Does Sun in Eighth House Really Mean Short life?

 

This is a precise query that every research minded Astrologer has in mind but in my opinion no such dictum is mentioned in Classical Vedic Jyotish as a rule such as Jupiter & Mercury in ascendant, Venus in twelfth and Sun & Mars in tenth are held auspicious.

What I mean to say that to check the longevity the entire horoscope is to be judged.

To arrive at an honest conclusion about Sun’s placement in eighth house it is necessary to understand the results given in various standard texts on Jyotish in the light of experience is essential. The following are three different ststements about Sun in eighth house from three legendry texts on Jyotisha:

Sun in Eighth House makes one fickle minded, a devotee of scholars, a sufferer of diseases, foreigner, nervous, a person who speaks too much, without fortunes, good conduct & bed pleasures, characterless and serves low people

Source: Maansagri, Chapter 2

Maansagri the famous text on Jyotish does not attribute Sun’s position in eighth house as condition of short life

Sun in Eighth House makes one to suffer loss of money, friends, short lived and of defective eye sight

Source: Phaladeepika, Chapter 8

Phaladeepika the other famous text on Jyotish attributes Sun’s position in eighth house as a condition of Short Life.

Sun in Eighth House in Aries gives painless death and in remaining signs it gives death on account of sorrows, pains and tortures

Source: Horaratnam Part (II), Chapter 7

Horaratnam the famous text on Jyotish speaks only about the nature of death when Sun’s position is in eighth house.

Conclusion: No text on Jyotisha except Phaladeepika attributes short life to a native having Sun in eighth house in his nativity.

The longevity of any person is well explained in Brihitparasharahorashaastram the ultimate text on Jyotish so concentrate on what is given below:

If the longevity is taken as per Vinshottri Dasha then:

1. Long lifespan: 80 years to 120 years
2. Middle lifespan: 40 years to 80 years
3. Short lifespan: Birth to 40 years 

If the longevity is taken as per Ashtottri Dasha then:

1. Long lifespan: 72 years to 108 years
2. Middle lifespan: 36 years to 72 years
3. Short lifespan: Birth to 36 year

If the longevity is taken as Hundred Years (Vedic Lifespan) then:

1. Long lifespan: 64 years to 96 years
2. Middle lifespan: 32 years to 64 years
3. Short lifespan: Birth to 32 years

Source: Brihitparasharahorashaastram

Nowadays a majority of person have not been seen to cross 100 years so we can easily take Vedic lifespan of 100 years to decide long lifespan, middle lifespan and Short Lifespan

In fact it is the Saturn the only Planet which decides the lifespan by increasing or decreasing it so when strong Saturn has influence of natural benefic planets such as Moon, Mercury, Jupiter or Venus then:

• Long lifespan further confirms from 96 years to 100 years

•  Middle lifespan jumps to long lifespan

• Short lifespan jumps to middle lifespan

When weak Saturn has influence of natural malefic planets such as Sun, Mars, Rahu or Ketu then:

• Long lifespan reverts back to middle lifespan

• Middle lifespan reverts back to short lifespan

• Short lifespan further confirms

In predicting age of a person the the intelligence of well versed Rishi or Muni fail then what anyone can think about the lifespan calculations done by ordinary astrologer

Source: Brihitparasharahorashaastram

Conclusion: Sun in Eighth House never results in short life and no one can predict about death a good astrologer can predict about misfortunes, accidents and diseases etc. with considerable accuracy.

 

Written by:

Vishal Aksh

 

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