The Essence of Astrology and the Eightfold Division of Horoscopy

Or of the Ascendant The Ascendant, or Lagna, is the zodiac sign rising on the eastern horizon at the moment of birth.

2In that regard, the calculation of the "refined longevity sum" original: "sukshmadhayu pinda" from the "gross longevity sum" must be performed as follows: For whichever planet the refined longevity sum is being calculated, that sum should be multiplied by 324 original: "sabaragai," a numerical code where sa=7, ba=2, ra=2? Likely a specific mnemonic for 324 and divided by 365 original: "matanga," a mnemonic for 365, the days in a year. The quotient represents the years of refined longevity. The remainder is multiplied by 12 original: "arka," representing the 12 suns/months and divided by 365 to get the months, and so on, down to the smallest units of time. These should be arranged in the longevity spread. Similarly, for the Ascendant's Ashtakavarga|A system of Vedic astrology that uses a grid of points (bindus) to determine the strength of planets and houses, the major periods original: "dashas" of the various planets and the Ascendant are determined. By totaling all these periods, the refined longevity sum is obtained. This is the refined longevity based on the individual Ashtakavarga|The 'Eight-fold Class' system where each planet is analyzed separately. This concludes the sixth process.

6. The Method for Calculating Longevity via the Collective Ashtakavarga

Now, the method for calculating longevity using the Collective original: "Samudaya" Ashtakavarga: The points original: "rekhas" or lines obtained in each zodiac sign for the Ascendant's Ashtakavarga are totaled and placed under each respective sign. For those points present in the Ashtakavarga, the "Trine Reduction" original: "Trikona Shodhana," a process of subtracting points based on the three signs of the same element must be performed. After the Trine-reduced points are found, the "Reduction for Dual Lordship" original: "Ekadhipatya Shodhana," a reduction based on planets that rule two different signs must be performed. If the points remaining after these two reductions exceed twelve, only twelve points should be taken and the excess discarded. If they are fewer than twelve, they should be kept as they are; no further reduction is necessary. Those points...