According to Manittha and Saravali, if the lord of the rising sign be a powerful planet, the Amsayur-daya method should be followed; if the Sun be powerful, the Pindayurdaya method should be followed; if the Moon be powerful, the Naisargika method should be followed.

According to others, both Pindayurdaya and Amsa-kayurdaya should be adopted in the division of life in Dasas and Antardasas and events predicted by both. Bhattotpala is in favour of Amsakayurdaya, 10

14. The life of a person born when sign Cancer is rising, when Jupiter and the Moon occupy such rising sign, when Mercury and Venus occupy the Kendras and the other planets occupy the 11th, 6th and the 3rd houses is not subject to ordinary calculation, but far exceeds the maximum period of the normal human existence (a).

Notes

(a) In other words, the ordinary Ayurdaya rules for ascertaining the length of a man's life do not apply to the horoscope mentioned in the text. For further particulars, vide, Notes at the end of Chapter IX (On Ashtakavargas).

Notes

It may be interesting to quote here a few horoscopes of the nature of the one referred to in the last stanza to which the ordinary Ayurdaya rules do not apply. These are mainly the horoscopes of eminent sages who are supposed to live for several centuries.

1. The rising sign is Leo and Jupiter occupies it; Venus occupies Cancer, Mercury the 2nd house Virgo, .and the malefic planets occupy the Upachaya places, viz., the 3rd, 6th, 10th, and the 11th houses. A person born in the above yoga will live for 1,000 years.

2. The Sun and Mars occupy the 4th house from the ascendant; Saturn occupies the rising sign, Rahu the 12th house and the other planets the 8th house. A person born in the above yoga will live for 2,000 years.

3. The rising sign is Aries and the Sun occupies it. .Saturn occupies the 4th or the 9th house, Mars the 7th house and powerful Moon the 12th house. A person born in the above yoga will live for 2,000 years by the power of drugs.

4. The rising sign is Sagittari or Pisces and Jupiter occupies it; sign Gemini is unoccupied and Venus occupies one of the Kendra houses. A person born in the above yoga will live for a great number of years by the power of drugs and will attain the position of Indra.

5. If all the planets occupy either a single sign or the Trikona or the Kendra houses, a person born in the . above yoga will either die immediately after birth or live for a yuga by the power of mantras.

6. If malefic planets do not occupy the Trikona . houses, benefic planets do not occupy the Kendra houses, and if the 8th house be not occupied by a malefic planet, a person born in the above yoga will become a Deva.

7. The rising sign is Taurus and Venus occupies it; Jupiter occupies one of the Kendra houses and the other planets occupy the 3rd, 6th and the 11th houses. A person born under the yoga will become a Deva after, living for a great number of years by the power of drugs and mantras.

8. The rising sign is Cancer; Saturn occupies sign Libra; Jupiter occupies Capricorn; and the Moon occupies Taurus. A person born in the above yoga attains the position of Brahma after living a great many years by the strength of drugs and mantras.

9. The rising sign is Cancer and Cancer is also the rising Navamsa; Jupiter occupies one of the Kendra houses, Mars the 7th house, and Venns is in Simhasa-namsa (a). A person born in the above yoga will live long by the power of drugs.

10. The rising Navamsa is the last Navamsa of sign Virgo and Mercury occupies it; Jupiter occupies the 7th house and is in Gopuramsa or Saturn is in Mridvamsa. A person born under the above yoga will live for an infinite number of years.

11. Venus is in Devalokamsa; Mars is in one of the

(a) For an explanation of these Amsas or planetary positions, vide the notes at the end.

Kendra houses and Jupiter is also in one of the Kendra houses and is in Simhasanamsa. A person born in the above yoga will live for a countless number of years.

12. Venus occupies one of the Kendra houses and is in Vargottama position and in Paravatamsa; Jupiter occupies one of the Kendra houses and is in Swargalo-kamsa. A person born in the above yoga will live for a countless number of years by the power of drugs.

13. Jupiter occupies one of the Kendra houses, and is' in Gopuramsa; Venus occupies one of the Trikona houses and is in Paravatamsa and the rising sign is Cancer. A person born in the above yoga will live for a yuga.

14. The rising sign is Cancer and Jupiter occupies it and is in the Navamsa of Sagittari and 2 or 3 planets occupy the Kendras. A person born in the above yoga will live long and attain the position of Brahma.

15. Venus occupies the 3rd or 11th house and is in Gopura or other Amsas, and the rising Navamsa is Taurus of sign Taurus. A person born in the above yoga will live long and attain the position of Brahma.

16. Venus occupies the rising sign; Jupiter the 7th house; the Moon, sign Virgo, and the rising Navamsa is Aries of sign Sagittari. A person born in the above yoga will obtain salvation.

17. Mercury occupies the 5th house and is in Gopura or other Amsas; the rising sign is Aquarius and Jupiter occupies it. A person born in the above yoga will attain the position of Brahma.

18. Jupiter occupies one of the Kendra houses. Saturn occupies the 11th house; the Sun occupies the 2nd house; Gulika, (the higher apsis of a planet's course) occupies the 7th house and Mars occupies the 9th house. A person born in the above yoga will live for a yuga.

19. Jupiter and Mercury are in the Trikona houses; the rising sign is Taurus and Mars occupies it and the Moon is in Gopuramsa. A person born in the above yoga will live for 2,000 years.

20. Jupiter occupies one of the Kendra houses; the rising sign is Cancer, Mars occupies the 7th house and Saturn the 4th house; the time of birth is the light half of the month. If the birth of a person occurs in the above yoga and by day he will live for 10,000 years.