Vira Simhavaloka · by Virasimha
Chapter 75 · Kushtha: the stars
कुष्ठ — ज्योतिःशास्त्रम्
तथा च ।कुष्ठभगंदररोगैरभिभूतो ह्रस्वजीवितं निधनम् ।सर्वारंभविहीनं जनयति कितवं सदा पुरुषम् ॥
And: Saturn in the 8th house gives birth to one who tends to be overcome by kushtha (skin disease) and fistula. He is short-lived and fails in all he begins. He is a man who is always a gambler.
Classical view, not medical advice.
शनिरिति विशेषः ।
The special point is that the planet here is Saturn.
अपरं च ।
Also: The one born is overcome by piles and kushtha (skin disease). He is without pity and without shame. This is when [the Sun] is in Leo and Venus…
अन्यच्च । नीचस्थितस्य रवेर्दशायामप्येवं चंद्रदशायां वर्त्तमाने बुधऽप्येवं कुष्ठकंडूविकारैश्च इति दर्शनात् ।
Also: In the period of the Sun in its nicha (low point), it is the same. When Mercury runs in the period of the Moon, it is the same. This is seen…