After obtaining the benefic and malefic portions of Sapta Varga strength of the three lords of the drekkanas, take the malefic portions only. Multiply these by 120 and divide the product by seven. Expunge multiples of 120. The result shows the number of years the native lived in the past birth, lives in the present and will live in the future. This method is suggested only to open up some discussion. It is simpler than the method of Amsa Ayurdaya.