On the Curse of Deities

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