Thirteenth
Birth of Male or Female children
1. In a query relating to pregnancy, if the ascendant falls in a fixed sign and is aspected by benefics it should be told that the woman is surely pregnant - This is the opinion of Yavanacharya.
2. If Saturn occupies an odd sign, he causes the birth of a son. If he occupies an even sign, he causes the birth of a girl - Thus it has been told by Brihaspati, the great celestial astrologer.
3. If the ascendant falls in a number of male vargas (rasi, drekkana, navamsa, dwadasamsa etc., are owned by a male planet) and be strongly aspected by male planets, surely a son will be born. If the query concerns marriage the girl will surely get a good bridegroom
4. Yavanacharya has declared that if the ascendant falls on a female sign, or female Navamsa or female Drekkana and is not aspected by any male planet a girl child will be born.
5. If the ascendant, Jupiter and the Moon be placed in odd signs and in the signs and Navamsas owned by male planets and be endowed with strength, a son will be born. If these are placed in an even sign and the Navamsas owned by female planets, a girl will be born. If Jupiter and the Sun be in an odd sign, birth of a son is to be predicted.
If the Moon, Venus and Rahu are placed in an even sign and an even Navamsa birth of a girl is to be predicted.
6. The number of nurses attending the lady during delivery will be equal to the number of planets placed between the ascendant and Moon. So many nurses will be outside the delivery room as there are planets in the visible half of the zodiac and so many will be inside as there are planets in the invisible half.
7. Time of conception : If in a male nativity Sun and Venus are placed in Upachayasthanas identical with signs of their Navamsas and be endowed with strength conception will take place. (i.e., their wives will conceive and child will be born). Similarly, if in the case of females Mars and the Moon are similarly situated conception will take place.
8. If Moon is placed in the Navamsa of Saturn or in its own Navamsa or be conjoined with Saturn in the 4th house, the lamp has been already extinguished. This condition can be applied to Natal and Prenatal charts also.
9. If the ascendant and the Moon are placed between two malefics without being aspected by benefics, the woman in pregnancy dies.
10. The planets Venus, Mars, Jupiter, the Sun the Moon, Saturn Mercury, the lord of the ascendant, the Sun, and the Moon are the lords of the Months of pregnancy starting from the time of conception.
11. These planets cause abortion in the months pertaining to them, when they are in enemy's camp, defeated in planetary war conjoined with enemies, placed in heliacal setting or are afflicted otherwise.
12. Colour and Shapes of Planets : The Sun is red and cruel. The Moon is beautiful. Mars has fierce eyes. Mercury is extremely modest. Jupiter is ever in the company of learned men. Venus is one-eyed. Saturn is lame. (Saturn if afflicted gives trouble in legs. Hence called lame). These planets when placed in the ascendant produce similar results to the native. Due consideration must be given to their strengths, however.
Here ends Chapter XIII of Daivajnavallabha entitled
"Birth of Male or Female Children"
