On the Recovery of the Patient

1. The patient's death is certain when the ascendant is occupied by the lord of the
6th and the Moon is aspected by malefics.
2. The Moon in the 4th or 8th house hemmed in between malefics denotes the
death of the patient. The patient will recover early if the Moon is strongly
placed and aspected by benefics.
3. The sick person will depart to the abode of Yama if the Moon is in the
ascendant and the Sun is in the 7th. The disease or illness will become
complicated by the physician's treatment when malefics are in the
ascendant.
4. If benefics are in the ascendant, the diagnosis will be correct. The Lagna
signifies the physician, the 7th represents the nature of the disease or
sickness, the 10th rules the sick person and the 4th denotes treatment.
5. If there is friendship between the lords of the 1st and 10th houses, the
treatment being appropriate to the disease, the illness will be cured.
Otherwise the disease aggravates.
6. The sick man is sure to survive, if the ascendant lord being a benefic is strongly
disposed in a quadrant, is exalted or occupies Moolatrikona.
7. A single planet, which should be powerful and a benefic occupying the Lagna,
protects the sick man. If benefics are in the 9th, 6th, 11th and 3rd, then also,
the illness will be cured.