e Pras Tana determine whether the bith takes place during daytime or night time ‘AS we have already said elsewhere itis not advissble to ive 2 categorical judgment until the student has gained Sufficient experience inthe art of interpretation scfernisain afte feeonireandi | watt ofruenis alte arate qa wean sig 1 it merdh erm = eofer 1 cuont afford gurdgemar 4 gas Hat emgage gaiisu wees: qa | fairgumrare qs aie, wa su stechenger arent eeRarerutste 2 4/20 Stanza 41 10 43} :—It @ query “will | get a child this year ?"" is put, the birth of an issue should be predicted when there is Ithasala between the lords of the first and fifth Birth of a child should be predicted if the lord of the 1stis in the Sth and the lord of the Sth is in the 1st subject to benefic aspects. Otherwise these will be no issue,” If the lord of the 5th or 6th being free from combustion ; or Jupiter, Mercury or Venus rises. in the ascendant, there will be birth of an issue. NoTes These 3k stanzas coll for no explanation. Sloka 41 reads: Vilagnam panchamedheesam yadi Ithasala bhejathaha thatraivabdhe apathyam bhavathi The issue will be born in che year in which the lords of the 1st ‘and 6th enter Ithasala. Simply put, find when the lords of the tt and Sth will come into a trine or sextile aspect and predict the birth of issue at that period. In the chart, given on page 49 lord of the Sth Jupiter is in 25° Pisces in the 5th house and the lord of the ascendant Mars is in Scorpio 2°, the query date being 17-10-1963. It was an advanced case of pregnancy. By transit, Mars and Jupiter will be in exact trine on 17th November. In fact the delivery took place on 18th November 1963. T v0.28 laces, 29 More 2 Sun 28 If at the time of question the expected time of delivery 1s reat, then the above theory of the event taking place when the lords of the ascendant and the Sth forming Ithasala will work satisfactorily. ‘There is also a theory that the delivery takes place in as many months as the lord of the Sth is removed from the Sth bhava madhya each sign representing one month. Tho practical workability of this theory is yet to be established.