Lamp of the Giver of Life

Through the principles of the human signs Narashi signs like Gemini, Virgo, Libra, and the first half of Sagittarius, the horoscope should be understood. From that point onward, one should calculate by taking ten palas a unit of time; one pala is approximately 24 seconds to represent each single year of life.
11 After determining the degrees of the 'terms' Hadda original: haddāṃśa — specific planetary subdivisions of zodiac signs used in Persian-influenced astrology as they are situated, the result of the Primary Direction Kisima from the Persian qisma, referring to the mathematical progression of the chart to predict life events should be determined using those palas. 3 However, this is not considered logically sound Yukti according to the school of Tavanka. This concludes the calculation for the "portion of brilliance" Tejobhaga.

Now begins the calculation of the Kisima periods:

It is said by the masters of this science that in the specific zodiac sign where the Hylech Hillajaka from the Arabic haylaj, the "Life-Giver" planet or point in a birth chart is positioned, one should determine its portion of fortune. Then, using the local rising values Deshamidha from the birth chart, and dividing the results by ten original: dik-bhakta — "divided by the directions," which are ten in number, one finds the Kisima and the length of life. This applies to the degrees of the terms Hadda situated in the birth chart and the signs that follow. 47

Through proportion based on the local rising values, the periods of the Kisima should be understood via their planetary rulers. This is described further below: