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He is not desirous of going. He will now soon go". etc. etc. Now these sentences when they are heard mean that the sick person will die or will not die or we will try to save him etc. etc. If he hears the word denoting going, they mean that the sick person will die. etc. In this manner, on the basis of the words which are heard by the ears, an intelligent person comes to know about the coming death.
The Saturn
शनिः स्याद्यत्र नक्षत्र तद्दातव्यं मुखे ततः । चत्वारि दक्षिणे पाणौ त्रीणि त्रीणि च पादयोः ।। १९७॥ चत्वारि वामहस्ते तु क्रमशः पंच वक्षसि । त्रीणि शीर्षे दृशोर्द्वे द्वे गुह्ये एकं शनौ नरे ॥। १९८ ।। निमित्तसमये तत्र पतितं स्थापनाक्रमात् । जन्मक्षं नामऋक्षं वा गुह्यदेशे भवेद्यदि । । १९९ ॥ दृष्टं श्लिष्टं ग्रहैर्दुष्टः सौम्यैरप्रेक्षितायुतम् । सज्जास्यापि तदा मृत्युः का कथा रोगिणः पुनः ॥ २०० ॥
Meaning: One should draw the figure of a man, imagine that it is Shanischara (Saturn) and place the constellation, where Saturn is present at that time, in the mouth of the figure. Then, the following constellations, should be placed in their order, four in the right hand, three in the left leg and three in the right, four in the left hand, five in the chest, three in the head, two in each of the two eyes and one in the genitals. Now if the constellation of birth of the person whose time of death is to be known falls in the genitals of the figure and if it is aspected by the malefics and not at all by the benefics or if it
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