Verse 7.10

सत्योक्ते ग्रहम्इष्टं लिप्ती कृत्वा शतद्वयेनाप्तम्। मण्डल भाग विशुद्धे अब्दाः स्युः शेषात्तु मासाद्याः

此偈阐述了计算寿命长短的一种精密数理法则，其核心在于“真实”与“纯净”。经文首句强调“若所言真实”，意味着占星师的判断必须基于对星体状态的准确洞察，且求问者的心念亦需诚恳。唯有在诚实无妄的基础上，吉星（इष्टं ग्रहम्）所落的具体度数（लिप्ती）才能成为推导生命长度的有效依据。这不仅是数学运算，更是天人感应的前提，若心术不正或观测有误，后续推演皆如沙上建塔。

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