Chapter on Short Life Span Tamil: "Alpayu Kandam." In Vedic astrology, Alpayu refers to a life span typically ranging from 0 to 32 years.

If the Lord of the Ascendant The ruling planet of the rising sign. is weakened and stands ready for battle,
And the Moon is joined by malefic planets in another house,
If the naturally cruel planets Malefics like Mars or Saturn. join together without any relief,
Then the life span will be established at twenty to twenty-five years. (1)

Listen, if auspicious planets are present in the Ascendant at birth,
But Jupiter is joined by malefic planets in the houses of wealth or pleasure,
And if the Lord of the Birth Sign is positioned with Saturn,
The strength of the Moon will fade, and death will occur at age twenty-five. (2)

If the Lord of the Ascendant joins with Saturn in the seventh house,
And the Lord of the eighth house The house of longevity/death. joins with the Sun,
If the Lord of wealth joins with the son of the Sun Saturn,
Then life will depart in the sixteenth year, as quickly as a golden spark. (3)

If Saturn and the Moon are positioned in the Ascendant,
And the powerful Jupiter joins with the Sun and Mars,
If the nodes Rahu or Ketu, referred to here as "the snake". are positioned in the house of Saturn,
Then life will be tested and depart in the eleventh year. (4)

If Saturn and the Moon are joined in the specific Ascendant,
And Venus is positioned below the Sun,
If the Lord of the Ascendant, Saturn, the Snake Rahu/Ketu, and Jupiter all stand together,
Then the life span is firmly established at only ten years. (5)

If Saturn and the Moon are in the sixth house,
And the Lord of the Ascendant joins with Venus in the house of the Bull Taurus,
O lady with shoulders like bamboo! If the planets are in such a trine,
It can be said that death will occur in the fourteenth year. (6)

If the seventh house is afflicted and Saturn is in the eighth,
And if Mercury and Venus are also in the eighth house from the Moon,
If the Moon is destroyed by the presence of powerful malefic planets,
Then death is certain in that year, regardless of any remedies. (7)

If all nine planets are positioned such that one is in the eighth house,
That person will die within one year.
If the Lord of the body is in the eighth and Saturn crosses it, they will die;
If the son of the Sun Saturn is in the eighth house from the auspicious planets, it is death. (8)

If the Moon is in the eighth house, and Jupiter is also in the eighth,
If Venus is in the eighth and the Sun is in the eighth from the Bull Taurus,
If Mercury and Mars are in the eighth from the Ascendant while the Moon stands alone,
Then, O Lady, death will surely be seen in the eighth year. (9)