Timing of Birth of children- shloka from Prasna Marga

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when i was going through prasna marga chapter 18 titled sanihathi

prasna(children) i chanced upon this shloka and found to be interesting.The

shloka seems to be difficult to be intrepreted or confusing according to

B.V.Raman sir

 

As i do not know sanskrit and dont have the sanskrit version of it i am

reproducing only the English translation from B.v.Raman

 

Stanza 70. In the Ashtakavargas of the Sun, the Moon and Jupiter (in the

horoscopes of the couple) note the sign (in the prasna chart) which should be a

trinal place from Gulika, which has the largest number of marks or bindus. When

the Sun, the Moon and Jupiter transit such a sign, birth of a child takes place

 

notes by B.V.Raman

 

The translation may appear to be a little confusing.

The stanza envisages the consideration of the birth charts of the couple and

query chart.

 

Take the Ashtakavarga of Jupiter, say in the husband's horoscope. Note the sign

which should be a trine to the sign occupied by Gulika in the Prasna or horary

chart, which has the largest number

of bindus. When Jupiter transits this sign birth of an issue occurs. That is,

the year is shown.

 

Likewise consider the Sun (with reference to his Ashtakavarga) and the month is

indicated. Treat the Moon in the same manner. The probable date will be

known.Suppose in the birth horoscope, Jupiters Ashtakavarga has the largest

number of bindus,

say in Cancer. And in the prasna chart Gulika is in Pisces. Cancer happens to be

a trine from Pisces. When Jupiter transits Cancer, the year of birth is

indicated. Suppose in the Sun's

Ashtakavarga, the largest number of bindus is in Cancer. When the Sun transits

Cancer the event can happen. Similarly if in the Moon's

Ashtakavarga, the highest number of bindus is in Scorpio, a trinal sign to

Cancer, the birth of an issue can coincide with the Moon's transit of Scorpio.