Verse 7.9
स्वमतेन किलाह जीव शर्मा ग्रहदायं परमायुसः स्वरांशम्। ग्रह भुक्त नवांशराशि तुल्यं बहु साम्यं समुपैति सत्य वाक्यम्
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By his own reasoning, indeed, Jiva Sharma says that the planetary portion of the maximum lifespan is equal to the navamsa occupied by the planet; the planet yields a result equal to the navamsa sign it has traversed, and this statement…
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