शषैस्त्र्यरीशगैरायुरमितं भवति ध्रुवम्
When the lord of the sixth, eighth, or twelfth is strong, life is certainly limited.
स्वतुङ्गस्थेष्वशेषेषु परमायुः प्रकीर्तितम्
When these are situated in their highest exaltation, supreme longevity is declared.
स्वच्चोब्जे स्वर्क्षगैः सौम्यैः सवीर्येङ्गाधिपे तनौ
When benefics occupy their own, exalted, or friendly signs, or are with the lord of the body endowed with strength,
मूलत्रिकोणगैः सौम्यैर्गुरो स्वोच्चसमन्विते
When benefics are in the trinal houses from the ascendant, and Jupiter is with its exaltation,
सवीर्ये सत्सु केन्द्रेषु त्रिंशच्छुद्धियुते ऽष्टमे
When strong planets are in the angles, and the eighth house is joined with thirty degrees of purity,
लग्नाष्टमेशावष्टस्थौ भाब्दमायुः करौ मतौ
When the ascendant lord and the eighth lord are both in the eighth, a year of life is considered to be produced.
धर्माङ्गस्थेशनौ शुक्रे केन्द्रे ऽब्जे व्ययधर्मगे
When the lord of the ninth is with Venus, or in an angle, or in its own sign, or in the twelfth or ninth,
लयेशेङ्गे शुभैर्हीने ऽष्टमे रवाब्धिमितं वयः
When the lord of dissolution is with malefics, or in the eighth, life is measured by the number of solar years.
कवीज्ययोगे सौम्याब्जौ लग्ने मृत्यौ च स्वेषवः
When Mercury and Venus are in conjunction, and benefics are in the ascendant or the house of death, their own results occur.
सूर्याधिक बले पैण्डं निसर्गाञ्च विधोर्बले
When the Sun is stronger, the calculation is by the Sun; when the Moon is stronger, the calculation is by the Moon.
गोब्जास्तत्त्वतिथी सूर्यास्तिथिः स्वर्गा नखाः क्रमात्
The reckoning is by the lunar day, solar day, nakshatra, and so on, in order.
नखा विधुर्द्वावङ्काश्च धृतिः स्वाक्षिखमार्गणाः
The nakshatras, the Moon, the two halves, and the reckoning by the senses and the top of the head are also considered.
चक्रशुद्धस्तदा ग्राह्येस्यांशा आयुषिसंमताः
When the circle is pure, then the portions to be taken are those agreed upon for longevity.
मन्दशुक्तौ विनार्द्धोना ग्रहस्यास्तङ्गतस्य च
If the planet is in Manda or Shukra, or has set, half is not taken.
विहायारीनंशाद्यैर्हन्यादायुर्लवान् भजेत्
Leaving aside the portions of the enemy, one should take the remaining portions for the calculation of life.
पापस्यांशाः समग्रोना सौम्यस्यार्द्धविवर्जिताः
The portions of malefics are not taken in full; those of benefics are taken without the half.
वर्षाणि शेषमर्कध्नं हारात्संमासकाः स्मृताः
The remaining years, subtracted from the solar years, are considered as months and so on.
शेषे षष्ट्या हते भक्ते हारेण घटिकादिकम्
When the remainder is divided by sixty, the quotient is the number of months, and the remainder is days, hours, and so forth.
भजेद्वर्षाणि शेषे तु गुणिते द्वादशादिभिः
The remaining years should be multiplied by twelve and so on.
अशायुषी सलग्नानां खेटानामंशका हृताः
The portions of life for planets that are without longevity and joined with the ascendant are taken away.
ग्रहनलग्नं षड्रात्यं चेत्संस्कारो ऽन्यथा नहि
If the planet is in the ascendant or in the sixth house, the calculation is otherwise; not as before.
यदैकाल्यं तदास्तांशाः स्वाग्र्याप्तोना च भूर्गुणः
When there is equality, then their shares remain; otherwise, the share of the planet is not obtained.
गुमकध्नाश्चायुरंशाः संस्कारो ऽयमुदाहृतः
The portions of life are determined by the product of the multiplier; this is called the calculation.
शेषं द्विशतभक्तं स्युर्मासाः शेषा दिनादिकम्
The remainder, when divided by two hundred, gives the months; the remaining part gives days and so on.
शेषेर्ऽकादिगुणे भक्ते दिग्भर्मासादिकं भवेत्
When the remainder is divided by the product of the Sun and others, the result is the months, days, and so forth, according to direction.
अंशद्विध्नमक्षांशं मासाः खत्र्यादिसंगुणात्
The portion, when divided by the number of degrees, and multiplied by the months and the product of the signs from the ascendant, gives the result.
लग्नार्कचन्द्रमध्ये तु यो बली तद्दशा पुरा
Among the ascendant, Sun, and Moon, whichever is strongest, its period comes first.
बह्वायुर्यो वीर्यसाम्येर्काद्युतस्य प्राक् याचकः
The one with the greatest longevity, or with equal strength among the Sun and others, is the first to receive the period.
सप्तमासस्य तूर्यस्य चतुरस्रगतस्य च
Of the seventh, fourth, and those situated in the quadrants,
पाकपस्याब्धिनागाश्च ह्यर्णवा सहगस्य च
The fruits of the seventh, fourth, and those in the oceanic signs, along with those in the same group,