The distinction between Mandi and Gulika should be carefully noted. Their exact positions on any week-day are not the same. Take for instance a Saturday. Supposing that the length of the day to be 30 ghatikas, we have Mandi’s position to correspond with the Lagna at 2 ghatikas after Sunrise, while Gulika’s position will correspond to the Lagna at 3 ¾ ghatikas after Sunrise.
Sloka – 9: If at the birth of a child the Lagna be Kataka, Mesha, Vrischika, Tula or Kumbha, the lying-in-chamber will be in the eastern portion of the house. If ti be Simha or Makara, the chamber will be located in the southern portion of the house. If it be Vrishabha, the lying-in-chamber will be in the western portion of the house. If the birth be in Kanya, Dhanus, Mithuna, or Meena, the lying-in-chamber is in the north of the house. The place of birth or a child will usually be that corresponding to the Lagna or its Navamsa whichever of them is stronger. Cf. V-20; V-13.
Sloka – 10: When the Moon does not aspect the Lagna, the birth of the child will take place when the father is absent in another village, is in his own village, or is on his way home, according as the Sun is in a moveable, immoveable or in a dual sign, and at the same time be also posited either in the 9th or the 8th house, and not otherwise. If the Moon be in conjunction with malefic planets, much distress has to be endured by the mother during the delivery. Cf. V-1, 17.
Sloka – 11: The females attending on the woman in child-bed are as many as there are planets between the rising sign and the Moon. Those that are without the lying-in-chamber will be denoted by the number of planets that are away from these two limits. The quantity of oil in the lamp will vary with the portion to be traversed by the Moon in the sign entered upon, while the wick has to be guessed from the Lagna, i.e., will vary with the portion of the rising sign still below the horizon. The character of the lamp is to be guessed from the character of the sign occupied by the Sun ; i.e., whether the light is moveable, fixed or both, is to be declared from the nature of the Rasi in which the Sun is. The Sun, Venus, Mars, Rahu, Saturn the Moon Mercury and Jupiter are respectively the lords of the quarters – East, Southeast, South, Southwest, West, Northwest, North and Northeast. The door of the lying-in-chamber is to be guessed by means of the planets occupying the Kendra position, or rather by means of those that are possessed of strength; i.e., when more than one planet occupy the Kendra position, the door must be guessed by the strongest of them; when there are no planets in the Kendras, find which of the Kendras is trongest, and the direction foaced by the door is guessed accordingly.
Section-II – Calculation of the several kinds of strength, etc.
Sloka – 2: The Moon, Jupiter and Mars are the friends of the Sun. the Sun and Mercury are the friends of the Moon. The friends of Mars are the Sun, the Moon and Jupiter. Venus and the Sun are the friends of Mercury. The friends of Jupiter are the Sun. the Moon and mars. Mercury and Saturn are the friends of Venus. Saturn’s friends are Venus and Mercury. The Sun’s enemies are Saturn and Venus. The Moon has no enemies. Mars and Mercury have each got only one enemy, and they are mercury and the Moon respectively, Venus and Mercury are the enemies of Jupiter. The enemies of Venus are the Sun and the Moon. The Sun, Moon and Mars are the enemies of Saturn. The rest are neutrals. From a consideration of the (Tatkalika) friendship (friendliness obtaining for the time being) between two planets and the (Nisarga) or natural friendship one has to judge whether the two planets are exceedingly friendly or exceedingly inimical, etc.
Sloka 2 ½-3 ½: Mars, venus, Mercury, the Mon, the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Saturn and Jupiter are respectively the lords of the signs from Mesha onwards. Of the several kinds of divisions of the zodiac, the first is known as (Griha) or (Rasi). A half of a Rasi is termed (Hora). A third portion of a Rasi is known as (Drekhana) or Decanate. There are also other kinds of sub-divisions, viz., the (Saptamsa = 1/7th portion of a Rasi), (Navamsa – 1/9th portion of a Rasi) (Dwadasamsa = 1/12th portion of Rasi) and (Trimsamsa = a degree of 1/30th portion of a Rasi).
Sloka 3 ½ – 5: Sumha, Vrishbha, Mesha, Kanya, Dhanus, Tula and Kumbha are the Moolatrikona signs of the planets commencing with the Sun. Mesha, Vrishabha, Makara, Kanya, Kataka, Meena and Tula are the exaltation signs of the seven planets respectively from the Sun onwards. When a planet is posited in his exaltation, he gets one full Rupa as his strength. The strength for a planet placed in his Moolatrikona house is 3/4ths of a Rupa. For a planet occupying his own house, the strength is ½ a Rupa. In a friend’s house, it is 1/4th and 3/8ths when in the house of a dear friends. In an inimical house, the strength is 1/16th. It is 1/32 when in a sign owned by the planet’s inveterate enemy. It is 1/8th of a Rupa in the house of a neutral.
Cf. III-2, 3.
Sloka -6: When a planet is retrograde in his motion, his strength is similar to that when in his exaltation. If a planet is conjoined with a retrograde planet, his strength is ½ a Rupa. If a planet be retrograde in his motion while in his exaltation house, he gets only his (Neechabala), i.e. nothing. If a planet be retrograde while in his debilitation house (of ‘Fall’), his strength is similar to that when in his exaltation. A planet in conjunction with another planet who is in exaltation gets ½ a Rupa. When he is associated with another who is in his debilitation, he gets nothing, a planet if he be in conjunction with malefics who are his friends, or with benefics who happen to be his enemies, gets only ½ a Rupa.
