calculation of longitivity

8/10/2019 Calculation of Longitivity

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ravin Jagad has published an article entitled The theory oflongevity. This theory

is a new method of determining the length of life from the natal horoscope. It

establishes a relationship between Man and the planets and also proves that Zodiac is

not an imaginary concept but is Real. He says that astrology is a science because

similar yoga give similar longevity he proves this in his book by citing numerous examples. Iuse this method not to find the exact year of death, I use it for my Pam theory that I will

illustrate in a series of articles step by step. This is the first article of 4 parts:

i. Pravin Jagad Method An Introduction,

ii. 3 step Pam theory Part:1

iii. 3 step Pam theory Part:2 and

iv.

The Longevity thesis : Final article of the series based on the research

Pravin Jagad was an Indian Astrologer living at Bombay. When he was studying in college he

did not believe in astrology. He invariably used to go though the weekly forecast of his sign

that appear in Sunday editions of Gujarati dailies. He found that sometimes the predictions

were astonishingly correct. Such incidents gave him a conviction that there must be some

truth in Astrology. It also generated a desire in him to go in the study of Astrology himself in

order to find out the truth. His first guru was Mr. Niranjan Joshi and he says that he is

indebted to Niranjan Joshi for the Astrological knowledge he has imparted to him.

While Jagad was studying in the first year the event of Blue Star took place. Indira Gandhi

was the prime minister and she ordered that military action to purge the Golden Temple of

the terrorists. A friend of Jagad asked him Jagad, you are studying Astrology. Just see what

will happen to Indira Gandhi? He used to have a book of collection of Horoscope wherein

Mrs. Indira Gandhis Horoscope was also there. At that time he had only the basic knowledge

of Astrology and he was totally ignorant of any method of calculating Longevity. He studied

a few Horoscopes from that angle and evolved his own method and applied it to Mrs. Indira

Gandhis Horoscope. Then he told his friend that perhaps her life may end, before the end ofthe year. When on 31 October,1984 she was assassinated he thought in his mind that perhaps

the method by which he calculated Mrs. Indira Gandhis Longevity might be correct. The

astrological predictions depend on various yoga created in a Horoscope and yoga are

innumerable he says. There are 12 signs and 9 planets. The variation will be (12x12 nine

times)-approximately 5159 millions. So it is not possible to achieve perfection. He does not

claim any perfection to the rules of calculating longevity given in his method. He has

The Theory was first presented in 1991 in a Seminar in Bombay and thereafter published in Book formAstrology The Solar Computer,Pravin Jagad, James Astro Publication, (179 pages)

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developed the rules gradually improving them from time to time. Jagad says the researcher is

also advised to do so.

[Editors Note: Pravin Jagad, an Indian author of the book on somewhat different theory on Longevity

has been almost ignored by the Indian Astrologers. But, it is a matter of great joy and pride that Mr.Basilioli Sandro from Italyhas not only accepted, but has done the further research on the same theory

to make it more workable. On behalf of Indian Vedic Astrology, We are thankful to him to publish this

theory of Longevity of Pravin Jagad and his own research on it in four articles.

The theory is based on the Vedic Astrology fundamentals. The second house in Vedic Astrology is

Maraka Sthana. The eighth house is the house of Longevity. The eighth to eighth is also, the house of

Longevity. The Theory moves around the placement of planet in various houses. Among the planets,

The Lagnesh i.e. Lord of the Ascendant and Saturn are the most important planets to be considered as

per his theory. We all know that Shani is a karaka planet for 8thhouse.

Consider these shlokas from Laghu Parasharee, Chapter 3.

, laghupraryurdydhyya3

aamahyyua sthnamaamamaca yat | tayorapi vyayasthna

marakasthnamucyate || 23 ||

As per the shlokas, the 8thhouse from the Ascendant and the 8thfrom 8thi.e. 3rdare the two houses

of Longevity. The houses which are 12th from these houses are detrimental to Longevity (maarak

sthanas) i.e. hoses related to death 2ndand 7thhouses are Maaraka sthanas.

Consider these shlokas from Bhavartha Ratnakara, Chapter 7.

,bhvrtha ratnkara adhyya - 7

sapaccharraputrkrakasya guroryadi |

lagndhipatinyogohyyuprabalamdiet || 1||

yukarea aninhyaamdhipateryadi |

sabandho vidyate yasya drghyuyoga ucyate ||2||


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Majorrate

Mans standard lifespan is 120 years. Zodiac has in all 360 degree in all. Therefore rate oflongevity amounts to 1 year for each 3 degrees, so 1 degree gives 4 months longevity.

[Editor: Here Mr. Pravin Jagad has taken the base of Vimshottari Dasha period as a basis of

Mans Life. He has nicely correlated it with the degrees of zodiac. (This theory was put on papers

long back in year 1991. The theory tends to have some glimpse of Progression of Moon over the

zodiac.) 120 years = 360 degrees. Thus, 1 year = 3 degrees and 1 degree = 1/3 year or 4 months.]

Further, as per his theory, the houses 2 and 8 are very much important for the Longevity. Theline joining these two houses becomes Demarcation line. The counting of the distance in degrees is tobe done for the third house, if the planet is in between the 3rd and 8th house. The distance is to becalculated from the 9th house if the planet is in between 9th house and Ascendant.

We have tried to show this Natures Mechanism (As it is said by the Author), in the Figure No.1 on the next page. The AA shows the Line of Demarcation. The degrees are also shown on theborder of houses. It can be seen that the distance of planet can be 0 degree to 150 degrees. The

distance of the planet from the third house or ninth house is important to decide the longevitycontributed by that planet. The longevity in years is obtained by dividing this distance by 3.

The planet gives the longevity at the Major rate when it is not in 2nd or 8th house. The Majorrate is defined as the longevity by proportion of their distance from the zero degree of demarcationline i.e. from point A.]

Natures Mechanism

If for example the Ascendant is Sagittarius, Sagittarius becomes the first house.

Table : 1

Term What it means Remark

MFR Major Full

Rate

60 years 60 years

MiFR Minor FullRate

Yeas as Per VimshottariDasha

See Table-2

MR Major Rate Degrees of Planets From 3rdHouse Beginning / 3

120 years = 360 degrees

MiR Minor Rate Months at rate 1 month per 1year

As per Years allotted to planetin Vimshottari Dasha. See

Table - 3

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1)

0 line is the line of demarcation which divides the Horoscope into 2 parts.

2) House No. 2 (Capricorn) and 8 (Cancer) are called dividing houses since they divide the

Horoscope into 2 parts. These houses fall in between 0 and 150.

3) House No. 2 and 8 are full rate houses since they contribute Longevity at full rate.

4) Lagna Lord, Saturn and planets posited in these houses give Longevity at full rate (

major or minor rate as follows):

I.

Lagna Lord in 2ndor 8thgives 60 years of longevity

II.Saturn in 2nd or 8th gives 19 years of longevity ( minor rate)

III.Planets in 2nd or 8th house give Longevity at minor full rate (Sun 6 years Moon 10 years

and so on).

1. For example in the case in which the Ascendant is Sagittarius Jupiter becomes Lagna Lord

2. Jupiter or Saturn in Aquarius or 15 Leo will give 5 years of longevity ,in the case of Saturn

in 15 Aquarius it is 15 past the 0 line consequently it gives 15/3= 5 years. (Saturn is


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allowed this rate inevery case but Jupiter only when it is the Lagna Lord as it is in this

instance).

3. Jupiter and Saturn in 15 Aries or Libra will give 25 years longevity

4.

Jupiter or Saturn in 15 Taurus or 15 Scorpio will give 35 years longevity and so on.

5. Venus in 15 Aquarius or 15 Leo will give 10 months of longevity ( Venus at 15 Aries orLibra inthe present example is 75 from 0axis.Consequentley at minor rate of 20 months

per sign ( 30) it gives 20x( 75/30)=50 months).

[Editors Note: For calculating major rate longevity for planet, follow these steps:

1. Note the house no. of Planet in consideration.

2. If the planet is situated in between 3rd and 8th house, subtract 3 from it i.e. if planet is in 5th house,

5 3 = 2.

3. If Planet is in 9thto 1sthouse, subtract 9 from it i.e. if planet is in 11thhouse, 11-9 = 2.

4. Multiply this number with 30 degrees. Tell this C.

5. Add Longitude of planet (Amshadi) to this figure to get D = C + Degrees of Planet

6. Divide D by three to get years of Longevity.

7. For Example, Mangal of Dhanu- 15 degree is situated in 5th house. Then distance is 5 Minus 3 = 2

house. Multiplying this with 30 deg gives 2 x 30 = 60 degrees which is C. Adding 15 degree of Mars

to C gives 60 + 15 = 75 degrees. Dividing 75 degrees by 3 gives 25 years. This can also easily be done

by looking at the degrees mentioned on the boundaries of the house in Fig.1 Natures Mechanism]

Minor Rate

Planets other than Lagna Lord and Saturn contribute longevity at minor rate. Minor rate is

the rate determined in accordance with the Vimshottari Dasha System.

Table -2 : Minor Full Rate

Planet Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn

Years 6 10 7 17 16 20 19

Table -3 - Minor Rate in Months / 30 deg distance

Planet Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn

Months 0 y 6 m 0 y 10 m 0 y 7 m 17 = 1 y 5m 16 = 1 y 4m 20 = 1 y 8 m 19 = 1 y 7 m

Years 0.50 0.83 0.58 1.42 1.33 1.67 1.58


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Planet Dasha Period Rate of Longevity

Sun 6 years 6 months per sign or 30Moon 10 years 10 months per sign or 30

Mars 7 years 7 months per sign or 30

Mercury 17 years 17 months per sign or 30Jupiter 16 years 16 months per sign or 30Venus 20 years 20 months per sign or 30Saturn 19 years 19 months per sign or 30

[Editors Note:

The Founder of the theory, Pravin Jagad uses once again the Vimshottari Dasha as thebase for the Minor Rate Calculations. This is in accordance with 1 year = 1 month]

Which Planets are the Contributors to Longevity?

Lagna Lord and Saturn invariably contribute to Longevity.

Planets in conjunction with Lagna Lord and those in conjunction with Saturn invariably

contribute to Longevity.

Planets posited in Active Houses No. 1, 7 and 8 invariably contribute to Longevity

Yogas and Rules

Rule

(1):Lagna Lord placed in 2nd or 8th house gives longevity at Major full rate (60

years)**. Planets in conjunction with Lagna Lord give longevity at Minor full rate.

Rule

(2):Lagna Lord placed in 4th

or 10

th

house gives longevity at Major full rate(60 years).However Planets in conjunction with Lagna Lord give proportionate longevity at Minor

rate.Calculation of proportionate longevity is to be made taking as if the planets are posited

in Lagna.

**See Table 1

See Table 2

See Table 3 Editor


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Rule(3):Lagna Lord placed in houses other than 10,8,4,2 gives proportionate longevity at

major rate. Planets in conjunction with Lagna Lord also give proportionate longevity but at

minor rate.

Interpolation of Lagna Lord

Rule(4):If Lagna Lord interpolates with other planets and ifany one of the interpolating

planetsis posited in anyoneof thehouses of its exaltation 10, 8, 4, 2 then Lagna Lord gives

Longevity atmajor full rate (60). Lagna Lord giving full longevity the interpolating planets do

not add to longevity.

[Editors Note: Here, the author has used some new term Interpolation for SignExchange. i.e. Rashi Parivartan i.e. mutual exchange of sign of two planets e.g. inhoroscope of Indira Gandhi, Moon is in Capricorn and Saturn is in Cancer; both areexchanging signs.]

Interpolating planet with Lagna Lord

Rule(5):If Lagna Lord interpolates with other planet/s and if any one of the interpolating

planet/sis posited in Lagna then also Lagna Lordgives longevity at major full rate (60

years).Since LagnaLord is giving full Longevity the interpolating planets do not add to

longevity.

Rule(6):If Lagna Lord giving full longevity (60 years) interpolates with other planet/s theotherplanets do not add to Longevity.

Saturn

Rule

(1):Saturn as an indicator placed in lagna or 7thhouse gives longevity at major full rate

(60 years)unless failed by Mars.

Rule

(2):

Saturn placed in 2ndor 8thhouse gives longevity at minor full rate (19 years) unless

failed by Mars.

Rule

(3):Saturn posited in 11thhouse does not give longevity as from 11thit is aspecting both

Lagnaand8thhouse.(Rulehas to be tested more)

Rule

(4):In houses other than 1stand 7th, 2nd and 8thSaturn gives proportionate longevity at

major rate. Planets in conjunction with Saturn give longevity at minor rate provided Saturn

remains effective.

(A)

Interpolation Mars with Saturn


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Rule (5): If Saturn interpolates with Mars both are invalidated

(B) Conjunction of Saturn with Mars

If Saturn is in conjunction with Mars both are invalidated unless Mars is failed by Rahu. If

Saturn or Mars happens to be Lagna Lord they will give longevity as Lagna Lord.

(C):Mars placed in signs owned by Saturn viz. Capricorn and Aquarius invalidates Saturn.

(D): if Saturn is aspected by Mars, Saturn is invalidated, unless any of them is in

interpolation.

(E): Aspect of Mars on Saturns signs invalidates Saturn.

Editor: The essence of Rules about failing of Shani can be narrated as under:

Explanation - When Saturn is failed to give Longevity

1. When Saturn and Mars are exchanging sign, both are invalidated.

2. When Saturn or Mars is Lagna Lord, they give Longevity as Lagna Lord.

3. If Saturn and Mars are in conjunction, but Mars is not failed by Rahu, then Saturn andMars are both invalidated. i.e. Presence of Rahu in the sign of Mars makes the Mars defunctand it cannot fail Saturn.

4. If Saturn and Mars are not in sign exchange with any other planet and Saturn is aspected byMars, Saturn is invalidated.

5. If Mars is deposited in Capricorn and Aquarius, then Saturn is invalidated.

6. If Mars is aspecting Capricorn and Aquarius, then Saturn is invalidated if any of them isnot exchanging signs.

Moon

Rule (1):In Lagna gives 10 years. As Lagna Lord it gives 10 years additional longevity.

Rule (2):In 7thgives 5 years.

Rule (3):In cancer gives additional 10 years longevity.

Rule (4):In Leo, Aries, and Libra gives additional 5 years longevity. (not always)

Rule(5):In interpolation gives 5 years longevity. As Lagna Lord it gives 10 years longevity.

Rules of

Pit Houses

(6

th

, 8

th

and 12

th

) and (marak) houses (2

nd

7

th

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Note: The following Rules do not become effective if the owner of a pit house is in

conjunction with either Lagna Lord or Saturn. In such cases the owner gives appropriate

longevity.

Owner of 6

th

: In Lagna gives half the prop. Longevity. In 7

th

gives half proportionate/fulllongevity. Placed in 8thdoes not give longevity.

Owner of 8th: In Lagna gives half longevity at minor rate. In 6th does not give longevity

unless is in interpolation. In 7thgiveshalf full longevity. In 12thdoes not give years unless it is

L.Lor Saturn.

Owner of 12th:In 2nd, it does not give years. In 6th, in 7th and in 8th, it does not give years

unless ininterpolation.

Owner in

2

nd

:In Lagna, it gives longevity at one half full rate. In 2nd, it gives one halflongevity at full minor rate. In conjunction with Saturn, it gives full longevity. In 7 th, it does

not give years. In 8th, it does not give years unless in conj with L.L. or Saturn. In 12 th, it does

not give longevity.

Owner of 2

nd

or 8

th

in conjunction with Lagna Lord or Saturn give longevity at minor full rate

or one half as the case may be.

Exaltation Debilitation Of Planets

Rule (1):An exalted planet gives double longevity and an exalted Lagna Lord gives additional

proportionate or full longevity at minor rate as the case may be provided no other yoga is

operative.

Rule (2):A debilitated planet does not give any longevity unless it is Lagna Lord in which

caseappropriate reduction is to be made for debility.

Rule (3):If one exalted planet and one debilitated planet are in conjunction, both givelongevity at normal rate unless any of them is in interpolation in which case the interpolating

planet will maintain exaltation/debility.

Conjunct signs (Main and Subsidiary)

If the conjunct sign of the sign in which Lagna Lord is posited happens to be a full rate house,

then Lagna Lord gives longevity at major full rate (60 years).

Rule of 6/8 (shadashtak)

It should be read as Owner of 2nd - Editor


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Aries Lagna

(1)In Aries Lagna, Mars becomes owner of a 8th and Scorpion Lagna Mars becomes owner of6th. As such if Mars is giving full longevity (60 years) are to be reduced 7 years. If Mars is

giving proportionate longevity appropriate reduction is to be made.

TaurusLagna

(2) In Taurus Lagna, if Lagna Lord Venus is placed in 7th house it gives (60-10) =50 yearslongevity.

LibraLagna

(3)In Libra Lagna, Lagna Lord placed in Libra Lagna gives full longevity (60 years).

(4) In Libra Lagna, Lagna Lord placed in 7th house gives(60-10)= 50 years longevity.

(5) In Libra Lagna 2nnd and 7th houses become conjunct houses. Since 2nd house is a full ratehouse 7th becomes half full rate house. Hence in Libra Lagna planets posited in 7th house give

longevity at half full rate.

Joint signs

Rule: Cancer/Leo and Capricorn/Aquarius are Joint signs; planet posited in

any one sign can give result of either.

Rules of reductions

(1)Reduction of Lagna Lord: If both L.L. and Saturn are giving longevity at major full rate

(60 years) Saturn reduces L.L. to the status of a planet and L.L. gives longevity accordingly

unless Lagna Lord is giving full longevity (60 years) by way of interpolation.

(2)If owner of a pit house (6th,8th and 12th )comes in the pit house by way of interpolation,it reduces longevity by minor full rate or one half as the case may be.(Note: in his book owner

of 12th in 12th does not reduce longevity ,in my practice it does and its a new rule).

(3) Moon: In 12th house reduces longevity by 5 years. In 8th house reduces longevity by 10

years. If 8th house is cancer, Moon reduces longevity by 15 years. In 8th in Taurus (exalted)

reduces longevity by 20 years. Moon in Capricorn reduces longevity by 10 years. In Aquarius,

reduces by 2 and half years (2.5 years). In 2nd if not in conjunction with Saturn or Lagna Lord

reduces longevity by 2 and half years (2.5 years). Moon in 6th house reduces longevity by 5

years provided no other yoga is operative.One-half longevity Yoga


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If Lagna Lord is in conjunction or interpolated with owner of any of the pit houses viz. 6 th, 8th

or 12thand Lagna is aspected by Saturn then longevity is to be halved.

Here I have presented all the rules in Pravin Jagad method.

The new rules I have discovered are also narrated here.

1. Owner of 6th, 8thand 12thin these houses reduces longevity even if not in interpolated.

2. Owner of 12thin 12thhouse reduces longevity and in my research I have 14 or 15 example

that proves that this yoga is reliable.

3. Rule of one half longevity yogaeven if Saturn conj Lagna Lord?. He has formed Rules

of calculation of longevity on the basic of meager data of 70 horoscopes, I have tested

this theory on more than 100 different cases. In this method there are so many yogathey are many and varies so when you calculate someone longevity and if the

horoscope is with complicated yoga you might not know which ones are active for

reductions, so I first use my theory :

3 step Pam:Pam 1 and the Extra Pam. This will help to reduce error for calculating longevity,

as I use Pravin theory not for exact year but for the final Pam.

[Editor: Compared to the Ayurdaay Systems given in our literatures, this method is totally new and

somewhat different. It is the research that can prove and improve this method. The present Author has

done extensive research on the Theory of Longevity by Pravin Jagad with numerous examples. Based on

his experiments, he expanded this theory to have more accurate span of life. His research on more rules

for finding span of life is coming on the wings-pages of this magazine! He has already prepared Articles

PAM 1 to arrive at some primary span of life in years ranging from 5-7 years e.g. 57 to 62 years etc.

using PAM 1 Theory. Also by EXTRA PAM theory one can arrive at the Span of the life very near

to the actual death. For the new articles, watch next issues of Saptarishis Astrology.

Illustrations

Here some of the real world examples are given. The theory is tried for the known examples to fine out

the longevity. The author is quite accurate to calculate the life span based on the theory. Readers are

requested to check the samples and analyze the theory. Please, also remember one quote from the

manuscript of the Author, when you try theory on yourself.

I know after studying this theory the reader will tempted to turn to his own horoscope. If you find your

Longevity is short please do not get alarmed. Your knowledge is not adequate for arriving at correct

judgment

Sample explanation is given for the Last illustration.


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Example: 1 Albert Einstein Longevity: 76 YEARS

Planet Years Months Days Yoga Special Yogas

L.L Mercury 60 0 0 In 10th House

Sun 6 0 6 Conju with L.L Owner of full rate house jointsigns

Venus 10 0 0 Conju with L.L Owner of 8th house change Lagna

Saturn 0 0 0 Failed by Mars In sign Capricorn

TOTAL 76 0 0 Years Maximum Longevity

Example: 2 Indira Gandhi Longevity: 66 YEARS


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Planet Year Month Days Yoga Special yoga /notes

L.L Moon 3 6 0 Proportionate See rule of reductionMoon 3 6 0 Additional For interpolationSaturn 60 0 0 In Lagna

TOTAL 67 0 0 Max Longevity

Example: 3 Swami Vivekanand Longevity : 39 YEARS

Planet Years Months Days Yoga Remarks

L.L Jupiter 21 4 0 Proportionate Not in 2,4.8.or 10

Saturn 14 4 0 Proportionate Not in 1-7 or 2-8houses

Moon 1 3 20 Proportionate Conjunction withSaturn

Sun 2 6 0 Proportionate in LagnaTOTAL 39 5 20 Max Longevity

In this case there is no yoga for reductions so the longevity is 39years.

Note: In this case the longevity is with Natures Mechanism only, using no special yoga.

Example : 4 Bala Gangadhara Tilak Longevity : 64 YEARS

Notes: In this case Rahu in conj. with L.L. gives years (Half minor rate). Usually nodes donot give longevity but in some cases they do, so more research has to be done.


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Planet Years Months Days Yoga

L.L. Moon 5 6 0 Proportionate

Rahu 9 0 0 In conj. With l.l.

Jupiter 0 9 0 Proportionate

Saturn 35 0 0 Proportionate

Mercury 5 2 0 Proportionate

Venus 7 0 0 Proportionate

Sun 3 0 0 Owner 2nd in Lagna

TOTAL 65 7 0 Longevity

Editor: The present author has tried to test the Nodes of Moons i.e. Rahu and Ketu for Longevitywhich is novel approach to the Original Theory.

Example: 5 B. Suryanaraina Rao Longevity : 81 YEARS


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L.L. Venus 60 0 0 In 8t

Less 10 0 0 Owner 6th in 8thNet 50 0 0 Continued on Next Page.

Sat 19 0 0 In 2nd

Mercury 17 0 0 Interpolation With Sat. OwnerOf 2nd

TOTAL 86 0 0

LESS MOON 5 0 0 In 12th house


Example: 6 Jagadish Chandra Bose Longevity: 80 YEARS

[Editor : In this horoscope, Lagna Lord Shukra is in 8thand with Budha. So Lagna Lord is Majorcontributor and conributes at Major Rate i.e sixty years. Budha with Lagna Lord in 8 thcontributes at

Minor Full Rate i.e. 17 years. Jupiter is in Parivartana with Lagnesh and as Lagna Lord becomes Major

contributor, Jupiter does not give any contribution. The Sun is in Ascendant and not exalted or in


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parivartana with any pther planet. It contributes at Proportionate Minor rate(See Table-3 and Figure :

1 ). The Sun is in 7th house i.e. distance from 1st house line is 120+16.1 = 136.1 and at Minor Rate of 6

months per 30 degree it gives 136 30 x 6 months 4.5 x 6 months = 27 months = 2 years 3 months. The

Mars is in Opposition to Shani and thus Mars Aspects Shani in Karka. So Shani is not functional in

giving Longevity and it does not give any contribution to longevity.]


L.L. Venus 60 0 0 In 8th House

Jupiter 0 0 0 Interpolation With L.L.

Mercury 17 0 0 In Conj. with L.L. In 8t

Sun 2 3 0 Proportionate

Saturn 0 0 0 Failed By Mars In (Opposition)


To Be Continued

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