It is only after a careful assessment of the above, the affliction to the child should be pronounced. It is (however) not possible to decide the longevity till it completes its 12^th year of age. The child should be protected (till such age) through Japas and Homas.

Notes: According to C.G. Rajans Tamil translation of Parashar Hora. Ch. V, note, that longevity cannot be decided till the native is 24. But Jyotisharnava Navaneetam (a Sanskrit work with Telugu translation) suggests that. up to l2 nothing definite can be said about longevity. Phala Deepika (Ch. 13, Sloka 3) and Jataka Parijata (Ch. 5, Slokas 1 and 2), which have similar verses also say, that up to 12, longevity cannot be decided. This is because, the child is covered by its mothers fate in the first four years, by its fathers fate in the next four years and by its Purva Karma thereafter up to 12, as per Mantreswara. Only after 12, will the child be governed by the effects of the Grahas in its own horoscope, as far as its longevity is concerned Also see Slokas 4-6, Ch. X of Sarvartha Chintamani.

The child born, when there is Lagn Sandhi is either born, dead, or short lived (if born). Should such Lagn receive a Drishti from malefics, the said results are sure to follow. Birth in Gandanta Nakshatr is destructive of the whole family. Should such a child, however, live, then it becomes a king with an army of elephants and horses.

Notes: For Gandanta Nakshatra, see Sloka 14, Ch. I, supra. Apart from Lagn Sandhi, there are other Sandhis, as explained in Sloka 36, Ch. V, infra. Sarvartha Chintamani, Ch. l0, s. 26-27, Uttarakalamrita, Ch. 8, Sloka 9 and Saravali also state, that, if a Gandanta native survives, he becomes a king with elephants, horses etc., forming his army.