112) The maximum span of life is enjoyed by one, in whose birth, the sign Pisces rises with its own Naväàça, the Moon occupies Taurus (Våñabha) and the 25th degree, and all the planets their exaltations.
Notes: The reader should bear in mind the fact that all 7 planets cannot be exalted at once, for, Sun if exalted in Meña, Mercury cannot be so. A planet is said to be Vargottama when it occupies the same Sign both in the Räçi and Aàçaka Chart.
113-114) A strong planet posited in the ascendant or a kendra, aspected by benefics confers on the native both long life and wealth. One lives for 60 years, if the Moon is in her own or exaltation house, benefics in their own houses and Lord of the Lagna, possessed with strength, in the lagna itself. The longevity is of 70 years, when benefics are in the Kendras and the 8th house devoid of planets, and when Jupiter is strong. The native lives for 80 years, if benefics occupy their Mülatriko£a houses, Jupiter his exaltation, and the lord of the ascendant is strong. One lives for 30 years only, when strong malefics occupy Kendras and the 8th house is free from planets.
115) When the lord of the 8th occupies the 9th and Jupiter occupying the 8th is aspected by malefics, the native lives for 24 years. The longevity is of 27 years (or 12 years) if the lords of both the lagna and the 8th house occupy the 8th.
116) When the lagna is occupied by a malefic and Jupiter, aspected by the Moon, and the 8th house is tenanted by some planet, the child will live for 20 years. The same age is to be predicted, when Saturn is in the lagna or the 9th house, Venus in a kendra and the Moon in the 9th or 12th.
117) The span of life is 100 years when Jupiter occupies Cancer (Karka) or when Venus and Jupiter are in Kendras. It is 40 years, when the lord of the 12th house occupies the lagna and the 8th is devoid of benefics.
118) If the lords of the lagna and the 8th house exchange their positions, the child will live for five years only. When Jupiter and Venus are combined in the lagna and Mercury and the Moon in the 8th house, it is 50 years.
119) The above mentioned spans of life are called those caused by Yoga or planetary dispositions. Now I shall explain the one called Spañöa or one based on planetary strength or longitudes. When the Sun is the most powerful in the chart, the Span is called Pindaja, whereas when the Moon is strong, it is called Nisargaja; and when the ascendant is very strong, it is Aàçäyuù. Now listen to their delineation.
120-122) The years contributed by the seven planets headed by the Sun, when they are in their highest exaltation, are in order:
In the Pindäyurdäya system, they are 19, 25, 15, 12, 15, 21 and 20 years. In the Nisargaja system, they are: 20, 1, 2, 9, 18, 20 and 50 years, respectively. Subtract a planet’s longitude from its highest exaltation figures. If the result is less than six Signs (Räçis), it should be subtracted from 12 Räçis and its Aàças be taken towards its contribution. Notes: After subtracting the planet’s longitude from its highest exaltation, see if the result is less than 6 Räçis. If so, subtract it from 12 Räçis and reduce the result to minutes and multiply it by the planet’s years. Then divide the product by 21,600. The quotient represent years etc., contributed by that planet.
123) A planet posited in an inimical house loses 1/3 part of its contribution except when it is retrograde. Similarly, one that is combust will lose half its contribution. However, Venus and Saturn do not lose anything on the score of eclipse.
124) When there is a possibility of reduction on two counts for a planet’s contribution, only the bigger one should be resorted to. When there is a malefic in the Lagna, the contribution of the Lagna should be reduced thus: (1) Leave off the number representing the Signs in the Longitude of the ascendant and reduce the degrees etc. to minutes and multiply the result by the rectified contribution of that planet.
(2) Divide the product by the number of minutes in Bhagaṇa (which is 360° = 21,600’). Now subtract the quotient from the rectified Äyus of that planet. The result will give the final rectified contribution of that malefic.
125-127)The contribution of a malefic (aspected by a benefic) is completely left out while that of the benefic is halved. These contributions of the several planets and the Lagna thus rectified should be multiplied by their respective multipliers (Gu£akas) and divided by 360. The quotient will give the Äyus in years and the remainder being multiplied by 12 and divided by the above divisor will give the months. The remainder should be multiplied by 30 and divided as before by 360. The result will be days and the remainder being multiplied by 60 and divided as before will yield Ghaṭés etc.
128) The rectified contribution of the Lagna is got by leaving off the Räçis in its figure and converting the degrees etc. into minutes and dividing the result by 200. The quotient gives years, and the remainder being multiplied by 12 and divided by 200 gives months etc.
129) In the Aàçäyurdäya system, the longitudes of the planets and the ascendant should be converted into minutes and divided by 40. The result will give the years etc contributed by the planets etc. I shall now explain the rectification of the contributions.
130-131)Subtract the longitude of a planet from the figures for the ascendant. If the result is less than six Signs, there should be rectification and not otherwise. Convert the balance thus got into degrees and divide it by 30. The reduce the quotient by 1. The result in degrees is to be divided by 30. This result again reduced by 1 will be the multiplier.
132) The contribution of a benefic should be reduced to a half and that of a malefic to nil, without doubt. The contribution of planets when multiplied by the Gunaka give their nett Äyus. This is what is meant by rectification.
133) The degrees etc. in the Äyus of a planet should be divided by 200. The quotient will give years and the remainder multiplied by 12 and divided by 200 will yield months, days etc.
