Verse 16.22
धर्मे कुजे वा सूर्य वा दुःस्थे तन्नायके सति । पापमध्यगते वाऽपि पितुर्मरणमादिशेत्
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If Mars or the Sun is placed in the twelfth house, or if the lord of the twelfth house is afflicted, or if a malefic planet occupies the middle of the twelfth house, one should predict the death of the father. This verse addresses the…
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