1. If, at the time of birth of a child the rising sign be not aspected by the Moon, the father will not be near when the child is born - and if in such a case, the Sun should occupy the 9th or the 8th house, the father would be in a foreign country if the house be a movable sign; in his own country if the house be a fixed sign; and would be returning to his country if the house be a common sign.

2. If, at the time of birth, Saturn be in the rising sign or Mars in the setting sign, or the Moon between (a) Mercury and Venus, the father will not be near.

Notes

(a) Whether Mercury and Venus occupy the signs on both sides of the Moon or occupy the same sign as the Moon.

3. If, at the time of birth, the Moon be in the Drek-kana of Mars (a) and if benefic planets be in the 2nd and 11th houses from the rising sign, the issue will be a serpent. If the sign (b)ofa malefic planet be the ascendant sign, and if the Drekkana of Mars should then be rising, and if benefic planets occupy the 2nd and the 11th houses the issue will be a child born with a serpent coiled round its body.

Notes

(a) These Drekkanas of Mars are - the 1st Drekkana of Aries, the 2nd of Cancer, the 3rd of Leo, the 1st of Scorpio, the 2nd of Sagittari, and the 3rd of Pisces.

(b) Aries, Cancer when it is waning Moon, Leo and Scorpio.

4. If, at the time of birth, the Sun be in a quadruped sign and the other planets be all powerful and in the common signs, the issue will be twins.

5. If, at the time of birth, Aries, Leo or Taurus be the rising sign, and if Saturn or Mars be in such sign, the issue will be a child born with the umbilical cord twined round the part of body indicated by the rising Navamsa (a).

Notes

(a) If the Navamsa of Aries be the rising Navamsa at the time, then round the head; if it be that of Taurus, then, round the face, and so on, following the divisions of the body referred to in Stanza 4, Chapter I (Definitions And Elementary Zodiacal Principles).

6. If Jupiter, at the time of birth, fail to aspect both the ascendant sign and the Moon (a) or the Moon when in conjunction with the Sun, or if the Moon be in conjunction with the Sun when he is accompanied by a malefic planet, the issue will be an illegitimate child.

Notes

(a) If Jupiter aspect either the one or the other, the child will not be legitimate.

According to Yavaneswara, if either the ascendant Navamsa or the Navamsa occupied by the Moon be that of Jupiter, the child will not be illegitimate.

According to Garga, if the Moon should occupy a sign of Jupiter, or if she be in conjunction with Jupiter in any 6 other sign, or if the Moon be in the Drekkana or Navamsa of Jupiter, the child will not be illegitimate.

7. If, at the time of birth, two malefic planets (a) occupy one of the malefic signs (b) and if such sign be the 5th, 7th, or the 9th house from the Sun, the father of the child will be in custody at the time. If the Sun occupy a movable sign, the father will be so in foreign lands; if he occupy a fixed sign, the father will be in custody in his own country; and if he occupy a common sign, the father will be so on his way to his native country.

Notes

(a) Mars and Saturn.

(b) Aries, Leo, Scorpio, Capricorn, Aquarius, Cancer when it is waning Moon, and Gemini and Virgo when Mercury is in conjunction with malefic planets.

8. If the Moon be full and in Cancer, if Mercury be in the rising sign and Jupiter in the 4th house, the birth will occur in a boat. Again, if the watery signs (a) begin to rise and if the Moon be in the 7th house, then, too, the birth will occur in a boat.

Notes

(a) These are Cancer, the latter half of Capricorn and Pisces.

9. If a watery sign begin to rise, birth will certainly occur on the banks of waters, if (1), the Moon be also in a watery sign, or (2), if the Moon be full and aspect the rising sign, or (3), if the Moon be in the 10th or 4th house or in the Lagna.

10. If the Moon occupy the rising sign and if Saturn occupy the 12th house and be aspected by a malefic planet, the birth will occur in a prison. Again, if either Scorpio or Cancer begin to rise and be occupied by Saturn and aspected by the Moon, the birth will occur in a ditch.

11. If a watery sign begin to rise and if Saturn occupy it and be aspected by Mercury, the Sun, or the Moon, the birth will occur respectively in a pleasure house, a temple or sterile ground.

12. If a biped sign be rising, and if Saturn occupy it and be aspected by Mars, the birth will be in cremation ground; if aspected by Venus and the Moon, the birth will occur in some beautiful and agreeable spot; if aspected by Jupiter, then in the Agnihotra Sala (a); if aspected by the Sun, then in the King's palace or a temple or a cow shed; and if aspected by Mercury, the birth will occur in an artist's working room.

Notes

(a) A place where the sacred fire is kept and worshipped.

13. The birth will occur in places (a) represented by the rising sign or Navamsa, whichever is powerful. If such sign or Navamsa be a movable one, the birth will occur in roads; if fixed, then within a building (b). If the rising Navamsa be a Vargottama one, the birth will be in the mother's own house.

Notes

(a) These places are those referred to in Stanza 5, Chapter I (Definitions And Elementary Zodiacal Principles). We will give here the several places appropriate to the several signs of the Zodiac.

Mesha represents the abodes (caves) of the sheep, mountains, the residence of an army, a fire place, metal mines and mines where precious stones are found.

Vrishabha represents forests, bottom of hills, places frequented by the elephants and cattle and dwelling places of the farmers.

Mithuna represents places frequented by women learned in music and painting for. purpose of either playing or carrying love messages to lovers.

Kataka represents rice fields, tanks, sand banks and places frequented by the nymphs.