ON THE CURSE OF DEITIES

63. If malefics are in Apoklimas, the disease is hereditary having been caused by water or instruments.

64-66. According as the planets occupying the 8th or 12th are Rahu, Jupiter, the Moon, the sun, Saturn, Mercury, Mars and Venus the sickness or disease will be due to the pretas, curses of parents, a deity, frequenting watery places, a female deity, family deity, spirits of dead persons, a sakini and a watery deity respectively. These deities possess atheists. When the Moon is strongly disposed in exaltation or own house, the disease can be cured; otherwise, the disease cannot be cured. When strong malefics are in quadrants, even when the deities are propitiated relief is not possible. If benefics are in kendras, mantras and japas will help. When the Moon is in an upachaya and benefics occupy quadrants, trines or the 8th, and the ascendant is aspected by benefics, the sick man will be relieved of his sickness.

67. The sick person will be cured of his sickness when benefics are in Kendras, Trikonas and the 8th; the Moon is in an Upachaya and the Lagna is aspected by benefics.