When the ascendant lord aspects the ascendant from a kendra, strong benefics in the navāṁśa also aspect the ascendant, and benefics aspect the lord, the native is long-lived even with the 8th empty.

Mercury in the ascendant makes one learned, long-lived, sweet and clever in speech, and knowing the meaning of the shastras.

Saturn in the 2nd, when aspected by Mercury, gives great riches.

Mercury in the 2nd, aspected by the Moon, destroys all property.

With benefics in the 2nd, there is much wealth.

When Jupiter is in the 2nd and is aspected by Mercury, the person is poor.

When Jupiter is in the 11th, Venus is in the 2nd, the 2nd lord is joined with benefics, and benefics are in the 12th, wealth is spent on dharma.

Mars in the 2nd with the Moon and aspected by Mercury makes the native a mathematician.

Mercury in a kendra makes the native a mathematician.

Mercury in the second makes one wealthy and learned. It also gives earnings through one's own intelligence, poetic ability, pure speech, and fine food.

When a benefic occupies the 2nd and a benefic owns it, the 2nd lord's period brings prosperity and the pleasure of hearing one's children talk.

Mercury denies wealth when in the 6th, 8th or 12th, when debilitated, or when in an enemy's sign.

Mercury brings a quick increase of wealth when in a kendra or trikoṇa, in its own sign, or in exaltation.

When Mercury is in the 3rd, the person is devoted to toil, very wretched, and skilled. The person has brothers and is deceitful and unsteady.

Mercury in the fourth makes one learned and flattering in speech. It gives comfort, friends, land, grain and wealth.

The mother is long-lived when benefics occupy the 4th, its lord is exalted, and the Moon is strong.

When the 4th lord is strong and joined with a benefic, the Moon is exalted or in her own sign or mūlatrikoṇa, and a benefic occupies the 4th, the mother is happy.

If the lord of the fourth is in a kendra, Venus is in a kendra, and Mercury is in Virgo, the person is learned and a scholar.

With the Sun and Mercury in the fourth, one is equal to a king, famous, versed in poetry, as wealthy as Kubera, stout-bodied, and crooked-nosed.

When the Moon is very strong and benefics occupy the 4th, the mother is long-lived.

With Venus and Mercury in the 7th, Jupiter in the 5th and a malefic in the 4th, the family line dies out.

Mercury in the 5th in a sign of Mercury, Venus or Jupiter destroys children.

If the fifth sign belongs to Saturn, Mercury is in the fifth, and the Moon aspects it, a purchased son is indicated.

With Mercury in the 5th, the native is skilled in spells and sorcery. The native has children, a wife, wealth, learning, fame, and strength.

With Mercury in the fifth, one is skilled in charms and rites of sorcery. One has many sons and is endowed with learning, happiness, influence, and joy.

When the 6th lord is joined with a malefic in the 10th and a benefic aspects it, a limb bears a wound.

Mercury in the sixth brings defeat in disputes and quarrels, disease, laziness, harsh speech, and great insult. It also makes one free from anger.

With Mercury and the Moon in kendras, the native suffers delusion.

With Mercury in Vṛṣabha in the 7th, the wife is lost.

With Mercury in the 7th, one is attached to other women, and is deformed but clever in crafts, arts and amusements.

If Venus and the Moon in the 7th are aspected by benefics, the man and the woman marry when they are old.

If Jupiter and Mercury are in the 7th, there is only one wife.

Mercury and Saturn are neuter planets. With either one in the 7th, one is without a wife or without children.

With Mercury and Saturn in the 7th, her husband is impotent.

When benefics are in the 2nd, her own death is to be declared.

A benefic in the eighth aspected by a malefic brings the child's death within a month.

A benefic in the eighth aspected by a retrograde Mars or Saturn, and by no benefic, brings death within a month.

A benefic in the sixth aspected by a malefic brings the child's death within a month.

A benefic in the sixth aspected by a retrograde Mars or Saturn, and by no benefic, brings death within a month.

When Saturn is in the ascendant or the seventh, the Moon is in a watery ascendant or in Scorpio, and a benefic occupies a kendra, the newborn dies at once.

If Mercury is in Cancer in the sixth or eighth, and the Moon aspects it, destruction comes within four years.

When Jupiter, Venus and Mercury are above the horizon in the seventh to the twelfth houses, the Sun, Mars and Saturn are below it in the first to the sixth, and Rahu is in the ascendant, the child dies within five years.

A full Moon in the seventh sign from the Sun, joined by no other graha and aspected by a benefic, quickly removes every ariṣṭa.

Rahu in the third aspected by a benefic destroys misfortune at once.

Rahu in the sixth aspected by a benefic destroys misfortune at once.

Rahu in the eleventh aspected by a benefic destroys misfortune at once.

When Saturn rises in an enemy's sign and Jupiter, Venus and Mercury all occupy the apoklimas, death comes in the twenty-sixth or the twenty-seventh year.

A hundred year life is indicated when the Sun, Saturn, and Mars fall in movable navamshas, Jupiter and Venus in fixed navamshas, and the Moon and Mercury in dual navamshas.

Full life is declared when benefics are in the sixth, seventh, and eighth houses, and malefics are in the third, sixth, and eleventh.

If Saturn is in the ascendant, Mars is in the 12th, and the Sun, Moon, and Mercury are in the 7th, death comes abroad near a temple, a garden, or a forest.

If Aries or Scorpio rises, the Moon is joined with the Sun, and Rahu and Mercury are in Leo, the belly is ripped open.

When benefics occupy the eighth house and no malefic is there, death comes in comfort.

A planet in the eighth brings death through the diseases that planet stands for.

Mercury in the eighth brings death through pallor or giddiness.

If a benefic occupies the ninth house, there is happiness from the father.

With the Sun, Mercury, and Jupiter in the ninth, one is fortunate, wealthy, and handsome. One is dear to the ruler, well dressed, and very wise.

Mars joined with Mercury in the 9th makes one a chief man dwelling among brahmins. It also makes one handsome, possessed of enjoyments, and skilled in learning.

Mercury in the 9th makes one possessed of much wealth and learning, of good conduct, and very eloquent. It also makes one exceedingly skillful and most righteous.

Mercury joined with Venus in the 9th makes one famous, very learned, and steady. It also makes one charming, able in speech, and fond of policy.

Mercury joined with Jupiter in the 9th makes one learned in the scriptures, rich, pleasing in speech, skilled in the arts, powerful, and very eminent.

Mercury together with Saturn in the ninth makes one afflicted, wealthy, attended by dear ones, skillful, hated by the good, and very talkative.

When malefics in the 10th are aspected by benefics, the native is a physician, a priest or a calculator, fierce and given to deceiving others.

With Mercury in the 10th from the lagna or the Moon, wealth comes through friends.

The Sun with Mercury in the 10th makes one a dealer in garments and ornaments, or a person who lives by water.

Mars with Mercury in the 10th gives many enemies, skill in the art of weapons, great ability, and bravery.

Mercury in the 10th gives success in undertakings, learning, intelligence, courage, truthfulness, and skill in every kind of work. It also brings fame, wealth, happiness, and many good qualities.

Mercury with Venus in the 10th brings friends, learning, women, wealth, and happiness, or makes one a minister or the lord of a province.

Jupiter with Mercury in the 10th makes one wealthy, honored by kings, very righteous, a leader of a band, and renowned.

Mercury with Saturn in the 10th makes one a maker of earthen vessels, or a renowned teacher of learning, and a writer of books and documents.

With a benefic in the 10th, the native gains great and wide fame, adheres to dharma, and does good works. The native also has fortune like a king's, long life, honour, and firmness in vows.

When benefics occupy the kendras, Mālā yoga arises.

When benefics are in the 10th, the native carries out honest work and is praised by the good.

With Cancer rising, Jupiter in the ascendant, the Moon, Venus, and Mercury in the eleventh, and the Sun in Aries, the native is valorous and a ruler of the earth.

With Virgo rising, Mercury in the ascendant, and Jupiter, the Moon, and Venus in the fourth house, a virtuous king is born.

If two planets occupy the 11th house, there are two wives.

When the eleventh house is hemmed between benefics, there is gain of wealth.

When the 5th is a sign of Saturn with Saturn in it and Mercury is in the 11th, the native possesses much wealth.

When the 5th is a sign of Mercury with Mercury in it and the Moon and Mars are in the 11th, the native possesses much wealth.

Benefics in the 12th, or a benefic joined with the 12th lord, give a swing and a couch, along with the comfort of bed.

If a benefic is in the 12th and the 12th lord is exalted and joined with a benefic, the native goes to the world beyond sight.

With Cancer rising, Jupiter in the lagna in Sagittarius navāṁśa, and at least two other planets in kendras, the native attains the station of Brahmā.

Mercury in the twelfth causes hatred among kinsmen and makes one poor and without understanding.

When all seven classical planets aspect the ascendant, the native has a strong body, wealth, and long life.

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A well-placed ascendant lord with planets in the tenth gives a lasting rise in fortune.

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If the 3rd house is a dual sign, its lord is placed there, and another benefic joins or aspects it, the native gains large wealth in that period.

Potential modern practice · after B. V. Raman, How to Judge a Horoscope 1, p. 87

An afflicted Mercury in the 4th gives fraud and distress.

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The Sun joined with Mercury gives mathematical ability.

Potential modern practice · after B. V. Raman, How to Judge a Horoscope 1, p. 185

Mercury with Mars and Rahu gives speculation and debt.

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With Mercury in the 5th afflicted by malefics, there is worry over children.

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With Jupiter's aspect on Mercury in the 5th, the native is an author.

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Mercury with Jupiter in the 6th brings spiritual gain.

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An afflicted Mercury in the 6th unsettles the mind.

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The Moon and Mercury joined and afflicted by a malefic point to paralysis.

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Mercury with Ketu in the ascendant points to a sickly wife.

Potential modern practice · after B. V. Raman, How to Judge a Horoscope 2, p. 6

When Saturn and Mercury occupy the 7th together, the spouse was married before and lost that partner.

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If the lords of the 2nd and 7th are debilitated and a benefic occupies a kendra or trikoṇa, there is one marriage.

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If Mercury is in the 7th and in Jupiter's navamsha, there is one marriage.

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Mercury in the 7th points to early marriage, a wealthy spouse, and ability in law, trade, or writing.

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When the Sun and Mercury are together in the 7th, the native handles official troubles with tact.

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With Venus, Mars and Mercury together in the seventh, marriage is stable and both partners are distinguished.

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Mercury joined Saturn in the seventh gives a deceitful spouse.

Potential modern practice · after B. V. Raman, How to Judge a Horoscope 2, p. 13

Sun, Mars and Mercury in the ascendant without Jupiter make the nature selfish and hard-hearted.

Potential modern practice · after B. V. Raman, How to Judge a Horoscope 2, p. 59

If benefics occupy the sixth and eighth, and malefics occupy the fifth and ninth, life lasts eight years.

Potential modern practice · after B. V. Raman, How to Judge a Horoscope 2, p. 79

Mars and Jupiter in the ascendant, the Moon in the 7th, and a planet in the 8th indicate a lifespan of twenty two years.

Potential modern practice · after B. V. Raman, How to Judge a Horoscope 2, p. 81

Mercury exalted or in its own sign in a kendra, with the eighth house empty, points to death in the thirtieth year.

Potential modern practice · after B. V. Raman, How to Judge a Horoscope 2, p. 82

If any planet is in the eighth and the kendras are empty of benefics, the native lives thirty years.

Potential modern practice · after B. V. Raman, How to Judge a Horoscope 2, p. 82

When Mercury is exalted or in its own sign in a kendra and the eighth house is empty but aspected by a benefic, life lasts about forty years.

Potential modern practice · after B. V. Raman, How to Judge a Horoscope 2, p. 83

If a benefic occupies the seventh house and the Moon is in the ascendant or in Cancer, life lasts about sixty years.

Potential modern practice · after B. V. Raman, How to Judge a Horoscope 2, p. 83

If the Moon is in the first, eighth or twelfth, Mercury is in the fourth or tenth, and Venus is joined with Jupiter, life lasts about fifty years.

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If all seven grahas are in the fifth house, life lasts about sixty years.

Potential modern practice · after B. V. Raman, How to Judge a Horoscope 2, p. 83

When Mercury, Jupiter and Venus are in their own signs and the Moon is exalted in the ascendant, life lasts about sixty years.

Potential modern practice · after B. V. Raman, How to Judge a Horoscope 2, p. 83

If Jupiter is exalted, benefics are in moolatrikona, and the lagna lord is strong, the life span is eighty years.

Potential modern practice · after B. V. Raman, How to Judge a Horoscope 2, p. 84

If benefics are in the fifth and ninth, and Scorpio rises with Jupiter in the ascendant, the life span is eighty years.

Potential modern practice · after B. V. Raman, How to Judge a Horoscope 2, p. 85

When all seven grahas are in the ninth house, full life is indicated.

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If all seven grahas are in kendras and in navāṁśas of the Sun, Mars or Saturn, the lifespan is eighty years.

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Mercury in the eighth makes the native courteous, learned, famous and long lived, and brings an inheritance.

Potential modern practice · after B. V. Raman, How to Judge a Horoscope 2, p. 86

When Mercury and Venus are in the 8th, death comes in sleep.

Potential modern practice · after B. V. Raman, How to Judge a Horoscope 2, p. 90

When Mercury and Saturn are in the 8th, death comes by judicial execution.

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When the Moon and Mercury are together in the sixth or the eighth, death comes through poison.

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When Mars or Saturn aspects Mercury in Leo, death comes from fever.

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With Mercury and Venus both in the ninth, the heart fails at the end.

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When the 9th lord is in the 6th and benefics occupy both the 5th and the 7th, gain comes through the father's litigation.

Potential modern practice · after B. V. Raman, How to Judge a Horoscope 2, p. 181

When the 9th lord is in the 8th and a benefic aspects that house, paternal inheritance is indicated.

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When the Moon, Mars, Mercury, and Saturn are together, the native has two sets of parents through adoption or equivalent upbringing.

Potential modern practice · after B. V. Raman, How to Judge a Horoscope 2, p. 184

A benefic placed in the ninth from the Moon points to a long pilgrimage.

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If the Moon is in the ninth and is aspected by Saturn, Mars, and Mercury, the combination points to rulership.

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When Mercury is in the ninth, its period brings study, skill in music, children, and recognition for technical knowledge.

Potential modern practice · after B. V. Raman, How to Judge a Horoscope 2, p. 191

When Mercury is strong and the lords of the 9th and 4th are together in the 4th, it indicates leadership in learning.

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In the period of the 9th lord, when it joins the 6th lord in the 6th and a benefic aspects that house, the period is favourable and the father recovers.

Potential modern practice · after B. V. Raman, How to Judge a Horoscope 2, p. 194

When the 9th and 6th lords are together in the 6th and a benefic aspects that house, the native receives a judicial post.

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When the 9th lord joins the 8th lord in the 8th and a benefic aspects that house, the father dies leaving an inheritance.

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When a benefic occupies the 9th and the 9th lord is in a kendra, the 5th or the 11th, a great pilgrimage follows.

Potential modern practice · after B. V. Raman, How to Judge a Horoscope 2, p. 237

When the 10th lord is in the 6th and a benefic aspects it, the native gains authority and public esteem.

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Mercury in the 10th, with Jupiter and Venus each joining or aspecting it, favours poetry.

Potential modern practice · after B. V. Raman, How to Judge a Horoscope 2, p. 245

Mercury in the 10th is especially favorable for authorship.

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When Mercury occupies or aspects the 10th, its daśā brings scholarly honour and fortune, while the eyesight weakens.

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When Mercury or Jupiter joins the 10th lord in the 4th, the native takes a leading role in education or research.

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A strong Mercury in the 10th points to study or research abroad.

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Mercury in the 10th brings intellectual distinction and a cash award.

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Benefics in the 10th, 11th, and 3rd produce a rājayoga.

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A rājayoga is formed by Virgo rising, Mercury exalted in the first house, Jupiter in Pisces, Saturn in Cancer, Venus in Sagittarius, and both Sun and Mars in debility.

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When Jupiter rules the 11th and the 2nd, 9th, or 11th lord is in a kendra from the Moon, one rises high despite low origins.

Potential modern practice · after B. V. Raman, How to Judge a Horoscope 2, p. 366

Mercury and Rahu in the eleventh give gains through engineering or technical work.

Potential modern practice · after B. V. Raman, How to Judge a Horoscope 2, p. 388

A benefic in the twelfth makes the native thrifty.

Potential modern practice · after B. V. Raman, How to Judge a Horoscope 2, p. 415

Mercury in the twelfth gives rash speculation and disputes involving family matters.

Potential modern practice · after B. V. Raman, How to Judge a Horoscope 2, p. 416

Benefics in the 10th with malefics in the 2nd indicate poverty.

Potential modern practice · after B. V. Raman, How to Judge a Horoscope 2, p. 419

For a Gemini ascendant, Mars and Mercury placed in Pisces indicate release.

Potential modern practice · after B. V. Raman, How to Judge a Horoscope 2, p. 422

When the 12th is a movable sign and the Moon or Mercury is in it, the native travels a great deal.

Potential modern practice · after B. V. Raman, How to Judge a Horoscope 2, p. 414

When the 12th is a movable sign and the Moon or Mercury is in it, and a malefic aspects the 12th or malefics are on both sides of the 12th, the native flees his country and lives in hiding.

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