Putrabhava Afflictions and Medically Assisted Conception

Chart 1 belongs to a computer hardware engineer working abroad who got married in 2000 but did not get a child upto 2009 in spite of all possible medical assistance. There are many adverse Yogas in this chart to in relation to 5th house factors.

MOON 6-57 SAT(R) 27-18 RAHU 14-22			ASCDT 29-46			SAT	MANDI	KETU	ASCDT
	Chart 1 Rasi					SUN JUP	Navamsa
			MANDI 2-14			MARS VEN
	VEN 20-36	SUN 15-57	MARS 1-59 MERC 27-31 JUP 4-04 KETU 14-22				RAHU		MOON MERC

In the Varshaphal or Annual Progressed chart of 2009, Muntha is in the Ascendant promising birth of an issue. The Dasa of 5th lord Venus was going on during that period supporting birth of a child.
The native of Chart 2 is the wife of the native of Chart 1. Here also, there are many unfavorable

Yogas related to the 5th house or Putra Bhava.

JUP 19-01	SUN 26-28 MOON 26-28	MERC 17-10 KETU  8-10	VEN 8-07 SAT 21-19			ASCDT KETU	SAT		MARS MERC
MARS 28-54	Chart 2 Rasi		ASCDT 27-45				Navamsa
	RAHU 8-10	MANDI 2-42				JUP VEN	SUN MOON	MANDI	RAHU

Using the Ashtakavarga system, the calculation of the period favorable for a child birth is as follows: Find the product of the Sodya Pinda of Jupiter and 7. Divide it by 27 and find the remainder. Count the remainder from Aswini (if Jupiter is stronger in Navamsa, count from Dhanishta). The period is favorable for child birth when Jupiter transits this Nakshatra. Here, the Sodya Pinda of Jupiter is 174 and the remainder obtained is 3. Since Jupiter is stronger in Navamsa, counting from Dhanishta, the Nakshatra arrived at is Poorvabhadrapada. Jupiter was in Poorvabhadrapada from March to May 2010 and during this period the wife became pregnant with IVF and embryo transfer. Transit Jupiter was in the 11th and Saturn in the 6th both being favorable transits. The delivery took place in the 7th month. The baby girl was under-developed and was under intensive care for two months. Even now, the baby is under-developed which is a cause of worry to the parents.

	MOON 8-23	ASCDT 14-13 VEN 29-30	SUN 28-31 MERC 16-37 RAHU 19-15 MANDI 9-57			RAHU		ASCDT	SUN MOON
	Chart 3 Rasi					MERC	Navamsa		SAT
									MARS
KETU   19-15		JUP 7-15	MARS 25-53 SAT 22-28			JUP MANDI			VEN KETU

 
Chart 3 is of a female native who had to suffer the loss of child in the 5th month of pregnancy in spite of all medical support. She is from a well to do family, a CA by profession and living abroad. She got married in 2007 and conceived during October 2009 with some medical assistance. During the 5th month, the scanning of the uterus revealed some abnormality in the growth of the baby and she was advised to abort the pregnancy. She came back to India and took a second opinion which also confirmed the abnormality. She then went in for termination of pregnancy.

There are many combinations in the chart indicating death of children or sorrow on account of progeny. 

The Dasa of the Moon started on 18th February 2011. The Moon is aspected by Putrakaraka and 8th lord Jupiter. In the Varshaphal chart for 2011, Muntha falls in the Ascendant which supports birth of an issue. She conceived during March 2011 and delivered a baby girl in November 2011.

Chart 4: Male: Born November 15, 1972 at 21 h. 30m. at 18 N 56, 74 E 35 with a balance of 3 years 2 months 7 days of Rahu Dasa at birth.
 

		SAT(R) 25-27	ASCDT 21-12 KETU 26-13			MOON	ASCDT	KETU	SUN
MOON 17-38	Chart 4 Rasi						Navamsa
									JUP VEN SAT
JUP 14-13 RAHU 26-13	MERC 18-58	SUN 29-55 MARS 6-21 MANDI 6-45	VEN 25-37			MERC MANDI	MARS RAHU

Chart 4 belongs to a salesman by profession working abroad and who got married in 2002 but did not get a baby till 2008. His wife suffered two miscarriages during this period. There are many malefic combinations related to Putrabhava in this chart.

With his wife taking medical assistance, a baby boy was born during October 2008 in the Bhukti of Putrakaraka Jupiter (who is in the Nakshatra of 5th lord Venus) in the Dasa of 9th lord Saturn. The child is a slow learner and is detected to suffer from autism and the parents are worried about him.

It is evident that the loss of child or sorrow on account of progeny is not accidental, but hidden in the birth charts. In spite of a number of adverse Yogas, birth of an issue is possible in most of the cases by selecting an astrologically appropriate period and modern medical support. However, with many adverse combinations related to Putrabhava if the native gets children, the possibility for loss of child or sorrow on account of the child cannot be ruled out.