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आयुर्दाय

Verse 7.7

आयुर्दायं विष्णु गुप्तोऽपि चैवं देव स्वामी सिद्धसेनश्च चक्रे । दोषश्चैषां जायते अष्टावरिष्टं हित्वा नायुर्विंशतेः स्याद् अधस्तात्

Vishnu Gupta, and likewise Deva Swami and Siddhasena, have established this method for the determination of longevity. The fault in their systems arises only when one omits the consideration of the eight specific causes of early death; if…

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