Chapter 7
Ayurdaya (Longevity)

Sloka 1:

Sun, in deep exaltation give 19, Moon 25, Mars 15, Mercury 12, Jupiter 15, Venus 21 and Saturn 20 years of life respectively according to Maya, Yavana, Manitha and Saktipurva.

 Sloka 2:

Where a planet is debilitated he cuts away half of the term of life and in the middle rasis he give terms of life as per rule of three. The lagna is supposed to give that number of years, which is represented by its amsa, while others say the number will be similar to the rasi. A planet in an unfriendly sign cuts one-third of his term unless he is retrograde. The combust planets except Venus and Saturn, cut off half their term of life.

Sloka 3:

Evil planets in the 12th, 11th, 10th, 9th, 8th, and 7th away 1, ½, 1/3, ¼, 1/6 and 1/8th of the term of life allotted to them respectively. If benefics occupy the same houses, they take away only one half of that which the malefics do. Satyacharya says that, if there are many planets in anyone of the houses, only the most powerful among them will eat the proportion of life granted by it.

Sloka 4:

If an evil planet occupies the birth the number of amsas, etc., passed by the lagna must be multiplied by the total of the planetary terms of years, etc., and then divided by 108, and deducted from the total term of life the figure thus obtained. If a benefic aspects the above conjunction, half of this must be deducted.

 Sloka 5:

 Men and elephants have 60 x 2 years as terms of life and 5 days more. Horses live 32 years. Camels and asses 25 years. Buffaloes and bullocks live 24 years. Dogs have 12 years. Goats etc., 16 years.

Sloka 6:

 If the last navamsa of Meena becomes lagna. If Mercury is in the 25th minute in Vrishabha and if all the rest are in their deep exaltations, the person gets the utmost limit of life, viz., 120 years and 5 days.

 Sloka 7 & 8:

Vishnugupta, Devaswami and Siddhasena have given similar longevity. There is one serious objection to the acceptance of their theory, because according to them, no children can die above 8 and below 20 years which is absurd.
They have further stated that those who have this longevity will also become emperors. This is erroneous as many men live long and still be beggars

Sloka 9:

 Jeevasarma says, on his own responsibility, that each of the planets gives one-seventh of the period of the longevity stated above. Satyacharya says that each planet gives that term of life which is indicated by the navamsa he occupies. This seems to be approved of by many astrological experts.

 Sloka 10:

 Convert the intended planet’s position into kalas; divide this by 200; the quotient, if divisable, divided by 12 represents years, etc.

 Sloka 11:

 A planet in exaltation or retrogression will give 3 times the term of his life. If he is in Vargottama or in his own house or navamsa or drekkana he gives double the period. This is the speciality named by Satyacharya.

Sloka 12:

Lagna gives similar number of years as it has advance in the navamsa. If it is very powerful it will give similar to the rasi. If a malefic is in lagna no deduction should be made on this account. Do not take the terms of life granted by the planets as stated before.

 Sloka 13:

Satyacharya’s system is excellent, but many have spoiled it by useless multiplication.
Whenever two or three figures are to be multiplied, then multiply it by that figure which are presents the strongest factors.

 Sloka 14:

 If birth falls in Kataka and Guru and Chandra are in it, Budha and Sukra in the kendras, the rest in 3-6-11 the person lives very long and mathematical calculations for longevity do not apply to such a combination.

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