Hora Sara
Chapter - 5. Arishtas

Should the Lagna Lord and Chandra’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 Rasi occupied by the said Grahas. Should Chandra be in the 6th, or the 8th, while the Lagna is occupied by its lord, or, when the decreasing Chandrais subject to mixed influences of malefics and benefics, the native, if born in day time has short life. If the lord of Lagna is in Marana Pada along with the decreasing Chandrain the company of Rahu, or aspected by Rahu, the native dies in his seventh year. If Chandra is weak and aspected by Rahu associated with malefics, or, if the Lagna Lord (or Chandra Rasi lord) has set in (i.e. the 7th from Lagna), or occupies the 8th, the child lives upto its 6th, or 8th year Notes: The Lagna 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 Lagnag stands to gain. However, the position of Lagnaa Lord in the 8th shakes the foundation of the horoscope. The Lagna 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 Lagna Lord in the 7th should be assessed in the context of the whole horoscope. Add the Rasi sphutas of Surya and Chandra. If the particular Rasi, 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 Surya’s longitude is 175 and that of Chandra is 292. Then the sum equals to 467’ and after expunging 360, v get 107, i.e. Karkataka 17. The angles of Karkataka are: Karkataka, Tula, Makara and Mesha; and the 9th from Karkataka is Meena. So any malefic in any of these five Rasis (around 17 in particular) will cause the said results. If a malefic planet is in the 8th Bhava, while Lagna lord is in angle in the company of a malefic, without benefic’s aspect, death in the 7th year may be predicted. If Budha and Surya 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 Surya and Budha, when aspected by benefics should prove harmful to longevity. There are only two other benefics, i.e. Guru and Sukra. Sukra cannot aspect the combination of Surya and Budha. The only Grah, that can thus aspect is Guru. His aspect cannot be considered adverse to longevity. From Mesha onwards, the fateful degrees are: 8, 9, 22, 22, 25, 14, 4, 23, 18, 20, 21 and 10. Births in these degrees invite death soon. The same for Chandra from Mesha onwards are: 26, 12, 13, 25, 24, 4, 26, 14, 13, 25, 5 and 12 degrees. Notes: Phala Deepika, Ch. 13, Slokas 10 and 11 quote the above degrees fateful for Lagna and Moon. But it does not state, that birth will accordingly inflict death. Jataka Tatwa, (B-108) states, that the following degrees are, respectively, fateful for Chandra: 8, 9, 23, 22, 5, 1, 4, 23, 18, 20, 21 and 10 from Mesha onwards and death will be caused in the year denoted by such degree. Saravali (Ch. 10, Slokas 111 to 113) give the following fateful degrees for Chandra, respectively, from Mesha onwards: 8, 9, 22, 22, 25, 1, 4, 23, 18, 20, 21 and 10. Should Chandra be in her fateful degrees, mentioned above and be in the company of a malefic, without relief from benefics, or be in the 8th Bhava, or in angle (in such a fateful degree), the child not only dies itself, but takes away its mother too. Notes: Chandra should be in her fateful degrees along with a malefic without benefic aspect. Alternatively she can be in the 8th, Lagna, 4th, 7th, or 10th. Either combination can cause death of the child and the mother. Should the Lagna Lord be strong and occupy an angle, or trine, even the ArishtaYogas. indicating infant death can be overcome. Notes: Following are some of the combinations, that nullify such evils. Guru not combust and in Lagna, or Lagna Lord with strength and in good aspects, or all Grahas in their own Rasis, or Chandra in deep exaltation, or own Bhava, or friendly Navamsh and in good aspect, or Chandra in a friendly decanate along with a friendly Grah, or Chandra’s kendra occupied by Guru. A benefic Grah with strength in angle, not joining the 8th Lord, leads to nullificaion of Arishta Yoga (causing death) in a nativity, or prevailing at the time of a query. If a strong Grah is in Lagna, the 4th, or the 10th and be not in the company of Surya, the malefic Yogas (for short life) will vanish. Many evil Yogas make the sustaining of the child difficult. But, if Chandra, or Lagna receives the aspect of all the Grahas, these Yogas disappear, as darkness does before Surya. Notes: The single aspect of Guru is enough on thc Chandra, which can act, like a lion throwing away a thousand elephants (see Jatakadesa Marga). Thus ends the 5th Chapter. Arishtas in Horashara of Prithuyasas, son of Varaha Mihira.

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