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LEARN ASTROLOGY - LESSON 89
"Divisional Chart : Ashthamsa"

Human life is one of the most precious gifts of God. This is the sum total of the actions (karma) of one's past life. One not only gets the results of his past actions but also enjoys a certain amount of free will for generating actions in this life. Human life can be enjoyed in full with opportunities for learning and fulfillment only if one is blessed with long span of life. The results of past karma can be found from the ninth house and the fifth house while karma in the present life is indicated by the strengths of the Sun, the Moon, Jupiter and the tenth house. Astrological texts lay down certain sutras for full life span to a native. The strength of the lords of the ascendant and eighth house containing mooltrikona sign and Saturn, the significator for longevity, and the life giving planets, with operation of favorable periods collectively blesses the native with full life span. Subsequent paragraphs include some of the classical combinations for a full life span on basis of the location of Jupiter in angular houses.

Saravali states that one born in Hamsa yoga will have longevity of 100 years. It further states that if the eighth house is not occupied, while the ascendant is free from malefic placements and Jupiter occupies an angle, the native lives for 108 years.

Sarvarth Chintamani states that if Jupiter alone is located in an angle from the lord of lagna it gives a life of seventy years. The importance attached to Hamsa Yoga and attributing longevity to it seems to have been based on Jupiter as significator for discharge of duties. A person, therefore, who is blessed with full life span, can discharge his duties fully.

Hamsa Yoga is formed when Jupiter occupies a quadrant, which should be his own or exaltation sign. The strength of this yoga depends as usual on the strength of the lagna and Jupiter and in which quadrant Jupiter is placed.

The Mahapurusha yogas are believed to confer name, fame, wealth, right conduct and long life to the native. Yet we come across cases where results are just otherwise. People do not live for the full life span in spite of the presence of longevity yogas. The reasons are normally due to the effects of other planetary configuration(s) in relation to the location of Jupiter in quadrants and other longevity yogas.

The readers would be in agreement with me that no single method mentioned in the classical texts for calculating longevity stands the test in the actual death cases. Therefore, taking the guidance from these principles, I apply the weak and highly afflicted operating planetary periods of the determinants of longevity as a tool for determining longevity. The determinants of longevity can be broadly categorized as (a) prime factors; and (b) supplementary factors. The prime factors are:

(1) The lords of the ascendant and the eighth house if containing mooltrikona signs or any of these two containing a mooltrikona sign become prime determinant(s) of longevity;

(2) In case both the ascendant and the eighth house do not contain a mooltrikona sign, the lord of the twelfth house containing a mooltrikona sign becomes the prime determinant of longevity;

(3) In case the ascendant, the eighth and twelfth houses do not contain mooltrikona signs, Saturn becomes the prime determinant of longevity;

(4) The lord of the ascendant of ashthamsa (D-VIII) if containing a mooltrikona sign also becomes additional prime determinant of life.
The supplementary determinants of longevity are the Sun, the Moon and the ayushkaraka, Saturn.

In case all the factors i.e. the prime and supplementary determinants are strong and the functional benefic planets occupy angles/trines a native is blessed with full life span. In case the prime determinants and the ayushkaraka are strong, a native is blessed with medium life span in spite of the indifferent health due to other weak planetary combinations in the chart. In case the prime and supplementary determinants are weak a person can only be expected to have short life span. The extreme weak position of the Moon; weakness of the prime determinants and operation of sub-period of an extremely weak prime determinant result in death in infancy (balarishta) or early childhood.

The functional malefic planets forming exact conjunction/aspect with the prime determinant(s), the most effective point of the first, eighth or twelfth houses become death-inflicting planets.

The lords of the first, eighth and twelfth houses, if suffering from multiple sources of weakness and afflicted, can cause death in their sub-periods. The close transit influence of the functional malefic planets during death inflicting planetary sub-periods in degree conjunction with the prime determinant(s) may result in the end of life.

After carefully examining the longevity determinants and assessing the life span a native is likely to enjoy, we may arrive at the planetary sub-periods with the help of transit chart which makes a person vulnerable to death. However, an overriding caution is that the assessed life span should be only kept in view by the astrologer for his own consideration. The longevity in the case of extreme illness can also be known by horary chart.

If we apply the above longevity determinants to the cases mentioned hereunder we may assess the longevity more accurately.

Female born 29th April, 1980, 1920 Hrs.
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The sign Libra rises in the ascendant and Mercury, Rahu and Ketu become functional malefic planets. The lord of the ascendant is weak as it is badly placed in the chart and is in old-age. Besides its being in the eighth house, it is in its sign of debilitation in the navamsa and afflicted by Ketu. Mars and Jupiter are strong in the chart. The weak Mercury is closely afflicted by Rahu. The Moon is weak due to the weakness of its dispositor. The Moon is also afflicted by Ketu. Saturn, the significator for longevity, is weak as it is placed in the state of old-age.

In ashthamsa (D-VIII), the weak Mercury becomes the lord of the ascendant. Mercury is posited in the eighth house and is being afflicted by Rahu, Ketu and Mars. In ashthamsa, Jupiter is debilitated and afflicted by Mars. In D-VIII Mars afflicts also Venus, Saturn and the Sun while Rahu-Ketu afflict also the Moon and the Sun.

On analysis we find that the Moon, Mercury, Saturn and Venus are weak and the Moon, Mercury and Venus are afflicted. Ketu is the indicator of misfortunes. At the time of birth, Rahu was having its sub-period in its own main period. Rahu's sub-period was followed by the sub-period of Jupiter, which is debilitated and afflicted in ashthamsa. In Jupiter's sub-period the native lost her father. In the sub-periods of Saturn, Mercury and Ketu the native continued to suffer from ill-health and finally died in the sub-period of Venus in the main period of Rahu at the age of 11 years.

Male born 11th September, 1937, 0750 Hrs.
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Jupiter occupies the fourth house in its mooltrikona sign and is giving rise to Hamsa Yoga. Hamsa Yoga is one of the five Mahapurusha yogas and is said to confer name, fame and full life span. The native died at the age of 51 years. The weakness of planets and close afflictions in the natal chart did not allow operation of the results ascribed to the Hamsa Yoga in full.

Mercury, whose mooltrikona sign, Virgo, rises in the nativity, is weak due to combustion and its being in the state of infancy. The Moon is in its sign of debilitation and is weak. Ketu closely aspects and afflicts the weak ascendant. The close aspect of Saturn, who is lord of the sixth house, to the ascendant is highly undesirable. The Sun is lord of the twelfth house and is placed there. The Sun is being exactly aspected by Jupiter. This is the only one combination supporting longevity. Venus is weak due to the weakness of its dispositor and is afflicted by the aspect of Rahu.

Let us analyse the ashthamsa. No mooltrikona sign rises in ashthamsa. Venus is in its sign of debilitation. Rahu and Ketu aspect and afflict Mercury and Saturn. The Sun, the Moon and Venus are afflicted by Mars. Saturn is badly placed, afflicted and its dispositor becomes further weak and afflicted. Due to the weakness of the ascendant, its lord, the Moon and the afflictions in the ashthamsa chart, the native was only blessed a middle life span. The native died during the main period of Venus and sub-period of Jupiter.

Male born 6th November, 1989, 1252 Hrs.
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The sign Capricorn rises in the ascendant and the Sun, Jupiter, Rahu and Ketu become functional malefic planets. The prime determinant of longevity is the Sun. The Sun is weak as it is in the state of debilitation and its dispositor is badly placed. Jupiter is weak as it is badly placed in the chart. Venus and the significator of longevity, Saturn, are weak as their dispositor is badly placed in the chart. The combust Mars and Mercury are additionally weak as their dispositor is badly placed in the chart. The only strong planet in the chart is the Moon. The functional malefic planet, the Sun, closely afflicts combust Mercury.

Let us see the position in ashthamsa. The sign Leo rises in the ascendant. Venus is debilitated. The Sun is weak in the nativity. In D-VIII, the most malefic planet occupies the ascendant and afflicts Mercury, as well. Rahu and Ketu occupy the house of happiness of the D-VIII.

The native died at the age of six months in the sub-period of Saturn in the main period of the Moon. At the time of the death, Rahu was transiting the most effective point of the ascendant and the Moon in degree conjunction.

Male born 15th June, 1989, 2350 Hrs.
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The sign Aquarius rises in the ascendant and the Moon, Mercury, Rahu and Ketu are functional malefic planets. Saturn and Mercury become prime determinants for longevity. The significator for longevity, Saturn, is weak as it is occupying the sign of a weak (combust) Jupiter. Mercury is weak as it is debilitated in navamsa. The Sun is weak as it is in the state of infancy and occupies debilitated navamsa. Rahu closely aspects and afflicts the weak Sun. The lord of the development i.e. third house is posited in the sixth house in its sign of debilitation. The most effective point of the third house is closely afflicted by the functional malefic planet, the Moon.

Let us analyse the ashthamsa chart. The mooltrikona sign of weak Mars rises. Rahu and Ketu afflict Venus, Jupiter, the Moon and Mars. Mercury afflicts the Sun.

The native was having 24 days as balance of Rahu dasa which means main period of Rahu, sub-period of Mars. As Mars is weak and the functional malefic, the Moon, closely aspects the most effective point of the third house, it was assessed that passing 24 days was very difficult for the child. The parents were advised remedial measures but they failed to perform the same as Jupiter the planet of divine grace is combust and weak in the nativity.

The native died on the 24th day of his life due to severe sickness developed on the 23rd day. The sub-period lord, the weak Mars, happened to be the lord of the ascendant of the ashthamsa.


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