Gauri Jatakam

"O beautiful Lotus-faced one original: "kamalānane" (कमलानने), an affectionate epithet for Parvati., one should arrange [the results] in eight ways within a grid of nine squares original: "koṣṭhanavake" (कोष्ठनवके). This refers to a 3x3 mathematical or astrological table used for calculating planetary influences.. One should predict the results of the Dashas Planetary periods or 'stages' of a person's life. in their proper sequence.

Having established the results of the periods starting from the Sun and the others below it, in order, the wise man should predict the outcomes of the planetary periods. For the twice-born original: "dvijātīnāṃ" (द्विजातीनां). In historical context, this refers to the three upper social classes (Brahmin, Kshatriya, and Vaishya) who underwent the Upanayana initiation ceremony, symbolized as a second birth., the maximum lifespan is proclaimed according to the first division.

In the first part, the maximum lifespan is declared; in the second part, a lifespan of one hundred years is proclaimed. For the third part, eighty years is remembered, and for the portion related to the Sun, sixty years is declared. 9

When calculating lifespans of one hundred years or more, and starting from the second division onwards, there is a reduction of twenty-five years in sequence [for certain factors]. Their life may be longer if they are favored by the brave and wise. In the twenty divisions of the zodiac, wherever the birth occurs, the wise should perform the Ganana Astrological calculation or counting. based on that observation. 4 By knowing the birth star original: "janmarkṣa" (जन्मर्क्ष); the Nakshatra or lunar mansion the moon occupied at the moment of birth. and the day [of birth]...