1. The menses that appear monthly, because of Mars and the Moon (a) bring about conception when the

Moon is in one of the Anupachaya signs (b). If the Moon be otherwise (c) and be aspected by a benefic male planet d), there will be sexual union between a woman and her husband.

Notes

(a) Menses appear in women whenever the Moon is aspected by Mars, that is especially when the Moon occupies the 4th, 7th or the 8th house from Mars. In connection with this subject the author of Saravali says:

"The Moon is water; Mars is fire; a mixture of water and fire is bile; when the bile mixes with the blood, menstrual discharge occurs."

(b) If, when aspected by Mars, the Moon happens to occupy one of the Anupachaya signs in the horoscope or nativity of the woman, at the time of the appearance of the menses, conception will follow. The Upachaya signs are the 3rd, 6th, 10th, and the 11th houses from the ascendant; and the other signs are known as Anupachaya signs.

(c) That is from the time the woman bathes on the 4th day, when the Moon reaches one of the Upachaya houses in the horoscope or nativity of the husband.

(d) There will be sexual union between the husband and wife if the Moon is aspected by Jupiter when powerful. The Commentator adds as follows:

"If the Moon is aspected by the Sun, the woman will have sexual union with an officer of the king; if aspected by Mars, then with a voluptuary; if aspected by Mercury, then with a person of fickle mind; if aspected by Venus, then with a beautiful person; if aspected by Saturn, then with a servant; and if aspected by several malefic planets, the woman will become a harlot."

2. The sexual union will be of the nature of the union of creatures represented by the setting sign. Again, if at the time of sexual union, the setting sign be either occupied or aspected by malefic planets, such union will be attended with anger, and if by benefic planets, it will be attended with play and laughter.

Notes

The Commentator adds that if: the setting sign be occupied or aspected by both malefic and benefic planets the union will be attended with both joy and displeasure.

3. If, at the time of sexual union, the Sun, the Moon Venus and Mars be in their Navamsas (a), or if Jupiter occupy the rising sign or the 5th or the 9th sign from it, such union will produce a child. To persons devoid of virility, the above Yoga (planetary positions) will be as useless as the rays of the Moon to the blind.

Notes

(a) The Commentator adds that there would also be conception when these four planets are not in their Navamsas, if the Sun and Venus should occupy the Upachaya signs in the horoscope of the man and at the same time be in their Navamsas, or if Mars and the Moon should occupy the Upachaya signs in the horoscope of the woman and at the same time be in their Navamsas.

4. If at the time of conception, either Mars or Saturn should occupy the seventh house from the Sun or the Moon, the man and his wife would respectively fall ill (a); but if one of the two planets, Mars and Jupiter, should occupy the twelfth and the other the second house from the Sun and the Moon, or if one of the planets should be in conjunction with the Sun or the Moon and the other should aspect either the Sun or the Moon, the man and his wife will respectively meet with death (3).

Notes

(a) In the month of Mars or Saturn as the case may be (vide Stanza 16).

(b) In the month of either Saturn or Mars whoever is powerful.

The Commentator adds that the two effects described in the Stanza will occur before and not after the birth of the child.

5. In the case of conception (a) by day, the Sun and Venus represent respectively the father and the mother . and by night, Saturn and the Moon represent respectively the father and the mother. In the former case, Saturn and the Moon represent respectively the paternal uncle and the maternal aunt; and in the latter case the Sun and Venus represent respectively the paternal uncle and the maternal aunt. If the planets representing the father and the paternal uncle should occupy the odd signs, or if the planets representing the mother and the maternal aunt should occupy the even signs at the time, then the father and paternal uncle or the mother and the maternal aunt would be happy.

Notes

(a) Or birth according to the Commentator.

6. If at the time of conception malefic planets occupy the twelfth house (a), and if then the rising sign be not aspected by benefic planets, or if Saturn occupy the rising sign and be aspected by the waning Moon and Mars (in either case) the pregnant woman will die (b).

Notes

(a) The second house according to certain Commentators.

(b) Before delivery time according to the Commentator.

7. If (at the time) either the rising sign or the Moon or both be between malefic planets (a) and at the same time not aspected by the benefic planets, the pregnant woman will die (b).

Notes

(a) As the malefic planets in the present case can only be three, viz., the Sun, Mars and Saturn, both the rising sign and the Moon can be between them at the same time, either when they are together or occupy two alternate houses. The Commentator adds that malefic planets might occupy either the 12th and the 2nd houses from the ascendant or the Moon or both, or they might occupy the Navamsas on either side.

(b) Before delivery and in the month of the powerful malefic planet.

8. If (at the time) malefic planets occupy the fourth house and Mars the eight house from the ascendant or the Moon, or again if Mars occupy the fourth house and the Sun, the twelfth house from the ascendant and if it be the waning Moon at the time, the pregnant woman will die.

9. If (at the time) Mars occupy the Lagna and the Sun occupy the seventh house, the pregnant woman will suffer death from weapons. If the lord of any month (a), be afflicted (b), the pregnancy will miscarry in that month.