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If Mars original: "Dharani-suta," meaning Son of the Earth is in the house of religion the 9th house while Jupiter original: "Jiva" is in a position of strength, even the child of an enemy lives. || 34 || If Venus original: "Shukracharya" is in a beautiful sign, there is no loss of sons; the middle signs always indicate the number of offspring, determined by the sight of Jupiter. || 35 || At the start of the sixth house, if Mercury and Saturn original: "Budha-shani" are present, or if the Lord of the Wife the 7th house lord is poorly placed, they say childlessness occurs; even if an offering is made, the king of obstacles remains. || 36 || If the Lord of the House of Fortune is in his own sign and the Sun is in the eighth house, it brings great distress. If the Sun is in the first house original: "Murti-sthana", the sons and grandsons of that person will perish. || 37 || When the Sun is in the fifth house and the Lord of the Night the Moon is in the house of wealth, and Saturn original: "Sani" is in the fourth house, there is destruction of both the fifth and fourth house matters children and home. || 38 || If the Lord of the House of Gains is in the fifth house and the Sun is in the sixth, the person is a sinner. A pregnancy does not occur, or if it does, it is lost through the influence of Saturn. || 39 || If Mars original: "Dharani-tanaya" is in the tenth house, or if the son of the Sun Saturn is in the fifth house, while the Sun is in the house of wealth, no son is born to that man. || 40 || When the Lord of the Night the Moon is in the first house and Saturn original: "Manda" is in the seventh house, or if the Lord of the House of Fortune is not joined with a benefic planet, a miscarriage original: "srava" occurs in the eighth month. || 41 || If the Lord of the Ascendant is in the fifth house and Rahu is in the inner chamber likely the 4th house or a specific divisional chart, or if two cruel planets like Mars original: "Lohita" are present, the child does not live once born. || 42 || If all malefic planets are in the house of gains and the lord of the pregnancy is in the descendant at the time of birth, and the offspring is aspected by a cruel planet, then the childless woman’s child will not live after birth. || 43 || If the Sun, Rahu, Mars, and Saturn are in the first house, or if they are in the third house, children will die. Wise men say that daughters may survive depending on the person's past actions original: "karma-vashat". || 44 || Son If the Lord of the Day the Sun is in the house of children, the children will suffer. If the wind-element is disturbed, the child will suffer from diseases of the head. || 45 || One who has Jupiter in the fifth house is very strong, happy with children and wealth, and dwells in a noble house. Though they may have a shorter life, they are endowed with great intelligence. || 46 || With the Moon in the fifth house along with Venus original: "Kavi", a person is blessed with good eyesight, beautiful clothes, knowledge of the scriptures, and cleverness in speech. || 47 ||
When the Moon is in the house of children, one becomes a leader among poets, incomparable and great. || 48 || But if Mars original: "Prithvi-apatya," offspring of the earth is in the fifth house, the man is abandoned by wealth, education, friends, and sons; he is a wicked person who lives in foreign lands, low in energy and devoid of wealth. || 49 || If the Sun is in the house of children, the man is majestic, educated, and happy with his sons. He is a scholar among men, famous and content. || 50 || If Jupiter original: "Guru" is in the fifth house, one is endowed with happiness and prosperity, Sham patient, happy with children, courageous, and very skillful in reading and study. || 51 || If Venus original: "Shukra" is in the fifth house, one is joined with happiness, friends, and sons, possesses good vehicles, is well-behaved, and devoted. Such a man is like a minister or a counselor, similar to Mercury. || 52 || If Saturn original: "Arki/Vishu-suta" is in the fifth house, the man may suffer from insanity, be devoid of happiness, friends, sons, and wealth; he wanders in foreign lands, though he may be clever in counsel. Palace He is defeated in education, has a dull mind, and is full of pride. || 53 || If the Moon is aspected by or joined with benefic planets, it brings about the birth of children for men; otherwise, it becomes the cause of childlessness. || 54 || Thus ends the Sara Samuccaya (The Compendium of Essence). Likewise, in the Saravali (The String of Jewels): If the house of children is surrounded by benefics or aspected by benefics, the birth of a son is certain for men and will not be otherwise. || 55 || The number of children is said to be equal to the number of Navamshas (ninth-part divisional chart) of the benefic planets. If aspected by benefics, it is doubled; if in a vargottama the planet is in the same sign in both the main chart and the ninth-part chart, it is tripled. || 56 || When Venus and the Moon are aspected by or joined with the lords of the birth house, and Mercury and Mars are in certain positions, wealth and children are obtained. || 57 || If Jupiter is in its own division and the house of children is strong, while the Ascendant is aspected by Mercury, sons are born. || 58 || If the Moon or Venus is in the fifth house, then there is the "shadow of a son" likely referring to a daughter or an adopted son, but a biological son may not be present. || 59 ||