Vargas (Divisions)

Vargas are divisions of zodiacal signs (Rasis). There are 16 classical Vargas described in Parasara Hora Shastra. Several other Vargas are described in Jaimini Sutra. Each Varga has a positive number as its division. So Rasi is the Varga of division 1 (D-1), Navamsa is the division of type 9 (D-9), etc. The names, divisions and main significations (according to Parasara) are listed in the table below. NAME Rasi Hora Drekkana Chaturtamsa (Turyamsa) Saptamansa Navamsa Dasamsa Dvadasamsa Shodasamsa (Kalamsa) Vimsamsa Chaturvimsamsa Bhamsa (Saptavimsamsa) Trimsamsa Khavedamsa (Chatvarimsamsa) DIVISION 1 2 3 4 7 9 10 12 16 20 24 27 30 40 MAIN SIGNIFICATION Physique Wealth Coborn Fortunes Children Marriage Power and Position Parents Conveyances Worship Learning Strength and Weakness Evils Auspicous and Inauspicious Effects

Akshavedamsa Shastiamsa
Other Vargas

45 60

General Indications General Indications

Maitreya supports in addition, Sastamsa (D6) and Ashtamsa (D8) of Jaimini system. It is likely that other Vargas (like Nadi D-108) will be supported in the future.
Varga Viswa

The distribution of Varga Viswa is according to Parasara 7/21-25. See the table below. POSITION Exaltation Sign Moolatrikona Sign Own Sign Very Friendly Sign (Adhi Mitra) Friendly Sign (Mitra) Neutral (Sama) Enemy (Satru) Sworn Enemy (Adhi Satru) Debilation (Neecha)
Special Rules for Hora

STRENGTH IN POINTS 20 20 20 18 15 10 7 5 0

There are special rules for bala calculation in Hora. See table below. PLANET Sun, Mars, Jupiter Mercury Moon, Venus, Saturn CANCER 0 20 20 LEO 20 20 0

Remark: Parasara (7/13) gives more detailed evaluations based upon the planetary positions in the beginning, middle or end of a Hora. But these rules cannot be applied to higher Varga charts.
Distribution of Shadvarga etc. There are 4 different sources of strength in this system: Shadvarga (based upon 6 Vargas), Saptavarga (7 Vargas), Dasavarga (10 Vargas) and Shodadasa Varga (all 16 Vargas).

Each Varga has a weight. The sum of possible points is always 20.
NAME Rasi Hora Drekkana Chaturtamsa Saptamansa Navamsa Dasamsa Dvadasamsa Shodasamsa Vimsamsa Chaturvimsamsa Bhamsa Trimsamsa Khavedamsa Akshavedamsa Shastiamsa SUM
Dasavarga Dignities

DIVISION 1 2 3 4 7 9 10 12 16 20 24 27 30 40 45 60 -

SHAD VARGA 6 2 4 5 2 1 20

SAPTA VARGA 5 2 3 1 2.5 4.5 2 20

DASA VARGA 3 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 5 20

SHODASA VARGA 3.5 1 1 0.5 0.5 3 0.5 0.5 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 4 20

The Dignities of Dasavarga (Parasara 6/42-53) are supported and can be shown in the planet view or the text window (Varga section). See the table below. FRIENDLY DIVISIONS 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NAME Parijata Uttama Gopura Simhasana Paravata Devaloka Brahmaloka Sakravahana Sridhama