Verse 7.7

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

此诗节揭示了古典占星学中关于寿命推算的严谨性与层次感。它首先承认了早期权威如毗湿奴古普塔等所建立的寿命计算体系具有基础价值，但紧接着指出了其局限性：若仅依循常规的行星度数或达沙周期来计算，而忽略了特定的致命征象，结果将严重失准。这里的“八种早夭之相”（Ashta Arishta）是指星盘中预示生命在幼年或青年时期即可能终结的八种特殊凶险配置。

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