Daivajna Vallabha · Attributed to Varahamihira
Chapter 8 · Health and Illness
रोगशुभाध्यायः
लग्नस्थितो वाऽष्टमसंस्थितो वा पापग्रहो यस्य तु जन्मराशिम् ।निरीक्षते तस्य गदार्दितस्य निःसंशयं मृत्युमुदाहरन्ति ॥ १ ॥
A bad planet may stand in the rising sign or the 8th house. It may look at the birth sign of a sick person. The wise say there is a strong risk of death for him.
Simple meaning: A bad planet in the rising sign or 8th house, looking at the birth sign, shows a risk of death.
पृष्ठोदये विलग्ने क्रूराः केन्द्रेऽष्टगः शशी यस्य ।
A back-first rising sign, bad planets in a corner and the Moon in the 8th show a risk of death.
शशिनं शशिपुत्रं वा पश्यति पापो विलग्नगेहस्थम् ।
A bad planet looking at the Moon or Mercury in the rising sign shows a risk of painful illness.
सौम्यग्रहा यदि सुतस्मरमृत्युसंस्थाः पापा भवन्ति च शुभग्रहदृश्यमानाः ।
Good planets in the 5th, 7th, 8th and the Moon in the 3rd, 6th, 10th or 11th are good.