Jataka Tattva · by Mahadeva
Chapter 2 · Birth and Childhood
सूतिकातत्वम्
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.
केन्द्राष्टषष्ठे वक्रगे ग्रहे कुजभे सबलारदृष्टे वर्षत्रयायुः ।
Say a planet is retrograde in the 1st, 4th, 7th, 10th, 8th or 6th house, in a sign of Mars. A strong Mars aspects it. Then life lasts three years.
सोत्थे पापांशगौ पापदृष्टौ पुष्पवन्तौ वर्षत्रयायुः ।
Say the Sun and Moon are in the 3rd house. They are in the navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign) of bad planets. Bad planets aspect them. Then life…