Notes: For Gandanta Nakshatra, see Sloka 14, Ch. I, supra. Apart from Lagn Sandhi, there are other Sandhis, as explained in Sloka 36, Ch. V, infra. Sarvartha Chintamani, Ch. l0, s. 26-27, Uttarakalamrita, Ch. 8, Sloka 9 and Saravali also state, that, if a Gandanta native survives, he becomes a king with elephants, horses etc., forming his army.
Luminaries in Sahaj Bhava owned by a malefic and yuti with malefics, make the child sick and live up to 3 years only.
If Candr joins Randhr’s lord in a Kendr, while Randhr Bhava is occupied by a Grah, the child leaves this world soon after its birth. Should the 7th from Candr be occupied by Mangal and Sūrya, while Rahu is in Lagn, death of the child may be expected within ten days of birth.
Notes: Should Rahu be in Mesh, or Vrishabh, or Kark, as Lagn, he contributes good longevity. Refer to Jatakadesa Marga (Ch.4), Saravali (Ch. 12, s. 10), Jataka Parijata (Ch. 4, s. 90), Sarvartha Chintamani, (Ch. 11, s. 16) and Jataka Marthanda, II Part, (Ayurdhayadhyaya).
The Slokas of Saravali, Jataka Parijata and Sarvartha Chintarnani are similar. So to say, if Rahu is in Mesh, or Vrishabh, or Kark in Lagn, while the rest of the combination, as per the Sloka under comment is present, there is good longevity.
Malefics in Bandhu, Randhr, Dhan and Vyaya Bhava will cause sickness and death in l0 days. Should a malefic be in Yuvati Bhava from rising Dreshkan (22nd Dreshkan), while the waning Candr is in Lagn the child faces immediate death.
When all the Grahas are weak and positioned in Sahaj, Ari, Dharm and Vyaya Bhava, the child lives either for 2 months, or 6 months. While Lagn’s lord is in his debilitation Rāśi, or in Randhr Bhava, or is combust, the child’s living becomes precarious and it is equal to a dead one. A child born under malefic Muhurtas, or, when a Ketu is rising followed by fall of meteors, thunders etc., it hardly lives.
The persons, who are born with severe Yogal indicating adverse results, as explained by Yavanas and others will only bring harm to the family.
A person born under an eclipse, or, when there is Parivesh, or, when a malefic occupies Lagn, or gives a Drishti to Lagn, lives only for three fortnights, or for three months.
Notes: Birth on the day of eclipse is ominous. If the Lagn is connected with many strong malefics by yuti, or association, then also it is adverse for longevity.
Should Lagn’s lord, the lord of Candr Rāśi and the Navamsh lord of Candr Rāśi are all eclipsed, the longevity is only for a few days. Notes: The combustion of three Grahas are indicated, namely that of Lagn Lord, dispositor of Candr and Navamsh lord of Candr. Such combustion will prove fatal to longevity and the child’s life is only for a few days.
The four kinds of junctions, or conjunction of Candr with malefics will cause death (infant1) and similar results follow, if Candr is in aspect to mllefics without benefic’s aspect, or company. Notes: The four junctions, or Sandhi chathushtayas are: 1) The twilight time, 2) The point, where two Rāśis meet, 3) The point, where two stars meet, 4) The time, when two thithis meet.
Should Candr be in the company of malefics only, or, if she is in the 1st, 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, or the 12th Bhava and be with malefics without benefic’s aspect, or association death of the native will occur. Notes: The Sloka seems to suggest infant death. Candr, if connected with malefics should be helped by benefics, so that infant death does not occur.
Should the Lagn Lord and Candr’s dispositor be in the 6th, 8th, or the 12th, or be combust, the death of the native may be foretold in the year denoted by the Rāśi occupied by the said Grahas. Should Candr be in the 6th, or the 8th, while the Lagn is occupied by its lord, or, when the decreasing Candris subject to mixed influences of malefics and benefics, the native, if born in day time has short life.
If the lord of Lagn is in Marana Pada along with the decreasing Candrin the company of Rahu, or aspected by Rahu, the native dies in his seventh year.
If Candr is weak and aspected by Rahu associated with malefics, or, if the Lagn Lord (or Candr Rāśi lord) has set in (i.e. the 7th from Lagn), or occupies the 8th, the child lives upto its 6th, or 8th year Notes: The Lagn Lord in the 7th (a Marakasthana), or in the 8th is adverse for longevity unless well aspected. But Phala Deepika says, that the Bhava occupied by the Lord of Lagng stands to gain.
However, the position of Lagna Lord in the 8th shakes the foundation of the horoscope.
The Lagn lord with Rahu in the 7th brings death in 21 years, or 21 months, or (even) in 21 days.
Notes: We may infer, that the above maximum (21 years) longevity can be expected, if other Grahas are considerably strong. Should they be also weak, death may occur in 21 months and utterly weak ones bring death in 21 days. On the whole, the combination of Rahu and Lagn Lord in the 7th should be assessed in the context of the whole horoscope.
Add the Rāśi sphutas of Sūrya and Candr. If the particular Rāśi, or its angle, or the 9th Bhava thereof be occupied by a malefic, death comes to pass due to poison, or water (i.e. drowning, rains, foods etc.).
Notes: Suppose Sūrya’s longitude is 175 and that of Candr is 292. Then the sum equals to 467’ and after expunging 360, v get 107, i.e. Kark 17. The angles of Kark are: Kark, Tula, Makar and Mesh; and the 9th from Kark is Meen. So any malefic in any of these five Rāśis (around 17 in particular) will cause the said results.
If a malefic planet is in the 8th Bhava, while Lagn lord is in angle in the company of a malefic, without benefic’s aspect, death in the 7th year may be predicted. If Budh and Sūrya be together and aspected by benefics the child will die in its eleventh year even, if it were on the laps of Gods.
Notes: There is apparently something wrong in this Sloka. We do not understand, why Sūrya and Budh, when aspected by benefics should prove harmful to longevity. There are only two other benefics, i.e. Guru and Śukr. Śukr cannot aspect the combination of Sūrya and Budh. The only Grah, that can thus aspect is Guru. His aspect cannot be considered adverse to longevity.
