424 – 425. Born or others Loins: Now some combinations from Hora Makaranda.
(a) If the ascendant or the Moon is unaspected by Jupiter, the child is born of other’s loins.
(b) The Sun in association with the Moon, without Jupiter’s aspect will lead to the same effect.
(c) The Sun and the Moon be getting malefics aspects at the cost of Jupiter’s aspect will cause the same effect.
(d) The author clarifies that the third combination can form with the Sun and the Moon being together, or in two different signs, but with malefics association and without Jupiter’s aspect for Suka Jataka states as under.
(e) The child should be branded as having taken its birth of other’s loins if the ascedant or the Moon is without Jupiter’s aspect. So also when the Sun is in association with the Moon, without Jupiter’s aspect, or alternatively the luminaries are in one and the same sign or two different signs, but with malefics in association, sans Jupiter’s aspect.
426 – 429. More Combinations: Gunakara in his Hora Makaranda enlists two more combinations for questionable births, as under.
(a) The Moon, the Sun and Jupiter in simultaneous debility.
(b) These three planets in the ascendant in. aspect to Saturn.
The author now gives further combinations involving the combination of lunar day, week day a d-birth Nakshatra, given by his father (Damodara), concerning births.
(c) A child with the combination of Svathi (15th) Nakshatra, Dvitiya Thithi (2nd lunar day of either fortnight) and Sunday is of questionable birth.
(d) So also when the combination is of Revathi (27th). Nakshatra Saptami Thithi (7th lunar day of either fortnight) and Wednesday.
(e) The three, viz. Dhanishta (23rd) Nakshatra, Dvadasi Thithi (12th lunar day) and Saturday, in combination occurring at the time of birth denote an ill-gotten child.
(f) The 9th in occupation by Jupiter while the 2nd has the lumin8rles will be possibly found in case of a child of questionable birth.
(g) Without doubt it should be said of the child being ill gotten if the 6th is occupied by the luminaries and Mars, as the planet Jupiter is in the 5th.
Notes: (8) The Sun in Libra, the Moon in Scorpio and Jupiter in Capricorn at one and the same should exist.
(b) In the second line of slob 426, the expression” Sukrodaya seetabhaasah” should actually read as “Yuktodaya seethabhaasah” and the rendering is for the correct version.
430-432. The work Jatakottama has the following combinations for questionable births.
(a) Uttara Phalguni (12th) Nakshatra, Sunday and Ashtami Thithi (8th lunar day of either fortnight) occurring in union.
(b) Uttarashadha (21st) Nakshatra; Thursday and Chaturthi Thithi (4th lunar day of either fortnight) occurring in union.
(c) Uttara Bhadra pada (26th) Nakshatra, Tuesday and Chaturdasi Thithi (14th lunar day of either fortnight) occurring in union.
(d) Birth in the end of the day, or Thithi or ascendant or week day.
(e) Uttarashadha (21st) Nakshatra, Dvitiya Thithi (2nd lunar day of either fortnight) and Sunday.
(f) Uttarashadha (21st) Nakshatra, Dvadasi Thithi (12th lunar day of either fortnight) and Saturday.
(g) Uttarashadha (21st) Nakshatra, Saptami Thithi (7th lunar day of either fortnight and Tuesday.
Notes: (d) End of the day, thithi, ascendant or the week day, as the case may be, means the last vighati (i.e. the last 24 seconds of clock time) of that particular phenomenon.
A particular combination of Nakshatra Thithi and week day is known as Tripusbkara Yoga. These, as given in the 7 slokas (426.432) in the context of illegal births2.
433 434. Nullifying Combinations: Following combinations that nullify the others related to questionable birth are based on sage Garga and the work Suka Jataka.
(a) Garga : The Moon in a sign of Jupiter, or placed anywhere in aspect to Jupiter, or in a decanate or Navamsa owned by Jupiter will render the combinations for illegal births null and void.
(b) Suka Jataka: There may be combinations present in a horoscope for questionable birth. But these are in effective in the face of the Moon occupying a Navamsa owned by Jupiter or Mercury.
