Verse 1 — Longevity and Critical Illness Diagnostics (Roga Prashna) — Verse 1
रोगप्रश्ने लग्नादौ दुष्टग्रहविलोकनम् । अष्टमस्थे पापे वा मृत्युः स्यादिति निश्चयम् ॥
rogapraśne lagnādau duṣṭagrahavilokanam | aṣṭamasthe pāpe vā mṛtyuḥ syād iti niścayam ||
In a query about disease, one should examine the lagna and the rest for malefic planets; with a papa-graha placed in the eighth house, death is certain — this is the settled conclusion.