Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 2 · Birth and Childhood
सूतिकातत्वम्
रन्ध्रेऽङ्गेशे पापयुतदृष्टे तुर्यमासायुः ।
Say the lord of the lagna (rising sign) is in the 8th house. Malefics join or aspect it. Then the life is four months.
सर्वे आपोक्लिमगा विचलाः षण्मासायुः ।
Say all the planets are in the 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th houses and are unsteady. Then the life is six months.
पापर्क्षे सुते इन्द्वर्काराः षण्मासायुः ।
Say the 5th house is a sign of a malefic. The Moon, the Sun and Mars are in it. Then the life is six months.
धनान्त्यगा वा व्ययारिगा वा रन्ध्रारिगा वा ऽष्टमाङ्कगाः पापाः षष्ठेऽष्टमे वा मासि मृतिः ।
Say bad planets are in the 2nd and 12th houses. Or they are in the 12th and 6th, or the 6th and 8th, or the 8th and 9th. Then death comes in the 6th…