Jaganatha Hora Jyotish Help

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CONSOLIDATED HELP FILE FOR JAGANATHA JYOTISH (2008)

This is a compilation of the help file for Jhora software. It is not complete as I did
not include some of the material from the end of the online help file. I also did
not include the help section on the software. Mostly this is to give some people a
heads start on Jyotish. Like many people I started with online instruction in the
mid 1990s and bought a few books. I used a BASIC Jyotish program and then
took a correspondence course from Dr. David Frawley. Then I started to acquire
software and more books.

There is no independent version of this material outside of the help file which is
copyright P.V.R Narasimha Rao 2003 and is mostly taken from his own book.

Vedic Astrology: An Integrated Approach
By P.V.R. Narasimha Rao (author of this software)
Sagar Publications, 2001

Please do not publsih this material without the express permission of the above
author. Pay attention to the booklist. If you cannot get a Jyotish Guru read the
classics and read as many books as you can. There are a great many approaches
to this system and if you search the net you can find lost of materials. There are
also a few magazines available from India.

Excuse my omissions and errors in formatting. I just copied the materials
without any editing.

Majid Buell
North Vancouver
Canada May 2008

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Get t i ng Mor e Hel p

Ther e i s a yahoogr oup cal l ed j hor a f or t he user s of J agannat ha Hor a
sof t war e. Af t er subscr i bi ng t o t he l i st wi t h a val i d Yahoo I D, you
can par t i ci pat e i n di scussi ons wi t h ot her user s of t he " J agannat ha
Hor a" sof t war e. You can subscr i be t o t he l i st f r omi t s homepage.

I f you j ust need t o get an answer t o a quer y and do not want t o
subscr i be t o any yahoogr oup, t hen j ust send an emai l t o
j hor a_hel p@yahoogr oups. com.

To l ear n mor e about Vedi c ast r ol ogy, you can al so subscr i be t o t he
vedi c- ast r ol ogy yahoogr oup. Thi s l i st i s meant f or gener al Vedi c
ast r ol ogy di scussi ons. Anot her l i st cal l ed Sr i J agannat h i s meant f or
Sr i J agannat h Cent r e st udent s.

Vedi c Ast r ol ogy Text books

Most of t he mat er i al i n t hi s hel p f i l e i s ext r act ed f r omt he
f ol l owi ng book:

Vedi c Ast r ol ogy: An I nt egr at ed Appr oach
By P. V. R. Nar asi mha Rao ( aut hor of t hi s sof t war e)
Sagar Publ i cat i ons, 2001

Her e ar e some mor e t ext books t hat may be usef ul t o ast r ol oger s:

( 1) Ast r ol ogy f or Begi nner s
By Dr . B. V. Raman

Thi s t ext book i s f or r ank begi nner s. I t i nt r oduces a f ew basi cs i n
det ai l .

( 2) Hi ndu Pr edi ct i ve Ast r ol ogy

By Dr . B. V. Raman

Thi s t ext book i s f or begi nner s. I t i nt r oduces sever al basi cs i n an
easy l anguage.

( 3) How To J udge A Hor oscope ( Vol s I and I I )
By Dr . B. V. Raman

Thi s i s a l andmar k t ext book f or begi nner s and i nt er medi at e l evel
st udent s. Thi s t ext book gi ves many st andar d r esul t s f or var i ous
houses and house l or ds i n a cl ear f ashi on, wi t h many exampl es.

( 4) Not abl e Hor oscopes
By Dr . B. V. Raman

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Thi s l andmar k t ext book cont ai ns many br i l l i ant exampl es of
ast r ol ogi cal anal ysi s.

( 5) Vedi c Ast r ol ogy: An I nt egr at ed Appr oach
By P. V. R. Nar asi mha Rao ( aut hor of t hi s sof t war e)
Sagar Publ i cat i ons, 2001

Thi s t ext book i s i deal f or i nt er medi at e l evel st udent s and
i nt el l i gent begi nner s. I t pr esent s an i nt egr at ed appr oach and
i nt r oduces many bui l di ng bl ocks of Vedi c ast r ol ogy cl ear l y. I t
cont ai ns many exampl es and exer ci ses. Most of t he mat er i al i n t hi s
hel p f i l e i s di r ect l y ext r act ed f r omt hi s book.

( 6) Cr ux of Vedi c Ast r ol ogy: Ti mi ng of Event s

By Pt . Sanj ay Rat h

Thi s t ext book i s f or i nt er medi at e and advanced l evel st udent s. Pt .
Rat h i s f r oma t r adi t i onal f ami l y i n Or i ssa, I ndi a and bel ongs t o
t he par ampar a ( mast er - st udent successi on) of Sr i Achyut a Dasa, one
of t he f i ve associ at es of Lor d Chai t anya. He i s t he par ama gur u of
Sr i J agannat h Vedi c Cent r e. Hai l ed as one of t he best J yot i sh books
of t he l ast 100 year s, t hi s t ext book t ouches many t opi cs and t eases
and pl eases i nt el l i gent and cur i ous mi nds.

( 7) J ai mi ni Mahar i shi s Upadesa Sut r as

Thi s t ext book t hr ows l i ght on t he advanced t eachi ngs of Mahar shi
J ai mi ni , wi t h many exampl es.

( 8) Nar ayana Dasa

Thi s det ai l ed t ext book t hr ows l i ght on Nar ayana dasa, whi ch i s one
of t he most i mpor t ant dasas of Vedi c ast r ol ogy.

( 8) Vedi c Remedi es i n Ast r ol ogy

Thi s t ext book gi ves a l ot of mant r as ( sacr ed sounds) and esot er i c
f or mul as of Vedi c ast r ol ogy. For t hose ast r ol oger s who have f ai t h i n
Hi ndu dei t i es and Vedi c r emedi al measur es, t hi s book i s a must .

Cl assi cs:

( 1) Br i hat Par asar a Hor a Sast r am( Sage Par asar a)
( 2) J ai mi ni Sut r am( Sage J ai mi ni )
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( 3) Sar aval i ( Kal yana Ver ma)
( 4) Br i hat J at akam( Var ahami hi r a)
( 5) Phal a deepi ka ( Mant r eswar a)
( 6) Hor a Sar am( Pr i t hu Yasas)
( 7) Sar var t ha Chi nt amani ( Venkat esa Dai vaj na)
( 8) J at aka Par i j at am( Vai dyanat ha Deekshi t a)
( 9) Gar ga Hor a ( Sage Gar ga)
( 10) Kashyapa Hor a
( 11) Ut t ar a Kal amr i t am( Kal i dasa)
( 12) Bhavar t ha Rat nakar am( Ramanuj a)
( 13) J at akal ankar am( Ganesa Kavi )

( 14) Sat ya J at akam( Sat yachar ya)
( 15) Bhr i gu Sut r am( Sage Bhr i gu)
( 16) Bhr i gu Nandi Nadi
( 17) Suka Nadi
( 18) Deva Ker al amor Chandr a Kal a Nadi ( Achyut a)
( 19) Taj aka Neel akant hi ( Neel akant ha)
( 20) Pr asna Mar gam( Namboodi r i Br ahmi n)
( 21) Dai vaj na Val l abha ( Var ahami hi r a)

About ast r ol ogy

Pl anet s ar e const ant l y i n mot i on wi t h r espect t o ear t h i n t he ski es.
The posi t i ons of Sun, Moon and some pl anet s cl ose t o ear t h can gi ve
i mpor t ant cl ues about t he f or t unes of i ndi vi dual human bei ngs and
gr oups of human bei ngs. That i s t he basi c pr emi se of ast r ol ogy. How
exact l y we can make guesses about t he f or t unes of i ndi vi dual human
bei ngs and gr oups of human bei ngs based on t he posi t i ons of t hose
pl anet s i n t he ski es i s t he quest i on t hat we wi l l at t empt t o answer
i n t hese l essons. Ast r ol ogy i s t he subj ect t hat deal s wi t h t hi s
quest i on. Ther e ar e many t heor i es and phi l osophi es i n vogue and t hey
ar e si gni f i cant l y di f f er ent f r omeach ot her .

Of t hese, Vedi c ast r ol ogy i s t he most compl et e and compr ehensi ve
syst em.

About Vedi c ast r ol ogy

Mat er i al i st i cal l y speaki ng, I ndi a may not be a r i ch count r y t oday,
but I ndi a has ext r emel y r i ch cul t ur al her i t age. The dept h of some of
I ndi a' s anci ent knowl edge ( l i ke ast r ol ogy) i s j ust amazi ng and i t
makes one wonder i f t he hi st or y of t hi s gr eat ci vi l i zat i on i s
cor r ect l y r epr esent ed i n t he pages of moder n hi st or y. Ast r ol ogy of
I ndi a i s t he most compr ehensi ve and compl et e syst emof ast r ol ogy
avai l abl e t oday and i t i s t he onl y one t hat comes cl ose t o answer i ng
t he t wi ns puzzl e ( namel y, why ar e t her e so many t wi ns i n t hi s
wor l d, who have a l ot of si gni f i cant di f f er ences bet ween t hem) .
I ndi a' s ast r ol ogy can expl ai n how t wi ns can be di f f er ent . The
pr i nci pl es used i n I ndi a' s ast r ol ogy ar e so sensi t i ve t o changes i n
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bi r t ht i me t hat peopl e bor n wi t hi n 1- 2 mi nut es can be si gni f i cant l y
di f f er ent i n some aspect s and si mi l ar i n some ot her s. Thi s appr oach
di st i ngui shes bet ween what a per son t r ul y i s, what a per son want s t o
be, what he t hi nks he i s and what t he wor l d t hi nks he i s. I t has
enough par amet er s, t ool s, t echni ques and degr ees of f r eedomt o model
t he ext r emel y compl i cat ed human l i f e.

Thi s ast r ol ogi cal appr oach i s known i n t he wor l d by many names.
Ear l y pi oneer s of moder n I ndi an ast r ol ogy, l i ke Dr . B. V. Raman,
cal l ed i t Hi ndu ast r ol ogy, because t hi s syst emwas f i r st t aught by
anci ent Hi ndu sages. However , some peopl e do not l i ke t hi s
expr essi on because Hi ndu i s not a Sanskr i t wor d. Thi s wor d was
l at er coi ned by t he west er n i nvader s f r omt he name of a r i ver
f l owi ng on t he nor t hwest er n bor der of I ndi a ( r i ver Si ndhu or
I ndus) . They used t he wor d Hi ndu t o descr i be t he l and and t he
peopl e on t he east er n si de of t hi s r i ver .

The r el i gi on pr act i ced by a maj or i t y of I ndi ans i s known as Hi ndu
r el i gi on t oday, but t he f act i s t hat t her e i s no name f or t hi s
r el i gi on i n I ndi a' s Sanskr i t l anguage, t he l anguage i n whi ch most of
t he l i t er at ur e of t hi s r el i gi on and ast r ol ogy appear ed! Most
ot her r el i gi ons ar e known by t he name of t hei r mai n pr opagat or , but
I ndi a' s anci ent r el i gi on had no si ngl e pr opagat or or pr ophet . Thi s
r el i gi on consi st ed of knowl edge t hat r eveal ed i t sel f t o spi r i t ual
mast er s of many gener at i ons. So t her e was no name f or t hi s r el i gi on
and t he wor d Hi ndu coi ned by west er n i nvader s was accept ed by t he
wor l d. However , as al r eady st r essed, t hi s wor d f i nds no pl ace i n
Sanskr i t l i t er at ur e. Some peopl e do not l i ke usi ng a non- Sanskr i t
wor d t o descr i be I ndi a' s ast r ol ogy, consi der i ng t hat most of I ndi a' s
cl assi cal l i t er at ur e i n ast r ol ogy appear ed i n Sanskr i t .

Lat er day aut hor s came up wi t h t he name Vedi c ast r ol ogy" . The
wor d Vedi c means per t ai ni ng t o Vedas" . Vedas ar e t he sacr ed
scr i pt ur es of , what i s known t oday as, Hi ndui smand t hey ar e
supposed t o cont ai n knowl edge of al l subj ect s. Mor eover , ast r ol ogy
i n par t i cul ar i s supposed t o be a Vedaanga ( whi ch means a l i mb of
Vedas) . I n par t i cul ar , i t i s sai d t o be t he eye of t he Vedas. So t he
name Vedi c ast r ol ogy i s becomi ng popul ar t hese days. Thi s aut hor
al so suggest s usi ng Vedi c ast r ol ogy or J yot i sh ( meani ng sci ence
of l i ght " ) . J yot i shi i s a pr act i t i oner of J yot i sh, i . e. a Vedi c
ast r ol oger .

Get a qui ck over vi ew of Vedi c ast r ol ogy.

Qui ck over vi ew

Basi cs

Gr ahas ( pl anet s)
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The wor ds pl anet and st ar ar e used i n a sl i ght l y di f f er ent sense
i n ast r ol ogy t han i n ast r onomy. For exampl e, Sun ( a st ar ) and Moon
( a sat el l i t e of ear t h) ar e cal l ed pl anet s i n ast r ol ogy, al ong wi t h
Mar s et c. Basi cal l y, a gr aha or a pl anet i s a body t hat has
consi der abl e i nf l uence on t he l i vi ng bei ngs on ear t h. Di st ant st ar s
have negl i gi bl e i nf l uence on us, but Sun, Moon and pl anet s i n t he
sol ar syst emhave a gr eat i nf l uence on our act i vi t i es. So t he wor d
gr aha ( or pl anet ) i s used t o descr i be t hem.

Seven pl anet s ar e consi der ed i n I ndi an ast r ol ogy. They ar e Sun,
Moon, Mar s, Mer cur y, J upi t er , Venus and Sat ur n. I n addi t i on, t wo
chaayaa gr ahas ( shadow pl anet s) ar e consi der ed i n I ndi an ast r ol ogy
Rahu and Ket u. These ar e al so cal l ed t he nor t h node and t he
sout h node r espect i vel y ( or t he head and t ai l of dr agon) . Rahu and
Ket u ar e not r eal pl anet s; t hey ar e j ust some mat hemat i cal poi nt s.

Apar t f r omt hese 9 pl anet s, t her e ar e 11 movi ng mat hemat i cal poi nt s
known as Upagr ahas ( sub- pl anet s or sat el l i t es) . We al so have l agna
( ascendant ) , whi ch i s t he poi nt t hat r i ses on t he east er n hor i zon as
t he ear t h r ot at es ar ound i t sel f . I n addi t i on, we have some
mat hemat i cal poi nt s known as
speci al ascendant s" .

Rasi s ( si gns)

The posi t i ons of al l t hese pl anet s, upagr ahas, l agna and speci al
l agnas i n t he zodi ac ar e measur ed i n degr ees, mi nut es and seconds
f r omt he st ar t of t he zodi ac ( whi ch i s a f i xed poi nt i n t he sky) .
These posi t i ons ar e measur ed as seen f r omear t h and t hey ar e cal l ed
geocent r i c posi t i ons" . For t he posi t i ons ( cal cul at ed i n degr ees,
mi nut es and seconds) of pl anet s, l agna, speci al l agnas and upagr ahas,
we al so use t he wor ds l ongi t ude and sphut a. When wat ched f r omear t h,
t he l ongi t ude of any pl anet i n t he ski es can be f r om00' 0' ' ( 0
degr ees 0 mi nut es 0 seconds) t o 35959' 59' ' . I t shoul d be not ed t hat
00' 0' ' cor r esponds t o t he begi nni ng of t he zodi ac. Many west er n
ast r ol oger s consi der Sayana or t r opi cal ( movi ng) zodi ac, wher eas
Ni r ayana or si der eal ( f i xed) zodi ac i s consi der ed i n Vedi c ast r ol ogy.

The zodi ac ( sky) l ast s 360 as ment i oned above and i t i s di vi ded i nt o
12 equal par t s. They ar e cal l ed r asi s ( si gns) . Engl i sh names,
Sanskr i t names, t wo- l et t er symbol s and val ues of t he st ar t l ongi t ude
and t he end l ongi t ude ( i n degr ees, mi nut es and seconds) of al l
t wel ve r asi s ar e gi ven i n Tabl e 1.

Tabl e 1: Def i ni t i on of Rasi s

Rasi name Sanskr i t Symbol St ar t End
Ar i es Mesha Ar 00' 0' ' 2959' 59' '
Taur us Vr i shabha/ Vr i sha Ta 300' 0' ' 5959' 59' '
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Gemi ni Mi t huna Ge 600' 0' ' 8959' 59' '
Cancer Kar kat aka/ Kar ka Cn 900' 0' ' 11959' 59' '
Leo Si mha Le 1200' 0' ' 14959' 59' '
Vi r go Kanya Vi 1500' 0' ' 17959' 59' '
Li br a Thul a Li 1800' 0' ' 20959' 59' '
Scor pi o Vr i schi ka Sc 2100' 0' ' 23959' 59' '
Sagi t t ar i us Dhanus Sg 2400' 0' ' 26959' 59' '
Capr i cor n Makar a Cp 2700' 0' ' 29959' 59' '
Aquar i us Kumbha Aq 3000' 0' ' 32959' 59' '
Pi sces Meena Pi 3300' 0' ' 35959' 59' '
Not at i on: I f a pl anet i s at 22137' , t hen you can f i nd f r omTabl e 1
t hat i t i s bet ween 2100' 0' ' and 23959' 59' ' . So, t hat pl anet i s i n
Scor pi o ( or Vr i schi ka) . I t s advancement f r omt he st ar t of t he r asi
occupi ed by i s 1137' . I t s posi t i on i n t he zodi ac ( 22137' ) i s shown
by some peopl e by t he not at i on 1137' i n Sc or si mpl y 11 Sc 37. Thi s
means advanced by 1137' f r omt he st ar t of Sc ( Scor pi o) " . Some
peopl e show i t as 7s 11 37' . Thi s means af t er compl et i ng 7 si gns,
advanced by 1137' i n t he 8t h si gn ( whi ch i s Scor pi o) " .

Each r asi agai n has many ki nds of di vi si ons and t hey ar e cal l ed
var gas" . They wi l l be def i ned i n det ai l l at er .

Bhavas ( houses)

Anot her i mpor t ant concept i s house ( Sanskr i t name: bhava) . I n each
char t , houses can be f ound wi t h r espect t o sever al r ef er ence poi nt s
and t he r ef er ence poi nt s most commonl y empl oyed ar e l agna and
speci al l agnas. St ar t i ng f r omt he r asi occupi ed by t he sel ect ed
r ef er ence poi nt and pr oceedi ng i n t he r egul ar or der acr oss t he
zodi ac, we associ at e each r asi wi t h a house ( f i r st , second et c) .
Al ways t he r asi cont ai ni ng t he r ef er ence poi nt chosen i s t he 1st
house. Next r asi i s t he 2nd house. The r asi af t er t hat i s t he 3r d
house. We pr oceed unt i l t he 12t h house l i ke t hat . J ust r emember t hat
when we encount er Pi sces, we go t o Ar i es af t er i t . I f no r ef er ence
poi nt i s speci f i ed when houses ar e ment i oned, i t means t hat l agna i s
used as t he r ef er ence.

I f , f or exampl e, hor al agna i s i n Cn, f i r st house wi t h r espect t o
hor al agna i s i n Cn. Second house i s i n Le ( see Tabl e 1) . Thi r d house
i s i n Vi . Ni nt h house i s i n Pi . Tent h house i s i n Ar . El event h house
i s i n Ta. Twel f t h house i s i n Ge.

Di f f er ent houses st and f or di f f er ent mat t er s. Looki ng at t he r asi s
and houses occupi ed by var i ous pl anet s, we can say a l ot of t hi ngs
about t he per son. How exact l y t hi s i s done wi l l become cl ear i n
comi ng chapt er s.

Chakr as ( char t s)

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A char t ( Sanskr i t name: chakr a) i s pr epar ed wi t h t he i nf or mat i on
of r asi s occupi ed by al l pl anet s. For pr epar i ng any char t , we need
t o f i r st det er mi ne t he r asi s occupi ed by al l pl anet s, upagr ahas,
l agna and speci al l agnas. I n t he vi sual r epr esent at i on of a char t ,
t her e ar e 12 boxes ( ar e some ot her vi sual ar eas) wi t h each
r epr esent i ng a r asi . Al l pl anet s, upagr ahas and l agnas ar e wr i t t en
i n t he boxes cor r espondi ng t o t he r asi s t hey occupy.

Ther e ar e 3 popul ar ways of dr awi ng char t s i n I ndi a: ( 1) Sout h
I ndi an st yl e char t r ul ed by J upi t er , ( 2) Nor t h I ndi an st yl e di amond
char t r ul ed by Venus and ( 3) East I ndi an st yl e Sun char t r ul ed by
Sun. I n t hi s book, al l t he char t s wi l l be gi ven i n f or mat s ( 1) and
( 2) .

Out of t he t hr ee char t f or mat s, ( 1) and ( 3) ar e r asi - based and ( 2)
i s bhava- based. I n r asi - based char t dr awi ng f or mat s, a r asi i s
al ways at a f i xed posi t i on. Ar i s al ways i n one par t i cul ar posi t i on
and Ta i s i n anot her posi t i on and so on. Pl anet s, l agna et c ar e
pl aced i n t he box ( or t he vi sual ar ea) r epr esent i ng t he r asi
occupi ed by i t . I n bhava- based char t dr awi ng f or mat s, a bhava ( house)
i s al ways at a f i xed posi t i on. Lagna ( denot ed by Asc f or ascendant )
i s al ways i n a par t i cul ar vi sual ar ea of t he char t and t he 2nd, 3r d
et c houses ar e i n f i xed posi t i ons.

Exampl e 1: Let us t ake Lor d Sr ee Rama s r asi char t . The r asi s
occupi ed by pl anet s and l agna ar e gi ven bel ow.

Ar Sun; Ta Mer cur y; Ge Ket u; Cn Ascendant ( l agna) , Moon &
J upi t er ; Li Sat ur n; Sg Rahu; Cp Mar s; Pi Venus.

Fi gur e 1: I ndi an Char t St yl es ( I l l ust r at i ons)

Rasi char t f or t he above dat a i s dr awn i n Sout h I ndi an, Nor t h I ndi an
and East I ndi an f or mat s i n Fi gur e 1. I n t he sout h I ndi an char t ,
not i ce t he boxes cont ai ni ng Ar , Ta, Ge et c. I n t hi s f or mat , t hese
r asi s wi l l al ways be i n t he same posi t i ons. The same hol ds f or t he
east I ndi an f or mat . The nor t h I ndi an f or mat i s di f f er ent . Not e t he
box cont ai ni ng Asc ( ascendant l agna) . The same box wi l l show t he
house cont ai ni ng l agna i n al l nor t h I ndi an f or mat char t s. I t may be
Ar i n one char t , Ta i n anot her and Ge i n yet anot her . The number
cor r espondi ng t o t he r asi ( 1 f or Ar , 2 f or Ta, 3 f or Ge and so on)
i s shown i n t he box. For exampl e, t he box wi t h Asc has 4 i n i t and
i t shows Cn. So t he 1st house i s i n Cn. Pl ease not e t he or der i n
whi ch houses ar e vi sual l y ar r anged i n t hi s char t . The same pat t er n
wi l l be used i n al l char t s.

NOTE: Some peopl e dr aw t he east I ndi an f or mat char t s wi t h an
encl osi ng r ect angl e.
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Var ga chakr as ( di vi si onal char t s)

We saw t hat char t s can be dr awn wi t h t he i nf or mat i on of whi ch pl anet
occupi es whi ch r asi . Based on t he l ongi t ude of a pl anet , we can f i nd
t he r asi occupi ed by i t and mar k i t s posi t i on i n r asi char t .

I n addi t i on, we have what ar e known as di vi si onal char t s ( Sanskr i t
name: var ga chakr as) . These ar e based on di vi di ng r asi s i nt o 2 par t s,
3 par t s, 4 par t s and so on. We di vi de each r asi i nt o n par t s and map
each par t t o a r asi agai n. Based on t he r asi s occupi ed by pl anet s i n
t hese di vi si onal mappi ngs, we dr aw di vi si onal char t s ( or har moni c
char t s) . Each di vi si onal char t t hr ows l i ght on a speci f i c ar ea of
one s l i f e. I n each di vi si onal char t , we f i nd houses and anal yze t he
char t as i f i t wer e an i ndependent char t . The sci ence of Vedi c
ast r ol ogy st ands on t he basi s of 4 pi l l ar s ( 1) gr ahas or pl anet s,
( 2) r asi s or si gns, ( 3) bhavas or houses, and, ( 4) var ga chakr as or
di vi si onal char t s.

Nakshat r as ( const el l at i ons)

I n Vedi c ast r ol ogy, t he zodi ac i s di vi ded i nt o 27 nakshat r as. Each
nakshat r a has a l engt h of 360/ 27 = 13 20' . The f i r st nakshat r a,
f or exampl e, st r et ches f r omt he begi nni ng of Ar i es t o 13 20' i n
Ar i es. The second nakshat r a st r et ches f r omt her e t o 26 40' i n Ar i es.
The t hi r d nakshat r a st r et ches f r omt her e t o 10 i n Taur us. The l i st
of nakshat r as wi t h t he r espect i ve st ar t i ng and endi ng poi nt s i s
gi ven i n Tabl e 2. The t abl e al so gi ves t he Vi msot t ar i l or ds of al l
nakshat r as. Thi s wi l l be used l at er .

Each nakshat r a i s agai n di vi ded i nt o 4 quar t er s. They ar e cal l ed
padas ( l egs/ f eet ) . The l engt h of a nakshat r a pada i s 3 20' .

Tabl e 2: Nakshat r as

Name of Nakshat r a St ar t s at Ends at Vi msot t ar i Lor d Rul i ng Dei t y
Aswi ni 00 Ar 00 13 Ar 20 Ket u Aswi ni Kumar a
Bhar ani 13 Ar 20 26 Ar 40 Venus Yama
Kr i t t i ka 26 Ar 40 10 Ta 00 Sun Agni
Rohi ni 10 Ta 00 23 Ta 20 Moon Br amha
Mr i gasi r a 23 Ta 20 6 Ge 40 Mar s Moon
Aar dr a 6 Ge 40 20 Ge 00 Rahu Shi va
Punar vasu 20 Ge 00 03 Cn 20 J upi t er Adi t i
Pushyami 03 Cn 20 16 Cn 40 Sat ur n J upi t er
Aasr esha 16 Cn 40 30 Cn 00 Mer cur y Rahu
Makha 00 Le 00 13 Le 20 Ket u Sun
Poor va Phal guni 13 Le 20 26 Le 40 Venus Ar yaman
Ut t ar a Phal guni 26 Le 40 10 Vi 00 Sun Sun
Hast a 10 Vi 00 23 Vi 20 Moon Vi swakar ma
Chi t r a 23 Vi 20 6 Li 40 Mar s Vaayu
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Swaat i 6 Li 40 20 Li 00 Rahu I ndr a
Vi saakha 20 Li 00 03 Sc 20 J upi t er Mi t r a
Anoor aadha 03 Sc 20 16 Sc 40 Sat ur n I ndr a
J yesht ha 16 Sc 40 30 Sc 00 Mer cur y Ni r r i t i
Mool a 00 Sg 00 13 Sg 20 Ket u Var una
Poor vaashaadha 13 Sg 20 26 Sg 40 Venus Vi swadeva
Ut t ar aashaadha 26 Sg 40 10 Cp 00 Sun Br ahma
Sr avanam 10 Cp 00 23 Cp 20 Moon Vi shnu
Dhani sht ha 23 Cp 20 6 Aq 40 Mar s Vasu
Sat abhi shak 6 Aq 40 20 Aq 00 Rahu Var una
Poor vaabhaadr a 20 Aq 00 03 Pi 20 J upi t er Aj achar ana
Ut t ar aabhaadr a 03 Pi 20 16 Pi 40 Sat ur n Ahi r budhanya
Revat i 16 Pi 40 30 Pi 00 Mer cur y Pooshan
For t he pur pose of some speci al char t s l i ke Kot a Chakr a and
Sar vat obhadr a Chakr a, we consi der 28 nakshat r as. The l ast quar t er of
Ut t ar ashadha i s known as Abhi j i t . However , we consi der 27
nakshat r as f or al l ot her pur poses.

Ayanamsa

Because of t he movement i n ear t h s pr ecessi on, t he st ar t i ng poi nt of
t he t r opi cal zodi ac changes sl owl y ( wi t h r espect t o f i xed st ar s) .
Tr opi cal ( sayana) zodi ac i s anal ogous t o measur i ng t he posi t i ons of
t r ees and bui l di ngs si t t i ng i n a sl owl y movi ng bus. Si der eal
( ni r ayana) zodi ac, on t he ot her hand, consi der s a f i xed zodi ac. I t
consi der s t he mot i on of t he t r opi cal zodi ac ( bus i n our anal ogy) and
makes an adj ust ment accor di ngl y. We use t he si der eal zodi ac i n Vedi c
ast r ol ogy. The di f f er ence bet ween t he t r opi cal zodi ac and t he
si der eal zodi ac i s of gr eat i mpor t ance. What moder n ephemer i s gi ves
us i s t he t r opi cal posi t i ons of pl anet s. To conver t t hese posi t i ons,
we have t o subt r act t he di f f er ence bet ween t he t wo zodi acs. Thi s
di f f er ence var i es wi t h t i me. As ear t h s pr ecessi on changes ever y
year , t he di f f er ence bet ween t he t r opi cal zodi ac and t he si der eal
zodi ac changes. Thi s di f f er ence i s cal l ed ayanamsa ( si der eal
di f f er ence) . Ther e ar e many opi ni ons on t he cor r ect val ue of
ayanamsa, because nobody knows exact l y whi ch st ar i s supposed t o be
t he st ar t i ng poi nt of t he r eal zodi ac. We wi l l use
Chi t r apaksha/ Lahi r i ayanamsa i n t hi s book, whi ch i s accept ed by most
Vedi c ast r ol oger s of I ndi a.

Dasa Syst ems

Dasa syst ems ar e a hal l mar k of Vedi c ast r ol ogy. Vedi c ast r ol ogy has
hundr eds of dasa syst em. Each dasa syst emdi vi des one s l i f e i nt o
per i ods, sub- per i ods, sub- sub- per i ods and so on. Al l t he per i ods ar e
r ul ed by di f f er ent pl anet s or r asi s. Some dasa syst ems ar e pl anet -
based and some ar e r asi - based. Each dasa syst emi s good at showi ng
event s of a speci f i c nat ur e. For each dasa syst em, we have some
st andar d r ul es, based on whi ch we anal yze t he nat al char t and
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at t r i but e di f f er ent r esul t s t o di f f er ent per i ods and sub- per i ods.
Each dasa syst emcomes wi t h r ul es f or di vi di ng one s l i f e i nt o
per i ods and sub- per i ods and r ul es f or at t r i but i ng di f f er ent r esul t s
t o di f f er ent per i ods, based on t he pl anet ar y posi t i ons i n t he nat al
char t . These per i ods ar e cal l ed dasas or mahadasas ( MD) . Sub-
per i ods ar e cal l ed ant ar dasas ( AD) . Sub- sub- per i ods ar e cal l ed
pr at yant ar dasas ( PD) .

Some dasas ar e good at showi ng mat t er s r el at ed t o l ongevi t y and
deat h. They ar e cal l ed ayur dasas ( dasas of l ongevi t y) . Some dasas
ar e good at showi ng gener al r esul t s. They ar e cal l ed phal i t a dasas
( dasas of gener al r esul t s) .

Mi nd i s a ver y i mpor t ant par t of our exi st ence and Moon gover ns i t .
Some dasas ar e comput ed based on t he nakshat r a occupi ed by Moon and
t hey ar e cal l ed nakshat r a dasas. Some dasas ar e based on t he r asi s
occupi ed by pl anet s and t hey ar e cal l ed r asi dasas.

We wi l l l ear n about 10 di f f er ent dasa syst ems i n t hese l essons and
many mor e dasas and dasa var i at i ons ar e avai l abl e i n J agannat ha
Hor a sof t war e. Reader s shoul d not l ook at t hese dasas as di f f er ent
al t er nat i ves t o l ook at t he same l i f e event . They shoul d i nst ead be
l ooked at as ways t o l ook at var i ous aspect s of t he same l i f e event .
Di f f er ent dasas syst ems pr ovi de di f f er ent angl es t o l ook at t he
kal ei doscope of l i f e.

Some of t he dasas t aught i n t hese l essons ar e l i mi t ed t o speci f i c
mat t er s. For exampl e, we shoul d l ook at Dr i gdasa f or spi r i t ual
pr ogr ess and we shoul d l ook at Sudasa f or money and weal t h. Li ke
t hat , some dasas ar e l i mi t ed t o speci f i c mat t er s.

For mor e i nf or mat i on, pl ease r ef er t o Vedi c Ast r ol ogy: An
I nt egr at ed Appr oach by P. V. R. Nar asi mha Rao, f r omwhi ch t he above
mat er i al i s ext r act ed.

Rasi s ( si gns)

I nt r oduct i on

I n t he qui ck over vi ew, we l ear nt t hat t he zodi ac of 360 i s di vi ded
i nt o 12 equal par t s of 30. We l ear nt t hese ar e cal l ed r asi s ( si gns) .
We l ear nt t he def i ni t i on of r asi s. Di f f er ent r asi s have di f f er ent
pr oper t i es and t hey st and f or di f f er ent t hi ngs. We wi l l l ear n t hem
i n t hi s smal l chapt er .

Char act er i st i cs of Rasi s

Li mbs of Vi shnu

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The whol e zodi ac i s not hi ng but a mani f est at i on of Lor d Vi shnu s
body. Ar i es i s t he head. Taur us i s t he f ace. Gemi ni i s t he ar ms.
Cancer i s t he hear t . Leo i s t he st omach. Vi r go i s t he hi p. Li br a i s
t he space bel ow navel . Scor pi o i s t he pr i vat e par t s. Sagi t t ar i us i s
t he t hi ghs. Capr i cor n i s t he knees. Aquar i us i s t he ankl es. Pi sces
i s t he f eet .

These ar e t he l i mbs t hat r asi s i n t he nat ur al zodi ac st and f or .
Because we ar e al l par t of t he Supr eme ener gy gover ni ng t hi s wor l d,
t he above mappi ng appl i es t o us t oo. For exampl e, we shoul d pay
at t ent i on t o Leo f or anal yzi ng st omach pr obl ems and t o Pi sces f or
anal yzi ng pr obl ems r el at ed t o f eet and so on.

Odd and Even

( 1) Ar , Ge, Le, Li , Sg and Aq ar e cal l ed odd r asi s or vi shama r asi s
or oj a r asi s. They ar e al so known as mal e r asi s.

( 1) Ta, Cn, Vi , Sc, Cp and Pi ar e cal l ed even r asi s or sama r asi s
or yugma r asi s. They ar e al so known as f emal e r asi s.

Thi s di vi si on i s used i n some dasas and i n t he det er mi nat i on of t he
sex of chi l dr en.

Odd- f oot ed and Even- f oot ed

( 1) Ar , Ta, Ge, Li , Sc and Sg ar e cal l ed odd- f oot ed r asi s or
vi shamapada r asi s or oj apada r asi s.

( 1) Cn, Le, Vi , Cp, Aq and Pi ar e cal l ed even- f oot ed r asi s or
samapada r asi s or or yugmapada r asi s.

Thi s di vi si on i s used i n some dasas.

Movabl e, Fi xed and Dual

( 1) Ar , Cn, Li and Cp ar e known as char a r asi s or movabl e r asi s.
They ar e r ul ed by Br ahma, t he Cr eat or . Thei r nat ur e i s t o move and
t o be dynami c.
( 1) Ta, Le, Sc and Aq ar e known as st hi r a r asi s or f i xed r asi s.
They ar e r ul ed by Shi va, t he Dest r oyer . Thei r nat ur e i s t o be st abl e
and const ant .

( 1) Ge, Vi , Sg and Pi ar e known as dwi swabhava r asi s or dual r asi s.
They ar e r ul ed by Vi shnu, t he Sust ai ner . They ar e st abl e somet i mes
and dynami c somet i mes.

Rasi s & Fi ve El ement s

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Accor di ng t o Hi ndu phi l osophy, t hi s wor l d i s made up of 5 el ement s
f i r e, wat er , ai r , ear t h and et her . Wat er i s a subst ance wi t h a
f l exi bl e st at e. Ai r i s a subst ance wi t h a var yi ng st at e. Ear t h i s a
subst ance wi t h a const ant and sol i d st at e. Fi r e i s a subst ance t hat
t r ansf or ms t he st at e of t hi ngs. Et her i s somet hi ng t hat i s pr esent
ever ywher e.

For exampl e, suppose one has a good memor y and r emember s somet hi ng
he l ear nt 10 year s back. I t i nvol ves a ski l l of ear t hy nat ur e.
Suppose a poet s i magi nat i on cr eat es a ni ce poemt hat appeal s t o
one s aest het i c sense. Thi s i nvol ves wat er y ski l l s. Suppose one i s
i n a bad mood and hi s mi nd i s wander i ng ai ml essl y. Thi s shows ai r y
st at e of t he mi nd. These 5 el ement s ar e behi nd ever y mat er i al
subst ance, ever y act i on, ever y t hought , ever y emot i on and ever y
happeni ng i n t hi s uni ver se.

( 1) Ar , Le and Sg ar e cal l ed agni r asi s or f i er y r asi s.
( 1) Ta, Vi and Cp ar e cal l ed bhoo r asi s or ear t hy r asi s.
( 1) Ge, Li and Aq ar e cal l ed vaayu r asi s or ai r y r asi s.
( 1) Cn, Sc and Pi ar e cal l ed j al a r asi s or wat er y r asi s.

( 1) The 5t h el ement of aakaasa or et her i s pr esent i n ever y r asi .

Let us see how t hese may be used. For exampl e, t he 5t h house i n
one s char t shows one s emot i onal nat ur e. The 5t h house i n a f i er y
si gn may show a nor mal l y angr y, aggr essi ve or det er mi ned per son. The
5t h house i n an ear t hy si gn may show a bal anced, l ogi cal and st abl e
per son. The 5t h house i n an ai r y si gn may show someone wi t h unst abl e
and wander i ng emot i ons. The 5t h house i n a wat er y si gn may show one
wi t h an i magi nat i ve and cr eat i ve mi nd.

I ndi cat i ons of Rasi s

Ar i es: Dynami c, ent er pr i si ng, val i ant , r uddy, head, f or est s, l ar ge
f or ehead, hast y, i mpul si ve, r est l ess, t hi ck eyebr ows, l eader shi p,
over bear i ng, dr y, l ean, t al l .

Taur us: Beaut i f ul , f ace, st abl e, sl uggi sh, l oyal , meadows, pl ai ns,
l uxur y hal l s, di ni ng hal l s, eat i ng pl aces, f i ne t eet h, l ar ge eyes,
l uxur i ous, f ai t hf ul , t hi ck hai r , st out .

Gemi ni : Chest , gar den, communi cat i on, j our nal i sm, school s, col l eges,
st udy r ooms, cabl es, t el ephone, newspaper s, t al l , wel l - bui l t ,
pr omi nent cheeks, t hi ck hai r , br oad chest , cur i ous, l ear ned, j ovi al .

Cancer : Hear t , br east , wat er y f i el ds, r i ver s, canal s, ki t chen, f ood,
at t r act i ve, smal l bui l d, emot i onal , deepl y at t ached, mot her - l i ke,
sensi t i ve.

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Leo: St omach, di gest i on, navel , mount ai ns, f or est s, caves, deser t s,
pal aces, par ks, f or t s, boi l er s, st eel f act or i es, t hi n, dr y, hot ,
r oyal , sel f - pr i de, i nsol ent , domi neer i ng.

Vi r go: Hi p, appendi x, l ush gar dens, f i el ds, or char ds, l i br ar i es,
bookst or es, f ar ms, i nt el l i gent , shar p, or at or , ner vous, physi cal l y
weak, di scr et i on, t act f ul ness.

Li br a: Gr oi ns, Busi nessmen, mar ket s, t r ade cent er s, banks, hot el s,
amusement par ks, ent er t ai nment , t oi l et s, cosmet i cs, bal anced, wi se,
good t al ker .

Scor pi o: Pr i vat e par t s, hol es, deep caves, mi nes, gar r ages, smal l
bui l d, dusky compl exi on, br i ght eyes, secr et i ve, schemi ng, occul t ,
best f r i end or a wor st enemy, peevi sh, sensi t i ve.

Sagi t t ar i us: Thi ghs, r oyal , at t or neys, gover nment of f i ces, ai r cr af t ,
f al l i ng, spar se hai r , muscul ar , deep eyes, upr oght , honest , geni al ,
gambl er .

Capr i cor n: Knees, mar sh l ands, wat er y pl aces, al l i gat or s, beast s,
bushes, sl ender bui l s, l ong neck, pr omi nent t eet h, wi t t y,
per f ect i oni st , pat i ent , or gani zer , caut i ous, secr et i ve, pr agmat i c.

Aquar i us: Ankl es, char i t y, phi l osophy, t al l , bony, smal l eyes,
mount ai n spr i ng, pl aces wi t h wat er , i l l - f or med t eet h, coar se hai r ,
har d- wor ki ng, st oi c, honest .

Pi sces: Feet , oceans, seas, pr i sons, hospi t al s, her mi t ages, shor t ,
pl ump, l ar ge eyes, l ar ge eyebr ows, l azy, emot i onal , t i mi d, honest ,
i r r esol ut e, t al kat i ve, i nt ui t i ve.


Gr ahas ( pl anet s)

I nt r oduct i on

Ther e ar e 7 gr ahas ( pl anet s) i n Vedi c ast r ol ogy: Sun, Moon, Mar s,
Mer cur y, J upi t er , Venus and Sat ur n. Ther e ar e t wo mor e chaayaa
gr ahas ( shadow pl anet s) : Rahu and Ket u. Rahu and Ket u ar e
mat hemat i cal poi nt s. They ar e al so cal l ed t he nor t h and sout h nodes
or t he head and t ai l of dr agon. They ar e based on t he poi nt s at
whi ch t he or bi t of Moon ar ound ear t h cut s t he or bi t of ear t h ar ound
Sun.

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Rasi s r epr esent si t uat i ons t hat devel op i n one s l i f e and i nf l uences
t hat ent er one s l i f e. Pl anet s i n a char t r epr esent human bei ngs
t hat pl ay a r ol e i n one s l i f e.

J ust as t he whol e zodi ac r epr esent s Lor d Vi shnu and r asi s r epr esent
Hi s l i mbs, pl anet s r epr esent Vi shnu s avat ar as ( i ncar nat i ons) .

Char act er i st i cs of Pl anet s

Vi shnu s Avat ar as

Thi s wor l d cont ai ns t wo essences j eevaamsa ( l i vi ng essence) and
par amaat maamsa ( absol ut e and supr eme essence) . Pl anet s ar e t he
mani f est at i ons of di f f er ent aspect s of t hese essences. Vi shnu s
i ncar nat i ons happened wi t h t hese essences t aken f r om var i ous pl anet s.

Meena/ Mat sya avat ar a ( f i sh) came f r om Ket u. Koor ma avat ar a ( t or t oi se)
came f r omSat ur n. Var aaha/ sookar a avat ar a ( boar ) came f r omRahu.
Nar asi mha/ Nr i si mha avat ar a ( hal f - man, hal f - l i on) came f r omMar s.
Vaamana avat ar a ( l ear ned dwar f ) came f r omJ upi t er . Par asu
Rama/ Bhaar gava Rama came f r omVenus. Rama came f r omSun. Kr i shna
came f r omMoon. Buddha came f r omMer cur y.

Al l t hese i ncar nat i ons came i nt o bei ng wi t h a si gni f i cant per cent age
of par amaat maamsa ( supr eme essence) t han j eevaat maamsa ( l i vi ng
essence) . Rama, Kr i shna, Nar asi mha and Var aha avat ar as had onl y
par amaat maamsa.

Ot her l i vi ng bei ngs ar e bor n wi t h a si gni f i cant per cent age of
j eevaamsa and a l i t t l e of par amaat maamsa f r omt he pl anet s.

Benef i cs and Mal ef i cs

( 1) J upi t er and Venus ar e nat ur al benef i cs ( saumya gr ahas or subha
gr ahas) . Mer cur y becomes a nat ur al benef i c when he i s al one or wi t h
mor e nat ur al benef i cs. Waxi ng Moon of Sukl a paksha i s a nat ur al
benef i c.

( 1) Sun, Mar s, Rahu and Ket u ar e nat ur al mal ef i cs ( kr oor a gr ahas or
paapa gr ahas) . Mer cur y becomes a nat ur al mal ef i c when he i s j oi ned
by mor e nat ur al mal ef i cs. Wani ng Moon of Kr i shna paksha i s a nat ur al
mal ef i c.

Thi s i nf or mat i on i s i mpor t ant because t he r esul t s gi ven by pl anet s
ar e based on t hei r i nher ent nat ur e.

Mai n Gover nance

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Sun gover ns soul . Moon gover ns mi nd. Mar s gover ns st r engt h. Mer cur y
gover ns speech. J upi t er gover ns knowl edge and happi ness. Venus
gover ns pot ency. Sat ur n gover ns gr i ef .

Pl anet s and Col or s

Sun shows bl ood- r ed col or . Moon shows t awny col or . Mar s shows bl ood-
r ed col or . Mer cur y shows gr ass gr een col or . J upi t er shows t awny
col or . Venus i s var i egat ed. Sat ur n shows bl ack col or .

These col or s can be usef ul , f or exampl e, when pr edi ct i ng t he col or
of one s car . For now, r eader s shoul d j ust memor i ze t hese
char act er i st i cs.

Pl anet ar y Cabi net

Sun and Moon ar e ki ngs. Mar s i s t he l eader ( ar my chi ef ) . Mer cur y i s
t he pr i nce. J upi t er and Venus ar e t he mi ni st er s. Sat ur n i s t he
ser vant . Rahu and Ket u f or mt he ar my.

Pl anet ar y Dei t i es

Rul i ng dei t i es of var i ous pl anet s ar e as gi ven bel ow: Agni ( f i r e god)
f or Sun, Var una ( r ai n god) f or Moon, Subr ahmanya ( ar my chi ef of gods)
f or Mar s, Maha Vi shnu ( supr eme sust ai ni ng f or ce) f or Mer cur y, I ndr a
( r ul er of gods) f or J upi t er , Sachi Devi ( I ndr a s wi f e) f or Venus,
Br ahma ( Cr eat or ) f or Sat ur n.

Sex of Pl anet s

Sun, Mar s and J upi t er ar e mal e. Moon and Venus ar e f emal e. Sat ur n
and Mer cur y ar e f emal e.

Thi s i nf or mat i on can be used f or pr edi ct i ng t he sex of chi l dr en
based on one s char t . For exampl e, i f t he house r ul i ng t he f i r st
chi l d i s i nf l uenced by J upi t er , Mar s and Mer cur y, we may pr edi ct a
son. I f i t i s i nf l uenced by Moon and Mer cur y, we may pr edi ct a
daught er .

Pl anet s & Fi ve El ement s

( 1) Agni t at t va ( f i er y el ement ) i s r ul ed by Mar s. Sun al so has t he
same nat ur e.
( 1) Bhoo t at t va ( ear t hy el ement ) i s r ul ed by Mer cur y.
( 1) Vaayu t at t va ( ai r y el ement ) i s r ul ed by Sat ur n.
( 1) Aakaasa t at t va ( et her y el ement ) i s r ul ed by J upi t er .
( 1) J al a t at t va ( wat er y el ement ) i s r ul ed by Venus. Moon al so has
t he same nat ur e.

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These r ul er shi ps t hr ow l i ght on t he basi c nat ur e of pl anet s. Bei ng a
f i er y pl anet , Mar s gover ns l eader shi p, ent er pr i se et c. Bei ng an
ear t hy pl anet , Mer cur y gover ns memor y, l ogi cal abi l i t i es et c. Bei ng
an ai r y pl anet , Sat ur n gover ns wander i ng and f r ee spi r i t . Bei ng a
wat er y pl anet , Venus gover ns i magi nat i ve and cr eat i ve wor k. Bei ng an
et her y pl anet , J upi t er gover ns wi sdom, i nt el l i gence and per cei vi ng
knowl edge.

Pl anet s & Var nas

J upi t er and Venus ar e Br ahmanas ( l ear ned) . Sun and Mar s ar e
Kshat r i yas ( war r i or s) . Moon and Mer cur y ar e Vai syas ( t r ader s) .
Sat ur n i s a Sudr a ( wor ker ) .

Lear ni ng and i nt el l i gence i s t he f or t e of t he l ear ned cl ass. Br aver y
i s t he f or t e of t he war r i or cl ass. Get t i ng al ong wi t h ot her s wel l i s
t he f or t e of t he t r ader cl ass. Har d wor k i s t he f or t e of t he wor ki ng
cl ass. I n t hi s manner , we shoul d under st and var nas t o show one s
basi c nat ur e r at her t han t he cast e of one s f ami l y.

I t shoul d be not ed t hat Moon, who was ear l i er cl assi f i ed i n t he
pl anet ar y cabi net as a ki ng, i s sai d her e t o be of Vai sya var na. Sun
i s a ki ng who i s al so a war r i or . He i s a br ave ki ng, who asser t s
hi msel f . But Moon i s a ki ng who get s al ong wel l wi t h ever yone.

Pl anet s & Gunas

Sun, Moon and J upi t er ar e saat t wi k pl anet s. Mer cur y and Venus ar e
r aaj asi k pl anet s. Mar s and Sat ur n ar e t aamasi k pl anet s.

NOTE: Ther e i s a mi sconcept i on t oday t hat sat t wa guna means pat i ence
and not hur t i ng ot her s. An aggr essi ve r esponse t o an of f ender i s
of t en t hought t o be r aaj asi k. However , sat t wa si mpl y means t he
st at e of bei ng t r ue. Pl easi ng ot her s wi t h ar t i f i ci al goodness i s
not sat t wa guna. Puni shi ng a per son f or hi s mi st akes i s not
necessar i l y r aj o guna. I f t her e i s some passi on and i mpur i t y i n
one s ener get i c r esponse, t hen i t shows r aj o guna. But , i f a war r i or
f i ght s a si nni ng per son wi t h no passi on or ego, i t can st i l l be a
saat t vi c act . Lor d Sr i Rama and Sun ar e exampl es f or t hi s. Sun i s a
ki ng of t he war r i or cl ass and yet he i s saat t wi k. Lor d Rama, who was
bor n wi t h hi s amsa, i s a saat t wi k per son despi t e ki l l i ng Ravana and
ot her demons.

Sat t va guna si mpl y means pur i t y and t r ut hf ul ness i n one s t hought s
and act i on. Raj o guna shows some passi on, ener gy and i mpur i t y i n
t hought s and act i ons. Tamo guna shows a dar k, mean and depr aved
spi r i t i n t hought s and act i ons.

Pl anet ar y Abodes

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Sun l i ves i n a t empl e. Moon l i ves i n a wat er y pl ace. Mer cur y l i ves
i n a spor t s gr ound. J upi t er l i ves i n a t r easur e house. Venus l i ves
i n t he bedr oom. Sat ur n l i ves i n a f i l t hy ar ea.

Thi s descr i pt i on shoul d gi ve one an i dea of t he nat ur e of pl anet s.

Seven Dhaat us

Sapt a dhaat us or 7 mat t er s make up human body. The pl anet ar y
r ul er shi ps ar e as f ol l ows: Sun r ul es bones. Moon r ul es bl ood. Mar s
r ul es mar r ow. Mer cur y r ul es ski n. J upi t er r ul es f at . Venus r ul es
semen ( mat er i al s r el at ed t o t he r epr oduct i ve syst em) . Sat ur n r ul es
muscl es.

I f Sun i s af f l i ct ed, i t can show some pr obl ems r el at ed t o bones.
Weakness of Moon may gi ve bl ood r el at ed pr obl ems. And so on.

Pl anet s & Ti me Per i ods

Sun r ul es an ayana. Moon r ul es a mi nut e. Mar s r ul es a week. Mer cur y
r ul es a r i t u. J upi t er r ul es a mont h. Venus r ul es a f or t ni ght . Sat ur n
r ul es a year .

These per i ods ar e ver y usef ul i n pr asna or hor ar y ast r ol ogy.

Pl anet s & Tast es

Sun gover ns t he pungent t ast e ( e. g. oni on, gi nger , pepper ) . Moon
gover ns t he sal i ne t ast e ( e. g. sea sal t , r ock sal t ) . Mar s gover ns
t he bi t t er t ast e ( e. g. kar el a/ bi t t er mel on, dandel i on r oot , r hubar b
r oot , neeml eaves) . Mer cur y gover ns a mi xed t ast e. J upi t er gover ns
sweet ness ( e. g. sugar , dat es) . Venus gover ns t he sour t ast e ( e. g.
l emon, t amar i nd) . Sat ur n gover ns t he ast r i ngent t ast e ( e. g. pl ant ai n,
pomegr anat e) .

The 2nd house shows one s pr ef er ence i n f ood. The pl anet s
i nf l uenci ng i t may deci de one s f avor i t e t ast e. I n addi t i on, one
shoul d avoi d t he t ast es of t he pl anet s who ar e l i kel y br i ng di sease.
Suppose one i s r unni ng a dasa or ant ar dasa of a si gn cont ai ni ng Moon
as per Shool a dasa ( a dasa t hat shows suf f er i ng) . Then some
suf f er i ng r el at ed t o Moon i s possi bl e. Moon can gi ve pr obl ems
r el at ed t o bl ood pr essur e as he gover ns bl ood. So eat i ng t oo much
sal t y f ood dur i ng such a per i od may r esul t i n hi gh bl ood pr essur e.
Si mi l ar l y, one shoul d cut down on sweet s dur i ng a per i od i n whi ch
J upi t er r el at ed t r oubl es ar e i ndi cat ed. Or , one may devel op t oo much
f at ( J upi t er ) or get ot her J upi t er r el at ed di seases.

Pl anet ar y St r engt hs

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Mer cur y and J upi t er ar e st r ong i n t he east er n di r ect i on ( l agna) . Sun
and Mar s ar e st r ong i n t he sout her n di r ect i on ( mer i di an 10t h
house) . Moon and Venus ar e st r ong i n t he nor t her n di r ect i on ( nadi r
4t h house) . Sat ur n i s st r ong i n t he west ( 7t h house) . These ar e t he
di gbal as ( st r engt hs associ at ed wi t h di r ect i on) of pl anet s. These
show t he di r ect i on t aken by one i n one s l i f e, as we wi l l see l at er .

Moon, Mar s and Sat ur n ar e st r ong i n t he ni ght t i me. Sun, J upi t er and
Venus ar e st r ong i n t he dayt i me. Mer cur y i s al ways st r ong.

Nat ur al mal ef i cs ar e st r ong i n Kr i shna paksha. Nat ur al benef i cs ar e
st r ong i n Sukl a paksha.

Nat ur al mal ef i cs ar e st r ong i n Dakshi na ayana. Nat ur al benef i cs ar e
st r ong i n Ut t ar a ayana.

Pl anet s & Ri t us

Pl anet ar y r ul er shi ps over r i t us ( seasons) ar e as f ol l ows: Venus
gover ns vasant a r i t u ( spr i ng) . Mar s gover ns gr eeshma r i t u ( summer ) .
Moon gover ns var sha r i t u ( r ai ny season) . Mer cur y gover ns hemant a
r i t u ( season of dew) . J upi t er gover ns seet a r i t u ( wi nt er ) . Sat ur n
gover ns si si r a r i t u ( f al l ) .

Dhat u, Mool a and J eeva

( 1) Rahu, Mar s, Sat ur n and Moon r ul e over dhaat us ( met al s and
mat er i al s) .
( 1) Sun and Venus r ul e over mool as ( r oot s and veget abl es) .

( 1) Mer cur y, J upi t er and Ket u r ul e over j eevas ( l i vi ng bei ngs) .

Pl anet ar y Di gni t i es

Each pl anet has a si gn wher e i t i s exal t ed ( uchcha) , a si gn wher e i t
i s debi l i t at ed ( neecha) , a si gn t hat i s cal l ed i t s mool at r i kona and
one or t wo r asi s t hat ar e owned by i t . A pl anet i s sai d t o be st r ong
i n i t s own r asi or exal t at i on r asi or mool at r i kona.

Tabl e 3 shows own r asi s, exal t at i on r asi s, t he degr ee of deep
exal t at i on, debi l i t at i on r asi , t he degr ee of deep debi l i t at i on and
t he mool at r i kona of each pl anet .

Tabl e 3: Di gni t i es of Pl anet s

Pl anet Own r asi s Exal t at i on r asi ( deep exal t at i on poi nt )
Debi l i t at i on r asi ( deep debi l i t at i on poi nt ) Mool at r i kona
Sun Le Ar ( 10) Li ( 10) Le
Moon Cn Ta ( 3) Sc ( 3) Ta
Mar s Ar & Sc Cp ( 28) Cn ( 28) Ar
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Mer cur y Ge & Vi Vi ( 15) Pi ( 15) Vi
J upi t er Sg & Pi Cn ( 5) Cp ( 5) Sg
Venus Ta & Li Pi ( 27) Vi ( 27) Li
Sat ur n Cp & Aq Li ( 20) Ar ( 20) Aq
Rahu Aq Ge Sg Vi
Ket u Sc Sg Ge Pi
Some speci al poi nt s r egar di ng t he r esul t s gi ven by pl anet s:

( 1) Sun gi ves t he r esul t s of bei ng i n mool at r i kona i n t he f i r st 20
of Le and t he r esul t s of bei ng i n own r asi i n t he r emai ni ng 10.
( 1) Moon gi ves t he r esul t s of bei ng i n exal t at i on r asi i n t he f i r st
3 of Ta and t he r esul t s of bei ng i n mool at r i kona i n t he r emai ni ng
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( 1) Mar s gi ves t he r esul t s of bei ng i n mool at r i kona i n t he f i r st
12 of Le and t he r esul t s of bei ng i n own r asi i n t he r emai ni ng 18.
( 1) Mer cur y gi ves t he r esul t s of bei ng i n exal t at i on r asi i n t he
f i r st 15 of Vi , t he r esul t s of bei ng i n mool at r i kona i n t he next 5
and t he r esul t s of bei ng i n own r asi i n t he r emai ni ng 10.

( 1) J upi t er gi ves t he r esul t s of bei ng i n mool at r i kona i n t he f i r st
10 of Sg and t he r esul t s of bei ng i n own r asi i n t he r emai ni ng 20.
( 1) Venus gi ves t he r esul t s of bei ng i n mool at r i kona i n t he f i r st
hal f of Li and t he r esul t s of bei ng i n own r asi i n t he second hal f
of Li .
( 1) Sat ur n gi ves t he r esul t s of bei ng i n mool at r i kona i n t he f i r st
20 of Aq and t he r esul t s of bei ng i n own r asi i n t he r emai ni ng 10.

An anal ogy may hel p one under st and t he subt l e di f f er ence bet ween own
r asi , exal t at i on r asi and mool at r i kona.

Own r asi of a pl anet ( e. g. Pi sces of J upi t er ) i s l i ke one s home.
One i s most nat ur al and comf or t abl e at home. That i s exact l y what a
pl anet i n own r asi i s. Mool at r i kona of a pl anet ( e. g. Sagi t t ar i us of
J upi t er ) i s l i ke one s of f i ce. One execut es one s f or mal j ob and
per f or ms one s dut y at of f i ce. One i s power f ul and dut y- mi nded at
of f i ce. Exal t at i on si gn of a pl anet ( e. g. Cancer of J upi t er ) i s l i ke
a f avor i t e par t y/ pi cni c. One i s exci t ed t o be at one s f avor i t e
par t y/ pi cni c. So an exal t ed pl anet i s l i ke an exci t ed per son at hi s
f avor i t e pi cni c spot . Debi l i t at i on si gn of a pl anet ( e. g. Capr i cor n
of J upi t er ) i s l i ke one s wor st par t y. A debi l i t at ed pl anet i s l i ke
an unhappy per son st uck at a pl ace he hat es.

J upi t er i s a saat t wi k and dhar mi k Br ahmi n. Et her y J upi t er , pl anet of
per cept i on, i nt el l i gence and wi sdom, i s most comf or t abl e i n saat t wi k
Pi sces, whi ch i s t he 12t h house of t he nat ur al zodi ac. That i s hi s
home. However , he al so has t o uphol d dhar ma. Uphol di ng dhar ma i s hi s
dut y. Whet her he l i kes i t or not , he has t o do i t . So f i er y
Sagi t t ar i us, 9t h house i n t he nat ur al zodi ac, i s hi s mool at r i kona.
J upi t er i s l i ke a " r aaj a pur ohi t " ( chi ef pr i est of a ki ng) i n
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Sagi t t ar i us. He has t o somet i mes t ake st r ong deci si ons t o uphol d
dhar ma ( l i ke sent enci ng someone t o deat h) . I n Pi sces, he i s l i ke a
peacef ul Br ahmi n doi ng pooj a at hi s home. I n wat er y Cancer , t he 4t h
house of t he nat ur al zodi ac, J upi t er i s exci t ed t o do some
i magi nat i ve ( wat er y) l ear ni ng ( 4t h house mat t er ) . I n t aamasi k and
ear t hy Capr i cor n, t he 10t h house of t he nat ur al zodi ac, J upi t er
hat es doi ng t amasi k and wel l - def i ned kar ma ( act i on, 10t h house
mat t er ) . I t i s agai nst hi s nat ur e. Execut i ng wel l - def i ned t aamasi k
kar ma may be f i ne wi t h t aamasi k pl anet s Mar s and Sat ur n, but J upi t er
i s unhappy wi t h i t . So J upi t er i s debi l i t at ed i n Cp.

Take Mer cur y as anot her exampl e. He i s an i nt el l ect ual pl anet and
si gni f i cat or of communi cat i ons. I nt el l i gent communi cat i on i s t he
most comf or t abl e act i vi t y f or hi m. So hi s home i s i nt el l ect ual
Gemi ni , t he 3r d house ( communi cat i ons) of t he nat ur al zodi ac.
However , i nt el l i gent debat es and ar gument s ar e t he f or mal j ob
assi gned t o hi m. Vi r go i s t he 6t h house ( ar gument s) of t he nat ur al
zodi ac and i t i s Mer cur y s mool at r i kona!

Whi l e saat t wi k and et her y J upi t er doesn' t qui t e l ove t he j ob of
f i er cel y and f i er i l y uphol di ng dhar ma ( by puni shi ng demon ki ng Bal i
i n Vaamana avat ar a, f or exampl e) , he does i t wi t h a sense of dut y.
But Mer cur y l oves hi s of f i ci al j ob! He l oves engagi ng i n
i nt el l ect ual debat es. So Vi r go ( 6t h house of t he nat ur al zodi ac) i s
not onl y hi s mool at r i kona ( of f i ce) , but al so hi s exal t at i on si gn
( f avor i t e pi cni c spot ) . St i l l , " i nt el l i gent communi cat i ons" ( Gemi ni )
i s what he i s most comf or t abl e wi t h ( home) .

Let us t ake one f i nal exampl e Ket u. Ket u i s most comf or t abl e wi t h
occul t act i vi t y, whi ch ar e shown by t he 8t h house. So he owns t he
8t h house of t he nat ur al zodi ac, i . e. Scor pi o. Hi s of f i ci al dut y,
however , i s gi vi ng upaasana ( medi t at i on) and moksha ( l i ber at i on) ,
whi ch ar e shown by t he 12t h house. So hi s mool at r i kona i s i n t he
12t h house of t he nat ur al zodi ac, i . e. Pi sces.

One shoul d r emember t he above and under st and t he mood of a pl anet
based on whet her i t i s i n own r asi or exal t at i on r asi or
mool at r i kona. Though al l t he t hr ee ar e good pl acement s, t her e i s a
subt l e di f f er ence i n t he mood of t he pl anet and t he r esul t s gi ven by
i t .

Pl anet ar y Rel at i onshi ps

Nat ur al Rel at i onshi ps

For each pl anet , i t s f r i ends and enemi es ar e f ound as f ol l ows: Take
t he mool at r i kona of t he pl anet . Lor d of t he r asi wher e i t i s exal t ed
i s i t s f r i end. Lor ds of 2nd, 4t h, 5t h, 8t h, 9t h and 12t h r asi s f r om
i t ar e al so i t s nat ur al f r i ends. Lor ds of ot her r asi s ar e i t s
nat ur al enemi es. I f a pl anet becomes a f r i end and an enemy on
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account of owni ng t wo r asi s, t hen i t i s a neut r al pl anet . The l i st
of f r i ends, neut r al pl anet s and enemi es of al l pl anet s i s l i st ed i n
Tabl e 4.

Tabl e 4: Nat ur al r el at i onshi ps

Planet Friends ( mi t r a) Neutral ( sama) Enemies ( sat r u)
Sun Moon, Mar s, J upi t er Mer cur y Venus, Sat ur n
Moon Sun, Mer cur y Mar s, J upi t er , Venus, -
Sat ur n
Mar s Sun, Moon, J upi t er Venus, Sat ur n Mer cur y
Mer cur y Sun, Venus Mar s, J upi t er , Sat ur n Moon
J upi t er Sun, Moon, Mar s Sat ur n Mer cur y, Venus
Venus Mer cur y, Sat ur n Mar s, J upi t er Sun, Moon
Sat ur n Mer cur y, Venus J upi t er Sun, Moon, Mar s

Tempor ar y Rel at i onshi ps

I n addi t i on t o t he per manent r el at i onshi p, we have t empor ar y
r el at i onshi ps based on t he pl anet ar y posi t i on i n a char t . These
t empor ar y ( t at kaal a) r el at i onshi ps ar e speci f i c t o a char t .

Pl anet s occupyi ng t he 2nd, 3r d, 4t h, 10t h, 11t h and 12t h r asi s
count ed f r omt he r asi occupi ed by a pl anet ar e i t s t empor ar y f r i ends.
Pl anet occupyi ng ot her r asi s ar e i t s t empor ar y enemi es.

Exampl e 2: Let us consi der Lor d Sr ee Rama s char t gi ven i n Fi gur e 1
and f i nd t he t empor ar y f r i ends and t empor ar y enemi es of Sun and Moon.

Sun: Sun i s i n Ar . The 2nd, 3r d, 4t h, 10t h, 11t h and 12t h r asi s
count ed f r omAr ar e Ta, Ge, Cn, Cp, Aq and Pi . Pl anet s i n t hose
r asi s ar e Mer cur y, Moon, J upi t er , Mar s and Venus. They ar e t empor ar y
f r i ends of Sun i n t hi s char t . Sat ur n i s t he onl y t empor ar y enemy.

Moon: Moon i s i n Cn. The 2nd, 3r d, 4t h, 10t h, 11t h and 12t h r asi s
count ed f r omCn ar e Le, Vi , Li , Ar , Ta and Ge. Pl anet s i n t hose
r asi s ar e Sat ur n, Sun and Mer cur y. They ar e t empor ar y f r i ends of
Moon i n t hi s char t . Tempor ar y enemi es ar e Mar s, J upi t er , Venus.

Not e t hat Moon and J upi t er have t he same t empor ar y f r i ends and
t empor ar y enemi es. That i s because t hey occupy t he same r asi and
t empor ar y r el at i onshi ps ar e based on t he r asi s occupi ed by pl anet s.

Compound Rel at i onshi ps

We get t he compound r el at i onshi ps bet ween pl anet s by combi ni ng
per manent and t empor ar y r el at i onshi ps as shown i n Tabl e 5.

Tabl e 5: Compound Rel at i onshi ps
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Temporary friend Temporary enemy
Natural friend Adhi mi t r a ( good f r i end) Sama ( neut r al )
Natural neutral Mi t r a ( f r i end) Sat r u ( enemy)
Natural enemy Sama ( neut r al ) Adhi sat r u ( bad enemy)

Exampl e 3: Let us cont i nue f r omExampl e 2 and f i nd t he f r i ends and
enemi es of Sun and Moon i n Lor d Sr ee Rama s char t gi ven i n Fi gur e 1.

Sun: We f ound i n Exampl e 2 t hat Sun s t empor ar y f r i ends ar e Mer cur y,
Moon, J upi t er , Mar s and Venus. Of t hese, Moon, Mar s and J upi t er ar e
nat ur al f r i ends and t hey become adhi mi t r as ( good f r i ends) . Mer cur y
i s a neut r al pl anet i n nat ur al r el at i onshi p and he becomes a mi t r a
( f r i end) i n compound r el at i onshi p. Venus i s a nat ur al enemy. Bei ng a
t empor ar y f r i end, Venus becomes a sama ( neut r al ) pl anet i n compound
r el at i onshi p.

Sat ur n i s t he onl y t empor ar y enemy of Sun. Bei ng a nat ur al enemy t oo,
he becomes an adhi sat r u ( bad enemy) of Sun.

Moon: We f ound i n Exampl e 2 t hat Moon s t empor ar y f r i ends ar e Sun,
Mer cur y and Sat ur n. Of t hese, Sun and Mer cur y ar e nat ur al f r i ends
and t hey become adhi mi t r as ( good f r i ends) . Sat ur n i s a neut r al i n
nat ur al r el at i onshi p and he becomes a mi t r a ( f r i end) i n compound
r el at i onshi p.

Moon s t empor ar y enemi es ar e Mar s, J upi t er and Venus. They ar e al l
nat ur al neut r al s and t hey become sat r u ( enemi es) i n compound
r el at i onshi p.

Whenever we r ef er t o a pl anet bei ng i n a f r i endl y house or an
i ni mi cal house i n t he r est of t hi s book, we mean t he compound
r el at i onshi ps. A pl anet occupyi ng a r asi owned by a mi t r a or
adhi mi t r a i s i n a f r i endl y house. A pl anet occupyi ng a r asi owned by
a sat r u or adhi sat r u i s i n an i ni mi cal house.


Vi sesha Lagnas ( speci al ascendant s)

Bhaava Lagna

Bhaava l agna i s at t he posi t i on of Sun at t he t i me of sunr i se. I t
moves at t he r at e of one r asi per 2 hour s. I n t he r est of t hi s book,
bhava l agna wi l l be denot ed by BL.

I f sunr i se t akes pl ace at 6: 00 amand Sun i s at 6s 447' t hen,
hor al agna i s at 6s 447' at 6: 00 am, at 6s 1947' at 7: 00 am, at 7s
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447' at 8: 00 am, 8s 447' at 10: 00 amand so on. Bhaval agna moves at
t he r at e of 1 per 4 mi nut es ( i . e. , 15 per hour ) .

Hor a Lagna

Hor a l agna i s at t he posi t i on of Sun at t he t i me of sunr i se. I t
moves at t he r at e of one r asi per hor a ( hour ) . I n t he r est of t hi s
book, hor al agna wi l l be denot ed by HL.

hor al agna i s at 6s 447' at 6: 00 am, at 6s 1947' at 6: 30 am, at 7s
447' at 7: 00 am, 8s 447' at 8: 00 amand so on. Hor al agna moves at
t he r at e of 1/ 2 per mi nut e ( i . e. , 30 per hour ) .

Ghat i Lagna

Ghat i l agna i s at t he posi t i on of Sun at t he t i me of sunr i se. I t
moves at t he r at e of one r asi per ghat i ( ghat i =1/ 60t h of a day, i . e. ,
24 mi nut es) . I n t he r est of t hi s book, ghat i l agna wi l l be denot ed by
GL. Ghat i l agna i s al so cal l ed ghat i ka l agna.

ghat i l agna i s at 6s 447' at 6: 00 am, at 6s 1947' at 6: 12 am, at 7s
447' at 6: 24 am, 8s 447' at 6: 48 amand so on. Ghat i l agna moves at
t he r at e of 115' per mi nut e ( i . e. , 30 per 24 mi nut es) .

Sr ee Lagna

I n Sanskr i t , t he wor d Sr ee means weal t h. I t al so means Lakshmi ,
wi f e of Lor d Nar ayana and goddess of weal t h. Sr ee Lagna wi l l be
denot ed by SL i n t he r est of t hi s book. Sr ee Lagna i s i mpor t ant f or
pr osper i t y. I t s use wi l l be shown i n t he chapt er on Sudasa.
Comput at i on of Sr ee Lagna wi l l be expl ai ned f or now.

( 1) Fi nd t he const el l at i on occupi ed by Moon.

( 1) Fi nd t he f r act i on of t he const el l at i on t r aver sed by Moon.

( 1) Fi nd t he same f r act i on of t he zodi ac ( 360) .

( 1) Add t hi s amount t o t he l ongi t ude of l agna. Subt r act mul t i pl es
of 360 i f necessar y. The r esul t i ng amount i s t he l ongi t ude of Sr ee
Lagna ( SL) .

Exampl e 4:

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Let us t ake a nat i ve wi t h Moon at 13 Li 06 and l agna at 25 Vi 05.
Moon s l ongi t ude i s 180 + 136' = 1936' . Lagna s l ongi t ude 150+255'
i s 1755' .

( 1) Moon i s i n Swat hi const el l at i on, whi ch r uns f r om640' t o 200'
i n Li br a.

( 1) Moon s advancement i n hi s const el l at i on i s 136' 640' = 626' .
As f r act i on of t he whol e const el l at i on, t hi s i s ( 626' ) / ( 1320' ) =
386' / 800' = 0. 4825.

( 1) The same f r act i on of t he zodi ac i s 0. 4825 x 360 = 173. 7 =
17342' .

( 1) Addi ng t hi s amount t o t he l ongi t ude of l agna, we get 1755' +
17342' = 34847. Thi s i s t he l ongi t ude of SL. So SL i s i n Pi sces at
1847' .

Use of Speci al Lagnas

Use of speci al l agnas shoul d be l ear nt f r oma compet ent gur u or good
t ext books. For now, i t wi l l suf f i ce t o say t hat hor a l agna shows
money and ghat i l agna shows power .

I n any char t , nor mal l agna shows sel f . Hor a l agna shows sel f , f r om
t he poi nt of vi ew of money, weal t h and pr osper i t y. Ghat i l agna shows
sel f , f r omt he poi nt of vi ew of f ame, power and aut hor i t y. For
exampl e, when we t i me good and bad per i ods f or a busi nessman, hor a
l agna may be ver y i mpor t ant . When we t i me good and bad per i ods f or a
pol i t i ci an, ghat i l agna may be ver y i mpor t ant .

Upagr ahas ( sub- pl anet s)

Sun- based Upagr ahas

Fi ve upagr ahas cal l ed Dhuma, Vyat i paat a, Par i vesha, I ndr achaapa and
Upaket u ar e def i ned based on Sun' s l ongi t ude. The exact f or mul as ar e
gi ven i n Tabl e 6. Al l t hese upagr ahas ar e ver y mal ef i c i n nat ur e.
Any houses occupi ed by t hemi n r asi char t or di vi si onal char t s ar e
spoi l ed by t hem.

Tabl e 6: Sun- based Upagr ahas

Upagr aha Longi t ude For mul a
Dhuma Sun' s l ongi t ude + 13320'
Vyat i paat a 360 Dhuma s l ongi t ude
Par i vesha Vyat i pat a' s l ongi t ude + 180
I ndr achaapa 360 Par i vesha s l ongi t ude
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Upaket u I ndr achaapa s l ongi t ude + 1640' = Sun' s l ongi t ude 30

I t may be not ed t hat Dhuma and I ndr achaapa ar e apar t by 180 and
Vyat i paat a and Par i vesha ar e apar t by 180.

Ot her Upagr ahas

Si x upagr ahas cal l ed Kaal a, Mr i t yu, Ar t hapr ahaar a, Yamaghant aka,
Gul i ka and Maandi ar e mor e di f f i cul t t o comput e. Kaal a i s a mal ef i c
upagr aha si mi l ar t o Sun. Mr i t yu i s a mal ef i c upagr aha si mi l ar t o
Mar s. Ar t hapr ahaar a i s si mi l ar t o Mer cur y. Yamaghant aka i s si mi l ar
t o J upi t er . Gul i ka and Maandi ar e si mi l ar t o Sat ur n.

A day st ar t s at t he t i me of sunr i se and ends at t he t i me of sunset .
A ni ght st ar t s at t he t i me of sunset and ends at t he t i me of next
day s sunr i se. Dependi ng on whet her one i s bor n dur i ng t he day or
t he ni ght , we di vi de t he l engt h of t he day/ ni ght i nt o 8 equal par t s.

Dayt i me bi r t hs: The f i r st par t i s r ul ed by t he l or d of weekday and
t hen we cover pl anet s i n t he or der of weekdays. The par t af t er t he
one r ul ed by Sat ur n i s l or d- l ess. Af t er t hat , Sun s par t comes. For
exampl e, t he f i r st 1/ 8t h of t he dayt i me on a Thur sday i s r ul ed by
J upi t er . Next par t i s r ul ed by Venus. The 3r d par t i s r ul ed by
Sat ur n. The 4t h par t i s l or d- l ess. The 5t h par t i s r ul ed by Sun. The
6t h par t i s r ul ed by Moon. The 7t h pl anet i s r ul ed by Mar s. The 8t h
par t i s r ul ed by Mer cur y.

Tabl e 7: Rul i ng pl anet s

Rulers of the 8 parts of the DAY
Weekday 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
Sun Sun Moon Mar s Mer c J up Ven Sat
Mon Moon Mar s Mer c J up Ven Sat Sun
Tue Mar s Mer c J up Ven Sat Sun Moon
Wed Mer c J up Ven Sat Sun Moon Mar s
Thu J up Ven Sat Sun Moon Mar s Mer c
Fr i Ven Sat Sun Moon Mar s Mer c J up
Sat Sat Sun Moon Mar s Mer c J up Ven
Rulers of the 8 parts of the NIGHT
Weekday 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
Sun J up Ven Sat Sun Moon Mar s Mer c
Mon Ven Sat Sun Moon Mar s Mer c J up
Tue Sat Sun Moon Mar s Mer c J up Ven
Wed Sun Moon Mar s Mer c J up Ven Sat
Thu Moon Mar s Mer c J up Ven Sat Sun
Fr i Mar s Mer c J up Ven Sat Sun Moon
Sat Mer c J up Ven Sat Sun Moon Mar s

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Ni ght t i me bi r t hs: The f i r st par t i s r ul ed by t he 5t h pl anet f r om
t he l or d of weekday and t hen we cover pl anet s i n t he or der of
weekdays. For exampl e, t he f i r st 1/ 8t h of a Thur sday ni ght i s r ul ed
by t he 5t h pl anet f r omJ upi t er , i . e. Moon ( J upi t er , Venus, Sat ur n,
Sun, Moon t hat s t he 5t h one) . Next par t i s r ul ed by Mar s. The 3r d
par t i s r ul ed by Mer cur y. The 4t h par t i s r ul ed by J upi t er . The 5t h
par t i s r ul ed by Venus. The 6t h par t i s r ul ed by Sat ur n. The 7t h
pl anet i s l or d- l ess. The 8t h par t i s r ul ed by Sun.

Tabl e 7 gi ves t he l i st of t he r ul i ng pl anet s of al l t he ei ght par t s
of t he dayt i me and ni ght t i me on al l weekdays.

Once we di vi de t he day/ ni ght of bi r t h i nt o 8 equal par t s and
i dent i f y t he r ul i ng pl anet s of t he 8 par t s, we can f i nd t he
l ongi t udes of Kaal a et c upagr ahas usi ng t he f ol l owi ng pr ocedur e:

( 1) Kaal a r i ses at t he mi ddl e of Sun s par t . I n ot her wor ds, we
f i nd t he t i me at t he mi ddl e of Sun s par t and f i nd l agna r i si ng t hen.
That gi ves Kaal a s l ongi t ude.
( 1) Mr i t yu r i ses at t he mi ddl e of Mar s s par t .
( 1) Ar t ha Pr ahar aka r i ses at t he mi ddl e of Mer cur y s par t .
( 1) Yama Ghant aka r i ses at t he mi ddl e of J upi t er s par t .
( 1) Gul i ka r i ses at t he mi ddl e of Sat ur n s par t .
( 1) Maandi r i ses at t he begi nni ng of Sat ur n s par t .

Suppose one i s bor n on Thur sday ni ght and we want Yamaghant aka s
l ongi t ude i n hi s char t . Suppose ni ght st ar t s at 6 pmand ends at 6
amon t he next day. We see f r omt he t abl e t hat J upi t er r ul es t he 4t h
par t of a Thur sday ni ght . Each par t i s 12/ 8 = 1. 5 hour s. The 4t h
par t st ar t s 4. 5 hour s af t er sunset , i . e. at 10: 30 pm, and ends 1. 5
hour s l at er . So J upi t er s par t ext ends f r om10: 30 pmt o mi dni ght .
The mi ddl e poi nt of t hi s par t i s at 11: 15 pm. We f i nd l agna r i si ng
at 11: 15 pmand t hat wi l l be Yama Ghant aka s l ongi t ude.


Var gas ( di vi si onal char t s)

Di vi si ons of A Rasi

Each r asi has many di vi si ons. Di vi si ons of r asi s ar e agai n mapped t o
r asi s. For exampl e, a r asi may be di vi ded i nt o 4 par t s and each par t
may be mapped t o a di f f er ent r asi . Ar may be di vi ded i nt o 4 par t s
and t he 4 par t s may be mapped t o Ar , Cn, Li and Cp. Then t he 4 par t s
of Ta may be mapped t o Ta, Le, Sc and Aq. And so on. Li ke t hi s, we
may di vi de al l r asi s i nt o 4 par t s and map t he 4 par t s t o di f f er ent
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r asi s. We may al so di vi de r asi s t o 9 par t s and map each par t i nt o a
r asi . We can have many di f f er ent di vi si ons.

Sage Par asar a def i ned 16 di f f er ent di vi si ons of r asi s. J ai mi ni and
Taj aka wr i t er s ment i oned 4 mor e di vi si ons. I t i s possi bl e t hat
Par asar a al so deal t wi t h t hese 4 speci al di vi si ons i n sect i ons t hat
ar e per haps mi ssi ng t oday. I n addi t i on, t her e ar e mor e hi gher and
f i ner di vi si ons t hat ar e nor mal l y not used.

Based on t he r asi s occupi ed by pl anet s i n var i ous di vi si ons,
di vi si onal char t s ar e dr awn. As we have seen bef or e, we need t o
know t he r asi s occupi ed by pl anet s, upagr ahas, l agna and speci al
l agnas t o dr aw any char t . I n ever y di vi si on, we di vi de t he r asi i nt o
di f f er ent par t s, f i nd t he par t cont ai ni ng each pl anet and see t he
r asi t o whi ch t hat par t i s mapped. Then we pl ace t he pl anet i n t hat
r asi i n t he char t cor r espondi ng t o t hat di vi si on. We can dr aw a
char t f or each di vi si on. A pl anet can occupy di f f er ent r asi s i n
di f f er ent di vi si ons.

Char t of each di vi si on i s cal l ed a di vi si onal char t . Each di vi si onal
char t can be t r eat ed as a di f f er ent char t and i nt er pr et ed
di f f er ent l y. Di f f er ent aspect s of l i f e ar e seen i n di f f er ent
di vi si onal char t s. Rasi char t i s si mpl y a speci al case of di vi si onal
char t s. I f we di vi de each r asi i nt o j ust one par t ( i . e. i n ef f ect ,
no di vi si on) , we get r asi char t .

I n t he r est of t hi s book, ever yt hi ng we descr i be wi l l be appl i cabl e
t o al l di vi si onal char t s, unl ess we expl i ci t l y st at e a char t . We can
appl y al l t he pr i nci pl es t o al l t he di vi si onal char t s, but we shoul d
see onl y speci f i c mat t er s i n a di vi si onal char t . The l i st of mat t er s
t o be seen i n each di vi si onal char t wi l l be gi ven af t er t he det ai l s
of comput at i on ar e pr esent ed.

I n t hi s book, D- n wi l l denot e t he di vi si onal char t based on t he nt h
di vi si on of r asi s, i . e. based on di vi di ng r asi s i nt o n par t s.

Di vi si onal Char t Si gni f i cat i ons

Each di vi si onal char t si gni f i es a par t i cul ar ar ea of l i f e and t hr ows
l i ght on i t . Tabl e 8 gi ves t he l i st of t hese ar eas.

Tabl e 8: Di vi si onal Char t Si gni f i cat i ons

Divisional Chart Symbol Area of life to be seen from it
Rasi D- 1 Exi st ence at t he physi cal l evel
Hor a D- 2 Weal t h and money
Dr ekkana D- 3 Ever yt hi ng r el at ed t o br ot her s and si st er s

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Chat ur t hamsa D- 4 Resi dence, houses owned, pr oper t i es and
f or t une
Panchamsa D- 5 Fame, aut hor i t y and power
Shasht hamsa D- 6 Heal t h t r oubl es
Sapt amsa D- 7 Ever yt hi ng r el at ed t o chi l dr en ( and gr and-
chi l dr en)

Asht amsa D- 8 Sudden and unexpect ed t r oubl es, l i t i gat i on
et c

Navamsa D- 9 Mar r i age and ever yt hi ng r el at ed t o
spouse( s) , dhar ma ( dut y and r i ght eousness) , i nt er act i on wi t h ot her
peopl e, basi c ski l l s, i nner sel f

Dasamsa D- 10 Car eer , act i vi t i es and achi evement s i n
soci et y

Rudr amsa D- 11 Deat h and dest r uct i on
Dwadasamsa D- 12 Ever yt hi ng r el at ed t o par ent s ( al so uncl es,
aunt s and gr andpar ent s, i . e. bl ood- r el at i ves of par ent s)

Shodasamsa D- 16 Vehi cl es, pl easur es, comf or t s and
di scomf or t s

Vi msamsa D- 20 Rel i gi ous act i vi t i es and spi r i t ual mat t er s
Chat ur vi msamsa D- 24 Lear ni ng, knowl edge and educat i on
Nakshat r amsa D- 27 St r engt hs and weaknesses, i nher ent nat ur e
Tr i msamsa D- 30 Evi l s and puni shment , sub- consci ous sel f ,
some di seases

Khavedamsa D- 40 Auspi ci ous and i nauspi ci ous event s
Akshavedamsa D- 45 Al l mat t er s
Shasht yamsa D- 60 Kar ma of past l i f e, al l mat t er s

Insights on Divisional Charts

Di vi si onal char t s based on di vi si ons bet ween 1 and 12 oper at e i n t he
physi cal pl ane. They show physi cal mat t er s. Body, weal t h, r esi dence,
wi f e, chi l dr en, par ent s t hese ar e al l mat t er s r el at i ng t o t he
physi cal sel f .

Di vi si onal char t s based on di vi si ons bet ween 13 and 24 ( i . e. D- 16,
D- 20 and D- 24) oper at e i n t he ment al pl ane. They show mat t er s t hat
exi st at t he ment al pl ane. Sense of pl easur e and unhappi ness,
r el i gi ousness, l ear ni ng and knowl edge t hese ar e al l mat t er s
r el at i ng t o t he mi nd and i nt el l ect .

Di vi si onal char t s based on di vi si ons bet ween 25 and 36 ( i . e. D- 27
and D- 30) oper at e i n t he pl ane of sub- consci ousness. One s st r engt hs,
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weaknesses, i nher ent nat ur e, evi l s, cer t ai n psychol ogi cal i mbal ances
t hese ar e al l mat t er s r el at i ng t o t he sub- consci ous sel f .

Di vi si onal char t s based on di vi si ons above 36 ( i . e. D- 40, D- 45 and
D- 60) oper at e i n a kaar mi c pl ane of exi st ence t hat i s above physi cal
sel f , mi nd and sub- consci ous sel f . Based on t he kar ma f r ompr evi ous
l i ves, we al l have an exi st ence at a l evel t hat goes beyond t he
l evel s of body, mi nd and sub- consci ousness. Exi st ence at t hat l evel
has a consi der abl e r ol e i n deci di ng t he pat t er n of one s l i f e, al ong
wi t h exi st ence at t he physi cal , ment al and sub- consci ous l evel s.
Hi gher di vi si onal char t s l i ke D- 40, D- 45 and D- 60 t hr ow l i ght on
t hi s subt l e aspect of char t anal ysi s.

Usi ng Di vi si onal Char t s

I t i s ver y i mpor t ant t o memor i ze Tabl e 8. We shoul d choose t he
di vi si onal char t t o anal yze, based on t he mat t er we ar e i nt er est ed
i n. I f we want t o know somet hi ng about one s car eer , f or exampl e, we
shoul d anal yze one s dasamsa char t ( D- 10) . I f we want t o know
somet hi ng about one s l uxur i es and pl easur es, we shoul d anal yze
one s shodasamsa ( D- 16) . Based on t he mat t er of i nt er est , we deci de
whi ch ar ea of l i f e i s r el evant and anal yze t he cor r espondi ng
di vi si onal char t .

We shoul d r emember whi ch pl anet s, r asi s and houses show a par t i cul ar
mat t er and f i nd l i nks bet ween t hemi n t he di vi si onal char t of
i nt er est .

Suppose we want t o see when one woul d go abr oad. I t i s r el at ed t o
r esi dence and f or t une and we shoul d anal yze one s chat ur t hamsa ( D- 4) .
The 9t h and 12t h houses show f or ei gn r esi dence. Rahu si gni f i es
f or ei gn r esi dence. We shoul d now l ook f or l i nks. I f 12t h l or d i s
wi t h Rahu i n t he 9t h house i n D- 4, i t can suggest t hat one woul d
l i ve abr oad, pr obabl y dur i ng t he per i ods of Rahu or 12t h l or d or 9t h
house.

Suppose we want t o see when one woul d get a pr omot i on at t he of f i ce.
Because D- 10 shows one s car eer and achi evement s, we shoul d anal yze
D- 10. Because GL ( ghat i l agna) shows power and aut hor i t y, pl anet s or
r asi s gi vi ng a pr omot i on ar e usual l y connect ed wi t h GL. They ar e i n
GL or aspect GL. Because AL shows st at us, pl anet s associ at i ng wi t h
AL or t he5t h or t he 10t h f r omi t ar e f avor abl e. I f t he l or d of AL i s
i n t he 10t h f r omi t and aspect s GL, pr obabl y hi s per i od wi l l gi ve a
pr omot i on.

I n t hi s manner , we shoul d anal yze t he di vi si onal char t t hat
si gni f i es t he spher e of l i f e t hat we ar e i nt er est ed i n and anal yze
t he houses t hat show t he mat t er of i nt er est . Thi s i s t he key t o
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cor r ect char t anal ysi s. We wi l l see many exampl es of t hi s i n comi ng
chapt er s.

Var ga Gr oupi ng and Amsabal a

We have sever al var ga gr oups, i . e. gr oups of di vi si onal char t s.

I f a pl anet i s i n i t s mool at r i kona or an own r asi or i t s r asi of
exal t at i on i n a char t , i t makes t he pl anet ver y st r ong i n t hat char t .
I n each gr oup of di vi si onal char t s, we can count t he di vi si onal
char t s i n whi ch a pl anet occupi es i t s mool at r i kona or an own r asi or
i t s r asi of exal t at i on. Based on t he count of such good di vi si onal
char t s f or t he pl anet , we say t hat t he pl anet i s i n a par t i cul ar
amsa ( t he hi gher t hi s number i s, t he st r onger t he pl anet i s) .

Shadvar ga

Shadvar ga l i t er al l y means si x di vi si ons. Shadvar ga i s a gr oup of
t he f ol l owi ng di vi si onal char t s: ( 1) Rasi char t , ( 2) D- 2, ( 3) D- 3,
( 4) D- 9, ( 5) D- 12, and, ( 6) D- 30.

The amsa sai d t o be occupi ed by a pl anet and t he cor r espondi ng count
of di vi si onal char t s f r omt he above l i st i n whi ch i t occupi es
i t s mool at r i kona, r asi of exal t at i on or an own r asi i s l i st ed bel ow:

Ki msukaamsa 2, Vyanj anaamsa 3, Chaamar aamsa 4, Chat r aamsa 5,
Kundal aamsa 6.

Sapt a var ga

Sapt a var ga l i t er al l y means seven di vi si ons. Sapt a var ga i s a
gr oup of t he f ol l owi ng di vi si onal char t s: ( 1) Rasi char t , ( 2) D- 2,
( 3) D- 3, ( 4) D- 7, ( 5) D- 9, ( 6) D- 12, and, ( 7) D- 30.


Ki msukaamsa 2, Vyanj anaamsa 3, Chaamar aamsa 4, Chat r aamsa 5,
Kundal aamsa 6, Mukut aamsa 7.

Dasa var ga

Dasa var ga l i t er al l y means t en di vi si ons. Dasa var ga i s a gr oup
of t he f ol l owi ng di vi si onal char t s: ( 1) Rasi char t , ( 2) D- 2, ( 3) D- 3,
( 4) D- 7, ( 5) D- 9, ( 6) D- 10, ( 7) D- 12, ( 8) D- 16, ( 9) D- 30, and, ( 10)
D- 60.

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Paar i j aat aamsa 2, Ut t amaamsa 3, Gopur aamsa 4, Si mhaasanaamsa
5, Paar aavat aamsa 6, Deval okaamsa 7, Br ahmal okamsa 8,
Ai r aavat aamsa 9, Sr eedhaamaamsa 10.

NOTE: Thi s gr oup i s ver y i mpor t ant and some yogas speci al
combi nat i ons make use of t hese amsas. For exampl e, l agna l or d or
ghat i l agna l or d i n Si mhaasanaamsa woul d make one ver y f amous. A
quadr ant l or d wi t h good amsabal a i n dasavar ga makes one ver y
successf ul . Reader s shoul d memor i ze t he above amsas.

Shodasa var ga

Shodasa var ga l i t er al l y means si xt een di vi si ons. Shodasa var ga
i s a gr oup of t he f ol l owi ng di vi si onal char t s: ( 1) Rasi char t , ( 2)
D- 2, ( 3) D- 3, ( 4) D- 4, ( 5) D- 7, ( 6) D- 9, ( 7) D- 10, ( 8) D- 12, ( 9) D-
16, ( 10) D- 20, ( 11) D- 24, ( 12) D- 27, ( 13) D- 30, ( 14) D- 40, ( 15) D- 45,
and, ( 16) D- 60.


Bhedakaamsa 2, Kusumaamsa 3, Nagapur ushaamsa 4, Kandukaamsa
5, Ker al aamsa 6, Kal pavr i kshaamsa 7, Chandanavanaamsa 8,
Poor nachandr aamsa 9, Uchchai sr avaamsa 10, Dhanvant ar yamsa 11,
Soor yakaant aamsa 12, Vi dr umaamsa 13, I ndr aasanaamsa 14,
Gol okaamsa 15, Sr ee Val l abhaamsa 16.


Bhavas ( houses)

I nt r oduct i on

The zodi ac consi st s of 12 r asi s. Each r asi i s sai d t o f or ma house.
When we t al k about houses, we al ways have a poi nt of r ef er ence. The
r asi cont ai ni ng t he poi nt of r ef er ence i s t he 1st house. The next
r asi i s t he 2nd house. The r asi af t er t hat i s t he 3r d house. Suppose
Moon i s i n Aquar i us and suppose we want houses wi t h r espect t o Moon.
Then Aquar i us i s t he 1st house, Pi sces i s t he 2nd house, Ar i es i s
t he 3r d house, Taur us i s t he 4t h house and so on. As we go ar ound
t he zodi ac, we r each Capr i cor n when we f i nd t he 12t h house.
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I n t he same char t , Sun may be i n Taur us. When we f i nd houses wi t h
r espect t o Sun, Taur us cont ai ns t he 1st house, Gemi ni cont ai ns t he
2nd house, Cancer cont ai ns t he 3r d house and so on. I f Ghat i Lagna
i s i n Vi r go i n t he same char t , t hen t he 1st , 2nd and 3r d houses wi t h
r espect t o Ghat i Lagna ar e i n Vi r go, Li br a and Scor pi o r espect i vel y.

Thus we can f i nd houses wi t h r espect t o di f f er ent r ef er ences. The
same si gn may cont ai n t he 2nd house wi t h r espect t o one r ef er ence
and t he 6t h house wi t h r espect t o anot her r ef er ence. I f we ment i on
houses wi t hout cl ear l y speci f yi ng t he r ef er ence used, i t means t hat
t he r ef er ence used i s l agna ( ascendant ) . Lagna i s t he def aul t
r ef er ence when f i ndi ng houses.

Di f f er ent houses st and f or di f f er ent mat t er s. The mat t er s si gni f i ed
by a house al so depend on t he r ef er ence used. Each r ef er ence t hr ows
l i ght on mat t er s of a speci f i c nat ur e and t hat col or s t he meani ng of
a house. For exampl e, t he 11t h house f r oml agna may st and f or
somet hi ng and t he 11t h house f r omar udha l agna may st and f or
somet hi ng el se. I t depends on t he ki nd of mat t er s shown by t he t wo
r ef er ences l agna and ar udha l agna.

I n addi t i on, t he mat t er s si gni f i ed by a house depend on t he
di vi si onal char t i n whi ch we ar e f i ndi ng houses. Each di vi si onal
char t t hr ows l i ght on mat t er s of a speci f i c nat ur e. Agai n, t hat
col or s t he meani ng of a house. The 4t h house f r oml agna i n D- 16 may
mean somet hi ng and t he 4t h house f r oml agna i n D- 24 may mean
somet hi ng el se. We have al r eady l i st ed t he ar eas of l i f e seen f r om
var i ous di vi si onal char t s i n t he chapt er on Er r or ! Ref er ence sour ce
not f ound. .

Si gni f i cat i ons of Houses

The mat t er s si gni f i ed by var i ous houses ar e l i st ed bel ow. For
f ur t her di scussi on on t he r esul t s of var i ous houses, r eader s may
r ef er ei t her t o t he anci ent cl assi cs or t o t he moder n cl assi c How
t o J udge a Hor oscope ( Vol s I & I I ) by Dr . B. V. Raman.

Fi r st House: Physi cal body, compl exi on, appear ance, head,
i nt el l i gence, st r engt h, ener gy, f ame, success, nat ur e of bi r t h,
cast e.

Second House: Weal t h, asset s, f ami l y, speech, eyes, mout h, f ace,
voi ce, f ood.

Thi r d House: Younger co- bor ns, conf i dant s, cour age, ment al st r engt h,
communi cat i on ski l l s, cr eat i vi t y, t hr oat , ear s, ar ms, f at her s deat h
( 7t h f r om9t h) , expendi t ur e on vehi cl es and house ( 12t h f r om4t h) ,
t r avel s.
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Four t h House: Mot her , vehi cl es, house, l ands, i mmovabl e pr oper t y,
mot her l and, chi l dhood, weal t h f r om r eal est at e, educat i on, r el at i ves,
happi ness, comf or t s, pl easur es, peace, st at e of mi nd, hear t .

Fi f t h House: Chi l dr en, poor vapunya ( good deeds of pr evi ous l i ves) ,
i nt el l i gence, knowl edge & schol ar shi p, devot i on, mant r as ( pr ayer s) ,
st omach, di gest i ve syst em, aut hor i t y/ power , f ame, l ove, af f ect i on,
emot i ons, j udgment , specul at i on.

Si xt h House: Enemi es, ser vi ce, ser vant s, r el at i ves, ment al t ensi on,
i nj ur i es, heal t h, di seases, agr i cul t ur e, acci dent s, ment al
af f l i ct i on, mot her s younger br ot her , hi ps.

Sevent h House: Mar r i age, mar i t al l i f e, l i f e par t ner , sex, passi on
( and r el at ed happi ness) , l ong j our neys, par t ner s, busi ness, deat h,
t he por t i on of t he body bel ow t he navel .

Ei ght h House: Longevi t y, debt s, di sease, i l l - f ame, i nher i t ance, l oss
of f r i ends, occul t st udi es, evi l s, gi f t s, unear ned weal t h, wi ndf al l ,
di sgr ace, secr et s, geni t al s.

Ni nt h House: Fat her , t eacher , boss, f or t une, r el i gi ousness,
spi r i t ual i t y, God, hi gher st udi es & hi gh knowl edge, f or t une i n a
f or ei gn l and, f or ei gn t r i ps, di ksha ( j oi ni ng a r el i gi ous or der ) ,
past l i f e and t he cause of bi r t h, gr andchi l dr en, pr i nci pl es, dhar ma,
i nt ui t i on, compassi on, sympat hy, l eader shi p, char i t y, t hi ghs.

Tent h House: Gr owt h, pr of essi on, car eer , kar ma ( act i on) , conduct i n
soci et y, f ame, honor s, awar ds, sel f - r espect , di gni t y, knees.

El event h House: El der co- bor ns, i ncome, gai ns, r eal i zat i on of hopes,
f r i ends, ankl es.

Twel f t h House: Losses, expendi t ur e, puni shment , i mpr i sonment ,
hospi t al i zat i on, pl easur es i n bed, mi sf or t une, bad habi t s, sl eep,
medi t at i on, donat i on, secr et enemi es, heaven, l ef t eye, f eet ,
r esi dence away f r omt he pl ace of bi r t h, moksha
( emanci pat i on/ l i ber at i on) .

We can f i nd houses f r omhouses and concat enat e t he meani ngs i n some
pl aces. For exampl e, t he 3r d house shows younger br ot her . The 2nd
house f r omt he 3r d house i s t he 4t h house ( count 1, 2 f r om3r d and
get 3r d, 4t h) . So t he 4t h house shows t he weal t h, speech et c of
younger br ot her . The 7t h house f r omt he 3r d house i s t he 9t h house
and i t can show younger si bl i ng s spouse. The 11t h house f r oml agna
shows f r i ends and t he 4t h house f r oml agna i s not hi ng but t he 6t h
house f r omt he 11t h house. So t he 4t h house st ands f or enemi es,
di seases and debt s of f r i ends. I n t hi s manner , we can deduce many
addi t i onal meani ngs of var i ous houses.

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Common Ref er ences f or Houses

I t may be not ed f r omt he l i st above t hat each house shows many
mat t er s. I t may be conf usi ng at f i r st t o pi ck t he r i ght meani ng t hat
i s r el evant i n a par t i cul ar anal ysi s. I t becomes easi er wi t h
exper i ence. We have t o not e t he ar ea of l i f e seen i n t he di vi si onal
char t under exami nat i on. We have t o choose t he meani ngs of houses
t hat ar e r el evant i n t hat ar ea of l i f e. For exampl e, t he 4t h house
shows educat i on, vehi cl e, house and mot her ( among ot her t hi ngs) . A
l i st of t he ar eas of l i f e seen i n var i ous di vi si onal char t s i s gi ven
i n t he chapt er on Er r or ! Ref er ence sour ce not f ound. . We see f r om
i t t hat l ear ni ng i s seen f r omD- 24, pl easur es and comf or t s f r omD- 16,
house and i mmovabl e pr oper t y f r omD- 4 and par ent s f r omD- 12. So t he
4t h houses i n D- 24, D- 16, D- 4 and D- 12 show educat i on, vehi cl e,
house and mot her ( r espect i vel y) .

We shoul d al so t ake cogni sance of t he ki nd of mat t er s shown by
var i ous r ef er ences and i nt er pr et t he meani ng of a house accor di ngl y.
The 4t h house f r oml agna, t he 4t h house f r omar udha l agna and t he
4t h house f r ompaaka l agna can mean di f f er ent t hi ngs, dependi ng on
t he mat t er s shown by l agna, ar udha l agna and paaka l agna. Now we
wi l l l ear n about t he most common r ef er ences used i n f i ndi ng houses
and t he mat t er s shown by t hem.

Dependi ng on t he mat t er we ar e anal yzi ng, we shoul d l ook at t he
cor r ect di vi si onal char t , t he cor r ect r ef er ence and t he cor r ect
house. Then onl y good r esul t s can be obt ai ned. Al l t hi s compl exi t y
may be per pl exi ng t o new st udent s. However , t her e i s somet hi ng we
shoul d r eal i ze. Human exi st ence i s a ver y compl i cat ed t hi ng and i t
i s si l l y and unsci ent i f i c t o expect a si mpl i st i c model f or t he
compl i cat ed human l i f e. Though Vedi c ast r ol ogy has t oo many
par amet er s used i n char t anal ysi s, t hey ar e al l i mpor t ant as t hey
gi ve us t he degr ees of f r eedomnecessar y f or model i ng somet hi ng as
compl i cat ed as human l i f e. However , i f we do not under st and what
each par amet er means and end up usi ng t hemi n a mi xed- up way, we
wi l l get nowher e. So r eader s shoul d st r i ve t o under st and t hese
basi cs ver y cl ear l y.

Lagna

Lagna i s t he most commonl y used r ef er ence when f i ndi ng houses. I f no
r ef er ence i s ment i oned when houses ar e l i st ed, i t means t hat l agna
t he def aul t r ef er ence was used. Lagna shows t r ue sel f . I f we ar e
t r yi ng t o under st and someone s st at us i n soci et y, l agna may not be
t he cor r ect r ef er ence. St at us does not r el at e t o t r ue sel f . I t i s
a par t of t he i l l usi on of t hi s wor l d. However , i f we ar e t r yi ng t o
under st and someone s i nt ent i ons i n doi ng somet hi ng or someone s
knowl edge or someone s per si st ence, i t r el at es t o t r ue sel f . So
t hey ar e seen f r omt he houses count ed f r oml agna. Lagna shows t r ue
sel f . I t shows t he over al l spi r i t of I ( sel f ) .
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Chandr a Lagna ( Moon l agna)

Chandr a l agna means Moon t aken as a r ef er ence. We can f i nd houses
f r omMoon. Because Moon i s t he si gni f i cat or of mi nd, t hese houses
show t hi ngs f r omt he per spect i ve of mi nd. For exampl e, someone may
be wor ki ng i n a r out i ne j ob, but he may have an act i ve and
ent er pr i si ng mi nd and he may be usi ng i t i n hi s car eer . I n t hat case,
t he 10t h house ( car eer ) f r oml agna may have t he i nf l uence of Sat ur n
( r out i ne j ob) and t he 10t h house f r omMoon may have t he i nf l uence of
Mar s ( act i ve and ent er pr i si ng) .

Houses count ed f r omMoon ar e usef ul i n l ooki ng at t hi ngs f r omt he
poi nt of vi ew of mi nd. When we j udge how happy one i s, how ambi t i ous
one i s and how one vi ews one s car eer , t he r ol e of mi nd i s par amount .
So Chandr a l agna shoul d not be i gnor ed.

Ravi Lagna ( Sun l agna)

Ravi l agna means Sun t aken as a r ef er ence. We can f i nd houses f r om
Sun. Because Sun i s t he si gni f i cat or of soul , t hese houses show
t hi ngs f r omt he per spect i ve of soul . For t hi ngs r el at ed t o physi cal
vi t al i t y al so, Sun i s an i mpor t ant r ef er ence.

Ar udha Lagna

Comput at i on of ar udha l agna ( AL) wi l l be expl ai ned i n t he chapt er on
Er r or ! Ref er ence sour ce not f ound. . For now, t he r eader s shoul d
r emember t hat ar udha l agna shows how a nat i ve i s per cei ved i n t he
wor l d. I t al so shows t he st at us of a nat i ve.

A pl anet i n t he 10t h house f r oml agna may gi ve some i mpor t ant
devel opment s i n one s pr of essi on. A pl anet i n t he 10t h house f r om
Chandr a l agna may gi ve some i mpor t ant ment al act i vi t y i n one s
pr of essi on. A pl anet i n t he 10t h house f r omar udha l agna may gi ve
some i mpor t ant devel opment s i n one s pr of essi onal st at us.

Paaka Lagna

Paaka l agna i s i mpor t ant when anal yzi ng t he nat al char t , dasas and
t r ansi t s. Paaka l agna i s not hi ng but l agna l or d t aken as a r ef er ence.
I f someone wi t h Pi sces l agna has J upi t er i n Cancer , t hen Cancer
becomes paaka l agna. I f someone wi t h Leo l agna has Sun i n Vi r go,
Vi r go becomes paaka l agna.

Rasi s r epr esent si t uat i ons and f or ces i nf l uenci ng t he cour se of a
nat i ve s l i f e and pl anet s r epr esent i ndi vi dual bei ngs. Lagna l or d
r epr esent s t he physi cal sel f of a nat i ve. So t hat i s what paaka
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l agna shows. Houses count ed f r ompaaka l agna t hr ow l i ght on mat t er s
r el at ed t o t he physi cal sel f of a nat i ve.

Lagna shows t he concept of sel f and i t deal s wi t h one s t r ue
per sonal i t y. The physi cal exi st ence of t he per son i s di f f er ent f r om
t hi s concept ual sel f . Thi s appl i es t o al l di vi si onal char t s. Let us
t ake an exampl e. The 5t h house shows schol ar shi p, memor y and success
i n compet i t i on. Al l t hese ar e r el at ed t o l ear ni ng and t hey ar e seen
i n D- 24, t he char t of l ear ni ng. But t hey ar e bet t er seen f r om
di f f er ent r ef er ences. Let us f i nd t he best r ef er ence f or each.

Success i n compet i t i on i s r el at ed t o t he i l l usi ons and per cept i ons
of t he wor l d and so t he most appr opr i at e r ef er ence i s ar udha l agna.
The 5t h house f r omar udha l agna shows success i n compet i t i on.
Schol ar shi p i s not a measur abl e at t r i but e of t he physi cal exi st ence.
I t i s a pr oper t y of one s t r ue per sonal i t y and one s concept ual sel f .
So t he 5t h f r oml agna shows schol ar shi p. I f we t ake t he sel f t hat
exi st s physi cal l y and t ake i t s par t as appl i cabl e t o t he ar ea of
l i f e shown by D- 24 ( i . e. l ear ni ng) , memor y i s a di r ect at t r i but e of
t hat sel f . Memor y i s a pr oper t y of one s sel f t hat physi cal l y exi st s.
So t he 5t h house f r ompaaka l agna shows memor y t he best .

Sat ur n s t r ansi t over t he r asi cont ai ni ng one s l agna may t hr ow
obst r uct i ons and hamper one s act i vi t i es. Sat ur n s t r ansi t over t he
r asi cont ai ni ng one s Chandr a l agna may cr eat e f r ust r at i on and
ment al depr essi on. Sat ur n s t r ansi t over t he r asi cont ai ni ng one s
paaka l agna may l eave one f eel i ng si ck al l t he t i me and at t ack t he
physi cal vi t al i t y.

Kar akamsa Lagna

At ma kar aka st ands f or t he soul of t he per son. At ma kar aka i s an
i mpor t ant r ef er ence poi nt i n a char t . Because t he soul i s an
i mpor t ant f act or i n deci di ng t he nat ur e of i nner sel f t han t he
physi cal exi st ence, at ma kar aka i s an i mpor t ant r ef er ence poi nt i n
navamsa char t . Navamsa char t t hr ows l i ght on t he i nner sel f and t he
r asi occupi ed by at ma kar aka i n i t i s cal l ed Kar akamsa. We can
anal yze navamsa char t wi t h r espect t o Kar akamsa. The 12t h house f r om
Kar akamsa shows t he l i ber at i on of t he soul and t he si t uat i on of Ket u
t her e i s conduci ve t o moksha. Pr opi t i at i on of t he dei t i es
cor r espondi ng t o t he st r ongest pl anet i n t he 12t h house i n navamsa
f r omKar akamsa l agna can t ake one s soul t owar ds moksha.

Ghat i Lagna

Ghat i l agna ( GL) shows sel f , f r omt he poi nt of vi ew of power ,
aut hor i t y and f ame. When we anal yze pr omot i ons i n car eer or
pol i t i cal power of pol i t i ci ans, t hi s r ef er ence i s ver y i mpor t ant .

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Hor a Lagna

Hor a l agna ( HL) shows sel f , f r omt he poi nt of vi ew of weal t h. Thi s
r ef er ence i s i mpor t ant when anal yzi ng one s weal t h.

Qui ck Summar y

Tr i nes: Pr osper i t y and f l our i shi ng
Quadr ant s: Sust enance and vi t al act i vi t y
Upachayas: Gai ns and gr owt h
Dust hanas: Set backs and obst acl es
Ar gal a st hanas: Deci si ve i nf l uences

A Cont r over sy

Houses ar e f ound wi t h r espect t o l agna, speci al l agnas and some
pl anet s. Houses ar e f ound i n r asi char t and i n al l t he di vi si onal
char t s. Some schol ar s i gnor e al l t hese and t ake houses onl y wi t h
r espect t o l agna and onl y i n r asi char t . They pr epar e somet hi ng
cal l ed bhaava chakr a or chal i t chakr a, i n whi ch houses can st ar t
i n one r asi and end i n anot her . They t ake l agna s l ongi t ude t o be
t he mi d- poi nt of t he f i r st house and const r uct al l t he houses
accor di ngl y. I n t he equal house met hod, t hey t ake a 30 ar c wi t h
cent er at l agna as t he 1st house. The next 30 ar c i s t aken as t he
2nd house and so on. Thi s met hod i s popul ar among I ndi an ast r ol oger s.
Anot her met hod t aught by Sr i pat hi i s mor e compl i cat ed and i t i s al so
popul ar . However , t hi s aut hor r ecommends nei t her . Each r asi i s a
house. The r asi cont ai ni ng t he r ef er ence poi nt chosen i s t he 1st
house and t he next r asi i s t he 2nd house.

Though t her e ar e some i ndi r ect r ef er ences i n BPHS suggest i ng t hat
Par asar a suppor t ed house di vi si ons pl aci ng houses i n 2 r asi s, t her e
ar e qui t e a f ew di r ect r ef er ences maki ng i t ampl y cl ear t hat each
house f al l s i n one r asi . Par asar a t aught us t o f i nd houses by
count i ng r asi s f r omt he r ef er ence chosen. Mor eover , onl y t hi s
appr oach i s l ogi cal as we go t o di vi si onal char t s. Par asar a s
t r eat ment does not di f f er ent i at e bet ween r asi and di vi si onal char t s,
as f ar as t he basi c t echni ques go.

So r eader s ar e advi sed t o i gnor e al l t he di scussi ons f ound i n ot her
t ext books on house di vi si on met hods, bhaava chakr a and chal i t
chakr a. I t may do good t o f ol l ow t he i nst r uct i ons i n t hi s chapt er .


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Kar akas ( si gni f i cat or s)

The wor d kar aka means one who causes. Kar aka of a mat t er i s t he
si gni f i cat or of t he mat t er . He i s t he one who causes event s r el at ed
t o t hat mat t er .

Ther e ar e 3 ki nds of kar akas:

( 1) Nai sar gi ka kar akas ( nat ur al si gni f i cat or s, 9 i n number ) .
( 1) Char a kar akas ( var i abl e si gni f i cat or s, 8 i n number ) , and,
( 1) St hi r a kar akas ( f i xed si gni f i cat or s, 7 i n number ) ,

One shoul d not use t he t hr ee t ypes of kar akas i n a mi xed- up way.
Kar akas of each t ype have a speci f i c pur pose. One shoul d under st and
t he di st i nct i on bet ween char a, st hi r a and nai sar gi ka kar akas cl ear l y
and use t hemaccor di ngl y.

Nai sar gi ka kar akas shows ever yt hi ng t hat exi st s i n t he cr eat i on.
They i ncl ude Rahu, Ket u and t he seven pl anet s. They ar e pr esi ded by
Br ahma. Nai sar gi ka kar akas show not onl y human bei ngs, but t hey show
var i ous i mper sonal t hi ngs and mat t er s. They show ever yt hi ng t hat
exi st s i n Br ahma s cr eat i on and af f ect s a per son. Nai sar gi ka kar akas
ar e ver y usef ul i n phal i t a J yot i sh, i . e. anal ysi s of gener al r esul t s.

Char a kar akas i ncl ude Rahu and t he seven pl anet s. They do not
i ncl ude Ket u, as Ket u st ands f or moksha ( emanci pat i on) and does not
st and f or any per son who af f ect s one s sust enance. Char a kar akas ar e
pr esi ded by Vi shnu and t hey show peopl e who pl ay a r ol e i n one s
l i f e. As Vi shnu pr esi des over act i vi t i es r el at ed t o sust enance,
achi evement s and spi r i t ual pr ogr ess, char a kar akas show t hese
aspect s of one s l i f e. Char a kar akas show peopl e who pl ay an
i mpor t ant r ol e i n one s sust enance and achi evement s. Exampl es ar e
mot her , f at her , wi f e, advi sor s et c. Char a kar akas ar e ver y usef ul i n
Raj a Yogas and i n spi r i t ual pr ogr ess. They al so show how our kar ma
( cumul at i ve sumof act i ons) i s car r i ed f r omone l i f e t o anot her .

St hi r a kar akas i ncl ude onl y 7 pl anet s because onl y t hey have
physi cal bodi es. They ar e pr esi ded by Shi va. As Shi va pr esi des over
deat h, t hey show t he dest r uct i on of body. St hi r a kar akas ar e usef ul
i n t i mi ng t he deat h of var i ous near r el at i ves.


Ar udhas ( r i sen ones)

I nt r oduct i on
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Lagna shows t r ue sel f . However , peopl e s per cept i ons of a per son can
be di f f er ent f r omr eal i t y. Usual l y, how one i s per cei ved by ot her s
i s mor e i mpor t ant i n mat er i al l i f e t han who one r eal l y i s. A
pol i t i cal l eader per cei ved by peopl e as a power f ul and i nf l uent i al
per son may i n r eal i t y be a cowar d and a conf used man al ways i n doubt .
But t he r eal i t y does not mat t er i n deci di ng hi s mat er i al l i f e.
Per cept i ons mat t er mor e. Peopl e per cei ve hi mas a st r ong l eader and
t hat mat t er s t he most i n deci di ng hi s pol i t i cal car eer .

A pol i t i cal l eader gener al l y per cei ved as an honest man may i n
r eal i t y be badl y cor r upt . A per son gener al l y per cei ved as an
i nt el l i gent per son may i n r eal i t y be of aver age i nt el l i gence. An
i nt el l i gent per son may scor e poor l y i n exami nat i ons and peopl e may
not know hi s i nt el l i gence.

I f someone st udi ed at I I T ( a t op engi neer i ng i nst i t ut e of I ndi a) ,
peopl e may t hi nk t hat he i s ver y knowl edgabl e. I f someone st udi ed at
an obscur e uni ver si t y, peopl e may not get t he same i mpr essi on. But
i t i s possi bl e t hat peopl e s per cept i ons ar e wr ong and t he per son
who st udi ed at I I T i s l ess knowl edgabl e. I f an ast r ol oger i s
f r equent ed by a t op pol i t i ci an, peopl e may get an i mpr essi on t hat
t he ast r ol oger i s good. I f an ast r ol oger mai nt ai ns a l ow pr of i l e,
peopl e may t hi nk t hat he i s aver age. But t he l at t er ast r ol oger may
be mor e l ear ned i n r eal i t y.

What peopl e per cei ve about a per son can of t en be di f f er ent f r om
r eal i t y. However , per cept i ons and r eal i t y ar e bot h i mpor t ant t o an
ast r ol oger . For pr edi ct i ng some mat t er s, we need knowl edge of t he
per cept i ons ( e. g. success of a pol i t i ci an i n el ect i ons, success i n a
compet i t i ve exami nat i on, pr omot i on at of f i ce et c) . For pr edi ct i ng
some i nt er nal mat t er s, on t he ot her hand, t r ue sel f shoul d be
cl ear l y under st ood.

So we, ast r ol oger s, shoul d be abl e t o separ at e r eal i t y f r om
per cept i ons and under st and bot h cor r ect l y. We shoul d under st and t he
t r ue nat ur e of a per son and al so how he i s per cei ved by t he wor l d.
Ar udha padas ar e a ver y i mpor t ant concept of Vedi c ast r ol ogy and
t hey hel p us wi t h t hat t ough, but i mpor t ant , t ask.

Comput at i on of Bhava Ar udhas

Ar udha padas of al l t he 12 houses ( bhavas) i n al l t he di vi si onal
char t s ar e def i ned as f ol l ows:

( 1) Take si gn cont ai ni ng t he house of i nt er est i n t he di vi si onal
char t of i nt er est .
( 1) Fi nd t he si gn occupi ed by t he l or d of t hat house.

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NOTE: Aquar i us i s owned by Sat ur n and Rahu. Scor pi o i s owned by Mar s
and Ket u. Take t he st r onger l or d i n t he case of houses f al l i ng i n
t hese t wo si gns. The chapt er on Er r or ! Ref er ence sour ce not f ound.
wi l l expl ai n t he r ul es used i n compar i ng t he st r engt hs of pl anet s.

( 1) Count si gns f r omt he house of i nt er est t o t he si gn cont ai ni ng
i t s l or d. Count i ng i s i n t he zodi acal di r ect i on al ways. For exampl e,
i f t he house we ar e i nt er est ed i n i s i n Gemi ni and i t s l or d Mer cur y
i s i n Aquar i us, we count si gns f r omGemi ni t o Aquar i us and get 9.
( 1) Count t he same number of si gns f r omt he si gn cont ai ni ng t he
l or d and f i nd t he endi ng si gn. I n t he above exampl e, we count 9
si gns f r omAquar i us and we end up i n Li br a.
( 1) Except i on: I f t he si gn f ound t hus i n st ep ( 4) i s i n t he 1st or
7t h f r omt he or i gi nal si gn i n st ep ( 1) , t hen we t ake t he 10t h si gn
f r omt he si gn f ound i n st ep ( 4) . Ot her wi se we don t make any change.

( 1) The r esul t i ng si gn cont ai ns t he ar udha pada of t he house of
i nt er est .

Ar udha pada of a house i s si mpl y cal l ed ar udha or pada al so. I n t hi s
book, we wi l l denot e t he ar udha pada on nt h house wi t h An. For
exampl e, ar udha pada of 4t h house i s A4 and ar udha pada of 9t h house
i s A9.

Use of Ar udha Lagna

Whi l e l agna st ands f or t r ue sel f , ar udha l agna ( AL) st ands f or t he
maya associ at ed wi t h sel f . I t shows t he how t he nat i ve i s per cei ved
i n t he mat er i al wor l d. I t shows t he st at us of t he nat i ve. A t i mi d
and conf used i ndi vi dual may be per cei ved i n t he wor l d as a st r ong
l eader . I n t hat case, t hat i s t he maya associ at ed wi t h hi s
per sonal i t y and AL shows i t .

Because ar udha l agna deal s wi t h maya, i l l usi ons, per cept i ons and
i mpr essi ons, i t i s ver y i mpor t ant i n j udgi ng var i ous mat er i al i st i c
t hi ngs. For exampl e, Par asar a and J ai mi ni t aught t hat t he 11t h and
12t h houses f r omAL show f i nanci al gai ns and expendi t ur es. Nat ur al
mal ef i cs i n t he 3r d and 6t h houses f r omAL show someone who i s
per cei ved as a bol d per son who hi t s enemi es har d. Si nce such
i mpr essi ons ar e usual l y f or med about mat er i al l y successf ul peopl e,
mal ef i cs i n t he 3r d and 6t h f r omAL make one bol d and mat er i al l y
successf ul . Nat ur al benef i cs i n t he 3r d and 6t h houses f r omAL make
one ver y gent l e and r est r ai ned i n publ i c behavi or . Such a per son
does not f i ght wi t h ot her s bol dl y. Thi s combi nat i on i s usual l y f ound
i n t he char t s of sai nt s and sai nt l y and mi l d- nat ur ed peopl e.

The 10t h house f r oml agna i n D- 10 shows one s t r ue conduct i n
soci et y. I t shows t he one s car eer and t he t r ue nat ur e of one s
kar ma ( wor k) . The 10t h house f r omAL i n D- 10 shows per cept i ons about
one s conduct i n soci et y. I t deal s mor e wi t h one s st at us i n car eer .
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Use of Bhava Ar udhas

Ar udha padas show t he maya ( i l l usi on) of mat er i al wor l d. Ar udha pada
of nt h house shows t he maya associ at ed wi t h t he mat t er s si gni f i ed by
of nt h house.

For exampl e, 1st house st ands f or sel f . Whi l e t he f i r st house f r om
l agna st ands f or t r ue sel f , i t s ar udha pada ( AL) st ands f or t he maya
associ at ed wi t h sel f . I t shows t he how t he nat i ve i s per cei ved i n
t he mat er i al wor l d. I t shows t he st at us of t he nat i ve.

The 4t h house i n D- 16 shows happi ness f r omvehi cl e. I t shows t r ue
happi ness f r oma vehi cl e.

One may be ver y happy wi t h a Baj aj Chet ak ( an i nexpensi ve t wo- wheel
vehi cl e popul ar i n I ndi a) or even a bi cycl e and one owni ng t hr ee
Mer cedes Benz car s may be unhappy wi t h t hemand al ways dr eami ng of
owni ng a bet t er vehi cl e. One s t r ue happi ness f r omvehi cl e has
not hi ng t o do wi t h t he t ype of vehi cl e owned. However , peopl e
per cei ve one wi t h 3 Mer cedes Benz car s as a happi er per son i n t he
mat t er of vehi cl e, compar ed t o a Chet ak owner . Thi s i s t he maya
associ at ed wi t h happi ness f r omvehi cl e i n t hi s mat er i al wor l d. So
t hi s i s shown by A4.

Benef i cs i nf l uenci ng t he 4t h house i n D- 16 show someone who i s happy
wi t h hi s vehi cl e( s) . Benef i cs i nf l uenci ng A4 i n D- 16 show someone
who i s per cei ved t o be happy wi t h hi s vehi cl e( s) . So pl anet s
i nf l uenci ng A4 i n D- 16 shed l i ght on t he physi cal vehi cl e owned by a
per son. Someone wi t h Venus i n own si gn i n A4 and Sat ur n i n 4t h ( i n
D- 16) may own l uxur i ous vehi cl es ( i . e. per cei ved t o be happy wi t h
r espect t o vehi cl e) but not be happy. Someone wi t h Sat ur n i n A4 and
Venus and J upi t er i n 4t h ( i n D- 16) may own a smal l vehi cl e ( i . e.
per cei ved t o be unhappy wi t h r espect t o vehi cl es) , but be happy wi t h
i t .

As shown above, 4t h house i n D- 16 deal s wi t h happi ness f r omvehi cl es.
I n D- 24, 4t h house deal s wi t h l ear ni ng and educat i on. A4 i n D- 24
deal s wi t h t he maya ( i l l usi on) associ at ed wi t h l ear ni ng. What i s i t ?

I f someone st udi ed at I I T ( a t op engi neer i ng i nst i t ut e of I ndi a) ,
peopl e may t hi nk t hat he i s ver y knowl edgabl e. I f someone st udi ed at
an obscur e uni ver si t y, peopl e may not get t he same i mpr essi on. But
i t i s possi bl e t hat peopl e s per cept i ons ar e wr ong and t he per son
who st udi ed at I I T i s l ess knowl edgabl e.

So A4 i n D- 24 shows t he school or uni ver si t y and t he envi r onment i n
whi ch one s l ear ni ng t akes pl ace. Usual l y t hat deci des what
i mpr essi on peopl e f or mabout one s l ear ni ng.

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Si mi l ar l y, A10 i n D- 10 shows t he maya associ at ed wi t h one s kar ma
( act i on car eer ) . We f or man i mpr essi on about one s car eer based on
t he pl ace and envi r onment wher e one s wor k t akes pl ace. So A10 i n D-
10 shows one s wor kpl ace. One wi t h Mar s i n A10 i n D- 10 may wor k at
dynami c pl aces or engi neer i ng compani es. One wi t h J upi t er i n A10 i n
D- 10 may wor k at a uni ver si t y or col l ege or a cour t of l aw or a
t empl e.

One i mpor t ant ar udha pada used i n J yot i sh i s upapada l agna ( UL)
t he ar udha pada of t he 12t h house. Thi s shows one s mar r i age and
spouse. Pl anet s i n UL show t he ki nd of mar r i age one has and t he ki nd
of spouse one get s. For exampl e, Mer cur y i n UL can show i nt el l i gent
( when good) or i ndeci si ve ( when bad) spouse. Ket u i n UL can show
spi r i t ual ( when good) or shor t - t emper ed ( when bad) spouse. Sun i n UL
can show a char mi ng spouse f r oma r espect abl e f ami l y. I t can al so
show an aut hor i t at i ve spouse. Mar s i n UL may show a bol d spouse
( when good) and a quar r el some spouse ( when bad) .

The 8t h house f r omUL shows t he l ongevi t y of mar r i age and t he 2nd
and 7t h houses f r omUL show t he end of mar r i age. Mal ef i cs l i ke Mar s,
Sat ur n and nodes i n t hese houses f r omUL can r esul t i n t r oubl es f or
t he mar r i age and even a di vor ce.

Nat ur e of spouse and t he l engt h of t he mar r i age ar e t wo di f f er ent
i ssues. I f Mar s and Sat ur n ar e i n UL and J upi t er i s i n t he 8t h f r om
UL, i t may show a l ong mar r i age t o an ar gument at i ve and mean spouse.
I f J upi t er i s i n UL and Mar s and Sat ur n i n t he 8t h f r omi t , one may
have a nobl e spouse but t he mar i t al l i f e wi l l be ver y r ough and
t her e can even be a di vor ce. I n such a case, pr opi t i at i ng Sat ur n and
Mar s can hel p ( f or mor e, see t he chapt er on Er r or ! Ref er ence sour ce
not f ound. ) .

The 7t h house shows r el at i ons and A7 ( dar apada) shows t he i l l usi on
associ at ed wi t h t hem, i . e. t he ki nd of peopl e one usual l y i nt er act s
wi t h. Based on t he ki nd of peopl e one deal s wi t h, we per cei ve t he
nat ur e of one s r el at i ons. I f one has a f r i end who i s a pr ost i t ut e,
peopl e may get a negat i ve i mpr essi on about one s deal i ngs. I f one
has a f r i end who i s a f amous f i l mst ar , t her e i s some gl amour
associ at ed wi t h one s r el at i ons. Thus dar apada shows t he ki nd of
peopl e one associ at es wi t h and t hat pl ays an i mpor t ant r ol e i n
f or mi ng peopl e s i mpr essi ons about one s r el at i ons. I n D- 10,
dar apada may show pr of essi onal associ at es. I n D- 24, i t may show
f r i ends at col l ege or col l eagues i n t he pur sui t of knowl edge. I n D-
20, i t may show col l eagues or f r i ends i n r el i gi ous act i vi t i es.

The 3r d house shows one s bol dness. The 3r d house f r oml agna and t he
3r d house f r omMar s show one s t r ue bol dness and t he 3r d house f r om
AL shows how bol d one i s per cei ved. I n addi t i on, A3 shows t he maya
sur r oundi ng one s bol dness. I t shows what dr i ves t he per cept i ons of
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peopl e about one s bol dness. The weapons one possesses may dr i ve
t hose per cept i ons and A3 may show one s weapons.

The 3r d house al so shows one s communi cat i on ski l l s. The 3r d house
i n D- 24 ( char t of l ear ni ng and knowl edge) and D- 10 ( achi evement s i n
soci et y) may show one s wr i t i ng ski l l s. A3 shows t he maya associ at ed
wi t h one s wr i t i ng ski l l s. One may have excel l ent wr i t i ng ski l l s,
but not wr i t e any book. I n such a case, peopl e may not r eal l y
appr eci at e one s wr i t i ng ski l l s. One may be an aver age wr i t er , but
end up wr i t i ng 20 books. I n such a case, peopl e may per cei ve hi mas
a gr eat wr i t er . Thus t he exact books wr i t t en by one deci de t he
per cept i ons of t he wor l d about one s wr i t i ng ski l l s. So A3 i n D- 24
and D- 10 may show t he books or ar t i cl es wr i t t en by hi m. I n t hi s
aut hor s D- 10, f or exampl e, A3 i s i n Pi sces. Thi s can mean t hat he
wi l l be known f or some books on saat t wi k and t r adi t i onal subj ect s
and ast r ol ogy cer t ai nl y f i t s t he bi l l .

Let us t ake t he 5t h house as anot her exampl e. I t shows i nt el l i gence,
f ol l owi ng, devot i on et c. The 5t h house i n D- 20, t he char t of
r el i gi ous act i vi t i es, shows one s devot i on ( bhakt i ) i n r el i gi ous
act i vi t i es. A5 i n D- 20 shows t he t hi ngs based on whi ch t he wor l d
f or ms an i mpr essi on about one s devot i on. The mant r as one r eci t es,
t he pooj as and t he r el i gi ous r i t ual s one per f or ms cont r ol t he
i mpr essi on of t he wor l d about one s devot i on i n r el i gi ous mat t er s.
So A5 shows t hem.

The 5t h house i n D- 10, t he char t of car eer , shows t he f ol l owi ng one
has. The wor l d f or ms an i mpr essi on about one s f ol l owi ng based on
t he power wi el ded by one. A pol i t i cal l eader i n a posi t i on of power
i s assumed t o have a l ot of f ol l owi ng. So A5 can show t he t r appi ngs
of power enj oyed by one. I t can al so show awar ds.

I n D- 24, t he char t of l ear ni ng, t he 5t h house may show i nt el l i gence.
A5 i n D- 24 shows t he t hi ngs based on whi ch t he wor l d f or ms an
i mpr essi on about one s i nt el l i gence i n l ear ni ng. These i mpr essi ons
ar e usual l y f or med based on one s per f or mances i n exami nat i ons,
one s scor es i n t est s and one s academi c di st i nct i ons. So t hat i s
what A5 i n D- 24 shows.

Si mi l ar l y, t he 9t h house shows one s f or t une. I n D- 24, i t may show
f or t une r el at ed t o l ear ni ng. I t can show t he gui dance r ecei ved by
one ( i . e. gur u t eacher ) . But t he wor l d f or ms an i mpr essi on about
one s f or t une i n l ear ni ng, based on t he degr ees r ecei ved by one. One
wi t h an advanced degr ee i s assumed t o be mor e f or t unat e wi t h r espect
t o l ear ni ng t han one wi t h a si mpl e degr ee. So A9 can show one s
hi gher degr ees.

I n t hi s manner , i nt el l i gent and bl essed st udent s can cl ear l y
under st and t he meani ngs of var i ous ar udha padas i n var i ous
di vi si onal char t s. One cannot become a good Vedi c ast r ol oger by
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memor i zi ng a l ot of t abl es. One needs t o under st and t he basi cs
cl ear l y and appl y t hemi nt el l i gent l y.

Al l t he pr i nci pl es of Vedi c ast r ol ogy shoul d be under st ood and
appl i ed i n t he cont ext of desa ( count r y pl ace) , kaal a ( t i me
age) and paat r a ( nat ur e and cl ass of t he per sons i nvol ved) . When
we i nt er pr et ar udha padas, we ar e t al ki ng about t he t hi ngs based on
whi ch t he wor l d f or ms an i mpr essi on about an aspect of t he nat i ve.
The t hi ngs t hat dr i ve t he wor l d s per cept i ons can be di f f er ent based
on whi ch wor l d we ar e l i vi ng i n. They var y si gni f i cant l y f r omone
pl ace t o anot her , f r omone age t o anot her and f r omone cl ass t o
anot her . I nt el l i gent use of ar udhas r equi r es an ast r ol oger t o
under st and t he wor l d t hat t he nat i ve l i ves i n.

Meani ng of Ar udha

Ar udha means t he r i sen one. Whi l e one s abi l i t i es and i nt el l i gence
l i ve i nsi de one and one s scor es i n exami nat i ons, awar ds and
t r ophi es et c r i se i n t he mat er i al wor l d out of t he abi l i t i es and
i nt el l i gence. The r i sen ones ar e what mani f est mat er i al l y and what
t he wor l d can see. So t he 5t h house shows r eal abi l i t i es and
i nt el l i gence, whi l e t he ar udha of 5t h shows awar ds, t r ophi es and
scor es i n cont est s et c. Ar udha of each house shows what exi st s
physi cal l y whi ch t he wor l d can see and whi ch r i ses f r omt he mat t er s
of t he house.

Comput at i on of Gr aha Ar udhas

J ust as ar udha padas of al l houses ( bhavas) ar e def i ned, ar udha
padas of al l t he ni ne pl anet s ( gr ahas) ar e al so def i ned and t hey ar e
cal l ed gr aha ar udhas. They ar e comput ed as f ol l ows:

( 1) Take t he si gn cont ai ni ng t he pl anet of i nt er est i n t he
di vi si onal char t of i nt er est .
( 1) Fi nd t he si gn owned by t hat pl anet .

NOTE: Mar s, Mer cur y, J upi t er , Venus and Sat ur n own 2 si gns each. I n
t hei r case, t ake t he st r onger si gn owned by t he pl anet . The chapt er
on Er r or ! Ref er ence sour ce not f ound. wi l l expl ai n t he r ul es used
i n compar i ng t he st r engt hs of si gns. Take t he t wo si gns, appl y t hose
r ul es and f i nd t he st r onger si gn.

( 1) Count si gns f r omt he si gn cont ai ni ng t he pl anet of i nt er est t o
t he st r onger si gn owned by i t . Count i ng i s i n t he zodi acal di r ect i on
al ways. For exampl e, i f t he pl anet we ar e i nt er est ed i n i s Sun and
he i s Gemi ni , we count si gns f r omGemi ni t o Leo and get 3.
( 1) Count t he same number of si gns f r omt he st r onger si gn owned and
f i nd t he endi ng si gn. I n t he above exampl e, we count 3 si gns f r om
Leo and we end up i n Li br a.
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( 1) Except i on: I f t he si gn f ound t hus i n st ep ( 4) i s i n t he 1st or
7t h f r omt he or i gi nal si gn cont ai ni ng t he pl anet , t hen we t ake t he
10t h si gn f r omt he si gn f ound i n st ep ( 4) . Ot her wi se we don t make
any change.

( 1) The r esul t i ng si gn cont ai ns t he ar udha pada of t he pl anet of
i nt er est .

Use of Gr aha Ar udhas

J ust as ar udha padas of var i ous houses show t he i l l usi ons of t he
wor l d r el at ed t o t he mat t er s si gni f i ed by var i ous houses, ar udha
padas of var i ous pl anet s show t he i l l usi ons of t he nat i ve r el at ed t o
t he mat t er s si gni f i ed by var i ous pl anet s. Houses show var i ous
aspect s of t he per son s l i f e and t hei r ar udhas show how t hey ar e
per cei ved i n t he wor l d. Pl anet s show var i ous per sons, f or ces and
si t uat i ons t hat i mpact var i ous aspect s of a per son s l i f e and t hei r
ar udhas show t he r el at ed per cept i ons by t he per son.

J ust as t he per cept i ons of t he wor l d about a nat i ve can be t ot al l y
di f f er ent f r omt he r eal i t y, per cept i ons of a nat i ve about hi msel f ,
about t he wor l d and about t he si t uat i ons t hat ( s) he goes t hr ough can
be t ot al l y di f f er ent f r omt he r eal i t y. Gr aha ar udhas t hr ow l i ght on
t hese per cept i ons.

Summar y

Ar udha pada of a house shows t he maya sur r oundi ng t he mat t er s
si gni f i ed by t hat house. I t shows t he f act or s based on whi ch t he
i mpr essi ons of peopl e ar e f or med. Ar udha l agna or AL shows peopl e s
i mpr essi ons about a nat i ve. I t shows one s st at us i n t he mat er i al
wor l d. Dar apada or A7 shows one s r el at i onshi ps. Upapada ( UL) shows
one s mar r i age and spouse. A4 i n D- 16 shows one s vehi cl e. A4 i n D-
24 shows one s school or col l ege or uni ver si t y ( pl ace of educat i on) .
A10 i n D- 10 shows one s wor kpl ace.

Ar udha padas of pl anet s show t he per cept i ons of t he nat i ve about t he
wor l d, about hi msel f or her sel f and about t he si t uat i ons devel opi ng
i n hi s or her l i f e.

Anal ysi s of t he posi t i ons of pl anet s wi t h r espect t o l agna shows
r eal i t y. Anal ysi s of t he posi t i ons of pl anet s wi t h r espect t o AL
shows per cept i ons of t he wor l d and mat er i al si t uat i on. Anal ysi s of
i ndi vi dual bhava ar udhas t hr ows l i ght on var i ous t hi ngs based on
whi ch wor l d f or ms i mpr essi ons about a nat i ve. Anal ysi s of t he
posi t i ons of t he ar udha padas of pl anet s wi t h r espect t o l agna shows
t he per cept i ons of t he nat i ve.

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Drishti (aspects)

Gr aha Dr i shr i

Al l pl anet s aspect t he 7t h house f r omt hem. For exampl e, Sun i n Ta
aspect s Sc. Mar s i n Ge aspect s Sg. Moon i n Le aspect s Aq. J upi t er i n
Pi aspect s Vi . Sat ur n i n Cp aspect s Cn. Fi nd t he 7t h house f r omt he
pl anet and t he pl anet aspect s t hat house.

I n addi t i on, Mar s, J upi t er and Sat ur n have speci al aspect s:

J upi t er aspect s t he 5t h and 9t h houses f r omhi m, i n addi t i on t o
t he 7t h house.
Mar s aspect s t he 4t h and 8t h houses f r omhi m, i n addi t i on t o
t he 7t h house.
Sat ur n aspect s t he 3r d and 10t h houses f r omhi m, i n addi t i on t o
t he 7t h house.

We can deci de t he si gns and houses aspect ed by a pl anet as above. I f
any pl anet occupi es t he aspect ed houses, t hen t he pl anet i s al so
aspect ed. For exampl e, J upi t er i n Ta wi l l aspect Sat ur n i n Cp,
because Cp i s t he 9t h house f r omTa and J upi t er aspect s t he 9t h f r om
hi m.

Rasi Dr i sht i

Rasi s aspect ot her r asi s based on t he f ol l owi ng r ul es:

A movabl e r asi aspect s al l f i xed r asi s except t he one adj acent
t o i t .
A f i xed r asi aspect s al l movabl e r asi s except t he one adj acent
t o i t .
A dual r asi aspect s al l ot her dual r asi s.

For exampl e, Ar i s a movabl e si gn. I t aspect s al l t he f i xed si gns
except t he one adj acent t o i t , i . e. Ta. So Ar aspect s Le, Sc and Aq.

Ta i s a f i xed si gn. I t aspect s al l t he movabl e si gns except t he one
adj acent t o i t , i . e. Ar . So Ta aspect s Cn, Li and Cp.

Ge i s a dual si gn. I t aspect s al l ot her dual si gns. So Ge aspect s Vi ,
Sg and Pi .

Gr aha Dr i sht i vs Rasi Dr i sht i
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A si mpl e anal ogy wi l l make t hi ngs cl ear er . Look at pl anet s as peopl e.
Let us t ake a pr i est as an exampl e. Wi l l he have some i nf l uence on
hi s nei ghbor s? Pr obabl y. Because he l i ves t her e, get s up ear l y i n
t he mor ni ng and r eci t es mant r as, i t may i nf l uence hi s nei ghbor s al so.
Because of t he houses t hey l i ve i n, hi s nei ghbor s come under hi s
i nf l uence. How pi ous and god- f ear i ng hi s i nf l uence makes hi s
nei ghbor s depends on ot her f act or s. I f one of t he nei ghbor s i s a
dr eaded cr i mi nal , he i s not goi ng t o be i nf l uenced.

Let us t ake a dr eaded cr i mi nal as anot her exampl e. He may al so have
an i nf l uence on hi s nei ghbor s. Youngst er s l i vi ng i n t he nei ghbor i ng
houses may ent er t he cr i mi nal wor l d because of hi m. Ladi es i n t he
nei ghbor i ng houses may st ay i nsi de t hei r houses at ni ght and not
come out af t er cer t ai n t i me.

Thus we ar e i nf l uenced by peopl e i n nei ghbor i ng houses. I nf l uence
exer t ed by pl anet s by r asi dr i sht i i s si mi l ar t o t hi s i nf l uence.

Compar ed t o t hi s l i mi t ed i nf l uence on t he nei ghbor s, a pr i est may
have gr eat er i nf l uence i n t he mat t er s of t he near by t empl e wher e he
wor ks. He may have a l ot of i nf l uence on devot ees who come t o vi si t
t he t empl e and who appr oach hi mf or per f or mi ng pooj as, homas et c.
I nf l uence exer t ed wi t h gr aha dr i sht i i s si mi l ar t o t hi s i nf l uence.

I nf l uence exer t ed by r asi dr i sht i i s due t o t he si gn a pl anet i s i n.
Thi s i s anal ogous t o t he i nf l uence peopl e exer t on t hei r nei ghbor s.
Al l pl anet s i n a si gn wi l l have r asi dr i sht i on t he same si gns, j ust
as peopl e l i vi ng i n t he same house see t he same nei ghbor s ever yday
and exer t some i nf l uence over t he same nei ghbor s. But t he i nf l uence
t hey exer t may di f f er . A pr i est may t el l hi s nei ghbor s t o pr ay t o
God. Hi s movi e- l ovi ng br ot her l i vi ng i n t he same house may t al k t he
same nei ghbor s i nt o wat chi ng al l t he movi es of a par t i cul ar act r ess.
Thus, pl anet s i n t he same si gn exer t i nf l uence on t he same houses
and pl anet s t hr ough r asi dr i sht i , but t he nat ur e of t he i nf l uence
var i es f r ompl anet t o pl anet .

I nf l uence exer t ed by gr aha dr i sht i i s due t o t he i nher ent nat ur e of
a pl anet . Di f f er ent pl anet s i n t he same si gn may aspect di f f er ent
houses and pl anet s wi t h gr aha dr i sht i . A pr i est may have gr eat
i nf l uence over t he devot ees at t he t empl e he wor ks at and hi s movi e-
l ovi ng br ot her l i vi ng i n t he same house may have gr eat i nf l uence
over hi s movi e- l ovi ng cl assmat es and co- member s of t he f an cl ub of
an act r ess, of whi ch he i s pr esi dent . Si mi l ar l y, pl anet s i n t he same
si gn may i nf l uence pl anet s i n di f f er ent houses. However , ever yone i n
a house may have a st r ong i nf l uence over f r i ends of t he f ami l y who
vi si t t he house f r equent l y. Si mi l ar l y, al l pl anet s aspect t he 7t h
house f r omt hemand have an i nf l uence over i t .

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Ar gal a ( I nt er vent i on)

I n addi t i on t o t he i nf l uence caused by pl anet s wi t h gr aha dr i sht i
and r asi dr i sht i , t her e i s anot her i nf l uence cal l ed ar gal a.

Ar gal a i s a ver y i mpor t ant concept i n Vedi c ast r ol ogy. Li t er al l y
speaki ng, ar gal a means a bol t . Ar gal a on a house shows t he
i nf l uences t hat i nt er vene i n i t s af f ai r s, deci de some par t s of i t
and cl ose t he bol t on i t , so t o speak. Pl anet havi ng r asi dr i sht i
have a smal l i nf l uence. Pl anet s havi ng gr aha dr i sht i have a mor e
concr et e i nf l uence. Pl anet s wi t h ar gal a si mpl y deci de some par t s of
t he mat t er si gni f i ed by t he house. The i nf l uence caused by ar gal a i s
deci si ve.

A pl anet or house i n t he 2nd, 4t h and 11t h houses f r oma pl anet or
house causes pr i mar y ar gal a on t he l at t er . Ar gal a by a benef i c
pl anet i s cal l ed a subhaar gal a ( benef i c i nt er vent i on) and ar gal a
by a mal ef i c pl anet i s cal l ed a paapaar gal a ( mal ef i c i nt er vent i on) .
Thi s si mpl e concept can be bet t er appr eci at ed i f some exampl es ar e
gi ven.

The 4t h house st ands f or educat i on. The 2nd, 4t h and 11t h f r omt he
4t h house ar e 5t h, 7t h and 2nd houses r espect i vel y. One s
i nt el l i gence ( 5t h) , i nt er act i on wi t h ot her s ( 7t h) and and over al l
char act er and samskar a ( 2nd) make or br eak one educat i on. I f J upi t er
i s i n 5t h house, he wi l l gi ve i nt el l i gence and hi s subhar gal a
( benef i c i nt er vent i on) on 4t h wi l l hel p one s educat i on. I f Rahu i s
i n 5t h house, hi s papar gal a ( mal ef i c i nt er vent i on) on 4t h wi l l cause
obst acl es i n one s educat i on by way of poor i nt el l i gence. Si mi l ar l y,
benef i cs and mal ef i cs i n t he houses causi ng ar gal a cause good and
bad i nt er vent i on. Basi cal l y, t he poi nt i s t hat i nt el l i gence,
i nt er act i on and samskar a ar e t he t hi ngs t hat deci de one s educat i on.
They have a deci si ve r ol e.

Let us t ake anot her exampl e. Shor t j our neys ar e seen f r omt he 3r d
house. What ar e t he t hi ngs necessar y f or a j our ney? One needs a
vehi cl e ( 4t h) . One may need someone t o ser ve one by dr i vi ng t he
vehi cl e. Ser vant s ar e seen f r om6t h. So, no wonder t he 4t h and 6t h
houses cause ar gal a on t he 3r d house, bei ng t he 2nd and 4t h f r omi t
r espect i vel y! I f one has papar gal a on 3r d f r om4t h, i t may show
t r oubl e t o t he j our ney because of t he vehi cl e. I f one has papar gal a
on 3r d f r om6t h, i t may show t r oubl e t o t he j our ney because of t he
dr i ver .

Let us t ake anot her exampl e. Domest i c har mony, comf or t , wel l - bei ng
and happi ness ar e seen f r omt he 4t h house. What ar e t he t hi ngs t hat
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can make or br eak domest i c har mony? Of cour se, wi f e, chi l dr en and
ot her f ami l y member s! Each of t hemcan i nt er vene i n one s domest i c
har mony. No wonder t he 5t h, 7t h and 2nd houses have an ar gal a on t he
4t h house ( bei ng t he 2nd, 4t h and 11t h r espect i vel y f r omt he 4t h
house) ! I f a mal ef i c i n 5t h has papar gal a on 4t h, i t may show
domest i c cl ashes and l ack of sukha ( comf or t / happi ness) on account of
a chi l d. I f a benef i c i n 7t h has subhar gal a on on 4t h, i t may show
domest i c happi ness due t o a car i ng par t ner .

Apar t f r omt he 2nd, 4t h and 11t h houses f r oma house, t he 5t h house
f r oma house has a secondar y ar gal a on i t . I n t he case of l ear ni ng,
ar gal a of 8t h house on 4t h ( 8t h i s t he 5t h f r om4t h) shows t he
i nf l uence of har d wor k i n l ear ni ng. Har d wor k i s anot her deci der . I n
t he case of j our ney, ar gal a of 7t h house on 3r d house ( 7t h i s t he
5t h f r om3r d) shows t he i nf l uence of par t ner s i n a j our ney.

Vi r odhar gal a ( Obst r uct i on)

Vi r odhar gal a shows t he obst r uct i on of ar gal a. Pl anet s and houses i n
t he 12t h, 10t h, 3r d and 9t h houses f r oma house or pl anet cause
vi r odhar gal a and obst r uct t he ar gal a on i t f r omt he 2nd, 4t h, 11t h
and 5t h houses f r omi t ( r espect i vel y) . For exampl e, l et us say
Mer cur y, J upi t er , Venus and Sat ur n ar e i n Ge, Pi , Ar and Vi
r espect i vel y. Sat ur n i s i n t he 4t h f r omMer cur y and Ge and he causes
ar gal a on t hem. Wi t h Sat ur n bei ng a mal ef i c, t hi s i s a paapaar gal a
( mal ef i c i nt er vent i on) . But J upi t er i s i n t he 10t h f r omMer cur y and
Ge. So he obst r uct s Sat ur n s ar gal a and aver t s t he t r oubl es. Venus
i s i n t he 11t h f r omMer cur y and Ge and so he causes ar gal a on t hem.
Wi t h Venus bei ng a benef i c, i t i s a subhaar gal a ( benef i c
i nt er vent i on) . I f Le ( 3r d f r omGe) i s empt y, t hi s ar gal a i s
unobst r uct ed.

NOTE: I f a si gn cont ai ns Ket u, ar gal as and vi r odhar gal as on i t ar e
count ed ant i - zodi acal l y. For exampl e, l et us say Ket u i s i n Vi . Then
Le, Ge, Sc and Ta ar e t he 2nd, 4t h, 11t h and 5t h f r omVi ( count ed
ant i - zodi acal l y) and pl anet s i n t hose si gns cause ar gal a on Vi and
on t he pl anet s i n Vi . Vi r odhar gal a i s al so count ed si mi l ar l y.

Use of Ar gal a

Dependi ng on t he mat t er of i nt er est , t ake t he r el evant house or t he
r el evant kar aka. Fi nd ar gal as and vi r odhar gal as on i t . I f t her e ar e
bot h, see i f mor e pl anet s cause ar gal a or vi r odhar gal a. I f t hey ar e
caused by t he same number of pl anet s, compar e t he st r engt hs and
deci de whet her ar gal a domi nat es or vi r odhar gal a. Based on t he si gns,
houses and pl anet s i nvol ved, guess t he meani ng of t he ar gal a or
vi r odhar gal a.

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Ar gal a f r omt he 2nd house shows t he basi c i ngr edi ent f or t he
sust enance of a mat t er . For exampl e, t he 2nd house shows f ood and i t
i s a basi c i ngr edi ent f or t he sust enance of sel f ( 1st ) . The 5t h
house shows i nt el l i gence and i t i s a basi c i ngr edi ent f or t he
sust enance of l ear ni ng ( 4t h) .

Ar gal a f r omt he 4t h house shows t he basi c f act or t hat dr i ves t he
mood, st at e and pr ogr ess of a mat t er . For exampl e, t he 4t h house
shows comf or t and i t dr i ves t he mood and st at e of sel f ( 1st ) . The
7t h house shows i nt er act i on and t hat dr i ves one s l ear ni ng ( 4t h) .

Ar gal a f r omt he 11t h house shows t he cat al yst t hat can r esul t i n
gai ns f or a mat t er . For exampl e, t he 2nd house shows char act er ,
gr oomi ng and samskar a and i t i s a cat al yst i n t he pr ocess of
l ear ni ng ( 4t h) .

Secondar y ar gal a f r omt he 5t h house shows t he addi t i onal
cont r i but i ng f act or s. For exampl e, t he 5t h house shows emot i onal
si t uat i on and t hat cont r i but es t o t he st at e of sel f ( 1st ) . The 8t h
house shows har d wor k and t hat cont r i but es t o one s l ear ni ng ( 4t h) .

Usi ng t he above gui del i nes, we can under st and t he meani ng of ar gal as
on houses and kar akas.


Yogas ( speci al combi nat i ons)

I nt r oduct i on

We have seen i n pr evi ous chapt er s t he use of di vi si onal char t s,
houses, kar akas, ar udha padas, aspect s and ar gal as. Usi ng al l t hese
t ool s, we can i nt er pr et char t s and dr aw var i ous concl usi ons about a
nat i ve s f or t une.

I n addi t i on t o t hese gener al gui del i nes, t her e ar e sever al speci f i c
combi nat i ons t hat gi ve speci f i c r esul t s. These ar e ver y i mpor t ant
and cal l ed Yogas. Reader s ar e advi sed t o r ef er t o cl assi cs such as
Br i hat Par asar a Hor a Sast r am and acquai nt t hemsel ves wi t h as many
yogas as possi bl e. Dr . B. V. Raman s Thr ee Hundr ed I mpor t ant
Combi nat i ons i s an excel l ent compendi umon yogas.

Some sof t war e pr ogr ams l i st t he yogas pr esent i n a char t . However ,
t hey ar e somet i mes er r oneous and one shoul d be f ami l i ar wi t h
i mpor t ant yogas and be abl e t o j udge yogas by onesel f , wi t hout
r el yi ng on sof t war e. Many yogas ar e appl i cabl e i n di vi si onal char t s.
When we use yogas i n di vi si onal char t s, we shoul d i nt er pr et t he
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r esul t s ascr i bed t o a yoga based on t he mat t er s si gni f i ed by t he
di vi si onal char t .

A f ew key yogas wi l l be l i st ed i n t hi s chapt er , but t he r eader i s
ur ged t o do mor e r eadi ng. I n t hi s book, yogas ar e di vi ded i nt o t he
f ol l owi ng cl asses f or conveni ence:

Ravi Yogas ( sol ar combi nat i ons)
Chandr a Yogas ( l unar combi nat i ons)
Mahaapur usha Yogas ( combi nat i ons pr oduci ng 5 ki nds of gr eat men)
Naabhasa Yogas ( cl assi f i ed cel est i al combi nat i ons)
Ot her Popul ar Yogas
Raaj a Yogas ( combi nat i ons gi vi ng power )
Raaj a Sambandha Yogas ( combi nat i ons f or associ at i on wi t h ki ngs)
Dhana Yogas ( combi nat i ons gi vi ng weal t h)
Dar i dr a Yogas ( combi nat i ons gi vi ng pover t y)

For a det ai l ed account of var i ous yogas, pl ease r ef er t o Vedi c
Ast r ol ogy: An I nt egr at ed Appr oach by P. V. R. Nar asi mha Rao or Thr ee
Hundr ed I mpor t ant Combi nat i ons by Dr . B. V. Raman.

Asht akavar ga ( ei ght - sour ced st r engt hs)

Anal yzi ng a char t and maki ng cor r ect pr edi ct i ons r equi r es mi xi ng
many di f f er ent pr i nci pl es and maki ng f i ne compr omi ses and j udgment s.
Sage Par asar a sai d t hat i t i s di f f i cul t f or even gr eat Mahar shi s. I n
Kal i Yuga, human bei ngs become si nf ul and t he si ns ki l l t hei r
i nt el l i gence. Par asar a sai d t hat t he i nt el l ect ual pygmi es of Kal i
Yuga cannot cope wi t h t oo many compl i cat ed pr i nci pl es and pr esent ed
asht akavar ga as a si mpl e t echni que t hat l et s t hemmake r easonabl e
pr edi ct i ons wi t hout much f uss. Asht aka means consi st i ng of ei ght
and var ga means a gr oup. Asht akavar ga i s t he syst emof anal yzi ng a
char t wi t h r espect t o a gr oup of 8 r ef er ence poi nt s.

When we anal yze t he posi t i ons of pl anet s wi t h r espect t o l agna, we
have t he concept of good and bad pl acement s. For exampl e, J upi t er i n
t he 9t h f r oml agna wi l l be wel l pl aced and J upi t er i n t he 3r d wi l l
be badl y pl aced. Mar s i n t he 3r d f r oml agna wi l l be wel l pl aced and
Mar s i n t he 9t h wi l l be badl y pl aced.

However , l agna i s not t he onl y r ef er ence poi nt i n a char t . We have
Sun and Moon. I n f act , al l t he pl anet s ser ve as r ef er ence poi nt s i n
a char t and t hey r epr esent t he sour ces of var i ous ener gi es t hat ar e
pr esent i n a nat i ve. Based on t he houses i n whi ch di f f er ent pl anet s
ar e pl aced i n t r ansi t , t hey can be benef i c wi t h r espect t o some
ener gy sour ces and mal ef i c wi t h r espect t o some. I f a t r ansi t i ng
pl anet i s benef i c wi t h r espect t o mor e ener gy sour ces, t hen i t
br i ngs good r esul t s.

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So asht akavar ga i s essent i al l y a syst emt hat t el l s us t he benef i c
posi t i ons of l agna and seven pl anet s wi t h r espect t o each ot her .
Thi s can be used t o anal yze t he st r engt h of a nat al char t , but i t i s
much mor e i mpor t ant i n anal yzi ng t r ansi t s.

For a det ai l ed account of asht akavar gas, pl ease r ef er t o Vedi c
Ast r ol ogy: An I nt egr at ed Appr oach by P. V. R. Nar asi mha Rao or
Asht akavr ga Syst emof Pr edi ct i on by Dr . B. V. Raman.

Ot her st r engt hs

I nt r oduct i on

When j udgi ng t he r esul t s gi ven by houses and pl anet s, we have t o
j udge t hei r st r engt h. Somet i mes we have t o compar e t he st r engt h of
t wo pl anet s and see whi ch one wi l l domi nat e. For exampl e, when
f i ndi ng t he ar udha pada of a house f al l i ng i n Scor pi o, we l ear nt
t hat we have t o t ake t he st r onger of Mar s and Ket u as t he l or d of
Scor pi o. I n sever al r asi dasas, dasas st ar t f r omt he st r onger of
l agna and t he 7t h house. We need t o be abl e t o compar e t hemand
j udge whi ch i s st r onger . A house may be i nf l uenced by sever al
pl anet s and t hey may suggest cont r adi ct or y r esul t s. I n such a case,
we need t o deci de whi ch i nf l uence domi nat es.

Ther e ar e di f f er ent ways of measur i ng t he st r engt hs of pl anet s and
r asi s f or di f f er ent pur poses. We wi l l l ear n some of t hemi n t hi s
sect i on.

Why Di f f er ent St r engt hs

Why do we need di f f er ent st r engt hs f or di f f er ent pur poses? Why can t
we use t he same st r engt h? To under st and t hi s, l et us consi der an
anal ogy.

Suppose X i s an engi neer . Suppose Y i s anot her engi neer wi t h exact l y
t he same backgr ound and suppose Y comes t o t he house of X f or a f ew
days. Suppose Y sl eeps i n t he af t er noon and X doesn t . Suppose i t i s
1 pmand Y i s r eady f or hi s af t er noon nap. Suppose t he t wo engi neer s
have pr omi sed a char i t y i n t own t hat t hey woul d gi ve a bi g donat i on
t oget her and suppose someone f r omt he char i t y comes t o X s house.
Because i t i s not hi s house and because he i s sl eepy, Y i s pr obabl y
not goi ng t o pl ay a pr omi nent r ol e and X i s pr obabl y goi ng t o t al k
pl easant r i es and t hen gi ve a check on behal f of Y and hi msel f . The
money i s bot h hi s and Y s, but X i s i n a bet t er posi t i on t o handl e
i t . Shadbal as ar e si mi l ar t o t hi s. When t wo or mor e pl anet s t ake
par t i n a yoga, t he one t hat i s st r onger as per shadbal a ends up
gi vi ng t he r esul t s.

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Bot h X and Y may have t o deal wi t h cont r act or s, wor ker s and vendor s
f or t hei r pr of essi onal wor k. I f Y has bet t er r el at i ons wi t h t he
peopl e he deal s wi t h, he wi l l be mor e pr oduct i ve at hi s wor k as an
engi neer . Si mi l ar l y, st r engt h as per asht akavar ga shows t he abi l i t y
of pl anet s t o del i ver t hei r goods i n har mony wi t h ot her pl anet ar y
f or ces at wor k i n a char t . Even i f a pl anet has good shadbal a, i t
wi l l be unabl e t o del i ver i t s goods i f i t i s at odds wi t h ot her
pl anet s i n t he char t , i . e. has a l ow asht akavar ga st r engt h.

An engi neer who has good r el at i ons wi t h wor ker s, vendor s and
cont r act or s r el at ed t o one pr oj ect may not go al ong wel l wi t h peopl e
i nvol ved i n anot her pr oj ect . I n t hat case, he wi l l pr oduce excel l ent
r esul t s i n t he f or mer pr oj ect and he may not be ef f ect i ve i n t he
l at t er . Si mi l ar l y, a pl anet may have good asht akavar ga st r engt h i n
one di vi si onal char t and poor asht akavar ga st r engt h i n anot her
di vi si onal char t . Then i t wi l l gi ve i t s r esul t s mor e ef f ect i vel y i n
t he ar ea of l i f e r el at ed t o t he f i r st char t .

Despi t e good capabi l i t i es and pot ent i al t o get wor k done, Y may be
unabl e t o get hi s wor k done i f he i s depr essed about somet hi ng or i f
he i s absent - mi nded f or some r eason. I f he i s i n a cheer f ul st at e,
he may get hi s wor k done wel l . Thus t he st at e one i s i n deci des
one s f i nal out put . Si mi l ar l y, a pl anet must be i n a good avast ha
( st at e) t o gi ve good r esul t s. Ther e ar e di f f er ent ki nds of st at es
st at es r el at ed t o age, st at es r el at ed t o al er t ness, st at es r el at ed
t o mood and st at es r el at ed t o act i vi t y.

When one hi r es an engi neer as an empl oyee or when one assi gns a
pr oj ect t o an engi neer , one i s concer ned about how ef f ect i ve he wi l l
be i n t he pr oj ect . But suppose one i s consi der i ng t he same engi neer
as a par t ner i n busi ness. Then hi s ef f ect i veness i n a par t i cul ar
pr oj ect does not mat t er much. What mat t er s now i s how wel l r ounded
he i s. He shoul d have good over al l knowl edge of var i ous pr oj ect s.
Vi msopaka bal a i s anal ogous t o t hi s. When we consi der t he over al l
ef f ect i veness of a pl anet i n one s l i f e, we no l onger l ook at i t s
ef f ect i veness t o gi ve r esul t s i n a speci f i c ar ea of l i f e. I nst ead,
we l ook at Vi msopaka bal a. I t shows t he over al l st r engt h of a pl anet
and i t s abi l i t y t o pl ay an i mpor t ant r ol e i n one s l i f e ( r at her t han
a speci f i c ar ea of l i f e) .

I f X and Y have t o deci de who eat s a cake f i r st or who get s t o dr i nk
t he onl y can of sof t dr i nk l ef t i n t he r ef r i ger at or , t hey ar e
pr obabl y not goi ng t o ar gue about i t . Thei r qual i f i cat i ons or
pr oduct i vi t y at wor k or ment al st at e or over al l abi l i t y ar e not
goi ng t o mat t er . For somet hi ng so t r i vi al , t hey wi l l pr obabl y t oss a
coi n or have a f r i endl y ar m- wr est l i ng or si mpl y do what t hei r
f r i ends pr esent i n t he r oomsuggest . I f Y has mor e f r i ends i n t he
r oomand t hey say l et Y have i t , t hen Y i s goi ng t o have i t .
Si mi l ar l y, f or t r i vi al t hi ngs l i ke det er mi ni ng who i ni t i at es dasas,
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ant ar dasas et c, we have ver y si mpl e r ul es t hat ar e di f f er ent f r om
shadbal a, asht akavar ga bal a, avast ha bal a, Vi msopaka bal a et c.

As i t has been emphasi zed many t i mes i n t hi s book, Vedi c ast r ol ogy
has a r i ch var i et y of par amet er s, t ool s and t echni ques. At t empt i ng
t o use var i ous t echni ques i n an i nt er changabl e manner onl y l eads t o
conf usi on. One shoul d st r i ve t o under st and t he meani ngs of var i ous
par amet er s and t ool s and use t he r i ght set of par amet er s and t ool s
f or t he occasi on. Though we have di f f er ent ways of measur i ng a
pl anet s st r engt h, t hei r meani ngs ar e di f f er ent and accor di ngl y t hey
ar e used f or di f f er ent pur poses. We wi l l l ear n t he most common ones
i n t hi s chapt er .

Shadbal a and Ast akavar ga Bal a

Ther e ar e si x sour ces of st r engt h st r engt h due t o pl acement ,
st r engt h due t o t i me, st r engt h due t o di r ect i ons, st r engt h due t o
aspect s, st r engt h due t o mot i on and st r engt h due t o i nher ent nat ur e.
Shadbal a i s a measur e of t he st r engt h of a pl anet based on t hese si x
sour ces of st r engt h. Expl ai ni ng t he comput at i on of shadbal as i s
beyond t he scope of t hi s book. For t he det ai l s of i t s comput at i on,
one may r ef er t o Br i hat Par asar a Hor a Sast r am by Par asar a or
Gr aha and Bhava Bal as by Dr . B. V. Raman. Most comput er sof t war e
pr ogr ams gi ve shadbal a, t hough t her e ar e mi nor di f f er ences bet ween
t he def i ni t i ons used by t hem.

When t wo or pl anet s i nf l uence t he same house or when t hey
par t i ci pat e i n a yoga, t hen t he pl anet wi t h t he hi ghest shadbal a i s
t he most l i kel y gi ve t he r esul t s. The pl anet wi t h t he st r ongest
shadbal a i s l i ke a gr oup l eader who act s on t he gr oup s behal f .

On t he ot her hand, asht akavar ga bal a shows how ot her pl anet s suppor t
or oppose a pl anet . I t does not show how capabl e t he pl anet i s of
l eadi ng and gi vi ng t he r esul t s of a gr oup of pl anet s, unl i ke
shadbal a. I t shows how capabl e a pl anet i s of gi vi ng i t s own r esul t s,
i n har mony wi t h ot her pl anet ar y f or ces.


Sahamas ( sensi t i ve poi nt s)

Sahamas

Cal cul at i on

Sahamas ar e t he si gni f i cant poi nt s i n t he zodi ac r el at ed t o speci f i c
mat t er s. For exampl e, r aaj ya means ki ngdomand r aaj ya sahama i s
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a si gni f i cant poi nt i n t he zodi ac r el at ed t o obt ai ni ng ki ngdom.
Par adesa means a f or ei gn count r y and par adesa sahama i s a
si gni f i cant poi nt i n t he zodi ac r el at ed t o goi ng abr oad. Each sahama
has a f or mul a t hat l ooks l i ke A B + C. What t hi s means i s t hat we
t ake t he l ongi t udes of A, B and C and f i nd ( A B + C) . Thi s i s
equi val ent t o f i ndi ng how f ar A i s f r omB and t hen t aki ng t he same
di st ance f r omC. However , i f C i s not bet ween B and A ( i . e. we st ar t
f r omB and go zodi acal l y t i l l we meet A and we do not f i nd C on t he
way) , t hen we add 30 t o t he val ue eval uat ed above.

For exampl e, f i ndi ng ( Moon Sun + Lagna) i s equi val ent t o f i ndi ng
how f ar Moon i s f r omSun and t aki ng t he same di st ance f r oml agna. I f
we st ar t f r omt he l ongi t ude of Sun and go zodi acal l y t i l l t he
l ongi t ude of Moon and do not f i nd l agna on t he way, t hen we have t o
add 30. The l i st of i mpor t ant sahamas i s gi ven i n Tabl e 9. For most
sahamas, t he f or mul a gi ven as ( A B + C) i s f or dayt i me char t s. For
ni ght t i me char t s, i t changes t o ( B A + C) . Thi s wi l l not be
expl i ci t l y ment i oned f or each sahama and a ment i on wi l l be made onl y
when t her e i s a di f f er ence.

Tabl e 9: Sahamas

# Sahama Meani ng For mul a
1 Punya For t une/ good deeds Moon Sun + Lagna
2 Vi dya Educat i on Sun Moon + Lagna
3 Yasas Fame J upi t er PunyaSaham+ Lagna
4 Mi t r a Fr i end J upi t er PunyaSaham+ Venus
5 Mahat mya Gr eat ness PunyaSaham Mar s + Lagna
6 Asha Desi r es Sat ur n Mar s + Lagna
7 Samar t ha Ent er pr i se/ abi l i t y Mar s Lagna Lor d + Lagna( J upi t er Mar s
+ Lagna, i f Mar s owns l agna)

8 Bhr at r i Br ot her s J upi t er Sat ur n + Lagna ( same f or day &
ni ght )

9 Gaur ava Respect / r egar d J upi t er Moon + Sun
10 Pi t r i Fat her Sat ur n Sun + Lagna
11 Raj ya Ki ngdom Sat ur n Sun + Lagna
12 Mat r i Mot her Moon Venus + Lagna
13 Put r a Chi l dr en J upi t er Moon + Lagna
14 J eeva Li f e Sat ur n J upi t er + Lagna
15 Kar ma Act i on ( wor k) Mar s Mer cur y + Lagna
16 Roga Di sease Lagna Moon + Lagna ( same f or day &
ni ght )

17 Kal i Gr eat mi sf or t une J upi t er Mar s + Lagna
18 Sast r a Sci ences J upi t er Sat ur n + Mer cur y
19 Bandhu Rel at i ves Mer cur y Moon + Lagna
20 Mr i t yu Deat h 8t h house Moon + Lagna ( same f or day &
ni ght )

21 Par adesa For ei gn count r i es 9t h house 9t h l or d + Lagna ( same f or
day & ni ght )

22 Ar t ha Money 2nd house 2nd l or d + Lagna ( same f or
day & ni ght )

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23 Par adar a Adul t er y Venus Sun + Lagna
24 Vani k Commer ce Moon Mer cur y + Lagna
25 Kar yasi ddhi Success i n endeavour s Sat ur n Sun + Lor d of sunsi gn ( Ni ght :
Sat ur n Moon + Lor d of Moonsi gn)

26 Vi vaha Mar r i age Venus Sat ur n + Lagna
27 Sant apa Sadness Sat ur n Moon + 6t h house
28 Sr addha Devot i on/ si ncer i t y Venus Mar s + Lagna
29 Pr eet i Love/ at t achment Sast r aSaham PunyaSaham+ Lagna
30 J adya Chr oni c di sease Mar s Sat ur n + Mer cur y
31 Vyapar a Busi ness Mar s Sat ur n + Lagna ( same f or day &
ni ght )
32 Sat r u Enemy Mar s Sat ur n + Lagna
33 J al apat ana Cr ossi ng an ocean Cancer 15 Sat ur n + Lagna
34 Bandhana I mpr i sonment PunyaSaham Sat ur n + Lagna
35 Apamr i t yu Bad deat h 8t h house Mar s + Lagna
36 Labha Mat er i al gai ns 11t h house 11t h l or d + Lagna ( same f or day & ni ght )

Exampl e 5: Let us consi der t he annual char t of Er r or ! Ref er ence
sour ce not f ound. and f i nd ar t ha sahama ( money) , samar t ha sahama
( ent er pr i se/ abi l i t y) and vani k sahama ( commer ce) .

Let us use t he f or mul as gi ven i n Tabl e 9. For mul a of ar t ha sahama i s:
2nd house 2nd l or d + Lagna. Because t he char t i s cast f or t he
ni ght t i me, we shoul d r ever se t he f or mul a. However , as t he not e i n
par ant heses af t er t he f or mul a says, t hi s f or mul a shoul d be used f or
bot h day & ni ght . Lagna i s at 10 Cp 50, i . e. 28050' . The 2nd house
i s at 10 Aq 50, i . e. 31050' . Lor d of t he 2nd house i s Sat ur n and he
i s at 19 Ar 10, i . e. 1910' . So ar t ha sahama = 31050' 1910' +
28050' = 57230' . We can add or subt r act mul t i pl es of 360 f r oma
l ongi t ude t o r educe i t t o t he r ange 0 t o 360. By subt r act i ng 360,
we get 21230' . Thi s means t hat ar t ha sahama i s at 21230' . Thi s means
230' i n Sc or si mpl y 2 Sc 30. Now we have t o check whet her t he C i s
bet ween B and A i n A B + C. We have t o check whet her l agna ( 28050' )
i s bet ween 2nd l or d ( 1910' ) and 2nd house ( 31050' ) . I t i s i f we
st ar t f r om1910' and go t i l l 31050' , we do encount er 28050' on t he
way. So we don t have t o add 30.

For mul a of samar t ha sahama i s: Mar s Lagna Lor d + Lagna. Because
t hi s char t i s cast f or ni ght t i me, we shoul d make i t Lagna Lor d
Mar s + Lagna. Lagna l or d Sat ur n i s at 19 Ar 10, i . e. 1910' . Mar s i s
at 24 Pi 58, i . e. 35458' . Lagna i s at 28050' . So samar t ha sahama =
1910' 35458' + 28050' + 360. We added 360 t o make t he r esul t
posi t i ve. We can al ways add and subt r act mul t i pl es of 360 f r omany
l ongi t ude. So samar t ha sahama i s 3052' . I f we st ar t f r om35458' and
go zodi acal l y t i l l we r each 1910' ( when we r each t he end of Pi sces,
we go t o Ar i es) , we do not encount er 28050' . So l agna i s not bet ween
Mar s and l agna l or d. So we add 30. Samar t ha sahama i s f i nal l y at
3352' , i . e. at 52' i n Pi or si mpl y 5 Pi 02.

For mul a of vani k sahama i s: Moon Mer cur y + Lagna. Because t hi s
char t i s cast f or ni ght t i me, we shoul d make i t Mer cur y Moon +
Lagna. Moon i s at 15 Pi 14, i . e. 34514' . Mer cur y i s at 11 Aq 28, i . e.
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31128' . Lagna i s at 28050' . So samar t ha sahama = 31128' 34514' +
28050' . So vani k sahama i s 2474' . I f we st ar t f r om34514' and go
zodi acal l y t i l l we r each 31128' ( when we r each t he end of Pi sces, we
go t o Ar i es) , we cover a l ar ge ar c of about 330. On t he way, we do
encount er 28050' . So l agna i s bet ween Moon and Mer cur y. So we don t
have t o add 30. Vani k sahama i s at 2474' , i . e. at 74' i n Sg or
si mpl y 7 Sg 04.

Use of sahamas

I f t her e ar e good yogas i n an annucl char t i nvol vi ng t he l or d of t he
r asi cont ai ni ng an i mpor t ant sahama and l agna l or d, t hen i mpor t ant
event s r el at ed t o t he mat t er of t he sahama may mat er i al i ze dur i ng
t he year .

We can al so use sahamas i n nat al char t s. When Sat ur n or Rahu
t r ansi t s cl ose t o nat al par adesa sahama or j al apat ana sahama, f or
exampl e, one may go abr oad. When J upi t er occupi es or aspect s nat al
vi vaha sahama i n t r ansi t , one may get mar r i ed. Thus we can use
sahamas i n nat al char t s al so.

NOTE: I n west er n ast r ol ogy, t her e ar e Ar abi an par t s ( e. g. par t of
f or t une) whi ch ar e si mi l ar t o sahamas. I n f act , t her e ar e a l ot of
si mi l ar i t i es bet ween t he t echni ques i n Taj aka syst emand west er n
ast r ol ogy.

Some peopl e may suggest t hat I ndi ans l ear nt Taj aka syst emf r omAr abs.
Thi s i s possi bl e. However , one must not e t hat ast r ol ogy as pr act i ced
i n I ndi a i s much super i or i n wi dt h and dept h t o ast r ol ogy pr act i ced
i n any ot her par t of t he wor l d. I ndi an ast r ol ogy i s a bi g super set
of whi ch di f f er ent ast r ol ogi cal t r adi t i ons of t he wor l d ar e but
smal l subset s. One may specul at e t hat Vedi c ast r ol ogy as t aught by
Par asar a, J ai mi ni , Manu et c was ver y exhaust i ve i n scope and exper t s
i n di f f er ent br anches of i t t r avel ed t o di f f er ent par t s of t he wor l d
i n anci ent t i mes t o est abl i sh t he knowl edge t her e.

Mi scel l aneous t opi cs

Funct i onal Nat ur e

We l ear nt t hat J upi t er , Venus, waxi ng Moon and wel l - associ at ed
Mer cur y ar e nat ur al benef i cs. We l ear nt t hat Sun, Mar s, Sat ur n, Rahu,
Ket u, wani ng Moon and i l l - associ at ed Mer cur y ar e nat ur al mal ef i cs.
I n addi t i on, we have t he concept of f unct i onal benef i cs and
f unct i onal mal ef i cs.

The l or ds of t r i nes f r oml agna ar e f unct i onal benef i cs. The l or ds of
3r d, 6t h and 11t h ar e f unct i onal mal ef i cs. The l or d of a quadr ant i s
a f unct i onal mal ef i c i f he i s a nat ur al benef i c and f unct i onal l y
neut r al i f he i s a nat ur al mal ef i c. The l or ds of 2nd, 8t h and 12t h
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ar e f unct i onal l y neut r al . Of t hese, t he 8t h house i s mor e mal ef i c
t han t he ot her t wo.

Pl anet owni ng a quadr ant and a t r i ne becomes a yogakar aka ( excel l ent
pl anet ) .

I n t he case of pl anet s owni ng t wo r asi s, we need t o j udi ci ousl y
combi ne t he t wo i ndi cat i ons. The l i st of yogakar akas, f unct i onal
benef i cs, f unct i onal neut r al s and f unct i onal mal ef i cs f or each l agna
i s gi ven i n Tabl e 10. Moon i s not l i st ed f or movabl e r asi s, because
hi s f unct i onal nat ur e depends on whet her he i s waxi ng or wani ng.
Waxi ng Moon i s a nat ur al benef i c and he becomes a f unct i onal mal ef i c
wi t h quadr ant owner shi p. Wani ng Moon, on t he ot her hand, i s a
nat ur al mal ef i c and quadr ant owner shi p makes hi mf unct i onal l y
neut r al .

Tabl e 10: Funct i onal nat ur e of pl anet s

Lagna Yoga kar aka Funct i onal Benef i cs Funct i onal neut r al s Funct i onal mal ef i cs
Ar Sun, Mar s, J upi t er Mer cur y, Venus, Sat ur n
Ta Sat ur n Sun, Mer cur y, Sat ur n Mar s Moon, J upi t er , Venus
Ge Venus Moon, Mer cur y, Sat ur n Sun, Mar s, J upi t er
Cn Mar s Moon, Mar s, J upi t er Sun, Sat ur n Mer cur y, Venus
Le Mar s Sun, Mar s, J upi t er Moon Mer cur y, Venus, Sat ur n
Vi Mer cur y, Venus Sun, Sat ur n Moon, Mar s, J upi t er
Li Sat ur n Mer cur y, Venus, Sat ur n Sun, Mar s, J upi t er
Sc Moon, J upi t er Sun, Mar s Mer cur y, Venus, Sat ur n
Sg Sun, Mar s Moon, Mer cur y, J upi t er Venus, Sat ur n
Cp Venus Venus, Mer cur y, Sat ur n Sun Mar s, J upi t er
Aq Venus Venus, Sat ur n Sun, Mer cur y Moon, Mar s, J upi t er
Pi Moon, Mar s J upi t er Sun, Mer cur y, Venus, Sat ur n

A f unct i onal benef i c i s a f avor abl e pl anet i n a char t . Pl acement of
a f unct i onal benef i c i n quadr ant s ( sust enance) and t r i nes
( pr osper i t y) br i ngs good r esul t s. Pl acement of a f unct i onal mal ef i c
i n t hese houses i s not good, unl ess i t i s ver y st r ong. A f unct i onal
mal ef i c pl aced i n t he 3r d house and dust hanas ( 6t h, 8t h and 12t h
houses) br i ngs good r esul t s, by spoi l i ng t he si gni f i cat i ons of t he
bad houses.

I f a pl anet aspect s or conj oi ns or owns HL and l agna, i t becomes a
yogada ( gi ver of yoga) i n money mat t er s. I f a pl anet aspect s or
conj oi ns or owns GL and l agna, i t becomes a yogada i n t he mat t er s of
power and aut hor i t y. I r r espect i ve of t hei r f unct i onal nat ur e,
pl anet s t hat become yogada br i ng goodl uck. Si mi l ar l y, pl anet s
i nvol ved i n i mpor t ant yogas al so br i ng good l uck.

We shoul d consi der t he i nher ent nat ur e and t he f unct i onal nat ur e of
pl anet s. Whet her a pl anet i s a nat ur al benef i c or a nat ur al mal ef i c
i s anal ogous t o whet her a per son i s i nher ent l y good or bad. Whet her
a pl anet i s a f unct i onal benef i c or a f unct i onal mal ef i c i s
anal ogous t o whet her a per son does good or bad t o one. J ust as a
ni ce per son may har mone and a bad per son may do good, nat ur al
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benef i cs can become f unct i onal mal ef i cs and nat ur al mal ef i cs can
become f unct i onal benef i cs.

Baadhakas

For a house f al l i ng i n a movabl e/ f i xed/ dual r asi , t he 11t h/ 9t h/ 7t h
house ( r espect i vel y) f r omt her e becomes baadhaka st haana ( t r oubl i ng
spot ) . I t s l or d i s cal l ed a baadhaka ( t r oubl emaker ) f or t he
or i gi nal house. The l i st of baadhaka st haanas and baadhakas
cor r espondi ng t o each r asi i s gi ven i n Tabl e 11.

For exampl e, suppose l agna i n someone s D- 10 i s i n Ge. Then J upi t er
i s baadhaka f or l agna. The per i ods of J upi t er and pl anet s i n Sg can
cr eat e some obst r uct i ons and t r oubl es i n car eer . Let us t ake anot her
house. Aq i s t he 9t h house and t he 9t h house i n D- 10 shows t he
gui dance one get s i n one s car eer . I t can show manager and el der s
gi vi ng gui dance. Baadhaka st hana f or Aq i s Li . So t he per i ods of
Venus and occupant s of Li can cr eat e some t r oubl es r el at ed t o t he
gui dance one get s. Ther e may be some t r oubl es r el at ed t o manager .
Thus we can consi der baadhaka f r omever y house and ar udha pada i n
ever y di vi si onal char t .

Tabl e 11: Baadhakas

Rasi Baadhaka st haana Baadhaka
Ar Aq Sat ur n & Rahu
Ta Cp Sat ur n
Ge Sg J upi t er
Cn Ta Venus
Le Ar Mar s
Vi Pi J upi t er
Li Le Sun
Sc Cn Moon
Sg Ge Mer cur y
Cp Sc Mar s & Ket u
Aq Li Venus
Pi Vi Mer cur y

Anal yzi ng Char t s

Basi c Gui del i nes

When we anal yze t he char t s, we shoul d r emember al l t he concept s we
l ear nt i n t he pr evi ous chapt er s. The f ol l owi ng f act or s must be
r emember ed:

( 1) Di vi si onal Char t : Use t he cor r ect di vi si onal char t f or t he
mat t er of i nt er est . Suppose we ar e l ooki ng at happi ness f r oma
vehi cl e. D- 16 i s t he best char t . Suppose we ar e t r yi ng t o anal yze a
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cr i mi nal s psychol ogy. D- 30 i s t he best char t . Suppose we ar e
anal yzi ng mar r i age. D- 9 i s t he best char t . Suppose we ar e anal yzi ng
mar r i age i n a cul t ur e wher e mar r i age i s not a dhar ma ( dut y) and a
uni on of soul s, but i t i s mer el y l i vi ng t oget her of t wo peopl e, t hen
r asi char t may be bet t er t han D- 9. Suppose we want t o st udy one s
r el i gi ous act i vi t i es. Then D- 20 i s t he char t . I f we want t o st udy
one s l ear ni ng, D- 24 i s t he char t . Suppose we want t o st udy one s
car eer and achi evement s i n soci et y, D- 10 char t i s t he cor r ect char t .
I n t hi s manner , we shoul d choose t he cor r ect di vi si onal char t .

( 1) House: We shoul d choose t he cor r ect house af t er choosi ng t he
cor r ect di vi si onal char t . Let us say t hat we ar e anal yzi ng someone s
l ear ni ng r el at ed act i vi t i es and deci ded t o l ook at D- 24. I f we want
t o see hi s educat i on, we see t he 4t h house. I f we want t o see hi s
i nt el l i gence, schol ar shi p, academi c r eput at i on, academi c
di st i nct i ons/ awar ds, st udent s et c, we shoul d l ook at t he 5t h house.
I f we want t o see how one, i n one s pur sui t of knowl edge, i nt er act s
wi t h ot her s and what ki nd of peopl e one i nt er act s wi t h, t hen we
shoul d see t he 7t h house. Li ke t hat , we choose t he cor r ect house f or
t he mat t er of i nt er est .

( 1) Ref er ence: We shoul d choose t he cor r ect r ef er ence f or count i ng
houses. I n t he above exampl e of D- 24, academi c r eput at i on i s r el at ed
mor e t o t he per cei ved sel f ( AL) t han t he t r ue sel f ( l agna) . So i t i s
seen f r omt he 5t h f r omar udha l agna ( AL) . I nt el l i gence and
schol ar shi p, on t he ot her hand, ar e r el at ed t o t he t r ue sel f and
t hey ar e seen f r omt he 5t h f r oml agna. When t he r el evant kar akas ar e
st r onger , we can use t hemas r ef er ences i nst ead of l agna. So
schol ar shi p can be seen f r omt he 5t h f r omMer cur y. St udent s can be
seen f r omt he 5t h l or d. I nt el l i gence can be seen f r omt he 5t h f r om
J upi t er . Academi c r eput at i on can be seen i n D- 24 f r omt he 5t h f r om
Sun.

( 1) House vs Ar udha: Somet i mes, an ar udha pada i s mor e appr opr i at e
t o see a mat t er t han a house. For exampl e, we can see dar apada ( A7)
i n D- 24 t o f i gur e out what ki nd of peopl e one t ypi cal l y i nt er act s
wi t h i n one s l ear ni ng r el at ed act i vi t i es. We can see one s academi c
di st i nct i ons/ awar ds i n A5, because t hey ar e maya ( i l l usi on) r el at ed
t o i nt el l i gence and schol ar shi p. The wor l d f or ms an i mpr essi on about
one s i nt el l i gence and schol ar shi p based on one s scor es, r anks,
gr ades, di st i nct i ons and awar ds.

( 1) I nf l uences: Af t er we choose a house/ ar udha i n a di vi si onal
char t t o r epr esent t he mat t er of i nt er est , t he next st ep i s t o
anal yze t he i nf l uences on i t . Pl anet s i nf l uence i t wi t h r asi dr i sht i
and gr aha dr i sht i . We shoul d al so check f or ar gal a. We shoul d j udge
t he meani ng of each i nf l uence. We can al so j udge t he i nf l uences on a
house by f i ndi ng houses wi t h r espect t o t hat house. Pl anet s i n t he
quadr ant s f r oma house sust ai n i t . Pl anet s i n t r i nes f r oma house
l et i t pr osper . Pl anet s i n upachayas l et i t gr ow. Pl anet s i n
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dust hanas br i ng obst acl es. Suppose we ar e anal yzi ng A3 i n an
aut hor s D- 10. Whi l e t he 3r d house shows one s wr i t i ng ski l l s, i t i s
A3 t hat shows one s books. I f a pl anet i s i n a quadr ant f r omA3, i t s
per i ods may r esul t i n book wr i t i ng. I f a pl anet i s i n t he 8t h house
f r omA3, i t s per i ods may br i ng obst acl es i n book wr i t i ng. I f a
pl anet i s a baadhaka f r omA3, i t can cr eat e t r oubl es i n book- wr i t i ng.

( 1) St andar d Resul t s: Ther e ar e many st andar d r esul t s gi ven i n
l i t er at ur e f or var i ous pl anet s and house l or ds i n var i ous houses.
These r esul t s shoul d be mast er ed.

At t ent i on shoul d be pai d t o t he st r engt h and avast has of var i ous
pl anet s and asht akavar ga st r engt h of var i ous houses. The pr esence of
yogas shoul d al so be not ed.

Fami l y Member s

We can anal yze t he f or t unes of f ami l y member s f r omone s char t . For
par ent s, gr andpar ent s, uncl es and aunt s, we shoul d see D- 12. For
chi l dr en, chi l dr en- i n- l aw and gr andchi l dr en, we shoul d see D- 7. For
br ot her s, si st er s, br ot her s- i n- l aw and si st er - i n- l aw, we shoul d see
D- 3. For spouse and hi s/ her f ami l y member s, we shoul d see D- 9.

I n each of t hese char t s, we shoul d l ook at t he house t hat shows t he
per son of i nt er est and consi der t he r asi cont ai ni ng t he l or d of t hat
house as l agna. We can consi der t he cor r espondi ng ar udha pada al so.
For exampl e, t he 9t h l or d or t he ar udha pada of 9t h house i n D- 12
shows f at her . The 4t h l or d or t he ar udha pada of 4t h house i n D- 12
shows mot her .

I n D- 3, we see si bl i ngs. The 3r d house shows younger si bl i ng and t he
11t h house shows el der si bl i ng. Bei ng t he 3r d f r omt he 3r d house,
t he 5t h house shows younger br ot her s younger br ot her , i . e. second
younger br ot her . Bei ng t he 11t h f r omt he 11t h house, t he 9t h house
shows el der br ot her s el der br ot her , i . e. second el der br ot her . We
t ake t he 3r d l or d, 5t h l or d, 7t h l or d et c as l agnas of f i r st
( i mmedi at e) younger si bl i ng, second younger si bl i ng, t hi r d younger
si bl i ng et c. We t ake t he 11t h l or d, 9t h l or d, 7t h l or d et c as l agnas
of f i r st ( i mmedi at e) el der si bl i ng, second el der si bl i ng, t hi r d
el der si bl i ng et c.

Si mi l ar l y, t he 5t h house house shows chi l dr en i n D- 7. The 7t h house
i s t he 3r d f r om5t h and shows one s chi l d s younger si bl i ng. So t he
5t h l or d shows t he f i r st chi l d, t he 7t h l or d shows t he second chi l d,
t he 9t h house shows t he t hi r d chi l d and so on.

When we count houses cor r espondi ng t o si bl i ngs and chi l dr en i n D- 3
and D- 7, we count i n t he f or war d or backwar d di r ect i on based on
whet her l agna i s odd or even ( r espect i vel y) . I f l agna i n D- 7 i s i n
Ge, Venus ( l or d of Li ) shows f i r st chi l d, J upi t er ( l or d of Sg) shows
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t he second chi l d and so on. On t he ot her hand, i f l agna i n D- 7 i s i n
Cn, J upi t er ( l or d of Pi ) shows t he f i r st chi l d, Sat ur n ( l or d of Cp)
shows t he second chi l d and so on.

NOTE: Af t er cover i ng al l t he odd or even si gns, we move f r omodd t o
even si gns or even t o odd si gns, i nst ead of comi ng back t o wher e we
st ar t ed.

Mar akas ( Ki l l er s)

Each char t has some r asi s and pl anet s t hat ar e cal l ed mar akas
( ki l l er s) . Si nce deat h i s an event r el at i ng t o t he physi cal
exi st ence, r asi char t i s of ut most i mpor t ance i n seei ng deat h.
Rudr amsa ( D- 11) shows t he f or ces of deat h and dest r uct i on and i t can
al so gi ve i nsi ght i nt o deat h. D- 30 shows one s evi l s and puni shment
f or t he evi l s. Deat h can be a puni shment f or one s evi l s and so we
shoul d l ook at D- 30 al so. However , t he most i mpor t ant char t i s t he
r asi char t .

The 3r d and 8t h houses ar e t he houses of l i f e. The 3r d house shows
t he vi t al i t y of one s exi st ence and t he 8t h house shows t he
l ongevi t y. The 12t h house f r omany house shows l osses r el at ed t o t he
mat t er s si gni f i ed by t hat house. So t he 12t h house f r omt hese t wo
houses shows deat h. So t he 2nd and 7t h houses ar e t he houses of
deat h. For good l ongevi t y, t he 3r d and 8t h houses and t hei r l or ds
shoul d be st r ong and t he 2nd and 7t h houses and t hei r l or ds shoul d
be weak.

The r asi s cont ai ni ng t he 2nd and 7t h houses ar e cal l ed mar aka
st hanas ( ki l l er st at i ons) . When we use r asi - r ul ed dasas t hat can
show deat h, dasas of t hese r asi s can br i ng deat h. Lor ds of t he 2nd
and 7t h houses ar e cal l ed mar aka gr ahas ( ki l l er pl anet s) . When we
use pl anet - r ul ed dasas t hat can show deat h, dasas of t hese pl anet s
can br i ng deat h.

Ther e ar e ot her mar aka gr ahas t oo. I f a mal ef i c pl anet power f ul l y
conj oi ns or aspect s, usi ng gr aha dr i sht i , t he 2nd and 7t h houses or
t hei r l or ds, t hen i t qual i f i es as a mar aka gr aha. Let us l ook at an
exampl e. Suppose l agna i s i n Le, Sat ur n i s i n Sg and Mar s i s i n Ge.
Then Sat ur n i s a mar aka on account of owni ng t he 7t h house ( Aq) .
Mar s i s a mal ef i c and he i s i n Ge. He aspect s t he 2nd house ( Vi ,
wi t h t he 4t h house aspect ) and t he 7t h l or d ( Sat ur n i n Sg wi t h t he
7t h house aspect ) . Because of t hese t wo f act or s, Mar s i s a mar aka.
Let us t ake anot her exampl e. Suppose l agna i s i n Pi , Mar s i s i n Ge,
Mer cur y i s i n Cp and Sat ur n i s i n Ar . On account of owni ng t he 2nd
and 7t h houses, Mar s and Mer cur y ar e mar akas. Look at Sat ur n. He i s
i n t he 2nd house and aspect s t he 2nd l or d Mar s ( wi t h t he 3r d house
aspect ) and t he 7t h l or d Mer cur y ( wi t h t he 10t h house aspect ) . So
Sat ur n i s al so a mar aka and he may i n f act be a st r onger mar aka t han
Mar s and Mer cur y.
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When we t i me one s deat h usi ng a dasa, we shoul d l ook f or t he
i nvol vement of mar aka st hanas and mar aka gr ahas. We can al so use
mar akas when t i mi ng deat h usi ng t he t r ansi t s of pl anet s.


Asht ot t ar i dasa

Asht ot t ar i dasa i s per haps t he most popul ar dasa syst emi n I ndi a
af t er Vi msot t ar i dasa. Sage Par asar a l i st ed i t as a condi t i onal dasa
appl i cabl e onl y i n some char t s. The condi t i ons f or i t s appl i cabi l i t y
ar e hi ghl y cont r over si al .

I n t hi s syst em, t he sumof al l dasas i s 108 year s. Asht ot t ar i means
asht ot t ar a sat a, i . e. one hundr ed and ei ght . Because poor naayush
( f ul l l i f e) of a man i s 108 year s, some schol ar s have suggest ed t hat
asht ot t ar i dasa i s best used as an ayur dasa, i . e. a dasa t hat shows
l ongevi t y.

Ther e ar e t hr ee di f f er ent vi ews on t he appl i cabi l i t y of Asht ot t ar i
dasa:

( 1) Asht ot t ar i dasa i s appl i cabl e i n al l char t s.
( 1) Asht ot t ar i dasa i s appl i cabl e i f Rahu, who i s not i n l agna, i s
i n a quadr ant or a t r i ne f r oml agna l or d.
( 1) Asht ot t ar i dasa i s appl i cabl e f or dayt i me bi r t hs i n Kr i shna
paksha ( dar ker f or t ni ght ) and ni ght t i me bi r t hs i n Sukl a paksha
( br i ght er f or t ni ght ) .

Some peopl e use Asht ot t ar i dasa as an ayur dasa and see l ongevi t y i n
i t . Some ot her peopl e use Asht ot t ar i dasa as a phal i t a dasa. Because
onl y char a kar akas, i . e. Rahu and t he seven pl anet s, have dasas
under t he Asht ot t ar i dasa scheme, i t may al so be suggest ed t hat i t
shows event s r el at ed t o sust enance, achi evement s, r aj a yogas and
moksha ( j ust l i ke char a kar akas do) . Some peopl e, however , pr ef er t o
see al l mat t er s i n Asht ot t ar i dasa.


Kal achakr a dasa

I nt r oduct i on
Sage Par asar a sai d i n hi s cl assi c Br i hat Par asar a Hor a Sast r am:

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I t means, t her e i s anot her dasa cal l ed Kal achakr a dasa, whi ch i s
t he most r espect abl e of al l dasa syst ems. Kal achakr a l i t er al l y
means t he wheel of Ti me. I t shows how t he wheel of t i me unf ol ds
event s i n t he l i f e of an i ndi vi dual . Par asar a sai d t hat Lor d Shi va
expl ai ned t hi s dasa t o Goddess Par vat i .

I nt er pr et at i on

Basi cs

Dasa of a r asi gi ves t he nat ur al r esul t s of t he r asi . For exampl e,
dasa of Pi sces may gi ve saat t wi k r el i gi ous act i vi t i es. Dasa of Ar i es
may gi ve ent er pr i se or quar r el s or wounds.

Mor e i mpor t ant l y, dasa of a r asi gi ves t he r esul t s of t he house and
pl anet s i n t hat r asi . I f Ar i es has t he 5t h house i n D- 7, i t s dasa
may gi ve chi l dr en. I f Pi sces has t he 8t h house i n D- 6, i t s dasa may
gi ve di seases. I f Gemi ni has l agna i n D- 24, i t s dasa may gi ve al l -
r ound pr ogr ess i n t he accumul at i on of knowl edge. I f Sc has AL i n D-
10 and i t s l or d Mar s occupi es i t , i t s dasa may br i ng good
devel opment s r el at ed t o car eer and st at us. Dasa of a r asi cont ai ni ng
t he 8t h f r omAL i n D- 10 may gi ve a f al l i n st at us at wor kpl ace. Dasa
of a r asi may al so gi ve t he r esul t s of i t s l or d. I f Mar s i s i n t he
5t h house i n D- 7, Ar i es dasa may gi ve chi l dr en.

Samudaaya Asht akavar ga ( SAV) pl ays an i mpor t ant r ol e i n deci di ng t he
r esul t s i n a dasa. I f a r asi has t oo many or t oo f ew r ekhas i n SAV
of a par t i cul ar di vi si onal char t , t hen i t s dasa may br i ng f avor abl e
or unf avor abl e r esul t s, r espect i vel y, r el at i ng t o t he si gni f i cat i ons
of t hat house i n t hat di vi si onal char t . Usual l y dasas of r asi s wi t h
30 or mor e r ekhas i n D- 10 SAV br i ng t he best phases i n one s car eer
and dasas of r asi s wi t h 30 or mor e r ekhas i n i n D- 24 SAV br i ng t he
best per i ods f or l ear ni ng. One shoul d keep SAV of var i ous di vi si onal
char t s wi t h one when i nt er pr et i ng Kal achakr a dasa.

Deha and J eeva Rasi s

I n Er r or ! Ref er ence sour ce not f ound. - Er r or ! Ref er ence sour ce not
f ound. , we l i st ed t he deha and j eeva r asi s of di f f er ent nakshat r a
padas. However , t hese hol d f or one bor n at t he begi nni ng of t he
nakshat r a pada. One can have di f f er ent deha and j eeva r asi s based on
t he el apsed por t i on i n t he nakshat r a pada.

Deha and j eeva r asi s ar e si mpl y t he r asi s of t he f i r st and t he ni nt h
dasas i n t he case of one bor n i n a savya nakshat r a. I n t he case of
one bor n i n an apasavya nakshat r a, deha and j eeva r asi s ar e t he
r asi s of t he ni nt h and t he f i r st dasas.
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I n Er r or ! Ref er ence sour ce not f ound. , t he f i r st dasa i s Sc and t he
ni nt h dasa i s Sg. Si nce Rohi ni i s an apasavya nakshat r a, Sc becomes
j eeva r asi and Sg becomes deha r asi . I n Er r or ! Ref er ence sour ce not
f ound. , t he f i r st dasa i s Pi and t he ni nt h dasa i s Ar . Si nce
Punar vasu i s a savya nakshat r a, Pi becomes deha r asi and Ar becomes
j eeva r asi .

Deha r asi shows body and j eeva r asi shows t he spi r i t . Benef i cs and
mal ef i cs t r ansi t i ng i n t hemaf f ect t hemposi t i vel y and negat i vel y
( r espect i vel y) . I f J upi t er , Mer cur y and Venus ar e t r ansi t i ng i n
one s j eeva r asi , one may exhi bi t a posi t i ve spi r i t and be cheer f ul .
I f Mar s, Sun, Sat ur n and Rahu ar e t r ansi t i ng i n one s j eeva r asi ,
one may be wi t hout any ent husi asm. I f Mar s, Sun, Sat ur n and Rahu ar e
t r ansi t i ng i n one s deha r asi , one may f ace acci dent s or deat h.

Gat i s ( speci al movement s)

We see t hat dasas pr ogr ess i n a r egul ar f ashi on i n Kal achakr a dasa.
We ei t her go as Ar , Ta, Ge et c or as Pi , Aq, Cp et c. However , some
i r r egul ar i t i es can be f ound. The r asi s whose dasas come af t er an
i r r egul ar l eap go by speci al names and speci al r esul t s ar e
at t r i but ed t o t hose dasas i n cl assi cs.

( 1) A t r i nal l eap ( f r omSg t o Ar or vi ce ver sa; f r omPi t o Sc or
vi ce ver sa) i s cal l ed Si mhaaval okana gat i ( l i on s l eap) .
( 1) Tempor ar y r ever sal of t he di r ect i on i s cal l ed Mar kat i gat i
( monkey s l eap) . When we go as Sc, Li , Vi , Cn, Le, Ge, Ta, Ar et c i n
savya nakshat r as, we t empor ar i l y r ever se t he di r ect i on when we go
f r omCn t o Le. So Le i s a mar kat i gat i r asi . Si mi l ar l y, when we go
as Ar , Ta, Ge, Le, Cn, Vi , Li , Sc et c i n apasavya nakshat r as, we
t empor ar i l y r ever se t he di r ect i on when we go f r omLe t o Cn. So Cn i s
a mar kat i gat i r asi .

( 1) Leavi ng one r asi and j umpi ng over i t i s cal l ed Mandooki gat i
( f r og s l eap) . When we go as Sc, Li , Vi , Cn, Le, Ge, Ta, Ar et c i n
savya nakshat r as, we have 2 j umps ( i ) f r omVi t o Cn and ( i i ) Le t o
Ge. So Cn and Ge ar e mandooki gat i r asi s. Si mi l ar l y, when we go as
Ar , Ta, Ge, Le, Cn, Vi , Li , Sc et c i n apasavya nakshat r as, we have 2
j umps ( i ) f r omGe t o Le and ( i i ) Cn t o Vi . So Le and Vi ar e
mandooki gat i r asi s.

The r esul t s at t r i but ed t o var i ous l eaps ar e gi ven i n Tabl e 12.

Tabl e 12: Resul t s of gat i s ( l eaps)

Leap Savya nakshat r as Apasavya nakshat r as
Li on Fear of ani mal s, l oss of f r i ends, di st r ess t o near r el at i ons,
f al l i n dungeons, danger f r ompoi son and weapons, f al l f r oma
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vehi cl e, f ever , dest r uct i on of house Deat h of f at her or el der s,
l oss of posi t i on
Monkey Loss of weal t h, agr i cul t ur e and ani mal s, deat h of f at her
or el der s Danger f r omwat er , di st r ess t o f at her , l oss of
posi t i on, anger of r ul er s, wander i ng i n t he f or est s
Fr og Di st r ess t o r el at i ves, el der s and f at her , t r oubl e f r ompoi son,
weapons, enemi es, t hi eves. I n Le- t o- Ge l eap, deat h of mot her or ,
deat h of nat i ve, t r oubl e f r omr ul er s and di seases ar e possi bl e.
Di st r ess t o wi f e, l oss of chi l dr en, f ever , si ckness and l oss of
posi t i on
I n addi t i on, Par asar a l i st ed t he di r ect i ons t o pr ef er and t he
di r ect i ons avoi d, whi l e t r avel l i ng and r el ocat i ng, dur i ng di f f er ent
l eaps.

( 1) I n t he l eap f r omVi t o Cn, east wi l l gi ve gr eat r esul t s. One
can t ake up an auspi ci ous j our ney i n t he nor t her n di r ect i on.
( 1) I n t he l eap f r omLe t o Ge, east shoul d be avoi ded. A j our ney t o
t he sout hwest wi l l be f r ui t f ul .
( 1) I n t he l eap f r omCn t o Le, a move i n t he sout her n di r ect i on
r esul t s i n l osses. West i s f avor abl e.
( 1) I n t he l eap f r omPi t o Sc and i n t he nor mal movement f r omSg t o
Cp, t her e wi l l be t r oubl es i n t he nor t her n di r ect i on.
( 1) I n t he l eap f r omSg t o Ar , j our neys shoul d be avoi ded, as t hey
may r esul t i n si ckness, i mpr i sonment or deat h.

( 1) I n t he nor mal movement f r omSg t o Sc, j our neys wi l l br i ng
comf or t s, weal t h and sexual pl easur es.

I n t he l eap f r omLe t o Cn, west er n di r ect i on shoul d be avoi ded.

Concl usi on

Kal achakr a dasa was cal l ed t he most r espect abl e dasa of al l dasas
by Par asar a. Ther e ar e many cont r over si es r egar di ng i t s comput at i on.
Thi s book f ol l ows t he appr oach t hat t hi s aut hor f ound t he most
accept abl e based on hi s st udy of Br i hat Par asar a Hor a Sast r am and
hi s pr act i cal r esear ches. A si gni f i cant per cent age of t hi s aut hor s
successf ul l ong- r ange l i f e- phase pr edi ct i ons wer e made usi ng
Kal achakr a dasaand t hat i s hi s f avor i t e dasa.

When we l ear n a new dasa, t he f i r st quest i on we shoul d ask i s when
shoul d i t be appl i ed and what r esul t s shoul d be seen i n i t . I t i s
i l l ogi cal t o use 10 di f f er ent dasas i nt er changabl y. Mi xi ng up
var i ous dasas wi t hout knowi ng t he subt l e di f f er ences bet ween t hem
r esul t s i n vague expl anat i ons. An i nt el l i gent ast r ol oger wi l l
r eal i ze t hat di f f er ent dasas ar e good at showi ng di f f er ent ki nds of
event s. Even when di f f er ent dasas show t he same event , t hey show i t
f r omdi f f er ent angl es and f ocus on di f f er ent aspect s of t he same
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event . Wi t hout appr eci at i ng t hi s, one cannot under st and why
mahar shi s descr i bed t ens, i f not hundr eds, of dasa syst ems.

Hence i t i s i mpor t ant t o l ear n when a dasa can be appl i ed and what
ki nd of r esul t s i t shows. Some aut hor s suggest ed t hat Kal achakr a
dasa appl i es onl y when Moon i s st r onger i n navamsa char t t han i n
r asi char t . However , t hi s aut hor opi nes t hat Kal achakr a dasa i s
appl i cabl e t o al l peopl e, as Par asar a di d not i mpose any condi t i ons
on i t s appl i cabi l i t y and went t o t he ext ent of cal l i ng i t t he most
r espect abl e dasa.

Vi msot t ar i dasa i s based on t he nakshat r a of Moon. Rasi di vi si on of
t he zodi ac i s r ul ed by Sun and i t shows t he physi cal l evel .
Nakshat r a di vi si on of t he zodi ac i s r ul ed by Moon and i t shows t he
ment al l evel . Thus Vi msot t ar i dasa t hr ows l i ght on t he st at e of t he
nat i ve s mi nd as t i me pr ogr esses. I t f ocusses on mi nd.

Nar ayana dasa shows t he pr ogr ess of l agna i n one s l i f e and i t shows
t he di r ect i on t aken by one s l i f e. The f ocus i s no l onger on mi nd,
but i t i s on t he r eal happeni ngs. Of cour se, one s ment al st at e
di r ect l y depends on t he di r ect i on t aken by one s l i f e and t he r eal
happeni ngs i n one s l i f e. I n t hat sense, Vi msot t ar i dasa and
Nar ayana dasa show t he same event s. But t he f ocus i s di f f er ent .

Kal achakr a dasa depends on Moon s navamsa. Navamsa shows one s
adher ence of dhar ma or dut y and t hr ows l i ght on t he i nner sel f . So
t he f ocus i n Kal achakr a dasa i s st at e of t he i nner sel f and t he
sense of connect edness i n one s mi nd. I t shows how connect ed one i s
wi t h r espect t o t he event s i n one s l i f e. For exampl e, a pol i t i cal
l eader may be r unni ng D- 10 Nar ayana dasa of a yogakar aka r asi and he
may l and pol i t i cal power . He may be r unni ng t he Vi msot t ar i dasa of
Sun who may be exal t ed i n D- 10 and so he may be f eel i ng power f ul .
However , i f Kal achakr a dasa of a weak and af f l i ct ed house i n D- 10
r uns at t he same t i me, hi s i nner sel f may not f eel connect ed wi t h
t he event s i n hi s car eer and he may f eel a voi d. On t he ot her hand,
i f Kal achakr a dasa r asi i s st r ong and occupi ed by benef i cs i n D- 10,
t hen one may be successf ul l y i nvol ved i n act i vi t i es t hat keep hi s
i nner sel f engaged.

Nar ayana dasa speci al i zes i n showi ng what happens i n one s l i f e;
Vi msot t ar i dasa speci al i zes i n showi ng how one s mi nd vi ews what
happens i n one s l i f e; and, Kal achakr a dasa speci al i zes i n showi ng
how one r el at es t o what happens i n one s l i f e and how connect ed one
f eel s. I t shows t he i nner mot i vat i on behi nd what happens. These
t hr ee ar e t he most i mpor t ant of al l gener al pur pose phal i t a dasas.

Di f f er ent dasas do not pr ovi de di f f er ent al t er nat i ves t hat can be
used i nt er changeabl y t o under st and what happens i n one s l i f e, but
t hey pr ovi de di f f er ent angl es or vant age poi nt s t o vi ew t he same
kal ei doscope t hat l i f e i s.
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Nar ayana dasa

I nt r oduct i on

Nar ayana dasa i s a ver y i mpor t ant r asi dasa. I t i s a phal i t a dasa.
I t shows gener al r esul t s. Nar ayana dasa i s comput ed di f f er ent l y f or
di f f er ent di vi si onal char t s and we can use Nar ayana dasa of a
di vi si onal char t t o pr edi ct mat t er s r el at ed t o t hat di vi si onal char t .

Nar ayana dasa i s based on t he pr ogr essi on of l agna i n one s l i f e. As
one dasa ends and anot her st ar t s, one r asi st ops bei ng t he
pr ogr essed l agna and anot her r asi becomes one s pr ogr essed l agna.
Usi ng t he pr ogr essed l agna as t he r ef er ence, we f i nd out t he event s
t hat happen i n t hat dasa. Thus we get t wel ve char t s f or each per son,
wi t h each char t appl i cabl e i n one dasa.

Thi s i s a ver y ver sat i l e dasa syst emand r eader s soul d pay at t ent i on
t o t he det ai l s of cal cul at i on.


Nar ayana dasa gi ves t he pr ogr essi on of l agna i n l i f e. Dur i ng t he
dasa of a r asi , t hat r asi act s as l agna. I f dasas ar e st ar t ed f r om
t he 7t h house f r oml agna, t hen Nar ayana dasa gi ves t he pr ogr essi on
of t he 7t h house. So t he 7t h f r omdasa r asi gi ves t he pr ogr essed
l agna, i . e. t he r asi t hat act s as l agna dur i ng t he dasa.

Tr eat t he dasa r asi or t he 7t h f r omi t based on whet her dasas
st ar t f r oml agna or t he 7t h house as l agna and anal yze t he char t ,
t o see f or t une i n a dasa. We wi l l denot e i t wi t h dasa l agna. We
wi l l denot e t he r asi cont ai ni ng t he l or d of dasa l agna wi t h paaka
r asi .

J ust as t he st r engt h of l agna l or d i s ver y i mpor t ant i n a nat al
char t , st r engt h of t he l or d of dasa l agna i s t he key t o i nt er pr et i ng
a dasa. I n addi t i on, a l ot of pr i nci pl es wer e ment i oned by Par asar a:

Nat ur al mal ef i cs i n t he 3r d and 6t h f r omdasa l agna gi ve success i n
vent ur es. Nat ur al benef i cs i n t hose houses gi ve f ai l ur es. Nat ur al
benef i cs i n t r i nes and 8t h f r omdasa l agna gi ve happi ness and
success. Nat ur al mal ef i cs i n t hose houses gi ve f ai l ur es,
obst r uct i ons and unhappi ness. Si t uat i on of a pl anet benef i c or a
mal ef i c i n t he 11t h house ensur es gai ns. Rahu i n t he 8t h and 12t h
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houses f r omdasa l agna gi ves const ant f ear . I f t he l or d of dasa
l agna or t he l or d of a t r i ne or a quadr ant f r omi t i s exal t ed or i n
own house, i t gi ves excel l ent r esul t s. Debi l i t at i on, on t he ot her
hand, i s bad. I f t he l or d of a dust hana f r omdasa l agna i s
debi l i t at ed, i t gi ves good r esul t s. I f t he 4t h house f r omdasa l agna
has mal ef i cs, t her e wi l l be di scomf or t and l ack of happi ness.
Benef i cs i n t he same house gi ve happi ness, wel l - bei ng and pl easur es.
Benef i cs i n t he 2nd and 5t h houses f r omdasa l agna gi ve good name,
f ame and f avor s f r omaut hor i t i es. Mal ef i cs i n t he same houses br i ng
bad r esul t s i n t he same ar eas. I f t he 7t h house f r omdasa l agna and
paaka r asi i s af f l i ct ed by mal ef i cs, t her e may t r oubl es i n mar r i age.
Raj a yogas and dhana yogas wi t h r espect t o dasa l agna br i ng success.
I f dasa l agna or paaka r asi i s associ at ed wi t h an exal t ed pl anet or
a pl anet i n own house, t her e wi l l be al l - r ound success and
accumul at i on of weal t h i n t hat dasa.

I n addi t i on t o i nt er pr et i ng dasas t aki ng dasa l agna as l agna, we can
i nt er pr et dasas f r omt he nat al r ef er ences al so. For exampl e, dasa of
r aaj ya pada gi ves success i n car eer . Dasa of upapada may br i ng
mar r i age. Dasa of t he 2nd house or t he 7t h house f r omupapada may
br i ng t r oubl es i n mar r i age. Dasa of GL may br i ng power . I n
par t i cul ar , ant ar dasas aspect ed by GL may br i ng pr omot i ons.
Ant ar dasas aspect i ng upapada may br i ng mar r i age. Ar udha padas
aspect ed by ant ar dasa r asi ar e i mpor t ant i n deci di ng t he r esul t s i n
an ant ar dasa.

We al so j udge t he r esul t s gi ven i n ant ar dasas by l ooki ng at t he
house occupi ed by ant ar dasa l or d f r omdasa r asi .

Anot her appr oach i s t o di vi de each dasa i nt o t hr ee equal par t s. The
r asi domi nat es i n t he f i r st par t . I t s l or d domi nat es i n t he second
par t and gi ves hi s r esul t s. Occupant s of t he r asi and t hose who
aspect i t domi nat e i n t he t hi r d par t .

Concl usi on

Nar ayana dasa may be sai d t o be t he most i mpor t ant phal i t a dasa. I t s
ver sat i l i t y l i es i n t he f act t hat i t can be comput ed separ at el y f or
each di vi si onal char t f or pr eci se t i mi ng of speci f i c mat t er s. I n
f act , we can comput e mor e t han one Nar ayana dasa f or each di vi si onal
char t . Nar ayana dasa of D- 12 seeded f r omt he 12t h l or d i s nat i ve-
cent r i c. I t shows event s i n a nat i ve s l i f e t hat ar e r el at ed t o
par ent s. Even when l ooki ng at t he event s i n t he l i ves of par ent s, i t
t akes t he nat i ve as t he r ef er ence. To see event s i n t he l i ves of
par ent s di r ect l y, we can use di f f er ent seeds. Si mi l ar l y, 12t h house
used as t he seed i n D- 24 Nar ayana dasa shows t he l ear ni ng f r omt he
poi nt of vi ew of one s evol ut i on. One can use t he 4t h house ( f or mal
l ear ni ng) as t he seed i n D- 24 Nar ayana dasa t o see f or mal educat i on.
By usi ng a di f f er ent seed, we can exami ne t he event s r el at ed t o t he
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chosen di vi si onal char t f r oma di f f er ent angl e. Reader s shoul d t r y
t o mast er t hi s f ant ast i c dasa syst em.

mat er i al i s ext r act ed, or bet t er Nar ayana Dasa by Pt . Sanj ay Rat h.

Lagna Kendr adi Rasi dasa

So Kendr adi r asi dasa uses t he movement r ul ed by Lakshmi . Lakshmi i s
t he goddess of weal t h and pr osper i t y. So t hi s dasa shows t he per i ods
of pr osper i t y. I t shows t he pr ogr essi on of l agna usi ng t he movement
r ul ed by Sr i Lakshmi . I t shows t he f r uct i f i cat i on of yogas.


Sudasa

I nt r oduct i on

Sudasa i s a r asi dasa. I t i s al so cal l ed Sr ee Lagna Kendr adi Rasi
Dasa or si mpl y Rasi Dasa. I t s comput at i on i s based on kendr as et c
f r omSr ee Lagna. Sudasa i s i mpor t ant f or mat er i al i st i c t hi ngs l i ke
money, power and aut hor i t y. I t can be used t o pr edi ct f i nanci al
mat t er s and mat t er s r el at ed t o st at us and power . I f a pol i t i cal
l eader occupi es a post of power , he must be enj oyi ng a f avor abl e
dasa as per Sudasa. I f a busi nessman sees i ncr easi ng pr of i t s, he
must be enj oyi ng a f avor abl e dasa as per Sudasa. I f someone
st r uggl es wi t h t i ght f i nances, he must be goi ng t hr ough an
unf avor abl e dasa as per Sudasa.


( 1) Dasas of HL, 7t h f r omHL and t he si gns aspect i ng HL br i ng
f i nanci al pr osper i t y.

I f t he l or d of t he dasa si gn occupi es or aspect s HL, i t wi l l i mpr ove
t he chance of f i nanci al pr osper i t y. Si mi l ar l y, i f t he l or d of HL
occupi es or aspect s dasa si gn, i t wi l l al so i mpr ove t he chances of

0 For exampl e, say HL i s i n Ar i es, Mar s i s i n Leo and Sun i s i n
Scor pi o. Then ( a) Leo aspect s HL, ( b) l or d of Leo aspect s HL and ( c)
l or d of HL occupi es Leo. So Leo dasa i s t r i pl y l i kel y t o br i ng

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( 1) Same t hi ng hol ds f or GL and t he pr escr i bed r esul t s ar e power
and aut hor i t y i nst ead of f i nanci al pr osper i t y.
( 1) Upachayas f r omany house st and f or t he gr owt h of mat t er s
si gni f i ed by t hat house. AL st ands f or one s st at us. So dasas of
upachayas f r omAL br i ng gr owt h of st at us. Dasa of t he 11t h house
f r omAL i s par t i cul ar l y f avor abl e.

The 8t h and 12t h houses f r omAL br i ng set backs t o one s st at us.
Thei r dasas can be unf avor abl e.

I mpor t ant Not es

( 1) Sr ee l agna i s t he r esi dence of Lakshmi i n a nat al char t . Sudasa
si gn i s t he r esi dence of Lakshmi at a gi ven t i me. I t shows what ar ea
of l i f e pr osper s. For exampl e, Lakshmi comi ng i n cont act wi t h
J upi t er or 5t h house or 5t h l or d may br i ng t he bl essi ngs of Sant hana
Lakshmi and br i ng t he wel l - bei ng of pr ogeny. Lakshmi comi ng i n
cont act wi t h Sun or 5t h l or d may br i ng t he bl essi ngs of Raj ya
Lakshmi and br i ng power . Lakshmi comi ng i n cont act wi t h Ket u or 12t h
house or 12t h l or d may br i ng t he bl essi ngs of Moksha Lakshmi and
br i ng spi r i t ual act i vi t i es. And so on.

( 1) Nar ayana dasa i s based on t he pr ogr essi on of l agna and i t shows
t he changi ng physi cal envi r onment t hat t he nat i ve i s pl aced under .
Vi msot t ar i dasa i s based on t he pr ogr essi on of Moon and i t shows t he
changi ng ment al si t uat i on. Sudasa i s based on t he pr ogr essi on of
Sr ee Lagna, whi ch i s based bot h on l agna and Moon. I t shows
pr osper i t y, whi ch i s par t l y physi cal / r eal and par t l y
ment al / per cept i ve!


Dr i gdasa

I nt r oduct i on

Dr i gdasa i s a r asi dasa. Dr i k means vi si on and dr i gdasa i s a dasa
based on aspect s. I t shows how spi r i t ual vi si on devel ops i n a nat i ve
and st eer s one s l i f e. I f a nat i ve s char t pr omi ses spi r i t ual gr owt h,
t hi s dasa shows r el i gi ous and spi r i t ual act i vi t i es and t he evol ut i on
of one s soul .


( 1) Dasa of ar udha l agna can br i ng r enunci at i on i f t her e ar e
par i vr aj a yogas i n t he char t , i ndi cat i ng r enunci at i on.
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( 1) Dasas of si gns aspect i ng ar udha l agna can br i ng ext er nal
act i vi t i es t hat ar e i mpor t ant f or one s spi r i t ual evol ut i on.
( 1) Dasa of l agna and t he 7t h house can br i ng i nt er nal awakeni ng
and sel f - r eal i zat i on.
( 1) Dasa of l agna can al so br i ng f ame and power r el at ed t o
spr eadi ng spi r i t ual knowl edge. A monk may, f or exampl e, become t he
Chi ef Pont i f f of a monast er y.

( 1) Dasas of si gns cont ai ni ng or aspect i ng mant r apada ( A5, ar udha
pada of t he 5t h house) can br i ng a r el i gi ous i ni t i at i on or sadhana
( r i gor ous pr act i ce) of a mant r a.
( 1) Dasa of t he si gn cont ai ni ng mr i t yupada ( A8, ar udha pada of 8t h
house) can br i ng yogi c sadhana. I t can act i vat e Kundal i ni sakt i .
( 1) Ket u i s t he si gni f i cat or of moksha ( f i nal l i ber at i on) . Dasa of
t he si gn cont ai ni ng Ket u can br i ng spi r i t ual act i vi t i es t hat t ake
one t owar ds l i ber at i on. Ket u i s t he onl y pl anet who can gi ve r eal
spi r i t ual awakeni ng and l i ber at i on.

( 1) Dasa of t he si gn cont ai ni ng Rahu can cr eat e pr ogr ess af t er
i nt er nal t ur moi l i f Rahu i s f avor abl e. I f Rahu i s unf avor abl e, i t
can t ake t he nat i ve i n t he di r ect i on of mat er i al i sm.


Ni r yana Shool a Dasa

I nt r oduct i on

Ni r yaana means deat h and shool a i s a weapon of Lor d Shi va, who i s
t he l or d of dest r uct i on. Ni r yaana Shool a dasa i s one of t he most
r el i abl e dasa syst ems f or t he t i mi ng of deat h. Par asar a si mpl y
cal l ed i t Shool a dasa, but some schol ar suse t he name Shool a dasa
t o denot e a di f f er ent dasa. We wi l l l ear n i t i n anot her chapt er . I n
or der t o avoi d conf usi on, we wi l l cal l t he dasa t o be l ear nt i n t hi s
chapt er as Ni r yaana Shool a dasa.


Dasa of st r ong mar aka r asi s and dasas of r asi s cont ai ni ng st r ong
mar aka gr ahas can br i ng deat h. Usual l y deat h occur s i n t he dasa of a
Tr i shool a r asi . Ther e ar e t hr ee Tr i shool a r asi s and we can i dent i f y
t he cor r ect r asi based on t he l ongevi t y cat egor y ( shor t , mi ddl e or
l ong l i f e) .

I f Tr i shool as don t br i ng deat h, t he r asi cont ai ni ng Rudr a i n t he
12t h house can br i ng deat h.
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Ant ar dasa at t he t i me of deat h can be t he 6t h, 7t h, 8t h or 12t h r asi
f r omdasa r asi . I t can al so be a r asi t hat aspect s t he r asi t hat , i n
navamsa, cont ai ns t he owner of t he 8t h house f r omdasa r asi . Suppose
dasa r asi at deat h i s Ta and J upi t er i s i n Le i n navamsa. Then t he
ant ar dasas of t he 6t h, 7t h, 8t h and 12t h houses f r omTa ( i . e. Li , Sc,
Sg and Ar ) can br i ng deat h. Al so t he ant ar dasas of Ar , Le, Li and Cp
r asi s t hat aspect Le, whi ch cont ai ns J upi t er i n navamsa can
br i ng deat h. I f t her e i s a common r asi bet ween t hese t wo pr i nci pl es,
i t can be a st r ong candi dat e.


Shool a dasa

I nt r oduct i on

We l ooked at Ni r yaana Shool a dasa used f or t i mi ng one s deat h.
Ther e i s anot her dasa cal l ed Shool a dasa t hat can al so be used f or
t i mi ng deat h. I t shows deat h, di seases, suf f er i ng and deat h of
r el at i ves.


Li ke i n Ni r yana Shool a dasa, dasa of a Tr i shool a r asi can br i ng
deat h. Because t he 2nd and 8t h r asi s i n t he nat ur al zodi ac ar e owned
by Mar s and Venus, r asi aspect on ei t her of t hemby Moon gener at es
Rudr a yoga and r asi s aspect ed by Rudr a yoga pl anet s can gi ve deat h.

Thi s aut hor f ound t he f ol l owi ng r ul es t o hol d t r ue i n many cases:

AL or t he t r i nes f r omi t can gi ve deat h. I f mal ef i cs or mar akas
occupy or aspect t he 3r d f r omAL or t he 8t h f r omAL, t hose 2 houses
can gi ve deat h.

Lagna and 7t h house bot h show t he sel f of a per son. They st and f or
t he i nvi si bl e and vi si bl e sel ves. Ni r yaana Shool a dasa st ar t s f r om
t he 8t h house f r omone of t hem. Ni r yaana Shool a dasa essent i al l y
shows t he pr ogr ess of t he 8t h house. I t shows t he mot i on of pr aana
( l i f e) . That i s why i t has an uneven mot i on. I t goes f or war d i n some
char t s and backwar d i n some char t s. Al so t he l engt hs of dasas can be
7, 8 or 9 year s. Al l t hi s shows t hat di f f er ent peopl e have di f f er ent
mot i on of pr aana. When pr aana r eaches Shi va s Tr i shool a or a
power f ul mar aka r asi , t he nat i ve can di e. I n Shool a dasa, however ,
t he mot i on has a const ant r at e of 9 year s per dasa and t he or der of
dasas i s al ways f i xed. Thi s f i xed mot i on i s l i ke t he mot i on of a
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quar t z cr yst al . I t i s not t he mot i on of pr aana and i t must be a
uni ver sal mot i on. I t i s suggest ed t hat Shool a dasas show t he f or ce
of Lor d Shi va. The f or ce of Lor d Shi va st ar t s f r omone s sel f and
moves at a const ant r at e i n a f i xed di r ect i on. So Shool a dasa r asi
hi t t i ng Tr i shool a r asi s i s l ess si gni f i cant t han Ni r yaana Shool a
dasa r asi hi t t i ng Tr i shool a r asi s. I n t he case of Shool a dasa, deat h
occur s when Shi va s mot i on hi t s AL or t he t r i nes f r omi t or t he
houses of vi t al i t y f r omAL ( 3r d and 8t h) . AL i s i nvol ved i nst ead of
l agna, because our exi st ence i s a maya ( i l l usi on) and what Lor d
Shi va dest r oys i s t he i l l usi on of our exi st ence. The physi cal body
( l agna) si mpl y mer ges wi t h t he mat er i al uni ver se, when bur nt or
bur i ed, and t he per cei ved sel f or t he maya of exi st ence ( AL) i s
what i s compl et el y dest r oyed by Lor d Shi va.

Lesson: Ni r yaana Shool a dasa shows t he mot i on of pr aana ( l i f e) .
Deat h occur s when pr aana hi t s mar aka r asi s and t he t r i nes f r omRudr a
( Tr i shool a r asi s) . Shool a dasa i s t he r ever se. I t shows t he mot i on
of Shi va. Deat h occur s pr i mar i l y when Shi va s mot i on hi t s t he t r i nes
f r omAL or t he 3r d house f r omAL or t he 8t h house f r omAL.

We have l i st ed sever al r asi s above. How do we choose one answer f r om
t he l i st ? Ther e ar e 2 cr i t er i a: ( 1) Usual l y a r asi occupi ed or
aspect ed by AK or J upi t er does not ki l l a nat i ve, unl ess t hat pl anet
happens t o be Rudr a. ( 2) Based on whet her t he nat i ve i s of
shor t / mi ddl e/ l ong l i f e, we ar e l i mi t ed t o j ust 4 dasas. The f i r st 4
Shool a dasas ( 0- 36 year s) br i ng deat h t o a per son of t he shor t l i f e
cat egor y. The mi ddl e 4 Shool a dasas ( 36- 72 year s) br i ng deat h t o a
per son of t he mi ddl e l i f e cat egor y. The l ast 4 Shool a dasas ( 72- 108
year s) br i ng deat h t o a per son of t he l ong l i f e cat egor y. We shoul d
choose a good candi dat e f r omt hose dasas.

Deat h of Near Rel at i ves

Shool a dasa shows Shi va s puni shment . I t shows mi sf or t une, suf f er i ng
and deat h. Usi ng i t , deat h of near r el at i ves can al so be t i med.

For each r el at i ve, we t r eat t he house t hat shows hi m/ her as l agna
and f i nd Shool a dasa based on i t . Shool a dasa st ar t s f r omt he
st r onger of t hat r asi and t he 7t h f r omi t . We have di f f er ent names
f or Shool a dasas st ar t ed f r omdi f f er ent houses. For exampl e, Pi t r i
Shool a dasa ( pi t r i = f at her ) st ar t s f r omt he st r onger of 9t h and 3r d
houses. I t i s used i n t he t i mi ng of f at her s deat h. Bhr at r i Shool a
dasa ( bhr at r i = br ot her ) al so st ar t s f r omt he st r onger of 3r d and
9t h houses and i t shows t he deat h of younger si bl i ngs. Mat r i Shool a
dasa ( mat r i = mot her ) st ar t s f r omt he st r onger of 4t h and 10t h
houses. Dar a Shool a dasa ( dar a = wi f e) st ar t s f r omt he st r onger of
7t h and 1st houses and i t shows t he deat h of wi f e ( t hi s dasa wi l l be
i dent i cal t o t he nat i ve s nor mal Shool a dasa) . Put r a Shool a dasa
( put r a = son) st ar t s f r omt he st r onger of 5t h and 11t h houses and i t
shows t he deat h of a chi l d.
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We ment i oned ear l i er t hat st hi r a kar akas ar e usef ul i n t i mi ng deat h.
St hi r a kar aka of f at her r epr esent s f at her i n a char t , f or t he
pur pose of mat t er s cont r ol l ed by Shi va ( i . e. suf f er i ng and deat h) .
Pi t r i Shool a dasa shows t he mot i on of Shi va s f or ce f or t he f at her .
When Shi va s f or ce st r i kes t r i nes f r omst hi r a kar aka of f at her ,
f at her s deat h can t ake pl ace. Tr i nes f r omt he cor r espondi ng ar udha
pada can al so gi ve deat h.

Si mi l ar l y, we can t i me t he deat h of ot her near r el at i ves. Let us see
a coupl e of exampl es.


Sudar sana Chakr a dasa

I nt r oduct i on

Par asar a sai d t hat Sudar sana Chakr a dasa was t aught by Br ahma t he
Cr eat or Hi msel f and t hat i t i s a gr eat t ool f or pr edi ct i ng dai l y,
mont hl y and annual f or t une. Because t he cal cul at i ons necessar y f or
Sudar sana Chakr a dasa i nt er pr et at i on ar e an i nt egr al par t of cast i ng
Taj aka annual , mont hl y and si xt y- hour char t s, t hi s dasa i s bei ng
cover ed i n t he par t on Er r or ! Ref er ence sour ce not f ound. r at her
t han t he par t on Er r or ! Ref er ence sour ce not f ound. . However , i t
shoul d be bor ne i n mi nd t hat t hi s i s a dasa appl i cabl e t o nat al
char t s. Thi s i s j ust a nat al dasa l i ke Vi msot t ar i dasa, Nar ayana
dasa and Kal achakr a dasa.

Sudar sana Chakr a

I n each char t , t her e ar e 3 i mpor t ant r ef er ence poi nt s: ( 1) l agna, ( 2)
Moon, and, ( 3) Sun. Lagna r epr esent s t he physi cal body. Moon
r epr esent s t he mi nd. Sun r epr esent s t he soul . The t hr ee t oget her
r epr esent one s sel f . We shoul d consi der houses f r omal l t he t hr ee
r ef er ence poi nt s when j udgi ng a char t . For exampl e, we need t o l ook
at t he 10t h house f r oml agna, Moon and Sun t o see car eer . Though we
t ypi cal l y gi ve i mpor t ance t o l agna, al l t he t hr ee r ef er ences ar e
i mpor t ant .

To symbol i cal l y r epr esent t hi s, we can dr aw Sudar sana Chakr a ( SC) as
t aught by Par asar a. We shoul d dr aw 3 concent r i c ci r cl es. We shoul d
wr i t e down t he bhava chakr a wi t h r espect t o l agna, Moon and Sun i n
t he i nner , mi ddl e and out er char t s. To i l l ust r at e t hi s, l et us t ake
t he r asi char t gi ven i n Er r or ! Ref er ence sour ce not f ound. .
Sudar sana Chakr a f or t hi s char t i s gi ven i n Fi gur e 2.

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The 10t h house f r oml agna i s i n Sg and i t has Ket u. The 10t h house
f r omMoon i s Sc and i t i s empt y. The 10t h house f r omSun i s Ar i es
and i t i s empt y. We shoul d anal yze al l t he 3 f act or s t oget her t o
dr aw concl usi ons.

Dasa Comput at i on

Dasas of t he 12 houses r un i n cycl es t hr oughout a nat i ve s l i f e.
Each dasa i s f or one year . For exampl e, dasa of t he 1st house r uns
i n t he 1st year of one s l i f e. Dasa of t he 2nd house r uns i n t he 2nd
year of one s l i f e. Af t er 12 year s, dasa of t he 1st house wi l l
r et ur n i n t he 13t h year . Dasa of t he 2nd house wi l l r et ur n i n t he
14t h year . Af t er ever y 12 year s, t he same dasas keep comi ng.

One year st ands f or a sol ar year her e. A new dasa st ar t s af t er ever y
one year . The exact dat e and t i me when a new SC dasa st ar t s can be
f ound by cast i ng Taj aka annual char t . Look at t he number of year s
compl et ed. Addi ng one t o i t , you get t he year t hat st ar t s. Di vi de i t
by 12 and f i nd t he r emai nder ( i f t he r emai nder i s zer o, make i t 12) .
Thi s r emai nder gi ves t he house whose dasa r uns i n t he year .

For exampl e, l et us t ake a nat i ve who f i ni shes 44 year s and st ar t s
t he 45t h year of hi s l i f e on a par t i cul ar dat e. Because t he
r emai nder when 45 i s di vi ded by 12 i s 9, SC dasa of t he 9t h house
r uns i n t he 45t h year .

When we say dasa of t he 9t h house her e, we mean t he 9t h house f r om
l agna, Moon and Sun. I f l agna i s i n Pi , Moon i s i n Aq and Sun i s i n
Cn, t hen t he 9t h house i s i n Sc, Li and Pi .

However , anal yzi ng wi t h 3 si gns becomes di f f i cul t . So one may
conveni ent l y choose t he st r ongest r ef er ence out of l agna, Moon and
Sun and t ake dasas f r omi t . Thi s i s onl y an appr oxi mat i on, but i t
si mpl i f i es anal ysi s.

Ant ar dasas:

Each dasa i s di vi ded i nt o 12 ant ar dasas. Take t he si gn cont ai ni ng
t he l or d of t he dasa si gn as l agna and gi ve t he 1st , 2nd, 3r d et c
houses f r omi t t o ant ar dasas.

Li nks wi t h Taj aka

I n shor t , Taj aka annual , mont hl y and si xt y- hour char t s ar e not hi ng
but t he ent r y char t s of dasas, ant ar dasas and pr at yant ar dasas as per
Sudar sana Chakr a dasa. Munt ha i n Taj aka annual char t s i s not hi ng but
t he dasa si gn as per Sudar sana Chakr a dasa, but al ways r eckoned f r om
l agna. I f we r edef i ne munt ha t o be t he pr ogr essed f r omt he st r ongest
of l agna, Moon and Sun ( i nst ead of al ways f r oml agna) , i t exact l y
becomes t he SC dasa si gn.

We can f i nd Sudar sana Chakr a dasa f or di vi si onal char t s al so. We
t ake t he st r ongest of l agna, Moon and Sun and t hen st ar t SC dasa
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f r omt her e. I t moves at t he r at e of one house per year . Exampl es
wi l l make t hi s cl ear .

Dasa I nt er pr et at i on

To i nt er pr et a dasa ( or ant ar dasa or pr at yant ar dasa) , we have t o
t ake t he dasa si gn ( or ant ar dasa si gn or pr at yant ar dasa si gn) as
l agna and anal yze t he pl anet ar y posi t i ons wi t h r espect t o i t . What
pl anet ar y posi t i ons do we mean nat al or t r ansi t ?

Some peopl e may pr ef er t o anal yze t he nat al posi t i ons, but t hat
woul d suggest t hat one get s t he same r esul t s af t er ever y 12 year s.
That i s not l ogi cal .

Par asar a cl ear l y advi sed t hat we have t o anal yze t he pl anet ar y
posi t i ons at t he commencement of a dasa ( or ant ar dasa or
pr at yant ar dasa) wi t h r espect t o t he dasa si gn ( or ant ar dasa si gn or
pr at yant ar dasa si gn) . Thi s i s wher e Taj aka char t s f i t i n.

I f benef i cs ar e i n quadr ant s, t r i nes and 8t h f r omdasa si gn,
f avor abl e r esul t s can be expect ed. Benef i cs i n houses ot her t han t he
6t h and 12t h houses pr oduce good r esul t s f or t he houses t hey occupy.
Mal ef i cs i n t he 3r d, 6t h and 11t h houses br i ng good r esul t s.
Mal ef i cs i n ot her houses spoi l t he r esul t s of t he houses t hey occupy.
I n par t i cul ar , Rahu dest r oys t he house he occupi es.


Mool a dasa

Mool a means r oot . Mool a dasa shows t he r oot cause of t he event s.
I t i s t he l i nk bet ween t he event s of cur r ent l i f e and t he past l i f e
( whi ch i s t he r oot cause of event s) . At t he t i me of Var ahami hi r a and
Kal yana Ver ma, t hi s was a ver y popul ar dasa syst em.

I f a pl anet shows si ns i n past l i f e ( shasht yamsa, D- 60) , hi s Mool a
dasa i n t hi s l i f e may gi ve puni shment f or t hose si ns. I f a pl anet
shows l ear ni ng i n a speci al i zed subj ect i n past l i f e, t he nat i ve may
l ear n t hat subj ect r el at i vel y easi l y i n t hat pl anet s Mool a dasa i n
t hi s l i f e. And so on.

Thi s i s a ver y sacr ed dasa and shoul d not be abused.

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I nt r oduct i on

By t r ansi t s or gochaar a, we mean t he mot i on of pl anet s i n t he ski es.
By t he t r ansi t or chaar a or gochaar a posi t i on of a pl anet , we mean
t he posi t i on occupi ed by a pl anet at a gi ven t i me. By t he nat al or
r adi cal or bi r t h or j anma posi t i on of a pl anet , we mean t he posi t i on
occupi ed by a pl anet at t he t i me of one s bi r t h.

By cor r el at i ng t he t r ansi t posi t i ons on a gi ven day wi t h t he nat al
posi t i ons of sever al r ef er ence poi nt s, we can dr aw some concl usi ons
about t he nat ur e of r esul t s exper i enced by t he nat i ve t hen. Some
met hods nor mal l y empl oyed i n such cor r el at i on wi l l be st udi ed i n
t hi s chapt er .

Tr ansi t s f r omMoon

The most popul ar nat al r ef er ence i n t r ansi t anal ysi s i s Moon. Moon
i s t he si gni f i cat or of mi nd and anal ysi s of pl anet ar y posi t i ons wi t h
r espect t o Moon shows t he ment al st at e. Dependi ng on t he houses
occupi ed by t r ansi t pl anet s wi t h r espect t o nat al Moon, t hey exer t
di f f er ent i nf l uences on one s ment al st at e. The t r ansi t of
Vi msot t ar i dasa l or d i s par t i cul ar l y i mpor t ant , because he i s t he
one who has t he gr eat est i nf l uence on one s ment al st at e dur i ng a
per i od.

Ot her Nat al Ref er ences

We can anal yze t r ansi t s wi t h r espect t o l agna and paaka l agna. Lagna
i s t he hub of vi t al i t y and one s per sonal i t y i n a char t . Usi ng t he
asht akavar ga t abl es, we can deci pher whet her t he t r ansi t of a pl anet
i n a house f r oml agna i s f avor abl e or not . We can see whi ch house a
pl anet i s t r ansi t i ng i n, wi t h r espect t o nat al l agna, and expect t he
pl anet t o i nf l uence t he mat t er s of t hat house. The i nf l uence exer t ed
by a t r ansi t pl anet on t he house occupi ed by i t depends on i t s
i nher ent nat ur e and i t s si gni f i cat i ons i n t he nat al char t . For
exampl e, J upi t er t r ansi t i ng i n t he Ta may gi ve mar r i age t o someone
bor n i n Sc l agna, because Ta i s t he 7t h house f r omSc. Sat ur n
t r ansi t i ng i n Ar may gi ve r el at i onshi p pr obl ems or mar i t al pr obl ems
f or someone bor n i n Li l agna, because Ar i s t he 7t h house f r omLi .

We can al so l ook at t he aspect s cast by t r ansi t i ng pl anet s. Suppose
J upi t er i s t r ansi t i ng i n Vi and someone has l agna i n Sc. J upi t er
aspect s Ta, t he 7t h house f r omSc, when he i s i n Vi . So J upi t er can
gi ve mar r i age dur i ng hi s Vi t r ansi t al so. We can l ook at t he aspect s
cast by t r ansi t i ng pl anet s on t he r asi s cont ai ni ng t he nat al houses
and t he nat al pl anet s. Suppose someone has l agna i n Sc and Venus i n
Pi i n nat al char t . Then t he 7t h house i s i n Ta and Venus, t he
si gni f i cat or of mar r i age, i s i n Pi . J upi t er t r ansi t i ng i n Vi aspect s
bot h Ta and Pi and hence he may gi ve mar r i age.
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Thus we shoul d l ook at t he r asi s occupi ed and aspect ed by pl anet s i n
t hei r t r ansi t and f i nd out whi ch houses and pl anet s occupy t hose
r asi s i n t he nat al char t . Based on t hat , we shoul d guess t he r esul t s
gi ven by t he pl anet s. A pl anet occupyi ng or aspect i ng a r asi i n
t r ansi t i nf l uences t he mat t er s si gni f i ed by t he houses and pl anet s
st at i oned i n t hat r asi i n t he nat al char t . The exact nat ur e of t he
i nf l uence exer t ed by a pl anet depends on i t s i nher ent nat ur e and t he
mat t er s i t st ands f or i n t he nat al char t . For exampl e, i f t he 5t h
l or d i n t he nat al char t i s occupyi ng t he 8t h house f r omnat al l agna
i n t r ansi t , some t r oubl es r el at ed t o chi l dr en may be expect ed. I f
Mar s i s t he 8t h l or d i n t he nat al char t and aspect s, i n t r ansi t , t he
r asi s occupi ed by Venus and 7t h l or d i n t he nat al char t , t hen some
di st ur bances i n mar i t al l i f e may be expect ed.

Sahams ar e usef ul i n t r ansi t anal ysi s. Sahams ar e t he si gni f i cant
poi nt s i n t he zodi ac. For exampl e, when t he 7t h l or d or Venus
t r ansi t s cl ose t o vi vaha saham, one may get mar r i ed. When t he 6t h
l or d or 8t h l or d or Mar s or Rahu t r ansi t s cl ose t o kal i saham, one
may have an acci dent .

A mal ef i c pl anet t r ansi t i ng i n j anma r asi may gi ve ment al wor r i es
and a mal ef i c pl anet t r ansi t i ng i n nat al l agna may af f ect t he
vi t al i t y of t he nat i ve and cr eat e obst acl es i n hi s ef f or t s. On t he
ot her hand, paaka l agna expl i ci t l y st ands f or t he physi cal sel f and
a mal ef i c pl anet t r ansi t i ng i n paaka l agna may gi ve bodi l y
compl ai nt s. Si mi l ar l y pl anet s occupyi ng or aspect i ng ar udha padas i n
t r ansi t may gi ve r el evant r esul t s. For exampl e, Sat ur n s t r ansi t i n
A10 can be bad f or car eer , J upi t er s t r ansi t i n A9 i s good f or
f or t une and so on.

Tr ansi t s and Di vi si onal Char t s

Though t he mot i vat i on f or t he appr oach descr i bed her e comes f r om
some pr i nci pl es descr i bed i n cl assi cs, t he act ual appr oach i s
essent i al l y based on t hi s aut hor s own r esear ches. Thi s aut hor hear d
about Bhr i gu t r ansi t s, whi ch cor r el at e t he t r ansi t posi t i ons i n
navamsa char t wi t h t he nat al posi t i ons i n r asi char t . However , he
does not know much about t he t r adi t i on of Bhr i gu t r ansi t s t o
concl ude whet her or not hi s f i ndi ngs ar e l oosel y r el at ed t o t hat
t r adi t i on.

Though t hi s aut hor pr ef er s t o t each onl y t hose appr oaches t hat have
t he sanct i on of mahar shi s, he f i nds t hi s par t i cul ar appr oach
super i or t o most ot her t echni ques of t r ansi t anal ysi s. Mor eover ,
t hi s appr oach does not vi ol at e any t eachi ngs of mahar shi s. Thi s i s
al so a f er t i l e ar ea f or r esear ch and deser ves our at t ent i on. Hence
i t wi l l be cover ed her e. However , r eader s ar e advi sed t o keep i n
mi nd t hat what f ol l ows i s a pr oduct of t he ver y l i mi t ed i nt el l i gence
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of t hi s aut hor and hence pr one t o er r or s. Reader s ar e encour aged t o
quest i on and t o conduct f ur t her r esear ches i n t hi s ar ea.

We sai d t hat a pl anet occupyi ng or aspect i ng a r asi i n t r ansi t
i nf l uences t he mat t er s si gni f i ed by t he houses and pl anet s st at i oned
i n t hat r asi i n t he nat al char t . For exampl e, we sai d t hat J upi t er
t r ansi t i ng over Venusmay gi ve mar r i age. However , we know t hat
navamsa i s t he char t t hat shows mar r i age. So, i s t her e any
si gni f i cance f or J upi t er s r asi char t t r ansi t over t he navamsa of
Venus? I n ot her wor ds, i f Venus i s i n Cancer i n navamsa, can J upi t er
t r ansi t i ng i n Cancer i n r asi char t br i ng mar r i age?

We do not have di f f er ent zodi acs f or di f f er ent di vi si onal char t s.
Al l t he di vi si onal char t s use t he same zodi ac. So Cancer i n nat al
navamsa char t and Cancer i n t r ansi t r asi char t ar e not di f f er ent .
They ar e one and t he same. I f J upi t er t r ansi t i ng i n Cancer can
i nf l uence t he house and pl anet s st at i oned i n Cancer i n r asi char t ,
he shoul d be abl e t o i nf l uence t he house and pl anet s st at i oned i n
Cancer i n navamsa char t t oo! We can ext end t hi s l ogi c t o al l t he

Rasi char t shows ever yt hi ng t hat exi st s at t he physi cal l evel .
Di vi si onal char t s show var i ous ar eas of l i f e. The i nt er act i on
bet ween t he t wo deci des how event s i n var i ous ar eas of l i f e
mat er i al i ze at t he physi cal l evel . Nat al char t shows t he i nnat e
pot ent i al . Tr ansi t char t shows t he t empor ar y i nf l uences. The
i nt er act i on bet ween t he t wo deci des how t empor ar y i nf l uences conver t
i nnat e pot ent i al i nt o act i ons and l i f e event s.

So t he most i mpor t ant i nt er act i ons ar e t hose bet ween

( 1) a nat al di vi si onal char t and t he t r ansi t r asi char t , and,
( 1) t he nat al r asi char t and a t r ansi t di vi si onal char t .

Her e ( 1) shows how i nnat e pot ent i al i n a par t i cul ar ar ea of l i f e i s
i nf l uenced at a gi ven t i me t o r esul t i n act i on at t he physi cal l evel .
Thi s hel ps us i n coar se t i mi ng of event s. We can f i ne- t une t he
t i mi ng of event s wi t h ( 2) , whi ch shows how t he pot ent i al at t he
physi cal l evel i s t r ansf or med i nt o an event i n a par t i cul ar ar ea of
l i f e.


Tr ansi t s and nat al r ef er ences

I nt r oduct i on

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By t r ansi t s or gochaar a, we mean t he mot i on of pl anet s i n t he ski es.
By t he t r ansi t or chaar a or gochaar a posi t i on of a pl anet , we mean
t he posi t i on occupi ed by a pl anet at a gi ven t i me. By t he nat al or
r adi cal or bi r t h or j anma posi t i on of a pl anet , we mean t he posi t i on
occupi ed by a pl anet at t he t i me of one s bi r t h.

By cor r el at i ng t he t r ansi t posi t i ons on a gi ven day wi t h t he nat al
posi t i ons of sever al r ef er ence poi nt s, we can dr aw some concl usi ons
about t he nat ur e of r esul t s exper i enced by t he nat i ve t hen. Some
met hods nor mal l y empl oyed i n such cor r el at i on wi l l be st udi ed i n
t hi s chapt er .

Tr ansi t s f r omMoon

The most popul ar nat al r ef er ence i n t r ansi t anal ysi s i s Moon. Moon
i s t he si gni f i cat or of mi nd and anal ysi s of pl anet ar y posi t i ons wi t h
r espect t o Moon shows t he ment al st at e. Dependi ng on t he houses
occupi ed by t r ansi t pl anet s wi t h r espect t o nat al Moon, t hey exer t
di f f er ent i nf l uences on one s ment al st at e. The t r ansi t of
Vi msot t ar i dasa l or d i s par t i cul ar l y i mpor t ant , because he i s t he
one who has t he gr eat est i nf l uence on one s ment al st at e dur i ng a
per i od.

Ot her Nat al Ref er ences

We can anal yze t r ansi t s wi t h r espect t o l agna and paaka l agna. Lagna
i s t he hub of vi t al i t y and one s per sonal i t y i n a char t . Usi ng t he
asht akavar ga t abl es, we can deci pher whet her t he t r ansi t of a pl anet
i n a house f r oml agna i s f avor abl e or not . We can see whi ch house a
pl anet i s t r ansi t i ng i n, wi t h r espect t o nat al l agna, and expect t he
pl anet t o i nf l uence t he mat t er s of t hat house. The i nf l uence exer t ed
by a t r ansi t pl anet on t he house occupi ed by i t depends on i t s
i nher ent nat ur e and i t s si gni f i cat i ons i n t he nat al char t . For
exampl e, J upi t er t r ansi t i ng i n t he Ta may gi ve mar r i age t o someone
bor n i n Sc l agna, because Ta i s t he 7t h house f r omSc. Sat ur n
t r ansi t i ng i n Ar may gi ve r el at i onshi p pr obl ems or mar i t al pr obl ems
f or someone bor n i n Li l agna, because Ar i s t he 7t h house f r omLi .

We can al so l ook at t he aspect s cast by t r ansi t i ng pl anet s. Suppose
J upi t er i s t r ansi t i ng i n Vi and someone has l agna i n Sc. J upi t er
aspect s Ta, t he 7t h house f r omSc, when he i s i n Vi . So J upi t er can
gi ve mar r i age dur i ng hi s Vi t r ansi t al so. We can l ook at t he aspect s
cast by t r ansi t i ng pl anet s on t he r asi s cont ai ni ng t he nat al houses
and t he nat al pl anet s. Suppose someone has l agna i n Sc and Venus i n
Pi i n nat al char t . Then t he 7t h house i s i n Ta and Venus, t he
si gni f i cat or of mar r i age, i s i n Pi . J upi t er t r ansi t i ng i n Vi aspect s
bot h Ta and Pi and hence he may gi ve mar r i age.

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Thus we shoul d l ook at t he r asi s occupi ed and aspect ed by pl anet s i n
t hei r t r ansi t and f i nd out whi ch houses and pl anet s occupy t hose
r asi s i n t he nat al char t . Based on t hat , we shoul d guess t he r esul t s
gi ven by t he pl anet s. A pl anet occupyi ng or aspect i ng a r asi i n
t r ansi t i nf l uences t he mat t er s si gni f i ed by t he houses and pl anet s
st at i oned i n t hat r asi i n t he nat al char t . The exact nat ur e of t he
i nf l uence exer t ed by a pl anet depends on i t s i nher ent nat ur e and t he
mat t er s i t st ands f or i n t he nat al char t . For exampl e, i f t he 5t h
l or d i n t he nat al char t i s occupyi ng t he 8t h house f r omnat al l agna
i n t r ansi t , some t r oubl es r el at ed t o chi l dr en may be expect ed. I f
Mar s i s t he 8t h l or d i n t he nat al char t and aspect s, i n t r ansi t , t he
r asi s occupi ed by Venus and 7t h l or d i n t he nat al char t , t hen some
di st ur bances i n mar i t al l i f e may be expect ed.

Sahams ar e usef ul i n t r ansi t anal ysi s. Sahams ar e t he si gni f i cant
poi nt s i n t he zodi ac. For exampl e, when t he 7t h l or d or Venus
t r ansi t s cl ose t o vi vaha saham, one may get mar r i ed. When t he 6t h
l or d or 8t h l or d or Mar s or Rahu t r ansi t s cl ose t o kal i saham, one
may have an acci dent .

A mal ef i c pl anet t r ansi t i ng i n j anma r asi may gi ve ment al wor r i es
and a mal ef i c pl anet t r ansi t i ng i n nat al l agna may af f ect t he
vi t al i t y of t he nat i ve and cr eat e obst acl es i n hi s ef f or t s. On t he
ot her hand, paaka l agna expl i ci t l y st ands f or t he physi cal sel f and
a mal ef i c pl anet t r ansi t i ng i n paaka l agna may gi ve bodi l y
compl ai nt s. Si mi l ar l y pl anet s occupyi ng or aspect i ng ar udha padas i n
t r ansi t may gi ve r el evant r esul t s. For exampl e, Sat ur n s t r ansi t i n
A10 can be bad f or car eer , J upi t er s t r ansi t i n A9 i s good f or
f or t une and so on.

Tr ansi t s and Di vi si onal Char t s

Though t he mot i vat i on f or t he appr oach descr i bed her e comes f r om
some pr i nci pl es descr i bed i n cl assi cs, t he act ual appr oach i s
essent i al l y based on t hi s aut hor s own r esear ches. Thi s aut hor hear d
about Bhr i gu t r ansi t s, whi ch cor r el at e t he t r ansi t posi t i ons i n
navamsa char t wi t h t he nat al posi t i ons i n r asi char t . However , he
does not know much about t he t r adi t i on of Bhr i gu t r ansi t s t o
concl ude whet her or not hi s f i ndi ngs ar e l oosel y r el at ed t o t hat
t r adi t i on.

Though t hi s aut hor pr ef er s t o t each onl y t hose appr oaches t hat have
t he sanct i on of mahar shi s, he f i nds t hi s par t i cul ar appr oach
super i or t o most ot her t echni ques of t r ansi t anal ysi s. Mor eover ,
t hi s appr oach does not vi ol at e any t eachi ngs of mahar shi s. Thi s i s
al so a f er t i l e ar ea f or r esear ch and deser ves our at t ent i on. Hence
i t wi l l be cover ed her e. However , r eader s ar e advi sed t o keep i n
mi nd t hat what f ol l ows i s a pr oduct of t he ver y l i mi t ed i nt el l i gence
of t hi s aut hor and hence pr one t o er r or s. Reader s ar e encour aged t o
quest i on and t o conduct f ur t her r esear ches i n t hi s ar ea.
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We sai d t hat a pl anet occupyi ng or aspect i ng a r asi i n t r ansi t
i nf l uences t he mat t er s si gni f i ed by t he houses and pl anet s st at i oned
i n t hat r asi i n t he nat al char t . For exampl e, we sai d t hat J upi t er
t r ansi t i ng over Venusmay gi ve mar r i age. However , we know t hat
navamsa i s t he char t t hat shows mar r i age. So, i s t her e any
si gni f i cance f or J upi t er s r asi char t t r ansi t over t he navamsa of
Venus? I n ot her wor ds, i f Venus i s i n Cancer i n navamsa, can J upi t er
t r ansi t i ng i n Cancer i n r asi char t br i ng mar r i age?

We do not have di f f er ent zodi acs f or di f f er ent di vi si onal char t s.
Al l t he di vi si onal char t s use t he same zodi ac. So Cancer i n nat al
navamsa char t and Cancer i n t r ansi t r asi char t ar e not di f f er ent .
They ar e one and t he same. I f J upi t er t r ansi t i ng i n Cancer can
i nf l uence t he house and pl anet s st at i oned i n Cancer i n r asi char t ,
he shoul d be abl e t o i nf l uence t he house and pl anet s st at i oned i n
Cancer i n navamsa char t t oo! We can ext end t hi s l ogi c t o al l t he

Rasi char t shows ever yt hi ng t hat exi st s at t he physi cal l evel .
Di vi si onal char t s show var i ous ar eas of l i f e. The i nt er act i on
bet ween t he t wo deci des how event s i n var i ous ar eas of l i f e
mat er i al i ze at t he physi cal l evel . Nat al char t shows t he i nnat e
pot ent i al . Tr ansi t char t shows t he t empor ar y i nf l uences. The
i nt er act i on bet ween t he t wo deci des how t empor ar y i nf l uences conver t
i nnat e pot ent i al i nt o act i ons and l i f e event s.

So t he most i mpor t ant i nt er act i ons ar e t hose bet ween

( 1) a nat al di vi si onal char t and t he t r ansi t r asi char t , and,
( 1) t he nat al r asi char t and a t r ansi t di vi si onal char t .

Her e ( 1) shows how i nnat e pot ent i al i n a par t i cul ar ar ea of l i f e i s
i nf l uenced at a gi ven t i me t o r esul t i n act i on at t he physi cal l evel .
Thi s hel ps us i n coar se t i mi ng of event s. We can f i ne- t une t he
t i mi ng of event s wi t h ( 2) , whi ch shows how t he pot ent i al at t he
physi cal l evel i s t r ansf or med i nt o an event i n a par t i cul ar ar ea of
l i f e.


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CONSOLIDATED HELP FILE FOR JAGANATHA JYOTISH (2008)

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