5. Same: The Moon along with a malefic planet placed in the 9th, 7th or the ascendant will cause early death of the infant, provided there is no interference by a benefic by aspect or company.
6. Same: A child born in Sandhya period, in Moon’s Hora, in Gandanta and with malefics in every angle from the Moon will be destroyed early.
Notes: This Yoga should again be split into three different ones.
(a) Birth in Sandhya (see sloka 7 infra) while malefics are in Moon’s angles.
(b) Birth in Moon’s Hora while malefics are in Moon’s angles.
(c) Birth in Gandanta while malefics are in Moon’s angles.
In fact, Gandanta alone can cause early death of the child, and adding “Sandhya” (as at “a”) and Moon’s Hora (as at “b”) will only defeat the efficacy of Gandanta.
7. Sandhya Defined: THree ghatikas from the setting of the Sun’s half disc constitute evening Sandhya (evening twilight) portion. Similarly three ghatikas after the rising of the Sun’s half disc constitute morning Sandhya (morning twilight).
8. Early Death: Birth should be in Scorpio ascendant while the oriental half is occupied by malefics and the western half by benefics will kill the child instantly.
Notes: Oriental or occidental half is the 180 degree portion from the meridian to the cusp of the 4th house, including the ascendant. Western half of the horoscope is the portion covering 180 degrees from the cusp of the 4th house to the meridian, including the 7th house. These two halves are also known in order as Poorva Ardha 01′ Pragardha (f1.rst half) and Para Ardha or Paschima Ardha or Uttara Ardha (second half), vide Sambhu Hora Prakasa, sloka 33, chapter 1.
9. Same: The child will die early with anyone of the following Yogas available at birth.
(a) Malefics in both the 12th and 6th houses.
(b) Malefics in both the 2nd and 8th houses.
(c) The rising sign hemmed betwixt malefic planets.
Notes: In the first two Yogas, the malefics should be close to the respective cusps and be in perfect mutual aspects.
In the 3rd yoga, the original suggestion is not that the 12th and 2nd should be occupied by malefics. Here the ascendant hemmed between malefics should mean that there should be malefics on both the sides of the rising degree. For example, ascendant in the 12th degree of a sign while a malefic, say, is in the 15th degree and another 9th degree of the ascendant. In case both the malefics are on one side, the yoga is inoperable.
