Indian Society has come to be plagued by the great evils of female feticide and infanticide. Before consulting a doctor for sexual determination and then, blindly heading for an abortion, the expecting parents are well advised to consult an astrologer.
FIFTH HOUSE: It delves into the prospects for good progeny or its denial. The fifth house, its lord, planets posited and aspecting it and Guru, the Putrakaraka are to be examined as per canons on this subject (Details have been summarized by Dr. B.V. Raman in “How to judge a Horoscope” or ‘Crux of Vedic Astrology’ by S.Rath.)
Lords of seven divisions in Saptamsa (D7) related to children and creativity where for odd signs the sequence starts from Ksara and ends in Jala while for even signs the sequence starts with Jala and end in Ksara. We need to understand the implications of these divisional lords and the word Rasa.
| Rasa | Translation | Graha | Doṣa Effect | Sound | |
| kṣāra | caustic | Dhātu | Saturn | Die of disease | नी nī |
| kṣīra | milk | JīvaCow | Moon | Homeless | रे re |
| dadhi | curd | Venus | Loss of Love | धा dhā | |
| ghṛta | ghee | Jupiter | Poverty | पा pā | |
| ikṣu rasa | sugarcane | Mūla | Mercury | Friendless | मा mā |
| madhu | honey | Sun | Blindness | सा sā | |
| śuddha jala | pure water | Dhātu | Mars | Loss of Limb | गा gā |
Topics: Sapta Rasa; Progeny Houses; Śukra Acchādana Dṛṣṭi; Curse of Brahma through seven graha etc.
