| CHILDLESSNESS – ADOPTION OF CHILDREN | | | | following must also be taken into account:a)The 7th |
| AND CONNECTED MATTER WITH CHILDREN | | | | house indicating life partner must also be carefully |
| | | | | examined for begetting the children. 7th house and |
| 1) Jupiter is known signification of children and | | | | 8th house read together become indicative about the |
| so is the 5th house and 5th Lord. Apart from various | | | | impotency of the native.b) The house of |
| astrological consideration, the first look on the | | | | fortune – 9th house (a house of luck and 5th |
| horoscope has to be on 5th house, planets in the 5th | | | | from 5th).c)5th house form the signification of |
| house, 5th lord, planets aspecting – Jupiter. Apart | | | | children-Jupiter.d) Examine the strength of |
| from sons and grandsons, Jupiter also take in its | | | | 5th house and other connected house and planets. |
| ambit grandfather and great-grandfather. Thus at | | | | Before predicting ascertain whether the native has |
| times, not getting a child is attributed to Pitri-dosha. | | | | any symptoms of ‘impotency' or |
| | | | | ‘barrenness'. |
| 2) For denial of children, we have | | | | |
| ‘Sarpaspa yogas and premature death of children | | | | 7) The auspicious condition for begetting |
| is also indicated by these yogas. In addition we have | | | | children are summarized below: |
| ANAPATHYA YOGA. The simple constitution of this | | | | - o When the Lagna Lord, Lord of the Moon's sign, |
| yoga is attributed to the weak Jupiter, Lagna Lord, | | | | 5th Lord and 7th Lord are powerful in addition to |
| 5th Lord and 7th Lord. If this combination exists, | | | | powerful Jupiter. |
| particularly in the both the charts of husband and | | | | - o When the above planets are in angles (Kendra) |
| wife, the native may not have any child. Jupiter and | | | | tines (Trikonas) or in the 11th house, |
| the Lagan Lord, 7th and 5th Lord have to be weak. | | | | - o When the 5th house is aspected or occupied by |
| If the Jupiter and 5th Lord gets strong, the yoga | | | | benefices. |
| gets modified to some extent and chances to have | | | | - o When there are more benefic points in the 5th |
| a child would brighten-depending on the totality of | | | | house form Jupiter in Ashtakavarga, and |
| horoscope | | | | - o The Santan Tithi falls in the bright half of the |
| | | | | Moon. Santhan Tithi is progeny Tithi and can be |
| 3) Though the times have changed but | | | | arrived at by deducting the longitude of the Sun |
| Hindus consider ‘childlessness' to be a great sin. | | | | from the longitude of the Moon. Multiply this |
| Even to have female child is considered inauspicious. | | | | difference by 5 and arrive at ‘Santhan Tithi'. |
| Recently, the Prime Minister of India in his speech | | | | |
| (15th August, 1997.) proposed to have a new law | | | | 8) This horoscope belongs to the wife of an |
| not to allow termination of pregnancy if it is known | | | | industrialist. The Signification of children Jupiter (R) is |
| to be female child. | | | | in 2nd house aspected by Mars. Even aspect of |
| | | | | Venus form 8th house failed to give child. In |
| 4) Birth of children is considered to be great | | | | Saptamsha, some improvement is shown but 5th |
| blessing and feelings of those not having a child can | | | | house have Mercy and Venus aspected by Rahu, |
| better be imagined than described. Now a reference | | | | Saturn and Mars. |
| is made to Sarpasapa Yoga: | | | | |
| | | | | 9) This horoscope belongs to a lady who had |
| | | | | Mars in 5th house with Jupiter and Venus. Since it is |
| | | | | free from affliction of Rahu and Saturn, the native |
| I. 5th should be occupied by Rahu and | | | | was blessed with son- Mars and Jupiter being |
| aspected by Mars or the 5th should be a sing of | | | | powerful. |
| Mars and occupied by Rahu | | | | |
| | | | | 10) For adoption of a child, there may be many |
| II. 5th Lord in conjunction with Rahu and | | | | combinations but for purposes of this article, only |
| Saturn in the 5th house aspected by associated with | | | | few important combinations are given below.a)If the |
| the Moon. | | | | 5th house falls in Gemini, Virgo, Capricorn or Aquarius |
| III. | | | | and has the association or aspect of Saturn or Mandi |
| Jupiter-Karka of children in association with Mars, | | | | (Mandi is son of Saturn).b) If the 7th Lord is |
| Rahu in Lagna and 5th Lord in ‘dusthana' gives to | | | | weak and is not connected with langa or 5th |
| rise to Sarpasapa yoga | | | | Lord.c)If the 9th house is afflicted with Saturn & |
| IV. | | | | Mandi and Lagna Lord is badly disposed to the 9th |
| 5th house being sign of Mars must be conjoined by | | | | house and 9th Lord.d) If the 5th Lord is a |
| Rahu and aspected by or associated with Mercury. | | | | eunuch planet, the 5th house is conjoined with or |
| | | | | aspected by a eunuch planet and also occupied by |
| 5) In the above matters, there will be no | | | | Mandi and Jupiter is powerful.e)If the Moon is in the |
| children or children may die due to curse of serpants. | | | | 5th house either in sign or Navamsha of Saturn and is |
| Only Lod Shiva would be the saver. Whether we | | | | associated with a pient other than Saturn. |
| believe in curses or blessings, children. It may be | | | | |
| noted that Rahu and Mars have a significant role to | | | | 11) The above principles of adoption can be seen in |
| play in denying or killing the children. While analyzing | | | | this horoscope of a male native, it is true that both |
| the question of ‘childlessness', apart from 5th | | | | horoscope of husband and wife need to be seen but |
| house as indicated above, the following must also be | | | | when the result are clear, even the horoscope of |
| taken into account: | | | | one is sufficient. Note there are no planets in the |
| | | | | Kendra. Signification of children Jupiter is in the grip of |
| 6) Human being desire to live for ever and | | | | Rahu and Ketu, the Moon is aspected by Mars, |
| the Almighty-God has given the human kind the | | | | Saturn and Rahu aspect Lagna and 5th Lord Mercury |
| power to live in the form of their off-springs-children. | | | | gets to 12th house though forming Budh-aditya Yoga. |
| While analyzing the question of ‘Childlessness;, | | | | The native had to adopt a girl child because of |
| apart from 5th house as indicated above, the | | | | Mercury and Venus (R). |