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Jataka Alankara · by Ganesha Daivajna
Chapter 5 · Length of Life
आयुर्दायाध्यायः
वागीशेवीर्ययुक्तेनवमभवनगाःसर्वखेटाःशतायुःकर्केंगेजीवचंद्रौसहजरिपुभवेसत्कविज्ञौचकेंद्रे ॥केंद्रेसूर्यारमंदागुरुनवलवगावाक्पतौलग्नयातेव्यष्टस्थानेषुशेषाःशरगजतुलितंस्यान्नराणांतदायुः ॥ ९ ॥
Jupiter is strong, and all the planets are in the 9th house. Then life is 100 years. Jupiter and the Moon are in the 1st house in Cancer. Good planets are in the 3rd and 6th houses. Venus and Mercury are in corner houses. Next: the Sun, Mars and Saturn are in corner houses, in Jupiter's navamsha (one-ninth part of a sign). Jupiter is in the 1st house. The other planets are anywhere but the 8th house. Then life is 85 years. (Our text is unclear here: which number of years goes with the Cancer rule.)
Simple meaning: Strong Jupiter with all planets in the 9th gives 100 years. Another rule gives 85 years.
क्रूराःसौम्यांशयाताउपचयगृहगाःकातराःकंटकस्थाःसौम्याव्योमार्कसंख्यायदितनुपकुजौरंध्रगौनोपरायुः ॥
Weak bad planets in growth houses and good planets in corner houses give the highest life, 120 years.
युग्मर्क्षांशंगतावाव्ययधनगृहगाश्चेच्छुभाःशीतभानुःसंपूर्णोलग्नयायीशतमिहजनितामिंदिरामंदिरंस्यात् ॥
Good planets well placed and a full Moon in the 1st house give 100 years and wealth.
इंदावापोक्लिमस्थेतदनुतनुपतौनिर्बलेपापदृष्टेदंतैस्तुल्यंततोर्कःखलखगविवरेलग्नगोब्जस्त्रिसंख्यम् ॥
A weak 1st lord seen by bad planets may give 32 years. Some rules warn of a very short life.