Sanskrit verses with English translation from Varahamihira. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.
पितुर्जातः परोक्षस्य लगमिन्दावपश्यति । विदेशस्थस्य चरमे मध्याद् भ्रष्टे दिवाकरे ॥ १ ॥
piturjātaḥ parokṣasya lagnamindāvapaśyati | videśasthasya carame madhyād bhrasṭe divākare || 1 ||
If the Moon does not aspect Lagna, delivery occurs in the father's absence; if the Sun is in a movable sign in the 9th/10th, the father is abroad.
दीपादिज्ञायते लग्नराशीशबलसंयुतैः । अग्नेः स्थानं भवेद् वह्नौ दिशि भानुकुजस्थिते ॥ २॥
dīpādijñāyate lagnarāśīśabalasaṃyutaiḥ | agneḥ sthānaṃ bhaved vahnau diśi bhānukujasthite ||
The condition of the lamp, its wick, and the container in the delivery room are discerned from the strength of the rising sign and its lord; the position of the fire is located in the direction occupied by the Sun or Mars.
लग्ने कुजेऽथवा मन्दे सर्पर्क्षे सर्पवेष्टितम् । कण्ठे बाहौ तथा पृष्ठे ज्ञेयं तद्राशिसंश्रयात् ॥ ३॥
lagne kuje'thavā mande sarparkṣe sarpaveṣṭitam | kaṇṭhe bāhau tathā pṛṣṭhe jñeyaṃ tadrāśisaṃśrayāt ||
When Mars or Saturn occupies the Lagna in decanates belonging to serpents (Sarpa drekkana), the infant is born with the umbilical cord entwined around its neck, arms, or torso according to the anatomical limb ruled by the sign.