Effects of the Moon's Ashtakavarga: In the same manner, no auspicious functions should be performed during the transit of the Moon in the rasi which has a larger number of dots in the Moon's Ashtakavarga. Consideration regarding mother, house and village should be done from the 4th house from the Moon. Therefore, multiply the number of rekhas in the Ashtakavarga of the Moon by the Yoga Pinda of that Ashtakavarga and divide the product by 27. The death of or distress to mother may be expected when Saturn passes in transit through the nakshatra denoted by the remainder. Then divide the product by 12. The death of the mother may occur when Saturn transits the rasi denoted by the remainder. Distress to mother may be predicted when Saturn transits the nakshatras or rasis in trikona to the nakshatra and rasi indicated above.

यत्र रेखाधिका मासे तत्र संवत्सरेऽपि च । अनिष्टेऽपि रवौ जीवे शुभकर्म समाचरेत्‌ । । 21 । । जिस मास में अधिक रेखा हो, उस सौर मास में, सामान्य नियमों से सूर्य व गुरु का अनिष्टकारी स्थानों में गोचर होते हुए भी शुभ कार्य करने चाहिए ।