| Labour room infection claims 24 newborns | | | | Strength of Planets and other factors |
| The LEFT Front government on Wednesday | | | | 6. We also have to consider the exaltation and |
| pressed the panic button following a report that | | | | other sources of strength and weakness of the |
| 24 out of the 31 newborns who died at the | | | | planets and increase or decrease the number |
| medical college hospital here in April were victims | | | | accordingly. |
| of labour room infection. | | | | 7. Movable signs, with birth sign in them, give the |
| Preliminary investigation found that the labour | | | | light unsteadiness. Steady or fixed signs make light |
| room and adjoining wards of the Sree Avittom | | | | in the birth place steady. All these have to be |
| Thirunal Hospital (SAT) on the campus were | | | | examined with a view to definitely settled the |
| infected with 'klebsiella' bacteria. The bacteria | | | | Lagna with greater certainty. |
| usually attacks people with weak immune | | | | 8. The skill, ability and intellectual reach of the |
| systems; a common infection caused by it is | | | | astrologer must be very great and his personal |
| pneumonia. The government has transferred the | | | | experiences in dealing with horoscopes must |
| hospital superintendent, Dr. Rajmohan, and | | | | indeed be remarkable. Desh-Pat-Kal- Kala- time, |
| constituted a high-level inquiry into the deaths. It | | | | The country and Vartamana- or present |
| has also asked all medical colleges in the state to | | | | circumstances must always be considered by the |
| submit a report on recent neonatal deaths. | | | | Astrologers. |
| Ironically, it was the superintendent who had | | | | Good health from Lagna |
| ordered the inquiry into the growing number of | | | | 9. If the lord of birth is in conjunction with an evil |
| deaths of newborns in the hospital, once rated as | | | | planet, the health will suffer: the same result will |
| the best government-run mother-child hospital in | | | | happen if the lord of Lagna (Ascendant) occupies |
| the south. | | | | the 8th house from it. If lord of birth (Lagna Lord) |
| According to the initial reports of the microbiology | | | | is beneficially aspected, the evil results should not |
| department, the deaths were caused by the | | | | be predicted. |
| klebsiella bacteria, which proliferates in unhygienic | | | | 10. Lagna or Ascendant indicates the body and |
| conditions. Infection leads to pneumonia or | | | | when its lord is joined by an evil planet the health |
| meningitis, both fatal for babies. A few deaths | | | | suffers. Eighth from it is called Nasa or house of |
| were on account of staphylococci infection. | | | | destruction or loss and if the lord of birth occupies |
| At least 2,000 births take place every month at | | | | it then also bad health must be predicted. But if |
| the SAT hospital, the majority of them from | | | | there is the aspect of a benefic the evil will be |
| among the economically weaker sections. | | | | absent or considerably modified. The word Nasa |
| "The superintendent failed to report the serious | | | | refers to the 12th house as well and that also |
| issue to the government," State Health Minister | | | | signifies destruction and death. But generally Nasa |
| P.K. Sreemathy said while announcing the inquiry. | | | | refers to Mrityu Stana or the 8th house and |
| The minister, who made a lightening visit to the | | | | Varahamihira and other eminent writers support |
| hospital, admitted that most of the equipment | | | | this view. However, I find that if the lord of Lagna |
| there was obsolete and outdated. "The situation is | | | | is well aspected combined and situated, the |
| serious. I have already allotted Rs. 1 crore to | | | | person commands good health and much personal |
| renovate the hospital on a war-footing," he added. | | | | influence. |
| The tragedy has taken on political hue with the | | | | Malefic influences on Lagna |
| opposition Congress and BJP demanding | | | | 11. If the lord of birth is in birth with lords of 6th, |
| Sreemathy's resignation. "It is an eye-opener for | | | | 8th, 12th, the body will be subjected to constant |
| the government. It cannot sit over records to | | | | complaints. If the lord of birth is powerless, and |
| say everything is rosy. Mere cosmetic changes | | | | evil planets occupy birth then the body suffers |
| won't do, a complete restructuring is needed to | | | | from diseases and from time to time depending |
| stem the rot in public health care," said health | | | | on the 'Dasha' of the planet. |
| activist Dr C.R. Soman said. | | | | 12. The lords of 6th, 8th and 12th are called |
| Number of women present atthe time of delivery | | | | Dusthanadhipathis or planets owing evil houses, |
| 1. The number of women who are in the place of | | | | 8th and 12th are declared to be evil, but 6th |
| birth are indicated by the planets who are | | | | represents debt, disease and enemies and |
| occupying the 2nd, the 10th, 4th, 12th houses | | | | therefore its lord is also evil. If the lord of the |
| from the birth sign. The laid down principles have | | | | birth sign is in the Lagna with any one of the lords |
| to be interpreted according to the conditions | | | | of 6th, 8th or 12th houses, the body will be |
| where they are to be interpreted. Suppose there | | | | subjected to many diseases. If all of them join |
| are no planets in those houses it must not be | | | | there, then the man may be an invalid. There are |
| supposed that there will be no women at the | | | | many unfortunates who are born as invalids and |
| place. In Brihat Jataka. It is stated that the | | | | who die as such. |
| number of women will be determined by the | | | | 13. If the lord of birth is powerless, i.e., occupying |
| number of planets who are found between the | | | | unfavorable situations the person will have |
| birth sign and the sign occupied by Moon. | | | | constant diseases. If there is an evil planet in the |
| Role of Saturn in some Houses | | | | birth, the native will be sickly. |
| 2. (i) If the planet in 2, 4, 10 and 12 House is | | | | Judge Strength of the Lagna |
| Saturn the women will be Sudras, if the Sun is | | | | 14. From the above a general principle may be |
| there they belong to Kshatriyas. If there are Rahu | | | | drawn-namely- that if the lord of birth Lagna Lord |
| and Ketu they will be low caste or casteless | | | | is strong and has powerful good aspects and |
| women, and if there are other planets, the | | | | associations the man keeps good health, but |
| women will belong to that caste which is indicated | | | | when the condition is reversed the person |
| by them. | | | | becomes sickly and subject to diseases. |
| (ii) Some writers say that the gathered women | | | | 15. If the lord of birth is weak and occupies |
| may be found out by the planets who are with | | | | Kendras or Trikonas, the person has bad health. If |
| the lords of 12,10, 4 and 2. If Jupiter, Mercury and | | | | the lord of the sign occupied by the birth lord is |
| Venus occupy the above houses the females will | | | | found to be posited in the 6th, 8th or 12th house, |
| be Brahmins. If evil planets are with them, they | | | | the native normally has sickly constitution. |
| will be Brahmins. If evil planets are with them, | | | | 16. if the lord of birth is weak and occupies |
| they will be Brahmin widows, if Rahu and Ketu are | | | | Kendras or 1st, 4th, 7th and 10th; or Thrikonas or |
| with them, the women will be Sudras. If Saturn is | | | | 5th and 9th houses, the health of the native will |
| there, the woman will be short, dark and widow. | | | | be bad and the man will be sickly. If the lord of |
| 3. If the birth falls in a movable sign the light in the | | | | the sign occupied by the lord of birth, if found to |
| birth place would be flickering and moving, if it falls | | | | occupy 6th, 8th or 12th houses from the Lagna, |
| in a fixed sign the light would be steady. | | | | the native becomes sickly. Thus not only the lord |
| 4. It is stated that if Saturn occupies 2, 4, 10 or | | | | of birth must be strong but also the lord of the |
| 12 and without beneficial aspects, the women | | | | house occupied by the lord of birth. |
| gathered will belong to lower orders of society. | | | | Role of Lords of Houses |
| Sudras are a class in India. But when the | | | | 17. If the lords of the signs occupied by the |
| application is to be made to other women in other | | | | respective Bhavadhipathies (Significators) happen |
| countries where there are no such caste | | | | to join Dusthanas or evil houses, the evil must be |
| distinctions then the astrologer must say that | | | | predicted for all those events which are indicated |
| women of ordinary classes were assembled | | | | by those houses. If an evil planet is in Lagna and |
| there. If those houses are occupied by the Sun, | | | | Gulika occupies Thrikonas with any of the |
| the women will be Kshatriyas of warrior classes. | | | | Kendradinathas, then there will be evil to the |
| These women may be those who are the wives, | | | | native. |
| daughters or other close relations of military | | | | 18. Normally the, First House or Lagna indicates |
| officers. If in the above houses there are other | | | | body, colour, dimensions, etc. Second represents |
| planets, the women will belong to that class which | | | | speech, eyes, wealth and family. Third house |
| is indicated by the planets. If Jupiter is there they | | | | indicates brothers, courage, maid-servants, etc. |
| will be Brahmins or those who belong to the | | | | Fourth represents education, mother, morality and |
| priestly class. If Rahu or Ketu is there, the | | | | lands. Fifth shows children, intelligence and |
| women will be from low classes, or from Sankara | | | | counseling power. Sixth explains debts, enemies |
| jati or mixed classes Here Venkatesa gives the | | | | and diseases. Seventh rules wife, passions and |
| opinions of some writers who are not much | | | | marriage. Eighth indicates longevity, travels, death, |
| esteemed but still who have written works on | | | | etc. Ninth indicates fortune, father, piety, |
| Astrology. | | | | religiousness, etc. Tenth is the house of |
| 5. Guru, Sukra and Budha (Jupiter, Venus and | | | | reputation, success, influences and politics. |
| Mercury) there, predict Brahmin women. If they | | | | Eleventh provides friends, popularity, elder |
| have evil conjunctions they will be Brahmin | | | | brothers. And Twelfth rules losses, bed rooms, sin |
| widows. If they have the conjunction of Rahu and | | | | and heaven. A good and intelligent Asrologer must |
| Ketu, they will be Sudras. If Saturn is there, the | | | | examine each House and its Lord including position, |
| woman will be short, dark and a widow. | | | | aspect and conjunction for better astro-analysis. |