पितृलाभगे चन्द्रे चन्द्रमन्दाभ्याम् ॥
If Chandra is in the 7th from Janma Lagna then the longevity obtained, from the lord of these two must be taken as the definite term of a man's life. Alpayu or short Iife extends from birth to 32 years. Madhyayu or middle Iife extends from 33 to 66 years. Paramayu or long Iife extends from 67 to 100 years. Each Rasi has 30 Bhagas or 30 degrees and the positions of planets and houses will have to betaken with reference to degrees and minutes they occupy. If the lords of Lagna and 8th are in the first 10 degrees of the Rasi s indicating long life, the person will havethefull benefit of purnayu. If they are in the end of those Rasis, death must be predicted at the commencement of longevity. If they are i n the middle, then the extent of the term in longevity must be found out by the rule of three. ' The rule of three should be thus applied. For each degree of the Rasi we get 1 year and 36 days as per explanations of the old commentators. If purnayu counts 34 years from 66th year to one hundred, then this has to be divided by 30 degrees composing a Rasi. We get 1 year and 48 days and not 36: as explained by them. A purnayu man under that technical term may die from his 67th year's age to his 100th year. Find out the degrees passed by the lords of Lagna- and 8th in the respective houses they are and then by rule of three find out how many degrees and minutes and seconds they have passed in those Rasis and ascertain how many years they give. Add this to 66 and the years so obtained will be the term of life, the person will have in the longevity period. Say they are in 16degrees 20 minutes and 50 seconds. What would be the term of life ? We have taken this in the purnayu. If each degree gets 1 year and 48 days, what will be the number of years, months and days for 16 degrees, 20 minutes aid 5C1 seconds ? This is simply a question of the rule of three. We get 18 years, 6 months, 9 days and 40 ghatis. This added to 66, the term of middle life, we get 84-6-9-40. The longevity of the person will be 84 years, 6 months. 9 days and 40 ghatis and his death must be predicted after this age. Similarly the age must also be ascertai ned by Horaas well as by Chandra Lagna. If there are differences, take the majority and decide. In the second and third divisions of Madhya and Alpayus or middle or short lives the same procedure has to be foil owed. This gives a clue to predict the correct time of death.
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