The Compendium of the Elder Garga (1800) - Page 7

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Column 1: Systems of Longevity	Column 2: Planetary Periods	Column 3: Tables and Interpretations
Longevity based on solar years original: "Varṣāyurdāyāḥ", Folio 104	Longevity of various species original: "Nānājātinām" — possibly referring to animals or different human temperaments, Folio 116	Variations in sub-periods: auspicious and inauspicious results, 130
Longevity based on essence, nature, and the life-force Painda, Nisarga, and Jiva: three primary methods of calculating lifespan based on planetary positions	Planetary periods Dasha: a system of time cycles used to predict when planetary influences will manifest, 117	Deliberations required for the accurate interpretation of a birth chart Jātaka: horoscopy or natal astrology, 132
Longevity doubled by planetary essence, 110	Planetary periods according to the school of Shridhara, 118	Alternative methods for correctly stating longevity, 133
[unclear] Longevity, 112	The period of the "Lord of Virtue" Dharmeshvari Dasha: a specific period related to one's spiritual or righteous path, 118	Symbolic indicators Sanketaka: traditional signs or omens used for prediction, 147
Standards and instruments for longevity based on years, etc., 112	Strength of the sequence of periods, 119	Table for the 108-year period system Ashtottari Dasha: a dasha system based on a 108-year cycle, often used in specific regions or chart conditions, 150
Mixed longevity calculations original: "Mishrāyuḥ", 113	Graduated or categorized periods, 119	Table for the 120-year period system Vimshottari Dasha: the most common predictive system in Indian astrology, based on a 120-year cycle, 155
Knowledge of the strength-formulae by the master Shripati Shripati: a renowned 11th-century Indian mathematician and astronomer, 114	Periods based on essence and nature, 120	Table for the Prosperity periods original: "Shrīta-dasha", 162
---	The order and strength of essence and nature periods, 122	Table for the Goddess periods Yogini Dasha: an 8-year cycle associated with eight feminine divinities or "Yoginis", 183
Chapter on differing opinions on longevity according to the Great Seer Shridharacharya, 115	Periods based on planetary essence Pinda Dasha, 122	Table for instantaneous results original: "Tātkālika-phala", 184
[From the Parijata treatise] Longevity based on the solar measure, 116	Natural planetary periods Nisarga Dasha, 123	Table for average or mean results, 185
Longevity derived from planetary rays original: "Rashmija", 118	The system of eight-fold strength Ashtakavarga: a mathematical system of points (bindus) used to evaluate planetary strength, 124	Clear examples for planetary calculations using the table, 186
Longevity based on retrograde planets original: "Vakrāyuḥ", 119	Refutation of differing opinions, 125	Methods for ritual or poetic structure? original: "Kriyā-kalpa-latā", 201
[From the Parijata treatise] Longevity based on time-periods, 116	Strength related to the single-sage system?, 125
Solar year longevity calculations, 116	Sub-periods and sub-sub-periods Antardasha and Vidasha: the nested divisions within a major Dasha period, 126
	Longevity based on the civil day measure original: "Sāvana", 127