The Book of Akbar 21.3

21.3

The Fifth House is that of offspring and is Capricornus, a sign indicative of many children. Mars, the soldier’s planet, is there and is a kadkhuda of the Ascendant which is the centre of the laws of life. It is a glorious thing that this warlike planet is in his House of exaltation, and by face, plicity, darijan adwaitin and dodecatemorion has endowed the Native with long life, and has given him the enjoyment of many sons and grandsons. His sons, too, will be fortunate and capable. He will also have world-traversing, victorious soldiers. It is a beautiful coincidence that in the horoscope of the Lord of Conjunction, (Timur) Mars is in the Fifth House, as mentioned in the Zafarnāma. Experienced philosophers have laid stress on the power of Mars in the horoscopes of princes. The present powerful and holy horoscope excels that of the Lord of Conjunction in that this majestic planet is in his House of exaltation (Capricornus) and has the other dignities mentioned above. This signifies glory and greatness, lofty rank, victory and dominion, and that yet his glory will be greater and better from his path upwards. The Moon who is the intermediary between the celestial influences and the terrestrial elements, having come as an increaser of light, points the way to daily increasing dominion.