Find the difference between a planet's longitude and the deepest debilitation point.
Divide the difference
by 3 and the result so obtained is the uccha bala in Virupas. When a planet is in highest exaltation point, the difference happens to be 1! deg and hence the uccha bala for such planet beco"es #! virupa $1!%3&. 'owever, when a planet is placed in the deepest debilitation, the difference beco"es (ero and hence also the bala is (ero. Varahamihira: Strength of Planets: The Shadbala - I file:///E:/T.S.RAO/T.S.RAO-1/ASTROLOGY/may-2014/webpage/Var... 1 of 1 04/08/2014 7:54 PM