Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 2 · Birth and Childhood
सूतिकातत्वम्
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 of the sign.
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.
लग्नपाचन्द्रेंशे ऽष्टमे पापमात्रदृष्टे वर्षद्वयायुः ।
Say the lord of the Moon's sign is in the 8th house from the lagna (rising sign) lord. Only bad planets aspect it. Then life lasts two years.