets are of mixed disposition, but with strength,
the attending women are in between the said two
accounts. All these should be accordingly
understood.
24-25. Out of the 12 Rasis the one occupied by the
Sun will indicate the portion of the delivery
chamber, where light is kept. If it is Fixed Sign,
the light burns steadily and, if it is a Moving
Sign, it is unsteady. The portion, that expired in
Lagna is indicative of the content, to which the
wick has burnt already. The quantity of oil in the
lamp will correspond to the waxing, or waning state
of the Moon.
26-27. There were many lights, if the Sun is
aspected by Mars. Should other planets be all weak,
light was obtained by burning grass. Should the Moon
be in a Navansa of Saturn, or be in watery Navansa,
or in the 4th House and be in aspect to, or in the
company of Saturn, delivery was in a place of
darkness. There is no doubt about this.
28-30. Should the Ascendant be without the aspect of
the Moon, the birth is behind the father, i.e. the
father was absent from the place. If the Sun is in
the 9th identical with a Movable Rasi, the father
was in a foreign place. The Sun in the case of day
birth and Saturn in the case of night birth, if
aspected by Mars, delivery is out of father's sight.
If the said Sun, or Saturn be in a Movable Sign,
death of father (in a distant place) should be
declared. If the 5th, 6th and 7th from the Sun are
aspected, or occupied by malefics, the father was
under confinement. Movable, Fixed and Common Signs
here indicate confinement, respectively, in foreign
place, own place and on the way.
31. Should the 7th House and the Trines be occupied
by malefics, the delivery is not without trouble.
Benefics in 10th and 4th cause easy delivery in a
large room apart from giving wealth.
32-33. The following lead to birth outside wedlock:
Moon, or Lagna sans Jupiter's aspect; Luminaries
being together without Jupiter's aspect; Luminaries
along with malefics not receiving the aspect of
Jupiter; Sun, Moon and Jupiter simultaneously in
fall, while Saturn is in Lagna and Lagna, Moon and
Venus not being in aspect to Jupiter.
34-36. If the Moon is in 4th, or 7th along with
malefics, it is evil to mother. The native's mother
dies (immediately after delivery), if there are
malefics in 7th from Moon and aspected by Mars. Sun
in 10th from the Moon along with malefics indicate
death of the mother. The same effect prevails, if
Sun is in 5th, or 9th from Venus (?) and with
Saturn's company, or aspect. If birth takes place
during night-time, while Saturn occupies 5th, or 9th
from the Moon, the mother soon leaves the world. For
a day birth, if Mars is 5th, or 9th from Venus and
aspected by malefics, the mother dies (early).
37-40. If Mars and Saturn join in 5th, or 9th from
Ascendant, while the Moon is in 7th, the child is
forsaken by the mother. Jupiter's aspect in that
case bestows happiness and long life. The child
given up dies, if the Moon is in Lagna and Mars in
7th in aspect to malefics. Mars and Saturn in 11th
bring similar effects. Should a benefic aspect such
combinations, the child is rescued by the respective
relative. Both malefics and benefics aspecting
indicate death in the hands of others. Saturn and
Mars joining in the same Ansa indicate, that the
child will be forsaken by the mother. Mars in 7th
from the Ascendant in aspect to Saturn produces
similar effects.
41. The child acquires the qualities corresponding
to the benefic's aspects. Should the Sun be strong,
it resembles the father. If the Moon be so,
resemblance is that of the mother.
42. When Leo, Aries, or Taurus rises with Mars, or
Saturn, there will be coil around the limb, as
indicated by the Navansa Lagna Rasi.
43-44. If the Lagna falls in a decanate of Mars, or
Saturn, while malefics, or Moon occupy Lagna, with
benefics relegated to 2nd, or 11th denote, that the
child was born with navel cord coiled around. Should
the Sun be in a Quadruped Sign, while others with
strength remain in Dual Signs, it indicates, that
twins were born coiled by same navel cord.
45-46. The physical appearance will correspond to
the Navansa Lagna, or the strongest of planets. It
may also correspond to the Lord of the Navansa
occupied by the Moon. If many are strong, appearance
and complexion will be mixed. Race, caste and
country of birth should be considered, while
estimating features and character of a person.
47. Sages say, that the nature of the native will
correspond to the Trimsansa occupied by the Sun at
birth.
48. Other information must be understood according
to the friendship, enmity and debilitation,
exaltation, or placement in between of the planets
at birth.
49. If weak Moon be with malefics, mother's death
takes place, while the Sun being so causes father's
death. These planets indicate sickness (to the
concerned parent), if aspected by both benefics and
malefics. Benefics, however, cause auspiciousness.
50. The Moon, being bright, if be in her exaltation
Rasi, or in her own Rasi along with Jupiter and
Venus in aspect to Mercury, or the Moon in 5th is
capable of giving extreme auspiciousness in respect
of the native's mother. The Sun so placed proves
auspicious for father.
Thus ends the 9th Ch. entitled Janma Vidhanadhyaya
of Kalyana Varma's SARAVALI
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