Chandra and Sadyorishta, Infant Mortality by P.M. Gopalachari

Article by P.M. Gopalachari

8th bhava indicates longevity.  If the lord of 8th joins the 12th with a malefic short life is indicated.

It will be the same if lagna lord joins 8th lord in 6th house.

Weak and waning Chandra in 12th and malefics in lagna and 8th house and no benefic planets in Kendras cause early death.

Weak and waning Chandra in Lagna not aspected by Benefic planets, if kendras or 8th house are occupied by malefics early death.

If Chandra got papakartari yoga and occupies 4th or 7h or 8th houses without benefic aspect causes early death.

The weak Chandra, in conjunction with malefics deposited in lagna,7th,8th or 12th house, and no single benefic in Kendra causes early death.

The weak and waning Chandra in 6th or 8th aspected by malefics causes early death.

If Chandra in lagna and Ravi, Kuja and Sani are in 7th early death is expected.

Chandra  in  lagna  and in  papakartari  yoga  and malefics  in  7th  or  8th  houses  causes  death  of  the child as well as its mother.

Chandra with malefics in lagna or 7th or 8th or 12th houses, devoid of benefic position in Kendra, causes early death of the child.

If Sani occupies the 12th, Ravi the 9th house, Chandra Lagna, and Kuja the 8th house it causes early death of the child.

If  the  maraka  planets  are  in  exaltation, in  moolatrikona  or  in  swakshetra, its  dasa  or  bhukti  is dangerous.

Even Guru may occupy the lagna, but if Chandra be in 8, 12, 6th bhava and aspected by malefic, Rahu the child meets death.

If  the  rising  sign  and Chandra  be  devoid of  benefic  aspects  and between  two malefics  cause balarishta One must consider invariably the 8th,3rd,2nd and 7th houses for determining longevity.

The subject is divided into 4 groups. 1. Balarishta   2. Alpayu   3. Madyayu   4. Deerghayu.

Balarishta  is  of  two kinds.   Sadyorishta  (Death  immediately  after  birth)  and Balarishta  (Death within 12 years ).

1. Lagna is the body. Chandra is mind. Ravi is the soul.  If these main centres of the body are afflicted by malefics the new born baby will not survive.

2. Lagna, its lord, Chandra and 8th should be considered. If a malefic in Ascendant afflicted by 8th lord and Chandra by the Ravi and Sani the child dies immediately.

3. Lagna lord in 6th makes the child weak, and affliction by 8th lord gives more troubles in its growth.

4. If Chandra or  Ravi  in  Kendras  afflicted by  malefics, and their  dispositors  also are afflicted, the child will not at all survive.

5. The dispositors of  Ravi, Chandra  and Lagna  and the  cusps  of  3rd  and 8th  also are  to be checked.

6. The transit of  planets  over  the  above  said five  sensitive  points  gives  clue  the  time  and date of death.

7. The child dies within hours of birth if Chandra is in other than 3, 6, 10, 11 houses and lords of 1st and 8th houses and Ravi also is afflicted.

Even Guru may occupy the lagna, but if Chandra be in 8, 12, 6th bhava and aspected by malefic, Rahu the child meets death.

If  the  rising  sign  and Chandra  be  devoid of  benefic  aspects  and between  two malefics  cause balarishta.

When  all  the  planets  are  weak and occupy  3, 6, 9 or  12, or  apoklima  houses  early  death  is noticed.

When  Ravi  and Chandra  are  posited in  the  3rd  house  identical  with  malefic  sign  and in conjunction with a malefic in a nativity, he will fall ill and die before 3 years.

If Guru is in debilitation and birth is at mid day (Full Dark fortnight), the child dies in a month.

When waning Chandra occupies the rising sign and a malefic planet is in Kendra or in the 8th the child dies.

When Chandra occupies the rising sign, 6,8,12 places from it and is aspected by a malefic planet, without benefic aspect, Kendra kona are not occupied by benefics infant death is predicted.

When Sani occupies the 7th or the lagna itself and when rising sign is a watery one and Chandra occupies the lagna and the benfic planets are in Kendra the child dies early according yavanas.

If  the  two malefic  planets  occupy  the  lagna  and the  7th  and Chandra  be  in  conjunction  with  a malefic planet and be not aspected by benefic one, the death of new born baby occurs.

When Chandra in conjunction with a malefic planet occupies the rising sign and is not aspected by benefic planets, these latter being in a position other than Kendra, death may take place.