" O excellent of the Brahmins, listen to me speak on the effects of Randhra Bhava.

Long life is indicated

• If Randhra's Lord is in an angle.

the native will be short lived.

• Should Randhra's Lord

• join Lagna's Lord, or a malefic

• and be in Randhra itself,

Similarly consider Shani and Karma's Lord in the matter of longevity.

• If Karma's Lord is in Randhra with malefic Graha and Lagna's Lord .

There will be long life,

• if Ari's Lord is in Vyaya,

• or, if Ari's Lord is in Ari, as Vyaya's Lord is in Vyaya,

• or, if Ari's Lord and Vyaya's Lord are in Lagna and Randhra.

the native will enjoy a long span of life.

• If the Lords of Putra, randhra and Tanu Bhava are in own navamsha, own Rashi, or in friendly Rashi.

the subject will live long.

• Should the Lords of Lagna, randhra and karma-bhava and Shani are all disposed severally in an angle, in a trine, or in Labha Bhava.

Like these, there are many other Yoga, dealing with the issue of longevity.

The strength and weakness of the Graha concerned be estimated in deciding longevity.

One's span of life will be between 20 and 32 years,

• if Lagna's Lord is weak, while Randhra's Lord is an angle.

the native will only be short-lived,

• if Randhra's Lord is in fall, while Randhra Bhava has a malefic in it and Tanu Bhava is bereft of strength.

Death will be instant at birth,

• if Randhra Bhava, randhra's Lord and Vyaya Bhava are all conjunct malefics.

this Yoga will cause immediate end

• Malefics in angles and/or trines and benefics in Ari and/or Randhra Bhava, while Tanu Bhava has in it Randhra's Lord in fall.

the life span will be very brief.

• If Putra and Randhra Bhava and Randhra's Lord are all conjunct malefics.

Within a month of birth, death will befall the child,

• if Randhra's Lord is in Randhra itself, while Chandra is with malefics and be bereft of beneficial Drishti.

One will be long-lived,

• if lagnesha is in exaltation,

• while Chandra and Guru are, respectively, in Labha and Randhra Bhava.

If lagnesha is exceedingly strong and receives a Drishti from a benefic,

• which is placed in an angle,

• the person concerned will be wealthy, virtuous and long-lived." [end quote]