Now the time and place of Delivery.
229. Should Jupiter or Venus aspect the natal ascendant while the Full Moon being in his own divisions occupy an angle in exaltation, the subject is pure in birth
230- 231. Born of Others: The following four combinations individually will lead to questionable births.
(a) The Moon and Mercury in ascendant, or their being in their debilitation signs, in aspect to Jupiter.
(a) Mercury and the Moon are in the ascendant in aspect to Satwn.
(c) Saturn in debility in the ascendant, in association with a malefic, and in a malefic’s Navamsa.
(d) The Moon in the sign of a (natural) malefic in aspect to Jupiter.
232. Absence of Father: Mars in debility in .ascendant and in aspect to the Sun or Saturn as the Moon is in the 2nd or 12th indicates that the child’s father will not be present on the spot of delivery (Le. he will be out of town).
233. Delivery Chamber: The door of the chamber will correspond to a strong planet in an angle. If there is no planet in an angle, the ascendant will denote the direction. The lamp is to be indicated by the Sun. The quantity of oil will correspond to the Moon’s position.
234. Appearance: (a) ‘The child’s appearance will correspond to the planet in the ascendant.
(b) If there are many planets, choose the strongest, or the lord of the ascendant.
(c) The various portions of the bed should be described by dividing the 12 signs into various parts.
235. Physical Damage: (a) Strong Saturn in the 5th or 9th while strong Mars is in the 4th or 12th will cause ‘damage to the whole body of the child. .
(b) If these two planets, so placed, are somewhat weak, the damage will be limited.
236. Physique: The child’s physique will be strong and the various bodily elements like bone and blood will evenly (or properly) grow, if the Moon is in her own Navamsa, while Jupiter is in an angle or in exaltation.
237. Birth Situation: (a) Mars in the 8th, Saturn in the ascendant and Mercury in the 10th denote that the birth will be in a forest.
(b) The Sun replacing Mercury in this yoga denotes that the birth will be midway and in a place devoid of men.
238. Umbilical Cord: Saturn in the ascendant Mercury in the 12th, and the Sun in debility while Venus is with Mars in one sign – this combination indicates that the new-born is entwined in umbilical cord and is born with legs first.
239- 240. Moles on the Body: (a) A mole between the breasts (i.e. on the chest) will be found if the Moon is in the 10th, Mercury is in the 7th and Jupiter is in the ascendant.
(b) If these three planets occupy these three houses in a different manner, the mole will be on the back.
(c) The ascendant occupied by Jupiter, 12th by Venus and 11th by Mercury will cause a mole on the left side of the body.
(d) If these planets, so placed, occupy benefic divisions in Shadvarga, the mole will be on the right side.
241. Limbs: (a) The Moon in the 12th, the Sun in 11th and Saturn in a trine with a malefic denote excess of some limb.
(b) Mars replacing Saturn in this combination will cause shortage of some limb.
242. Ornaments etc.: If Saturn is exceedingly strong at birth, the child will be endowed (provided) with glittering ornaments. The Sun, in this case, denotes copper ornaments, the Moon – identical with ruby, Mercury gold, Jupiter – fulfillment of various kinds of desires, Venus – brass, and Mars – various kinds of robes.
243 – 249. House of Birth Described: (a) If the Moon at birth is the strongest of the heavenly bodies, being in exaltation, obtaining six favourable divisions (Shadvarga) and being beneficial in disposition, the child’s birth would be in a house that is constructed in Ii beautiful manner, of superior wood which causes pleasure to the eyes, and is enriched with many luxurious articles and glittering gems.
(b) Mars with strength and in own Navamsa indicates birth in a burnt house. When it is the Navamsa of another planet (i.e. Mars not being in own NavaIilsa but of another planet), it would be a dilapidated house. If he is aspected by many malefics, the house would contain many inferior articles. A benefic aspecting the said Mars denotes a house which is replete with wealth and grains.
(c) If the Sun is the strongest, describe the house thus. It would be decorating with multi-coloured chalks, be shining, large in size and exceedingly beautiful, a part of which would however be in a broken state. A malefic in association with the Sun would cause birth in a house that was very warm.
(d) Mercury being the strongest would cause birth in a charming house having many family members. Further, it would be a wonderfully shining one “covered with clothes” (i.e. rich with curtains and the like) and surrounded by forests. The men dwelling therein would be pure and grown-up.
(e) If Jupiter is the strongest, the house of birth would be full of precious stones and would have many specialities. It would be large, divided into various rooms, with flags (status symbols) flying or installed in all directions, and would be rich with metals and juices.
(f) Venus being in exceeding strength causes birth in a house which would have many excellent men. The house would be charming in appearance, rich with crystal and gold, and constructed with high class wood in an elevated and wide place, with broad toads.
(g) Saturn being with the highest strength would cause birth in an old and dilapidated house which would contain rags and mean men. Further the house would have red robes, be devoid of women, full of thorns and spider-nests be horrible and unsightly.
Notes: These descriptions need not be literally applied to the horoscope as it is. These just give a relative idea and the astrologer should conceive the general circumstances of the house of birth in a relative manner.
250 – 253. Other Related Combinations: (a) If Saturn is in an angle identical with his sign of debility while the Sun and Mars conjoin in the 5th, birth would be in a
very warm and old house surrounded by gramineous plants.
(b) The Moon in her own sign which is ascending while Mercury is in a Navamsa of Saturn causes birth in a house surrounded by fresh trees (Le. leafing afresh). There is also a possibility of the house having been constructed with superior wood.
(c) Jupiter in the 4th obtaining his own divisions, Venus in the 10th, the Moon in the 7th, and Saturn in the ascendant – this combination causes birth in a charming house decorated with rich robes.
(d) Should Saturn be in the ascendant while Mars is in a Navamsa of a malefic plan t in relation to malefics, the house of birth would be ugly, would have many holes (i.e. a leaking rood and would resemble a hutment.
Thus ends the portion in (chapter 1) on Births, by senior Yavanas.
