Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 10 · Long Life and the Kind of Death: the 8th House
अष्टमविवेकः
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.
धर्मपारार्का धर्मगाः लग्नास्तेशौ मित्रे पत्नीसहगामिनी ।
Say the 9th lord, Mars and the Sun are in the 9th house. The 1st lord and the 7th lord are in a friend's sign. Then his wife goes with him [in death].
अंशाद्वा लग्नाद्रन्ध्रे शुभे शुभलोकाप्तिः ।
Take the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) of the atmakaraka (the planet that stands for the self). Say a good planet is in the 8th house from it…
सिंहासने चन्द्रे पारिजाते गुरौ ऐरावते शुक्रे ब्रह्मसायुज्यम् ।
Say the Moon is in simhasana amsha (a good rank of strength). Jupiter is in parijata amsha (a good rank of strength). Venus is in airavata amsha (a…