Ashtamangala Rogaprashna

On 10th April 2020, at 12.30 PM (Indian Time) a client of mine from the Philippines asked me a question (Prashna) regarding her mother, her words were “she is under monitoring, she might have COVID and has shown symptoms already except fever, she is quarantined in their old house”.

Important note before we proceed – In this article, I am going to reveal my method based on Prashna Marga (which deals with the Ashtamangala system of Prashna) and I have also used Akshara Arudha which is a method of Ashtamangala, only for this reason the article is named “Ashtamangala Rogaprashna”, and also because of the fact that in the article I am going to touch upon some basic rules of Ashtamangala, but note that Ashtamangala is a complex process and is generally not done online and the article doesn’t deal with either Ashtamangala or Ashtamanagala Rogaprashna in complete detail.

Prashna (time) Particulars – Sarvari Shaka, Friday Weekday, Nakshatra Visakha 3rd Pada, Pricchaka Nakshatra (Nakshatra of the one who asked the question – UttaraShadha 3rd Pada, Moon Sign – Libra, Kunda Nakshatra – Chitra, Lagna Nakshatra – Pushya, Tithi – Krishna Triteeya, Nitya Yoga – Siddhi, Anitya Yoga – Matanga, Karana -Visti, Surya Nakshatra – Revati, High Tide, First Drekkana (Visa/Poison Drekkana), Sunrise 06.04 AM, Day Span 12.35 Hours, Mandi Rise 08.34 Hours, Chandra Kriya – Counsel, Chandravastha – Special Position in Assembly, Chandravela – Singing, Bhuta – Yama No 5, Earth.

Now, from this section onwards, I am going to type relevant Shloka’s from Prashna Marga and also my analysis of the same with respect to this chart, my comment on the Shlokaa’s other than the analysis will be in Italics.

Aksara Arudha

प्रस्र्टुवाक्यादिवर्णेन लग्नं संगृह्य चामुना।
वाच्यं शुभाशुभं सर्वं तत्प्रकारोअथ कथ्यते।।२.१०९।।
अकचटतपया वर्गा रविकुजसितसौम्यजीवसौराणाम।
चंद्रस्य च निर्दिष्टं प्रश्ने प्रथमोदभवं वर्णम।।२.११०।।
ज्ञात्वा तस्माल्लग्नं संगृह्य शुभाशुभं वदेत्प्रस्टुः।
वर्गादि मध्यचरमैवर्णेः प्रथमोदभवैविषमम।।२.१११।।
राशिं लग्नं प्रवदेच्छिष्टैर्युग्मं कुजज्ञजीवानाम।
सितरविजयोश्च नैवं रविशशिनोरेकराशित्वात।।२.११२।।
तस्माल्लग्नात्प्रवदेत पृच्छासमये शुभाशुभं सर्वं।
कालस्याविज्ञानादेतच्चिन्त्यं बहु प्रश्ने।।२.११३।।

Based on the first letter of the sentence uttered by a questioner at the time of Prashna, one can tell all good and bad results based on that. Now Based on Aryasaptati (also known as Prashna Gyana) it is told how the Akshara Arudha is found.

“Aa” Varga, “Ka” Varga, “Cha” Varga, “Ta” Varga, “Pa” Vargaa and “Ya” Varga are ruled by Sun, Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and Moon respectively. In the case of the planets owing more that one sign, take an even-numbered letter for their even signs and odd-numbered letters for their odd signs. See the table for more clarification.

There are many types of Arudha’s in Ashtamangala Prashna or in Prashna normally, it is just one of them. If one wants to know more about predictions based on letters uttered by a questioner then one should study, Aryasaptati (Prashna Gyana) by Bhatottapala, Prashna Vidya by Sage Garga and Akshara Kosha by Sage Yavaneshwara.
Other Arudha types will be covered in a separate article or video. There is a complete method of predicting based on letters uttered by the questioner only, to be dealt with in a later write-up.

This Akshara Arudha can be used very benefitting to answer more than one query using the same chart either by the same person or by many questioners. Generally what happens is that Lagna changes in 2 hours (approximately) but many questions came in two hours, so one can resort to this classical method to answer them all.

Her first word was “Hy” which comes under the rulership of Moon, hence Cancer was taken as Arudha Lagna, which is also the birth lagna, a case where the analysis becomes simpler, as otherwise, one has to check a chart from both rising ascendants (Udaya Lagna) and also from Arudha Lagna (ascendant).

Bad and good time to ask a Prashna (Prashna Muhurta)

अथोक्तानांसमयादीनामुक्तक्रमेणशुभाशुभत्वमुच्यते।
बालान्नवर्ज्यतारासु गण्डान्तोष्णविषेषु च।
अष्टमीविष्टिरिक्तासु स्थिरेषु करणेषु च।।२.१६।।
तिथिनक्षत्रराश्यंशसन्धौ च गुलिकोदये।
चक्राद्धे ग्रहणे सार्पशिरस्येकार्गले तथा।।२.१८।।
मृत्युदग्धादियोगेषु पापदृष्युदयेषु च।
त्रयोदश्यां प्रदोषे च निशीथे रविदर्शने।।२.१९।।
संक्रान्तौ च तथा राशौ जन्माष्टमगते विधौ।।२.१९।।
इत्यादि दुष्टकालेषु प्रश्नस्यादशुभप्रदः।।२.२०।।
इत्यादिदोषरहिते कालेमृतघटीषुच।
शुभानामुदये दृष्टौ मुहूर्तेषु शुभेषु च।
सिद्धामृतादियोगेषु पृच्छाभीष्टफलप्रदा।।२.२१।।

One should not ask questions at the time when Moon is in “Balannavarjya Nakshatra” which are Bharani, Krittika, Ardra, Ashlesha, Magha, PurvaPhalguni, Visakha, Jyestha, Mula, PurvaShadha and PurvaBhadraprad.
When Moon is in Gandanta Nakshatra (Asvini, Ashlesha, Magha, Jyestha, Mula and Revati).
One should not ask a question in Ushna and Visa Ghati, given below.
The question should not be asked on Ashtami (8th lunar day) or in Bhadra or Rikta Tithi’s which are the 2nd, 7th, 12th, 4th, 9th and 14th lunar day’s.
Questions also should not be asked when fixed Karana’s are going on, fixed Karana’s are Shakuni, Chatuspada, Naga and Kimasthughna (Which means no question in 2nd haft of Krishna Chaturdashi, the whole of Amavasya and the first half of Shukla Pratipada).
Questions should not be asked when Tithi, Nakshatra, Navansha or Rashi Sandhi (joint) is there (Tithi Sandhi is when Purna is finishing and Nanda is starting, which means junction of 5th and 6th lunar days, the junction of 10th and 11th lunar days and the junction of Amavasya/Punima and Pratipada. Rashi and Nakshatra Gandanta’s are the same which resonates with the junction of Ashlesha – Magha, Jyestha – Mula and Revati – Asvini).
The question should not be asked when Gulika is in Lagna, or when bad Yoga’s such as Vyatipata and Vaidhriti is there.
The question should not be asked before and after three days of a solar or lunar eclipse.
The question also should not be asked when Sarpasheersha, Ekargala, Mrityu or Dagdha etc bad conditions are there. (When Moon and Sun both are together or separately are in the 3rd and 4th quarter of Anuradha then this combination occurs, or say the combined longitude of Sun + Moon = 7.03.20. Ekargala happens when Vyaghaat, Ganda, Vyatipata, Shula, Vaidhriti, Vajra, Paridha or Atiganda Yoga is there and also at the same time Moon is in odd-numbered Nakshatra from Sun. There are two types of Mrityu Yoga one happens when on Sunday Moon is in Anuradha, Monday in Uttarashada, Tuesday in Shatabhisa, Wednesday in Asvini, Thursday in Mrigashira, Friday in Ashlesha and Saturday in Hasta. Another type of Mrityu Yoga happens when on Sunday the Nakshatra is Magha, Monday – Visakha, Tuesday – Ardra, Wednesday – Mula, Thursday – Shatbhisa, Friday – Rohini and Saturday – PurvaShadha. Dagdha happens when Sunday considers with Dvadshi Tithi, Monday with Ekadashi, Tuesday with Panchami, Wednesday with Tritiya, Thursday with Shasthi, Friday with Ashtami and Saturday with Navami. Another Dagdha arises with a combination between weekdays and Moon’s Nakshatra they are Sunday – Bharani, Monday – Chitra, Tuesday – UttaraShadha, Wednesday – Dhanistha, Thursday – UttaraPhalguni, Friday – Jyestha and Saturday – Revati. There is also Dagdha Tithi based on the sign Sun’s is transiting, which is when Sun is in Sagittarius or Pisces then Dvitiya is Dagdha, Taurus or Aquarius Chaturthi is Dagdha, Aries or Cancer Shasthi is Dagdha, Gemini or Virgo Ashtami is Dagdha, Leo or Scorpio Dasami is Dagdha or Aquarius or Scorpio Dvadasi is Dagdha, as these Dagdha’s are based on ten prime bad combinations of marriage, according to me it should be considered as Dagdha told in Shloka).
The questions also should not be asked when ascendant is aspected by a malefic, or in Pradosha time in Trayodashi (The end of Trayodashi and start of Chaturdashi is considered Pradosha), or in the midnight, or when Sun seems abnormal, or when at sunrise meteors etc. shine in the sky, or at the time of Sankranti (when Sun changes his sign), When Vipad, Pratyari or Vadha Tara is there (of the questioner), Lagna at the time of query should not be the 8th from birth Lagna, or Moon at the time of question should not be in 8th from birth Moon or from question time ascendant, or at bad times when inauspicious events occur such as fall of meteors, comets etc.
These conditions give bad results/inauspicious results in/to a Prashna.

Visa Ghati

Ushna Ghati

Can you avoid all these times, of course not, these are the bad considerations at the time of a Prashna, when these happen then bad results follow, generally my advice is to take them as very bad factors which turn Prashna’s prospect negative.

Many of these conditions, I also observe while looking into normal/birth charts, generally speaking, according to me birth chart’s should not be seen when Moon is in Ashlesha-Magha, Jyestha-Mula or Revati-Asvaini Nakshatra’s (as they are Balannavarjita Nakshatra’s as well as Gandanta Nakshatras.
Charts should not be seen also in Amavasya as it is both Tithi Sandi and Sthira Karana.
I also recommend not to see charts (birth chart’s) at the time of Surya Sankranti, and Grahana/eclipse (It is the best time for spiritual Sadhana why not utilise it to the fullest and avoid leaving your spiritual powers vulnerable to the client’s bad Karma’s (which you interfere with when you look at a chart).
I also have seen that generally when Astrologer’s Sampada, Vipata or Pratyari Tara is there then at that time generally client’s are not happy with astrologer’s findings or they are childish enough to get angry when their desired result is not told by astrologer, hence analyzing charts on these days should also be avoided.

A good time to read a Prashna chart is when the above bad conditions are not there, Moon is in Amritghati of a Nakshatra, lagna is aspected or tenanted by a benefic planet, in good Muhurta when Siddhi or Amrita Yoga is there, these give good results to the questioner.
Siddhi Yoga happens when Friday comes on 1st, 6th or 11th lunar day, Wednesday comes on 2nd, 7th or 12th Lunar day, Tuesday comes on 3rd, 8th or 13th lunar day, Saturday comes on 4th, 9th or 14th lunar day or Thursday comes on 5th, 10th or 15th or 30th lunar day.
Amrita Yoga is there when Sunday or Tuesday comes on 1st, 6th or 11th lunar day, Monday or Friday comes on 2nd, 7th or 12th lunar day, Wednesday comes on 3rd, 8th or 13th lunar day, Thursday comes on 4th, 9th or 14th lunar day or Saturday comes on 5th, 10th, 15th or 30th lunar day.
Siddha Yoga is also there when Sunday comes with Moon in Hasta Nakshatra but not on the 5th lunar day, Monday with Mrigashira but not on 6th lunar day, Tuesday with Asvini but not on 7th lunar day, Wednesday with Anuradha but not on the 8th lunar day, Thursday with Pushya but not on 9th lunar day, Friday with Revati but not on 10th lunar day, or Saturday with Rohini but not on 11th lunar day.

Amrit Ghatika

There are three different tables of Muhurta’s as far as I know, I am reproducing them below. Generally in day time 1st, 2nd, 4th, 10th, 11th, 12th and 15th Muhurta’s are bad whereas, in night time 1st, 2nd, 6th and 7th Nakshatra’s are bad, but sometimes some Nakshatra’s are bad on a particular day for example On Sunday Aryama, Monday – Brahma and Raksha, Tuesday – Pitara and Agni, Wednesday – Abhijit, Thursday – Rakshasa and Jala, Friday – Pitara and Brahma, Saturday – Shiv and Sarpa (based on the Famous fixed table)are considered bad.

Take their nature as per their name. Is the general rule

In the Prashna, demerits are Balannavarjya Nakshatra (Visakha), Bhadra Visti Karana, Ekargala Yoga, Lagna aspected by malefics (Mars and Saturn), and Pratyaka Tara from the questioner’s birth chart.
Favourable conditions were Lagna aspected by benefic (Jupiter – debilitated but vargottama) and in Abhijit Muhurta.

Svara (breath) at the time of Prashna.

वारेश्विन्दुबुधाडिगरोभृगुभुवां वामे चरण मारुतो
भौमार्कार्किदिनेषु दक्षिणगतो नृणामभीष्टः स्मृतः।
सौम्यानां दिवसेषु दक्षिणगतोनिष्टो सतां वामगो
वक्ष्यन्ते मरुतोः शुभाशुभदयोर्भेदाः फलानामथ।।२.२९।।

There is a complete method of predicting based on the breath of the astrologer at the time when a query is asked, this is known as Svarodaya Shastra, there are multiple texts dealing with the same, in Ashtamangala Prashna also Svara (breath) is also considered very carefully, a short method of the same is given in the Shloka.

Breath (Svara) is auspicious if on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday or on Friday it is running through the left nostril or on Sunday, Tuesday or Saturday it is running through the right nostril. If on days of benefic planets the breath is flowing through the right nostril or on days ruled by malefic planets it is following through the left nostril, then it is inauspicious.

Breath flowing through the left nose is called Vama Svara or Pingala Nadi which is ruled by Moon and breath flowing through the right nostril is called Dakshina Svara or Ida Nadi which is ruled by Sun, when the breath flows through both the nostrils it is known as breath flowing through Sushumna.

It was a question asked on Friday when breath was passing through my left nostrils, hence positive indications.

Trisphuta, Chatusphuta, Panchasphuta and Prana, Deha and Mrityu points.

एवं लग्नं विधुं मान्दिमानीय विलिखेत्पृथक।
तेषां त्रयाणां संयोगस्त्रिस्फुटं विलिखेच्च तत।।५.१७।।
लग्नेन्दूमान्दीसंयोगस्त्रिस्फुटं तच्च भानुयुक।
चतुस्फुटं राहुयुक्तमेतत्पंचस्फुटं भवेत।।५.१८।।
लग्नेन्दूमानदानाभ्यां हत्वा मान्दिं क्षिपेद्दवयोः।
प्राणदेहौ क्रमात्स्यातां पुनर्मान्दिस्सुताडितः।।५.१९।।
भानुयुक्तोभवेन्मृत्युविर्लिखेत्त्रीनिमानपि।
प्रश्नकालगता नाडिनीर्यत्ना विभाजयेत।
दिवसस्य प्रमाणेन लब्धं राश्यादिकं फलं।।५.२०।।
तत्कालार्के क्षिपेदर्कः स्थिरराशिगतो यदि।
भचतुष्कं त्यजेच्चास्मादद्वन्द्वगो यदि योजयेत।।५.२१।।
त्यागयोगौ चरे न स्तः प्रणाप्त्यैः विलिखेच्च तत।।५.२२।।
याता नाड़ीस्तिलघ्ना विभजतु दिनमानेन राश्यादि लब्धं
सूर्यार्याच्छेन्दुवारेष्वमुखचरभान्त्येष्वसृक्ज्ञार्किवारे।
वीणादिद्वन्द्वमध्येष्वपि धनमुदितं मृत्युलब्ध्यै विजह्यात
स्थानेभ्यश्चोदितेभ्यस्तदिदमपि भवेत काल एतौ लिखेच्च।।५.२३।।

Because the Gulika/Mandi calculations given in Jagannath Hora is wrong, the software usually calculates Trisphuta, Chatusphuta and Panchasphuta incorrectly, the real method is given below.
Mandi rise time = Sunrise time + [(Day span or Night span)/15] X Muhurta count for that day. Muhurta count for the day and night are separate, given together separate by a slash (/) Sunday 13/05, Monday 11/03, Tuesday 09/01, Thursday 05/13, Friday 03/09 and Saturday 01/07.
Lagna longitude for the above calculated time = Mandi longitude for the day.

The addition to Lagna, Moon and Mandi’s longitude is known as Trisphuta. Adding to Lagan, Moon, Mandi and Sun’s longitude is known as Chatusphuta and adding of Lagna, Moon, Mandi, Sun and Rahu’s longitude is known as Panchasphuta.
Lagna longitude and Moon longitude multiplied by 5 and Mandi’s degree added to it gives Prana Sphuta (longitude), Lagna longitude and Moon longitude multiplied by 8 and Mandi’s degree added to it gives Deha Sphuta (longitude), Mandi longitude multiplied by 7 and Sun’s longitude added to it is Mrityu Sphuta (longitude).
Ghatika passed from sunrise (1 Ghatika 24 minutes), multiplied by 120 divided by total Ghatika added to Sun’s longitude, if Sun is in a fixed sign then subtract 04 signs (120 degrees) or when Sun is in a dual sign add 04 signs (120 degrees) to the answer, this gives us another type of Prana Sphuta (longitude).
Multiply Ghatika (passed from sunrise) by 36 and divide total Ghatika in a day from it, let’s take the answer as X, now on Sunday X + 30 degrees, Monday X + 300 degrees, Tuesday X + 60 degrees 15 minutes, Wednesday X + 150 degree 05 minutes, Thursday X + 120 degrees, Friday X + 210 degrees, Saturday X + 240 degrees 15 minutes gives another type of Mrityu Sphuta (longitude)
The same X obtained above should be subtracted to find Kala Sphuta (longitude), the formula is on Sunday X – 30 degrees, Monday X – 300 degrees, Tuesday X – 60 degrees 15 minutes, Wednesday X – 150 degrees 05 minutes, Thursday X – 120 degrees, Friday X – 210 degrees, Saturday X – 240 degrees.

My general advice/formula to calculate them is Trisphuta = Lagna longitude + Moon longitude + Mandi Longitude, Chatusphuta = Trisphuta + Sun longitude, Panchasphuta = Chatusphuta + Rahu’s longitude, Prana Sphuta = Lagna longitude X 5 + Mandi longitude, Deha Sphuta = Moon longitude X 8 + Mandi Longitude, Mrityu Sphuta = Mandi Longitude X 7 + Sun’s longitude.

Calculated for the Prashna – Mandi longitude 11 degrees 35 minutes Taurus, Trisphuta 14 degrees 01 minutes Pisces, Chatusphuta 10 degrees 01 minutes Pisces, Panchansphuta 08 degrees 13 minutes Virgo, Prana Sphuta 09 degrees 30 minutes Virgo, Deha Sphuta 16 degrees 23 minutes Sagittarius, Mrityu Sphuta 17 degrees 05 minutes Capricorn.

Sutrapanchaka (Five formula’s to judge a Prashna/chart)

आरुढोदयलग्नाभ्यां सूत्रं सामान्यसंज्ञितम्।
तादीशाभ्यां तु यच्चिन्त्यं तत्स्यादघिपसंज्ञकम।।६.१।।
लग्नांशारूढराशिभ्यांसूत्रमंशकसंज्ञितम।
लग्नोडुपृच्छकोडुभ्यां चिंत्यं नक्षत्रसंज्ञितम्।।६.२।।

To judge a chart from Arudha and Lagna longitude is called normal formula, to judge a chart from lord of Lagna and Arudha is known as lord formula, to judge a chart from Lagna Navansha and Arudha is known as Amsa (Navansha) formula, judging from Lagna’s Nakshatra and Native’s Nakshatra is known as Nakshatra formula and to judge from Arudha and 10th from Arudha is known as Maha (great) formula.

Sutra means formula, the formula is a concise method to come at accurate results, other than this there are also Jaimini Sutra which gives some really short and concise formula to read a chart and it rarely fails, one should see the Jaimini rule’s and it’s true/right application to relish/understand it.
Here the author, Vishnu Namboodiri, is hinting at some definite points, from where chart (Prashna) can be seen for results. For example when it is told malefic in 8th, then looking at malefics in 8th from Prashna Lagna and Arudha is a normal formula, from lord of Prashna Lagna and Arudha is Adhipa Sutra etc.

Jeeva, Mrityu and Roga Sutra

आरुढोदययोर्द्वन्द्वं चरराशिगतं यदि।।६.५
द्वंद्व एकं स्थिरेन्यद्वा जीवसूत्रमिति द्विधा।
आरुढोदययोरेकं चरे स्यादुभये परम।।६.६
द्वितयं वा स्थिरे तद्वन्मृतिसूत्रमपि द्विधा।
चरसंस्थं तयोरेकमपरं स्थिरसंज्ञितम।।६.७।।
द्वयं वोभयराशिस्थं रोगसूत्रमपि द्विधा।
चिंतनेंशकसूत्रस्याप्ययं न्यायो विचिन्त्यताम।।६.८।।
चरे चरस्थिरद्वंद्वा स्थिरे द्वंद्वचरस्थिराः।
द्वंद्वे स्थिरोभयचरा जीवो रोगो मृतिः क्रमात।।६.९।।
आरूढ़स्य च लग्न पत्योरैक्ये च सौहृदे।
जीवसूत्रं विजानीयात्समत्वे रोगदं भवेत।।६.१०।।
तयोश्शात्रवभावे तु सूत्रं मरणप्रदम।
गणयेल्लग्ननक्षत्रादारभ्य प्रष्टुजन्मभम।।६.११।।
त्रिभिस्तां गणयेत्संख्यामेकशेषे तु जीवकृत।
द्विशेषे रोगदं सूत्रं निश्शेषे मरणप्रदम।।६.१२।।
आरूढ़तददशमयोद्विर्तयंचंद्रराशिगम।
यदि जीवनदं सूत्रं द्वयं चेत्सूर्यराशिगम्।।६.१३।।
मृत्युसूत्रं तदा ज्ञेयं यदा तु पुनरेनयोः।
एकं चान्द्रं परं सौरं रोगसूत्रं तदा भवेत।।६.१४।।
जीवसूत्रफलं दीर्घमायु रुक्शमनादि च।
रोगोत्पत्तिश्च रुग्दैघ्र्यं रोगसूत्रफलं मतम।।६.१५।।
मृतिसूत्रफलं मृत्युः प्रष्टुस्सम्बन्घिनामपि।
प्रेप्सिताप्तिरपि प्रष्टुः सुत्रे जीवनदायिनी।।६.१६।।
रोगदे कार्यनाशादिर्दुःखं भीरपि मृत्युदे।

If Arudha and Prashna Lagna are both in movable signs or when one of them is in a fixed sign and another in dual sign then it is Jeeva Sutra (Jeeva Sutra gives life). When one of them is in movable sign and another in dual sign then or when both of them is in fixed signs then it is Mrityu Sutra (death indicated) when both of them are either in movable signs or when one of them is in a movable sign and another in a fixed sign then it is Roga Sutra (disease indicated).
When judging through Amsha Sutra, instead of taking Lagna one should take Lagna Navansha.

Very much similar to the Jaimini system, it looks like the author have taken the short-long-middle life formula of Jaimini and interpreted/modified it to indicate life (long life), disease (middle life) and death (short life). As a devout follower of the real Jaimini system, I will proudly claim here that Jaimini has been in usage for a long and many Acharya’s either knowingly or unknowingly have used it to its rules to their best understanding, knowledge and interpretation.

In the Prashna chart at hand Lagna and Arudha, both were in Cancer indicating Jeeva sutra under Samanya Sutra which was the first indication towards my conclusion (and latter true prediction) on her mother’s well-being. Lord of Lagna and Arudha is the same Moon in the movable sign Libra hence Adhipa Sutra also indicates Jeeva Sutra, Lagna Navansha in Leo and Lagna in Cancer indicates Roga Sutra under Amsha Sutra. Two sutras indicate Jeeva whereas one indicates Roga, hence the person (her mother) has a long life but currently is diseased.

If in a movable ascendant the Navansha Lagna is movable, fixed or dual then it indicates life, disease and death respectively, in a fixed ascendant dual, movable and fixed Navansha indicates longevity, disease and death respectively, in a dual ascendant if Navansha is fixed, dual or movable then it indicates longevity, disease and death respectively.
Use this method for Navansha Sutra.

If the lord of Arudha and Prashna Lagna is one or they are friends then it indicates longevity, if they are mutually neutral then it indicates disease and when they are mutually inimical towards each other then it indicates death.

This is Adhipa Sutra

Here in this method use Satyacharya’s method of finding enmity and friendship between planets. The rule is lord of 2nd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th and 12th from Mula-Trikona sign of any planet are its friends, lord of 3rd, 6th, 7th, 10th or 11th sign from Mula-Trikona sign of any planet are its enemies and when a planet becomes the lord of both a friendly and inimical house then it becomes neutral towards that planet.

Count from Lagna Nakshatra (of Prashna) to the questioner’s Moon Nakshatra, then divide the answer by 3, if the remainder is 1 then it indicates longevity, remainder 2 indicates disease and remainder 0 indicates death.

This is Nakshatra Sutra.

In the Prashna, the Lagna Nakshatra is Pushya, the Nakshatra of the questioner was UttaraShadha, the count from Pushya to UttaraShadha is 14, which when divided by 3 gives 2 as remainder which indicates that the native will remain diseased.

If Arudha and 10th from it are Moon signs then it indicates longevity, if they are Sun signs then it indicates death if one of them is moon sign and another is Sun sign then it indicates disease.

This is Mahasutra.

Here Dr B. V. Raman says Moon ruled signs are hind-rising signs which are Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Sagittarius and Capricorn, Sun ruled signs are head-rising signs which are Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Aquarius and Pisces. However, as per accepted cannons of Vedic Jyotish (refer Saravali Chapter 3, Shloka 9), six signs in direct order from Leo are ruled by Sun and six signs in reverse order from Cancer are ruled by Moon. Hence Sun ruled signs are Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius and Capricorn. Moon ruled signs are Cancer, Gemini, Taurus, Aries, Pisces and Aquarius.

द्वादशमण्डलभगणं तस्यार्धे सिंहतो रविर्नाथः!
कर्कटकात्प्रतिलोमं शशि तथान्येअपि तत्स्थानात!! ३.९
Saravali Chapter 3, Shloka 9

In the Prashna, Arudha is in Cancer and 10th from it is Aries, both signs ruled by Moon hence longevity is indicated.

Longlife and freedom from the disease are results of longevity Sutra (Jeeva Sutra), the occurrence of disease and suffering from it for a long time is the result of disease Sutra (Roga Sutra), the death of questioner or the person related to Prashna Chart is the result of death Sutra (Mrityu Sutra).
In Jeeva Sutra the questioner gets gains as per his wishes, in Roga Sutra the word/undertaking gets destroyed or such inauspicious results take place, in Mrityu Sutra misery, fear etc disastrous results happen.

Death combinations from Trisphuta

कुलीरभृड़गमत्स्येषुदोषदंस्याघथोत्तरम।
तत्राप्यहीन्द्रपौष्णेषु तथैव त्रिस्फुटं भवेत।।६.२८।।
कर्कीवृश्चिकमीनानां त्रिस्फुटं चरमांशगम।
मृत्युप्रदं भवेत्प्रटुरब्दमासदिनैः क्रमात।।६.२९।।
मेषात केसरिणस्तथैव धनुषो भानां चतुष्कं क्रमा
त्सृष्टिस्थानविनाशसंज्ञमजतो दस्त्रात्तथा भानि च।
त्रीणि त्रीणि नवांशका भवनवन्नाशक्ष्र्सन्ध्याह्वये।
ष्वष्टाशीतितमांशकादिषु तथा नो शोभनं त्रिस्फुटं।।६.३०।।
कर्कटान्त्यनवभागसंश्रितं त्रिस्फुटं मरणदायि वत्सरात।
मासतो मधुकरान्त्यभागगं रेवतीचरमभागं दिनात।।६.३१।।
त्रिस्फुटं नवहतं निहन्वितनैभं विना यदि तदृक्षसन्धिगम।
जन्मगं यदि च तत्त्रिकोणगं मृत्युदं भवति पृच्छतांध्रुवं।।६.३२।।
त्रिस्फुटस्य भनवांशयोर्बलं यस्य तेन जनिचंद्रसङ्गमः।
मृत्युवेजहरिर्कामुकांशगं त्रिस्फुटं यदि महत्तरायुषे।।६.३३।।
संयुक्तं गुलिकेन वा यदि खरैर्नो शोभनं त्रिस्फुटं।
तत्र स्यात्तदुड़ूद्भवो यदि निजे गेहस्य कल्पयो गदः।
दोषणां नवकेण चान्वितमिदं प्रष्टुवि्रपत्यै भवे।
त्सृष्टयृक्षादिगतं च सदग्रहयुतं दीर्घायुरारोग्यदम।।६.३४
विषोष्णविष्टिगण्डान्तलाटैकार्गलवैघृताः।
गुलिकोअहिशिरश्चैते नावदोषा बलोत्तराः।।

Trisphuta becomes more and more blemished in Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces (respectively), in the same manner, it is more and more blemished in Ashlesha, Jyestha and Revati Nakshatras, If Trisphuta is in these Rashi’s or Nakshatras then it becomes more and more blemished.

Aries etc four signs are named creation (Aries, Taurus, Gemini and Cancer), Leo etc four signs are named sustenance (Leo, Virgo, Libra and Scorpio) and Sagittarius etc four signs are named destruction (Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces). Three Nakshatra’s from PurvaBhadraprad and three Navansha’s from the first Navansha and four-four signs from Lagna are also termed as creation, sustenance and destruction.
In the Nakshatra or Rashi names Vinasa, in Gandanta Nakshatra or Rashi or in 80th Navansha from questioner’s Navansha, Trisphuta is not good.

In the Prashna, Trisphuta is in 14 degrees 01 minutes Pisces, which is destruction Rashi, UttaraBhadra Nakshatra which is a sustenance Nakshatra, 5th Navansha which is again sustenance and 9th house which is destruction house. There is a tie here, considering other factors as well my answer was positive.

If the Trisphuta comes in last Navansha of Cancer one dies with one year, Last Navansha of Scorpio death in one month and Last Navansha of Pisces death within one day should be predicted.

Multiply Trisphuta by 9, leave the signs, take minutes and degrees and multiply it by 12, it gives Navansha and Dvadasamsa, if it comes in the junction of signs (Gandanta), or if it is in the birth Nakshatra of the questioner then it certainly gives death.

Stronger between the Rashi or Navansha position of Trisphuta if falls in the sign of natal Moon then it gives death or in Leo or Sagittarius Navansha gives death in old age.

Trisphuta conjoined by Gulika or malefics is not good, whichever Nakshatra it occupies, it gives disease in that Nakshatra, if it is having any of the nine blemishes then disaster falls on native if it is in Nakshatra or Rashi signifying creation or it is with benefics then it gives long life and health.

These nine blemishes are Nakshatra Visaghati, Ushnaghati, Gandanta, Vyatipataa, Ekargala, Vaidhriti, Mandi and Saarpsheersha (explained earlier).

Panchasphuta Death Combinations

लग्नाहिमांदीन्दुरविस्फुटानां योगे भवेयुर्यदि जन्मभानि।
वधक्ष्रवैनाशिकपौष्णभानि मृत्युविपत्प्रत्यरयोश्च साध्यः।।६.४३।।
दीर्घायुदृढ़मादिशेद्यदि तनोमृत्योर्युतीक्षादिकं।
पीड़ा स्याद्वपुषो रुजाथ तदसोर्मोहप्रदं पृच्छताम।।६.४४।।
द्वंद्वांशे यदि लग्नचंद्रगुलिका मृत्युप्रदा रोगदाः
प्रष्टुस्ते स्थिरभागगा यदि चरांशेष्वायुरारोग्यदाः।
अन्योन्यं यदि ते त्रिकोणभगताभागा महारोगदा
दृष्टा मोहकरा युता मरणदाः कर्कीत्रिकोणे दृढम।।६.४५।।
प्रागलग्नं पंचनिघ्नं गुलिकयुतमासुं प्राहुरिदुं वसुघ्नं
मान्ध्याठ्यं चापि देहं मुनिहतगुलिकं भानुयुक्तं च मृत्युम।
प्रणाधिक्ये तु रोगः शमनमथ रुजां देहवृद्धौ प्रवृद्धे
मृत्यौ स्यात्तेषु मृत्युर्जनिभमुपगते सार्पपौष्णेन्द्रभे वा।।६.४६।।

If Panchasphuta comes in birth Rashi or in Vadha Tara, Vainasika Nakshatra, or in Revati Nakshatra or in Vipata or Pratyari Tara then it gives death.
Vadha Tara is 22nd Nakshatra (from Natal Moon), Vainasika Nakshatra is the 88th quarter of this 22nd Nakshatra, Vipata is 3-12-21 Nakshatra from Moon and Pratyari is 5-14-23 Nakshatra from Moon.

From UttaraShadha, UttaraPhalguni, where Prashna Panchasphuta falls, is 19th Nakshatra, it is safe. It is to be noted that Dr B.V.Raman translates जन्मभानि as Janma Nakshatra, which will lead to wrong judgement.

Known Lagna Navansha as Prana, Moon Navansha as Deha and Gulika Navansha as Mrityu. If planets signifying Prana and Deha are related by aspect or conjunction and there is no connection of planet signifying Mrityu then long life is to be predicted. If Deha is influenced by Mrityu then pain in the body and disease is to be predicted, if Prana is influenced by Mrityu then illusion to the diseased/questioner is to be predicted.

In the Prashna, Deha is influenced by Mrityu hence pain and disease in the body is to be predicted.

If Lagna, Moon and Mandi are in a Dual Navansha then it gives death, in fixed Navansha gives disease and in movable Navansha they give longevity, If they are mutually 5th or 9th signs then it gives deaded disease if they three aspects each other then it gives unconsciousness, if conjoined to each other they give death, in trine to Cancer (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces) then they give death for sure.

In Prashna, Lagna and Moon Navansha is in fixed signs, hence they give disease.

Prashna Lagna multiplied by 5 and Mandi’s longitude added to it gives Prana, Moon multiply by 8 and Mandi added to it gives Deha and Mandi multiplied by 7 and Sun (Sun’s longitude) added to it gives Mrityu. If Prana is more it gives freedom from disease, if Deha is more it gives disease, if Mrityu is more or if Mrityu is in birth sign or it is in Ashlesha, Revati or Jyestha Nakshatra it gives death.

Prashna Lagna 11.14.01 (20641) + Mandi 01.11.35 (2495) = 22136 X 5 = 110680
Moon 06.26.51 (12411) + Mandi 01.11.35 (2495) = 14906 X 8 = 119248
Mandi 01.11.35 (2495) + Sun 11.26.00 (21360) = 23855 X 7 = 166985

Arudha exaltation and debilitation

उच्चे राशावंशके वा स्थितो यो वारेमुष्यारूढ़राशिस्तदुच्चः।
यद्यारोग्यं दीर्घमायुश्च वाच्यं प्रश्टुरमृत्युवै्रपरीत्ये त्वमुष्मात।।८.१४।।

If Arudha Rashi coincides with the exaltation or debilitation sign of the weekday lord then Arudha is also exalted or debilitated, in such cases (in exaltation) it gives freedom from disease otherwise (in debilitation) gives death.

Arudha Death Combinations

आरूढ़लग्नभांशानांमांदीराशिनवांशयोः।
योगो रोगप्रदस्तत्र बहुयोगो मृत्तिप्रदः।।८.२०।।
आरूढे वा विलग्ने वा गण्डान्तांशः सपापदृक।
उदेति चेदभवेन्मृत्युरारुढाष्टमभे तथा।।८.२२।।

Arudha Sign, Lagna Sign, Arudha Navansha or Lagna Navansha if any two of them conjoin the Rashi or Navansha or Mandi then it gives death, in the questions related to disease, if there is no malefic in Arudha say there is no disease, in other Prashna as well, according to malefic planets in Arudha diseases related to them is to be told.

Arudha Sign, Lagna Sign or the sign in 8th from Arudha comes in last Navansha of Gandanta signs and it is conjoined or aspected by malefics then death is to be told.

Result of Lagna etc.

मांदीन्दुदयलग्नांशा मृत्युदेहासवश्चरे।
आयुरारोग्यदासत्वैते रोगदैर्घ्यप्रदा स्थिरे।।८.३७।।
द्वंद्वगास्संयुताश्चैते त्रय प्रष्ठुर्मृतिप्रदाः।
मोहदाः स्युर्मिथो दृष्टास्त्रिकोणस्था महारुजे।।८.३८।।
योगदृष्टयादिसम्बन्धस्त्वायुषेप्राणदेहयोः।
देहमृत्योस्तु रोगाय प्राणमृत्योस्तु मोहकृत।।८.३९।।

Gulika, Moon, Lagna and Lagna Navansha and Mrityu, Deha and Prana if they are in movable signs then it indicates longevity and freedom from the disease if in a fixed sign they indicate long-lasting disease if they are in dual signs (combined) then the disease is to be told. If they mutually aspect then it gives the illusion and if they are in mutual trines then it gives dreaded diseases.
The relationship between Prana and Deha gives longevity, the relationship between Deha and Mrityu gives disease and the relationship between Prana and Mrityu gives illusion (fits/death).

Result of Prana, Mrityu and Deha.

लग्नेन्दूमानदानाभ्यामित्युक्तानामथोफलं।
प्राणमृत्युशरीरणामधुना समुदीर्यते।।८.४५।।
प्राणमृत्युशरीरेषु देहाधिक्ये रुजां शमः।
प्राणेधिके महान रोगो मृत्युश्चेदधिको मृतिः।।८.४६।।
मृत्यौ ज्येष्ठाहिपौष्णस्थे जन्मभस्थे च पंचता।
मृत्युः प्राणश्च देहश्च क्रमवृद्धाः शुभप्रदाः।।८.४७।।
लग्नेन्दूगुलिकांशैरप्याधिक्यादिविचिन्तनम।
एतत्तु क्रियते कैश्चिदप्यथ विलिख्यते।।८.४८।।
लग्नांशकेधिके वृद्धि रुजां चंद्राशके शमः।
मन्ध्येशे मृत्तिराधिक्यं गताभिर्घटिकादिभिः।।८.५९।।
मृत्युकालसतां प्राणे मध्यगे तद्युतेक्षिते।
प्रस्टुर्मरणमादेश्यं शुभदोस्येन्दुसंगमः।।८.५०।।
आरुढेन तदीशेन लग्नलग्नांशकाधिपैः।
इन्द्वशेनेन्दुना युक्तौ मृत्युकालौ मृत्तिप्रदौ।।८.५१।।

Now, telling results of Prana, Deha and Mrityu obtained by Lagna and Moon both multiplied by 5 and 8 respectively.
If Deha is more then freedom from disease, Prana is more than deadly disease and if Mrityu is more then death is to be predicted.
If Mrityu is in Jyestha, Ashlesha or Revati or in birth-Nakshatra of the questioner then death happens, otherwise, Mrityu, Prana and Deha respectively give good results, if they are more (advanced in a sign, or the resultant after multiplication is more).

Now, the results of Lagna Navansha is Prana, Moon Navansha is Deha and Mandi Navansha is Mrityu is being told.
Some teachers also judge results based on their advancement (in Rashi/zodiac), if the passed duration of Lagna is more then increase in disease, if Moon’s passed duration is more than freedom from disease or if Mandi’s passed duration/degree is more then death is to be predicted.
If the Prana longitude is between malefics or is between Mriyu or Kala (Upagraha’s) or aspected/conjoined by them, then the death of the questioner is to be predicted, if it is with Moon then it gives good results.
If Mrityu or Kala is conjoined with Arudha Sign, Arudha’s lord, Lagna Sign, Lagna Lord, Lagna Navansha, Lagna Navansha Lord, Moon or Moon Navansha then it gives death.

Chandra Kriya

प्रश्नकालसुधाभानुक्रियाणां सदृश्यंं फलम।
प्रष्टुव्रक्तमित्युक्तं जीवैनैतद्विलिख्यते।।८.६४।।
क्रमाच्चन्द्रक्रियाः पंच पंच मेषादि राशिषु।
प्रकल्प्य तत्समं ब्रुयात्सर्वकार्येषु तत्फलं।।८.६५।।
प्रश्नकाले गुणश्चेन्द्वोः यदि शुभप्रदः।
तथा चाशुभकर्मस्थे चंद्रो प्रश्नेशुभप्रदः।।८.६६।।

As per Brihaspati, results identical to the name given to 60 Kriya’s of the moon is to be told to the questioner.
In Twelve signs from Aries, 6-6 minutes is to be given per Chandra Kriya and then their result according to their name is to be told.

The questioner is diseased or healthy. 

लग्नेशो यदि केन्द्रगः खलु बली राशौ चरे चांशके
प्रश्नः स्वस्थगतोथ रिफरिपुगो लग्नाधिपश्चेत्स्थिरे।
निर्वीर्यश्च महागदार्तविषया पृच्छाथ मिश्रः स चेत्तोयर्द्घि-
क्षयवन्मुहुः प्रशमनं वृद्दिश्च वाच्ये रुजाम।।९.७।।

If the Lagna lord is strong in Kendra and he is either in a movable sign or Navansha then it is a question about a healthy person. If the Lagna lord is weak in the 12th or 6th house and in a fixed sign then the question is related to a person suffering from a serious disease. If conditions are mixed then the situation is to be inferred by high or low tide. 

High or low tide is also known as Toyakshaya, is a condition that is decided based on the position of the Moon from the ascendant. If the Moon is between Lagna to 4th house or between the seventh house to 10th house then it is of high tide, when the moon is placed between the 4th house to 7th house or between the 10th house to Lagna then it is of low tide. 

In the Prashna under consideration, Moon the Lagna lord is in a Kendra is a movable sign, but in a fixed Navansha, Moon being in the fourth house it is a case of high tide, which indicates that the person (about whom the Prashna is asked) is not diseased.

Three Yoga’s for a long life. 

लग्नाधिपश्च मृतिपश्च मिथः समेतौ
यद्वास्वतुङ्गानिजगेहसुहृदगृहस्थौ।
लग्नेशशुक्रधिशणाश्चधनत्रिकोण
केंद्रस्थिता विदघते खलु दीर्घमायुः।।९.१२।।

Lagna lord or eight lords together in any house or they both are exalted, in own Rashi or in friendly Rashi or Lagna Lord, Venus and Jupiter are in 2nd house, 5th house, 9th house or Kendra then certainly there is long life.

In the Prashna, Moon who is Lagna Lord is in exalted Navansha, Saturn the eighth lord is in his own Rashi in the seventh house and Lagna Lord and Venus are in Kendra’s indicating long life.

Five factors of longevity assessment.

लग्नंविलग्नपतिमृत्युदीशचंद्राः
प्रष्टायुषोवगमने खलु साधनानि।
तेषां शुभाशुभदृगन्वयवीर्यवत्ता
निर्वीर्यतादीगुणदोषवशाद्विचिन्तयं।।९.१८।।
पापान्तरस्थितिशुभेतरदृष्टियोगा
दोषा गुणास्त्रयं इमे वपुषः शुभानां।
स्वेशस्य सङ्गमदृशौ च गुणौ भवतां
दोषा गुणाश्च खुल लग्नवदष्टमस्य।।९.१९।।
पापान्वयेक्षणशुभेतरमध्यवास
मौठ्यारिनीचभगमास्तनुपस्यदोषाः।
तुङ्गात्मबन्धुभवनस्थितिसौम्ययोग
वीक्षान्तरस्थितिविलोमगमा गुणाः स्युः।।९.२०।।
चंद्रस्यारिमृतिव्ययस्थितिरसन्मध्यस्थितीक्षान्वयाः 
क्षणीत्वं तनुगत्वमत्र निजनीचाप्तिश्च दोषा इमे।
पूर्णत्वंशुभमध्यवासयुतिदृग्देवड़्यकेंद्रस्थिता
स्थानं तुङ्गगृहे युतिश्च गुरुणा साङ्गे.विशेषादगुणाः।।९.२२।।
त्र्यायारिष्वसदा वासो  दीर्घायुष्यकृदीरितः।
वराहमिहिरेणैव पद्येन गुरुशादिना।।९.२३।।

Lagna, Lagna lord, eight houses, eighth lord and Moon are the five factors to judge longevity. Good aspect, the conjunction of benefits and their strength are three virtues and malefic aspect, malefic conjunction and weakness are demerits, based on these factors one should judge longevity.

Lagna hemmed between two malefics, aspected by malefics or conjoined with malefics are three demerits, and its placement between two benefics (in 12th and 2nd house), aspect of benefics and benefic conjunctions are three merits. The aspect of its lord (Lagna lord) or conjunction (of Lagna lord) is also a merit of Lagna. The merits and demerits of the eighth house are the same as of Lagna.

Malefic conjunction, malefic aspect, hemmed in between malefics, combustion, being placed in inimical sign or being debilitated are demerits of Lagna lord. Placement in exaltation sign, placement in own sign, conjunction with benefic planets, aspected by benefic planets, hemmed in between benefics and retrogression are the merits of Lagna lord.

Here two things are to be noted very carefully, hemmed in between malefics is a very bad condition for longevity, this rule when tested in birth charts also gives fantastic results. Also, some naive people in astrology may opine that retrogression (as per the Shloka) is a good condition as it is opposed to combustion as a demerit for Lagna lord, However, it is not so because Varahamihira in his Brihat Jataka tells us to multiply the longevity given by a retrograde planet by three, only on that grounds here retrogression is taken as a merit for Lagna lord, retrogression making any planet benefic is not true. The importance of Varahamihira and his work is fairly clear from the first chapter of the text itself, where the author himself tells that “one wearing the garland of Varahamihira’s Horashastram will win every astrological argument and will make amazing astrological arguments” my Guru always told me that Ashtamangala Prashna is nothing but an interpretation of Varahamihira’s Brihat Jataka from Prashna’s perspective.

The merits and demerits of the eighth lord are also the same as that of the Lagna lord, just being placed in a Kendra is not merit for the eighth lord as it is for the Lagna lord.

Being placed in the 6th, 8th or 12th house, hemmed in between malefics, aspected by malefics, conjoined by malefics, being debilitated in Lagna are the demerits of Moon. Being Full (nearing Purnima) hemmed in between benefics, conjoined by benefics, aspected by benefics, being placed with Jupiter in Kendra, being in own sign, or being with exalted Jupiter (in Lagna) are the merits of Moon.

Malefics in 3rd, 6th and 11th give longevity, as told by Varahamihira in his “GuruShashiSahite KuleerLagne” Shloka.

This once again, emphasises the importance of Varahamihira’s Brihat Jataka and its importance in Prashna, and for that matter in complete astrology. Varahamihira’s text named Horashastram and popularly known as Brihat Jatakam is the best treatise, concise yet most authoritative, remember my Guru’s wordings about what is Ashtamangala Prashna? Brihat Jataka is such a great text that it needs a separate article to explain its greatness.

Varahamihira’s Shloka
गुरुशशिसहिते कुलीरलग्ने शशितनये भृगुजे च केंद्रयाते।
भवरिपुसहजोपगैश्च शेषैरमितमिहायुरनुक्रमाद विना स्यात।।७.१३।।

If Jupiter conjoined with Moon is in Cancer ascendant, Venus and Mercury are in Kendra’s and remaining planets (Sun, Mars, Saturn) are in 11th 6th or 3rd house then that person’s longevity is not bound by mathematical methods but he has a very long life.

I have a three-page long commentary to this Shloka written in my notebook, but let me leave it for some other article.

Combinations continued

लग्नं मूर्धोदयं चेच्छुभपतिनिहितं वीक्षितं चाखिलानां
दीर्घायुष्यप्रदं स्यान्निधनमपि तथैवान्यभावा विचिन्त्याः।
रंध्रेशो लग्नपो वा यदि बलसहितौ चानयोर्वाधिमैत्री
चारुढ़श्चोर्ध्ववक्त्रः समयजलसमृद्धः स मूर्धोदयाख्यः।।९.२४।।
द्रेक्काणाः फनिभूषणा मृतिकराः कोलाभ गृधाननाः
सक्रूरा यदि शीतगौ निधनगे हीनस्य च व्याधिना।
रंध्रे शीतकरो भवेन्मृतिकरः पृष्ठोदयो लग्नगः
पापाः केंद्रमृतिस्थिताश्च मृतिदा रोगार्दितानां नृणाम।।९.२५।।

If Lagna is having a head-rising sign (Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Aquarius and Pisces) conjoined by a benefic and all other planets aspect it, it is a combination for long life. Other houses should also be judged in the same way

What it is meant by the same way, the house having a benefic and aspected by all other planets (or any other planet), good result of that comes because of a benefic placement.

If Lagna and eighth lord are strong or they are extremely friendly (using five-fold friendship), and Arudha Rashi is upper-faced and at the time there is high tide and that is (Lagna under consideration is) a head-rising sign then it indicates longevity.

Signs in 12th, 4th or 8th from Sun are upwards facing, 1st, 5th and 9th from Sun are downwards facing, 2nd, 6th and 10th from Sun are looking in the straight direction and signs in 3rd, 7th and 11th from Sun are looking from backwards facing.

If in Lagna there is Sarpa, Kolasya or Griddha Drekkana with malefics (situated therein) and Moon is in the eighth house then a person free from the disease will also die. If Moon is in the eighth house and Lagna is a hind-rising sign and malefics are in Kendra or the eighth house then it gives death to humans (questioner).

Sarpa Dreekana is last and middle of Cancer, first and middle of Scorpio and last of Pisces. Kolasya Drekkana is first of cancer. Pakshi Drekkana is the middle of Libra and Gemini and the first of Aquarius and Leo. According to some other Acharya’s first drekkana of Leo is Pakshi (bird) and first, of Scorpio, middle of Cancer and last of Pisces is Sarpa (snake) Drekkana, the first opinion is frequently used.

Arudha and Lagna both of them are important

तत्कालोघद्राशिःप्रष्ट्रारूढ़श्चलग्नशब्दोक्तौ।
कृष्णीयादिषु कथितं ताभ्यां द्वाभ्यां फलं हि वाच्यमिति।।९.२६।।
भूमिष्ठं स्थिरचक्रं चरति तथाकाश एव चरचक्रम।
चक्रद्वितयेन फलं प्रश्नादौ पृच्छतां वाच्यं।।९.२७।।
उदयारूढ़क्षाभ्यां शुभाशुभं प्रष्टुरादिशेद्यद्वत।
दैवविदो व्ययभाभ्यां तदायभाभ्यां तथैव दूतस्य।।९.२८।।
अथोदयारूढ़भयोर्द्धयोस्तदा बलान्वितादद्वादशभावजं फलं।
तथात्मपित्रादिपदार्थकारकैरपि ग्रहैरर्कमुखैमुखैर्विमृश्यते।।९.२९।।
कृश्नीये तु तयोर्विषयविभाग उक्तः। तथा च तदुक्तिः।
प्रश्नः खलुदयारूढ़ प्राधान्येन द्विधा मतः।
भास्करोदयवेलायां संचरत्यपि पृच्छके।।९.३०।।
पृच्छके विद्यया युक्ते यात्रादिचरकर्मसु।
उदयेन फलं ब्रूयादेवमादिषु दैववित।।९.३१।।
कर्मान्ते च दिनान्ते च शयिते पृच्छके निशि।
प्रदेशे जन सम्पूर्णे मुष्टौ चान्तर्गृहस्य च।।९.३२।।
विषयेस्थावराणामित्यादिष्वारुढराशिना।
चिन्त्यमत्रोभयत्रापि स्वं स्वं छत्रं तदुच्यते।।९.३३।।

Currently rising Lagna and Arudha Rashi both of them are referred to as Lagna in texts such as Krishneeyam, hence one should predict using both these points (ascendant’s).
Sthira Chakra is placed on earth and Chara Chakra moving in the sky both of them rotates and the answer to a question is to be answered after considering both these Chakras.
As we say good and bad results to questioner from rising sign and Arudha sign in the same way we should tell the results (of/to) astrologer from 12th house and result (of/to) the one who comes with the question from 11th house.
The stronger between rising sign and Arudha is used to predict the results of twelve houses and based on the significations of planets (such as Sun for father), results for them (father etc.) is told.
Based on the dominance of Lagna or Arudha, Prashna is of two types. At the time of sunrise due to the importance of time, and because Arudha is difficult to be known Lagna (rising) gets predominance, when questioner comes (to astrologer) or when the questioner is well known (Well versed in astrology) or when the astrologer is walking or travelling in such cases predictions should be made from rising ascendant.
When the work is already done by the questioner (and when the question is about its results), or when the question is asked after day end (sunset), or when the questioner has slept, in the night, or when the place where the question is asked is crowded (means where there are many people lined up to ask questions), or it is a silent question (where the astrologer have to guess what is in the questioner’s mind) or in case of Mushti Prashna (questions related to what is in my hands), or when the questioner is inside his home or when the question is asked about a non-living thing, in all such cases predictions should be made from Arudha Sign
Both the Chatra (of the Lagna and Arudha) is also to be analysed.

Sthira Chakra – ऐनद्यां मेषवृषावग्निकोणे मिथुनभं स्थितं! याम्यां कर्कटसिन्हौ स्तो नैऋत्यां दिशि कन्यका!!२.७
वारुण्यां तु तुलाकीटौ वायुकोणे धनुःस्थितिः! सौम्यां मृगघटौ स्यातामैशान्यां दिशि मीनभम!! तत्र यत्र स्थितः प्रष्टा पृच्छत्यारुढभं हि तत!! २.८-९
आरूढ़त्वात्पृच्छकेनराशिरारुढउच्यते! तस्मिन् सम्यक्परिज्ञाते सर्वं तेनैव चिन्त्यतां!!२.१०
तस्मिन्ननिश्चिते चक्रं विलिख्यास्मिन सुपूजिते! पृष्टा स्वर्णेन यं राशि स्पृशेदारूढ़ एव सः!! २.११
Aries and Taurus in the eastern direction, Gemini in the south-east, Cancer and Leo in the south, Virgo in the south-west, Libra and Scorpio in the west, Sagittarius in the north-west, Capricorn and Aquarius in the north, and Pisces is situated in the north-east. Based on the place where the astrologer sits, as per the east etc. directions, the zodiac is to be imagined (as told above), based on the place/direction where the questioner sits, because the questioner is sitting there it is called Arudha (literally meaning to ride on something), an astrologer based on the direction where the questioner sits, should properly decide Arudha and then should consider/judge questions therefrom (from that Rashi in the Prashna chart).
If this is not possible, (for example where the seating placement is fixed for the querent), in such cases the astrologer should make a diagram consisting of twelve signs and he (the astrologer) should worship that diagram, then the questioner should be told to put a gold coin anywhere in the diagram (Chakra) and then based on the sign he (the questioner) keeps the gold coin, the Arudha which is known as Svarna Arudha should be considered.

Some other methods of Arudha are – The gold coin to be placed by a child, generally a virgin girl child symbolic of the goddess, based on the number of betel-leaves the questioners have come with, there is a separate method of Prashna using this system alone, to be dealt in another article and based on the Akshara Arudha (used in this case).

The house indicating astrologer is the twelfth house, many astrologers are confused as to which house is to be taken for an astrologer, some take 8th some 9th some 11th but here Prashna Marga is very clear that the twelfth house should be considered as the house for the astrologer if the twelfth house has malefic or other bad indications then the bad effects of the Prashna also comes to the astrologer and the astrologer should also perform remedies for doing/attending the Prashna.

Some people opine that when someone else asks a question for someone else, we should rotate the chart from that house. For example, if someone asked a question for their mother then the Prashna chart is to be seen from the fourth house. According to me, this approach is not right, the Lagna has all indications and under no circumstances, it can be substituted by any other house. The Prashna is always indicative of the person on/to whom the Prashna is asked for, like in this case the Prashna is for mother by daughter but we don’t rotate the house, we judge it using normal methods only. Even in the Nakshatra Sutra case, I took Nakshatra of the daughter instead of the mother as the Prashna is always focused on the person, despite the fact that the Prashna is asked by the native himself or not. Here in this Shloka it is very clearly told that the person who came with the question (if there is any such person) should be seen from the eleventh house in the Prashna.

Some people are of the opinion that Prashna (or for that matter any chart) should not be seen in the night as sages have prohibited that, there is no such case. In olden times the ascendant was decided based on “Chhaya Yantra” an instrument which used to tell ascendant degree based on the reflection made by sun’s rays and because it was not possible to be used in the night, owing to the greater risk of calculating wrong Lagna or wrong Lagna degrees, it was prohibited to see charts during night time, however, this Shloka is very clear that charts can be seen through night time also. Such views should be rejected and any knowledge branch such as astrology should be handled with a scientific approach only and not based on dogmas or pre-conceived notions.

Chatra Rashi.

मार्तण्डे वृषतोलितश्च चतुरो राशीनतोन्यांस्तथा
प्राप्तेअजो मिथुनं क्रमेण च वृषो विथ्योथु यावान भवेत।
आरुढादुदयोथवीथिभवनात्तावदभवेच्छत्रभं
ग्राह्यं स्यातस्थिरचक्र एतदृढे लग्नांशकश्छादकः।।९.३४।।

As per Sun’s occupation of signs from Taurus to Leo, Scorpio to Aquarius and other four signs, Veethi Rashi will be respectively Aries, Gemini and Taurus. Decide this Veethi Rashi and then count how many houses Lagna is removed from Arudha, the same number of the house from Veethi Rashi will be the Chatra Rashi. The Chatra Rashi of Lagna (rising) is Lagna Navansha.

In the Prashna chart, Lagna and Arudha is the same Cancer, Sun is in Pisces giving Veethi Rashi to Aries, from Arudha to Lagna the count is one as they are in same signs, so the Chatra is also one Rashi from Veethi which means the Veethi Rashi Aries itself is the Chatra Rashi. The Chatra for Lagna is Leo because Lagna degree is 5 which gives second Navansha (Leo).

Five tools of longevity determination. 

एतेषु दोषरहितेषु गुणान्वितेषु
नीरोगताद्यखिलसौख्यमनल्पमायुः।
दोषान्वितेषु.विगुणेषु मृतिश्च रोग
दैर्घ्यादिकंतु गुणदोषविमिश्रितेषु।।९.३६।।
तत्कालजैर्निमित्तैःप्रष्टारूढोदयेन्दुगुलिकाघैः।
आयुः प्रथमं चिंत्यं स्वस्थातुरविषयभेदमवगम्य।।९.२।।

These Lagna etc five elements if free of any blemishes and are with many virtues then it gives freedom from disease and all kinds of happiness and long-life, but if these five elements/factors are blemished and without any virtues then one will face death and if it having both blemishes and virtues then the along-lasting disease is there.

The five elements/factors are omens at the time of Prashna, Arudha, Lagna, Moon and Gulika, these are to be used to see disease-related questions or in any type of Prashna first, the longevity of the questioner is to be assessed.

Continued from above

लग्नं देहोष्टमो जीवस्तयोरधिपयोर्बलम।
अन्योन्यदृष्टियोगौ च दीर्घायु प्रष्टुरायुषे।।९.३७।।
लग्नाधिपश्चजीवश्चशुक्रश्चारूढ़केंद्रगः।
एकैकोप्यायुषे प्रष्टुः किमु द्वौ किं पुनस्त्रयः।।९.३८।।
अन्योन्यकेंद्रगोष्वेषु दीर्घमायुरितीतरे।।९.३९।।
सौम्यास्त्रिकोणधनकेंद्रभवाष्टमस्था
दीर्घायुषे सहजषडभवगाश्च पापाः।
अन्यत्रगा मरणरोगकराश्च ते स्यु 
र्मान्दिर्मृतौ मृतिकरोपि गुणेषु सत्सु।।९.४०।।
सर्वेषामपि पापानां मांदीदोषप्रदाधिकं।
सोतिदोषकरो योगदृग्वर्गशतः शनेः।।९.४१।।
वराहमिहिरो होराषष्ठाध्यायेभ्यघत्त यान।
योगान मृत्तिकरान सद्यस्तत्संवादो विचिन्त्यताम।।९.४२।।

Lagna indicates body and the eighth house indicates the soul, based on their strength and their mutual aspect or conjunction the questioner gets long life.
Lagna Lord, Jupiter or Venus anyone of them if in Kendra to Arudha Sign (as in the case with the Prashna at hand) then it is good for the longevity of the questioner if two or three of them is in Kendra then what to say (the questioner/person will surely have a long life).
Benefics in Trines, 2nd house, Kendra, 11th house and in 8th house and malefics in 3rd house, 6th house and 11th house give long-life. If benefics and malefics exchange places (benefics in 3-6-11 houses and malefics in 1-5-9-2-11-8-4-7-10) then it gives death or disease. If Mandi is in the eight houses then even if it has virtues it will give death.
In all malefics Mandi is the most dreaded, if he (Mandi) is under conjoined or aspected by Saturn or in Saturn’s Varga’s then it becomes even more deadly.
Varahamihira in the sixth chapter of his Hora Shastra (Brihat Jataka) have told combinations that give instant death, those Yoga’s should also be considered.

Once again the importance of Varahamihira and his work will deal with it in a separate article.

Important Advice. 

ग्रहचारदशाप्रश्नफलसंवादसंभवे।
सत्येव फलमादेश्यं शुभाशुभमसंशयम।।९.४३।।
इत्येतया तु शास्त्रेकृत्या प्रश्नजातकयोरिह।
संवादश्चिन्त्य इत्यायुचिंन्त्यते जातकेन च।।९.४४।।
पूर्व कर्मफलं भोक्तुं जन्तोर्यदिह जीवनम।
आयुस्तत्कर्मशक्त्यास्य दीर्घमध्यात्मदिकम।।९.४५।।
अवश्यमनुभोक्तव्यं यत्किंचित फलमस्ति चेत।
येनकेनापि योगेन नाभुक्त्वायं म्रियेत तत।।९.४६।।

When results according to Transit, Dasha and Prashna meets, only then one should say good and bad results with confidence. Based on this advice of Shastra (knowledge branch), after looking at both Prashna and birth charts, longevity (primarily) is to be decided based on birth-chart.
To undergo the results of Good and Bad karma done in many previous lives the time span that is allotted in this world is known as longevity. Of human’s this longevity based on his Prarabdha Karma (Karma to be suffered in this life generally seen from birth-chart), is divided into long-middle-short etc.
The effects of the Karma done in previous lives is certainly to be suffered, no one can die without undergoing the Karma’s (which is fixed to be suffered in this life).

Factors increasing longevity. 

अथ केचन लिख्यन्तेत्रायुर्दैर्घ्यकरा गुणाः।
बलवत्वं विलग्नेन्द्वोः शुभयोगः शुभेक्षणम।।९.६२।।
केंद्रत्रिकोणरंध्रार्थेष्वनयोःशुभसंस्थितिः।
त्रिषडायेष्वसद्वासो विशेषेण गुरुदयः।।९.६३।।
गुरुचन्द्रमसोर्योगःकेंद्रलग्नपतेःस्थितिः।
जनमेशसंस्थितिश्चात्र बलवत्त्वं तयोर्द्वयोः।।९.६४।।
अनयोरायसंस्थानमायुर्दैर्घ्यकरा गुणाः।।९.६५।।

Strength of Moon or ascendant, lord of ascendant or Moon sign being conjoined with benefics, ascendant and Moon aspected by benefics, their placement in Kendra – Kona – 8th and 2nd house, benefic planets placed in Kendra – Kona – 8th and 2nd house, malefics in 3rd – 6th and 11th house, Jupiter placed in ascendant, Jupiter and Moon conjunction (in the ascendant), Lagna lord is placed in Kendra, Moon Sign lord being placed in Kendra, Lagna lord and Moon sign lord being strong or Lagna lord and Moon sign lord being placed in 11th house. These factors increase longevity (very specifically in birth charts).

Factors decreasing longevity. 

आयुषोल्पत्वदा दोषा विलिख्यन्तेथ केचन।
बलहानिनिर्वीलग्नेन्द्वोः पापदृष्टिसमन्वयौ।।९.६६।।
लग्नजन्मेशयोर्मौढ्यंस्थितिश्चारिव्याष्टमे।
अनयोरपि दौर्बल्यम परिवेषोपरागयोः।।९.६७।।
संध्यायां दिक्प्रदाहादि दुर्निमित्तेषु वा जनिः।
राशीनां मृत्युभागेषु सन्धिष्वपि तथा जनिः।।९.६८।।
पीनं धनं खरः क्रूरो मंत्ररत्न वनं गिरौ।
दिव्यनारी वरा नित्यं मृत्युभागा अजादिषु।।९.६९।।
मृत्युभागस्थचंद्रस्य स्थितिः केन्द्रेशु वाष्टमे।
केन्द्रायुमृत्युभागस्थविधोश्चासत्समन्वयः।।९.७०।।
चंद्रो रम्यो लयो मित्रे भूरिकार्यं चिरं भयं।
गोपमात्रे मनोरम्यं मृत्युभागा विधोरजात।।९.७१।।
ग्रहदृष्टस्य चंद्रस्य स्थितिरष्टमषष्ठयोः।
शुभानां वक्रिभिः पापैरदृष्टानां चात्र संस्थितिः।।९.७२।।
केंद्रत्रिकोणरंध्रेषुतथैवाशुभसंस्थितिः।
आयुरल्पत्वदा दोषा इति केचित्प्रकीर्तिताः।।९.७३।।
दीर्घायुषो गुणेषु स्युः सत्सु दोषेष्वनायुषः।
कल्प्यमायुर्विमिश्रेषु तेषामल्पाधिकत्वतः।।९.७४।।
एवं प्रश्नवशाच्च जातकवशात कृत्वायुषो निर्णयं
निर्णीते मरणेस्य रोगसमयौ वाच्यावथो रोगिणाम।
निर्णीतं यदि जीवितं तु शमनारम्भादिकं वा रुजां
सन्दिग्घं यदि तदद्वयं तदुचितं ब्रुयात्सुघीर्लक्षणम।।९.७५।।

The ascendant and Moon being weak, they aspected by malefics, they conjoined with malefics, Lagna lord and Moon sign lord being combust, they being placed in 6-8-12 houses, they being weak, birth at the junction of day and night, or sun or moon in halo or eclipse, or birth at a time when inauspicious omens take place, being born in Mrityu Bhaga degrees, lagna being in Mrityubhaga, birth in Gandanta signs, Moon in Mrityubhaga degrees conjoined with malefics placed in Kendra or the 8th house, Moon in the 6th or 8th house aspected by malefics, benefics placed in 6th and 8th house is aspected by retrograde malefics (See here retrogression is taking lives), Malefics in Kendra – Kona or 8th house. These combinations decrease longevity (especially in birth charts).

Mrityu Bhaga degrees for Moon and Ascendant are tabulated below.

If there are merits it gives long life, if there are blemishes it gives short-life if both merits and blemishes are present then based on the maximum number either of blemishes or merits one should tell longevity.

Like this based on Prashna and Jataka (natal charts), one should decide longevity and then based on death combinations disease and time of death and based on long-life combinations one should predict the time when one will be free of diseases. If both are mixed (yoga’s for death and longevity both being present there) then one should predict results based on what they feel is right (based on their discrimination).

Now, I am reproducing what I wrote to the client who asked the question.

Hey XXX, was checking the Prashna!
The 11th and 4th lord Venus is in Masasunya Nakshatra which indicates her lockdown in her home, but the good thing is that this Venus is in her own Rashi, but in 8th Navansha in the house which is identical to the 10th house in Rashi chart.
Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn are in Balarsihta Nakshatras.
Anitya Nakshatra is Matanga which indicates growth in the family.
The question being asked in Visakha is a negative indication.
There are four bad Panchanga conditions at the time of Prashna and only one good condition.
Lagna and Arudha both come in Cancer which indicates long life, which is a good indication.
However, the Lagna Sutra (Arudha and Lagna both being in the same sign) indicates that there aren’t many dangers to her life. However, counting from Prashna Lagna Nakshatra to your Moon Nakshatra the number is 14 which when divided by 3 gives an answer of 2, which means she will continue to have the symptoms. 10th from Arudha and Arudha both of them are moon ruled sign which is another good condition for longevity, it comes as Jiva Sutra, which again gives her longevity.
Trisphuta coming to Pisces indicates a bad time, not good for longevity is what I mean to say, this is one bad factor, but in this bad factor also there is some hope as the Navansha is 5th for Trisphuta which indicates sustainment.
As per Trisphuta, it is also indicated that in some days she will start having fever symptoms and will also have some problems in speaking etc. It is indicated that her disease will continue for a long.
From a general analysis of longevity principles, it is indicated that she is out of danger for now, but still, not much longevity is left there.
Now, taking into consideration specialised Prashan techniques, longevity seems to be good.
Concluding it, it should be told that she is not suffering from COVID – 19, her diseases will continue for some time, say one year, but remain tension free, her longevity is good. Nothing to worry about.

She sent me two replies – reproduced below.

hi, shubham. thank you for this reading. she just texted me that her rapid test for COVID is negative. but we r not out of the woods yet because we still await the more accurate test for COVID and hopefully her heart is still strong as she has heart disease. the results will come out on Tuesday earliest or in a week. but this is a relief for now. and hopefully, she keeps strong to overcome these health obstacles. thank you once again and may you and all your dear ones be safe. – on 11th April 2020.

hi, shubham just wanted to share my mom’s test result came out and is negative. 😀 very relieved. thank you. 🙏🏻 – on 14th April 2020.

Supplement

Amrit Ghatika Degrees converted for signs.

Ushna Ghatika table converted for signs.

Om Namo Shri Bhagvate Raamkrishnaay!