The Lamp of Birth

...one fond of debate obtains wealth through the power of their speech.

When the Lord of the House of Death original: nidhanapatau; the ruler of the Eighth House is placed in the House of Wealth original: dhanalīne; the Second House, the person has a short life. He is like a consuming fire original: vaiśvānaraḥ; a name for the digestive or universal fire, here implying a consuming or intense temperament and a thief. If malefics or benefics are present, it is not auspicious for the timing of death?. 1

When the Lord of the Eighth original: aṣṭamapatau is in the Third House, that man becomes an adversary to his own kinsmen. 2

He moves with great speed across the earth but remains devoid of respect or honor. 3

If the Lord of Death original: nidhaneśo goes to the Fourth House the house of home and the father's assets, he carries away the wealth of the father. Conflict arises between the father and the son, and the father becomes afflicted with diseases. 4

When the Lord of the Hidden Vulnerabilities original: chidrapatau; another term for the 8th Lord goes to the House of the Son original: tanayagate; the Fifth House: if the planet is a malefic, the person is childless. If it is a benefic, he has a son, but that son is weak? and remains devoted only to amorous play and trivial deeds. 5

If the Lord of the Hidden joins with other planets in the House of Enemies original: ripusaṃgate; the Sixth House:

• With the Sun original: dinakare, he is opposed by the King.
• With Jupiter original: garau/gurau, he suffers from insomnia and is seized by disease.
• With Venus original: śukre, he is sickly.
• With Mars original: bhaume, he lacks endurance?.
• With Mercury original: budhe, he is employed in unworthy? tasks.
• With Saturn original: śanau, he faces great hardship and enmity.
• With the Moon original: śaśini, the same result follows if it is with a benefic. 6

When the Lord of Death original: mṛtyupatau goes to the Seventh House the house of marriage, he is devoted to women but suffers from ailments and diseases. If the planet is a malefic, he hates his wife and suffers due to the faults of his spouse. 7

If the Lord of the House of Death is in the Eighth House itself in its own house, the person is industrious in business and free from disease. Though healthy in body, he is skilled in the arts of gambling and is well-known within the community of cheats. 8

The Lord of Death situated in the Ninth House the house of fortune and dharma makes one a recluse. Such a person is a slayer of enemies but is prone to sin and lacks peace of mind? at the time of death. 9

When the Lord of the Eighth goes to the House of Action original: karmagato; the Tenth House, he is devoted to low or mean deeds and is lazy. If a malefic is there, no son is born, or perhaps the mother survives under difficult conditions?. 10

When the Lord of Death is in the House of Gain the Eleventh House, the person is unhappy in childhood but becomes happy later in life. He is long-lived if the planet is a benefic, but short-lived if it is a malefic.