Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 10 · Long Life and the Kind of Death: the 8th House
अष्टमविवेकः
अंशादन्त्ये मेषचापगशुभे ब्रह्मसायुज्यम् ।
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 12th house from it. It is in Aries or Sagittarius. Then the person becomes one with Brahma.
एकस्थानगानां चतुर्णामधिष्ठितराशीशे केन्द्रे कोणे ब्रह्मसायुज्यम् ।
Say four planets are in one place. The lord of the sign they occupy is in a kendra (corner house) or a trikona (luck house). Then the person becomes…
माने मीने सौम्ये वा भौमे ब्रह्मसायुज्यम् ।
Say the 10th house is Pisces, and a good planet or Mars is in it. Then the person becomes one with Brahma.
रन्ध्रेशे याने निद्रिते वा शुभयुतदृष्टे ब्रह्मसायुज्यम् ।
Say the 8th lord is in gamana (going) avastha (state of a planet) or nidra (sleeping) avastha. Good planets join or aspect it. Then the person…