Natural benefics in the fifth house are not detrimental for children even if they own malefic houses like the sixth, eighths, twelfth etc.Similarly natural malefic planets in the 5th house are not conducive for the happiness from children If the fifth house is owned by either Venus or the Moon and is aspected or occupied by Venus or Moon, many children will be born. The Principle involved is the strength of the fluid elements (Jala Tattva) in the body. Thus, it is a pre-requisite to have strong fluid elements influencing the fifth house. If instead, fiery elements are present remedial measures will be necessary If the fifth house is Capricorn occupied by Saturn and Mars, the native has three daughters. If instead the combination is in Aquarius in the fifth, the native has five children, while in other signs the children will be denied. This happens because, unless Saturn is placed in its own sign,the presence of Sat and Mars can be very damaging for the children. This follows the same principle as above, which states that the malefics can be damaging to the Progeny.If Jupiter is in the fifth house, there will be five sons of which, three survive. If Jupiter in the fifth is in Pisces very few children are seen while a stronger Jupiter in Sagittarius in Moolatrikona,children obtained with Difficulty.If Jupiter is even stronger in Cancer or Aquarius, in the fifth house, children will be denied. This is based on the principle Karaka Bhava Nasaya, i.e., a natural significator placed in the house damages its Significations.
1. Trideva or Tridevi yoga:
Parasara:
Birth of a daughter after the birth of three sons or the birth of a son after the birth of three daughters is ominous for both the maternal and paternal families of such children. Therefore remedial measures, described below, may be taken to get deliverance from these evil effects.The rites should be performed on the morning next to the last day of Sutak, or on any other auspicious day in the following order. After selecting a priest and some Brahmins to perform the remedial religious rites, the priest, after paying obeisance to the nine Grahas, should install four Kalashas on a heap of paddy, place the idols of Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesha and Indra, made of gold, on them and perform their worship in the prescribed manner. A Brahmin (an assistant of the priest), after taking bath etc., should recite four Rudra Suktas and the whole of Shanti Sukta.The priest should perform Havan with Samidha, Ghī and sesame seeds 1008, 108, or 28 times with the recitation of the prescribed Mantras of Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesha and Indra. Svistkrata and Purnahuti and Abhisheka of the child with his family should be done and presents in cash should be given to the priest and his assistants, according to one’s means. The Brahmins should be fed. The father and the mother of the child should see their reflections in the Ghī, kept in a bronze vessel. Lastly grains and clothes should be distributed to the poor and the needy. By the performance of the above remedial rites the evil effects are wiped out and the child and his parents etc. enjoy happiness.6-9. It is considered inauspicious for a girl to become pregnant, or to deliver a child in her 15th, or 16th year from birth. The remedial measures to be adopted are the same.
Effects of Curses in the Previous Birth
This section describes the various sins, which causes destruction of children, the yogas therein and the remedial measures to protect the children.Yogas for loss of children and the requisite remedial measures.
§ A person will be without a son, if Guru, the Lord of Lagn and the Lord of the 5th are all devoid of strength.
§ The same will happen, if Sūrya, Mangal, Rahu and Śani, endowed with strength, be in the 5th and the significator for children, namely Guru and Lord of the 5th etc. be bereft of strength.
Curse of Serpents:
§ Rahu is in the 5th, aspected by Mangal;
§ the Lord of 5th is associated with Rahu and Candra is in the 5th and is aspected by Śani;
§ the significator for children (Guru) is associated with Rahu, the Lord of the 5th is devoid of strength and the Lord of Lagn is with Mangal;
§ the significator for children is associated with Mangal, Lagn is occupied by Rahu and the Lord of the 5th is in 6th, 8th, or 12th;
§ Budh, as Lord of the 5th, being in the Navams of Mangal, is associated with Mangal and Lagn is occupied by Rahu and Gulika;
§ the 5th is Mesh, or Vrischik and the Lord of the 5th is associated with Rahu, or Budh;
§ the 5th is occupied by Sūrya, Śani, Mangal, Rahu, Budh and Guru and the Lords of the 5th and Lagn are devoid of strength;
§ the Lord of Lagn, or Guru is associated with Rahu and the Lord of the 5th is in conjunction with Mangal.
Remedial measures
These are getting an idol of Naga (serpent) Raja, made in gold and, after worshipping it in accordance with prescribed procedure, giving in charity a cow, some land, sesame seeds and gold etc. By adopting these measures the Lord of Serpents will be gratified and by his beneficence the person concerned will be blessed with a son and the lineage of his family will be prolonged.
Curse of the Father
§ Sūrya in his debilitation Rāśi and in the Navams of Śani is hemmed in between malefics in the 5th Bhava;
§ Sūrya, as Lord of the 5th, posited in a Trikon with a malefic, is hemmed in between malefics and is also aspected by a malefic;
§ Guru occupies the Rāśi of Sūrya, the Lord of the 5th is with Sūrya and Lagn and the 5th are occupied by malefics;
§ Lord of Lagn, devoid of strength, is in the 5th and the Lord of the 5th is combust and Lagn and the 5th are occupied by malefics.
§ there is exchange of Bhavas between Lords of the 5th and the 10th and Lagn and the 5th are occupied by malefics;
§ Mangal, as the Lord of the 10th, is associated with the Lord of the 5th and Lagn, the 5th and the 10th are occupied by malefics;
§ Lord of the 10th is in the 6th, 8th, or 12th, Guru is in a malefic Rāśi and the Lord of Lagn and the 5th are associated with malefics;
§ Sūrya, Mangal and Śani are in Lagn and the 5th and Rahu and Guru are in the 8th and the 12th;
§ Sūrya is in the 8th, Śani in the 5th, the Lord of the 5th is associated with Rahu and Lagn is occupied by a malefic;
§ Lord of 12th is in Lagn, Lord of 8th in 5th and Lord of 10th in 8th;
§ Lord of 6th is in 5th, Lord of 10th in 6th and Guru is associated with Rahu
Remedial measures:
§ Performance of Shraddha at Gaya; to feed ten thousand, one thousand, or 100 Brahmins,as one can afford.
§ Kanyadana (to perform the marriage of a girl).
§ Giving a cow in charity.
Note. In this chapter, where the words ‘childlessness’ and ‘issue-lessness’ are used, they should be interpreted to mean want of male issue, because it is the male issue, who by performing the last rites of his father and mother ensures eternal peace to their souls.
Curse of the mother:
§ Candr, as Lord of the 5th is in her debilitation Rāśi, or is hemmed in between malefics and 4th and 5th are occupied by malefics;
§ Śani is in 11th, 4th is occupied by malefics and Candr is posited in the 5th in her debilitation Rāśi;
§ Lord of 5th is in 6th, 8th, or 12th, Lord of Lagn in his debilitation Rāśi and Candr is associated with malefics;
§ Lord of 5th is in 8th, 6th, or 12th, Candr in a malefic Navams and there are malefics in Lagn and in 5th;
§ Lord of 5th and Candr, associated with Śani, Rahu and Mangal, are in 5th, or 9th;
§ Mangal, as Lord of 4th is associated with Śani and Rahu and 5th and Lagn are occupied by Sūrya and Candr, respectively;
§ Lords of Lagn and 5th are in 6th, Lord of 4th in 8th and Lagn is occupied by Lord of 8th and 10th;
§ Lagn is occupied by the Lords of 6th and 8th, Lord of 4th is in 12th and Candr and Guru,associated with malefics, are in the 5th;
§ Lagn is hemmed in between malefics, waning Candr is in 7th and 4th and 5th are occupied by Rahu and Śani, respectively; there is exchange of Bhavas between Lords of 5th and 8th and the Lord of 4th and Candr are in 6th, 8th, or 12th.
§ Kark Lagn is occupied by Mangal and Rahu and Candr and Śani are in 5th; Mangal, Rahu,Sūrya and Śani are in Lagn, 5th, 8th and 12th, respectively, and the Lords of Lagn and 4th are
in 6th, 8th, or 12th;
§ Mangal, Rahu and Guru are in 8th and Śani and Candr are in 5th.
Remedies
For release from this curse and to beget a male issue the person concerned should take bath in the sea with bridge of rocks between India and Sri Lanka, recite one Lakh Gayatri Mantras, give in charity things, connected with evil Grahas, feed Brahmins and go round a Pipal tree 1008 times.By performing these remedial measures, he will not only beget a son, the lineage of family will also be prolonged.
Curse of the brother
§ Lord of 3rd with Rahu and Mangal is in 5th and Lords of Lagn and 5th are in 8th.
§ Lagn and 5th are occupied by Mangal and Śani, respectively, the Lord of 3rd is in 9th and Mangal, the significator for brothers, is in 8th.
§ Guru in his debilitation Rāśi is in 3rd, Śani in 5th and Candr and Mangal are in 8th.
§ Lord of Lagn is in 12th, Mangal in 5th and Lord of 5th, associated with a malefic, in 8th.
§ Lagn and the 5th are hemmed in between malefics and the Lord of Lagn and 5th are in 6th,8th, or 12th.
§ the 3rd is occupied by the Lord of 10th along with a malefic and a benefic is with Mangal in 5th.
§ the 5th in a Rāśi of Budh is occupied by Śani and Rahu and Budh and Mangal are in 12th.
§ the 3rd is occupied by the Lord of Lagn, the Lord of 3rd occupies the 5th and Lagn, 3rd and 5th are with malefics; Lord of 3rd is in 8th and Guru is associated with Śani in 5th.
§ Lord of 8th is in 5th along with the Lord of 3rd and Mangal and Śani are in 8th.
Remedies:
The person concerned will, without doubt, get release from the curse, will be blessed with a son and the prolongation of his family lineage will be ensured, if the following remedial measures are adopted. He should
§ Observing Candrayana fast after listening to Haribansa Puran.
§ He should plant a sapling of Pipal in front of Saligram on the banks of the Caveri river, or on the Ganga, or Mahanadi and offer prayers to it.
§ He should give 10 cows in charity through his wife.
§ He should give in charity land with mango trees, planted on it.
Curse of the maternal uncle
§ 5th is occupied by Budh, Guru, Mangal and Rahu and Śani is in Lagn.
§ the 5th is occupied by the Lords of Lagn and of 5th along with Śani, Mangal and Budh.
§ Lagn is occupied by a combust Lord of 6th, Śani is in 7th and Lord of Lagn is
associated with Budh.
§ Lords of Lagn and 4th are in Lagn and Candr, Budh and Mangal are in 5th.
Remedies
To get release from the curse and for being blessed with a son and for ensuring the prolongation of the lineage of the family the following remedial measures are to be adopted. Installation of an idol of Lord Vishnu. Construction of a deep, or ordinary well, dam, or reservoir, or all of them.
Curse of a Brahmin
§ Rahu is in Jupiter’s Sign and Jupiter in 5th;
§ Lord of 9th is in 5th and Lord of 5th in 8th along with Guru, Mangal and Rahu
§ Lord of 9th is in his debilitation Rāśi and Lord of 12th, associated with Rahu, is in 5th;
§ Guru is in his debilitation Rāśi, Rahu in Lagn, or 5th and Lord of 5th in 6th, 8th, or 12th;
§ Lord of 5th and Guru, associated with malefics, are in 8th, or the Lord of 5th, associated with Sūrya and Candr, is in 8th;
§ Guru, being in the Navams of Śani, is associated with Śani and Mangal and the Lord of 5th is in 12th;
§ Guru is associated with Śani in Lagn and Rahu is in 9th, or Rahu is with Guru in 12th.
Remedies:
To obtain relief from the evil effects of the above Yogas the remedial measures are to observe Candrayana fast and to do penance three times and to give in charity a cow and five gems with gold, after feeding Brahmins, according to one’s means and giving them presents in cash. Then the person will be released from the curse and will be endowed with happiness.
Curse of the wife:
§ if at birth Lord of Lagn is in 5th, Śani in the Navams of Lord of 7th and Lord of 5th in 8th;
§ Lord of 7th is in 8th, Lord of 12th in 5th and Guru is associated with a malefic; Śukr is in 5th, Lord of 7th in 8th and 5th is occupied by a malefic;
§ the 2nd and 5th are occupied by a malefic and Lord of 7th is in 8th;
§ Śukr is in 9th, Lord of 7th in 8th and Lagn and 5th are occupied by malefics;
§ Śukr is Lord of 9th, Lord of 5th is in an inimical Rāśi and Lord of Lagn and 7th and Guru are in 6th, 8th, or 12th; the 5th is Vrishabh, or Tul, occupied by Sūrya and Candr and 12th, Lagn and 2nd are occupied by malefics;
§ Śani and Śukr are in 7th, Lord of 8th is in 5th and Lagn is occupied by Sūrya and Rahu;
§ Mangal occupies 2nd, Guru is in 12th and Śukr and Rahu are in 5th;
§ Lords of 2nd and 7th are in 8th, Mangal and Śani occupy 5th and Lagn, respectively,and Guru is associated with a malefic; Rahu is in Lagn, Śani in 5th, Mangal in 9th and Lords of 5th and 7th are in 8th.
Remedies:
The person concerned gets release from the curse and is blessed with a son, if he performs the marriage of an unmarried girl, or, if such a girl is not available, a gold idol of the Lakshminarayana, fertile cow, a bed, ornaments and garments to a Brahmin couple.Notes. According to our view, ‘Kanyadana’ does not mean giving a girl in charity, but helping in the performance of the marriage of an unmarried girl, not his own daughter.
Curses of the departed Souls
If the person, whose duty is to do so, does not perform Shraddha of his father, or mother in his previous birth, the departed soul is formed into an evil spirit and he is deprived of a male issue in the next birth. This is revealed by the following Yogas at birth.
§ Śani and Sūrya in 5th, waning Candr in 7th and Rahu and Guru in 12th;
§ Śani, as Lord of 5th in 8th, Mangal in Lagn and Guru in 8th;
§ Malefics are in Lagn, Sūrya in 12th, Mangal, Śani and Budh are in 5th and the Lord of 5th is in 8th;
§ Rahu is in Lagn, Śani in 5th and Guru in 8th;
§ Śukr, Guru and Rahu are in Lagn, associated with Candr and Śani and the Lord of Lagn are in 8th;
§ Lord of 5th and Guru are in their debilitation Rāśis, aspected by debilitated Grahas;
§ Śani is in Lagn, Rahu in 5th, Sūrya in 8th and Mangal in 12th;
§ Lord of 7th is in 6th, 8th, or 12th, Candr is in 5th, Śani and Gulika are in Lagn;
§ Lord of 8th along with Śani and Śukr is in 5th and Guru is in his debilitation Rāśi.
Remedies:
The person concerned gets release from the curse and is blessed with a son, if he undertakes the following remedial measures. Performance of a Pinda Dana, Rudra Abhisheka, giving in charity a gold idol of Brahma, a cow, a vessel, made of silver and a Neelamani, feeding Brahmins and giving them presents in cash.
Other remedies for Graha
If a person is deprived of a male issue, as a result of malevolence of Grahas at birth, he will be blessed with a son, if he undertakes the following remedial measures.
§ Worshipping Lord Shiva, if the harm is, as a result of the malevolence of Budh and Śukr;
§ reciting of Santan Gopal Mantra, wearing and worshipping appropriate Yantra and taking suitable medicines, if the childlessness is a result of the malevolence of Guru and Chandr;
§ Kanya Dana, if the childlessness is due to malevolence of Rahu;
§ worshipping of Lord Vishnu, if it is due to malevolence of Sūrya;
§ Rudriya Japa, if it is due to the malevolence of Mangal and Śani.
§ Listening with devotion to Haribansh Puran removes all kinds of blemishes and blesses the person concerned with a son.
Remedial Measures from the Malevolence of Grahas
1. Maitreya said. O Venerable Sage! Please describe for the good of mankind the remedial measures for appeasement of the malevolent Grahas.
2. The Sage replied. I have already described the names and characteristic features and qualities of the Grahas. Joys and sorrows of all the creatures in the world are dependent on these Grahas.Therefore persons desirous of peace, wealth and prosperity, rainfall, good health and longevity should worship the Grahas (by prayers, recitation of Mantras, charity etc.).
3.. For the purpose of worshipping them the idols of planets should be made up of following materials
| Sūrya, | copper |
| Candr, | Sphatika |
| Mangal, | red sandal wood |
| Budh, | gold |
| Guru, | gold |
| Śukr, | silver |
| Śani, | iron |
| Rahu | glass |
| Ketu | bell metal |
Alternatively the sketches of all the above Grahas should be drawn in the colours, belonging to them, on a piece of cloth by sandal etc. and they should be placed in their own directions.
Contemplation on Various Grahas:
§ Contemplate of Sūrya well adorned with two arms, seated on a lotus, with a lotus flower in one hand, red-coloured, like lotus and aboard a chariot of seven horses.
§ Contemplate of Candr white-coloured, dressed in white robes, with two arms, carrying a mace in one hand and a Vara in the other, adorned with white-coloured ornaments and aboard a chariot of ten horses.
§ Contemplate of Mangal with a red necklace, dressed in red-coloured robes, with four arms, carrying Shakti, Shoola, Gada (mace) and Vara and mounted on a lamb.
§ Contemplate of Budh with a yellow-coloured garland, dressed in yellow robes, with four arms, carrying a sword, a shield, a mace and Vara, mounted on a lion.
§ Contemplate of Guru, as yellow complexion and Śukr of fair complexion, both with four arms, carrying a Danda, Akshasutra, Kamandal and Vara.
§ Contemplate of Śani with the lustre, like that of Indraneela, with four arms, carrying Shoola, bow, arrow and Vara, mounted on a donkey.
§ Contemplate of Rahu with a hideous face, with four arms, carrying a sword, a shield, a Shoola and a Vara, blue-coloured and mounted on a lion.
§ There are many Ketus. All of them are of smoky colour, with two arms, carrying a mace and a Vara, with a hideous face and mounted on a donkey.All the idols should be so made, that they are 108 fingers tall by one’s own fingers.Notes. Such a measurement is taken from the middle finger.
15-16. Dedicate with devotion to the Grah concerned the flowers and garments of the colour,
belonging to him, sandal, Deep, Guggul etc., his metal and the grains, dear to him and distribute
all these things to Brahmins to appease the Grah.
17-20. The Mantras of all the Grahas and the prescribed number of their recitation are given below. The recitation of Mantras should be done after worshipping the Grahas, as indicated in verses 15-16. Grah Mantra prescribed number: Sūrya 7000, Candr 11000, Mangal 11000, Budh 9000, Guru 19000, Śukr 16000, Śani 23000, Rahu 18000, Ketu 17000.
21-22. Havan should be performed with Aak, Palash, Khair, Chirchiri, Pipal, Goolar, Shami wood pieces, Doob and Kush, for Sūrya, Candr, Mangal, Budh, Guru, Śukr, Śani, Rahu and Ketu,respectively, mixed with honey, Ghī, curd, or milk. The number of offerings to the sacred fire is 108, or 28.
23-24. To appease Sūrya and the other eight Grahas Brahmins should be fed with (cream) of rice cooked with jaggery, rice cooked in milk, Havishya, paddy cooked in milk, curd and rice, rice with Ghī, rice cooked with powder of sesame seeds, rice cooked with meat, rice cooked with cereals, respectively.
25. To appease Sūrya and other Grahas the things to be given in charity are cow with calf, conch,bullock, gold, robes, horse, black cow, weapons made of iron and goat, respectively.
26-27. The Grah, who is the cause of adverse effects to a person at any time, should be handled by worship and appeasing (of the benevolent ones), because Brahma has blessed the Grahas with the boon “Do to the persons, who worship you”. And the development and progress and downfall of the people and the creation and destruction of the universe are all under the administration and authority of the Grahas. Therefore they are most venerable.
