Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 10 · Long Life and the Kind of Death: the 8th House
अष्टमविवेकः
कर्मपे सुते स्वोच्चे वा रन्ध्रेशे केन्द्रे वा चतुरस्रे शुभेषु दीर्घायुः :
Say the 10th lord is in the 5th house in its own high sign. Or say the 8th lord is in a kendra (corner house). Or say good planets are in a chaturasra (square house). Then the person has a long life.
सभानुजैः खाङ्गाष्टमपैः केन्द्रे दीर्घायुः ।
Say the lords of the 10th, the 1st and the 8th are joined by Saturn. They are in a kendra (corner house). Then the person has a long life.
पापास्त्र्यायारिगाः शुभाः केन्द्रकोणे दीर्घायुः ।
Say bad planets are in the 3rd, 11th and 6th houses. Good planets are in a kendra (corner house) or a trikona (luck house). Then the person has a…
षष्ठाष्टमे सप्तमे शुभाः पापास्त्रिषष्ठाये दीर्घायुः ।
Say good planets are in the 6th, 8th and 7th houses. Bad planets are in the 3rd, 6th and 11th houses. Then the person has a long life.