DARAPADA CAN SHOW THINGS OTHER THAN "DARA"

PV.R. Narasimha Rao, SJVC

Arudha padas of various houses show the maya (illusion) associated with various houses.
Arudha padas of houses are named based on the key significations of houses. For example,
arudha pada of 4th house is widely referred to as "vahana pada". Similarly, arudha pada of
7th house is widely referred to as "dara pada". In Sanskrit, "dara" means wife.

According to classics, the 7th house shows marriage and wife. The true purpose of marriage
is dharma and physical relationship is the maya associated with marriage. Being the arudha
pada of 7th house, darapada shows the maya associated with marriage, i.e., physical
relationships.

However, use of darapada is not restricted to a physical relationship. There are many
divisional charts and each of them has a specific purpose. So dara pada has other purposes.
Essentially, it shows the people one would associate with. Because dasamsa (D-10) is the
chart of activities and achivements in society (i.e., career), darapada in dasamsa may show
one’s partners and the people one would typically associate with, on account of one’s
career. Darapada in chaturvimsamsa (Siddhamsa, D-24) shows the people one would
typically associate with, on account of one’s education. Similarly, darapada in vimsamsa (D-
20) shows the people one would typically associate with, on account of one’s religious and
spiritual pursuits. Darapada shows relationships and partnerships in the matters signified by
the divisional chart under examination.

A few examples of interpretation are given below. Darapada is denoted as A7.

Example 1: India's first Prime Minister Pundit Nehru has Venus in A7 in D-24 and Sun in A7
in D-10. This shows that he would associate with learned, cultured, diplomatic and
sophisticated people and people fond of luxuries (Venus in A7), in matters of knowledge (D-
24). He probably associated with such people when discussing matters related to
knowledge. In career (D-10), he would associate with politicians and powerful people (Sun
in A7).

Example 2: Pundit Sanjay Rath, parama Guru of SJVC, has darapada in Pisces in D-20 and
D-24. It is occupied by Jupiter in D-24. These may be indicate his association with some
swamis and religious people in the matter of intellectual and religious activities. Darapada in
Pisces with Jupiter in it, in D-24, can show intellectual association with religious people or
people learned in traditional sastras or people with Pisces lagna or people with a strong
Jupiter.

Example 3: Pundit Robert Koch, an accomplished astrologer who lived the life of a monk
for about two decades, has A7 in Aquarius with Rahu in it, in both D-10 and D-20
(Vimsamsa, chart of religious and spiritual deeds). This means that he would associate with
philosophers (Aqaurius) and occult and religious people (Rahu) in his career and spiritual
exploration.

You can find many more examples. Swami Jayendra Sarawathi has Rahu in Virgo in A7 in D-
10, showing he would associate with learned (Virgo) spiritual men and monks (Rahu) in his
career (D-10). US Vice President Al Gore has exalted Sun in A7 in D-10, showing association
of politicians. very powerful men and kings. Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee had Jupiter in A7 in
Gemini in D-10, showing association of learned educationists, judges and other respected
people in career. Yasser Arafat has Sun and Saturn in A7 in D-10 and it shows association
with politicians and powerful men (Sun) as well as masses (Saturn) and revolutionaries
(Saturn in Ketu’s constellation). He moves with kings and Presidents as well as grass-root
level workers and revolutionaries.

As you may have seen from some of the examples above, influences on darapada in
dasamsa sometimes correctly reflect the nature of one’s career. After all, who one moves
with in profession can speak volumes on what one does!

Thus darapada shows things other than "dara". We have to decide what an arudha pada
means, based on which divisional chart we are analyzing Arudha padas are indispensable for
accurate readings. They are a very fundamental ingredient in Jyotish. Both Parasara and
Jaimini gave them great importance. It is time Vedic astrologers recognized the importance
of arudha padas and employed them on a regular basis.