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Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 2 · Birth and Childhood
सूतिकातत्वम्
क्रमान्मेषादिगो विधुरष्टनवमत्रयोविंशद्वाविंशपञ्चम प्रथमचतुर्थत्रयोविंशाष्टादशविंशैकविंशदशमलवस्थो लवाङ्कमितेऽब्दे मृतिः ।
Say the Moon is in Aries, Taurus and the other signs in order. It stands in one of these degrees, one for each sign: 8th, 9th, 23rd, 22nd, 5th, 1st, 4th, 23rd, 18th, 20th, 21st or 10th. Then death comes in the year equal to that number.
रात्रौ षष्ठाष्टमगश्चन्द्रः शुक्ले सर्वारिष्टहरः ।
Say the Moon is in the 6th or 8th house, in the bright half, at night. Then it removes every danger to life.
सौम्यभांशगाः सौम्याः सर्वारिष्टहराः ।
Say good planets are in the signs and navamshas (one-ninth part of a sign) of good planets. Then they remove every danger to life.
भेशे केन्द्रे वा सौम्ये केन्द्रे सर्वारिष्टहरः ।
Say the lord of the sign [holding the Moon] is in the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house. Or say a good planet is there. Then danger to life is removed.