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Take the quantity known as Kara original: karākhyaṃ; in Sanskrit numerical notation, 'Kara' (hand) represents the number 2 and, having established it, divide it by five. Based on the remainder of that digit, death should be declared on a Nanda The lunar days (Tithis) are categorized into five groups: Nanda, Bhadra, Jaya, Rikta, and Purna. The Nanda group consists of the 1st, 6th, and 11th days etc. at that specific lunar day Tithi.
If the remainder is one, it refers to Nanda; for other remainders, Bhadra and the others are to be used as previously stated. [Verse 126]
In this specific calculation, when divided by five, the remainder is 2.
Consequently, death occurs on a Nanda day. However, because there are six Nanda days in a full lunar month Three in the bright half and three in the dark half, in order to know which of those six it will be, one should again divide that figure by six to find the remainder.
If the remainder is one, it is the first Nanda: the first day of the waxing moon Shukla Pratipad.
If the remainder is two, it is the second Nanda: the sixth day of the waxing moon Shukla Shashthi.
If the remainder is three, it is the eleventh day of the waxing moon Shukla Ekadashi.
If the remainder is four, it is the first day of the waning moon Krishna Pratipad.
If the remainder is five, it is the sixth day of the waning moon Krishna Shashthi.
If the remainder is six, it is the eleventh day of the waning moon Krishna Ekadashi; death should be predicted on this day.
Alternatively, having examined the query etc., death is certain on whichever lunar day—be it Nanda, Bhadra, or the others—falls under the influence of the Lord of the Year Varshapati The planet that rules the astrological year in which the event is being calculated. Between those...