Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 2 · Birth and Childhood
सूतिकातत्वम्
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 or the 8th month.
लग्नद्रेष्काणेशे षष्ठे भतुल्ये मासि मृतिः ।
Say the lord of the lagna (rising sign) drekkana (one-third part of a sign) is in the 6th house. Then death comes in the month equal to the number…
षष्ठाष्टमगयोः पापदृष्टयोः पापयोर्वर्षान्तरे मृतिः ।
Say two bad planets are in the 6th and 8th houses, and bad planets aspect them. Then death comes within the first year.
चन्द्रज्ञौ केन्द्रे मूढमन्दारदृष्टौ वर्षान्तरे मृतिः ।
Say the Moon and Mercury are in the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house. Saturn and Mars, both combust, aspect them. Then death comes within the first year.