Sanskrit verses with English translation from Maharishi Parasara. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.
धनाध्नाख्ययोगौ च कथितौ भवता मुने । नराणामायुषो ज्ञानं कथयस्व महामते ॥ १॥
dhanādhnākhyayogau ca kathitau bhavatā mune | narāṇāmāyuṣo jñānaṃ kathayasva mahāmate ||
O sage, you have explained the yogas of wealth and poverty; now teach me the knowledge of human longevity.
साधु पृष्टं त्वया विप्र जनानां च हितेच्छया । कथयाम्यायुषो ज्ञानं दुर्ज्ञेयं यत् सुरैरपि ॥ २॥
sādhu pṛṣṭaṃ tvayā vipra janānāṃ ca hitecchayā | kathayāmyāyuṣo jñānaṃ durjñeyaṃ yat surairapi ||
Well asked, O Brahmin, for the welfare of humanity; I shall tell the science of longevity, which is difficult even for the gods to know.
क्रमात् सूर्यादिखेटेषु स्वस्वोच्चस्थानगेष्विह । नन्देन्दवस्तच्वमितास्तिथयोऽर्काः शरेन्दवः ॥ ६॥
kramāt sūryādikheṭeṣu svasvoccasthānageṣviha | nandendavastacchamitāstithayo'rkkāḥ śarendavaḥ ||
In sequence, the planets from the Sun onward contribute their full years when deeply exalted: 19 for the Sun, 25 for the Moon, 15 for Mars, 12 for Mercury, 15 for Jupiter, 21 for Venus, and 20 for Saturn.