333) When Saturn is in the 7th, the Sun in the 8th, and the weak Moon conjoined with Mars in a house of Saturn; or when the Sun Mars, Saturn and the Moon are posited in the 1st, 5th, 11th and 7th respectively, the native will die as a result of a fall from the of a mountain or tree.
334-335) Death will be caused by the stronger of the two planets viz. the Lord of the 22nd Drekkana and the Lord of the 8th House, through its characteristic disease or agency. Death of a person will take place in a place corresponding to the Lord of the Aàça occupied by the ascendant, this being influenced by the aspect and conjunction of other planets.
336) The period of unconsciousness of the dying person will correspond to the Aàças of the Lagna that have not yet risen. If the Lagna is aspected by its lord, the period in to be doubled; If by a benefic, to be trebled; and if by more benefics, it should be increased proportionately through one’s intelligence.
337) If the decanate of the 8th house be Fiery, the dead body would be burnt to ashes; If aquatic, thrown to the waters; and if serpent, dried by being exposed to the Sun and wind. These results are to be read from the 8th house counted from the Moon as well.
338) If Jupiter be in the 8th house, the departed soul would go to the worlds of the Gods; If the Moon or Venus, to the world of the Manes; If the Sun or Mars, to that of mortals (?); and if saturn or Mercury, to the infernal regions.
339) The previous world of a soul can be read from the Lord of the Decanate occupied by the stronger of the two viz. the Sun and the Moon. The world must have been very high or exalted, if the concerned luminary is in its exaltation; moderate, if it is in its own house; and low if in debilitation.
340) If the Lord of the Decanate of the 6th or 8th house occupies the 7th house, or if Jupiter occupies the 6th, a kendra or 8th house, or if he is in his exaltation, identical with the Lagna or the 12th house or in a benefic Aàça, possessed of strength, the soul attains emancipation.
341) When neither the time of impregnation nor that of birth is known, the life of querist has to be predicted from the Ascendant at the query. The solstices of birth has to be deduced from the two halves or Horäs of the Ascendant, the first standing fro the Winter solstice and the second for the Summer one.
342) The age of the person who asks for a Nañöa Jätaka as a result of his not knowing his date and time of birth should be read from the ages of the Lords of the Trines counted from the Lagna, or from the Lord of Aàça or Decanate occupied by Jupiter. The season of birth would be summer, if the Sun be in the Lagna. Similarly, the presence of other planets in it would indicate other seasons. Or it may be read from the Sign occupied by the Sun.
343) The Moon, Mercury and Jupiter are to be interchanged with Venus, Mars and Saturn respectively, if necessary. If the Decanate of the planet concerned that determines the season is the initial one of the Sign, the month of the season (Åöu) should be the first. The lunar day should be found out proportionately.
344) If the Lagna of query be a Nocturnal Sign, the Ascendant at birth must be a Diurnal one and vice versa; and the time elapsed from sunrise to sunset should be read from the degrees elapsed. If the Lord of the Lagna be in Trikona or be possessed of great strength, the Lagna of birth would correspond to the star ruling at the time of query.
345) Subtract the longitude of the Moon from the position of the Ascendant at query. The natal Ascendant would be so far removed from the Moon at query as is represented by the balance. Multiply Våñabha and Siàha by 10; Mithuna and Våñcika by 8; Meña and Tulä by 7; Makara and Kanyä by 6; and the remaining Räçis viz. Karka, Dhanus, Kumbha and Mina by their respective numbers. Jupiter to be increased by 3, Mars by 1, Venus by 11 and Mercury by 11 respectively. The calculation of the lunar mansion which is Nitya nakñatra as well as of the Ahargaëa, which is the total number of days elapsed. Do this by multiplying it by 7 and dividing it by 27. The remainder will give the Nakñatra in question.
348) By adding to or subtracting from the above shown result, 9, double the figure. You get the year, season and month. The fortnight and lunar day are got by multiplying it by 8. The same being multiplied by 7 will yield the day, night and asterism (nakñatra); and being multiplied by 5, the degree of the Ascendant as well as the time of birth in Ghaöis.
349) The following are the characteristics of the first, second and third decanates of Meña (Aries): (1) It is a Man holding an axe, dark in complexion, with red eyes and capable of protecting others. (2) It is a woman wearing red garments, pot-like in shape, with canine face, ugly feet and sore eyes. (3) It is a man of brown complexion, blind cruel, wearing red clothes and one who has broken his vow or promise.
350-351) Those of the decanate of Våñabha (Taurus) are : A man oppressed by hunger and thirst, wearing singed clothes and with his trimmed hair hanging. (2) Man, hungry, dirty with goat-like face, but clever in agriculture etc. (3) Man with elephantine body, impatient (in haste), pink in complexion and with a perplexed mind.
352) Those of the Decanates of Mithuna (Gemini) are: (1) A woman engaged in needle-work, beautiful, chaste, issueless and with raised hands. (2) A man in a garden wearing armour, holding a bow, intent on sport and with an aquiline face. (3) A man well versed in dance and other fine arts, holding a bow and possessing a vast treasure of gems like Varuëa.
353-354) The characteristics of the Decanates of Karka (Cancer) are: (1) A man with an elephantine face and neck or with a hog’s face, standing in a forest and shooting arrows or hunting Çarabhas and snakes. (2) A woman, who is very coarse from head downwards or who is coarse and has a snake on her head, and who shrieks holding the branch of a Paläça tree. (3) A man with a flat face, having a serpent coiling round his body and sailing in a boat for the sake of a woman.
355) The characteristics of the Decanates of Siàha (Leo) are: (1) A monkey or a man with a dog who has caught an eagle and jackal, cries aloud on or near a silk cotton tree. (2) A man holding a bow, wearing the skin of an antelope, roars like a lion and is sickly. (3) A man with a beard, with a bear’s face, acting like a monkey and destroying for fruits and meat.
356-357) The characteristics of the Decanates of Kanyä (Virgo) are: (1) A girl with unclean clothes, wearing lots of flowers on her locks (2) A bowman, harming and causing loss to others, dark, a writer and hairy. (3) A very tall woman of golden complexion, wearing clean washed clothes, holding a pot in her hand, in a temple.
358) The characteristics of the Decanates of Tulä (Libra) are: (1) A man engaged in weighing with a balance and measuring commodities in a shop, thinking of the prices of articles, or thinking of costly things (2) A man oppressed by hunger and thirst, holding a pot, with an aquiline face and accompanied by wife and children. (3) An archer wearing a golden armour, behaving like a Kinnara, the semi divine being with a hors’s face and pursuing a deer or an animal.
359-360) The Decanates of Våñcika (Scorpio) are represented by : (1) A woman seated on a lion, going to a well with many snakes curling around her legs; (2) A woman having husband and wealth for the sake of her husband, with the form of a tortoise, with her body covered with serpents and yearning for happiness; and (3) A man having the face of a tortoise and hunting lions, dogs, hogs and deer.
361) Those of Dhanus (Sagittarius) are represented by: (1) A boy with the body of a dog or a man with a tail and horse’s body, holding a bow and protecting ascetics and sacrificial performances; (2) A middle aged woman seated on a seat and bedecked with Campaka flowers and opening a lion’s mouth or looking after elephants; and (3) A man with the complexion of Campaka seated on a straw seat, holding a rod in a forest of Kuça grass or having a piece of silk over his face.
362-263) The Decanates of Makara (Capricorn) are the following: (1) A man with an aquiline face, holding an axe and eager for oils, wine and food. (2) A woman who has been burnt, holding an iron and having ornaments, valuable things or pots and dirty things; (3) A man full of treasures or pots with hairy ears, dark in complexion, wearing a crown and holding fruits and machines in his hands.
364-365) The Decanates of Kumbha (Aquarius) are the following: (1) A man seated on a boat with his hands adorned with all kinds of gems, who is anxious for collecting ornaments and all sorts of decorative articles; (2) A woman sailing in a boat towards the shore, whose face is like the colour of Campaka flower, and who is followed by her retinue; and (3) A naked man coiled by a serpent sitting in a cavern and weeping as he is troubled by robbers and fire. These are the 36 Decanates that have been delineated in proper sequence.
366) O great Sage, in this manner horoscopy has been expounded to you succinctly. Now you will know the branch of astrology known as Saàhitä-Skandha (a compilation of all useful thinking which is highly beneficial for worldly activities.
