The Moon in the Fourth House
Sutras 19-24-The native will be crowned as a king (that is he will attain a very high status in Government), he will own many horses (now-a-days he will own many conveyances) and he will enjoy agricultural and financial prosperity but his mother will be sickly. The native will have milk to drink in abundant quantities but he will be brought up on breast milk of women other than his mother. He will get plentiful good food to eat and be happy but he will be fond of women other than his wife. If the Moon is strong by being full or in his own sign Cancer, the mother will be long lived. She will be short lived if the Moon is weak (that is, waning). The waning Moon will also deprive him of the comforts of conveyances but he will enjoy these comforts if the Moon is strong. If the lord of the 4th is exalted, the native will have the good fortune of owning many kinds of conveyances.
Comments-The effects of the Moon in the fourth house as given above are relevant to the significations of this house. ‘The fourth house signifies amongst other things, mother, milk, agricultural land, conveyances etc.
The Moon will cause the native to achieve king like status because from the 4th house, she will be aspecting the 10th house but for this purpose it seems to be essential for the Moon to be very strong and beneficial. This can be possible when the Moon is full or is in Cancer or lord of the 5th (Pisces Ascendant), 9th (Scorpio Ascendant) or 10th (Libra Ascendant). Other good results ascribed to the Moon will accrue if the Moon is disposed as mentioned above. The mother will be sickly or the native will be brought up on the breast milk of women other than the mother, if the Moon is malefic on account of her nearness to the Sun and the lord of the 4th is under evil influence.
Other views
Brihat Jataka-The person will be happy.
Phaldeepika-If the Moon is in the fourth house, the native will be happy, fond of luxuries and women and of sacrificing spirit. He will have good friends, good reputation and will enjoy the comfort of conveyances.
Saravali-The Native will be well provided with friends and relations, grains, house, conveyances and will be very happy. He will conduct business across the rivers or oceans.
Chamatkar Chintamani-The person concerned will occupy a position of high status with the king (Government). He will lead a happy married life and will be blessed with children. The native will not get much happiness in his childhood.
Note-In essence all the above authorities agree with the conclusions mentioned in Bhrigu Sutras.
The Moon in he Fifth House
Sutras 25-32-If the Moon is in the fifth house the native will be successful in pleasing deities (by his devoted worship). The wife of the native will be good looking but quick tempered and will have an ugly birth mark in between her breasts. The native will acquire cattle wealth, will have two wives, will have abundant supply of milk, will be of ‘satwik’ nature and a hard worker. He will be worried and will beget a number of daughters and only one son. He will be a worshipper of female deities. If the Moon is aspected by or associated with a benefic or benefics the native will do good to others. This will not happen if the Moon has malefic influence by association or aspect. If the Moon is strong by being a full Moon, the native will take interest in feeding others, he will be powerful and will be full of glory by the blessings of many learned people. He will do pious deeds, will be very fortunate and prosperous, learned and a Rajyogi (one who while being in a high and prosperous situation enjoys worldly things but remains saintly and possesses a sense of detachment and renunciation. For example, because of such qualities King Janak was knoan as Rajarishi or Rajyogi).
Comments-‘Mantra Siddhi’ is one of the important significations of the 5th house. A beneficial Moon in the 5th enables the native to get the blessings and pleasure of the female deities by sincere and devoted worship. Being ninth to the ninth house the 5th house is also a house of Dharma and Bhagya. This house also signifies riches etc. Therefore with the beneficial influence of the Moon, the native will become very prosperous in all respects and will be able to keep two wives. The wife will be beautiful because the Moon is a planet who symbolises beauty. It would, however, be relevant to ascribe such an effect to the Moon in 7th house which signifies wife. We can ascribe beauty to the wife in the fifth house also in case the Moon as lord of the 7th is strongly placed in the 5th. Such a disposition could be possible in a horoscope with Capricorn as ascendant where lord of the 7th Moon will be in the 5th in Taurus, her sign of exaltation. It is not clear how the Moon will make the wife quick tempered and she will have an ugly birth mark in between the breasts. The 5th house is not a significator for wife and breasts. The fifth house is also a significator for religious mindedness, spiritual practice and prayers by incantations. Benefic influence of the Moon can therefore make the native a Rajyogi. Moon is a female and fruitful planet. Her presence in 5th house (house of children i.e. Suta Bhava), naturally gives more female issues than male issues.
Other Views
Brihat Jataka-The native will have children.
Phaldeepika-The native wiUJoe highly intellectual and will have good sons. He will become a minister of the king.
Saravali-The native will be timid, educated and will acquire and accumulate clothes and grains. He will have friends and children and will be wise and full of glory.
Chamatkqr Chintamani-The native will enjoy happiness in the matter of children. He will acquire agricultural wealth and lands. He will be of pious mind and he will acquire wealth by doing banking and other business.
Note-The views of the Brihat Jataka, Phaldeepika and Saravali are quite relevant to the significations of the 5th house. The views of Chamatkar Chintamani are relevant in respect of children and acquisition of wealth only.
