17. Effects of The Fourth House

उक्तं तृतीयभावस्य फलं संक्षेपतो मया ।
सुखभावफलं चाऽथ कथयामि द्विजोत्तम ! ॥ १ ॥

1. O excellent Brahmin, I, explained to you shortly the effects of the Third House. Now I will speak of the effects of the Fourth House.

सुखेशे सुखभावस्थे लग्नेशे तद्गतेऽपि वा ।
शुभदृष्टे च जातस्य पूर्ण गृहसुखं वदेत् ॥ २ ॥

2. The native will enjoy the full happiness of the house should the Lord of the Fourth House be in the 4th House and the Ascendant Lord be also there and be aspected by a benefic planet.

स्वगेहे स्वांशके स्वोच्चे सुखस्थानाधिपो यदि ।
भूमि-यान-गृहादीनां सुखं वाद्यभवं तथा ॥ ३ ॥

3. If the Lord of the 4th House is placed in his own sign, in his own Navamamsha and in his sign of exaltation the native gets the comforts of having lands, conveyance, house and musical instruments.

कर्माधिपेन संयुक्ते केन्द्र कोणे गृहाधिपे ।
विचित्रसौधप्राकारैर्मण्डितं तद्ग्रहं वदेत् ॥ ४ ॥

4. In the event of the Lord of the 10th House together with the Lord of the 4th House being placed in Kendra (angle) or a trikona (trine) the native's house should be spoken as being adorned with a boundary wall plastered with special material.

बन्धुस्थानेश्वरे सौम्ये शुभग्रहयुतेक्षिते ।
शशिजे लग्नसंयुक्ते बन्धुपूज्यो भवेन्नरः ॥ ५ ॥

5. In the case of the Lord of the Fourth House being a benefic planet, is being aspected by a benefic planet and Mercury occupying the Lagna or Ascendant, the native is adored by his relatives.

मातुःस्थाने शुभयुते तदीशे स्वोच्चराशिगे ।
कारके बलसंयुक्ते मातुर्दीर्घायुरादिशेत् ॥ ६ ॥

6. It is an indication of the long life of the mother, should there be a benefic planet in the fourth house and its Lord be in his sign of exaltation and, the significator planet of mother (the Moon) be endowed with strength.

सुखेशे केन्द्रभावस्थे तथा केन्द्रस्थितो भृगुः ।
शशिजे स्वोच्चराशिस्थे मातुः पूर्ण सुखं वदेत् ॥ ७ ॥

7. If the Lord of the Fourth House and Venus are situated in a Kendra or angle and Mercury is in his exaltation sign there will be full happiness of the mother.

सुखे रविते मन्दे चन्द्रे भाग्यगते सति ।
लाभस्थानगतो भौमो गो-महिष्यादिलाभकृत् ॥ ८ ॥

8. In the event of the Sun being placed in the 4th House, Saturn and the Moon in the 9th House and Mars in the House of Profit (the 11th House), the native gets the benefit of owning cows and buffaloes.

चरगेहसमायुक्ते सुखे तद्राशिनायके ।
षष्ठे व्यये स्थिते भौमे नरः प्राप्नोति मूकताम् ॥ ९ ॥

9. The native get dumbness when there is a movable sign in the 4th House and the Lord of the 4th House and Mars are placed in the 6th or 12th House.

लग्नस्थानाधिपे सौम्ये सुखेशे नीचराशिगे।
कारके व्ययभावस्थे सुखेशे लाभसङ्गते ॥ १० ॥

द्वादशे वत्सरे प्राप्ते वाहनस्य सुखं वदेत् ।
वाहने सूर्यसंयुक्ते स्वोच्चे तद्भावनायके ॥ ११ ॥

शुक्रेण संयुते वर्षे द्वात्रिंशे वाहनं भवेत् ।
कर्मेशन युते बन्धुनाथे तुङ्गांशसंयुते ॥ १२ ॥

द्विचत्वारिंशके वर्षे नरो वाहनभाग् भवेत् ।
लाभेशे सुखराशिस्थे सुखेशे लाभसंयुते ॥ १३ ॥

द्वादशे वत्सरे प्राप्ते जातो वाहनभाग् भवेत् ।
शुभं शुभत्वे भावस्य पापत्वे फलमन्यथा ॥ १४ ॥

10-14. It should be predicted that the native will get the happiness of obtaining conveyance in the 12th year when the Ascendant Lord is a benefic planet, the Lord of the 4th House is in his debilitation sign, the significator of the 4th House is in the 12th House and the Lord of the 4th House is in the House of Profit (the 11th House). If the Sun is in the 4th House and the Lord of the 4th House is together with Venus in his exaltation sign, the native will obtain conveyance in the 32nd year. When the Lord of the 10th House is together with the Lord of the 4th House and is in his exalted Navamamsha, the native will obtain the happiness of obtaining conveyance in the 42nd year: And when the Lord of the House of Profit (the 11th House) is placed in the 4th House and the Lord of the 4th House in the 11th House, the native gets the benefit of conveyance in the 12th year. When the 4th House is under benefic influence the effects will be auspicious while these will be inauspicious if it (the 4th House) is under malefic influence.