Birth of Male or Female children

1. In a query relating to pregnancy, if the ascendant falls in a fixed sign and is
aspected by benefics it should be told that the woman is surely pregnant -
This is the opinion of Yavanacharya.
2. If Saturn occupies an odd sign, he causes the birth of a son. If he occupies an
even sign, he causes the birth of a girl - Thus it has been told by Brihaspati,
the great celestial astrologer.
3. If the ascendant falls in a number of male vargas (rasi, drekkana, navamsa,
dwadasamsa etc., are owned by a male planet) and be strongly aspected by
male planets, surely a son will be born. If the query concerns marriage the
girl will surely get a good bridegroom
4. Yavanacharya has declared that if the ascendant falls on a female sign, or female
Navamsa or female Drekkana and is not aspected by any male planet a girl
child will be born.
5. If the ascendant, Jupiter and the Moon be placed in odd signs and in the signs
and Navamsas owned by male planets and be endowed with strength, a son
will be born. If these are placed in an even sign and the Navamsas owned by
female planets, a girl will be born. If Jupiter and the Sun be in an odd sign,
birth of a son is to be predicted.
If the Moon, Venus and Rahu are placed in an even sign and an even Navamsa
birth of a girl is to be predicted.
6. The number of nurses attending the lady during delivery will be equal to the
number of planets placed between the ascendant and Moon. So many
nurses will be outside the delivery room as there are planets in the visible
half of the zodiac and so many will be inside as there are planets in the
invisible half.
7. Time of conception : If in a male nativity Sun and Venus are placed in
Upachayasthanas identical with signs of their Navamsas and be endowed
with strength conception will take place. (i.e., their wives will conceive and
child will be born). Similarly, if in the case of females Mars and the Moon
are similarly situated conception will take place.
8. If Moon is placed in the Navamsa of Saturn or in its own Navamsa or be
conjoined with Saturn in the 4th house, the lamp has been already
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extinguished. This condition can be applied to Natal and Prenatal charts
also.
9. If the ascendant and the Moon are placed between two malefics without being
aspected by benefics, the woman in pregnancy dies.
10. The planets Venus, Mars, Jupiter, the Sun the Moon, Saturn Mercury, the lord
of the ascendant, the Sun, and the Moon are the lords of the Months of
pregnancy starting from the time of conception.
11. These planets cause abortion in the months pertaining to them, when they are
in enemy's camp, defeated in planetary war conjoined with enemies, placed
in heliacal setting or are afflicted otherwise.
12. Colour and Shapes of Planets : The Sun is red and cruel. The Moon is beautiful.
Mars has fierce eyes. Mercury is extremely modest. Jupiter is ever in the
company of learned men. Venus is one-eyed. Saturn is lame. (Saturn if
afflicted gives trouble in legs. Hence called lame). These planets when
placed in the ascendant produce similar results to the native. Due
consideration must be given to their strengths, however.