Definition.-The lord of the 6th must be in conjunction with Venus while the Sun or Saturn should join Rahu in a cruel shashtiamsa.
Results.-The person’s death will be due to his head being cut off.
Remarks.-Combinations denoting cutting off of the head or cutting off of the limbs should be applied consistent with the nature of the punishment now in force in different countries for different offences. Combination indicates death by hanging. The nature of the offence for which one would be condemned to death should be ascertained by a careful study of the 8th
house and the nature of the ownership held by the planets causing the yoga. Two conditions must be fulfilled for the operation of the yoga. First, Venus must be with the 6th lord and second, either the Sun or Saturn should be with Rahu in cruel shashtiamsa. This means, Sun-Rahu or Saturn-Rahu should be in the same shashtiamsa. By implication it means that
if they are in conjunction but not in the same shashtiamsa, the yoga ceases to function. Some scholars are of the opinion that such rigid interpretation
is not justified.They contend that the conjoining planet, viz., Saturn or the Sun, should be in a cruel shashtiarnsa and not Saturn or the Sun and Rahu.
The original simply means “the Sun or Saturn being in conjunction with Rahu should occupy a cruel shashtiamsa”.