Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 10 · Long Life and the Kind of Death: the 8th House
अष्टमविवेकः
मृगाद्ये सिंहवराहवृश्चिकतो मध्ये भुजङ्गतोऽन्त्ये चौराग्निशस्त्रज्वरतो मृत्युः ।
Say the 8th house falls in the first drekkana (one-third part of a sign) of Capricorn. Then death comes from a lion, a boar or a scorpion. In the middle drekkana, it comes from a snake. In the last, it comes from thieves, fire, a weapon or fever.
Classical view, not medical advice.
कुम्भाद्ये स्त्र्यङ्गजोदरव्याधितो मध्ये गुह्यरोगादन्त्ये विषान्मृत्युः ।
Say the 8th house falls in the first drekkana (one-third part of a sign) of Aquarius. Then death comes from a belly illness that comes from a woman…
मीनाद्ये ग्रहिणी प्रमेहगुल्मतो मध्ये जलोदरगजग्राहतो प्रमेदादन्त्ये कुरोगान्मृत्युः ।
Say the 8th house falls in the first drekkana (one-third part of a sign) of Pisces. Then death comes from chronic bowel trouble, urinary trouble or…
सौम्ये रन्ध्रे शुभदृष्टे वा धर्मपे सौम्ये तीर्थे मृत्युः ।
Say a good planet is in the 8th house and good planets aspect it. Or say the 9th lord is a good planet. Then death comes at a holy place.