Ch. 32. Ninth House And Effects Thereof
1. Leaving aside all the other Houses, one should first analyze the House of fortune (or Bhagyasthana) for a native can not obtain benefic results without fortune. So narrated below is an account in this direction.
2. Bhagyasthana (House of fortune) is that, which is the 9th counted from the Ascendant, or from the Moon. Effects of the 9th counted from the stronger of the Ascendant and the Moon will come to pass.
3. The House occupied by the Lord of the 9th and the planet occupying the 9th will have a say on one’s fortune. Their strength, or weakness will indicate the fortunes.
4. If the 9th House is aspected, or occupied by its own Lord, the native will make his fortunes in his own country. If others aspect, or join the House in question, the dawn of fortune will be elsewhere.
5. The native will be extremely lucky, if a planet lends full aspect to the 9th from the 3rd, 5th, or Ascendant. The planet in question should be strong in the process.
6-7. JUPITER IN THE 9th AND ASPECTS THERETO. If Jupiter is placed in the 9th, the native will become a minister.
If Jupiter is in the 9th and is aspected by the Sun, one will be equal to a king.
If Jupiter is in the 9th and is aspected by the Moon one will be splendourous and will enjoy pleasures.
If Jupiter is in the 9th and is aspected by Mars, he will be endowed with gold.
If Jupiter is in the 9th and is aspected by Mercury one will be affluent.
If Jupiter is in the 9th and is aspected by Venus one will have quadrupeds, conveyances and wealth.
If Jupiter is in the 9th and is aspected by Saturn one will possess immovable properties, asses and buffaloes.
8-12. JUPITER IN THE 9th IN ASPECT TO TWO PLANETS. If the 9th House is occupied by Jupiter and aspected by both the Sun and Mars, the native will be endowed with sovereignty, precious stones, gold, courage, excellence, strength, conveyances and servants.
If the 9th House is occupied by Jupiter and aspected by both the Sun and the Moon, he will be blessed with plentifulness (of all things), be devoted to his parents, be famous, be equal to a king and will have plurality of wives.
If the Sun and Mercury jointly aspect the Jupiter in the 9th, he will be graceful, splendourous, fortunate, be endowed with an excellent wife, ornaments and wealth and will be expert in poetry and arts.
If the 9th House is occupied by Jupiter and aspected by both the Sun and Venus, one will be festive in disposition, will have (wide) social activities and will be endowed with cows, buffaloes, elephants etc.
If the Sun and Saturn aspect Jupiter in the 9th, one will be head of a country, town, or group, be famous, learned, virtuous, affluent and will have a tendency of accumulating.
13-16. JUPITER IN THE 9TH IN ASPECTS TO TWO PLANETS (continued). If Jupiter occupies the 9th in aspect to both Mars and the Moon, one will be an Army chief, or a minister and be endowed with various kinds
of happiness.
If Jupiter occupies the 9th in aspect to both Mercury and the Moon, he will enjoy excellent houses, sleeping comforts and pleasures, be splendourous, patient and very intelligent.
If Jupiter occupies the 9th in aspect to both the Moon and Venus, he will be very rich, dutiful, valorous, attached to others’ wives and be devoid of sons.
If Jupiter occupies the 9th in aspect to both the Moon and Saturn, he will be very lascivious, endowed with permanent livelihood, will live in foreign places, be argumentative, be a liar and be not virtuous.
17-22. JUPITER IN THE 9th IN ASPECT TO TWO PLANETS (continued). If Jupiter is in the 9th and is in aspect to both Mars and Mercury, one will be highly learned, very virtuous, will keep up his word and will have a pleasing appearance.
If Mars and Venus jointly aspect Jupiter in the 9th, one will be wealthy, learned, will live in foreign countries, be sincere, very skillful and cruel.
If Mars and Saturn jointly aspect Jupiter in the 9th, the native will be base, tale bearing, spiteful, living in foreign places and will be in the company of unsteady people.
If Mercury and Venus jointly aspect Jupiter in the 9th, one will be an artisan, be very virtuous, learned, fortunate, will keep up his promise and will possess a pleasing appearance.
If Mercury and Saturn jointly aspect Jupiter in the 9th, the native will be fortunate, learned, eloquent in speech, pleasing, courageous, happy and modest.
23. Jupiter in the 9th in aspect to 9th Lord will make one a king. The effects stated in connection with Jupiter’s position in the 9th and aspects thereof are valid, only when no other planets (than the mentioned) aspect.
24. If all the planets aspect Jupiter posited in the 9th, the native will possess excellent guise, virtues, splendour, sovereignty and abundant riches.
25. If the 9th is occupied by a strong benefic, it confers kingdom, according to the wise, in addition to movable properties, wealth, grains, righteousness and increased longevity.
