INFANT MORTALITY

Grounding note: A recent incident happened to one of my office colleagues Mr. T. Das who is residing in Durgapur, West Bengal who got married on 06.02.2013 and got a male child on 20.02.2015 at 04:44 A.M. at one of the Nursing Home in Durgapur and the child died on the same day around 12:20 P.M. I had prepared the birth chart of the child and the details are given below:

Date of Birth : 20.02.2015

Time of Birth : 04:44 A.M.

Place of Birth : Durgapur (23°-30'N, 87°-20'E)

Let us see how to determine one's longevity of life as per K.P. method. The lagna could fall in any of the rasi but the sublord of the lagna is the deciding factor in one's longevity of life.K.P. 

RULE FOR THE LONGEVITY OF LIFE

If the lagna sublord is the significator of bhadakasthana or marakasthana or that of the houses 6, 8 and 12 the longevity is of short aged life, if the houses 1, 5, 10 and also 9, if the lagna is not a fixed sign then it is then a long-aged life, and if the sublord of the lagna owns both groups i.e. 6, 8 or 12th houses and 1, 5, 9 or 10th houses then a middle aged life is promised.Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn are movable signs, the bhadakasthana is the 11th house counted from the lagna. The fixed signs are Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius, the bhadakasthana is the 9th house counted from the Lagna. The bhadakasthana for Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces are known as common signs, in the 7th house counted from the lagna, marakasthana are the second and seventh houses counted from the lagna.

Hints for the Longevity of life:

As per Further Lights on Nakshatra Chintamani (First Edition 1980) page no. 24 written by Sh. Chandrakant R. Bhatt,

1. If the sub lord of the Asc. (ascending degree) be the owner of the house:

a. 6, 8 or 12 a short life (up to 33 1⁄2 years) is indicated.

b. 6, 8 or 12 and 1, 5, 9 or 10 a middle life (up to 66 1⁄2 years) is denoted.

c. 1, 5, 9 or 10 a long life (beyond 66½ years) is indicated.

Besides, if this sublord be the significator (in the star of the occupant or owner) of the badhaka and the maraka houses then it is not a good sign for a long life

     Likewise, we should also consider the sublords of the 3rd and the 8th cusps also.

2. The houses 1, 8 and 3 are for longevity. The 12th bhava to any of the particular houses denotes non-existence of the matter which is signified by that particular house. So the houses 12 (12th to 1), 7 (12th to 8) and 2 (12th to 3) are known as the maraka (death dealing) houses.

3.The house 11th is badhaka (harmful to life) for those who are born in movable signs as their Asc, the 9th for those born in fixed signs and the 7th for those born in common signs.

The badhaka houses are more harmful than the maraka houses. So for death we should consider first the badhaka house and then the maraka house. Saturn is the chief governor for the longevity of life.

There is a danger to life during the joint period of the significators of the badhaka and maraka houses.

4. Suppose the joint rulers of the Asc. or 8th or 12th cusp be the significators of the badhaka and maraka houses and the native is born during the joint period of these joint rulers, then their joint period is very critical for life.

Analysis

The Lagna falls in Capricorn (movable) sign ruled by Saturn, karaka for longevity. The lord of Lagna and second (maraka) house where Saturn is posited in 10th house and is the star of self (Saturn). While discussing one's death, the 10th house takes a lead role in the direction, as it tells about one's total and permanent retirement from the world. The Lagna starlord and sublord Moon is posited in 2nd (maraka) bhava and lord of 7th bhava, another maraka house for the longevity of life. The moon is in the star and the sub of Jupiter occupies the 7th bhava which is a marakasthana and lord of 12 (Mokshasthana), Jupiter aspects 11th cusps by his 5th aspect. So Lagna sublord Moon signifies 2, 7 & 12 and is connected to 11. Therefore, this is the indication for a short life.

From the above combinations, it is clearly indicated that the Lagna sublord Moon signifies the bhadakasthana and marakasthana which is evil for the longevity of life and therefore it becomes a worst malefic to influence death of the native, duly shortening the life span.

Significators:-

XI th house : Ruled by Mars

              No planets in Mars Star.

              No planets in XI th house. 

 II and Bhava : Ruled by Saturn

              Mars and Venus are in the Saturn Star.

              Moon, Venus, Mars and Ketu are there.

              Mercury and Rahu are in Moon Star

              No planets in Venus Star

              No planets in Mars Star

              No Planets in Ketu Star.

 VII th Bhava : Ruled by Moon

               Mercury and Rahu are in Moon Star.

               Jupiter is there

               The Moon is in Jupiter Star.

So all the planets except Sun (i.e.) Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu are all connected to death inflicting houses.

     When such is the case, how can the infant born under such a configuration survive?

The child passed away on the same day (i.e.) on 20.02.2015 at 12:20 P.M. in the same Nursing home at Durgapur where he was born. At the moment of Death, the Lagna degree was Taurus 27° 14' when the Lagna rose in Venus sign Mars star and Jupiter sub. Dasa and Bhukti Lord Jupiter were posited in Moon sign (7th house maraka), Anthra lord Venus was posited in Jupiter sign (2nd house another marakasthana). The moon was posited in Saturn sign, Jupiter star and Mercury sub. All these planets are significators of marakasthana and bhadakasthana.

The loss of the child of Mr. T. Das and his wife can't be fulfilled by any means as the total family members of his house are under a sudden shock and grief due to this incident of the loss of life. There are no words to console them about this irreparable loss of life.

This is how the Lagna cusp has the full control on the Longevity and death of life.