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Various astrological magazines published all my articles between 2008 and 2011. The publishers
have granted me full copyright to republish these articles in any way I choose. Two different
magazines published one such article. Among my works is a set of five articles titled 'Yogas
described in Jyotish Sangraha,' which is a translation from a Sanskrit document. The article
itself provides details about this document. Unfortunately, the author's biography and date of
demise remain unknown, and no printed copies of the book are currently available. Khemraj
Srikrishnadas through Sri Venkateshwara Steam Press in Mumbai published the book. It is a
compilation by Pandit Shyamlal, about whom no additional information is available either.
 DEDICATION

I dedicate this book to my first Guru, Late Sri Ganesa Iyer, who was my maternal
grandfather.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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I have acknowledged at the end of articles whichever reference I have used for authoring the
article.

Astrologer Sri Chandraskekar Sharma for his comments and corrections on my articles.

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1. Non-Luminous (Aprakash) Grahas

(Published in All India Federation of Astrologers’ Societies Research Journal of Astrology –
July-September 2009 issue)
Written on: 14.06.2009.

Maharishi Parashara has stated that there are five Aprakash grahas, five Upa grahas and Prana
pada. These are only shadowy planets and have no body of their own. It is purely based on
certain mathematical calculations which are available in Brihat Parashara Hora Sastra also. The
Rishi has also given the effects on the life of the native by these Upa grahas.

Here I propose to write about only the Aprakash grahas.

As the name suggests, these are grahas without light. They are the result of reaction of Sun
and the Zodiac of 360 degrees which we call Bha Chakra (Vishnu).

Chapter 3 Slokas 61 to 64 gives formula for calculation of Non-luminous (Aprakash) grahas.

Verse 65 talks about the effects of these sub-grahas.

Again, Chapter No. 25 gives the effects of these non-luminous grahas.

Calculation rules:
Add 4 rasis 13 degrees and 20 minutes i.e., 133 degrees and 20 minutes to Sun’s longitude at
a given moment which will give the position of Dhuma. Parashara qualifies Dhuma as ‘all
inauspicious.

Reduce Dhuma from 12 rasis or 360 degrees to get the Vyatipata... According to Rishi, this is
also inauspicious.

Add six rasis or 180 degrees to Vyatipata to know the position of Parivesha. This is extremely
inauspicious.

Deduct Parivesha from 12 rasis or 360 degrees to arrive at the position of IndraChap (Indra
Dhanush) who is also inauspicious.

Add 16 degrees 40 minutes to Chap, which will give Ketu (UpaKetu), who is malefic.

By adding a rasi to UpaKetu, you get the original Longitude of Sun. Once we get the longitude
of the Sun from where we started it indicates that the calculations are correct.

All these grahas are malefics by nature and cause affliction.

Effects of Aprakash Grahas: If one of these afflicts Sun, the native’s dynasty will decline. If
the Moon and Lagna are associated with one of these, it will destroy longevity and wisdom.

In the Tamil version of Jataka Alankaram, Keeranur Nataraja gives dignities for these Aprakash
grahas.

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Swakshetra
Aprakash Graha Exaltation Debilitation Malefic sign
(Own house)
Dhuma Leo Aquarius Capricorn Aries, Scorpio
Vyatipata Scorpio Taurus Gemini Libra
Parivesha Gemini Sagittarius Sagittarius Pisces
Indrachapa Sagittarius Gemini Cancer Cancer
UpaKetu Aquarius Leo Cancer Aries, Scorpio

One Exception to This Rule: The above signs (viz. Exaltation and Debilitation signs) given
above is not a house of exaltation or debilitation for the seven planets from Sun to Saturn.

According to Jataka Parijata the lordship for Aprakash grahas are:

Mars - Dhuma
Moon - Paridhi/Parivesha
Venus- Kothanda/Indrachapa
Rahu - Pata/Vyatipata
Ketu - Upaketu

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. The calculation of Aprakash grahas clearly
illustrates this rule.

Sun creates Dhuma by adding 133 degrees and 20 minutes. Why? This addition factor naturally
falls in the fifth house of Zodiac-Leo which is the beginning of Bhuva Loka (Solar System). To
counteract this creation Vishnu created Vyatipata by deducting the Dhuma position from 360
degrees and adding 180 degrees we get Parivesha. By reducing the Parivesha from full cycle of
360 degrees we get Indrachapa. To bring it near to him Sun adds 16 degrees 40 minutes to
Indrachapa and creates Upaketu. (Earlier we added 13 degrees 20 minutes while creating
Dhuma. The remaining parts of Leo Rasi (30 degrees minus 13 degree 20 minutes gives 16
degree 40 minutes) which is the longitude of the Sun. Vishnu leaves it here as he sees that
there are still 30 degrees left out to reach the Sun.

An example calculation will make things clear.

A male born on 5th October 1949 at 13:47; Place: 79 E 23 and 10 N 58
Ayanamsa used: 23:09:19

Degrees Minutes Sign

Sun’s Longitude 168 36 Virgo - 18°36’
Add 133 20
Dhuma 301 56 Aquarius - 1°56’
Full Circle 360 00
Deduct Dhuma 301 56
Vyatipata 58 04 Taurus - 28°04’
Add 180 00
Parivesha 238 04 Scorpio - 28°04’
Full Circle 360 00
Deduct Parivesh 238 04
Indrachapa 121 56 Leo - 1°56’

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Degrees Minutes Sign

Add 16 40
UpaKetu 138 36 Leo - 18°36’
Add 30 00
Sun’s Longitude 168 36 Verified.

Dhuma means ‘smoke’ or ‘meteor’. Sun’s Longitude + 133° 20’

Dhuma burns things up. It is the negative burning fire of the Sun. Dhuma is the violent son of
Mars. Mars had two sons, Mrityu and Dhuma. Mrityu indicates physical suffering and death while
Dhuma indicates violence inflicted on others. Since Dhuma indicates the highest heat, it simply
burns up everything and leaves only smoke. Since he is the son of Mars, the lordship of this
Aprakash graha is assigned to Mars.

Bhava Effect
Lagna Native will be valiant, endowed with beautiful eyes, stupefied in disposition, unkind,
wicked, and highly short-tempered.

2nd Native will be sickly, wealthy, devoid of a limb, will incur humiliation at royal level,
be dull-witted and be a eunuch.
3rd Native will be intelligent, very bold, delighted, and eloquent and be endowed with
men and wealth.
4th Native will be grieved on account of being given up by his female but will be learned
in all Shastras.
5th Native will have limited progeny, be devoid of wealth, be great, will eat anything
and be bereft of friends and mantras.
6th Native will be strong, will conquer his enemies, be very brilliant, famous and free
from diseases.
7th Native will be penniless, be ever sensuous, skillful in going to others’ females, and
be always devoid of brilliance.
8th Native will be bereft of courage but the enthusiastic, truthful, disagreeable, hard-
hearted, and selfish.
9th Native will be endowed with sons and fortunes, be rich, honorable. Kind, religious
and well-disposed to his relatives.
10th Native will be endowed with sons and fortunes, be delighted, intelligent, happy, and
truthful.
11th Native will be endowed with wealth, grains, and gold, be beautiful, will have
knowledge of arts, be modest and be skillful in singing.
12th Native will be morally fallen, will indulge in sinful acts, be interested in others’ wives,
and addicted to vices, unkind and crafty.

Vyatipata: 360° - Longitude of Dhuma

This is the fire of the Sun taken to the Zodiac. As the longitude of the Sun increases, Vyatipata
will be decreasing. Vyatipata creates chaos and havoc and is akin to Rahu. Lordship also goes
to Rahu.
Bhava Effect
Lagna One will be troubled by miseries, be cruel, will indulge in destructive acts, be foolish,
and will be ill-disposed to his relatives.
2nd Native will be morally crooked, be bilious, will enjoy pleasures, be unkind but
grateful, and be wicked and sinful.

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Bhava Effect
3rd Native will be firm in disposition, be a warrior, be liberal, extraordinarily rich, and
dear to King and be head of an army.
4th Native will be endowed with relatives etc... but not sons and fortunes.
5th Native will be poor, be charming in appearance, will have imbalances of phlegm,
bile, and wind, and be hard-hearted and shameless.
6th Native will destroy his enemies, be physically mighty, skillful in use of all kinds of
weapons and in arts and be peaceful in disposition.
7th Native will be bereft of wealth, wife, and sons, will subdue to females, be miserable,
sensuous, shameless, and friendly to others.
8th Native will have deformity of eyes, be ugly, unfortunate, spiteful to Brahmins and
be troubled by disorders of blood,
9th Native will have many kinds of business and many friends, be very learned, well-
disposed to his wife and be eloquent.
10th Native will be rich, religious, peaceful, skillful in religious acts, very learned and far-
sighted.
11th Native will be extremely opulent, be honorable, truthful, firm in policy, endowed with
many horses and be interested in singing.
12th Native will be given to anger, associated with many activities, disabled, irreligious
and will hate his own relatives.

Parivesh: Vyatipata + 180° (6 signs)

This is the opposite of Vyatipata. Parivesha means environment or circumstances. It destroys
the environment and creates lots of problems. It causes dirt and pollution as well as destroys
the surroundings. It is akin to negative Moon. Hence its lordship goes to the Moon.

Bhava Effects
Lagna Native will be learned, truthful, peaceful, rich, endowed with sons, pure, charitable,
and dear to elders.
2nd Native will be wealthy, charming, will enjoy pleasures, be happy, religious and be a
lord.
3rd Native will be fond of his wife, be very charming, pious, and well-disposed to his
men, be a servant and be respectful to his elders.
4th Native will be wonderstruck, helpful to enemies as well, kind, endowed with
everything and skillful in singing.
5th Native will be affluent, virtuous, splendorous, affectionate, religious, and dear to his
wife.
6th Native will be famous and wealthy, be endowed with sons and pleasures, be helpful
to all and will conquer his enemies.
7th Native will have a limited number of children, be devoid of happiness, be of mediocre
intelligence, very hard-hearted and will have a sickly wife.
8th Native will be spiritually disposed, peaceful, strong-bodied, firm in decision, religious
and gentle.
9th Native will be endowed with sons, be happy, brilliant, and very affluent, be devoid
of excessive passion, be honorable and be happy with even an iota.
10th Native will be versed in arts, will enjoy pleasures, be strong-bodied and be learned
in all Shastras.
11th Native will enjoy pleasures through women, be virtuous, intelligent, and dear to his
people and will suffer disorders of digestive fire.

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Bhava Effects
12th Native will always be a spendthrift, be miserable, firm and will dishonor elders.

Indrachapa: Called as ‘Kothanda’, ‘Indra-Dhanus’ or ‘Karmuka’. Indra-Chapa is an

invisible satellite of Venus. 360° - Parivesh.
It is the ‘Kothanda’ of Rama and can cause terrible destruction and piercing. It is akin to the
anger of Parasuraman (negative Venus). Hence the lordship goes to Venus. It is also the bow
of Indra or the rainbow. Indra is the King of heaven, and his duty is to bring rain. Once his duty
is over, he places his bow (rainbow) in the sky.

Bhava Effects
Lagna Native will be endowed with wealth, grains, and gold, be grateful, agreeable, and
devoid of all afflictions.
2nd Native will speak affably, be extraordinarily rich, modest, learned, charming and
religious.
3rd Native will be a miser, be versed in many arts, will indulge in thieving, be devoid of
some limb and be unfriendly.
4th Native will be happy, endowed with quadruped, wealth, grains etc… be honored by
the King and be devoid of sickness.
5th Native will be splendorous, far-sighted, pious, and affable and will acquire prosperity
in all his undertakings.
6th Native will destroy his enemies, be happy, affectionate, and pure and will achieve
abundance in all his undertakings.
7th Native will be wealthy, endowed with all virtues, learned in Shastras, religious and
agreeable.
8th Native will be interested in other’s jobs, be cruel, interested in others’ wives and be
defectively limbed.
9th Native will perform penitence, will take to religious observations, be highly learned
and be famous among men.
10th Native will be endowed with many sons, abundant wealth, cows, buffaloes, etc. and
will be famous among men.
11th Native will be gainful, free from diseases, very fiery in disposition, affectionate to
his wife and will have knowledge of mantras and weapons (or missiles).
12th Native will be wicked, very honorable, evil in disposition, shameless, will go to
other’s females and be ever poor;

UpaKetu: Also called as ‘Dhwaya’ or ‘Sikhi’. Indrachapa + 16°40’

Verification: Upaketu + 1 sign or 30°= Longitude of Sun
Upaketu is akin to negative Ketu and can create considerable destruction. It will simply reverse
whatever indications are seen.

Bhava Effects
Lagna Native will be skillful in all branches of learning, be happy, efficient in speech,
agreeable and be very affectionate.
2nd Native will be a good and affable speaker, be splendorous, write poetry, be scholarly,
honorable, and modest and endowed with conveyances.
3rd Native will be miserly, cruel in acts, thin-bodied, poor and will incur severe diseases.
4th Native will be charming, very virtuous, gentle, interested in Vedas and be always
happy.

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Bhava Effects
5th Native will be happy, will enjoy pleasures, be versed in arts, skilled in expedients,
intelligent, eloquent and will respect elders.
6th Native will be ominous for maternal relatives, will win over his enemies, and be
endowed with many relatives, valiant, splendorous, and skillful.
7th Native will be interested in gambling, be sensuous, will enjoy pleasures and will be
befriend prostitutes.
8th Native will be interested in base acts, be sinful, shameless, will blame others, will
lack in mental happiness, and will take others’ side.
9th Native will wear (religious) badges, be delighted, helpfully disposed to all and be
skilled in religious deeds.
10th Native will be endowed with happiness and fortunes, be fond of females and be
charitable and will befriend Brahmins.
11th Native will ever acquire gains, be deeply religious, honorable, affluent, fortunate,
valiant and skilled in sacrificial rites.
12th Native will be interested in sinful acts, be valiant, untrustworthy, unkind, interested
in others’ females and be short-tempered.

Aprakash grahas are best in Upachaya houses (3rd, 6th, 10th, and 11th houses). They depend on
the dustanas (6th, 8th, and 12th houses). In other houses they produce negative effects. The
effects are felt in the Dasa of the planets associating with them. But since these are only
shadowy planets, the effects manifest themselves during the whole life of the native, suitably
modified by the influences of the dasas etc.

Reference and acknowledgments: Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra – English translation by

R.Santhanam
Articles written by Sarajit Poddar, Amaranath and Freedom Cole.

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2. Avasthas of Planets
Based on Chapter 45 of Brihat Parasara Hora Shastra –Reference also taken from English
translation by Shri R.Santhanam. I prepared this write-up to clear up certain doubts regarding
Avasthas of planets to one of my friends who is learning astrology.

Depending on their position in the chart and the other conditions, Indian astrology classifies the
condition of the planets into five different sets of Avasthas. They are:

1. Baladi Avasthas - Set of five Avasthas

2. Jagradadi Avasthas - Set of three Avasthas
3. Lajjitadi Avasthas - Set of six Avasthas
4. Deeptadi Avasthas - Set of nine Avasthas
5. Sayanadi Avasthas - Set of 12 Avasthas

It is an incredibly detailed and complicated study as to how a planet in each of the five types
of sets of Avasthas behaves. Based on that the results given by each planet for each type of
Avasthas are taken into consideration while giving predictions.

The following table gives a list of all the subsets of the major Avasthas:
Baladi Jagradadi Lajjitadi Deeptadi Sayanadi
Bala Jagrata Lajjita Dipta Sayana
Kumara Swapna Garvita Svastha Upavesana
Yuva Susupti Ksudhita Mudita Netrapani
Vriddha Trsita Santa Prakasa
Mrita Mudita Dina Gaman
Kshobhita Dukhita Aagamana
Vikala Sabhaa
Khala Aagama
Kopa Bhojana
Nritya Lipsa
Kautuka
Nidra

Out of the above Avasthas the three Avasthas namely - Baladi, Sayanadi and Deeptadi deal
with the states of the body, mind, and soul, respectively. Baladi Avasthas deals with the physical
state of body systems. Sayanadi Avasthas deals with the states (awareness) of the mind.
Deeptadi Avasthas deals with the light of the soul.

Baladi Avasthas (states related to age)

In Odd Rasis In Even rasis Avasthas Meaning Results
0° to 6° 24° to 30° Bala Infant Quarter
6° to 12° 18° to 24° Kumara Adolescent Half
12° to 18° 12° to 18° Yuva Youth Full
18° to 24° 6° to 12° Vriddha Old Some
24° to 30° 0° to 6° Mrita dead None

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exhibit the full potential of its strength. In fact, a planet in Bala avastha displays only about
one-fourth of the strength that would otherwise be predicted for it.

Kumara means youth in an adolescent stage and like a vigorous youth, a planet in kumara
avastha gives one-half of its results since, though strength is present, the wisdom needed to
direct that strength, which is derived from experience, is usually lacking.

Yuva, which also means young, indicates a young adult who has had enough experience to gain
some of life’s wisdom. A planet in Yuva avastha gives full results.

Vriddha means aged and indicates a planet which has entered its senior, retired years; it gives
minimal results.

Mrita means dead; relatively speaking, dead planets produce no results, though every planet
does in some way or other give some result.

Some astrologers determine the baladi Avasthas from the Drekkana of a sign. The three
drekkanas of rasi are divided into child, middle age, and old age respectively. Since baladi
Avasthas deal with the physical body (or bodily systems), they are reckoned in the opposite
order for even signs – with the first Drekkana showing old age.

The Sun and Mars give the best results as children.

Venus and Jupiter give results in middle age.
Moon and Saturn give results in old age.
Mercury, the eternal adolescent represents the spirit of man. He rules the natural Upachaya
houses (3rd and 6th). He is always enthusiastic, full of hope and high spirited. As a result, it is
strong in all three ages.

The baladi Avasthas above depends on the Drekkana division. The shashtamsa division (half of
Drekkana) can also be used. Here there are six states from childhood to death. In order, Sun,
Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Moon and Saturn are strong in each of the six shashtamsas. Once again
Mercury is strong everywhere.

Jagradadi Avasthas (related to Alertness)

Condition Avastha Meaning Results
In own rasi or exaltation Jagrata Awake, alert Full
In rasi of a friend or neutral Swapna Dreaming Medium
In enemy’s rasi or debilitation Susupti Sleeping Nil

Lajjitadi Avasthas (related to Mood)

Condition Avastha Meaning Results
In Putra Bhava (5 house) Lajjita
th
Shy, Will have aversion to God, loss of
associated with Rahu or ashamed intelligence, loss of child, interest in
Ketu, or with Sun, Saturn, evil speeches and listlessness in good
or Mars things. People will always be subjected
to miseries.
In exaltation or in Garvita Proud Will cause happiness through new
Moolatrikona houses and gardens, regal hood, skill
in arts, financial gains always and

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Condition Avastha Meaning Results

improvement in business.
In an enemy’s rasi or yuti Kshudita Hungry Will cause downfall due to grief and
with an enemy, or receives passion, grief on account of relatives,
a drishti from an enemy, or physical decline, troubles from
even if a planet is yuti with enemies, financial distress, loss of
Saturn physical strength and an eclipsed
mind, due to miseries.
In a watery rasi and Trushita Thirsty Will cause diseases through
receives drishti from a association with females, leading to
malefic but does not wicked deeds, loss of wealth because
receive a drishti from one’s own men, physical weakness,
benefic miseries caused by evil people and
decline of honor.
In a friendly rasi or is yuti Mudita Delighted Will give residences, clothes,
with, or receives drishti ornaments, happiness from lands and
from a benefic, or is yuti wife, happiness from relatives, living in
with Jupiter royal places, destruction of enemies
and acquisition of wisdom and
learning.
Yuti with Sun and receives Kshobhita Shaken, Will give acute penury, evil disposition,
a drishti from or is yuti with agitated misery, financial debacles, distress to
a malefic or receives a feet and obstruction to income due to
drishti from an enemy royal wrath.

Deeptadi Avasthas (related to attitude)

Condition Avastha Meaning Results

In its exaltation Deepta Bright

rasi
In its own rasi Swastha content

In a great friend’s Mudita or Delighted Will give residences, clothes,

rasi Pramudit ornaments, happiness
In a friendly rasi Shanta Peaceful

In a neutral rasi Din Sad, depressed

In an enemy’s Dukhita Distressed

rasi
Yuti with a malefic Vikala Crippled

In a great Khal Mischievous,

enemy’s rasi scheming
Being eclipsed by Kop Angry, furious
Sun

Depending on the state of the planet, the house occupied by it will obtain corresponding effects.
The learned should estimate the effects, due to a house, in the manner cited above, after
ascertaining the strength and weakness. Weak planets cause reduction in good effects, while
stronger ones give greater effects. If a planet, posited in 10th house, is in Lajjita, Kshudhita
Avastha, or Kshobhita Avastha, the person will always be subjected to miseries. If a planet in

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5th is in Lajjita, there will be destruction of progeny, or there will be only one surviving child.
Surely the wife of the native will die, if there is a planet in 7th in Kshobhita, or in Trushita
Avastha.

SAYANADI AVASTHAS (Relating to activity)

Table 1
Index Avastha Meaning
1 Sayana Lying down, resting
2 Upavesana Sitting down
3 Netrapani Crying (eyes and hands)
4 Prakaasana Shining
5 Gamana Going (on the move)
6 Aagamana Coming, returning
7 Sabhaa Being at an assembly
8 Aagama Coming, acquiring
9 Bhojana Eating
10 Nritya Lipsa Longing to dance
11 Kautuka Being eager
12 Nidra Sleeping

Every individual is engaged in some activity or other. The exact activity one engages in is more
important. No doubt the productivity of an activity depends on age (whether one is young,
adolescent, or old), on alertness (alert or not plays a role) and on mood (angry, sad, or happy).
Likewise, states related to activity are the most important of all states or Avasthas.

Formula for calculating the Sayanadi Avastha of a planet:

C - Nakshatra number occupied by the planet (1 for Aswini,
for Bharani etc.
‘P’ - a planet whose avastha we must calculate (1 for Sun, 2 for Moon, 3 for Mars, 4 for Mercury,
5 for Jupiter, 6 for Venus and 7 for Saturn).
‘A’ - Index of the Navamsa occupied by the planet in rasi.
‘M’ - Constellation occupied by Moon.
‘G’ - Ghati running at birth.
‘L’ - rasi occupied by Lagna (1 for Aries, 2 for Taurus) and so on).
Compute (C x P x A) + M + G + L and then divide it by 12 and take the remainder. Using the
resulting number as the avastha index and referring to table given above, we find out the
avastha of the planet.

The next step:

Multiply the avastha index as determined in the above method with itself and add the number
corresponding to the first sound in the first syllable of the name, as found in table below:
Numbers of the sounds

Table 2:
Number Sounds Roman Transliteration
1 A, k, D, f, x, _a, v a, ka, cha, da, dha, bha, va
2 #, o, j, F, n, m, z I, kha, ja, dha, na, ma, sa
3 %, g, H, t, p, y,; u, ga, jha, ta, pa, ya, sa
4 @, “, q, w, ), r, s e, gha, ta, tha, pha, ra, sa

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5 Aa, c, q, d, b, l, h o, ca, tha, da, ba, la, ha

Then divide that number by 12 and take the remainder. We must add a planetary adjustment
to the remainder. We use 5 for Sun and Jupiter, 2 for Moon and Mars, 3 for Mercury, Venus,
and Saturn and 4 for Rahu and Ketu. We divide the sum by 3 and take the remainder. This
gives the strength of the activity.

A value of 1 means “drishti” and medium results.

A value of 2 means “cheshta” and full results.
A value of 3 or 0 means “vicheshta” and gives very little results.

The good and bad effects of planets should be deciphered, based on the strength and weakness
of the planets. In exaltation the planets reveal effects in a pronounced manner due to Avasthas.
An example calculation of Sayanadi avastha will clear the doubts.
Example: Person born on October 5, 1949, at 13:47 IST. Longitude: 79 E 23; Latitude: 10 N
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Ayanamsa: 23:09:19.34

Body Longitude Nakshatra Pada Rasi Navamsa Avastha

Lagna 7 Cp 54 Uttarashada 4 Cp Pi

Sun 18 Vi 36 Hasta 3 Vi Ge Sayana (lying down)

Moon 29 Aq 20 PBhadrapada 3 Aq Ge Sayana (lying down)

Mars 24 Cn 10 Aslesha 3 Cn Aq Sabhaa (at an assembly)

Mercury 15 Vi 25 Hasta 2 Vi Ta Netrapani (eyes and

hands)
Jupiter 29 Sg 37 Uttarashada 1 Sg Sg Prakaasana (glowing)

Venus 0 Sc 59 Visakha 4 Sc Cn Sabhaa (at an assembly)

Saturn 20 Le 28 Purvaphalguni 3 Le Li Aagamana (coming)

Rahu 23 Pi 36 Revati 3 Pi Aq Sabhaa (at an assembly)

Ketu 23 Vi 36 Chitra 1 Vi Le Sabhaa (at an assembly)

Calculations for the last column are shown below:

Now let us prepare a table for doing the calculations: Step 1

Planet Nakshatra Number C Hasta-13

Planet Number P Sun-1
Navamsa Index-A 6
Moon Nakshatra-M 25
Ghati at birth G 20
Lagna-L 10

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(C x P x A) + M + G + L 133
Remainder =Previous Row/12 1

Explanations:
C – Planet Sun is in Hasta Nakshatra. It is the 13th constellation.
P – Sun is taken – Hence number = 1.
A – Sun is in 18° Vi 36’ which has the index number as 6.
M – Moon’s Nakshatra is Purvabhadrapada which is the 25th constellation.
G – Native was born at 13:47. Sun rise on that date was 6:04. 7 hours and 43 minutes have
passed since Sun rise which is equal to 463 minutes. A ghati contains 24 minutes, 463/24 =
19.29 ghatis. So, the 20th ghati was running at birth.
L – Lagna is Capricorn which is the 10th in the natural Zodiac.
The remainder is ‘1’. From table 1 we find that the index no. 1 represents ‘Sayan’ – lying down,
resting.

How to find the Navamsa index?

Each rasi is divided into nine equal parts and each part will be 3°20’. The following table is easy
to remember and will be useful in fixing the Navamsa index.

Index No From – Degree - To

1 0° - 3°20’
2 3° 21’ - 6°40’
3 6° 41’- 10°00’
4 10° 00 - 13°20’
5 13° 21’ - 16°40’
6 16° 41’ - 20°00’
7 20° 00 - 23°20’
8 23° 21’ - 26°40’
9 26° 40 ‘- 30°00’

In the example we note that Sun is in 18° Vi 36’ which has the index number as 6.
Step 2

Avastha Index (a) 1

Square of Avastha (b) 1
Name Number (c) 5
Add (b) + (c) - (d) 6
Remainder d/12 (e) 0
Add planetary adjustment to e (f) 5
Remainder f/2 (g) 2

Explanation:
Multiply avastha index by itself: 1 x 1 = 1
The name begins with ba - b. The number corresponding to the first syllable is 5 from table 2.
Add this number to the number got from item 1 which is = 1 + 5 = 6.
Divide the number in step 2 by 12 and take the remainder = 6/12 = 0.
Add the planetary adjustment for Sun: 0 + 5 = 5
Divide the above by 3 and the remainder is 2. It shows “Cheshta”.
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Sun’s avastha is ‘Digestive deficiency, many diseases, stoutness of legs, bilious vitiation, ulcer
in the anus and heart strokes.

Now let us complete the calculation for all planets:

The three columns in the table under Step 1 will be the same for all planets namely.
Moon Nakshatra (M) = 25
Ghati at birth (G) = 20
Lagna (L) = 10
Name Number = 5
So, let us remove these 3 columns from the table under step 1 and merge the columns under
step 2 to form a single table.

Avastha Index Rem. =d/12

Planet Nakshatra Number C

Square Of Avastha Index

Add Planet Adjust. To h

(CxPxA) +M+G+ L

name number)/12
Navamsa Index-A

Remainder f +
Planet No.-P

Rem. i/3
a b c d e f h i j
Hasta-13 Su-1 6 133 1 1 (1+5)/12=6 6+5=11 2
PBhad-25 Mo-2 9 505 1 1 (1+5)/12=6 6+2=8 2
Aslesha-9 Ma-3 8 251 7 49 (49+5)/12=6 6+2=8 2
Hasta-13 Me-4 5 315 3 9 (9+5)/12=2 2+5=7 1
U.shada-21 Ju-5 9 1000 4 16 (16+5)/12=9 9+1=10 3
Visaka-16 Ve-6 1 151 7 49 (49+5)/12=6 6+1=7 1
P.Phal-11 Sa-7 7 594 6 36 (36+5)/12=5 5+7=12 0
Revati-27 Ra-8 8 1783 7 49 (49+5)/12=6 6+8=14 2
Chitra-14 Ke-9 8 1063 7 49 (49+5)/12=6 6+8=14 2

For clarity I am giving below the table for the first row:
Planet Nakshatra Number - C a Hasta-13
Planet No.-P b Sun-1
Navamsa Index-A c 6
(CxPxA)-M+G+L d 133
Avastha Index Rem.-(d/12) e 1
Square of Avastha Index f 1
Remainder +Name number/12 (f/12) g (1+5)/12=6
Add Planet Adjustment h 6+5=11
Remainder (h/3) i Rem.11/3=2

Let us create one more table for the Avasthas as well as the strength of the activity:

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Planet Avastha Avastha Activity Strength

Sun Index
1 Sayana number
2 Cheshta (Full)
Moon 1 Sayana 2 Cheshta (Full)
Mars 7 Sabhaa 2 Cheshta (Full)
Mercury 3 Netrapani 1 Drishti (Medium)
Jupiter 4 Prakaasana 3 Vicheshta (Little)
Venus 7 Sabhaa 1 Drishti (Medium)
Saturn 6 Aagamana 0 Vicheshta (Little)
Rahu 7 Sabhaa 2 Cheshta (Full)
Ketu 7 Sabhaa 2 Cheshta (Full)

The final table below gives the results of the planets based on the avastha they are in, and the
strength arrived at:

Planet Due to Results

Sun Sayana - full Digestive deficiency, many diseases, stoutness of legs, bilious
vitiation, ulcer in the anus and heart strokes.
Moon Sayana - full The native will be honorable, sluggish, given to sexual lust and he
will face financial destruction.
Mars Sabhaa - full Will be disposed to help others, be always endowed with wealth
and gems, be virtuous, endowed with lands, new houses, and
robes, be very strong, very affectionate to his friends and very
kindly disposed.
Mercury Netrapani - Will be charitable, merciful, and meritorious, he will cross the
medium boundaries of ocean in respect of many branches of learning, he
will be endowed with the great faculty of discrimination and will
destroy evil people.
Jupiter Prakaasana - Will enjoy virtues, will be happy, splendorous and will visit holy
little places, devoted to Lord Krishna. Jupiter is exalted, hence, will
attain greatness among men and will be equal to Kubera.
Venus Sabhaa - Will earn eminence in the King’s court, will be very virtuous, will
medium destroy enemies, be equal to Kubera in wealth, will be charitable,
will ride on horses and will be excellent among men.
Saturn Aagamana - Will be akin to a donkey (foolish) and bereft of happiness from wife
little and children, will always roam pitiably without anybody’s
patronage;
Rahu Sabhaa – full Will be scholarly, miserly, and endowed with many virtues, wealth
and happiness;
Ketu Sabhaa - full Will be garrulous, immensely proud, miserly, licentious and skillful
in evil branches of learning;

Now let us tabulate the effects of the planets’ various Avasthas:

Effect of Sun’s Avasthas

Avastha Effects
Sayana Digestive deficiency, many diseases, stoutness of legs, bilious vitiation, ulcer in
the anus and heart strokes.
Upavesana Poverty will carry loads, will indulge in litigations, be hard-hearted, wicked and
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devoid of learning and miserable. One will serve others.

Netrapani Will always be happy, wise, and helpful to others, endowed with prowess and
wealth, incredibly happy and will gain royal favors. There will be all kinds of
happiness if the Sun is in 5th, 9th, 10th, or 7th. In other houses will give eye
diseases and enmity with all.
Prakasha Will be liberal in disposition, have plenty of wealth, be a significant speaker in
the assembly, will perform many meritorious acts, be strong and endowed with
charming beauty. Native will be meritorious, religious, and liberal, will enjoy
pleasures, be equal to a prince and will enjoy the status of Kubera, the God of
wealth. However, the Prakasha of Sun, placed in 7th or 5th will cause loss of the
first child and will produce many litigations.
Gamana Will be disposed to live in foreign places, be miserable, indolent, and bereft of
intelligence and wealth, be distressed due to fear and will be short-tempered.
The native will incur disease of the feet and will be very mean.
Aagamana Will be interested in other’s wives, be devoid of his own men, be interested in
movements and skillful in doing evil deeds, be dirty, ill-disposed and will be a
talebearer. Sun in 12th or in 7th will destroy progeny and will give extremely
limited wealth.
Sabhaa Will be disposed to help others, be always endowed with wealth and gems, be
virtuous, endowed with lands, new houses, and robes, be very strong, very
affectionate to his friends and very kindly disposed.
Aagama Will be distressed due to enemies, fickle-minded, evil-minded, and emaciated,
devoid of virtuous acts and intoxicated with pride. Will give many miseries, an
ugly appearance and foolishness. However, he will give wealth.
Bhojana Will experience pains in joints, will lose money on account of other females, will
have strength, declining off and on, be untruthful, will incur headaches, eat
remnant food, and will take to bad ways. Will cause head and ear diseases,
apart from joint pains.
Nritya Will be honored by the learned, be a scholar, will have knowledge of poetry etc.,
Lipsa and will be adored by kings on the earth.
Kautuka Will always be happy, will be endowed with Vedic knowledge and will perform
yagnas, will move amidst kings, be afraid from enemies, will be charming-faced
and be endowed with knowledge of poetry. Will be afraid from enemies. (Bala
Bhadra exempts such evil effect for the 6 th house position) Sun in kautaka in
other houses will give several daughters, two wives, itch, excellence, liberality
etc.
Nidra Will have a strong tendency towards being drowsy, will live in foreign (distant)
places, will incur harm to his wife and will face financial destruction. Native will
be predisposed to incur piles and elephantiasis, will experience a lack of peace
and he will be liable to lose his first child.

Effect of Moon’s Avasthas:

Avastha Effects
Sayana Will be honorable, sluggish, given to sexual lust and he will face financial
destruction.
Upavesana Will be troubled by diseases, be dull-witted, not endowed with mentionable
wealth, will be hard-hearted, will do unworthy acts and will steal others wealth.
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wicked and will indulge in bad deeds.

Prakaasana Will be famous in the world, will have his virtues exposed through royal
patronage, will be surrounded by horses, elephants, females, and ornaments,
will visit shrines.
Gamana With decreasing rays, the native will be sinful, cruel, and always troubled by
afflictions of sight. With increasing rays, the native will be distressed, due to
fear.
Aagamana Will be honorable, will suffer diseases of the feet, will secretly indulge in sinful
acts, and will be poor and devoid of intelligence and happiness.
Sabhaa Will be eminent among men, honored by kings and kings of kings, will be very
beautiful, will subdue the passion of women and will be skillful in sexual acts,
will be virtuous;
Aagama Will be garrulous and virtuous and, if the said Moon is of dark fortnight, the
native will have two wives; he will be sick, highly wicked, and violent.
Bhojana Will be endowed with honor, conveyances, attendants, social status, wife, and
daughters, provided Moon is Full Purna; if Moon is in dark fortnight, auspicious
effects will fail to come.
Nritya If endowed with (fortnightly) strength, will be strong, will have knowledge of
Lipsa songs and will be a critic of beauty of things; if in dark fortnight, i.e., not
endowed with strength, the person will be sinful;
Kautuka Will attain kingship, lordship over wealth and skill in sexual acts and in sporting
with harlots.
Nidra Should waxing Moon, being conjunct with Jupiter, the native will be quite
eminent. If waxing Moon is in Nidra, but devoid of Jupiter’s conjunct, the native
will lose his wealth on account of females and female jackals will be crying
around his abode (as though it were a cemetery).

Effect of Mar’s Avasthas:

Avastha Effects
Sayana Will be troubled by wounds, itch, and ulcer.
Upavesana Will be strong, sinful, untruthful, eminent, wealthy, and bereft of virtues. When
placed in Lagna, the native will be extremely sinful and he will incur several
diseases, will be indigent and not peaceful. If in 9th, the native will lose his
whole wealth apart from his wife and progeny.
Netrapani If placed in Lagna, there will be penury; if placed in other houses, will confer
ruler ship of a city. In Lagna- will give poverty and will destroy the native’s wife
and progeny; in other houses, this confers on the native all kinds of wealth and
happiness from wife and children. The 2nd or 7th position will cause fear of lions
and snakes apart from giving earnings from lands. Furthermore, the native’s
wife will predecease him.
Prakasha Will shine with virtues and will be honored by the King. In 5th it will cause loss
of children and of wife. In the 5th and with Rahu, a severe (positional) fall will
descend on the native. In 5th, or in 7th, the native will lose his wife and all
children. If conjunct with Saturn, the native will kill cows.
Gamana Will be always roaming, will be afraid of multiple ulcers, will incur
misunderstandings with females, will be afflicted by boils, itches etc. and will
incur financial decline. In Lagna, the native will be active in his assignments,
will incur diseases of the joints, burning pains in the eyes and will obtain dental
afflictions and the like; he will be afraid from dogs and will adore the guise of a

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female. In other houses will bring royal favors, leadership, and luxuries of life.
Aagamana Will be virtuous, endowed with precious gems, will adore a sharp sword, will
walk with the gait of an elephant, will destroy his enemies, and will remove the
miseries of his people. Will cause piles and diseases of the rectum.
Sabhaa If in exaltation, the native will be skillful in conducting wars, will hold the flag of
righteousness aloft and will be wealthy; if in 5th, or 9th, the native will be bereft
of learning; if in 12th, childlessness and no wife and no friends will result; if in
other houses, the native will be a scholar in a King’s court (poet laureate), be
very wealthy, honorable and charitable.
Aagama Will be devoid of virtues and good deeds, will be distressed by diseases, will
acquire diseases of the root of the ears (Karan Mularogam & Padamulam
Urumulam etc.) and severe gout pains, will be timid and will befriend evil lot.
Bhojana If with strength, the native will eat sweet food; if devoid of strength, will indulge
in base acts and be dishonorable. If Mars is in Bhojana, or in Sayana in 5th, or
in 8th, there will be untimely death for the native. In other houses will confer
wealth.
Nritya Will earn wealth through the King and will be endowed with fullness of gold,
Lipsa diamonds, and corals in his house; If in Lagna, 2nd, 7th, or 10th, the native will
receive all kinds of happiness; there will be miseries in abundance, if placed in
8th, or 9th, apart from incurring untimely death. In other houses will make the
native akin to Kubera.
Kautuka Will be curious in disposition and will be endowed with friends and sons; if
exalted, will be honored by the King and the virtuous and will be virtuous
himself; In 7th, or in 9th will give several diseases and death of the first child
and wife. In other houses will confer scholarship, various kinds of wealth, two
wives and more female children.
Nidra Will be short-tempered, devoid of intelligence and wealth, will be wicked, fallen
from virtuous path and troubled by diseases. In Lagna, 2nd, 3rd, 9th, 10th, or
11th will give scholarship, foolishness, and poverty. 5th, or 7th placement of
Mars will give many miseries and many male children. Should Rahu join Mars in
any house, the native will have many wives, be miserable and will suffer from
some diseases on the surface of the feet.

Effect of Mercury’s Avasthas:

Avastha Effects
Sayana In Lagna, the native will be lame and will have reddish eyes (like the black bee);
if in other houses, the native will be addicted to licentious (disregarding certain
rules) pleasures and be wicked.
Upavesana Will possess (the seven principle) virtues; if in Lagna, receiving an aspect from
a malefic, or Aspects from malefics, or is conjunct with malefics, penury will
result; if in Lagna, receiving an aspect from a benefic, or Aspects from benefics,
or is conjunct with benefics, financial happiness will follow.
Netrapani Will be devoid of learning, wisdom, well-wishers, and satisfaction, but he will be
honorable; if in 5th, the subject will be bereft of happiness from wife and sons,
will be endowed with (more) female children and will gain abundant finance
through royal patronage.
Prakasha Will be charitable, merciful, and meritorious, he will cross the boundaries of
ocean in respect of many branches of learning, he will be endowed with the
great faculty of discrimination and will destroy evil people.

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Gamana Will visit the courts of kings on many occasions and Goddess Lakshmi will dwell
in his abode;
Aagamana The same effects, due to his being in Gamana, will fructify;
Sabhaa If happens to be in exaltation, will always be affluent and meritorious, will be
equal to Kubera, or will be a King, or a minister, will be devoted to Lord Vishnu
and Lord Shiva, will be virtuous and will attain full enlightenment.
Aagama Will serve base men and will gain wealth thereby, will have two sons and one
fame bringing daughter.
Bhojana Will face financial losses through litigations, will physically lose on account of
fear from the King, will be fickle-minded and will be bereft of physical and
conjugal felicity;
Nritya Will be endowed with honor, conveyances, corals (gems etc.), sons, friends,
Lipsa prowess and recognition in assembly, due to his scholarship; if in a malefics
rasi, the native will be addicted to prostitutes and will long for licentious
pleasures.
Kautuka Will be skillful in music; if in 7th, or 8th, the native will be addicted to
courtesans; if placed in 9th, the native will be meritorious and attain heavens
after death.
Nidra Will not enjoy comfortable sleep, will be afflicted by neck, or neck joint Samadhi
diseases, will be devoid of co-born, afflicted by miseries galore, will enter
litigations with his own men and will lose wealth and honor.

Effect of Jupiter’s Avasthas:

Avastha Effects
Sayana Will be strong, but will speak in whispers, he will be very tawny in complexion,
will have prominent cheeks and will be afraid of enemies;
Upavesana Will be garrulous and immensely proud, will be troubled by the King and
enemies and will have ulcers on the feet shanks, face and hands;
Netrapani Will be afflicted by diseases, be devoid of wealth, fond of music and dances,
libidinous, tawny in complexion and will be attached to people of other castes;
Prakasha Will enjoy virtues, will be happy, splendorous and will visit holy places, devoted
to Lord Krishna; if Jupiter in Prakasha is exalted, will attain greatness among
men and will be equal to Kubera;
Gamana Will be adventurous, happy on account of friends, scholarly and endowed with
Vedic learning and with various kinds of wealth;
Aagamana Serving force, excellent women and the goddess of wealth will never leave the
native’s abode;
Sabhaa Will attain comparability with Jupiter (God of speech) in the matter of speech,
will be endowed with superior corals, rubies, and wealth, will be rich with
elephants, horses and chariots and will be supremely learned;
Aagama Will be endowed with various conveyances, honors, retinue (many persons will
take good care of him), children, wife, friends, and learning, will be equal to a
King, extremely noble, fond of literature and will take to the path of the virtuous;
Bhojana Will always beget excellent food and horses, elephants and ch6thots, while
Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth, will never leave his house;
Nritya Will receive royal honors, be wealthy, endowed with knowledge of moral law
Lipsa 9tha and Tantra, will be supreme among the learned and be a great
grammarian;
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exceedingly kind, happy, honored by the kings, endowed with sons, wealth and
just disposition, will be very strong and he will be a scholar in the kings’ court;
Nidra Will be foolish in all his undertakings, will suffer irredeemable penury and will
be devoid of righteous acts.

Effect of Venus’s Avasthas:

Avastha Effects
Sayana The native, although strong, will incur dental disease, he will be very short-
tempered, bereft of wealth, will seek union with courtesans and be licentious;
Upavesana Will be endowed with a multitude of nine gems (Navamin Vraja) and golden
ornaments, be ever happy, will destroy enemies and will be honored by the
King, will have highly increased honors;
Netrapani In Lagna, 7th, or 10th, there will be loss of wealth on account of afflictions of
the sense of sight (heavy medical expenses, due to severe eye diseases); if
Netrapani occurs, when in other houses, the native will own large houses.
Prakasha If in its own rasi, in its exaltation rasi, or in a friendly rasi, the native will sport,
like a lofty elephant, will be equal to a King and be skillful in poetry and music.
Gamana Will not have a long-living mother, will lament over separation from his own
people and will be afraid of enemies;
Aagamana Will command abundant wealth, will undertake to visit superior shrines, will be
ever enthusiastic and will contract diseases of the hand and foot;
Sabhaa Will earn eminence in the King’s court, will be very virtuous, will destroy
enemies, be equal to Kubera in wealth, will be charitable, will ride on horses
and will be excellent among men;
Aagama There will be no advent of wealth, but there will be troubles from enemies,
separation from children and relatives, diseases, and lack of pleasures from the
wife.
Bhojana Will be distressed, due to hunger, diseases, and many kinds of fear from
enemies; if in Virgo, the native will be very rich and will be honored by scholars.
Nritya Will be skillful in literature and intelligent, will play musical instruments, like
Lipsa flute, tabla etc., be meritorious and very affluent;
Kautuka Will be equal to Lord Indra, will attain greatness in the assembly, be learned
and will have Lakshmi always dwelling in his abode;
Nidra Will be interested in serving others, will blame others, be heroic, garrulous and
will be wandering all over the earth.

Effect of Saturn’s Avasthas:

Avastha Effects
Sayana Will be troubled by hunger and thirst, will incur diseases in boyhood and later
he will become wealthy;
Upavesana Will be troubled by enemies, will contract dangers, will have ulcers all over the
body, will be self-respected and will be punished by the King;
Netrapani Will be endowed with a charming female, wealth, royal favor and friends, will
have knowledge of many arts and will be an eloquent speaker;
Prakasha Will be very virtuous, very wealthy, intelligent, sportive, splendorous, merciful,
and devoted to Lord Shiva;
Gamana Will be extraordinarily rich and endowed with sons, will grab enemy lands and
will be a scholar at royal court;
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will always roam pitiably without anybody’s patronage;

Sabhaa Will have surprising possessions of abundant precious stones and gold, will be
endowed with great judicial (political) knowledge and will be extremely brilliant;
Aagama Will incur diseases and will not be skillful in earning royal patronage;
Bhojana Will enjoy tastes of food, will be weak-sighted and will be fickle-minded, due to
mental delusion;
Nritya Will be righteous, extremely opulent, honored by the King and brave, heroic in
Lipsa the field of war;
Kautuka Will be endowed with lands and wealth, will be happy, endowed with pleasures
through charming females and learned in poetry, arts etc.;
Nidra Will be rich, endowed with charming virtues and valorous, will destroy even
fierce enemies and will be skillful in seeking pleasures through harlots.

Effect of Rahu’s Avasthas:

Avastha Effects
Sayana Will experience miseries in abundance, but, if placed in Taurus, Gemini, Virgo,
or Aries, the native will be endowed with wealth and grains.
Upavesana Will be distressed, due to ulcers, will be endowed with royal association, be
highly honorable and ever devoid of financial happiness;
Netrapani will be troubled by eye diseases, will be afraid from wicked people, snakes and
thieves and Will incur financial decline;
Prakasha Will acquire a high position, will perform auspicious acts and will obtain elevation
of his financial state, will be highly virtuous, a chief in the King’s court,
charming, like freshly formed clouds (that will cause soon rain) and will be very
prosperous in foreign places;
Gamana Will be endowed with numerous children, be scholarly, wealthy, charitable and
honored by the King;
Aagamana Will be very irritable, bereft of intelligence and wealth, crooked, miserly, and
libidinous;
Sabhaa Will be scholarly, miserly, and endowed with many virtues, wealth and
happiness;
Aagama will be always mentally distressed, will be afraid from enemies and litigations
with enemies, we bereft of his own men, will face financial destruction and will
be crafty and emaciated;
Bhojana Will be distressed without food and dull-witted, will not be bold in his acts and
will be bereft of conjugal and progeny happiness;
Nritya Will contract a serious disease, which seems difficult to subdue, will have
Lipsa afflicted eyes and will be afraid of enemies, will decline financially and
righteously;
Kautuka Will be devoid of a position (place), be interested in other females and will steal
others wealth;
Nidra Will be a repository of virtues, will be endowed with wife and children, be bold,
proud, and very affluent.

Effect of Ketu’s Avasthas:

Avastha Effects
Sayana If placed in Aries, Taurus, Gemini, or Virgo, there will be plenty of wealth; if
placed in other rasis, increased diseases will follow.

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Upavesana Will suffer from ulcers and will be afraid from enemies, windy diseases, snakes,
and thieves.
Netrapani Will contract eye diseases and will be afraid of wicked people, snakes, enemies,
and people of the royal family.
Prakasha Will be wealthy and righteous, will live in foreign places, be enthusiastic and
genuine and will serve the King;
Gamana Will be endowed with many sons and abundant wealth, be scholarly, virtuous,
charitable and excellent among men;
Aagamana Will incur many diseases, will face loss of wealth, will hurt (others) with his
teeth (Danta Ghatin), be a tale bearer and will blame others;
Sabhaa Will be garrulous, immensely proud, miserly, licentious and skillful in evil
branches of learning;
Aagama Will be a notorious sinner, will enter litigations with his relatives, will be wicked
and troubled by diseases and enemies;
Bhojana Will always be distressed with hunger, penury and diseases and will roam all
over the earth;
Nritya Will be distressed, due to diseases, will have a floral mark on the eye (white of
Lipsa the pupil), will be impertinent and wicked and will plan evils
Kautuka Will seek union with dancing females (prostitutes), will suffer positional
displacement, will take to evil paths, and will roam all over;
Nidra Will be endowed with wealth and corns, will be virtuous and will spend his time
sportively.

General effects:
If a benefic planet is in Sayana, there will always be benefic effects, according to the learned.
If a malefic is in Bhojana, everything will be destroyed and there is no need of a second thought.
Should a malefic on the 7th be in Nidra, auspicious effects will follow, provided, that there is no
aspect from another malefic.

Declare without a second thought auspicious effects, following the location of a malefic in 5th
house, but only with Nidra, or in Sayana.

Untimely death, due to royal wrath, will come to pass, if there is a malefic in 8th house in Nidra,
or in Sayana.

If in the case of a malefic in 8th house in Nidra, or Sayana there happens to be a benefic aspect,
or the conjunct of a benefic, (untimely) death will be in the river Ganges, i.e., Gangetic belt,
shrines etc.

If there is a malefic in the 10th in Sayana, or Bhojana, the native will face many miseries on
account of his own deeds.

O excellent of the Brahmins, doubtlessly a Raja Yoga will come to pass, if Moon is in 10th in
Kautuka, or Prakasha.

Thus, the good and bad effects should be guessed, assessing the strength and weakness of the
planets, concerning all the houses.

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planets are important in establishing status.

The states related to ‘alertness’ and attitude and mood’ could apply to any chart as the position
of the planet in a sign (exaltation, own, good friend, friend, neutral, enemy sign, malefic planet
sign etc.) is important in establishing these states (and could apply to Divisional charts too).

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 3. Ashtakavarga – an Introduction
(Published in the E-zine – Astro Vision magazine of Aug. 2008 issue)

Maharishi Parasara states in his magnum Opus Brihat Parasara Hora Shastra, “There are two
divisions, or parts of the Jyotisha Shastra, namely general and particular. I have already dealt
with the general part. I now come to the other part, which deals with this subject.”

Thereafter he goes on explaining the effects of the 12 houses and the 7 planets in chapters 66
to 72. In Kaliyuga, the minds of the people have become blunt because of the sinful deeds
committed by them. This shastra according to Parasara is for the benefit of all. In this shastra
or System, there will be no contradictions in judging the effects of happiness and sorrows and
for determination of longevity.

Varaha Mihira in his Brihat Jataka mentions Ashtakavarga in a casual manner as it was
commonplace in his times. It is quite possible it might have become an integral part of the main
body of astrological teachings, and he has not given many details about the System.

This Shastra or System is called Ashtakavarga. Ashta means eight and varga means division.
It is a System by which strength of planets is ascertained. Primarily intended to be used in
transit (Gochara) analysis, it also finds use in natal chart interpretation. Only seven planets and
Lagna are included in this System. Rahu and Ketu are excluded.

Out of my experience, I can very confidently say that Ashtakavarga System is one of the most
efficient systems within Jyotish and I have found it extremely useful for timing of events. In
addition, transit effects studied with the help of this System present an accurate picture of the
coming events. When Applied with Vimshottari dasa system, Ashtakavarga can give extremely
clear picture of the way in which events are likely to unfold.

However, according to Prof. B.V. Raman “As far as the determination of longevity is concerned,
the Ashtakavarga System cannot be solely relied upon for accuracy.” He is of the opinion that
the failure of the System about longevity might be due to “either inadequate comprehension of
the principles or the inadequacy of the number of examples worked out.”

A quite simple explanation of Ashtakavarga:

It is a method of calculating the powers of the seven planets (excluding Rahu and Ketu) and of
Lagna on one another. Thus, it provides a means of examining the influences of the seven
planets and of Lagna depending on their locations in a horoscope, on each other and all the 12
houses in a horoscope.

In other words, each planet from Sun to Saturn receives a contribution from eight indicators (7
planets and Lagna) depending on their placement in the chart. As the famous work Hora
Makaranda says, “as a result of the progression of the seven planets from their respective
radical places and from Lagna, a collective factor sets in going under the name of
Ashtakavarga”.

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influence certain places declared as favorable, both from his position in the chart as well as
from the positions of other planets.

The System can be used in all Divisional charts along with Chalit Bhava charts and even Horary
astrology. Prasna Marga also has got a Chapter on Ashtakavarga.

Casting the Ashtakavarga charts:

The various Ashtakavarga Charts that are in use are:
Bhinnashtakavarga or Individual Ashtakavarga Charts.
Bhinnashtakavarga after reduction
Sarvashtakavarga or Total Ashtakavarga chart
Prasthara or spread-out Ashtakavarga chart.
I am not going to explain the procedures for making the above charts in this article, as majority
of the current day’s astrological softwares do contain these calculations. To know about how
these are calculated readers can go through Dr. B.V. Raman’s book “Ashtakavarga System of
Prediction.” To calculate them manually much effort is needed and hence probably this System
was discarded. However, I will give a glimpse of the method of calculation for one planet, say
Sun.

Calculating Sun’s Ashtakavarga:

Each planet has got an influence on each sign. If it is benefic influence it is called ‘Bindu’ and if
it is malefic it is called ‘Rekha’. The benefic as well as the malefic places have already been
given in BPHS.

Sun’s benefic places are the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th from himself.
The same places are benefic ones from Mars and Saturn too.
The 5th, 6th, 9th and 11th from Jupiter; the 3rd, 6th, 10th and 11th from the Moon; the 3rd, 5th, 6th,
9th, 10th, 11th and 12th from Mercury; the 3rd, 4th, 6th, 10th, 11th and 12th from the Lagna and the
6th, 7th and 12th from Venus are the benefic places. The rest are malefic places.
If it is drawn onto a table, it will look like this:
(The 1st column position represents the individual planet's natal position in the chart)

from the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
SUN * * * * * * * *
MOON * * * *
MARS * * * * * * * *
MERCURY * * * * * * *
JUPITER * * * *
VENUS * * *
SATURN * * * * * * * *
LAGNA * * * * * *

Instead of dots a star has been placed. The total of 48 points contributed by Sun. In a similar
manner each planet distributes benefic points.

Moon contributes 49 points, Mars 39, Mercury 54 points, Jupiter 56 points, Venus 52 points and
Saturn 39 points making a total of 337 points.

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calculating the benefic (or malefic) points or bindus from a given planet. One of Parasara and
the other of Varaha Mihira. The difference between the two lies in the Vargas of Moon and Venus
and results in a couple of points going from one place to another.

However, the total remains 337 in both systems. The difference is so minute and hence it
becomes difficult to judge which of the two systems is better. If the software provides for both
the systems, readers can verify this point. The specific differences between the two systems
are:

Jupiter’s contribution to Moon’s Ashtakavarga:

Parasara: Benefic places are – 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th, 10th, and 11th from natal Jupiter.
Varaha Mihira: Benefic places are 1st, 4th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, and 12th from natal Jupiter.

Mars’ contribution to Venus’ Ashtakavarga:

Parasara: 3rd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 11th, and 12th from natal Mars are benefic places.
Varaha Mihira: 3rd, 5th, 6th, 9th, 11th, and 12th from natal Mars are the benefic places.

Thus, the combined or collective Ashtakavarga of the Sun and all the other 6 planets are
calculated. By adding together, the bindus contained in each of the signs the Sarvashtakavarga
is prepared.

This is in general about the Regular Ashtakavarga System.

The purpose of this article is to introduce you to one unique Ashtakavarga System called “KAS”
– when expanded becomes Krushna’s Ashtakavarga System.
Some of the readers might already be members of the following Yahoo groups which are purely
dedicated to KAS:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/astrologyandtimingevents/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kas_pravin/
The web sites dedicated to this unique System are:
http://krushna.sageasita.com
www.ashtro.ca
Readers may visit the above links and learn more about this System.
Note: Some of the links above may not be working now, as the article above was written in the
year 2010. The next article lists all the connected web sites which are currently live.

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4. Krushna’s Ashtakavarga System

Published in Saptarishi Astrology e-magazine – Vol.8, June 2010

1. Introduction
To begin with I must express my sincere thanks to the Saptarishi Astrology e-magazine which
was instrumental in learning a new System of Astrology. Yes. It was in the year 2008. I
accidentally came across the magazine Volume 2 published in May 2008. While scanning
through the articles I came across an article titled ‘3, 6, 10, 11 houses’ published on page 53
written by Sri Krushna Jugal Kalani. This article took me to his website
https://www.sageasita.com and that was the beginning of the learning of the New System
called ‘Krushna’s Ashtakavarga System.’ It took me 6 months to study the System thoroughly
and understand the intricacies of the System. I also had a personal interaction with him on
various points for about three days during which time he fed me with materials for thought
while his family filled my stomach with mouth-watering dishes. I am happy to dedicate this
write up to him and his family.

Krushna’s Ashtakavarga System is not known to many nor are there any books available on the
System on the market. (At the time of writing this article this was the position. Now a book
titled ‘The KAS Dimensions – Reader – 1 has been published by Krushna in English)

Krushna has published a book in Marathi language and there is a great demand for publication
of the same in English too. (At the time of editing this article for paperback, I understand that
the book in English is also available for purchase)

The only way to learn his System at present is by studying the lessons found on his web site
given above and in an interactive way by joining the Yahoo groups at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/astrologyandtimingevents.
Note: This article was written by me in 2010. Thereafter, there has been many changes in the
links to this System. I am giving below some of the links which are currently alive:
http://kascorner.com/ (This is a site maintained and run by one Mr. Anup, who was the
student of Krushna)
http://kascorner.com/ - This is the original web site and major information from other web
sites have been moved to this site.
https://kasacademy.com/index.html# - Here you will find free lessons of Krushna.
http://www.ashtro.ca/ - This is another site run by a student of Krushna.

The effectiveness of the System has been tested by many astrologers, and many have agreed
the soundness of the same particularly for timing of events. Mrs. Sandy Crowther, the noted
Astrologer of the West, has conducted a Research Study on the System on
‘Marriage/Relationship Problems using this technique and the results of her research are
available in one of the messages in the group mentioned above. (Message No. 6683).
Ashtakavarga System, as everyone knows, is a method of calculating the power of planets with
respect to each other. Ashtakavarga deals with the aspect of a human being as it deals with all
the seven planets excluding Rahu and Ketu and the Lagna which form the crux of the Jyotish
System.

I am not going into the details of how the Ashtakavarga is calculated. But one must remember
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Ashtakavarga called Sarva Ashtaka Varga (SAV) are required for calculating the power of planet
which depends on its relative position versus other planets.

The calculation part is well explained in the lessons given in the site itself. All software also
gives Ashtakavarga positions.

The System has software prepared in Excel available in the Yahoo groups as well as on the site
for download. All the calculations required are done through this software and there is no need
to do any manual calculation. Readers can download the latest version from this link:
http://krushna.sageasita.com/kas_worksheets.htm
The above site is no longer working, Now, there is an online calculation which is available in the
following link:
http://kas-chart.com/kas-chart/Default.aspx

In this article, I am covering only the timing of marriage using the principles given in the
System. For this purpose, I have collected as many as 108 horoscopes from friends and relatives
which are all Indian charts and have taken up a few charts from Astro Data Bank site to include
some foreign charts also. Under the Hindu Dharma, marriage was and is regarded as a religious
sacrament and comprehends the equality of the partner to follow the path of Purushartha which
are Dharma (Righteousness), Artha (Wealth), Kama (Desire) and Moksha (Salvation).

Hence, in Hindu custom matching of charts is done prior to marriage to know the compatibility
of the boy and the girl. But there are cases like love marriage wherein the matching part is
omitted leading to discontent in the majority cases even resulting in divorce. Such charts are
worth studying using this technique. Here, I am restricting my study only to the timing of
marriage where the couple are having a happy relationship and there are no major conflicts in
their conjugal life.

So, with this introduction, let me move on to explain some basic rules entirely unique for the
System which are essential to follow the analysis done in this article. Please note that these are
not the only rules applicable. It is only a drop from the ocean.

2. Basic Rules
i. The System uses its own Ayanamsa which is less than 54’ of Lahiri Ayanamsa.
ii. For calculation of BAV, the System follows the Varaha Mihira principle. There are
variations in the calculation of the benefic points (malefic) from a given planet – One is
of Parasara and the other is Varaha Mihira. The difference lies in the calculation of (a)
Jupiter’s contribution in Moon’s Ashtakavarga (b) Mar’s contribution in Venus’s
Ashtakavarga. However, the total points contributed by a planet remain the same viz.
337.
iii. There are seven planets and Lagna which partake in the Ashtakavarga System making
a total of 8. All these 8 points are to be referred to in all the 12 houses and hence we
get a total of 96 points out of which the positions referred to in the classics (either
Parasara or Varaha Mihira) are benefics and the rest of the places not mentioned are
treated as malefic points. If a planet out of 8 points gets 5 points (commonly referred
to as dots) it means it has 5 benefic points and the remaining (8-5) 3 are malefic points.
This is a general rule of Ashtakavarga and the same is being followed in the System
also. One must remember that a planet can get a maximum of 8 points and a minimum
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iv. The strength of a planet is not judged from its placement like its own house or exaltation
sign or debilitation sign. It is totally based on the points worked out based on BAV only.
A planet is said to be exalted if it has got more than 4 points. A planet is said to be
debilitated if it got less than 4 points. When a planet has exactly 4 points it is said to be
neutral. For example, Mars is exalted in Capricorn. But if Mars has only 3 points in BAV
then it will not be able to give the results due to its exaltation position but due to its low
benefic points will not be able to give better results.
v. The aspect of planets is according to the Vedic System only. Only the results produced
by this System vary. A planet with more than 4 benefic points will aspect in the same
strength but in a malefic manner. Similarly, a planet having less than 4 benefic points
will aspect in a benefic manner. If a planet gets exactly 4 points, then the effect it creates
on account of aspect will be only neutral.
vi. Next is the Upachaya Theory which I would call it as a foundation of the System. For a
better understanding of this principle, readers may go through the article of Krushna
mentioned in the introduction which was published in this magazine. I will give a brief
explanation here. Since I am going to cover only the timing of marriage aspect, I will
explain this principle with respect to the house of marriage which is the 7 th house. As
per the theory of the System, Karaka for the result of any house is decided by the 8th
house from any house. So, the Karaka house for marriage will be the 8 th from the 7th
which is the 2nd house. Let us call this house as house ‘A’. The Upachaya places are the
3rd, 6th, 10th and 11th. The Upachaya houses are to be reckoned from the Karaka house.
Let us find out about the Upachaya houses with respect to the Karaka house viz. 2 nd
house. The 3rd from 2nd house is the 4th house (which will be termed as ‘D’), 6th house
from the 2nd house is the 7th house which is the focus house for marriage (which will be
noted as ‘B’) for which we are finding the result, 10 th house from the 2nd house is the
11th house (which is denoted by ‘C’) and the 11th house from the 2nd house would be the
12th house (which is indicated as ‘E’). These Upachaya houses are again grouped into
two categories based on the mutual trine principle viz. 5:9. In the above discussion, you
will notice that the 7th house and the 11th house are in mutual trine positions, and they
are termed as main Upachaya houses. The other two Upachaya houses, namely the 4th
and 12th houses, are in mutual trine positions and are termed as secondary Upachaya
houses. Here one point is to be remembered that the Upachaya places are determined
with respect to the Karaka place and not from the house for which we need to find the
results.
vii. The main Upachaya houses are directly involved in the results and hence they have been
named as A, B, C – in our case the 2nd house, the 7th house, and the 11th house. The
secondary Upachaya houses act only through their lords or through the planets placed
in them. Such planets (placed there in) take part in the outcome if and only they have
more than 4 points in BAV.
viii. Next is the calculation of strength of all the 7 planets based on their BAV. It is beyond
the scope of this article to explain in detail all the rules applicable in working out the
strength which is called as worksheet. I would advise readers to go through the lessons
on the web site to understand this principle. The final point arrived at as per worksheet
will be an indicator of timing the event. More than 12 points in the worksheet is indicative
of an event happening in its Antardasa. Events may happen in the period of a planet
having less points in which case the quality is bound to suffer.
ix. Planets having lordship of houses 1 st and 7th are treated as enemies. A 1:7 relationship
always indicates opposition.
x. Rasi chart and Navamsa chart have equal bearings. Aspects are considered in Navamsa
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xi. The next rule is that of Samdharmi. Samdharmi is a Sanskrit word. Sam means same
and dharm means custom, duty, soul, nature etc. If a planet is said to be Samdharmi of
another planet, it means it can perform the duty of the other planet. In the words of
Krushna ‘Samdharmi planets are those planets that behave like each other or give the
results of other planets.’
xii. There are two types of Samdharmi. Natural and functional. Venus and Saturn, Mars and
Sun, Mars, and Moon are the Natural Samdharmi. This is based on the relationship 4:10
between the lords of the houses. Venus and Saturn are mutual Samdharmi because from
Libra (owned by Venus) Capricorn (owned by Saturn) is the fourth and from Aquarius
(owned by Saturn) Taurus (owned by Venus) is in the fourth. For Mars, Moon is
Samdharmi and not vice versa because Moon is the fourth lord from Aries whereas from
Cancer, Scorpio is the 5th house. Similarly, for the Sun, Mars is Samdharmi and not vice
versa. Mercury and Jupiter are not mutual Samdharmi because even though from one
sign they make a 4:10 relationship, with the other sign they create a 1:7 relationship.
More details are available in the lessons.
xiii. Functional Samdharmi has various combinations. They are:
1) The planet in the 4th house is Samdharmi to a planet in the 10 th house provided
the planet in the fourth house has more points in Ashtakavarga.
2) When two planets are in the same sign and same constellation.
3) When two planets are in the same Navamsa.
4) Rahu and Ketu are Samdharmi to the lord of the sign where they are placed and
to the lord of the constellation in which they are placed. They also become
Samdharmi to the Navamsa depositor and the planets they conjoin in Navamsa.
5) A planet is Samdharmi to the Navamsa Lord where it is deposited.
xiv. How such Samdharmi planets act in giving the results are explained in the lessons. For
our purpose, it is enough to know that Samdharmi planets act for benefic results only.
For malefic results (excepting death) they will not come forward. Another condition for
the Samdharmi to give the results is that it should have at least 12 points in the
worksheet analysis. Then and only then it will act as Samdharmi. During the analysis of
the charts, if any special rule becomes applicable, I shall bring the same to the notice of
the readers.
xv. The Dasa System followed is Vimshottari Dasa with the number of days for a year taken
as 365 days.
xvi. Karaka also plays an important role in this. The Natural Karaka for marriage is Venus
and the functional Karaka as explained earlier is the lord of the 2 nd house (Refer
Krushna’s article referred to in the introduction). The position of Venus and its lordship
is also especially important. Venus becomes spoiled (weak) in the constellations of
Krittika, Ardra and Mula and becomes moderately spoiled in Jyeshta. Venus gets more
spoiled if it is associated or aspected by Saturn. Saturn enhances the negative qualities
of Venus. However, if it is aspected by Jupiter, it controls and modifies the results better.
xvii. The distance of Venus from the Sun is also a main factor here. Up to 3 degrees from the
Sun, it loses all its qualities. Such a Venus reduces the sex urge of the native. Up to 43
degrees from the Sun it behaves in a normal way and after 43 degrees, its qualities are
enhanced as it increases the sexual feelings of the person.
xix. Mars in association with Venus causes the native to have no control over his or her
sexual feelings. Saturn, if associated in this case, may be a factor as well, in
homosexuality.
xx. Moon is the controller of the mind and its affliction by Rahu also spoils control over the
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xxi. How are we to decide the timing of marriage? General rule is that any event will happen
either under the influence of the powerful significators in the chart as indicated by the
worksheet points, or in the sub-period (Antardasa) of the lords of the house’s ‘D’ and
‘E’. For the marriage we have already seen that house D’ is the 4th house from Lagna,
and house ‘E’ is the 12th house. The powerful significators are seen from the worksheet
for the 7th house. In some cases, the next in line, which is the 12th house (house of bed
comforts) also plays a vital role. The planet having the highest point is the powerful one
followed by the planet with the next higher point. Event also happens in the Antardasa
of the planet/s placed in the 4th or 12th house provided they have more than 4 benefic
points in Ashtakavarga.
xxii. The main Dasa period might be that of the Karaka planet or its Samdharmi.
xxiii. The Antardasa period would be of long duration, and it must be narrowed down. For this
there are several rules.
xxiv. Whether the lords of the house ‘A’, B’ or ‘C’ are aspected by Saturn. In our case the 2nd
house, the 7th house, and the 11th house.
xxv. If these lords are placed with Saturn
xxvi. If Saturn happens to be one of the lords and others too are in aspect. All these three
rules must be verified both in the rasi chart as well as Navamsa chart.
a. If all the three rules are applicable, then the event will be late or delayed. For
this purpose, the entire Antardasa period will be divided into three parts and in
this case the event will happen in the 3rd or the last part.
b. If Jupiter is aspecting the lords or Saturn is in the aspect of Jupiter, then the
event will take place in the 2nd part.
c. If Jupiter alone is aspecting these lords (viz. A, B or C) the event will take place
in the first part. Meaning that there is no aspect on these planets from Saturn or
the lords of the A, B or C houses have no relation with Saturn either in Rasi or
Navamsa. Also, none of the planets should be in the Navamsa sign of Saturn or
constellations ruled by Saturn. Such planets should not have been placed in
Capricorn or Aquarius or in the constellations of Pushya, Anuradha or
Uttarabhadrapada. If Jupiter aspects Saturn, then delay is moderated, and the
event will happen in 2nd sector. Jupiter need not aspect the lord. Jupiter can only
moderate the delay if it is not in the sign of Saturn, Nakshatra or Navamsa of
Saturn or in Libra.
xxvii. The last step is to fix the dates which will have a tolerance level of 13 days plus or minus.
For this we look to the Probable date finder list which is attached to the software itself.
This is based on the transit of the Sun. The event happens when the transit of the Sun
is in the constellation and the sign of powerful planets. Once the Antardasa is fixed, and
if it satisfies other conditions like age, time, social customs (popularly known as Desh,
Kaal, and Patra) then we should select the other two planets which are 2nd and 3rd in
strength. This way we have three planets. One is used for the sub and the other two for
transit. Here, we must not neglect the first planet as it may come again in transit, due
to more power, lordship of either ‘D’ or ‘E’ houses or being Samdharmi to other powerful
planets. If these lords are lord of house where Moon is placed, Lagna Lord or the
constellation lord, they may come forward.
With these backgrounds let us study some charts to verify these rules. Some of the points
mentioned above may be confusing or may not be clear. As I wanted to be brief, I might not
have expressed the same in the way Krushna has explained. Wherever doubt there is, readers
may refer to the lessons on the site. Also, all the charts presented here are worked out using
the Excel software provided for this purpose.

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3. Analysis of Charts.

Example 01:
Sex: Female; DOB: 4th May. 1957; TOB: 14:25; POB: Kumbakonam, TN, India; Latitude: 10 N
58; Longitude: 79 E 23; Time Zone: IST -5:30: KAS Ayanamsa – 22:22:4

A note about the charts: Both Rasi and Navamsa charts of the female are given in southern as
well as northern styles. In the southern chart in the rasi chart after the heading number 11 is
given indicating that the 11th house in the natural zodiacal order is the 7th house of the chart
i.e. Aquarius which is termed as house ‘B’.

The 8th house from this viz. Virgo is the karak house and is named as house ‘A’. The Upachaya
houses from house ‘A’ are 4th house (‘D’), 7th house (‘B’), 11th house (‘C’) and the 12th house
(‘D’) which are marked clearly in the inner square of the chart. The numbers given in each
house represents the SAV of that particular house. In the Navamsa chart also the SAV figures
are provided though we are not going to use this for the present. In the northern type, wherever
the SAV is less than 28 they are marked in red. A, B, C, D position of houses are not marked.

Date of Marriage is 5th April 1976.

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Ashtakavarga powers:
NATAL SU MO MA ME JU VE SA
BINDUS 4 6 6 4 4 5 5
NATAL CHART DATA
Planet Degrees Nakshatra Lord Navamsa
As 22 Le 42 P.Phalguni Ve Li
Su 21 Ar 15 Bharani Ve Li
Mo 15 Ge 33 Ardra Ra Aq
Ma 7 Ge 28 Ardra Ra Sg
MeR 23 Ar 52 Bharani Ve Sc
JuR 29 Le 48 U.Phalguni Su Sg
Ve 26 Ar 26 Bharani Ve Sc
SaR 20 Sc 37 Jyestha Me Cp
Ra 27 Li 49 Visakha Ju Ge
Ke 27 Ar 49 Krittika Su Sg

There will be a separate worksheet for each of the twelve houses and there will be a summary
sheet also showing the powers of all the 7 planets for all the twelve houses. In the summary
sheet the Natural Karaka, the functional Karaka, lords of houses D and E and many more details
are available. So for a starter, even if one is not well versed with the rules the required details
can be had from the software itself.

For want of space I am not giving the worksheet here. However, I am giving the summary sheet
in the next page for all the twelve houses.

From the final result, you can note that Mars is having the highest power for the 7th house and
he is the lord of the house indicated as ‘D’. Hence marriage should happen during this period
and indeed it has happened.

Vimshottari Dasa running was Jupiter Maha Dasa and Mars Antardasa from 5th January, 1976
to 11th December, 1976.

It is always advisable to study the quality of the married life too as it has a bearing on the
timing of event. If the quality is going to be good, Timing will be in the Antardasa of a high
power planet. If the quality is adverse, marriage may happen in the period of a low power
planet or the 6th lord etc.

However, due to place constraint, I am not duscussing the quality here. And also I have selected
those charts where the quality of the wedded life is satisfactory. At times if there are blessings
in the chart, then the timing may get advanced.

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Now let us see whether the date of marriage falls within the rules prescribed for the probable
date as given in rules (xxvi) and (xxvii).

The Antardasa period will be 11 months and 6 days. Each part will be of 3 months and 22 days.
Saturn is lord of 7th. Hence we have to verify the 3rd rule. The 2nd as well as the 11th lord is
Mercury and it is not aspected by Saturn either in rasi or in Navamsa. Note that Jupiter alone
is aspecting the lord of houses A and C and hence bound to give the marriage in the 1st part
itself and it has come out to be true.

From the Probable Date Finder sheet given below, we can narrow down the date also.
PROBABLE DATE FINDER TABLE
Combinations of Significators FROM TO
Jupiter and Venus 01-Jan 10-Jan
Jupiter and Sun 11-Jan 13-Jan
Saturn and Sun 14-Jan 27-Jan
Saturn and Moon 28-Jan 09-Feb
Saturn and Mars 10-Feb 19-Feb
Saturn and Rahu 20-Feb 04-Mar
Saturn and Jupiter 05-Mar 14-Mar
Jupiter only 15-Mar 17-Mar
Jupiter and Saturn 18-Mar 04-Apr
Jupiter and Mercury 05-Apr 13-Apr
Mars and Ketu 14-Apr 27-Apr
Mars and Venus 28-Apr 10-May
Mars and Sun 11-May 14-May
Venus and Sun 15-May 24-May
Venus and Moon 25-May 07-Jun
Venus and Mars 08-Jun 14-Jun
Mercury and Mars 15-Jun 21-Jun
Mercury and Rahu 22-Jun 05-Jul
Mercury and Jupiter 06-Jul 16-Jul
Moon and Jupiter 17-Jul 19-Jul

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Moon and Saturn 20-Jul 02-Aug

Moon and Mercury 03-Aug 16-Aug
Sun and Ketu 17-Aug 30-Aug
Sun and Venus 31-Aug 12-Sep
Sun only 13-Sep 16-Sep
Mercury and Sun 17-Sep 26-Sep
Mercury and Moon 27-Sep 10-Oct
Mercury and Mars 11-Oct 16-Oct
Venus and Mars 17-Oct 23-Oct
Venus and Rahu 24-Oct 05-Nov
Venus and Jupiter 06-Nov 15-Nov
Mars and Jupiter 16-Nov 19-Nov
Mars and Saturn 20-Nov 02-Dec
Mars and Mercury 03-Dec 15-Dec
Jupiter and Ketu 16-Dec 28-Dec
Jupiter and Venus 29-Dec 31-Dec

The two probable dates allowing for the 13 days grace fall under Jupiter and Saturn OR Jupiter
and Mercury OR Mars and Ketu. The next higher points in the worksheet are taken over by
Moon, Mercury, Venus and Sun. Both Jupiter and Saturn are having the lowest points in the
worksheet. Look at Navamsa – Mars is placed in the house of Jupiter along with Jupiter and
hence will be promoting the desires of Jupiter. Moon and Mars also become Samdharmi due to
their joint placement in rasi chart. Now Mercury is placed in Scorpio in Navamsa thus becoming
Samdharmi to Mars. Hence the period Jupiter and Mercury should be the decider.

I have analyzed the chart of the husband at the end after rectifying the birth time.
Example 02
Here I am taking up the charts of a husband and wife.
Sex: Male; DOB: 11th Feb. 1979; TOB: 19:24; POB: Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu; Latitude: 8 N 10;
Longitude: 77 E 26; Time Zone: IST -5:30; KAS Ayanamsa: 22:40:34

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Worksheet Points for 7th house:

Moon – 26 Jupiter – 22 Mercury – 15 Mars – 13
Sun – 11 Saturn – 7 Venus – 6

Analysis:
Marriage Date is 24th Oct. 2005

Main Period Lord:

The Mahadasha running at that time was Venus. Mahadasha lord Venus is Natural karaka. So
Mahadasha lord indicates karakatwa of 7th, 12th and 3rd houses.

Sub-Period Lord:
The Antardasa running at the time of marriage was -Jupiter which is from 20.02.2004 to
21.10.2006.
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Mars in descending order of power.

Lord of house D (LoD) is Mars and Lord of house E (LoE) is Moon. Since both are having high
powers in WS they will be eager to give the event. Marriage has happened in the sub of Jupiter
who is the 2nd highest in WS and SD to Moon who is the highest power planet and Lord of house
E (LoE).

Fixing the probable date:

Then we must narrow it down to the actual date viz. 24th October 2005.

From the PDF sheet we note that the period from 17 th Oct. to 23rd Oct. is of Venus and Mars.
Next Venus and Rahu is from 24 th Oct. to 5th Nov. Moon is one of the powerful significators in
the worksheet. Venus is placed in the house of Sun making Sun as its Samdharmi. Rahu is in
the house of Sun and in the Nakshatra of Venus and is likely to behave more like Venus as
Venus has more points in the Ashtakavarga. Venus has fewer points in the worksheet. Hence
the test failed in the case.

The Antardasa duration is for 2 years 8 months and 1 day. Dividing it into 3 parts, we find that
the marriage has happened in the last part. Let us see if this is indicated by the rules. Saturn
himself is Lord of house B and Mercury is lord of A and C. Note the aspect of Saturn on Mercury
in rasi chart. Unlike the previous chart there is no aspect of Jupiter on either Saturn or Mercury.
Now let us see the chart of the wife.

Sex: Female: DOB: 17th Nov. 1981; TOB: 5:15; POB: Villupuram, Tamil Nadu; Latitude: 11 N
56; Longitude: 79 E 29; Time Zone: IST -5:30

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Powers of Planets for the focus house 7th

Saturn – 23 Mercury – 18 Jupiter – 18 Moon – 12
Venus – 11 Sun – 6 Mars – 4

Analysis:
Marriage Date is 24th Oct. 2005

Main Period Lord:

The Mahadasha running at that time was Mercury. He is the functional Karaka for the 2nd house
indicating family. The Natural Karaka for marriage Venus is placed in the Navamsa of Mercury.

Sub-Period Lord:
The sub-period running at the time of marriage was - Saturn which is from 30.07.2003 to
08.04.2006.
Saturn is the powerful significator as per worksheet. Saturn is also Lord of house D.

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Fixing the probable date:

Then we must narrow it down to the actual date viz. 24th October 2005.

The next two planets that have higher powers are Mercury and Jupiter. Moon follows this. On
the day of marriage, the Sun was in Libra and in Swati Nakshatra ruled by Rahu. From the
probable date table, we note the following:

Venus and Mars period is from 17th Oct. to 23rd Oct. Venus and Rahu are from 24th Oct. to 5th
Nov.

Rahu is placed in Cancer in rasi chart and is in the constellation of Jupiter of these two planets
viz. Moon and Jupiter, Moon is having more points in Ashtakavarga. Hence Rahu will tend to
act like the Moon. Now as already stated Venus is placed in the Navamsa of Mercury and hence
Mercury will step in for Venus. Thus, we note that both Mercury and Moon have high points in
the worksheet.

The Antardasa period is for 2 years 8 months and 8 days. Each part may be divided into 10
months and 22 days. So, the date of marriage will fall in the last part of Antara. Note the aspect
of Saturn on House A and Lord of house C (Sun) in rasi chart and its aspect on Mars – Lord of
house A and B. There is neither aspect of Jupiter on Saturn nor the lords of houses A, B or C
though the lord of C Sun is aspected by Jupiter in Navamsa.

Example 03:
Here is a case of love marriage and that too Inter-caste marriage.
Sex: Female; DOB: 30th Sep., 1980; TOB: 9:48; POB: Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu;
Latitude: 8 N 10; Longitude: 77 E 26; Time Zone: IST -5:30; KAS Ayanamsa – 22:41:57

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Ashtakavarga Power

Power of planets for the 7th house:

Venus - 18 Jupiter – 13 Mercury – 12 Saturn – 12
Sun - 11 Mars – 6 Moon – 4

Analysis:
Marriage Date: 26th Jan. 2004

Main Period Lord:

The Mahadasha running at the time of marriage was of Jupiter. Jupiter is Lord of house A – the
functional Karaka house.

Sub-Period Lord:
The sub-period running at the time of marriage was - Saturn which is from 21.01.2003 to
03.08.2005.
Saturn is lord of house D and becomes Samdharmi of Jupiter having placed along with him in
rasi chart. Both the planets have high power in the worksheet. Also, the highest power planet
Venus is a Natural Samdharmi to Saturn.

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Fixing the Probable Date:

From the Probable Date Finder, we note that Saturn and Sun periods are from 14th Jan. to 27th
Jan. Saturn and Moon periods are from 28th Jan. to 9th Feb. Moon is Samdharmi to Venus, the
highest power planet being placed in the Navamsa of Venus. Hence, we can conclude that
Saturn and Moon are responsible for the event.

The duration of the Antardasa is 2 years 6 months and 12 days. Each part comes to 10 months
and 4 days. So, the marriage has happened in the 2 nd part. Saturn is not aspecting any of the
A, B or C houses or its lords either in Rasi or Navamsa.

Husband’s Chart:
Sex: Male; DOB: 15th April 1977; TOB: 5:30; POB: Mumbai; Latitude: 18 N 58; Longitude: 72
E 50; Time Zone: IST -5:30; KAS Ayanamsa –

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Planet’s Power as per worksheet for the 7th house:

Saturn – 32 Mercury – 23 Sun – 17
Moon – 11 Mars – 10 Venus – 8 Jupiter - 6

Analysis:
Marriage Date: 26th Jan. 2004

Main Period Lord:

The Mahadasha running at the time of marriage was of Saturn. Saturn is functional Karaka for
the 5th house – indicating children related to marriage.

Sub-Period Lord:
The sub-period running at the time of marriage was - Rahu from 31st Oct. 2002 to 06th Sep.
2005.

Rahu is in the house of Venus and constellation of Mars. Both Venus and Mars have equal points
in Ashtakavarga.

Hence the effects of Rahu will be a mixture of both Venus and Mars. Mars is placed in the 12th
house which is house D and has 6 points in its Ashtakavarga. Hence, he will be eager to give
the results. But in the worksheet Mars has less than 12 points. Venus also has fewer points in
the worksheet. Now we should turn towards the Samdharmi planets for Venus and Mars. Venus
and Saturn are placed together in Navamsa and Venus is placed in the house of Jupiter. Saturn
has the highest points in the worksheet. So, Rahu through Mars and Samdharmi of Venus
(Saturn) has triggered the event.

Fixing the Probable Date:

Antardasa duration is 2 years 10 months and 5 days. So, the event happened during the 2nd
part which is from 13 th Oct. 2003 to 04th Sep. 2004. Saturn is aspecting all three houses A, B,
C in rasi chart. Saturn himself is Lord of house C. Saturn is also aspecting Lord of B Mercury in
Rasi Chart. Saturn is aspecting Mars, Lord of house A in Navamsa. Now Jupiter is also aspecting
houses B and C in the rasi chart, though it is not aspecting its lords. For delay aspect of Jupiter
on C need not be considered. To determine the exact delay caused by Saturn as well as Jupiter,
the messages in the groups will be very handy as lots of charts have been discussed on this
point.

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09th Feb. in the combination of Saturn and Sun OR Saturn and Moon. Saturn and Sun both have
the highest points in the worksheet and hence they are responsible for the event on the said
date.

Example 4:
Sex: Male; DOB: 25th August 1932; TOB: 17:39; POB: Mannargudi, Tamil Nadu; Latitude: 11
N 17
Longitude: 79 E 33; Time Zone: IST -5:30; KAS Ayanamsa – 22-1-6

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Power as per worksheet:

Jupiter – 24 Mercury – 20 Sun – 18 Mars – 13
Moon – 11 Venus – 10 Saturn – 9

Analysis:
Marriage was held on 30th March 1964 at the age of 31 years. Hence it is a late marriage. Hence
the combinations for late marriage are to be checked. As the same has not been covered in this
article, let us skip this step.

Main Period Lord:

The Mahadasha running at the time of marriage was of Jupiter. Jupiter is the Karaka for the 2nd
house indicating family and Karaka for 5th house indicating children. Functional Karaka Saturn
is placed in the house of Jupiter making it Samdharmi.

Sub-Period Lord:
Mercury Antardasa is from 30-04-1962 to 05-08-1964. For the 7th house the powerful
significators are Jupiter, Mercury, Sun and Mars in descending order of power. LoD is Mars and
LoE is Jupiter. No planet/s in house D and E. Jupiter is Samdharmi to Mercury as Mercury is
placed in the house of Jupiter in Navamsa. So, both LoE and Mercury have high points in the
worksheet.

Probable Date Finder:

In the month of March when marriage was held, Sun must be in Pisces and hence Jupiter
becomes an indicator. The constellation where Sun is on this date is that of Mercury. Both have
high points in the work sheet. The period is from 18 th Mar. to 4th Apr.

Now let us study the chart of the wife of the above individual.
Sex: Female; DOB: 27th March 1944; TOB: 22:40; POB: Thiyagasamudram, Tamil Nadu,
India;
Latitude: 10 N 58; Longitude: 79 E 23; Time Zone: IST -5:30; KAS Ayanamsa:

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Power of Planets:
Venus – 30 Jupiter – 21 Saturn – 15 Mars – 13 Moon – 12 Mercury – 9 Sun – 6

Analysis:
The marriage date as mentioned above is 30th March 1964. Mars Mahadasha was running at

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the time of marriage. Venus, the Natural Karaka for marriage is placed in the house of Mars,
thus making it Samdharmi.

The Antardasa running at the time of marriage was of Venus which is from 12-03-1964 to 12-
05-1965. Venus is Lord of house E and is placed in house D with 7 points. Venus is also the
highest power planet in the worksheet.

If we divide the Antardasa period of 1 year 2 months into three parts each part will be equal to
4 months 20 days. So, marriage has happened in the 1 st part itself. Saturn is placed in house
B and is aspecting Lord of house A – Jupiter and Lord of house B – Venus. Jupiter is Lord of A
and is aspecting the lord of C – Mercury. This is the position in rasi chart.

In Navamsa – Jupiter is placed in the house of Saturn and conjoined Mercury the Lord of house
C. Hence Jupiter becoming more powerful has given the marriage in the 1 st part itself.

From the Probable Date Finder, we find that the period 18th Mar. to 4th Apr. is of Jupiter-Saturn.
Both have high power in the worksheet culminating in marriage.

Example 5:
Next, I will take up the chart of Jacquelin Kennedy Onassis. The purpose of taking her chart is
two-fold. Firstly, she had two marriages, and both her husbands died before her death. Secondly
her birth time is not certain.

Sex: Female; DOB: 28th July 1929; TOB: 14:30; Place: Southampton, N.Y.; Latitude: 40 N 53.
Longitude: 72 E 23; Time Zone: EDT + 4:00; KAS Ayanamsa – 21:58:29

Jacquelin married President John F. Kennedy on 12 th Sep. 1953. John F. Kennedy died on 22 nd
Nov. 1963.

Jacquelin’s 2nd marriage was with Aristotle Onassis on 20th Oct. 1968. Aristotle died on 15th Mar.
1975.
Let us see whether we can time both the marriages through the System.

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Power of planets for the 7th house:

Venus – 20 Saturn – 20 Mercury – 17 Moon – 14 Mars – 13 Jupiter –
8 Sun - 11
Analysis:

On 22-11-1963, at the time of her marriage she was running Moon Mahadasha and Jupiter
Antardasa which was from 15-04-1963 to 14-08-1964.

Moon indicates the karakatwa of 2nd house indicating family life.

The Antardasa was of Jupiter. Note the points in the worksheet analysis which are less than 12
indicating trouble in married life.

It is clearly specified in the System that “For divorce, no children or the death of the life partner,
marriage may be in the sub-period of the planet having less points...”

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On 20th Oct. 1968, the date of second marriage, Jacquelin was running same Moon Dasa and
Venus Antardasa. Here Venus has the highest points and Lord of house E.

Normally people approach Astrologer’s to know when the native of a chart will get married. This
is more often when the concerned native has crossed the marriageable age which we can fix as
25. Under such circumstances, this System offers a clear solution. I am taking up such a chart
now. The native approached me in 2009 after an engagement was broken. As the marriage
date was approaching, the girl suddenly refused to marry the native. The entire family of the
native was subjected to humiliation, as even the marriage invitation was printed. The
engagement ceremony itself was held in a big way and all the relatives of the boy attended the
same. One can imagine the pain that the parents of the boy experienced when the girl’s family
also supported their daughter and broke off the marriage. This time they came to me with a
question whether the chart of the boy has any indications of marriage or not and if there is any
indication when the event will happen?

Apart from the regular Vedic rules, I tried to apply this System and came out with the following
result. The native is likely to get married during April to June 2010. Most probably the marriage
may happen in the last week of May 2010 when Sun is in Taurus (Venus) and in the constellation
of either Sun or Moon (i.e., Krittika or Rohini). The parents just informed me that the marriage
of the native has been fixed, and it is to be held on 24th May 2010. On this day the Sun will be
in Taurus and in Krittika Nakshatra ruled by the Sun.

Example 6:
The birth details are:
Sex: Male; DOB: 10-06-1981; TOB: 06:37; Place: Mumbai, India; Longitude: 72 E 50; Latitude:
18 N 58
Time Zone: IST -5:30; KAS Ayanamsa: 22:42:32
The necessary charts generated from the Excel software KAS2006 V3.3 are as below:

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Powers of the planet for the 7th house:

Venus – 41 Mercury – 26 Sun – 22 Moon – 18 Mars – 15 Jupiter –
14 Saturn – 9

The native is at present running Rahu Dasa – Mercury Antardasa which is from 14-08-2009 to
02-03-2012.

Rahu is placed in Cancer sign and in the Nakshatra Pushya. As such he must be acting either
like Moon – the rasi lord or like Saturn – the Nakshatra lord. In the Ashtakavarga Moon is having
5 points whereas Saturn has only 4 points. Hence the results will be more than that of Moon.
Rahu is placed in the Navamsa of Venus and hence Venus becomes Samdharmi and can indicate
the karakatwa which is the Natural Karaka for marriage. Placement of Rahu in the 2 nd house –
house of family also promotes marriage. Above all Moon becomes the functional Karaka for the
7th house.

Antardasa lord Mercury is lord of D and hence must be eager to promote the marriage. He is
having the 2nd highest power in the worksheet.

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Venus, who has the highest power in the worksheet and Lord of house E has conjoined Mercury
making Mercury as its Samdharmi. Hence the event is bound to happen during this Antardasa.
The Antardasa period is for 2 years 6 months and 18 days. Each part, when divided by 3 comes
to 10 months and 6 days. Now to fix the exact part we must investigate the aspects that the
houses A, B or C or its lords receive from Jupiter and Saturn both in Rasi and Navamsa.

In Rasi chart:
Saturn is placed in 4th house and will be aspecting the 6th, 10th, and the 1st houses. None of the
three houses fall under A, B, or C. The lords of the houses A, B and C respectively are Moon,
Jupiter, and Mars. Moon and Jupiter are placed along with Saturn itself and there is no aspect
on Mars by Saturn as Mars is placed in the 12 th house.

Jupiter is also placed in the 4 th house and will be aspecting 8th, 11th and the 12th houses. The
11th house is house C. The lords of houses A, B, C which are Moon, Jupiter and Mars of which
Jupiter is placed along with Moon and aspects Mars placed in the 12 th house.

In the Navamsa chart:

We look at the aspect on the lords of the houses A, B or C only by Saturn and Jupiter. Saturn
is aspecting Lord of house A Moon. Jupiter is not aspecting the lords of A, B or C.

If only Jupiter is aspecting the houses or its lord, we can conclude that the event will take place
in the first part. Here Saturn is also aspecting one of the house lords. Jupiter is also aspecting
another house and its lord.

Hence, I concluded that the marriage should take part in the 2 nd part of the Antardasa which
will be from 20-02-2010 to 26-12-2010.

Now coming to the probable date, the most powerful planets in the worksheet are Venus,
Mercury, Sun and Moon. Mars and Jupiter are also in line. We have already seen that Mercury
as also Venus both are responsible in bringing about the marriage. So, the probable date should
have a combination of the Sun and Moon or combinations with them by the other two planets-
namely Mars and Jupiter. I omitted Mars as he is the 6 th lord, and the native has already suffered
due to the cancellation of earlier marriage. So, let us have a look at the Probable Date Finder
sheet and fix a suitable date falling between Feb. and Dec. and having planetary combinations
between Venus, Mercury, Sun, Moon and Jupiter.
Saturn and Moon 28-Jan 09-Feb Not Possible
Saturn and Mars 10-Feb 19-Feb Not Possible
Saturn and Rahu 20-Feb 04-Mar Not Possible
Saturn and Jupiter 05-Mar 14-Mar Not Possible
Jupiter only 15-Mar 17-Mar Feeble Chance
Jupiter and Saturn 18-Mar 04-Apr Not Possible
Jupiter and Mercury 05-Apr 13-Apr Possible
Mars and Ketu 14-Apr 27-Apr Not Possible
Mars and Venus 28-Apr 10-May Not Possible
Mars and Sun 11-May 14-May Not Possible
Venus and Sun 15-May 24-May Possible
Venus and Moon 25-May 07-Jun Possible
Venus and Mars 08-Jun 14-Jun Not Possible
Mercury and Mars 15-Jun 21-Jun Not Possible

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Mercury and Rahu 22-Jun 05-Jul Not Possible

Mercury and Jupiter 06-Jul 16-Jul Not Possible
Moon and Jupiter 17-Jul 19-Jul Feeble Chance
Moon and Saturn 20-Jul 02-Aug Not Possible
Moon and Mercury 03-Aug 16-Aug Possible
Sun and Ketu 17-Aug 30-Aug Not Possible
Sun and Venus 31-Aug 12-Sep Possible
Sun only 13-Sep 16-Sep Feeble Chance
Mercury and Sun 17-Sep 26-Sep Possible
Mercury and Moon 27-Sep 10-Oct Possible
Mercury and Mars 11-Oct 16-Oct Not Possible
Venus and Mars 17-Oct 23-Oct Not Possible
Venus and Rahu 24-Oct 05-Nov Not Possible
Venus and Jupiter 06-Nov 15-Nov Feeble Chance
Mars and Jupiter 16-Nov 19-Nov Not Possible
Mars and Saturn 20-Nov 02-Dec Not Possible
Mars and Mercury 03-Dec 15-Dec Not Possible
Jupiter and Ketu 16-Dec 28-Dec Not Possible
Jupiter and Venus 29-Dec 31-Dec Feeble Chance

I gave the dates marked as possible to the family. I fixed the dates wherever the combination
of Venus or Mercury is there because these two are having the highest points in the worksheet.
I gave the feeble chance wherever; Jupiter is found because Jupiter has got very few points
compared to the other planets. As said earlier, the marriage is going to happen in the period of
Venus-Sun.

Out of curiosity to know why the first proposal did not materialize, I asked the family for details
about the same. I got the date of marriage was scheduled to be held on 23 rd Nov. 2008. I got
the chart of the girl who refused to marry. If I start to analyze them, it will take more pages
and hence I am giving only the summary. On the date of marriage, the boy was running Saturn
Antara, and you will find that Saturn was having fewer points in the worksheet, and he is neither
LoD nor LoE.

Even though Saturn is placed in the 4 th house in the company of Jupiter and Moon, Saturn’s
Ashtakavarga points are only 2 and hence cannot promote the event. Saturn is not Samdharmi
to the high-power planets viz. Mercury and Venus. In the girl’s chart I noticed that the period
when the marriage was proposed is that of a planet having low points in work sheet. Had the
marriage been performed it would have ended in discontent thanks to the blessings in the chart
of the girl and the adamant nature of the girl which was explicit in her chart.

Example 07: (Husband of Example 01)

Sex: Male; DOB: 5th Oct. 1949; TOB: 13:47; POB: Kumbakonam, TN, India;
Latitude: 10 N 58; Longitude: 79 E 23; Time Zone: IST -5:30; Ayanamsa: 22:15:38

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Planet Degrees Nakshatra Lord Navamsa

As 9 Cp 0 Uttarashada Su Pi
Su 19 Vi 30 Hasta Mo Ge
Mo 0 Pi 15 PBhadrapada Ju Cn
Ma 25 Cn 4 Aslesha Me Aq
MeR 16 Vi 19 Hasta Mo Ta
Ju 0 Cp 31 Uttarashada Su Cp
Ve 1 Sc 53 Visakha Ju Cn
Sa 21 Le 22 P. Phalguni Ve Li
Ra 24 Pi 30 Revati Me Aq
Ke 24 Vi 30 Chitra Ma Le
Analysis:
The marriage took place on 5th April 1976.

Main Period Lord:

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The Mahadasha running at that time was Mercury who is the functional Karaka for 2nd house
indicating family.
Mercury having karakatwa for the 2 nd house indicates family and loved ones
and hence he is responsible for giving a family and a loved one i.e., wife.
Mahadasha lord indicates karakatwa for 8 th, 11th, 2nd houses.

Sub-Period Lord:
The Sub-period running at the time of marriage was - Venus which is from 10.11.1975 to
10.09.1978.
For the 7th house the powerful Significators as per Worksheet are Saturn
(27 points), Jupiter (26 points), Mars (22 points), Moon (16 points) and
Venus (15 points) in descending order of power.
Saturn has the highest points in WS. Venus, the sub-period lord is placed
on the 4th from Saturn. Venus having got higher points than Sa becomes
Samdharmi to Saturn. Further Venus and Saturn are also Natural
Samdharmi.
So naturally Venus Sub has given the marriage. We can also find that
Venus has got more than 12 points in all the family-related houses viz.
2nd, 5th and 12th.

Fixing the probable date:

Then we must narrow it down to the actual date viz. 5th April 1976.
Having fixed the Sub-period lord as Venus, the two planets with higher power
are Saturn and Jupiter.
From the PDF we find that Saturn and Jupiter period is from 18 th Mar to 4th Apr.
Sun is in the sign of Jupiter viz. Pisces and in the constellation of Saturn in
transit.
Taking the permitted 13-day difference, it is justified that marriage took place
on 5th April 1976.

4. Conclusion:
Before winding up, I want to present the statistics of my analysis for the readers to judge
themselves the effectiveness of the System in fixing the timing of marriage. This is of course
true in respect of all other events also as experimented by me.

Total No. of Charts taken up for Analysis: 108

For timing an event the Maha Dasa lord does not play a role. Maha Dasa lord holds only
karakatwa. So, all Antara falling within a Maha Dasa will have that flavor. However, if such a
Karaka house (for marriage it is the 2nd house) as well as the Karaka lord (lord of 2nd house or
Natural Karaka Venus) is badly afflicted, the event may be delayed or may not happen. Since
we are discussing an event that has already happened viz. marriage, I have not devoted much
to this point.

Antardasa lord is either Lord of the 4th from Lagna or Lord of the 12th From Lagna and has more
than 12 points in the worksheet: 42 charts fitted in this criterion (38.9 %)

Antardasa lord is placed in house D or House E with more than 4 points in Ashtakavarga: 9
charts (8.3 %)

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Antardasa lord is Samdharmi to Lord of house D or house E and has more than 12 points in the
worksheet: 45 charts (41.7 %)

The remaining twelve charts fell under one of the categories listed below: (11.1%)

Antardasa lord was not connected to Lord of house D or Lord of house E and not also Samdharmi
to any of LoD or LoE but was having more than 12 points in worksheet.

Antardasa was of 6th Lord and not connected with LoD or LoE.

Antardasa lord had low points in worksheet but Samdharmi to high power planets – No
connection with LoD or LoE.

Antardasa lord had low points but was either LoD or LoE.

Antardasa lord had low points but Samdharmi to LoD or LoE.

Antardasa lord Samdharmi to planet placed in 4 th house or 12th house with more than 4 points
in Ashtakavarga.

Marriage was held in low power planet and there was no relation to LoD or LoE nor Samdharmi
to high power planets.

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5. The Upachaya Method

(This article was published in “All India Federation of Astrologers’ Societies Research Journal of Astrology”
issue October-November 2008.)Written on 18/08/2008.

Each house in a chart is allocated some event in the life of an individual. If you make a keen
observation, you will find that the result denoted by any house is the by-product of some other
house or a combination of houses. In addition, you can find that all the houses are interrelated
to each other in some way or other.

So here, we find two statements requiring further explanation or proof:

The result of any house is the by-product of some other house.
All the twelve houses are inter-related to each other in one way or another.

Let us examine the first statement:

Suppose we take the case of children in general. Usually, children are demoted by the fifth
house. Therefore, the event - birth of a child – is a factor of the fifth house.

How is the child conceived?

Without mating between a male and a female, it is not possible, at least under normal
circumstances keeping aside the modern medical methods of conception. Therefore, the house
of comforts or pleasures of bed – the 12th house become the factor or Karaka house for the
birth of the child.

Because of the birth of the child, the male is elevated to the position of father and denotes the
continuation of heritage and its heirs. Therefore, the ninth house comes into picture. (Keeping
aside the controversy whether ninth is father or 10th is father).

One more addition to the family comes in. The newborn child changes the relationship making
male as father and the female as mother. Thus, the second house comes into picture.

Now the male member must shoulder more responsibility having become father. This added
responsibility is indicated by the 10 th house.

So, the linkage can be represented graphically as below:

12th-Sex → 5th-Child → 9th-Father → 2nd-Addition to family → 10th-Added responsibility
This can be re-written as:
12th -> 6 houses away -> 5th -> 5 houses away -> 9th -> 6 houses away -> 2nd ->
9 houses away-> Added responsibility.

Meaning that the 5th house is 6 houses away from 12th, 9th house is 5 houses away from 5 th, 6
houses away from 9th is 2nd and 9 houses away from 2nd is 10th.
Therefore, the pattern is - 6 -> 5 -> 6 -> 9.

The next step is to determine who is the Karaka house for the event of childbirth. The 12 th
house being the pleasure of bed naturally becomes the Karaka house from where we have
started the link above. Therefore, for the focus house (Childbirth) the Karaka house is
8th from it. Remember this rule, as we may have to apply this to find the Karaka house

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of all the houses.

Now let us find out the relationship of other houses in the link given above, from the Karaka
house viz. 12th house here. The 2nd house in the link becomes the 3rd house, 5th house in the
link becomes the 6th house, 9th house becomes the 10th, and the 10th house becomes 11th – all
from the 12th house. If we represent the same in a chart, it will be clearer. All the linked houses
are indicated with alphabets A, B, C, D and E for easy reference. Therefore, the Karaka house
makes a 3 – 6 - 10 – 11 relationships, which is nothing but the Upachaya houses.

12
A 1
2
D 3
Bed Addition

comforts To family

4
11

10
E 5
B
Added Children

response. (Focus)

9
C 8
7
6

Father

The word ‘Upachaya’ means accumulation, excess, growth, heap, prosperity. The 3 rd, 6th, 10th
and 11th are the Upachaya houses.

So, for children instead of looking at the 5th house, which we normally do, consider the child to
be the result of the 12th house, and its Upachaya houses as indicated by the red numbers
above. We then see the 5th house is the 6th from 12th. Similarly, the 9 th house is the 10th from
12th house. The 2nd and 10th are 3 and 11 houses away from 12 th. Thus, the birth of a child
using Upachaya method is the factor of the 12th, 2nd, 5th, 9th and 10th house.

Let us look at the 7th house and its group of Upachaya houses. If we use the 7 th house as the
starting point, (see the linear illustration below), then the 3 rd from it will be the 9th (Good
fortune, fate). The 6th house from the 7th will be the 12th (bed comforts and happiness). The
10th house from the 7th is the 4 th house (Family happiness) and the 11 th from the 7th house is
the 5th house (childbirth).
7th house starting point 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6
Upachaya Placement 3 rd
6 th
10 th
11 th

This means that the Upachaya house placements from the 7th help to increase the happiness of
the person in the forms of good fortune, bed comforts, family happiness, childbirth, etc.)
Here the focus house is the 12th – house ‘B’. To get bed comforts and happiness, marriage is
necessary (at least in Indian customs), so the 7 th house here becomes Karaka or house ‘A’.
Then we go to the 4th house (denoted as house C) as house, vehicles etc. are essential once
you get married.

Good fortune and fate are also responsible for a happy married life which is indicated by the 9 th
house (D). Then when everything is nicely settled, the marriage leads to childbirth indicated by
the 5th house (E). So, the sequence becomes 7(house A)-12 (house B)-4(house C)-9(house D)-

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5(house E).

However, the other houses will act to reduce happiness and put obstacles in the way. Again,
looking at the following example:
7th house starting point 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6
Upachaya Placement 2 nd
4 th
5 th
7 th
8 th
9 th
12th

In the second linear example, we can see that the 8 th house is the 2nd house from the 7th and
12 houses away from the 9th as well, so it reduces the overall good fortune of the person.

The 10th house, which indicates authority, is 4 th from the 7th house, but due to 10th house
responsibilities, the overall happiness is reduced here.

The 11th house is 5 houses away from the 7 th and indicates a person's earning abilities, the
concept being that the more a person earns, the more time and effort is usually spent making
even more money, automatically reducing the overall happiness in general. Although earning
is a must for acquiring material happiness, sacrifices usually need to be made at the expense
of that happiness.

The 1st house or the Ascendant is 7 houses away from the 7th. This also indicates ego and
individuality. The person must make compromises with his spouse, or this egoism may lead to
problems in the relationship.

The 8th house from the 7th is the 2nd house. Death and separation may be indicated by this
house.

The 9th house from the 7th is the 3rd and the 12th from the 4th house, so overall, it reduces the
family happiness.

And last of all, the 12th house from the 7th is the 6th house, which is also an indicator of big
obstructions in a person's marital life.

Clearly, we can see that the trouble creating houses are the ones that cause obstacles and
reduce the overall happiness.

In the same way, we can make similar observations using any other house as the starting point
and counting the Upachaya placements from it.

Well, this explains the Upachaya house qualities. Let us do another example.

The 7th house is the focus house for marriage, which we will call it as house ‘B’. In the example
for children, we saw the 8th house from the focus house (i.e., 8th from 5th i., e.12th) is responsible
for the event of childbirth. In a similar manner, if we take the 8 th house form the 7th house,
which is the 2nd house, will become the Karaka house. We know that 2nd house indicates the
addition of a family member. So, the 2nd house becomes house ‘A’. The Upachaya houses from
the 2nd are – 4th (Denoted as house D); 7th (denoted as house B); 11th (denoted as house C)
and 12th (denoted as house E).

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married, you need comforts in the form of house, vehicles etc. indicated by the 4 th house. To
purchase house, vehicles etc., you need more income, and it is indicated by the 11 th house.
Once you get all these things, you get the pleasures of the bed also given by the 12 th house.
Like this, we can go on building for each house. The table given below will illustrate this principle
clearly. The focus house is denoted by B. House A is the 8 th from B and forms the Karaka for
the focus. The Upachaya houses from the Karaka house are 3rd – denoted by D, 6th denoted by
B, 10th denoted by C and 11th denoted by E.

Focus A B C D E
Marriage 2nd 7th 11th 4th 12th
Children 12th 5th 9th 2nd 10th
Build character 8th 1st 5th 10th 6th
Family, loved ones 9th 2nd 6th 11th 7th
Learn Communication 10th 3rd 7th 12th 8th
House, property 11th 4th 8th 1st 9th
Social status 1st 6th 10th 3rd 11th
Hurdles & obstacles 3rd 8th 12th 5th 1st
Creative & positive philosophy 4th 9th 1st 6th 2nd
More responsibility 5th 10th 2nd 7th 3rd
Increase Income 6th 11th 3rd 8th 4th
Sex 7th 12th 4th 9th 5th

If you carefully study the relationship in the aforesaid manner, taking only the Upachaya houses
from the Karaka house (which will be the 8th from the focus house), we will end with one cycle
as below:
1. 7th - Marriage
2. 12th - Sex
3. 5th - Child
4. 10th - More responsibility
5. 3rd - Learn Communication
6. 8th - Hurdles & Obstacles
7. 1st - Build Character
8. 6th - Social Status
9. 11th - Increase Income
10. 4th - House, property
11. 9th - Creative and positive philosophy
12. 2nd - Family, loved ones
13. 7th - Back to pavilion.

In the above table, you will find that ‘A’ is the cause and ‘B’ is the effect. The Karaka indicated
by A creates situation that result in bad or good effect that comes about in the house indicated
as ‘B’. What caused the result being experienced in the B house from house A? Why I am
experiencing the results of B – Always look to its Karaka for reason.

Now we can say that the two statements mentioned at the beginning are amply clarified.

Now what is the result of such theories if it has no practical value? Yes. However, this has been
found to work in majority of charts. Just as we study each bhava or house for finding out a
certain event, here also we must study all Upachaya houses for a particular event, considering

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the nature of the signs, lord of the sign, planets posited there in, aspects on the Upachaya
houses and its lords, Position in Navamsa etc. etc. all have to be seen.

There is also a Raja Yoga formed by Upachaya houses and it is called “Vasumathi Yoga”.
Vasumathi means rich, indicating the acquisition of wealth, from the fruits of their labour. It
represents the drive to improve life’s circumstances. This is when 3 benefics occupy the
Upachaya houses (3, 6, 10, 11) from the Moon.

This Yoga gives wealth, and life becomes very prosperous improving with age.

Any benefics in Upachaya houses will produce the effect of wealth, only in varying degrees. Two
benefics will be good and one will be moderately good.

Some look at the benefics in Upachaya houses from the Ascendant as well as the Moon. Some
others add the position from Sun also. From the Moon, it is powerful since the Moon represents
growth.

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Introduction
This article is the result of some mails received by me from beginners asking for the calculation
of Navamsa. All astrological software gives the position of Navamsa along with rasi chart and
there is no exception to it. Just to fulfill the aspirations of some of the young enthusiasts I am
summarizing below the calculations involved in the preparation of Navamsa chart.

Navamsa has two words - Navam’ meaning nine and Amsa meaning division. So Navamsa
translates into ‘Nine Division’. Parasara has described Navamsa in his Brihat Parasara Hora
Sastra under the Chapter on Divisional charts. It is the 1/9 th division of a rasi. A rasi is 30
degrees and it must be divided by 9 to get the Navamsa division. So, each Navamsa will have
3° 20’. For the twelve rasis in the chart you get - 12 multiplied by 9 a total of 108 Navamsas.
This is the basis of calculation of Navamsa.

Each Navamsa division is assigned a rasi and this is also explained by Maharishi Parasara as
below:
नवाांशेशाश्चरे तस्मास्स्िरे तन्नवमादितः।
उभये तत्पांचमािे ररतत चचन्त्यम ् ववचक्षण ः।
िे वा नरृ ाक्षसाश्चैव चरादिषु गह
ृ े षु च॥

Meaning: The Navamsa calculations are – for a movable rasi from the rasi itself, for a fixed rasi
from the 9th rasi from it and for a dual rasi from the 5 th from it. Deva, Nara and Rakshasa are
the designations given from movable rasi. (meaning a movable Navamsa will be Deva, a fixed
Navamsa will be Nara or manushya and a Dual Navamsa will be a Rakshasa one- this means
that starting from Aries it is Deva and moving on to Taurus it is Nara and then the last one
Gemini is Rakshasa and then the cycle repeats like Cancer – Deva etc.)

Here we are going to concentrate only on the calculation part of Navamsa and hence we shall
not go into the details of the designations given to the Navamsa divisions as per line 3 of the
sloka.I will be giving various methods of calculation.

Method 1:
Each rasi of 30° is divided by 9 and each division of 3° 20’ is assigned one Navamsa beginning
from Aries. Since Aries is a movable sign the 1 st Navamsa will be Aries followed by Taurus,
Gemini… and will go upto Sagittarius which will be the 9 th Navamsa. The next rasi is Taurus
which is a fixed sign and hence it should start from the 9 th itself as per Sloka and the 9th rasi
from Taurus is Capricorn which will be the 1st Navamsa of Taurus 3° 20’ and will continue till
Virgo which will be the last Navamsa of Taurus. Next Gemini is a dual sign and the 1 st Navamsa
will begin from the 5th from itself which will be Libra and when we count 9 signs from Libra we
end up with Gemini. So the next rasi Cancer will start from Cancer itself and thus all the twelve
rasis will get completed. The given below table will illustrate this method. Only the first two
letters of the rasi is given like Ar for Aries etc.

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Rasi Rasi Navamsa

Type Name 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
Degrees from 0°00’- 3°21’- 6°41’- 10°01’- 13°21’- 16°41’- 20°01’- 23°21’- 26°41’-
to 3°20’ 6°40’ 10°00’ 13°20’ 16°40’ 20°00’ 23°20’ 26°40’ 30°00’
Movable Ar Ar Ta Ge Cn Le Vi Li Sc Sg
Fixed Ta Cp Aq Pi Ar Ta Ge Cn Le Vi
Dual Ge Li Sc Sg Cp Aq Pi Ar Ta Ge
Movable Cn Cn Le Vi Li Sc Sg Cp Aq Pi
Fixed Le Ar Ta Ge Cn Le Vi Li Sc Sg
Dual Vi Cp Aq Pi Ar Ta Ge Cn Le Vi
Movable Li Li Sc Sg Cp Aq Pi Ar Ta Ge
Fixed Sc Cn Le Vi Li Sc Sg Cp Aq Pi
Dual Sg Ar Ta Ge Cn Le Vi Li Sc Sg
Movable Cp Cp Aq Pi Ar Ta Ge Cn Le Vi
Fixed Aq Li Sc Sg Cp Aq Pi Ar Ta Ge
Dual Pi Cn Le Vi Li Sc Sg Cp Aq Pi

If you keenly observe the table above you will notice the following:
All the Navamsas are in running order beginning from Aries and ending in Pisces and again
starting from Aries. For Aries rasi the Navamsa ends in Sagittarius and for the next rasi viz.
Taurus it begins from Capricorn and so on.

The 9 Navamsas of a rasi is assigned to one movable, one fixed and one dual sign. Look at Ar
(movable), Le (fixed) and Sg (dual) all get the same Navamsa. Similarly for the group Ta, Vi
and Cp and so on.

An example will clarify the position.

Suppose a planet say Mercury is in 15 0 25’ at Virgo. Virgo is an earthy sign. Hence the starting
point for Navamsa will be Capricorn. 150 25’ is in the 5th part of the rasi by dividing it with 9.
Hence counting 5 from Capricorn we come to Taurus. In the Navamsa chart Mercury will be
placed in Taurus. Now refer to the table above. Planet in consideration is in Virgo. Take the rasi
Name Virgo and go horizontally until you reach the degree of 13°21’-16°40’ as the palnet’s
degree falls in this range. You see Ta as the Navamsa.

Relationship between Nakshatra Padas and Navamsa

The Nakshatra in which a planet is placed can be used to fix the Navamsa of the said planet.
Each Nakshatra is divided into 4 padas and the pada has a characteristic of the sign of the
Zodiac which starts from Aries. If you take 3 Nakshatras you get 12 padas (3 x 4) which can
be equated to the 12 rasis.

However, each rasi has been assigned only 2¼ Nakshatras or 9 padas only. So, counting from
Aries the 9th sign falls in Sagittarius. So, the next Nakshatra pada should automatically start
from Capricorn. Count 9 signs from Capricorn to end up in Virgo. The next Nakshatra pada
should start from Libra. Similarly counting from Libra, the 9 th sign falls in Gemini and naturally
the next Nakshatra pada will begin with Cancer. So, the order of beginning is Aries, Capricorn,
Libra, and Cancer which tallies with the basic principle laid down in scriptures and as explained
above.

To make matters simple I will conclude that the signs of padas and the Navamsa signs are the
same.

Now let us examine the sample calculation made above according to this new rule:

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Mercury is 150 25’ in Virgo. The Nakshatra is Hasta-2nd pada. Count the padas from Aswini to
Hasta – 2nd. Aswini to Uttaraphalguni is 12 Nakshatras or 12 x 4 = 48 pada. Add 2 padas of
Hasta and the total pada is 50. For the 12 rasis we are allotting 12 padas. Hence 4 x 12 = 48
padas gets allotted to all the 12 rasis. 2 padas remain – starting from Aries the 2nd rasi will be
Taurus which gets the 50th pada. So, Mercury will be in Taurus in the Navamsa chart which
tallies with our principle stated earlier.

Mars is in Cancer 240 10’. The Nakshatra is Aslesha – 3rd pada. From Aswini till Pushya 8
Nakshatras or 32 padas are there. Adding the 3 padas of Aslesha we get 35 padas. Staring from
Aries allot each pada and you will end up in Aquarius as the 35 th pada. This is what we arrived
at earlier.

To complete this calculation, you must require the Nakshatra and the pada in which the planet
is placed or the longitude of the planet.

I give below a table containing all the 108 Navamsas for all Nakshatra Padas:
The purpose of this table is if you know the longitude of a planet without the sign name and
Nakshatra pada you can find the rasi, Nakshatra, Pada and Navamsa of the planet by looking
at the cumulative longitude column. If you know the Rasi and the Longitude then select rasi
column and longitude column and note the Nakshatra, Pada and Navamsa.

. Nakshatra Rasi Longitude Pada Navamsa/ Cumulative

no Pada sign Longitude
000.00’–030 20’ 1 Aries 00 .00’–030.20’
0

030.20’–060-40’ 2 Taurus 030.20’–060.40’

Ashwini Aries
060.40’–100.00’ 3 Gemini 060.40’–100.00’
100.00’–130.20’ 4 Cancer 100.00’–130.20’
130.20’-160.40’ 5 Leo 130.20’-160.40’
160.40’-200.00’ 6 Virgo 160.40’-200.00’
Bharani Aries
200.00’-230.20’ 7 Libra 200.00’-230.20’
230.20’-260.40’ 8 Scorpio 230.20’-260.40’
Krittika Aries 260.40’-300.00’ 9 Sagittarius 260.40’-300.00’
000.00’–030 20’ 10 Capricorn 300.00’-330.20’
Krittika Taurus 030.20’–060-40’ 11 Aquarius 330.20’-360.40’
060.40’–100.00’ 12 Pisces 360.40’-400.00’
100.00’–130.20’ 13 Aries 400.00’-430.20’
130.20’-160.40’ 14 Taurus 430.20’-460.40’
Rohini Taurus
160.40’-200.00’ 15 Gemini 460.40’-500.00’
200.00’-230.20’ 16 Cancer 500.00’-530.20’
230.20’-260.40’ 17 Leo 530.20’-560.40’
Mrigasirsha Taurus
260.40’-300.00’ 18 Virgo 560.40’-600.00’
000.00’–030 20’ 19 Libra 600.00’-630.20’
Mrigasirsha Gemini
030.20’–060-40’ 20 Scorpio 630.20’-660.40’
060.40’–100.00’ 21 Sagittarius 660.40’-700.00’
100.00’–130.20’ 22 Capricorn 700.00’-730.20’
Ardra Gemini
130.20’-160.40’ 23 Aquarius 730.20’-760.40’
160.40’-200.00’ 24 Pisces 760.40’-800.00’
Punarvasu Gemini 200.00’-230.20’ 25 Aries 800.00’-830.20’

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. Nakshatra Rasi Longitude Pada Navamsa/ Cumulative

no Pada sign Longitude
230.20’-260.40’ 26 Taurus 830.20’-860.40’
260.40’-300.00’ 27 Gemini 860.40’-900.00’
Cancer 000.00’–030 20’ 28 Cancer 900.00’-930.20’
Pushya Cancer 030.20’–060-40’ 29 Leo 930.20’-960.40’
060.40’–100.00’ 30 Virgo 960.40’-1000.00’
100.00’–130.20’ 31 Libra 1000.00’-1030.20’
130.20’-160.40’ 32 Scorpio 1030.20’-1060.40’
Aslesha Cancer 160.40’-200.00’ 33 Sagittarius 1060.40’-1100.00’
200.00’-230.20’ 34 Capricorn 1100.00’-1130.20’
230.20’-260.40’ 35 Aquarius 1130.20’-1160.40’
260.40’-300.00’ 36 Pisces 1160.40’-1200.00’
Magha Leo 000.00’–030 20’ 37 Aries 1200.00’-1230.20’
030.20’–060-40’ 38 Taurus 1230.20’-1260.40’
060.40’–100.00’ 39 Gemini 1260.40’-1300.00’
100.00’–130.20’ 40 Cancer 1300.00’-1330.20’
P. Phalguni Leo 130.20’-160.40’ 41 Leo 1330.20’-1360.40’
160.40’-200.00’ 42 Virgo 1360.40’-1400.00’
200.00’-230.20’ 43 Libra 1400.00’-1430.20’
230.20’-260.40’ 44 Scorpio 1430.20’-1460.40’
U. Phalguni Leo 260.40’-300.00’ 45 Sagittarius 1460.40’-1500.00’
Virgo 000.00’–030 20’ 46 Capricorn 1500.00’-1530.20’
030.20’–060-40’ 47 Aquarius 1530.20’-1560.40’
060.40’–100.00’ 48 Pisces 1560.40’-1600.00’
Hasta Virgo 100.00’–130.20’ 49 Aries 1600.00’-1630.20’
130.20’-160.40’ 50 Taurus 1630.20’-1660.40’
160.40’-200.00’ 51 Gemini 1660.40’-1700.00’
200.00’-230.20’ 52 Cancer 1700.00’-1730.20’
Chitra Virgo 230.20’-260.40’ 53 Leo 1730.20’-1760.40’
260.40’-300.00’ 54 Virgo 1760.40’-1800.00’
Libra 000.00’–030 20’ 55 Libra 1800.00’-1830.20’
030.20’–060-40’ 56 Scorpio 1830.20’-1860.40’
Swati Libra 060.40’–100.00’ 57 Sagittarius 1860.40’-1900.00’
100.00’–130.20’ 58 Capricorn 1900.00’-1930.20’
130.20’-160.40’ 59 Aquarius 1930.20’-1960.40’
160.40’-200.00’ 60 Pisces 1960.40’-2000.00’
Visakha Libra 200.00’-230.20’ 61 Aries 2000.00’-2030.20’
230.20’-260.40’ 62 Taurus 2030.20’-2060.40’
260.40’-300.00’ 63 Gemini 2060.40’-2100.00’
Scorpio 000.00’–030 20’ 64 Cancer 2100.00’-2130.20’
Anuradha Scorpio 030.20’–060-40’ 65 Leo 2130.20’-2160.40’
060.40’–100.00’ 66 Virgo 2160.40’-2200.00’
100.00’–130.20’ 67 Libra 2200.00’-2230.20’
130.20’-160.40’ 68 Scorpio 2230.20’-2260.40’
Jyeshta Scorpio 160.40’-200.00’ 69 Sagittarius 2260.40’-2300.00’

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. Nakshatra Rasi Longitude Pada Navamsa/ Cumulative

no Pada sign Longitude
200.00’-230.20’ 70 Capricorn 2300.00’-2330.20’
230.20’-260.40’ 71 Aquarius 2330.20’-2360.40’
260.40’-300.00’ 72 Pisces 2360.40’-2400.00’
Mula Sagittarius 000.00’–030 20’ 73 Aries 2400.00’-2430.20’
030.20’–060-40’ 74 Taurus 2430.20’-2460.40’
060.40’–100.00’ 75 Gemini 2460.40’-2500.00’
100.00’–130.20’ 76 Cancer 2500.00’-2530.20’
Purvashada Sagittarius 130.20’-160.40’ 77 Leo 2530.20’-2560.40’
160.40’-200.00’ 78 Virgo 2560.40’-2600.00’
200.00’-230.20’ 79 Libra 2600.00’-2630.20’
230.20’-260.40’ 80 Scorpio 2630.20’-2660.40’
Uttarashada Sagittarius 260.40’-300.00’ 81 Sagittarius 2660.40’-2700.00’
Capricorn 000.00’–030 20’ 82 Capricorn 2700.00’-2730.20’
030.20’–060-40’ 83 Aquarius 2730.20’-2760.40’
060.40’–100.00’ 84 Pisces 2760.40’-2800.00’
Sravana Capricorn 100.00’–130.20’ 85 Aries 2800.00’-2830.20’
130.20’-160.40’ 86 Taurus 2830.20’-2860.40’
160.40’-200.00’ 87 Gemini 2860.40’-2900.00’
Sravana Capricorn 200.00’-230.20’ 88 Cancer 2900.00’-2930.20’
Dhanishta Capricorn 230.20’-260.40’ 89 Leo 2930.20’-2960.40’
260.40’-300.00’ 90 Virgo 2960.40’-3000.00’
Aquarius 000.00’–030 20’ 91 Libra 3000.00’-3030.20’
030.20’–060-40’ 92 Scorpio 3030.20’-3060.40’
Satabhisha Aquarius 060.40’–100.00’ 93 Sagittarius 3060.40’-3100.00’
100.00’–130.20’ 94 Capricorn 3100.00’-3130.20’
130.20’-160.40’ 95 Aquarius 3130.20’-3160.40’
160.40’-200.00’ 96 Pisces 3160.40’-3200.00’
PBhadrapada Aquarius 200.00’-230.20’ 97 Aries 3200.00’-3230.20’
230.20’-260.40’ 98 Taurus 3230.20’-3260.40’
260.40’-300.00’ 99 Gemini 3260.40’-3300.00’
Pisces 000.00’–030 20’ 100 Cancer 3300.00’-3330.20’
UBhadrapada Pisces 030.20’–060-40’ 101 Leo 3330.20’-3360.40’
060.40’–100.00’ 102 Virgo 3360.40’-3400.00’
100.00’–130.20’ 103 Libra 3400.00’-3430.20’
130.20’-160.40’ 104 Scorpio 3430.20’-3460.40’
Revati Pisces 160.40’-200.00’ 105 Sagittarius 3460.40’-3500.00’
200.00’-230.20’ 106 Capricorn 3500.00’-3530.20’
230.20’-260.40’ 107 Aquarius 3530.20’-3560.40’
260.40’-300.00’ 108 Pisces 3560.40’-3600.00’

Method 2
I am giving another table which will be easier to fix the first part as well as the 2 nd part of the
Navamsa. This table has been taken from Navamsa in Astrology by Shri C.S. Patel and modified
a little.

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The signs shown in a vertical order refer to the planet’s position in the rasi chart and the degree
of signs refers to the degree of such a planet. The Navamsa rasi for a planet in a rasi can be
found by going down the rasi until you reach the range of the degree, the planet is placed in
rasi. For sake of space saving, only two letters of Navamsa rasi are given in the table. The
Navamsa Rasis in bold indicate the Vargottama Navamsa.

How to find the Navamsa from the table?

If in a horoscope say Ascendant is in 25° Sg 59’ Locate the Sagittarius rasi in the table and go
down the column until the degree 25° 59’ range is found. This is found in the 8 th row. We find
the Sc meaning that the Navamsa Lagna is Scorpio Navamsa. Like that for each of the planets
you can find out the Navamsa rasi.
No Degrees Of signs Ar Ta Ge Cn Le Vi Li Sc Sg Cp Aq Pi
1 00°-00’ to 03°-20’ Ar Cp Li Cn Ar Cp Li Cn Ar Cp Li Cn
2 03°-20’ to 06°-40’ Ta Aq Sc Le Ta Aq Sc Le Ta Aq Sc Le
3 06°-40’ to 10°-00’ Ge Pi Sg Vi Ge Pi Sg Vi Ge Pi Sg Vi
4 10°-00’ to 13°-20’ Cn Ar Cp Li Cn Ar Cp Li Cn Ar Cp Li
5 13°-20’ to 16°-40’ Le Ta Aq Sc Le Ta Aq Sc Le Ta Aq Sc
6 16°-40’ to 20°-00’ Vi Ge Pi Sg Vi Ge Pi Sg Vi Ge Pi Sg
7 20°-00’ to 23°-20’ Li Cn Ar Cp Li Cn Ar Cp Li Cn Ar Cp
8 23°-20’ to 26°-40’ Sc Le Ta Aq Sc Le Ta Aq Sc Le Ta Aq
9 26°-40’ to 30°-00’ Sg Vi Ge Pi Sg Vi Ge Pi Sg Vi Ge Pi

Method 3
Under this method you can calculate the Navamsa mentally.

1st Step: As the Navamsa is set up by dividing 30 degrees into 9 parts, the following table, if
memorized with a little practice, can be used.
Degree-Minutes No. of Navamsa
00°-00’ to 03°-20’ 1
03°-20’ to 06°-40’ 2
06°-40’ to 10°-00’ 3
10°-00’ to 13°-20’ 4
13°-20’ to 16°-40’ 5
16°-40’ to 20°-00’ 6
20°-00’ to 23°-20’ 7
23°-20’ to 26°-40’ 8
26°-40’ to 30°-00’ 9

2nd Step: Take a note of the element that the planet occupies. All the twelve rasis are divided
into four types of elements – Fire, Earth, Air and Water. Each rasi beginning with Aries is
assigned one element in the same order given above. Thus, Aries is Fire; Taurus is Earth;
Gemini is Air and Cancer is water. Then starting from Cancer, the order is repeated until you
reach Pisces. How to remember this take the first letters F-E-A-W. Just remember FEAR with
the last letter indicating river (Water). The following table illustrates this clearly. In the North
Indian format, it is easier to remember.

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12 Pi-Water 1-Ar-Fire 2-Ta-Earth 3-Ge-Air

11-Aq-Air 4-Cn-Water
10-Cp-Earth 5-Le-Fire
9-Sg-Fire 8-Sc-Water 7-Air-Libra 6-Virgo-Earth

The given below North Indian chart was taken from Krushna’s Ashtakavarga System for which
you can refer to the web site http://sageasita.com. My kind acknowledgments to them.

If a planet is in Fire sign, always start at Aries and count forward from there. Now look at the
tables given under methods 1 and 2. You will find that the three Fire signs Aries, Leo and
Sagittarius always start from Aries.

If a planet is on an Earth sign, always start at Capricorn and count forward. Again, from the
table you can notice that the Earth signs Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn all start from Capricorn.
If a planet is in an Air sign, start from Libra and count forward. From the table you can see that
the Air signs Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius all start from Libra.

Lastly when a planet is in Water sign start from Cancer. The three Air signs Cancer, Scorpio and
Pisces all start from Cancer can be verified from the table above.

Let us take an example: Suppose a planet is in 27° Vi 42’. Which Navamsa we must fit for this
planet. From the first table we notice that this lies in the range of 26°-40’ to 30°-00’ and that
it gets 9 Navamsas. The starting point will be Capricorn from the figures given in the chart as
Virgo is an Earthy sign. Count 9 rasis forward and you end up in Virgo which is the 9 th number,
and this is the Navamsa the planet will be placed. You can verify this from the other tables too.

Method 4:
This is a corollary to method 3 above. In the table of degrees and Navamsas given under step
1 the 10°, 20°, 30° are highlighted in red. The Navamsas against these degrees are 3, 6 and
9 respectively. We already know that each Navamsa is of 3° 20’ and by just doubling it we get
6° 40’. Just remember this much and calculate the Navamsa in the above example. 27° Vi 42’
is less than 30° and more than 20°. So, for 20° you are going to assign 6 Navamsas. The
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3 more Navamsas, making a total of 9 Navamsas. There is no change as far as the counting 9
rasis are concerned which remains the same as explained in the previous method.

Let us do one more example. A planet is in 16° 50’. We know that it is past 10° and hence 2
Navamsas it has crossed. Then 6° 50’ is already past 2 Navamsas (which would be 6° 40’). 2
+ 2 Navamsas are over, and we will fix the 5 th rasi counted in forward direction beginning from
either Aries, Cancer, Libra or Capricorn depending on the placement of the planet in rasi.

One more thing you can remember is that the beginning degrees from 0 to 3° 20’ of planets
placed in Aries or Cancer or Libra or Capricorn will be in the same Navamsa.

Conclusion:
All standard classics as well as various Authors have explained the Navamsa as well as its
importance in predictions. Navamsa is a backbone and rasi is only the body. Some Authors have
given importance to rising Navamsa while some others to Navamsa occupied by Moon. Hence
beginners must understand the intricacies in the calculation of Navamsa and must be able to
mentally locate the Navamsa of a planet placed in rasi. I hope this write up will be useful in this
direction for beginners.

Added on 03-07-2010.
I came across another method of fixing the Navamsa while I was reading ‘Nadi Jyotisha OR The
Stellar System of Astrology’ written by Sri R. Gopalakrishna Row called as ‘MEENA.’

Constellations of Ketu, Jupiter and Moon start their Navamsa from Aries and end in Cancer.
Constellations of Mars, Saturn and Venus start with their Navamsa from Leo and end in Scorpio.
Constellations of Rahu, Mercury and Sun start their Navamsa from Sagittarius and end in Pisces.

Explanations:
Constellations of Ketu Start their Navamsa from Aries –

That means that Aswini, one of the constellations of Ketu, starts its first pada from Aries. The
second pada falls in Taurus; the third pada in Gemini and the fourth in Cancer. The same applies
to other constellations of Ketu, Jupiter, and Moon.

The next star, Bharani (starts from first pada) ruled by Venus starts from Leo in Navamsa. The
second falls in Virgo, the third in Libra and the fourth in Scorpio.

And Krittika starts with Sagittarius and ends in Pisces in the above-mentioned manner.

The following South Indian chart illustrates this simple technique in a better manner.

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Aswini, Makha, Mula,

Rohini, Hastha, Sravana,
Punarvasu,
Purvabhadrapada II
IV Pada I Pada Pada III pada

III pada IV Pada

Bharani, Purvaphalguni,
Purvashada, Mrigasirsha,
Chitra, Dhanishta, Pushya,
Anuradha, Uttarabhadrapada
II Pada I Pada
Krittika, Uttaraphalguni,
Uttarashada, Ardra,
Swathi, Satabhisha,
Aslesha, Jyeshta, Revati III
I Pada IV Pada pada II Pada

Suppose we want to find the Navamsa of Mrigasirsha – 4th pada. Locate Mrigasirsha in the table
above which is in Leo – That is the 1st pada. The 4th pada falls in Scorpio which is the Navamsa
of the planet placed in Mrigasirsha 4th pada in rasi chart.

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7. Navamsa Technique -1

ज्ञेया मन्िादि लग्नान्तनवाांशकयुततर्ध

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तद्योगसदृशे वषे चायुधक्लेशमादिशेत ्।
राहुभ मादि लग्नान्तमांशयोगसमाब्िके। 90
ववपिस्रक्षतायासिःु खािीतन समादिशेत ्।
शभ
ु ग्रहादि लग्नान्तमांशयोगसमाब्िके। 91
पुरववत्तसुखािीतन लभते नार सांशयः।

These are the verses taken from Hora Sara of Prithuyasas from Chapter 17.

There are two authentic translations available for this classic. One is of Sri V. Subrahmanyam
Sastry and the other is of Sri R.Santhanam.

The translations given are –

Note the Navamsa occupied by Saturn and that of Ascendant. Add the Navamsas of Saturn and
Ascendant. The year represented by this figure will cause hurt by weapons.

In the way explained by above process add the Navamsas of Rahu and Ascendant on the one
hand, and Mars and Lagna on the other hand. The years indicated thus will cause some accident,
wound by weapons, tiredness, grief etc....

Thus, Navamsa arrived similarly between an auspicious planet and Lagna will give good results
like sons, wealth, happiness etc. in the years without any doubt.

But Sri C.S.Patel has a differing view. According to him the correct meaning of these verses is.

“Learned men should reckon the number of Navamsas from the Navamsa occupied by Saturn
up to the Navamsa occupied by the Ascendant, both inclusive. Injury or wound through a
weapon or missile be feared in the year indicated by that total sum of Navamsa.”

“Similarly, reckon the number of Navamsas from the one occupied by Rahu up to the Navamsa
occupied by the Ascendant, and from Mars to the Ascendant. In the years indicated by the
respective figures, the native concerned meets with some calamity, hit by a weapon, wound,
fatigue, sorrow and the like.”

“In a similar way, reckon the number of Navamsas from the benefic planets to the Ascendant,
during the years, indicated by these sums of Navamsas, the native will be blessed with progeny,
wealth, happiness and the like without doubt.”

Sri R.Santhanam has given an example:

Where Saturn is 4s 10° 20’ and Lagna is 8s 17° 15’. These two when added reveal 28° 5’ of
Aries which is the 9th Navamsa. At age 9, or in multiples of 12, i.e., 21, 33, 45, 5 etc. one will
have to face such troubles.

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We will see how this can be modified using Sri C.S.Patel’s example.

Saturn is in 10° Le 20’ and the Navamsa number counted from the beginning of Aries is 40.
Lagna is in 17° Sg 15’ and its Navamsa number again counted from Aries is 78. The number of
Navamsas from the planet Saturn to the Lagna is (78-40) +1 = 39 and this is the year in which
injury through weapon is expected. And the multiples of this on the downside will be 27, 15 and
3. And on the higher side it will be 51, 63, 75 etc. Readers should note the difference between
the two calculations.

Example charts:
Chart 01

This is the chart of a female native. She was affected by a serious illness during April 1968. The
stomach ceased manufacturing vitamin B12 resulting in an extremely severe anemia, with a
dangerously low count of red blood cells.

Due to inefficient medical treatment, the illness was not detected in a timely fashion, resulting
in extreme weakness and inability to eat and continuous vomiting, forcing this lady to stay in
her bed for months. She is also a patient of chronic sleep disorder. Gradually, in Feb/Mar 1969,
she started recovering after proper medical treatment and got fully recovered around June
1969.

Now she was running 48 years in April 1968 and was cured while she was running the age of
49.

Now let us look at the three planets Saturn, Rahu and Mars and apply the above principle.
Ascendant is 11° Cn 13’ which is the 31st Navamsa.

Saturn is in 28° Le 60’ which is the 45th Navamsa.

From 45th Navamsa to 31st Navamsa = (108-45) +1+31 = 95. Which is a multiple of 83, 71,
59, 47. At the time of the first symptom of disease she has just completed 47 years and 1
month.

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Rahu is 6° Li 44’ which is the 57th Navamsa. So, the Total Navamsas from this to the Ascendant
(31) will be (108-57) +1+31 = 83 which will have the same multiples as explained above.
Mars is 24° Pi 45’ which is 107th Navamsa. The number of Navamsas from this to the Ascendant
will be (108-107) +1+31 = 33 and the multiples would be 45, 57 etc. Hence this is not
applicable.

The Dasa running at the time was of Saturn, the 8th lord (being stronger than Ra on account of
association with another planet Jupiter) and Antardasa of Jupiter, the 6 th lord and Pratyantar
Dasa of Jupiter. Both are conjoined in the 2 nd house. Saturn, we have already seen. Let us
calculate the total Navamsa for Jupiter also.

Jupiter is in 20° Le 47’ which is the 43rd Navamsa. From this to the Navamsa of Ascendant (31)
the number will be = (108-43) +1+31 = 97 and the multiples would be 85, 73, 61, 49 etc. So,
the 49th year comes into picture.

Let us verify the method as explained by Sri R.Santhanam

Planet Longitude Total Navamsa Age and its multiples
Planet+Asc. Number That will get affected
Ascendant 3s 11° 13’
Saturn 4s 28° 60’ 8s 10° 13’ 76 4, 16, 28, 40, 52, 64, 76
Rahu 7s 06° 44’ 10s 17° 57’ 96 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96
Mars 11s 24° 45’ 3s 05° 58’ 29 5, 17, 29, 41, 53
Sun 10s 24° 32’ 2s 05° 45’ 20 8, 20, 32, 44, 56
Jupiter 4s 20° 47’ 8s 02° 00’ 73 13, 25, 37, 49, 61, 73
Mercury 10s 14° 03 1s 25° 16’ 17 5, 17, 29, 41, 53

Here the 48th year in which the native got into health problems is shown by Rahu, a malefic.
She was cured in the year 49, which is shown by Jupiter, a benefic.

The disease was cured in the Pratyantar Dasa of Mercury. So, let us calculate the Navamsa for
Mercury.

Mercury is in 14° Aq 03’ which is 95th Navamsa. The total Navamsa from this to the Ascendant
will be (108-95) +1+31 = 45 and its multiples would be 57, 69 etc. Hence this does not come
into the picture.

Chart 02

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Planet Longitude Navamsa No Total Navamsa Multiples

from Planet to Lagna
Lagna 17° Sg 10’ 78
Saturn 02° Vi 22’ 46 (78-46) +1 = 33 21, 9, 45
Rahu 21° Aq 50’ 97 (108-97) +1+78=90 78, 66, 54, 42, 30
Mars 11° Ta 04’ 13 (78-13) +1 = 66 54, 42, 30
Sun 12° Ta 22’ 13 (78-13) +1 = 66 54, 42, 30
Venus 25° Ge 25’ 26 (78-26) +1 = 53 41, 29
Mercury 17° Ar 49’ 6 (78-6) +1=73 61, 49
Jupiter 14° Pi 11’ 104 5+78 = 83 71, 59, 47

On 27th August 1997 there was a theft in his residence. Native was running 47 th year. Only
Jupiter indicates the age. Jupiter is in the 4th house aspected by Saturn. The Vimshottari Dasa-
Antardasa was Saturn-Jupiter. For theft we look at the 6th house and its Arudha. Here, the 6th
Lord Venus is placed in the Badhaka sthana and the lord of Arudha of 6 th house is Moon and is
placed with Rahu in the 12th house of loss to the 4th house. 6th lord Venus is in the constellation
Punarvasu ruled by Jupiter who happens to be the Antardasa lord. Jupiter himself is in the
constellation of Uttarabhadrapada ruled by Saturn. See the link getting established between
Saturn and Jupiter.

Chart 03

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This chart and the above chart were taken from the book Crux of Vedic Astrology-Timing of
Events by Shri Sanjay Rath.
Planet Longitude Navamsa No Total Multiples
Navamsa
Ascendant 10° Cn 51’ 31
Saturn 11° Ge 01’ 22 10 22
Rahu 09° Sg 19’ 75 65 53, 41, 29
Mars 14° Ar 54’ 5 27 15, 39, 51
Sun 14° Vi 01’ 50 90 78, 56, 44, 32
Venus 26° Li 47’ 63 77 65, 53, 41, 29
Mercury 03° Li 39’ 56 84 72, 60, 48, 26
Jupiter 8° Cp 48’ 84 56 44, 32, 20

An accident happened to the native on 21-05-1996. 23rd year was running at that time. Saturn
is the only planet indicating calamity around age of 22 as seen from the above table.

Chart 04:
Indira Gandhi

Birth Details: 19-11-1917; Time: 23:03:00; Place: Allahabad: Time Zone 05:30 (East of GMT);
Longitude: 81 E 51 and Latitude: 25 N 27.

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Body Longitude Navamsa Number of Multiples

No. Navamsas
Lagna 25 Cn 38' 35
Saturn 21 Cn 47' 34 110* 14,26,38,50,62,74,86
Rahu 10 Sg 34' 76 68 20,32, 44, 56, 68, 80
Sun 4 Sc 08' 65 79 19,31, 43, 55, 67
Mars 16 Le 23' 41 103 19, 31, 43, 55, 67…
Mercury 13 Sc 14' 67 77 29, 41, 53, 65, 77
Jupiter 15 Ta 00' 14 22 34, 46, 58
Venus 21 Sg 00' 79 65 29, 41, 53
The Total Navamsas are only 108. But since we must include both the beginning and the ending
Navamsas the total in this case comes to 110.

Let us see the events in the life of Mrs. Indira Gandhi:

Married Feroz Gandhi in 1942 – Age 26 – See Saturn.
Birth of son – Rajiv Gandhi – 1944 – Age 27 – No indication.
Birth of son – Sanjay Gandhi – 1946 – Age -29 years 1 month – See Mercury.
Became President of Indian National Congress in 1959– Age 43 See Sun.
Death of Feroz Gandhi in 1960 – Age 44 – See Rahu.
Became Prime Minister in 1966 – Age 50 – See Saturn.
Death of father in 1964 – Age 47 – Not shown.
Turmoil in Politics-declaration of Emergency-1971-Age 55- Sun.
Defeated in General Elections 1977 – Age – 61-No indications.
Sanjay Gandhi died in Plane Crash – 1980 – Age 63 – Saturn showing 62nd year and when the
incident happened Indira Gandhi was 62 years 6 months.
Assassinated in Oct 1984 – Age 67 – Sun, Mars indicating weapon and fire.
More cases need to be studied before coming to a definite conclusion.

Chart 05:

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The natives brother met with a motorcycle accident and died in May 2010. The native was
running her 24th year at that time.
Lagna is 05° Aq 06’ and the Navamsa number is 92.
Saturn is in 27° Sc 18; and the Navamsa number is 72. Hence the total number of Navamsas
from the planet to the Lagna is 21. So, Saturn is not the cause of grief.
Ra is in 17° Pi 19 and the Navamsa number is 105. From this Navamsa to the Navamsa of
Lagna the number comes to (108-105) +1+92 = 96 and its multiples would be 84, 72, 60, 48,
36, 24. So Ra manifested at the age of 24 and brought grief.

Chart 06
Rajiv Gandhi

Ascendant is 14 Le 45 which is the 41st Navamsa.

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Planet Longitude Navamsa No Total Navamsa Multiples

from planet to Lagna
Lagna 14° Le 45’ 41
Saturn 14° Ge 14’ 23 (41-23) +1=19 31, 43, 55
Rahu 02° Cn 49’ 28 (41-28) +1=14 26, 38, 50
Mars 01° Vi 13’ 46 (108-46) +1+21=84 70, 58, 46
Sun 03° Le 50’ 37 (41-37) +1=5 17, 39, 41, 53
Venus 18° Le 40’ 42 (108-42) +1+41=108 96, 84, 72, 60, 48
Mercury 28° Le 34’ 45 (108-45) +1+41=105 93, 81, 79, 67, 55, 43
Jupiter 12° Le 13’ 40 (41-40) +1=2 14, 26, 38, 40, 52
He was assassinated on 21st May 1991 when he was 46 years and 9 months.

He became the youngest Prime Minister at the age of 40. See the influence of Jupiter.

In 1987 he the Bofors scandal as also the conflict on account of sending troops to Sri Lanka.

The age was 43 and Saturn is the cause of it.

His mother was assassinated in 1984 when he was 41 years old – Influence of Sun.

Rahu is in 02 Cn 49 which is the 28th Navamsa and the number of Navamsas from Rahu to the
Ascendant would be (41-28) +1 = 14 and its multiples are 26, 38, 50.

Mars is in 01 Vi 13 which is 46 th Navamsa. Up to 108th Navamsa the number will be (108-46)

+1 = 63 and adding another 41 Navamsa to reach the Lagna it comes to 104 and the multiples
in the downside are 92, 80, 68, 56, 44.

Jupiter is at 12 Le 13 which is 40th Navamsa and to reach Lagna, 2 Navamsas are there, and
the multiples would be 14, 26, 38, 50.

Chart 07
Mahatma Gandhi

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Planet Longitude Navamsa No Total Navamsa Multiples

from planet to Lagna
Lagna 09° Li 01’ 57
Saturn 20° Sc 20’ 70 (108-70) +1+57=96 84, 72, 60, 48, 36, 24
Rahu 12° Cn 09’ 31 (57-31) +1=27 15, 27, 39, 51, 63, 75
Mars 26° Li 23’ 62 (108-62) +1+57=104 92, 80, 68, 56, 44, 32, 20
Sun 16° Vi 55’ 51 (57-51) +1=7 19, 31, 43, 55, 67, 79
Venus 24° Li 25’ 62 92, 80, 68, 56, 44, 32, 20
Mercury 11° Li 45’ 58 (108-58) +1+57=108 96, 84, 72, 60, 48, 36, 24
Jupiter 28° Ar 08’ 9 (57-9) +1=49 13, 25, 37, 49, 61, 73

Gandhi’s marriage took place in his 13th year – See Jupiter indicating the age and is also placed
in the 7th house of rasi chart.

At the age of 15 Gandhi’s first child was born but died a few days later. See the influence of
Rahu bringing grief.

Wikipedia says Gandhi’s father died in the earlier part of that year when his child also died so
Rahu again shows grief during the age of 15.

At the age of 19 he travelled to London. See the placement of Sun in the 12 th house and showing
the age as 19.

He was assassinated at the age of 79 – See Sun.

To sum up according to C.S.Patel, “it becomes evident that there exists some unique method
of delineations, independent of transit of planets or dasas (even though I have tried to correlate
the Dasa in some of the charts). “Here I have calculated the total of Navamsas from the planet
to the Ascendant and it is left open to study the implications by calculating in the reverse i.e.,
from Ascendant to the Navamsa of the planet. It is left for further research.

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8. Navamsa Techniques 2
I have already dealt with one of the Navamsa techniques in the first part based on the number
of Navamsas from the planet to the Ascendant. This part is a corollary to the first part and
herein, the number of Navamsas from the Ascendant to the Lagna is calculated and results
deduced therefrom. We shall call this method 2. In subsequent parts I shall be writing about
more techniques. In both the techniques, though the exact age of the native is not pin pointed,
it does give a clue to the likelihood of happening of some bad events or some good events. As
is with all astrological principles, more and more analysis of charts may lead us to some definite
conclusion.

Prasna Marga – Chapter X – Verse 59

क्रूरादहमत्ृ युळिकादिषु यावतत स्याल्लग्नाांशकात्रभतृ त कष्टतमो नवाांशे।
तत्कष्टभाववशतः खलु तावतीषु वाच्यो गतासु दिनमाससमासु मत्ृ यःु ।

The translation according to Prof.B.V.Raman is:

The number of Navamsas from Lagna Navamsa to the Navamsa occupied by the evilest planet
amongst mandi etc., represents the number of days, months, or years, according to the
intensity of affliction, within which the querist’s death may take place.

Explanations given by him:

Count the number of Navamsas from Lagna Navamsa to the Navamsa of the most unfavorable
(by position or otherwise) amongst Sun, Mars, Saturn, Rahu, Gulika, Thrisphuta and Mrityu.
Note this number.

If that planet is very unfavorable, treat it as the number of days; if he is less unfavorable, treat
this as number of months; if he is least unfavorable, treat this as number of years. Then predict
that the questioner will live for such a length of time as is in accordance with the evil nature of
the planet mentioned.

C.S.Patel has the following explanation:

This one line of Verse indicates a method to reckon the number from the Navamsa occupied by
the Ascendant to the evilest planets. Similarly, from the Ascendant Navamsa to the Navamsa
occupied by benefics, the numbers of Navamsas be found out both inclusive. This method is
complimentary to the first method (i.e., planet to the Ascendant vs the Ascendant to the planet).
[The first method has already been explained in my article Navamsa Technique 1]. Good and
bad events are indicated in the respective years depending on the planet being benefic or
malefic, respectively.

Though this technique is to be used in Prasna and that too for longevity purposes only, as per
explanations given by Dr. Raman, Sri C.S.Patel has used it in the natal chart too, but to
determine the good and bad events including longevity. Hence it becomes necessary to verify
the technique. Let us use the same charts as used in the article titled ‘Navamsa Technique’ and
find the results of this method.

Chart 01

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Planet Longitude Navamsa Total Navamsa from Multiples – indicating ages

No Lagna to planet Likely to be affected
Lagna 09° Li 01’ 57
Saturn 20° Sc 20’ 70 (70-57) +1=34 10, 22, 34, 46, 58, 70
Rahu 12° Cn 31 (108-57) +1+31=83 11, 23, 35, 47, 59, 71
09’
Mars 26° Li 23’ 62 (62-57) +1=6 18, 30, 42, 54
Sun 16° Vi 55’ 51 (108-57) +1+51=103 7, 19, 31, 43, 55, 67, 79, 91
Venus 24° Li 25’ 62 (62-57) +1=6 18, 30, 42, 54
Mercury 11° Li 45’ 58 (58-57) +1=2 14, 26, 38, 50
Jupiter 28° Ar 08’ 9 (108-57) +1+9=61 13, 25, 37, 49
Gulika 09° Ge 02 21 (108-57) +1+21=73 13, 25, 37, 49, 61
Thrisphuta 29° Cn 25 36 (108-57) +1+36=88 16, 28, 40, 52, 64, 76
Mrityu 09° Pi 21 102 (102-57) +1=46 10, 22, 34, 46, 58

The native was affected by a serious illness in her 48 th year and the same was cured in her 49 th
year. The illness was diagnosed when the native was 47 years and 1 month and hence Rahu
can be taken for responsibility. It was cured in her 49th year. Jupiter is responsible for the same.
Since as per Dr. Raman, Gulika, Thrisphuta and Mrityu are also to be considered they have also
been included here. Here surprisingly Gulika is showing the year 49 which is from March 1969
to March 1970, and she was cured in June 1969. As more details are not available in this case
we will go to the next chart.

Chart 02

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Planet Longitude Navamsa Total Navamsa from Multiples – indicating ages

No Lagna to Planet Likely to be affected
Lagna 17° Sg 10’ 78
Saturn 02° Vi 22’ 46 (108-78) +1+46=77 5, 17, 29, 41, 53, 65
Rahu 21° Aq 50’ 97 (97-78) +1=30 6, 18, 30, 42, 54
Mars 11° Ta 04’ 13 (108-78) +1+13 = 44 8, 20, 32, 44, 56
Sun 12° Ta 22’ 13 (108-78) +1+13 = 44 8, 20, 32, 44, 56
Venus 25° Ge 26 (108-78) +1+26 = 57 9, 21, 33, 45, 57
25’
Mercury 17° Ar 49’ 6 (108-78) +1+6=37 13, 25, 37, 49, 51
Jupiter 14° Pi 11’ 104 (104-78) +1=27 3, 15, 27,39, 41, 53
Gulika 22° Sg 21’ 79 (79-78) +1=2 14, 26, 38, 40, 52
Mrityu 08° Ar 16’ 3 (108-78) +1+3=34 10, 22, 34, 46, 58
Thrisphuta 19° Cn 24 33 (108-78) +1+33=64 16, 28, 40, 52, 64

On 27th August 1997 there was a theft in his residence. Native was running 47 th year. None of
the planet is showing the age at which the event occurred.

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Planet Longitude Navamsa Total Navamsa from Multiples – indicating ages.

No Lagna to planet Likely to be affected
Ascendant 10° Cn 31
51’
Saturn 11° Ge 22 (108-31) +1+22=100 16, 28, 40, 52, 64, 76, 88
01’
Rahu 09° Sg 19’ 75 (75-31) +1=45 9, 21, 33, 45, 57
Mars 14° Ar 54’ 5 (108-31) +1+5=83 11, 23, 35, 47, 59, 71, 83
Sun 14° Vi 01’ 50 (50-31) +1=20 20, 32, 44, 56
Venus 26° Li 47’ 63 (63-31) +1=33 21, 33, 45, 57
Mercury 03° Li 39’ 56 (56-31) +1=26 14, 26, 38, 50
Jupiter 08° Cp 84 (84-31) +1=54 18, 30, 42, 54
48’
Gulika 14° Ge 23 (108-31) +1+23=101 17, 29, 41, 53, 65, 77, 89
36’
Mrityu 16° Vi 28’ 50 (50-31) +1=20 32, 44, 56
Thrisphuta 25° Li 26’ 62 (62-31) +1=32 20, 32, 44, 56

An accident happened to the native on 21-05-1996. 23rd year was running at that time. Mars is
indicating the age.

Chart 04
Indira Gandhi

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Body Longitude Navamsa Total Navamsa from Multiples – indicating ages

No. Lagna to planet Likely to be affected
Lagna 25° Cn 35
38'
Saturn 21° Cn 34 (108-35) +1+34=108 12, 24, 36, 48, 60…
47'
Rahu 10° Sg 34' 76 (76-35) +1=42 6, 18, 30, 42, 54, 66…
Sun 04° Sc 08' 65 (65-35) +1=31 7, 19, 31, 43, 55, 67…
Mars 16° Le 23' 41 (41-35) +1=7 7, 19, 31, 43, 55, 67…
Mercury 13° Sc 14' 67 (67-35) +1=33 9, 21, 33, 45, 57…
Jupiter 15° Ta 00' 14 (108-35) +1+14=88 4, 16, 28, 40, 52, 64…
Venus 21° Sg 00' 79 (79-35) +1=45 9, 21, 33, 45, 57…
Gulika 00° Ge 19 (108-35) +1+19=93 9, 21, 33, 45, 57, 69…
05’
Mrityu 08° Vi 51’ 48 (48-35) +1=14 2, 14, 26, 38, 40, 52…
Thrisphuta 01° Cn 28 (108-35) +1+28=102 6, 18, 30, 42, 54, 66
13’

Let us see the events in the life of Mrs. Indira Gandhi:

Married Feroz Gandhi in 1942 – Age 26 – See Mrityu
Birth of son – Rajiv Gandhi – 1944 – Age 27 – No indication.
Birth of son – Sanjay Gandhi – 1946 – Age -29 years 1 month – No indication.
Became President of Indian National Congress in 1959– Age 43 - See Sun, Mars.
Death of Feroz Gandhi in Sep. 1960 – Age 43 – See Sun and Mars.
Became Prime Minister in 1966 – Age 50 – No indication.
Death of father in 1964 – Age 47 – Not shown.
Turmoil in Politics-declaration of Emergency-1971-Age 55- Sun, Mars.
Defeated in General Elections 1977 – Age – 61-No indications.
Sanjay Gandhi died in Plane Crash – 1980 – Age 63 – No indications.
Assassinated in Oct 1984 – Age 67 – Sun, Mars indicating weapon and fire.

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Chart 05

The natives brother met with a motorcycle accident and died in May 2010. The native was
running her 24th year at that time.

Lagna is 05° Aq 06’ and the Navamsa number is 92.

Saturn is in 27° Sc 18; and the Navamsa number is 72. Hence the total number of Navamsas
from Lagna to the planet is (108-92) +1+72=89. The multiples of age are – 5, 17, 29, 41, 53,
65, 77, 89. So Saturn is not the cause of the grief.
Ra is in 17° Pi 19 and the Navamsa number is 105. From Navamsa of Lagna to the Navamsa of
planet the number comes to (105-92) +1 = 14 and its multiples would be 26, 38… So, Ra also
does not signify the grief.
Ma is in 12° Ta 30 and the Navamsa number is 4. From Navamsa of Lagna to the Navamsa of
planet the number comes to (108-92) +1+4 = 21 and surely this is not the planet.
Sun is in 0° Ar 45 and the Navamsa is 1. The number of Navamsa from the Lagna to the planet
will be (108-92) +1+1= 18 and this also does not give any indications.
Gulika is 1° Li 58 and the Navamsa number is 55. The number of Navamsa from Lagna to the
planet is (108-92) +1+55=72 and the multiples would be 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72 and hence
Gulika is responsible for bringing grief.
Mrityu is 29° Sg 51 and the Navamsa number is 81. The number of Navamsa from Lagna to
the planet is (108-92) +1+81=98 and the multiples would be 2, 14, 26, 38, 50, 62, 74, 86, 98
and hence Mrityu does not figure.
Thrisphuta is 18° Aq 24 and the Navamsa number is 96 and the Navamsa from Lagna to the
planet is (96-92) +1 = 7 and the multiples are 19, 31… and hence not responsible.

Chart 06

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He was assassinated on 21st May 1991 when he was 46 years and 9 months.
Body Longitude Navamsa Total Navamsa from Multiples – indicating ages
No. Lagna to planet Likely to be affected
Lagna 14° Le 45’ 41
Saturn 14° Ge 23 (108-41) +1+23=91 7, 19, 31, 43, 55, 67,79, 91
14’
Rahu 02° Cn 28 (108-41) +1+28=96 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96
49’
Sun 03° Le 50’ 37 (108-41) +1+37=105 9, 21, 33, 45, 57, 69, 81, 93
Mars 01° Vi 13’ 46 (46-41) +1=6 18, 30, 42, 54, 66, 78…
Mercury 28° Le 34’ 45 (45-41) +1=5 17, 29, 41, 53, 65…
Jupiter 12° Le 13’ 40 (41-40) +1=2 14, 26, 38, 50, 62…
Venus 18° Le 40’ 42 (42-41) +1=2 14, 26, 38, 50, 62…
Gulika 14° Sg 47’ 77 (77-41) +1=37 13, 25,37, 49, 61…
Mrityu 29° Vi 06’ 54 (54-41) +1=14 26, 38, 50, 62…
Thrisphuta 16° Vi 41 51 (51-41) +1=11 23, 35, 47, 59….
Thrisphuta falls under the age indicating death. Thrisphuta falls into the 2nd house of Maraka.

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Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on 30-01-1948 when he was 78 Years 3 months and 28
days.

Planet Longitude Navamsa Total Navamsa from Multiples – indicating ages

No Lagna to Planet Likely to be affected
Lagna 09° Li 01’ 57
Saturn 20° Sc 20’ 70 (70-57) +1=14 26, 38, 50, 62, 74, 86
Rahu 12° Cn 31 (108-57) +1+31=83 11, 23, 35, 47, 59, 71, 83
09’
Mars 26° Li 23’ 62 (62-57) +1=6 18, 30, 42, 54, 66, 78, 90
Sun 16° Vi 55’ 51 (108-57) +1+51=103 7, 19, 31, 43, 55, 67, 79, 91
Venus 24° Li 25’ 62 (62-57) +1=6 18, 30, 42, 54, 66, 78, 90
Mercury 11° Li 45’ 58 (58-57) +1=2 14, 26, 38, 50, 62, 74, 86
Jupiter 28° Ar 08’ 9 (108-57) +1+9=61 13, 25, 37, 49, 61, 73, 85
Gulika 16° Vi 02’ 50 (57-50) +1=8 20, 32, 44, 56, 68, 80
Mrityu 16° Sg 78 (78-57) +1=32 8, 20, 32, 44, 56, 68, 80
57’
Thrisphuta 23° Cn 34 (108-57) +1+34=86 14, 26, 38, 50, 62, 74, 86
10’

79th year is indicated by Sun placed in 12th house of Exit.

Verification of both techniques:

Hitherto, we have verified both the techniques for adverse and bad events. No good or
auspicious event was checked. Now, I am taking up a chart wherein all major events can be
traced using both the techniques.

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1. The native lost his father when he was just 4 months old. We consider this as 1 st year. The
9th house is for father. Karaka is the Sun. Planets in the 9th house are Mercury, Ketu and Sun.
Navamsa number of Lagna is 83. Navamsa nos. of Mercury, Ketu and Sun are – 50, 53 and 51
respectively.

Let us prepare the table which will make it clear.

Planet Longitude Navamsa Total Navamsa Multiples

No from planet to Lagna
Lagna 05° Cp 54’ 83
Sun 18° Vi 37’ 51 (83-51) +1=33 9, 21, 33, 45, 57
Moon 29° Aq 17’ 99 (108-99) +83+1=93 9, 21, 33, 45, 57, 69
Mars 24° Cn 11’ 35 (83-35) +1=49 1, 13, 25, 37, 49, 61
Mercury 15° Vi 27’ 50 (83-50) +1=34 10, 22, 34, 46, 58, 70
Jupiter 29° Sg 39’ 81 (83-81) +1=3 3, 15, 27, 39, 51, 63
Venus 00° Sc 59’ 64 (83-64) +1=20 8, 20, 32, 44, 56, 68
Saturn 20° Le 29’ 43 (83-43) +1=41 5, 17, 29, 41, 53, 65
Rahu 23° Pi 37’ 107 (108-107) +83+1=85 1, 13, 25, 37, 49, 61
Ketu 23° Vi 37’ 53 (83-53) +1=31 7, 19, 31, 43, 55, 67

Mars is ruling the 1st year of the native. Mars is lord of 3rd and 8th house of longevity from 9th
house of father. Mars is debilitated. Mars is a functional malefic for Capricorn Lagna. Mars is in
the constellation of Aslesha, ruled by Mercury who is the 9 th lord. Hence, Mars must give some
problems to the native relating to matters of 4 th, 11th and 7th house. Since he is in the
constellation of Mercury, karakatwa of Mercury will also be troubled. At the age of 1 he lost his
father. At the age of 25 he had a love failure (Note placement of Mars in 7 th house). At the age
of 49, he had many problems in the office. (Mars aspecting the 10 th house).

His marriage took place in his 27th year. Jupiter is responsible for this event. Jupiter is a malefic
for Capricorn Lagna and is also placed in the 12 th house. 12th house being responsible for bed
comforts can promote marriage. Note Jupiter is Vargottama and is in 11 th house of marriage in
Navamsa. Jupiter is in the Nakshatra of Sun who being placed in the 9 th house of Dharma can
promote marriage.

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But Jupiter is not all that benefic, because, at the age of 39, he was transferred in his job to a
far-off place. And at the age of 51 he had to take voluntary retirement due to problems in the
office.

At the age of 29 he had a son and in his 31st year he got a daughter. From the table above, we
note that Saturn rules 29th year and Ketu rules 31st year. Saturn is Lagna Lord and is in the
Nakshatra of Venus who is lord of 5th house of children. Saturn also aspects 5th house. Since
Saturn is exalted in 5th house in Navamsa, he got a son. Ketu is placed in 9 th house and is
influenced by Sun and Mercury, the co-planets of 9th house. Both the planets are in the
constellation of Moon who is placed in the 2 nd house of addition of family. This daughter is the
3rd issue to the native, the 2nd issue being a son was born at the age of 30. No planet signifies
this issue in the chart. The 3rd issue is indicated by the 9th house (5th house-1st issue, 7th house-
2nd issue and so on).

On 30-03-2016, the vehicle, which was driven by the scribe, met with an accident. Due to
mechanical trouble, the vehicle lost control and was completely overturned. None of the
passengers inside the vehicle were injured, not even a scratch. Only the vehicle was damaged
as it fell on a small ditch upside down. Native was in his 67 th year. The planet responsible was
Ketu. Ketu is with the 8th lord Sun and 6th lord Mercury indicating injury or accident. But the
main thing is Ketu is in the Nakshatra of Mars, who, as said earlier, is malefic for this Lagna.
Since neither the Lagna nor Lagna Lord is involved no injuries to the passengers.

The same Ketu was also responsible for the discontinuance of college education in his 19 th year.
Ketu is in the constellation of Mars, who rules the 4th house of education. There was a break for
one year.

This is about the first technique.

Before going to the second technique, I am presenting a table from which one can easily find
the Navamsa number, given the longitude of the planets.

How to use the table?

If we want to know the Navamsa number of say – Lagna - 23° Cp 18’ – Locate Cp in Column
rasi and then go horizontally till you reach column “between 23° 21’ to 26° 40’”, we find 89 and
Le. That is Navamsa number is 89 and the Navamsa rasi is Leo.

Planet Between Between Between Between Between Between Between Between Between
Ras i 00°:00 03°:20 03°:21 06°:40 06°:41 10°:00 10°:01 13°:20 13°:21 16°:40 16°:41 20°:00 20°:01 23°:20 23°:21 26°:40 26°:41 30°:00
Sign N o N AV N o N AV N o N AV N o N AV N o N AV N o N AV N o N AV N o N AV N o N AV
Ar 1 Ar 2 Ta 3 Ge 4 Cn 5 Le 6 Vi 7 Li 8 Sc 9 Sg
Ta 10 Cp 11 Aq 12 Pi 13 Ar 14 Ta 15 Ge 16 Cn 17 Le 18 Vi
Ge 19 Li 20 Sc 21 Sg 22 Cp 23 Aq 24 Pi 25 Ar 26 Ta 27 Ge
Cn 28 Cn 29 Le 30 Vi 31 Li 32 Sc 33 Sg 34 Cp 35 Aq 36 Pi
Le 37 Ar 38 Ta 39 Ge 40 Cn 41 Le 42 Vi 43 Li 44 Sc 45 Sg
Vi 46 Cp 47 Aq 48 Pi 49 Ar 50 Ta 51 Ge 52 Cn 53 Le 54 Vi
Li 55 Li 56 Sc 57 Sg 58 Cp 59 Aq 60 Pi 61 Ar 62 Ta 63 Ge
Sc 64 Cn 65 Le 66 Vi 67 Li 68 Sc 69 Sg 70 Cp 71 Aq 72 Pi
Sg 73 Ar 74 Ta 75 Ge 76 Cn 77 Le 78 Vi 79 Li 80 Sc 81 Sg
Cp 82 Cp 83 Aq 84 Pi 85 Ar 86 Ta 87 Ge 88 Cn 89 Le 90 Vi
Aq 91 Li 92 Sc 93 Sg 94 Cp 95 Aq 96 Pi 97 Ar 98 Ta 99 Ge
Pi 100 Cn 101 Le 102 Vi 103 Li 104 Sc 105 Sg 106 Cp 107 Aq 108 Pi

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Table for second technique

Body Longitude Navamsa Total Navamsa Multiples – indicating ages
No. from Lagna to planet Likely to be affected
Lagna 05° Cp 54’ 83
Sun 18° Vi 37’ 51 (108-83) +51+1=77 5, 17, 29, 41, 53, 65
Moon 29° Aq 17’ 99 (99-83) +1=17 5, 17, 29, 41, 53, 65
Mars 24° Cn 11’ 35 (108-83) +35+1=61 1, 13, 25, 37, 49, 61
Mercury 15° Vi 27’ 50 (108-83) +50+1=76 4, 16, 28, 40, 52, 64, 76
Jupiter 29° Sg 39’ 81 (108-83) +81+1=107 11, 23, 35, 47, 59, 71
Venus 00° Sc 59’ 64 (108-83) +64+1=90 8, 20, 32, 44, 56, 78
Saturn 20° Le 29’ 43 (108-83) +43+1=69 9, 21, 33, 45, 57, 69
Rahu 23° Pi 37’ 107 (107-83) +1=25 1, 13, 25, 37, 49, 61
Ketu 23° Vi 37’ 53 (108-83) +53+1=79 7, 19, 31, 43, 55, 67

1st year of the native – Father passed away – As per this technique, Mars and Rahu are
responsible. We have already discussed Mars above. Rahu is in the 7 th house of Maraka from
the 9th house of father and in the 7th from Karaka Sun.

Age 25 – love failure – Again Mars and Rahu are responsible. Mars is debilitated in the 7 th house
and is also lord of Badhaka sthana. Rahu aspects Mars.

Age 49 – Problems in profession. Again, Mars and Rahu come into the picture. Mars aspects
10th house. Saturn is Karma Karaka and Rahu is in the 8 th house of death and destruction from
Rahu and Mars is in the 12th house of loss from Saturn.

Age 27 – Marriage – No indications.

Age 39 (transfer to far-off place) and 51 (voluntary retirement) are also not indicative in the
table.

Children were born when the native was 29, 30 and 31.
Age 29 – Sun and Moon are indicative. Sun is in the Nakshatra of Moon and Moon is in the
Nakshatra of Jupiter, Karaka for progeny. Moon is in the 2nd house of addition of family.

Age 67 – Accident. Ketu is the planet about which we have discussed already under first
technique.

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9. Effect of Navamsa
(Published in Astro Vision – e-magazine in Feb 2008 issue

Kalyana Varma in his Saravali has devoted five chapters for Lost Horoscopy. Lost horoscopy
means that when the time of birth or time of conception is not available, one can trace the lost
birth details through Horary method-this is how he begins the ‘Lost Horoscopy’ Chapter. Under
Chapter 51 he gives the effect of Navamsa Varga and lists out the details of complexion,
disposition, and appearance for a native. If a person’s qualities are known, one’s horoscope can
be reconstructed by matching his physical appearance, mental disposition and the like with the
descriptions given by Kalyana Varma in Chapters 48 to 52. The Chapter begins with the Verse:
‘A native's complexion, disposition and appearance can be deduced based on the rising
Navamsa at birth. The effects being stated infra will depend on the stronger of the two, viz. the
Moon's Navamsa dispositor and the Navamsa Lagna Lord.’

In the concluding part on Lost Horoscopy he also states that ‘Lost horoscopic rules as expanded
by Yavana, Bhadasana etc. are ambiguous in some parts. So, he has asked us to use our
judgement before arriving at the result.’

Learned astrologers have stated that the relevant rules can be exchanged for horoscopes known
as well.

Hence with a view to familiarizing the readers and students of astrology, I have tabulated the
effects of results of all the 108 Navamsas and presented it here.

How to read this table?

Each Nakshatra is divided into 4 padas and the pada has a characteristic of the sign of the
Zodiac which starts from Mesha. If you take 3 Nakshatras you get 12 padas (3 x 4) which can
be equated to the 12 rasis.

However, each rasi has been assigned only 2¼ Nakshatras or 9 padas only. So, counting from
Aries the 9th sign falls in Sagittarius. So, the next Nakshatra pada should automatically start
from Capricorn. Count 9 signs from Capricorn to end up in Virgo. The next Nakshatra pada
should start from Libra. Similarly counting from Libra, the 9 th sign falls in Gemini and naturally
the next Nakshatra pada will begin with Cancer. So, the order of beginning is Aries, Capricorn,
Libra, and Cancer which tallies with the basic principle laid down in scriptures.

Based on this principle let us find out from the table the characteristics of a person born in
Capricorn Lagna. Capricorn Lana at birth rises at 8 54’ in Uttarashada Nakshatra 4th pada. Up
to Sagittarius rasi counting from Aries 9 rasis are completed. So, 9 multiplied by 9(padas for
each rasi) 81 padas are over. Add 3 padas in Uttarashada (as the first pada of Uttarashada has
already been included in Sagittarius) we get the pada number 84. Now locate this number in
the table and read the effects column shown against it.

I have also given in the article Navamsa Calculation as well as in Navamsa Technique, the
method to find out the Navamsa number of a r planet or Lagna. Readers can make use of those
tables also.

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Lagna Pada No Effects of births in the Navamsa pada

1 The native will have a face, resembling that of a he-goat, with
nose and shoulders not being very prominent. He will have a
fierce voice, ugly appearance, and narrow eyes. His body will
be thin, but free from defects.
2 The native will be dark in complexion, will have broad shoulders
and long arms. small forehead, strong collar bones, sharp sight
and prominent face and nose. He will be an affable speaker and
Aries

will possess weak legs.

3 The native will suffer loss of hair, be fair in complexion, will have
irregular (defective) arms, charming eyes and nose, will be a
scholar in direct poetic ability and will have weak thighs.
4 The native will have an erratic sight, be irascible, short-nosed,
wandering-natured, will have rough legs and coarse hair, be
bereft of co-born and emaciated.
5 The native will be fierce and will have eyes, resembling that of
a supreme elephant, a fat nose, thick eyebrows, wide fore face,
fat body and coarse hair.
6 The native will be dark in complexion, soft in disposition, will
have eyes, akin to that of a deer, be tall in stature, will have
irregular (defective) stomach and hands, be a eunuch, be timid
and garrulous.
Aries

7 The native will have complexion akin to green sprout, be fickle-

minded, will possess white eyes, will marry an unchaste lady,
be malicious and will have a broad physique.
8 The native will have a face, akin to that of a monkey, be a good
speaker, will have an afflicted and tawny body, will suffer from
secret diseases, be torturous, be a liar, be fond of friends and
be fierce.
9 The native will be tall, emaciated, wandering, will have
Aries

defective fore face and ears, will have a face, akin to that of a
horse, will possess many names and be crooked.
10 The native will have an even and dark colored physique, be
hard-hearted, will perform obsequies in the beginning and
ending parts of his life, be base, will indulge in unnatural acts
and will have crooked sight.
11 The native will be endowed with majestic looks, be indolent, will
Taurus

have a bent body, be not highly intelligent, will indulge in hostile

acts and be a great liar.
12 The native will be erratic in sight, be fierce, will have a short
nose, be wandering-natured, will have coarse legs and hair will
have soft limbs, be beautiful, will have broad eyes and big
limbs, be interested, in Sacrifices etc. and will have stiff legs
and hands.
13 The native will be short in stature, will be wandering-natured,
Tauru

be easily irritable, will have eyes, akin to that of a he-goat, be

s

tawny in complexion, be poor and will steal others' wealth.

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Lagna Pada No Effects of births in the Navamsa pada

14 The native will be vicious, will have a well-elevated nose, will
appear, like a giant ox, will have crooked hair, be sportive, will
have large shoulders and hips.
15 The native will have beautiful eyes and hair, be firm, be
endowed with a fair complexioned physique, will speak sweetly,
be pre-eminent, be fond of amusements, be emaciated and
skillful.
16 The native will be interested in females, who lost their sons, will
have elevated nose and prominent eyes, will possess a strong
physique, will hate his own men, and will have stout feet and
exquisite hair.
17 The native will have eyes, akin to that of a tiger and charming
teeth, be unconquerable, will possess a full-blown nose, will
work sparingly, will have curly and bluish hair and sharp nails
Taurus

and be garrulous.
18 The native will be honorable, will not be very strong, be timid,
given to anger, will possess an even and charming body, be a
rogue (or cheat), will gather money, be famous, will have a thin
lower body and will prattle.
19 The native will have hair on the shoulders, will possess
charming dark eyes and an elevated nose, be akin to green
(Durva) grass in complexion and will possess thin legs and thin
Gemini

hands.
20 The native will have a pot-like head, will do dirty acts, be fond
of torturous deeds, will have depressed nose, will speak much,
will work much and will lead in strife and quarrels.
21 The native will be fair in complexion, will possess blood-red
eyes, charming nose and even physique be very intelligent, will
have a long face and dark eyebrows and be a skillful speaker.
22 The native will possess charming eyebrows and forehead, be
lustful, will possess a physique with the splendor of a blue lotus,
will be broad-chested and white teethed, be soft in speech and
Gemini

will have attractive hair.

23 The native will have a broad face, strong chest, and big head,
be wicked, cunning and will possess charming and friendly
looks.,
24 The native will possess eyes with the hue of honey, be
garrulous, will possess a broad fore face, even body and
charming lips, be a rogue, be fickle-minded and be strong.
25 The native will possess a copper-colored physique, copper red
and prominent eyes and a broad chest, be skillful in teaching
and arts and be jocular in disposition.
26 The native will be dark in complexion, be great, intelligent, soft
Gemini

in disposition, sweet in speech, will have a broad and tall

physique and large and black eyes and will be an expert in arts.
27 The native will have round and dark colored eyes and charming
body, be successful, very intelligent and be fond of sexual
cohabitation, poetry and worldly knowledge.

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28 The native will have clean, charming, and fair-colored physique,
Cance

beautiful hair, broad belly, impressive face, prominent eyes,

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thin body and thin shoulders.

29 The native will be blood-red in complexion, be fierce in quarrels,
will like fine arts, will possess face and eyes, akin to that of a
cat, will be well-disposed to sacrifice for others and will have
weak knees and shanks.
30 The native will be fair in complexion, will possess beautiful eyes,
be an eloquent speaker, will have a soft body, akin to that of a
female, be intelligent be a sparing and light worker and be
Cancer

indolent.
31 The native will be black in complexion, will have pressed
eyebrows, be graceful in appearance, will have charming eyes
and nose, be courageous, liberal, will perform acts prescribed
for superior caste-men and be crafty.
32 The native will possess voice akin to the sound of bell, crooked,
or stooping face, allied eyebrows, and very long arms, be
interested in worship, be bereft of dutifulness, will injure others
and be not very intelligent.
33 The native will have a long and broad physique, charming eyes,
and great courage, be fair in complexion, be a good speaker
and will possess beautiful nose and big teeth.
34 The native will have scattered hair, big body, and sinewy knees,
will be disposed to protect others' families and will be akin to a
crow in appearance.
Cancer

35 The native will have a head with bell shape, charming face,
shoulders, and limbs, will be a degraded artisan (i.e., an
infamous worker), will have the gait of a tortoise and crooked
nose and be dark in complexion.
36 The native will be fair complexioned, will possess eyes
resembling fish, be great, be soft-bellied, broad-chested, will
have prominent chins and lips, large, but weak knees and
similar ankles.
37 The native will have an even belly (like a lion), be fierce, will
have a sharp and blood-red nose and a big head, be valorous
and will possess a prominent and fleshy chest.
38 The native will have a prominent and broad fore face, a square
body, broad eyes, broad chest, long arms, and big nose.
39 The native will have hairy and broad arms, eyes, akin to that of
Leo

(Greek) partridge (said to live on moonbeams), be fickle-

minded, charitable, will have an elevated nose, pure white
physique, and round neck.
40 The native will have (ash-colored) body akin to ghee, large and
black eyes, soft hair, peculiar voice, big hands and legs and
stomach, resembling that of a frog.
41 The native will have a bell-shaped head with limited hair,
Leo

charming nose and eyes, hairy body, and long belly, be fierce
and will have unsightly teeth and strong and broad cheeks.

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42 The native will have limited, but soft hair on his physique, white
and large eyes, be tall in stature, dark in complexion, will have
proven skill (only) among females, be swaggering and be
learned.
43 The native will have a long face, be sinewy, will have a
prominent physique, be unfortunate in the matter of wife (or
females in general), dark-complexioned, fierce, hairy-bodied
and be cunning and harsh in speech.
44 The native will be endowed with excellent speech, firm limbs,
charming and majestic looks, be undutiful, poor, and crafty.
45 The native will have a face akin to a donkey's, will possess dark
Leo

eyes, long arms, charming legs and be troubled by breathing

disorders.
46 The native will possess eyes, akin to that of an antelope, be a
good speaker, be charitable, will enjoy sexual pleasures, be
extraordinarily rich, dark in complexion and large hearted.
47 The native will have a charming face, charming eyes, and fair
Virgo

complexion, be soft, argumentative, fickle-minded and long

bellied.
48 The native will have a blown nose, prominent feet, long
arms, pure speech, fair complexion and be friendly.
49 The native will be learned, will be sportive with the fair sex, be
beautiful, sweet, blood-red in complexion, sharp, intelligent,
emaciated and will have charming eyes and face.
50 The native will have large lips and hands, big body, broad
chest, strong ankles and will depend on others.
51 The native will have charming appearance, impressive speech,
Virgo

splendorous body, be an exponent of Shastras, be highly

intelligent, skillful in writing and fine arts, be good hearted and
will take pleasure in walking, or roaming.
52 The native will have a small face, elevated nose, compact arms,
very fair complexion, prominent belly, hands, and legs and will
be afraid of water.
53 The native will be incredibly beautiful, fair in complexion, tall in
stature, will have charming eyes, be fierce, honorable and will
have long and stout arms and brown hair.
Virgo

54 The native will be famous, will have charming physique, broad

eyes, incomparable vigour, be skillful, be with stooping
shoulders and be learned as a writer.
55 The native will be fair complexioned, broad eyed,
praiseworthy, long-faced, skillful in business, happy and
famous.
Libra

56 The native will have squint and round eyes, elevated (ill-
formed) teeth, depressed waist, charming neck, large
(physical) heart, ugly body, and compact brows.
57 The native will be fair in complexion, will have a face, akin to
Libra

that of a horse, be thin-bodied, famous, long-haired, and long-

nosed and will have beautiful legs.

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58 The native will have weak hands, be timid, will have ill-formed
teeth (some placed over others), weak body, rolling eyes, small
nails, dark complexion and be devoid of virtues and be
miserable.
59 The native will have majestic looks, be firm disposition, be not
proud, rough haired, even eyed and will have a beautiful nose.
60 The native will have fleshy limbs, be fair in complexion, will
have broad eyes, beautiful nose, and white nails, be diplomatic
and be learned in Shastras.
61 The native will be blood-red in complexion, be intelligent, will
have long physique and long arms and a big head, be miserly,
fierce, and intelligent.
62 The native will have elevated shoulders and prominent neck,
will enjoy pleasures, will have a coarse physique, long and dark
Libra

brows, be a polite speaker and will have a beautiful chest and

bruised head.
63 The native will have charming eyes, a pleased mind, be fair
complexioned, even and beautiful bodied, be skillful, fond of
arts, be charitable and jocular.
64 The native will be short in stature, will have prominent lips and
Scorpio

nose, charming forehead, strong and fair complexioned body

with belly, akin to that of a frog and will act as a marriage broker
(finding genealogies and negotiating marital alliances).
65 The native will be fair in complexion, will have a strong and
Scorp

broad chest and shoulders and reddish eyes, will conquer his
io

enemies be valorous and will have abundant hair.

66 The native will be learned, will have strong shoulders and arms
and beautiful hair, be endowed with clear speech, fair
complexion, and charming lips. He was born of a virgin.
67 The native will be intent upon joining others' wives, will induce
others to be active, be valorous, tall, dark in complexion, dark-
haired and dark eyed.
68 The native will be majestic, will have copper red eyes,
depressed nose, be courageous, proud, will perform fearful
acts, be famous and will have a strong physique.
69 The native will be impudent, intelligent of a high order, will have
elevated nose and great strength, will be endowed with
knowledge of justice (or be diplomatic), be skillful, will have less
hair and compact brows.
70 The native will have a split face, strong body, teeth in various
Scorpio

sizes, depressed belly, squint sight and be very splendorous.

71 The native will have a blown nose, be dark in complexion,
devoid of virtues, dirty in appearance, will have stiff hair and be
foolhardy.
72 The native will have a fair-colored physique, be beautiful, like a
deer, will possess calm and tawny eyes and similar hair and
strong body and be amiable to elders.

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Sagittarius 73 The native will have a charming big nose, will have sight, akin
to that of a goat, be a gifted speaker, will have charming teeth
and hair, be fair in complexion, will have inset testicles and be
fierce.
74 The native will have a prominent head, be firm in disposition,
will have large eyes, strong waist and knees, ugly nose, tall
stature, and firm cheeks.
75 The native will have skill in educating and in fine arts, be
majestic, just, fond of females, intelligent and jocular.
76 The native will be skillful, be tawny in complexion, will have
round eyes, fair-colored physique, and a belly akin to tortoise,
be intelligent, wandering-natured, will have charming hair and
charming appearance.
Sagittarius 77 The native will have large ears, eyes, and face, will have a
(majestic) physique, like a lion, widely spread eyebrows, strong
shoulders and arms, hairless physique, and firm disposition.
78 The native will have beautiful and large eyes, broad forehead,
and broad face, be a poet, be mean and interested in scholarly
discussions.
79 The native will be dark in complexion, soft in disposition, will
keep up his promise, will have a prominent head, will be
interested in accumulating savings, be tall in stature, will have
broad eyes and be liberal.
80 The native will be flat-nosed, broad headed, inimical, erratic
sighted, garrulous and be dear to elders.
Sagittarius 81 The native will be fair in complexion, will have a face, akin to
that of a horse and broad and dark eyes, will speak sparingly,
be truthful, miserable and will have crooked walking limbs.
Capricorn 82 The native will have interstice and outwardly visible teeth, be
dark in complexion, speak with broken words, or be
stammering, will have coarse hair, be famous, be interested in
music and amusement, be emaciated and will have fluctuating
wealth.
83 The native will be indolent, crafty, crooked nosed, fond of
music, broad bodied, be interested in many females, will prattle
much and be skillful.
84 The native will have lust for music, be famous, fair
complexioned, be endowed with superior looks and charming
nose, will be fond of many friends and relatives and achieve
fulfillment of desires.
Capricorn 85 The native will have round eyes with a mix of blood-red and
black hue, large forehead, emaciated body and thin arms,
scattered hair, interstice teeth and broken speech.
86 The native will have prominent neck, nose, and belly, will enjoy
pleasures, be attached to women, be dark in complexion, will
have round knees and arms and will reach successful
beginnings in his undertakings.

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87 The native will have a splendorous body, will attire charmingly,
be libidinous, will have small and even teeth, be a good speaker
and will have big cheeks and large forehead.
88 The native will be dark in complexion, be indolent, be an
eloquent speaker, be short-haired, big-bodied, be harsh in
disposition, will have soft hands and legs, be intelligent and very
virtuous.
The native will be endowed with majestic sight and charming
89 nose, reddish face and uneven nails and hair, grotesque body,
Capricorn

and forehead protruding, like a pot.

90 The native will have a broad chest and large eyes, high
intelligence, fully developed face, interest in musical studies, be
endowed with sweetness and strength, be gentle and
diplomatic.
91 The native will be dark in complexion, soft in disposition, will
have an emaciated body and prominent cheeks, be learned in
Aquarius

poetry and Shastras, be libidinous, interested in carnal

pleasures and be splendorous.
92 The native will have coarse skin, nails, sight, and hair, be kind
to the helpless, be gentle, be tall in stature, foolish and will have
a ‘distinct' head.
93 The native will have a compact body (limbs sticking close to
each other), be fond of females, will have the splendor of lapis
lazuli, be learned in the meanings of Shastras and will act
accordingly.
94 The native will be fond of women, be fair in complexion, will
Aquarius

have a split face, will destroy enemies, be majestic, courageous

and be fond of pleasures and sexual enjoyments.
95 The native will be learned in clear meanings of Shastras and in
fine arts, will have coarse hair on legs, concealed (not
prominent) neck and ears and be dark in complexion.
96 The native will have a face, resembling that of a tiger, be bold,
short-haired, will have unchanging aims, will kill living beings
viz. tiger, deer, snake etc. and be dear to King.
97 The native will have eyes and face, resembling that of a goat,
be fierce in disposition, be delighted in village life, insulted by
females, will suffer diseases of bilious imbalances, and be
endowed with strength and courage.
Aquarius

98 The native will have an undiminishing strength, firm be

disposition and affection, be a warrior to the King, or be a King
himself, be beautiful and will have strong teeth and broad eyes.
99 The native will be dark in complexion, will have unclean and
elevated teeth, be disunited from his wife, children, and wealth,
be an affable speaker and be famous and skillful.

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100 Though the native may be white in complexion, his body will
reveal the splendor of blood-red hue; he will be soft in
Pisces

disposition, be akin to a female in mental makeup, (i.e., will

act, like a female), be fickle-minded and will have a short neck
and emaciated waist.
101 The native will have a big nose, be skillful in his assignments,
will eat meat and the like, be endowed with a charming
physique, will wander in forests and hills, and will have a big
head.
102 The native will be white in complexion, be crafty, will have
beautiful eyes, be beautiful, righteous, learned, courteous,
modest, and charming in appearance.
Pisces

103 The native will have praiseworthy attributes, will fall into
adversity, will serve aged people, be skillful in his assignments,
learned, extraordinarily strong versed in justice and will have
elevated nose.
104 The native will be tall in stature, dark in complexion, be
valorous, be not peaceful, will have a small nose and charming
eyes, be fond of torturing others, be impatient, will have
beautiful teeth and prattle.
105 The native will be self-respected, righteous, excellent,
ces
Pis

strong, miserable, crafty, unsteady and be a minister.

106 The native will be self-respected, will show interest in other
religions, be excellent, be a minister, strong, miserable, cruel,
and unsteady.
107 The native will be tall in stature, will have a big head, be
emaciated, indolent, will have uneven (or dirtied) eyes and hair,
will have foolish children (or a few children), be interested in
earning money and be skillful in war (or quarrels).
108 The native will be short, soft in disposition, courageous, broad-
chested, broad-eyed, big nosed, bright, will have a broad
physique, be intelligent, virtuous, and famous.

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10. Nakshatras and Navamsa

(This article was published in the All-India Federation of Astrologer’s Societies Research
Journal – October-December 2007 issue) Date: 06.10.2007

In this article I am trying to relate the Nakshatras to the Navamsa.

Nakshatras:
According to mythology Nakshatras are the daughters of Daksha Prajapati. They were 27 in
number and were married to Moon. The list of Nakshatras is available in Taittiriya Samhita (A.V
19.7) and in the Shatapatha Brahmana. Each Nakshatra has one of the Navagraha as lords and
is totally governed by them. The order for the first 9 Nakshatras are Ketu, Shukra (Venus),
Surya (Sun), Chandra (Moon), Mangala (Mars), Rahu, Guru (Jupiter), Shani (Saturn) and Budha
(Mercury). This cycle gets repeated two more times to cover all the 27 Nakshatras. Based on
this the Vimshottari Dasa System has been built.

In Vedic Astrology the Zodiac forms 360 degrees. By making a 30-degree division we get 12
rasis. By making a 13-degree 20 minutes division we get the 27 Nakshatras. In fact, the first
division was by Nakshatras only for which we find references in Rig-Veda also. Moon takes 27
days and 7¾ hours to make one round of the fixed Zodiac. Based on this the division of 13 0 20’
was made. Now we get a shortfall of 7¾ hour in the lunar transit which was made up of an
extra Nakshatra called Abhijit. To some special charts like Sarvobhadra Chakra etc. we consider
28 Nakshatras and for all other purposes we take only 27 Nakshatras. The span from 276 0 40’
to 2800 54’ 13” the last pada of Uttarashada is known as Abhijit.

Details about each Nakshatra like, Symbol, Gotra, Gana, lord, Deity, Type, Yoni, Guna, Goal,
Sex, Body Part, Caste etc. etc. can be seen in any standard beginner’s book. In most of the
Panchanga’s also these details are given. I am not going into the details of these in this article.
In the Gola Shastra we find a further sub-division of this arc of 13 degrees 20 minutes into 4
parts of 3 degrees 20 minutes each. These are called padas that are legs or feet. Why was this
done? The arc of 13 degrees 20 minutes was found to be insufficient for the ancient astrologers
and get a better and specific characteristic feature of rulership of the stars the further sub-
division was made. Thus, each rasi was allotted 9 padas each in the running order of the
Nakshatra.

Nakshatras and their nature have volumes and volumes of information, and it is not possible to
present here all of them. Likewise, Nakshatras have deep relationships with various Divisional
charts, especially the Navamsa called D-9 chart and Nakshatramsa Chart called as D-27 chart.

Navamsa:
Bhagavat Gita says that the first symptom of fall in Dharma is when the women of the family
become corrupt and thus get polluted. Dharma is denoted by the 9 th house. Hence the one-
ninth division is called Navamsa to stress the point that it is a Dharmamsa. That is why Navamsa
gains importance while matching charts for marriage. This is the chart which gives out the
inherent abilities of the native though in a hidden form. Rasi chart is existence at the physical
level. Moon chart shows your mental abilities. Navamsa chart shows the soul’s development
through earlier lives which are going to bear fruit in the current life.

The importance given to this chart by Parasara, Jaimini, Varaha Mihira, Kalyana Varma and
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planets is to be judged by considering both Rasi and Navamsa chart together.

How is the Navamsa chart constructed?

Each rasi of 300 is divided into 9 equal parts. So, each part will be 3 0 20’. For Fiery rasis (Mesha,
Simha, Dhanus) Navamsa starts with Mesha. For earthy signs (Vrishabha, Kanya, Makara)
Navamsa starts from Makara. For Airy signs (Mithuna, Thula, Kumbha) the beginning is from
Thula and for the watery signs (Karka, Vrischika and Meena) the order starts from Karka. An
example will clarify this point:

Suppose a planet say Mercury is in 15 0 25’ at Kanya. Kanya is an earthy sign. Hence starting
point for Navamsa will be Makara. 150 25’ is in the 5th part of the rasi by dividing it with 9.
Hence counting 5 from Makara we come to Vrishabha. In the Navamsa chart Mercury will be
placed in Vrishabha.

Suppose Mars is in Karka 240 10’ then it falls in the 8th part of the rasi. Karka being a watery
sign counting is to begin from Karka itself. 8th from Karka is Kumbha where Mars will be placed
in Navamsa chart.

This is the way Navamsa chart is to be constructed.

Relationship between Nakshatra Padas and Navamsa

I have already mentioned that each Nakshatra is divided into 4 padas and the pada has a
characteristic of the sign of the Zodiac which starts from Mesha. If you take 3 Nakshatras you
get 12 padas (3 x 4) which can be equated to the 12 rasis.

However, each rasi has been assigned only 2¼ Nakshatras or 9 padas only. So, counting from
Mesha the 9th sign falls in Dhanus. So, the next Nakshatra pada should automatically start from
Makara. Count 9 signs from Makara to end up in Kanya. The next Nakshatra pada should start
from Thula. Similarly counting from Thula, the 9th sign falls in Mithuna and naturally the next
Nakshatra pada will begin from Karka. So, the order of beginning is Mesha, Makara, Thula and
Karka which tallies with the basic principle laid down in scriptures and as explained above.

To make matters simple I will conclude that the signs of padas and the Navamsa signs are the
same.

Now let us examine the sample calculation made above according to this new rule:

Mercury is in 150 25’ in Kanya. The Nakshatra is Hasta-2nd pada. Count the padas from Ashwini
to Hasta – 2nd. Ashwini to Uttaraphalguni is 12 Nakshatras or 12 x 4 = 48 pada. Add 2 padas
of Hasta and the total pada is 50. For the 12 rasis we are allotting 12 padas. Hence 4 x 12 =
48 padas gets allotted to all the 12 rasis. 2 padas remain – starting from Mesha the 2nd rasi will
be Vrishabha which gets the 50th pada. So, Mercury will be in Vrishabha in the Navamsa chart
which tallies with our principle said earlier.

Let us take the 2nd example also. Mars is in Karka 24 0 10’. The Nakshatra is Aslesha – 3rd pada.
From Ashwini till Pushya 8 Nakshatras or 32 padas are there. Adding the 3 padas of Aslesha we
get 35 padas. Starting from Mesha allot each pada and you will end up in Kumbha as the 35 th
pada. This is what we arrived at earlier.

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or the longitude of the planet.

I give below a table having all the 108 Navamsas for all Nakshatra Padas:

The purpose of this table is if you know the longitude of a planet without the sign name and
Nakshatra pada you can find the rasi, Nakshatra, Pada and Navamsa of the planet by looking
at the cumulative longitude column. If you know the Rasi and the Longitude then select rasi
column and longitude column and note the Nakshatra, Pada and Navamsa.

Nakshatra Rasi Longitude Pada No Navamsa sign

Ashwini Mesha 000.00’–030 20’ 1 Mesha
030.20’–060-40’ 2 Vrishabha
060.40’–100.00’ 3 Mithuna
100.00’–130.20’ 4 Karka
Bharani Mesha 130.20’-160.40’ 5 Simha
160.40’-200.00’ 6 Kanya
200.00’-230.20’ 7 Thula
230.20’-260.40’ 8 Vrischika
Krittika Mesha 260.40’-300.00’ 9 Dhanus
Krittika Vrishabha 000.00’–030 20’ 10 Makara
030.20’–060-40’ 11 Kumbha
060.40’–100.00’ 12 Meena
Rohini Vrishabha 100.00’–130.20’ 13 Mesha
130.20’-160.40’ 14 Vrishabha
160.40’-200.00’ 15 Mithuna
200.00’-230.20’ 16 Karka
Mrigasirsha Vrishabha 230.20’-260.40’ 17 Simha
260.40’-300.00’ 18 Kanya
Mrigasirsha Mithuna 000.00’–030 20’ 19 Thula
030.20’–060-40’ 20 Vrischika
Ardra Mithuna 060.40’–100.00’ 21 Dhanus
100.00’–130.20’ 22 Makara
130.20’-160.40’ 23 Kumbha
160.40’-200.00’ 24 Meena
Punarvasu Mithuna 200.00’-230.20’ 25 Mesha
230.20’-260.40’ 26 Vrishabha
260.40’-300.00’ 27 Mithuna
Karka 000.00’–030 20’ 28 Karka
Pushya Karka 030.20’–060-40’ 29 Simha
060.40’–100.00’ 30 Kanya
100.00’–130.20’ 31 Thula
130.20’-160.40’ 32 Vrischika
Aslesha Karka 160.40’-200.00’ 33 Dhanus
200.00’-230.20’ 34 Makara
230.20’-260.40’ 35 Kumbha
260.40’-300.00’ 36 Meena
Magha Simha 000.00’–030 20’ 37 Mesha
030.20’–060-40’ 38 Vrishabha

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Nakshatra Rasi Longitude Pada No Navamsa sign

060.40’–100.00’ 39 Mithuna
100.00’–130.20’ 40 Karka
P. Phalguni Simha 130.20’-160.40’ 41 Simha
160.40’-200.00’ 42 Kanya
200.00’-230.20’ 43 Thula
230.20’-260.40’ 44 Vrischika
U. Phalguni Simha 260.40’-300.00’ 45 Dhanus
Kanya 000.00’–030 20’ 46 Makara
030.20’–060-40’ 47 Kumbha
060.40’–100.00’ 48 Meena
Hasta Kanya 100.00’–130.20’ 49 Mesha
130.20’-160.40’ 50 Vrishabha
160.40’-200.00’ 51 Mithuna
200.00’-230.20’ 52 Karka
Chitra Kanya 230.20’-260.40’ 53 Simha
260.40’-300.00’ 54 Kanya
Thula 000.00’–030 20’ 55 Thula
030.20’–060-40’ 56 Vrischika
Swati Thula 060.40’–100.00’ 57 Dhanus
100.00’–130.20’ 58 Makara
130.20’-160.40’ 59 Kumbha
160.40’-200.00’ 60 Meena
Visakha Thula 200.00’-230.20’ 61 Mesha
230.20’-260.40’ 62 Vrishabha
260.40’-300.00’ 63 Mithuna
Vrischika 000.00’–030 20’ 64 Karka
Anuradha Vrischika 030.20’–060-40’ 65 Simha
060.40’–100.00’ 66 Kanya
100.00’–130.20’ 67 Thula
130.20’-160.40’ 68 Vrischika
Jyeshta Vrischika 160.40’-200.00’ 69 Dhanus
200.00’-230.20’ 70 Makara
230.20’-260.40’ 71 Kumbha
260.40’-300.00’ 72 Meena
Mula Dhanus 000.00’–030 20’ 73 Mesha
030.20’–060-40’ 74 Vrishabha
060.40’–100.00’ 75 Mithuna
100.00’–130.20’ 76 Karka
Purvashada Dhanus 130.20’-160.40’ 77 Simha
160.40’-200.00’ 78 Kanya
200.00’-230.20’ 79 Thula
230.20’-260.40’ 80 Vrischika
Uttarashada Dhanus 260.40’-300.00’ 81 Dhanus
Makara 000.00’–030 20’ 82 Makara
030.20’–060-40’ 83 Kumbha
060.40’–100.00’ 84 Meena
Sravana Makara 100.00’–130.20’ 85 Mesha

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Nakshatra Rasi Longitude Pada No Navamsa sign

130.20’-160.40’ 86 Vrishabha
160.40’-200.00’ 87 Mithuna
Sravana Makara 200.00’-230.20’ 88 Karka
Dhanishta Makara 230.20’-260.40’ 89 Simha
260.40’-300.00’ 90 Kanya
Kumbha 000.00’–030 20’ 91 Thula
030.20’–060-40’ 92 Vrischika
Satabhisha Kumbha 060.40’–100.00’ 93 Dhanus
100.00’–130.20’ 94 Makara
130.20’-160.40’ 95 Kumbha
160.40’-200.00’ 96 Meena
PBhadrapada Kumbha 200.00’-230.20’ 97 Mesha
230.20’-260.40’ 98 Vrishabha
260.40’-300.00’ 99 Mithuna
Meena 000.00’–030 20’ 100 Karka
UBhadrapada Meena 030.20’–060-40’ 101 Simha
060.40’–100.00’ 102 Kanya
100.00’–130.20’ 103 Thula
130.20’-160.40’ 104 Vrischika
Revati Meena 160.40’-200.00’ 105 Dhanus
200.00’-230.20’ 106 Makara
230.20’-260.40’ 107 Kumbha
260.40’-300.00’ 108 Meena

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11. Nakshatra and Aim

Nakshatras can be related to Navamsa, which is the chart of the soul. Nakshatras can be related to the
gunas, which stand for qualities of energy. They can be related to four purposes of life.

The first part has already been dealt with by me exhaustively in my article titled “Nakshatra
and Navamsa’. I have also written an article on this Guna aspect of Nakshatras which is the
next article which is the second part.

The third part which relates Nakshatras to the four aims or goals of life viz. Dharma, Artha,
Kama and Moksha which we will see in this article.

Hindu philosophy emphasizes that chaturvidha phala purushaarthas i.e., Dharma, Artha, Kama
and Moksha are the four personal aims to be realized during one’s life. The Dharma concept
encompasses all aspects of our life. Artha implies wealth, prosperity, reputation, fame etc.
Kama implies sensory and aesthetic fulfillment. Moksha is liberation and salvation. According
to Hindu Dharma one’s obligation is to practice Artha and Kama with Dharma to obtain Moksha.
If members want to know more about the Purushartha, they can go to any Hindu website
wherein tons of information and explanations are available. Hence to conclude that every
individual’s life is revolving round the four Purushartha. Nakshatras explicitly show the four
aims of life.

Each Nakshatra is characterized by one of the four aims. They are classified in direct and reverse
orders. The direct order is Dharma-Artha-Kama-Moksha, and the reverse order is Moksha-
Kama-Artha-Dharma. Given below are the calculations.:

First Nakshatra Ashwini is a Dharma Nakshatra, Bharani is an Artha Nakshatra, Krittika is a

Kama Nakshatra and Rohini is a Moksha Nakshatra.

Then the order gets reversed. 5th Nakshatra Mrigasirsha is Moksha followed by Ardra – Kama,
Punarvasu – Artha and Pushya – Dharma.

Again, the order is direct, that is Aslesha is Dharma, Magha is Artha, Purvaphalguni is Kama
and Uttaraphalguni is Moksha.

Again, the order will get reversed. Hasta is Moksha, Chitra is Kama, Swathi is Artha and Visaka
is Dharma. Then the direct order begins.

Anuradha is Dharma, Jyeshta is Artha, Moola is Kama and Purvashada is Moksha. Thereafter
we must apply the reverse order – Uttarashada is Moksha. Shraavana must be Kama. But
Shraavana is Artha.

We skip Kama here. Why? We all know that there is a System wherein the Nakshatras are 28
and not 27 which is inclusive of Abhijit. Abhijit is found between Purvashada and Shraavana.
Since this Nakshatra is far away from the ecliptic, we are not taking this into our System.
However, if we take this Abhijit also into account then Abhijit will be Kama and Shraavana will
be Artha which will fit into our calculation System perfectly.

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complete the System. Satabhisha will be Dharma, Purvabhadrapada will be Artha,

Uttarabhadrapada will be Kama and Revati will be Moksha. The table below gives the aims
Nakshatra-wise:

Dharma Artha Kama Moksha

1. Ashwini 2. Bharani 3. Krittika 4. Rohini
5. Pushya 6. Punarvasu 7. Ardra 8. Mrigasirsha
9. Aslesha 10. Magha 11. Purvaphalguni 12. Uttaraphalgu
13. Visakha 14. Swati 15. Chitra 16. ni
Hasta
17. Anuradha 18. Jyeshta 19. Mula 20. Purvashada
21. Dhanishta 22. Shraavana 23. Abhijit 24. Uttarashada
25. Satabhish 26. Purvabhadrapad 27. Uttarabhadrapad 28. Revati
a a a
Dharma is “HOW”-the rules to obey.
Artha is “WHAT”-the purpose to serve.
Kama is “WHY”-what motivates one.
Moksha is “FREEDOM” –Overcoming Kama
First house is the seed of that Purushartha.
Middle house is the activity for focus of that Purushartha.
Last house is the culmination of that activity.
1H – Oneself; 5H- Abilities; 9H-Duties (Dharma)
2H-Resources; 6H-Obstacles; 10H-Karma
3H-Initiative; 7H-Desire; 11H-Gains
4H-Comfort; 8H-Efforts; 12H-Moksha

Mercury and Jupiter are the planets of Dharma.

Saturn is the planet of Kama.
Sun and Mars are planets of Artha.
Moon and Venus are planets of Moksha depending on how far away they are to a base, they
are accordingly given strength.
It is easy to see a connection between fire and Dharma, Earth and Artha, Air, Kama, Moksha,
and Water. However, there is another division of Nakshatras in tattvas (elements). This is a
different division than the division in aims of life.
Now if we analyze the planets placed in various Nakshatras in a chart, it will indicate which aim
of life is being given importance in the person’s life.

Let us take an example horoscope:

Chart 01: Sri Satya Sai Baba (Puttabarthi)

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Planets Nakshatra Aim

Lagna Anuradha Dharma
Sun Anuradha Dharma
Moon Ardra Kama
Mars Ashwini Dharma
Mercury Anuradha Dharma
Jupiter Dhanishta Dharma
Venus Anuradha Dharma
Saturn Anuradha Dharma
Rahu Ardra Kama
Ketu Purvashada Moksha

Total: Dharma – 7; Kama – 2; Moksha – 1. Hence Dharma is the main Aim of Swamiji.
This way you can analyze the chart and find out the aims of each person.
Some more charts of known people are presented here.

Aurobindo Ghose:

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Planets Nakshatra Aim

Lagna Aslesha Dharma
Sun Magha Artha
Moon Mula Kama
Mars Pushya Dharma
Mercury Purvaphalguni Kama
Jupiter Aslesha Dharma
Venus Magha Artha
Saturn Purvashada Moksha
Rahu Rohini Moksha
Ketu Anuradha Dharma

We get the result as – Dharma - 4; Artha – 2; Kama – 2; Moksha – 2. Those who know the life
history of Aurobindo Ghose can satisfy themselves with this result about his aim of life.

Bill Gates: Everybody knows about this billionaire. How in a short period of time, he minted
money and became one of the top-ranking businessmen of the century. We also know about
his current attitude towards downtrodden people-creating a trust towards improving the Global
health and for reducing poverty there by paving way for the development of the people. Now
let us see whether his stars foretell some of his aims.

Planets Nakshatra Aim

Lagna Punarvasu Artha
Sun Swati Artha
Moon Satabhisha Dharma
Mars Hasta Moksha
Mercury Hasta Moksha
Jupiter Magha Artha
Venus Visakha Dharma
Saturn Visakha Dharma
Rahu Jyeshta Artha
Ketu Mrigasirsha Moksha

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The final tally is – Dharma – 3; Artha – 4; Moksha – 3

So, his aim is Artha – wealth, property. Reputation etc. etc. But he has also though not equal
to Artha – 75 % of aim as Dharma which is manifested in his creation of the Foundation. He is
aiming to get Moksha also due to his generosity.

The next chart I am going to see is that of Bill Clinton. The purpose of taking the charts of
famous personalities is that we all know about the activities of such people through which
only we can justify the rationale behind this theory.

Planets Nakshatra Aim

Lagna Pushya Dharma
Sun Magha Artha
Moon Bharani Artha
Mars Hasta Moksha
Mercury Pushya Dharma
Jupiter Chitra Kama
Venus Hasta Moksha
Saturn Pushya Dharma
Rahu Mrigasirsha Moksha
Ketu Jyeshta Artha

Here the counting comes as Dharma – 3; Artha – 3; Kama – 1 and Moksha – 3. What can we
make out of it? Yes. He has been following Artha (a little more than called for) and Kama with
a good mixture of Dharma to reach Moksha.

Now let us take the chart of the famous Princess Diana where the Kama factor dominates, which
is true from the reports that we have seen or heard about her.

One thing I should point out here. Some of the charts of the celebrity’s birth details are subject
to controversy. Even a few minutes of change may change the Nakshatras where the planets
are placed. We should also bear that in mind. This will give you only an overall idea of the
subject under discussion.

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So on to the chart of Princess Diana.

Planets Nakshatra Aim

Lagna Chitra Kama
Sun Ardra Kama
Moon Dhanishta Dharma
Mars Magha Artha
Mercury Ardra Kama
Jupiter Sravana Artha
Venus Krittika Kama
Saturn Uttarashada Moksha
Rahu Magha Artha
Ketu Dhanishta Dharma

The counting comes to – Dharma – 2; Artha – 3; Kama – 4; Moksha – 1; We find the maximum
of Kama.

From the charts I have verified I would like to present the summarized view here:

In all the great Sannyasins, yogis the Dharma or the Moksha part is more than the Artha or
Kama.

All politicians and businessmen have more Artha or Kama with a lesser number to Dharma and
Moksha.

Common people like you and me will have a mixture of all the 4.

To conclude, let me say that this is not the end of it but only the beginning. Much research
needs to be done, and a final concrete result needs to be obtained.

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12. Nakshatras and Gunas

(Published in the All-India Federation of Astrologers’ Societies Research Journal - Issue Jan- Mar 2008)
Date: 14.11.2007.

In this article I plan to explain the concept of Nakshatra from the point of view of gunas,
In the Mahabharata-Aswamedha Parva-Sections XXXVI to XXXIX we get the clear explanations
of the gunas.

“Brahma (Prajapati) said, “Darkness, Passion and Goodness – these are called the three
qualities.”

Even though this article is not to explain the three qualities, which can be read from any good
book on Hinduism or from Internet websites, it is essential to have a basic understanding of the
same to have it related to Nakshatras. I would recommend that readers go through any good
translation of the Mahabharata Chapter given above,

Darkness is TAMAS.
Passion is RAJAS
Goodness is SATWA

Of the three gunas Tamas is the lowest followed by Rajas and Satwa.

Tamas keeps us in a state of ignorance, laziness, inaction, delusion, and darkness.

Rajas is an action to get the desires fulfilled. It is the passion that drives one into action, often
not getting the expected results, which leads to further action.

Satwa is happiness and enjoyment irrespective of the results of our action. Satwa is knowledge,
wisdom and the calm and quiet of the mind.

Each one of us has a varying combination of the three gunas. At any point of time, one Guna
may be predominant which is subject to change. Chapter XIV of Bhagavad Gita also we find a
clear explanation of the three gunas.

Now coming to the topic of discussion, since we human beings are a mixture of the three gunas,
it must have a definite relationship with the planets, rasis and Nakshatras. Let us take up what
is in store about Nakshatras.

Each Nakshatra has a certain Guna which you will find in any basic characteristics of the
Nakshatra table. For example, Ashwini Nakshatra is Rajas, Bharani is Tamas and Krittika is
Satwa. If you deeply investigate the Guna table of Nakshatras you will find that these 3 qualities
viz. Rajas, Tamas and Satwa repeat in the same order after every three Nakshatras.

Let us find out all the Nakshatras that have Rajas Guna:
Ashwini, Rohini, Punarvasu, Magha, Hasta, Visaka, Moola, Shraavana, Purvabhadrapada making
a total of 9 Nakshatras.

These Nakshatras coincide with the signs Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra,

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Sagittarius, Capricorn, and Aquarius.

Also note the nature of the signs – Fiery (Aries), Earthy (Taurus), Airy (Gemini), Watery
(Cancer), Fiery (Leo), Earthy (Virgo), Airy (Libra), Fiery (Sagittarius), Earthy (Capricorn) and
Airy (Aquarius).

Similarly, you can list out the Nakshatras which have Tamas and Satwa Guna and their
coincidence with the signs. I leave it for the readers to prepare the same.

The three levels of Nakshatra

First level:
Let us divide the 27 Nakshatras into 3 groups, each group having 9 Nakshatras. The first 9
Nakshatras from Ashwini to Aslesha will be the first group. Incidentally these 9 Nakshatras fall
within the first four signs namely, Aries, Taurus, Gemini and Cancer-being the first Fiery, Earthy,
Airy and Watery signs.

When you take the next 9 Nakshatras from Magha to Jyeshta, they will fall in the signs starting
from Leo and ending in Scorpio which will be the second Fiery, Earthy, Airy, and watery signs.
The last 9 Nakshatras viz., Moola to Revathi will be falling in the signs Sagittarius to Pisces-the
last Fiery, Earthy, Airy, and watery signs.

Rajas is the most active of the gunas, has motion and stimulation as its characteristics. Then
the next one is Tamas which is characterized by heaviness and resistance producing
disturbances in feeling. Finally, Satwa comes which is characterized by lightness, consciousness,
pleasure, and clarity.

Hence, we will have this order throughout this article – Rajas, Tamas and Satwa.

Applying this rule to the above the three divisions of 9 Nakshatras each, the first group is of
Rajas quality, the second group is of Tamas and the third group is of Satwa quality.

Readers at this stage will get a doubt – Why such specific qualities are to be attributed and is
there any basis for this? Correct thinking. We have already seen that each human being is a
mixture of all three qualities and hence each Nakshatra also must have all three qualities. Since
the original order given by Rishis is Rajas, Tamas and Satwa, we will also stick to the same
principle. All the divisions which we are going to make for each Nakshatra will have the order
Rajas-Tamas-Satwa.

We have just seen one quality of Nakshatra, and the other two qualities are also to be fixed for
each Nakshatra. So, let us go ahead to the next level.

Second level:
Now let us take the first group of 9 Nakshatras – viz. from Ashwini to Aslesha. We have already
fixed one Guna for this group, which is Rajas. Now to fix the next Guna for each of these
Nakshatras, let us divide these 9 Nakshatras into 3 groups of 3 Nakshatras. So, this group will
be:

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Ashwini Rohini Punarvasu

Bharani Mrigasirsha Pushya
Krittika Ardra Aslesha

Applying the same rule of fixing the gunas as before the first three groups forming the
Nakshatras-Ashwini, Bharani and Krittika will have Rajas quality and the next three Nakshatras
Rohini, Mrigasirsha and Ardra will have Tamas quality and the last group of Nakshatras
Punarvasu, Pushya and Aslesha will have Satwik qualities.

Third level
This is the original Guna which you will find in any Nakshatra characteristics table which has
been explained in the beginning. That is to say that the Rajas, Tamas and Satwa gunas repeat
for every three Nakshatras starting from Rajas for Ashwini.

The gunas at the three levels:

What we have seen here is a complicated System in which a Nakshatra represents certain gunas
at certain levels.

I will explain, at the cost of repetition, the various levels for three Nakshatras. Readers are
recommended computing the same for the rest of the Nakshatras to get a hold on the principle.
Ashwini Nakshatra:
I Level is – Rajas.
II Level is – Rajas.
III Level is – Rajas.

Hence for Ashwini we write Rajas-Rajas-Raja or in short RRR.

The first level will be Rajas up to Aslesha Nakshatra and the 2 nd level will be Rajas up to Krittika.
But the third level will change for each Nakshatra.
Bharani Nakshatra:
I Level is Rajas
II Level is Rajas
III Level is Tamas

Hence for Bharani we write Rajas-Rajas-Tamas (RRT)

Similarly, for Krittika it will be Rajas-Rajas-Satwik.

The second level change happens at Rohini Nakshatra

Rohini Nakshatra:
I Level is Rajas
II Level is Tamas
III Level is Rajas

For Mrigasirsha it will be Rajas-Tamas-Tamas (RTT)

I have constructed a complete table for all the Nakshatra Padas which is appended here:
(Abbreviations have been used for Rasi and Rasi lords: Ar-Aries, Ta-Taurus, Ge-Gemini, Cn-
Cancer, Le-Leo, Vi-Virgo, Li-Libra, Sc-Scorpio, Sg-Sagittarius, Cp-Capricorn, Aq-Aquarius, Pi-

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Pisces.
Su-Sun, Mo-Moon, Ma– Mars, Me-Mercury, Ju-Jupiter, Ve-Venus, Sa-Saturn, Ra-Rahu, Ke-Ketu,
As.-Lagna)
GUNAS
Navamsa I level II level III level
Pada Pada Pada Rajas Tamas Satwa
Nakshatra Degree Rasi No Rasi Lord
Ashwini 00.00 - 03.20 Ar 1 Ar Ma Rajas Rajas Rajas
Ashvini 03.20 - 06.40 Ar 2 Ta Ve Rajas Rajas Rajas
Ashwini 06.40 - 10.00 Ar 3 Ge Me Rajas Rajas Rajas
Ashwini 10.00 - 13.20 Ar 4 Cn Mo Rajas Rajas Rajas

Bharani 13.20 - 16.40 Ar 1 Le Su Rajas Rajas Tamas

Bharani 16.40 - 20.00 Ar 2 Vi Me Rajas Rajas Tamas
Bharani 20.00 - 23.20 Ar 3 Li Ve Rajas Rajas Tamas
Bharani 23.20 - 26.40 Ar 4 Sc Ma Rajas Rajas Tamas

Krittika 26.40 - 30.00 Ar 1 Sg Ju Rajas Rajas Satwa

Krittika 00.00 - 03.20 Ta 2 Cp Sa Rajas Rajas Satwa
Krittika 03.20 - 06.40 Ta 3 Aq Sa Rajas Rajas Satwa
Krittika 06.40 - 10.00 Ta 4 Pi Ju Rajas Rajas Satwa

Rohini 10.00 - 13.20 Ta 1 Ar Ma Rajas Tamas Rajas

Rohini 13.20 - 16.40 Ta 2 Ta Ve Rajas Tamas Rajas
Rohini 16.40 - 20.00 Ta 3 Ge Me Rajas Tamas Rajas
Rohini 20.00 - 23.20 Ta 4 Cn Mo Rajas Tamas Rajas

Mrigasirsha 23.20 - 26.40 Ta 1 Le Su Rajas Tamas Tamas

Mrigasirsha 26.40 - 30.00 Ta 2 Vi Me Rajas Tamas Tamas
Mrigasirsha 00.00 - 03.20 Ge 3 Li Ve Rajas Tamas Tamas
Mrigasirsha 03.20 - 06.40 Ge 4 Sc Me Rajas Tamas Tamas

Ardra 06.40 - 10.00 Ge 1 Sg Ju Rajas Tamas Satwa

Ardra 10.00 - 13.20 Ge 2 Cp Sa Rajas Tamas Satwa
Ardra 13.20 - 16.40 Ge 3 Aq Sa Rajas Tamas Satwa
Ardra 16.40 - 20.00 Ge 4 Pi Ju Rajas Tamas Satwa

Punarvasu 20.00 - 23.20 Ge 1 Ar Ma Rajas Satwa Rajas

Punarvasu 23.20 - 26.40 Ge 2 Ta Ve Rajas Satwa Rajas
Punarvasu 26.40 - 30.00 Ge 3 Ge Me Rajas Satwa Rajas
Punarvasu 00.00 - 03.20 Cn 4 Cn Mo Rajas Satwa Rajas

Pushya 03.20 - 06.40 Cn 1 Le Su Rajas Satwa Tamas

Pushya 06.40 - 10.00 Cn 2 Vi Me Rajas Satwa Tamas
Pushya 10.00 - 13.20 Cn 3 Li Ve Rajas Satwa Tamas
Pushya 13.20 - 16.40 Cn 4 Sc Ma Rajas Satwa Tamas

Aslesha 16.40 - 20.00 Cn 1 Sg Ju Rajas Satwa Sattva

Aslesha 20.00 - 23.20 Cn 2 Cp Sa Rajas Satwa Sattva
Aslesha 23.20 - 26.40 Cn 3 Aq Sa Rajas Satwa Satwa
Aslesha 26.40 - 30.00 Cn 4 Pi Ju Rajas Satwa Satwa

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Magha 00.00 - 03.20 Le 1 Ar Ma Tamas Rajas Rajas

Magha 03.20 - 06.40 Le 2 Ta Ve Tamas Rajas Rajas
Magha 06.40 - 10.00 Le 3 Ge Me Tamas Rajas Rajas
Magha 10.00 - 13.20 Le 4 Cn Mo Tamas Rajas Rajas

P.Phalugni 13.20 - 16.40 Le 1 Le Su Tamas Rajas Tamas

P.Phalugni 16.40 - 20.00 Le 2 Vi Me Tamas Rajas Tamas
P.Phalugni 20.00 - 23.20 Le 3 Li Ve Tamas Rajas Tamas
P.Phalugni 23.20 - 26.40 Le 4 Sc Ma Tamas Rajas Tamas

U.Phalguni 26.40 - 30.00 Le 1 Sg Ju Tamas Rajas Satwa

U.Phalguni 00.00 - 03.20 Vi 2 Cp Sa Tamas Rajas Satwa
U.Phalguni 03.20 - 06.40 Vi 3 Aq Sa Tamas Rajas Satwa
U.Phalguni 06.40 - 10.00 Vi 4 Pi Ju Tamas Rajas Satwa

Hasta 10.00 - 13.20 Vi 1 Ar Ma Tamas Tamas Rajas

Hasta 13.20 - 16.40 Vi 2 Ta Ve Tamas Tamas Rajas
Hasta 16.40 - 20.00 Vi 3 Ge Me Tamas Tamas Rajas
Hasta 20.00 - 23.20 Vi 4 Cn Mo Tamas Tamas Rajas

Chitra 23.20 - 26.40 Vi 1 Le Su Tamas Tamas Tamas

Chitra 26.40 - 30.00 Vi 2 Vi Me Tamas Tamas Tamas
Chitra 00.00 - 03.20 Li 3 Li Ve Tamas Tamas Tamas
Chitra 03.20 - 06.40 Li 4 Sc Ma Tamas Tamas Tamas

Swati 06.40 - 10.00 Li 1 Sg Ju Tamas Tamas Satwa

Swati 10.00 - 13.20 Li 2 Cp Sa Tamas Tamas Satwa
Swati 13.20 - 16.40 Li 3 Aq Sa Tamas Tamas Satwa
Swati 16.40 - 20.00 Li 4 Pi Ju Tamas Tamas Satwa

Vishaka 20.00 - 23.20 Li 1 Ar Ma Tamas Satwa Rajas

Vishaka 23.20 - 26.40 Li 2 Ta Ve Tamas Satwa Rajas
Vishaka 26.40 - 30.00 Li 3 Ge Me Tamas Satwa Rajas
Vishaka 00.00 - 03.20 Sc 4 Cn Mo Tamas Satwa Rajas

Anuradha 03.20 - 06.40 Sc 1 Le Su Tamas Satwa Tamas

Anuradha 06.40 - 10.00 Sc 2 Vi Me Tamas Satwa Tamas
Anuradha 10.00 - 13.20 Sc 3 Li Ve Tamas Satwa Tamas
Anuradha 13.20 - 16.40 Sc 4 Sc Ma Tamas Sattva Tamas

Jyeshta 16.40 - 20.00 Sc 1 Sg Ju Tamas Satwa Satwa

Jyeshta 20.00 - 23.20 Sc 2 Cp Sa Tamas Satwa Satwa
Jyeshta 23.20 - 26.40 Sc 3 Aq Sa Tamas Satwa Satwa
Jyeshta 26.40 - 30.00 Sc 4 Pi Ju Tamas Satwa Satwa

Mula 00.00 - 03.20 Sg 1 Ar Ma Satwa Rajas Rajas

Mula 03.20 - 06.40 Sg 2 Ta Ve Satwa Rajas Rajas
Mula 06.40 - 10.00 Sg 3 Ge Me Satwa Rajas Rajas
Mula 10.00 - 13.20 Sg 4 Cn Mo Satwa Rajas Rajas

Purvashada 13.20 - 16.40 Sg 1 Le Su Satwa Rajas Tamas

Purvashada 16.40 - 20.00 Sg 2 Vi Me Satwa Rajas Tamas

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Purvashada 20.00 - 23.20 Sg 3 Li Ve Satwa Rajas Tamas

Purvashada 23.20 - 26.40 Sg 4 Sc Ma Satwa Rajas Tamas

Uthirashada 26.40 - 30.00 Sg 1 Sg Ju Satwa Rajas Satwa

Uthirashada 00.00 - 03.20 Cp 2 Cp Sa Satwa Rajas Satwa
Uthirashada 03.20 - 06.40 Cp 3 Aq Sa Satwa Rajas Satwa
Uthirashada 06.40 - 10.00 Cp 4 Pi Ju Satwa Rajas Satwa

Sharavana 10.00 - 13.20 Cp 1 Ar Ma Satwa Tamas Rajas

Sharavana 13.20 - 16.40 Cp 2 Ta Ve Satwa Tamas Rajas
Sharavana 16.40 - 20.00 Cp 3 Ge Me Satwa Tamas Rajas
Sharavana 20.00 - 23.20 Cp 4 Cn Mo Satwa Tamas Rajas

Dhanishta 23.20 - 26.40 Cp 1 Le Su Satwa Tamas Tamas

Dhanishta 26.40 - 30.00 Cp 2 Vi Me Satwa Tamas Tamas
Dhanishta 00.00 - 03.20 Aq 3 Li Ve Satwa Tamas Tamas
Dhanishta 03.20 - 06.40 Aq 4 Sc Ma Satwa Tamas Tamas

Satabishak 06.40 - 10.00 Aq 1 Sg Ju Satwa Tamas Satwa

Satabishak 10.00 - 13.20 Aq 2 Cp Sa Satwa Tamas Satwa
Satabishak 13.20 - 16.40 Aq 3 Aq Sa Satwa Tamas Satwa
Satabishak 16.40 - 20.00 Aq 4 Pi Ju Satwa Tamas Satwa

P.Bhadrapada 20.00 - 23.20 Aq 1 Ar Ma Satwa Satwa Rajas

P.Bhadrapada 23.20 - 26.40 Aq 2 Ta Ve Satwa Satwa Rajas
P.Bhadrapada 26.40 - 30.00 Aq 3 Ge Me Satwa Satwa Rajas
P.Bhadrapada 00.00 - 03.20 Pi 4 Cn Mo Satwa Satwa Rajas

U.Bhadrapada 03.20 - 06.40 Pi 1 Le Su Satwa Satwa Tamas

U.Bhadrapada 06.40 - 10.00 Pi 2 Vi Me Satwa Satwa Tamas
U.Bhadrapada 10.00 - 13.20 Pi 3 Li Ve Satwa Satwa Tamas
U.Bhadrapada 13.20 - 16.40 Pi 4 Sc Ma Satwa Satwa Tamas

Revati 16.40 - 20.00 Pi 1 Sg Ju Satwa Satwa Satwa

Revati 20.00 - 23.20 Pi 2 Cp Sa Satwa Satwa Satwa
Revati 23.20 - 26.40 Pi 3 Aq Sa Satwa Satwa Satwa
Revati 26.40 - 30.00 Pi 4 Pi Ju Satwa Satwa Satwa

I give below the Guna table-summary also:

Guna table-Summary
No Nakshatra I level II level III level
1 Ashwini Rajas Rajas Rajas
2 Bharani Rajas Rajas Tamas
3 Krittika Rajas Rajas Satwa
4 Rohini Rajas Tamas Rajas
5 Mrigasirsha Rajas Tamas Tamas
6 Ardra Rajas Tamas Satwa
7 Punarvasu Rajas Satwa Rajas
8 Pushya Rajas Satwa Tamas
9 Aslesha Rajas Satwa Satwa

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No Nakshatra I level II level III level

10 Magha Tamas Rajas Rajas
11 P. Phalguni Tamas Rajas Tamas
12 U. Phalguni Tamas Rajas Satwa
13 Hasta Tamas Tamas Rajas
14 Chitra Tamas Tamas Tamas
15 Swati Tamas Tamas Satwa
16 Visakha Tamas Satwa Rajas
17 Anuradha Tamas Satwa Tamas
18 Jyeshta Tamas Satwa Satwa
19 Mula Satwa Rajas Rajas
20 Purvashada Satwa Rajas Tamas
21 Uttarashada Satwa Rajas Satwa
22 Shraavana Satwa Tamas Rajas
23 Dhanishta Satwa Tamas Tamas
24 Satabhisha Satwa Tamas Satwa
25 PBhadrapada Satwa Satwa Rajas
26 UBhadrapada Satwa Satwa Tamas
27 Revati Satwa Satwa Satwa

What is the use of this arduous and complicated System? We know already that any individual
has all three qualities within him. The qualities are also subject to changes. To know which
gunas are predominant in a chart you can use this table. You look at the Nakshatra in which
the Lagna and the grahas are placed. Look at the gunas of these Nakshatras. Assign one point
for each Guna. For example, if Lagna is in Ashwini Nakshatra which has Rajas-Rajas-Rajas
quality then the count is Rajas = 3. Like that you must compute for all the planets taking the
Nakshatra in which they are placed.

Let me explain it with an Example:

One important point readers to remember - this System is helpful, in evaluating the Guna of a
person, but to really evaluate a chart we should always look at the chart as a whole and not
just at the gunas the planets and the Ascendant are in.

Chart 01: Sri Satya Sai Baba (Puttabarthi)

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Planets Nakshatra Gunas Rajas Tamas Satwa

Lagna Anuradha TST 2 1
Sun Anuradha TST 2 1
Moon Ardra RTS 1 1 1
Mars Ashwini RRR 3
Mercury Anuradha TST 2 1
Jupiter Dhanishta STT 2 1
Venus Anuradha TST 2 1
Saturn Anuradha TST 2 1
Rahu Ardra RTS 1 1 1
Ketu Purvashada SRT 1 1 1

Total: Rajas – 6; Tamas – 15; Satwa – 9. Hence Tamas is the most important character of the
chart followed by Satwa and Rajas.

Chart 02: Swami Chandrasekhara Saraswathi

Planets Nakshatra Gunas Rajas Tamas Satwa

Lagna P. Phalguni TRT 1 2
Sun Krittika RRS 2 1
Moon Anuradha TST 2 1
Mars Satabhisha STS 1 2
Mercury Krittika RRS 2 1
Jupiter Rohini RTR 2 1
Venus Revati SSS 3
Saturn Chitra TTT 3
Rahu UBhadrapada SST 1 2
Ketu Hasta TTR 1 2

Total: Rajas – 8; Tamas – 12; Satwa – 10 Hence Tamas is the most important character of the
chart followed by Satwa and Rajas.

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Chart 03: Swami Jayendra Saraswathi

Planets Nakshatra Gunas Rajas Tamas Satwa

Lagna Uttarashada SRS 1 2
Sun Punarvasu RSR 2 1
Moon Dhanishta STT 2 1
Mars Chitra TTT 3
Mercury Ardra RTS 1 1 1
Jupiter Visakha TSR 1 1 1
Venus P. Phalguni TRT 1 2
Saturn Satabhisha STS 1 2
Rahu Uttarashada SRS 1 2
Ketu Punarvasu RSR 2 1
Total: Rajas – 9; Tamas – 10; Satwa – 11 Hence Satwa is the most important character of the
chart followed by Tamas and Rajas.

Chart 04: Swami Narasimha Bharati

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Planets Nakshatra Gunas Rajas Tamas Satwa

Lagna Swati TTS 2 1
Sun PBhadrapada SSR 1 2
Moon Sravana STR 1 1 1
Mars Anuradha TST 2 1
Mercury Satabhisha STS 1 2
Jupiter Bharani RRT 2 1
Venus PBhadrapada SSR 1 2
Saturn Punarvasu RSR 2 1
Rahu PBhadrapada SSR 1 2
Ketu P. Phalguni TRT 1 2
Total: Rajas – 9; Tamas – 9; Satwa – 12 Hence Satwa is the most important character of the
chart followed by Tamas and Rajas equally.

Chart 05 – Vijayendra Saraswathi

Planets Nakshatra Gunas Raja Tamas Satwa

Lagna Chitra TTT s 3
Sun PBhadrapada SSR 1 2
Moon Uttarashada SRS 1 2
Mars Anuradha TST 2 1
Mercury Satabhisha STS 1 2
Jupiter U. Phalguni TRS 1 1 1
Venus Ashwini RRR 3
Saturn Ashwini RRR 3
Rahu UBhadrapada SST 1 2
Ketu U. Phalguni TRS 1 1 1

Rajas-10, Tamas-9, Satwa-11 – Satwa is predominant.

As mentioned earlier, for evaluating the full characteristics of a person, analyze the horoscope
as a whole and consider the above System also and then conclude.

Nakshatra Lords and Gunas:

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We all know that each Nakshatra has a planet as its lord. In fact, it is the lord of the Nakshatra
in which Moon is placed at birth decides the first Dasa in the life of the person under Vimshottari
Dasa.

Let us try to examine the Nakshatra Lords and the gunas of Nakshatras. Let us find out whether
any relationship exists.

You can find the lords of each Nakshatra by referring to any Nakshatra table characteristics.
However, for immediate reference I am giving below the Nakshatra Lords:

Ketu – Ashwini, Magha, Moola

Venus – Bharani, P. Phalguni, Purvashada
Sun – Krittika, U. Phalguni, Uttarashada
Moon – Rohini, Hasta, Shraavana
Mars – Mrigasirsha, Chitra, Dhanishta
Rahu – Ardra, Swati, Satabhisha
Jupiter – Punarvasu, Visakha, PBhadrapada
Saturn – Pushya, Anuradha, UBhadrapada
Mercury – Aslesha, Jyeshta, Revati

Let us first examine the basic Guna as available in any of the Nakshatra Characteristics table
which is the same as the 3rd level characteristic explained above.

Rajas quality Nakshatras at the 3rd level or basic quality -

Ashwini, Magha, Mula (Lord is Ketu)
Rohini, Hasta, Shraavana (Lord is Moon)
Punarvasu, Visakha, PBhadrapada (Lord is Jupiter)

Tamas quality Nakshatras at the 3rd level or basic quality -

Bharani, P. Phalguni, Purvashada (Lord is Venus)
Mrigasirsha, Chitra, Dhansihta (Lord is Mars)
Pushya, Anuradha, UBhadrapada (Lord is Saturn)

Satwa quality Nakshatras at the 3rd level or basic quality -

Krittika, U. Phalguni, Uttarashada (Lord is Sun)
Ardra, Swati, Satabhisha (Lord is Rahu)
Aslesha, Jyeshta, Revati (Lord is Mercury

Before arriving at any conclusion, let us examine the secondary level gunas also:

Rajas Guna at the Second Level.

Ashwini, Magha, Mula (Lord is Ketu)
Bharani, P. Phalguni, Purvashada (Lord is Venus)
Krittika, U. Phalguni, Uttarashada (Lord is Sun)

Tamas Guna at the Second Level

Rohini, Hasta, Sravana (Lord is Moon)
Mrigasirsha, Chitra, Dhanishta (lord is Mars)
Ardra, Swati, Satabhisha (Lord is Rahu)

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Satwa Guna at the Second Level

Punarvasu, Visakha, PBhadrapada (Lord is Rahu)
Pushya, Anuradha, UBhadrapada (Lord is Saturn)
Aslesha, Jyeshta, Revati (Lord is Mercury)
Let us tabulate the above two findings, taking the second level first and the third level as the
second:
Planet 2nd Level 3rd Level
Ketu Rajas Rajas
Venus Rajas Tamas
Sun Rajas Satwa
Moon Tamas Rajas
Mars Tamas Tamas
Rahu Tamas Satwa
Jupiter Satwa Rajas
Saturn Satwa Tamas
Mercury Satwa Satwa

What does this table denote? Can we draw some conclusion from this?

I will give my viewpoints below. Readers and learned scholars can contribute more to this.
Sun is a fiery planet (Rajas). But it represents the soul and hence Satwa characteristics.
Venus is for love, lust and passion (Rajas). To attain these, we go deeper into material life
(Tamas)

Jupiter too is a fiery planet (Rajas) but again has Satwa characteristics because he is Guru and
rules wisdom.

Saturn is a spiritual planet, because it is the planet of Sannyasa (renouncing the world).
Nevertheless, as we all know Saturn represents material things and hence Tamas.

Rahu has the same energies as Saturn only in a different order. It brings us deep into material
life (Tamas). However, it is only doing this, so we can outlive everything that this earth has to
offer and then liberate ourselves (Satwa).

It may come as a surprise to some people that Mercury turns out to be the most spiritual planet.
However, one thing that distinguishes us from animals is our capacity to think and evaluate
ourselves. Mercury as an Airy planet can liberate us from this earth. It is not a planet of
materiality (Tamas) and neither does it like hard work and action (Rajas). It thinks about Tamas
and Rajas instead of going into it.

To quote the words of my Guru:

“It is not my intention to give all the answers, but merely to give the reader a System and to
represent a way of thinking, which the reader can easily apply himself. After these examples,
it will not be too hard to meditate about the character of Ketu, Mars and the Moon. “

CONCLUSION
In this article I have mentioned the connection of the gunas to the Nakshatras and hence the
Nakshatra Lords. I understand there are other systems, which give information about the gunas
and the planets better than this System.

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13. Sambandha or Planetary Relationship

The word sambandha in Sanskrit means binding or joining, a close connection or union or
association, conjunction, inherence, connection with or relation to. It connotes personal
connection like a relationship, fellowship, friendship and even intimacy. The word ‘sambandhi’
(or as used ‘samdhi’ refers to a kinsman, a relationship brought about by a marriage or family
by birth.

There are three main kinds of Sambandha we see in Jyotish; They are.

Naisargika sambandha or Natural relationship.

Tatkalika sambandha or Temporary relationship.

When we apply the above two rules of sambandha we get the compound relationship.

Naisargika Sambandha:
Parasara teaches the general rule which is applied in two stages. The first step is to
determination of natural relationship. This is based on the Moolatrikona and is the desire of
every planet to achieve its object. The second step is the modification to this in individual charts.
Take the Moolatrikona of the planet, lord of the rasi where it is exalted is its friend.

Satyacharya’s rule: The lords of the signs in 2, 4, 5, 8, 9 and 12 from the Moolatrikona sign of
a planet are its mitra (friends). Lords of other rasis (viz. the 3 rd, 6th, 7th, 10th and 11th position
lords) are their natural satru (enemies). If a planet becomes a friend and an enemy on account
of owning two rasis, then it is a sama (neutral planet).

This is a permanent relationship and is not influenced by the position of planets in the Zodiac.
Due to their inherent nature, the planets are friendly with certain planets and inimical to others.
The rays of planets will be intensified by the rays of one declared as its friend and counteracted
by those of a planet declared as enemy.

Let us apply the above rules to a planet, say the Sun. One thing to remember is that the
exaltation sign’s lord of a planet is always its friend even if it owns 3 rd, 6th, 7th, 10th, and 11th
from its Moolatrikona sign.

Let us take the planet Sun. Sun’s Moolatrikona sign is Leo. It is exalted in Aries. So, Mars is a
friend of Sun. The 2nd house from the Moolatrikona sign is Virgo whose lord is Mercury. So, he
is a friend. But Mercury also owns the 11th house from Leo. Hence, he becomes neutral. The 3rd
house from Leo is owned by Venus who also owns the 10 th house. Hence, he becomes the
enemy. The 4th house and the 9th house from Leo are owned by Mars and hence he becomes a
friend. The 5th house and the 8th house are lorded by Jupiter and hence he becomes a friend.
The 6th and 7th houses are owned by Saturn and hence enemy. The 12 th house is owned by
Moon and so he is a friend.

Now you can verify the table below to look at the relationship of all the planets based on this
rule.

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Planet Friend Neutral Enemy

Sun Moon, Mars, Jupiter Mercury Venus, Saturn
Moon Sun, Mercury Mars, Jupiter, Venus,
Mars Sun, Moon, Jupiter Saturn
Venus, Saturn Mercury
Mercury Sun, Venus Mars, Jupiter, Saturn Moon
Jupiter Sun, Moon, Mars Saturn Mercury, Venus
Venus Mercury, Saturn Mars, Jupiter Sun, Moon
Saturn Mercury, Venus Jupiter Sun, Moon, Mars
Although we do need to know this for the nodes as relationships are with ‘real’ people
having physical bodies, nevertheless, we can decide their friends and foes to
understand the relationship between the deities of Hinduism.
Rahu Sun, Venus Mars, Jupiter, Saturn Moon, Mercury
Ketu Moon, Mars Mercury, Venus, Saturn Sun, Jupiter

Ketu treats the Sun as an enemy. Why? We must go back to Purana. Parvati while taking a bath
asked Ganesa to guard the door with instructions not to allow anybody inside. At that moment
Siva came there and as a dutiful guard he refused entry to Siva. Siva got enraged and a fight
started between the two and in the end, Siva cut off the head of Ganesa. Here Ganesa (Ketu)
was only doing his duty (Moolatrikona-office) entrusted to him by his mother. He is the favorite
of Gowri (Moon), and these relationships are reflected in the table above.

Pandit Sanjay Rath says, “If the nodes are to be used in planetary relations, then the following
information can be useful. Often astrologers tend to confuse eclipse relations with the
Moolatrikona relations.

Relationships between individuals can be for a variety of reasons of which the Moolatrikona
(office/work/duty/desire fulfillment) is the most common and is given here. There are other
relationships like marriage or worship, which are purely personal or domestic activities, or
purely financial relationships, which require a different model as, taught by Jaimini Maharshi. A
business partnership is more than just financial relationship as it brings two or more people into
a working (Moolatrikona) relationship.”

Nodes ownership
Node Own Sign Moolatrikona Exaltation
Rahu Aquarius Virgo Gemini
Ketu Scorpio Pisces Sagittarius

According to my Guru the nodes relationship is given by me in my book titled ‘Chandra Kavyam’.
For the benefit of readers, I am furnishing below the same.

Notes: Many classics have stated that Rahu and Ketu, being shadow planets, do not have their
own house. Rahu takes the form of Saturn while Ketu that of Mars. Based on this principle
Aquarius was given ownership for Rahu and Scorpio for Ketu. Some Vedic seers had assigned
to Rahu the co-rulership of Virgo as well. Sage Parashara also agrees with this by stating that
some wise men give Rahu, the co-rulership of Virgo. As far as exaltation/debilitation of Rahu is
concerned, Sage Parashara has suggested Scorpio to be the exaltation sign of Rahu and Taurus
as its debilitation sign.

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Some astrologers consider Rahu exalted in Taurus and Scorpio as its fall. But many do not
agree with this as it is the sign of Moon’s exaltation sign who is an enemy to Rahu. Some others
say that Gemini is the exaltation sign. The majority agree that Mercury, Saturn, and Venus are
friends of Rahu. Sun, Moon and Jupiter are its enemies and Mars is neutral. Some consider
Jupiter also as neutral.

As far as Ketu is concerned Scorpio is its own sign. Some others hold that Pisces is its ownership
house. As far as exaltation/debilitation of Ketu is concerned, many views abound which give
Ketu exaltation in Aries, Gemini, Virgo, Scorpio, Sagittarius and Pisces.
RAHU
Author Ruling Sign Exaltation Moola
Parasara Sign
Aquarius/Virgo Taurus Trikona
Sagittarius
Uttara Aquarius Scorpio Sign
Virgo
Kalamirtha
Gopala Pisces Sagittarius Aquarius
Ratnakara
Jataka - Scorpio -
Alankaram
Pulippani Aquarius Scorpio Taurus
Jataka Virgo Gemini Aquarius
Parijatha
KETU
Author Ruling Sign Exaltation Moola
Parasara Pisces/Scorpio Sign
Scorpio Trikona
Sagittarius
Uttara Scorpio Scorpio Sign
Virgo
Kalamirtha
Gopala - Sagittarius -
Ratnakara
Jataka - Scorpio -
Alankaram
Pulippani - Cancer -
Jataka - - -
Parijatha
Decision is left to the readers.

Tatkalika sambandha
Tatkalika sambandha or temporal relationship as the name itself suggests is or temporary in
and is the second stage modification of the natural relationship. It varies from one chart to
another. According to Parasara model the relationships are based on Moolatrikona (office or
work), this principle is carried over to the second stage as well.

Planets in 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th and 12th houses from a planet become temporary friends and
those in the rest of the houses (viz. 5 th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 11th) are temporary enemies.

This has been very exhaustively explained by Shri Sanjay Rath in his article “Sambandha”. With
due respect to Shri Sanjay Rath, I would like to quote the passage here which will give you an
idea of how the temporary relationship between planets is established.

Quote:
It is well-known that the Sun is the keeper of time, and that the Sun. shall govern all activities
of men The birds fly out of their nest with the first ray of the Sun and return with the last ray
of the setting Sun. Their sensitivity to the time indications of the Sun causes their entire group
(birds) to be over-lorded by the Sun. Men are more emotional and have the highest share of
mental working causing them to be over-lorded by the Moon instead. It is natural that their
working and relationships will be governed by ‘moods and tastes’.

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The activities following the Sun are based on ‘muhurta’. Brahma muhurta coinciding with
Brahma gayatri starts the day. The activities reach an acme at midday, which is called ‘Abhijit
muhurta’ coinciding with Vishnu gayatri. Thereafter, the energies and rays decline until sunset,
which is the ‘Rudra/Siva gayatri’. The activities of darkness begin after sunset and reach a nadir
at midnight called the ‘Kali gayatri’.

In this working day, since planets represent people, every planet would like to be in the highest
state i.e., akin to Abhijit muhurta or in Vishnu gayatri connoting success, fame, wealth and all
the good things of life that go with it. Such a planet attains the form of Vishnu and becomes an
avatar. He sits on the throne and like Indra, becomes the King of the skies (svarga). During the
day, the Lagna starts with the Sun at Brahma gayatri, goes to the fourth house from the Sun
in Vishnu gayatri, seventh house from the Sun in Siva gayatri and finally, the tenth house from
the Sun in Kali gayatri. Reckoned from Lagna, at midday, the Sun is in the tenth house and this
fact is used in determining the relationship.

If this is the position that every planet wishes to have in its working environment, then its
relationships must be based on this desirable situation. The midday situation of Lagna with the
Sun in the tenth house is extended to the planet and for the planet to rise at midday, sunrise
should occur in the sign in the tenth house from it. The following deductions can be made based
on this hypothetical situation, which will amount to a derivation of the rules taught by Parasara
on this subject.

The sign occupied by the planet This is the throne of the planet. It
is akin to midday defines its avastha (situation, mood,
or age), its Bala (strengths) and
everything else.
The tenth house from it is akin This is the first definition of The planets in the
to sunrise sambandha, and the planets placed in tenth house are
the tenth from it shall herald its temporal friends.
ascendancy.
The fourth from it shall be akin The planets in this house shall be the The planets in the
to sunset last to leave the sinking ship or shall fourth house are
be the most loyal/trusted. temporal friends.
The sign opposite to it shall be This is the nadir and shall define the The planets in the
akin to midnight opposition or he who shall rule after seventh house
the planet abdicates. are temporal
enemies.
The signs/planets intervening These supporters join the herald in The planets in the
from the tenth house from it to helping the planet’s ascendancy. The 11th and 12th
its seat will help him to achieve signs intervening are the 11th and house are
the position 12th houses. temporal friends.
The signs from its seat to its These supporters join the King (planet The planets in the
fourth house shall help under consideration) after his 2nd and 3rd
sustain/continue his kingly ascendancy and support his claim to houses are
position the throne. The signs intervening are temporal friends.
the 2nd & 3rd houses.
The signs after sunset These signs are the 5th to 9th houses. The planets in the
(darkness) shall work towards 5th to 9th houses

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his downfall as everyone wishes shall be temporal

to be in the light or ‘limelight’ enemies.

No King likes to share his throne Sharing power causes a weakness in The planets in the
with others the throne that is not stable. That is same sign are
why four or more planets conjoining temporal
can cause Paraya Yoga implying exile enemies.
or renunciation.
Unquote

Application
Now the confusion comes in the mind as to whether we should apply the Naisargika sambandha
or the Tatkalika sambandha while considering the various aspects of Jyotish. Now if we are to
apply the Tatkalika sambandha rule to a planet that is bound to create a disturbance to the
Naisargika sambandha rule. Hence it has been clarified in the texts that there will be a new
sambandha or relationship while combining these two which works out to a five-fold
relationship.

Adhimitra or Good friend:

A natural friend and a temporal friend become a very close friend and will have intimacy who
will be the most trustworthy for a long-term relationship.

Mitra or friend:
A natural neutral planet and a temporary friendly planet becomes a friend. They are just
supporters of a cause but may not in principle support the ideals. Nevertheless, you can count
on them due to their friendly relationships.

Sama or neutral:
There are two categories that come under this. The first one is the natural friend who becomes
a temporal enemy. The other one is a natural enemy who becomes a temporal friend. They are
in a dilemma whether to support (natural friend or temporary friend) or to oppose (natural
enemy or temporary enemy). So, they prefer to abstain from the war and become neutral or
sama. “They are the planets who change sides whenever the wind blows the other way”
according to Shri Sanjay Rath.

Satru or enemy:
A natural neutral who becomes a temporal enemy comes under this category. Though in
principle they are not opposed to ideology, but because of a situation or convenience they tend
to become antagonistic.

Adhisatru (Bad enemy):

A neutral enemy who becomes a temporal enemy. Fundamentally both are opposed and have
bitterness amongst them. So, when the circumstance comes, they try to show their hostility
and become bitter enemies.

The following table will show the compound relationship in a lucid way.
Temporary Friend Temporary Enemy
Natural Friend Adhimitra (Great Friend) Sama (neutral)
Natural neutral Mitra (Friend) Satru (Enemy)
Natural Enemy Sama (neutral) Adhisatru (Bad Enemy)

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If we examine the relationship with an example chart, things will be clearer.

Planet – Sun (Only the first two letters of the planets are given)
Natural Relationship Temporary Relationship
Friend Neutral Enemy Friend Enemy
Mo, Ma, Ju Me Sa, Ve, Ra, Ke Ma, Me, Ve, Ke, Mo, Sa Ju, Ra

Compound Relationship for Sun

Good Friend Friend Neutral Enemy Bad enemy
Ma, Mo Me Ju, Sa, Ve, Ke Ra

Planet – Moon
Natural Relationship Temporary Relationship
Friend Neutral Enemy Friend Enemy
Su, Me Ma, Ju, Ve, Sa Ra, Ke Su, Ma, Me, Ve, Ra Ke, Sa, Ju

Compound Relationship for Moon

Good Friend Friend Neutral Enemy Bad enemy
Su, Me Ma, Ve Ra Sa, Ju Ke

Planet – Mars
Natural Relationship Temporary Relationship
Friend Neutral Enemy Friend Enemy
Su, Mo, Ju Ve, Sa, Ke Me, Ra Ke, Ju, Su, Sa, Mo Me, Ve, Ra

Compound Relationship for Mars

Good Friend Friend Neutral Enemy Bad enemy
Mo, Su, Ju Sa, Ke Ve Ra, Me

Planet – Mercury
Natural Relationship Temporary Relationship
Friend Neutral Enemy Friend Enemy
Su, Ve, Ra, Ke Ma, Ju, Sa Mo Sa, Mo, Su, Ke, Ju Ra, Me, Ve

Compound Relationship for Mercury

Good Friend Friend Neutral Enemy Bad enemy
Su, Ke Sa, Ju Ma, Ra, Ve Ma -

Planet – Jupiter
Natural Relationship Temporary Relationship
Friend Neutral Enemy Friend Enemy
Su, Mo, Ma Sa, Ke Me, Ve, Ra Ma, Me, Ve, Ra Ra, Sa, Mo, Su

Compound Relationship for Jupiter

Good Friend Friend Neutral Enemy Bad enemy
Ma Ke Mo, Su, Me, Ve Sa Ra
Planet – Venus
Natural Relationship Temporary Relationship

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Friend Neutral Enemy Friend Enemy

Me, Sa, Ra, Ke Ma, Ju Su, Mo Ke, Ju, Su, Mo, Sa Ra, Ma, Me

Compound Relationship for Venus

Good Friend Friend Neutral Enemy Bad enemy
Sa, Ke Ju Ra, Mo, Sa, Me Ma -

Planet – Saturn
Natural Relationship Temporary Relationship
Friend Neutral Enemy Friend Enemy
Me, Ve, Ra, Ke Sa Su, Mo, Ma Su, Ma, Me, Ve, Ra Mo, Ke, Ju

Compound Relationship for Saturn

Good Friend Friend Neutral Enemy Bad enemy
Ra, Me, Ve - Su, Ma, Ke Ju Mo

For the two planets Rahu and Ketu, I am not giving the compound relationship due to the
differing opinions on ownership as well as friendship and enemy relations.

Adhimitra – Friend + Friend

Mitra – Neutral + Friend
Sama – Friend + Enemy or Enemy + Friend
Satru – Neutral + Enemy
Adhisatru – Enemy + Enemy

The Jhora Software clearly gives out the above relationships by highlighting them in different
colors.

Wherever it is mentioned in the various classical texts that a planet is in a friendly house or an
inimical house, it is advisable to take the compound relationship. Let us clarify this point also
with respect to the above chart.

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Sun is placed in Cancer whose lord Moon is Adhimitra to him as per the table. So, Sun is said
to occupy a friendly house.

Moon is placed in Taurus whose Lord Venus is a Mitra to him and hence he is also occupying a
friendly house.

Mars is placed in Leo whose Lord Sun is Adhimitra and hence placed in a friendly house.

Mercury is placed in Leo whose Lord Sun is Adhimitra and so occupying a friendly house.

Jupiter is placed in Scorpio whose lord Mars is Adhimitra to him and hence placed in a friendly
house.

Venus is placed in Leo whose lord Sun is sama and hence neither in friendly nor in enemy’s
house.

Saturn is placed in Taurus whose lord Venus is Adhimitra and hence placed in a friendly house.
Rahu is placed in Pisces whose lord Jupiter is Adhisatru and hence he is placed in an inimical
house.

Ketu is placed in Virgo whose lord Me is Adhimitra and hence he is placed in a friendly house.
To summarize, a planet occupying a rasi owned by a mitra or Adhimitra is said to be in a friendly
house. A planet occupying a rasi owned by a satru or Adhisatru is treated as placed in an inimical
house.

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14. Savayava Hora Lagna

There are many methods of calculating Hora Lagna as available in various classics. Lot of
discussions and articles have also appeared in many forums and magazines. The method of
finding Hora Lagna as per ‘Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra’ has not been accepted by many
astrologers. There is yet another method of finding the Hora Lagna as explained by Vriddha
karika. A third method which is called as ‘Savayava Hora Lagna’ is also available about which I
have compiled the available information in the following lines.

Acknowledgments:
Before going into the details, I must present my acknowledgments for the following persons, in
making me think about the special Hora Lagna, resulting in further research.

1. Mahamahopadhyaya Iranganti Rangacharya

The lucid explanations and calculations given in the two books ‘Jaimini Sutramirtham’ and ‘A
manual of Jaimini Astrology’ written by him.

2. Shri Shanmukha
The excellent article written by him is titled and published by www.saptarishisastrology.com
in their issue and also the contents given in his blog. I must also thank him for the replies he
sent to me by mail clarifying some of my doubts.

3. Here is yet another publication in Tamil – Jataka Alankaram – Originally written by Keeranur
Natarajan and further explanations given by Sri V.K. Velu Naicker and K.M.Deivasigamani.
which though did not specifically name this hora Lagna but has the same principle explained
without giving a name.

Definition:
This is the Sloka found in Tamil work Jataka Chinthamani and given in the book Jataka
Alankaram by Keeranur Natarajan.

திண்டிரல் கதிரரோன் உதயரே முதலோய்ச்

சென்ே நோழிககவகர எண்ணிக்
கண்டநோ ழிகககய இரண்டகர யதனில்
கழித்தரத ஓகரலக் கினேோம்.

எண்டிகெ உதயம் ஓகரரய ஆகில்

இலக்கின முதலோய் எண்ணல்
அண்டிய உதயம் உக்குேம் ஆகில்
அப்பிர தட்ெணம் ஆரே.
ெோதக சிந்தோேணி

The meaning of this is that calculate the time elapsed in ghatis between birth time and Sun rise
and divide the same by 2.5 ghatis. Take the quotient and count as below to get the Hora Lagna:
If the Janma Lagna is odd count it is Savya meaning you must count zodiacally and if the Janma
Lagna is even-it is Apasavya – counting will be anti-zodiacal.

The explanations given for the above sutras go like this:

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Calculate the day duration as well as the night duration. Divide it by 12. This is how the duration
of each hora is to be calculated. What is done in practice is the sthula or the gross principle
which is not correct. Suppose on a given date the birth time is 31 ghatis after sunrise. The day
duration on that date is say 31 ghatis – 36 vighatis. As stated in the Sutra, the birth ghati i.e.,
31 is divided by 2.5 which gives a quotient of 12 and the remainder of 1. If the Janma Lagna is
Scorpio, Scorpio being even, counting backwards 12 signs and a remainder will get us again
into Scorpio which is taken as Hora Lagna. This gross method of calculation is not correct.

There is a sukshma method of calculating this, Hora Lagna. Calculate the Day time called as
diurnal duration as well as the nighttime called as nocturnal duration separately. Diurnal
duration is the time between Sun rise and Sun set of a day. Nocturnal duration is the time
elapsed between the Sun set of a day and Sun rise of next day. Then this must be divided by
12 to get the duration of each hora. The birth ghati is to be divided by the duration of hora.
Normally the birth ghati is given from Sun rise only. If the birth ghati is after the Sun set (which
can be seen from the duration of day calculated above) we must find out the birth ghati from
Sun set which can be obtained by deducting the diurnal duration from birth ghati. Since in this
System ghati and vighati – two units are involved, it is easy and advisable to convert all into
vighatis and then do the calculation. (In those days there were no computers – Hence this
suggestion, perhaps)

The quotient obtained plus one will be the number to be taken for counting from Janma Lagna
to arrive at the Hora Lagna.

For the example given above the calculations will be like this
Ghati-vighati Vighati
Duration of the day Vighati
31 36 1896
Divide by 12-Hora duration Quotient 158
Birth time 31 1860
Divide birth time by hora duration Quotient 11
Remainder 122

So, the Hora Lagna will fall on the 12th sign from Janma Lagna counted zodiacally or anti-
zodiacally according as the Janma Lagna is odd or even.

How to calculate the Longitude of the Hora Lagna. This is done from the remainder we got in
the above calculation.

Each house is of 30 degree. To traverse this distance time taken is the hora duration. In other
words, in one hora the distance travelled is 1 rasi or 30 degrees. This is the rule stated therein
- in Jataka Alankaram:

ஓரோ லக்கினத்தில் சென்ற விநோடிகய 30 ஆல் செருக்கி ஓரோ லக்கின பிரேோண விநோடியோல் வகுத்த ஈவு
ெோககயும், மீதிகய 60-ஆல் செருக்கி 158-ஆல் வகுத்த ஈவு ககலயுேோம். இதுரவ ஓரோலக்கினத்திற் சென்ற
ெோகோதிகளோகும்.

Converting the same into mathematical notation we can write like this for the above example:
For 158 vighatis Hora duration = 30 degrees
For the remainder of 122 ghatis = (30 x 122)/158 = 23 degree
The remainder will be = 26

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Multiply this by 60 and divide by hora duration = (26 x 60)/158 = 9 minutes

The remainder will be = 138
Multiply this by 60 and divide by hora duration= (138 x 60) / 158 = 52 seconds
Thereafter count either zodiacally or anti-zodiacally and decide the Hora Lagna.

One or two examples will clarify the calculations. In all the examples, I have used Jhora
Software and the Ayanamsa used is Lahiri (Chitrapaksha). The birth data are as per Astro Data
Bank of astro.com. The time of sunrise is taken as ‘tip of the Sun’s disk appears to be on the
horizon’.

Example 1:
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru:
born on 14 November 1889 at 23:36 (= 11:36 PM) Place Allahabad, India, 25n27, 81e51
Sunrise: 6:19:25
Sunset: 17:14:41
Janma Ghatis: 43.1910
Ayanamsa: 22-19-08.68
Sidereal Time: 3:09:31

Jawaharlal Nehru
Birth Ghatis 43.1910 Taken from Jhora
In vighatis 2591 Multiply 43.1910 by 60
Since birth is after sunset, we must deduct the daytime from above vighatis
Sun rise 06:19:25
Sun set 17:14:41
Diurnal duration 10:55:16 Sun rise – Sun set
Diurnal duration-vighatis 1638 Hours x 150 + minutes x 2.5
Actual birth ghati 954 2591 - 1638
Since birth is after sunset, we must calculate the Nocturnal duration which is done as below
Sunrise of next day 06:20:08
Nocturnal duration 13:05:27 17:14:41 minus 06:20:08
Nocturnal duration in vighatis 1963 Hours x 150 + minutes x 2.5
Duration of Hora 164 1963/12
Hora Lagna 5.8170 Birth ghati/hora duration = 954/164
Janma Lagna is Cancer – even 5+1 = 6 Quotient of above plus 1, Which when
Hence count anti-zodiacally houses counted anti-zodiacally will be Aquarius
Calculating the Hora Lagna Longitude
Remainder in the Hora Lagna 134 vighati 5 times 164 = 820. deduct this from 954
For 164 vighatis of hora duration 30 degree
For 134 degrees 24 degree (30 * 134)/164
Remainder in above is 84
Minutes will be 30 (84 * 60)/164
Remainder in above is 120
Seconds will be 43 (120 * 60)/164
So, the Hora Lagna will be 24° Aq 30’ 43”

Let us take another example wherein the birth is during daytime.

I will take my own chart.

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born on 5 October 1949 at 13:47 (= 01:47 PM) Place Kumbakonam, India, 10n58, 79e23
Sunrise: 6:01:02
Sunset: 18:00:52
Janma Ghatis: 19.4155
Ayanamsa: 23-09-19.20
Sidereal Time: 14:29:15
Let us construct the table as above.

Yenbeeyes
Birth Ghatis 19.4155 Taken from Jhora
In vighatis 1165 Multiply 19.4155 by 60
Since birth is before Sun set, we must take the above as birth vighati
Sun rise 06:01:02
Sun set 18:00:52
Diurnal duration 11:59:50 Sun rise – Sun set
Diurnal duration-vighatis 1798 Hours x 150 + minutes x 2.5
Duration of Hora 150 1798/12
Hora Lagna 7.7667 Birth vighati/hora duration = 1165/150
Janma Lagna is Capricorn – even. 7+1 = 8 Quotient of above plus 1, Which when
Hence count anti-zodiacally houses counted anti-zodiacally will be Gemini
Calculating the Hora Lagna Longitude
Remainder in the Hora Lagna 115 vighati 7 times 150 = 1050. deduct this from
For 150 vighatis of hora duration 30 degree 1165
For 115 degrees 23 degree (30 * 115)/150
Remainder in above is 0 Hence no further calculations
So, the Hora Lagna will be 23° Ge 23’ 00”

Now let us turn our attention to what the great Scholar Mahamahopadhyaya Iranganti
Rangacharya as well as his disciple Shri Shanmukha has to say on this topic.

Calculation of Savayava Hora Lagna - which is the name given by him for the above Hora Lagna
- details are available in Page 39 of Jaimini Sutramirtham written by him.

There is also a mention of this Hora Lagna in Page 24 of ‘A Manual of Jaimini Astrology.’

Sri Shanmukha has given extensive details about this Savayava Hora Lagna and given good
examples along with the application for this Lagna. The same can be found in his blog at -
http://sutramritam.blogspot.com/2009_07_01_archive.html

Sri Rangacharya has given the following example in Page 24 for calculation of SHL in ‘Manual
of Jaimini Astrology.’

Chart of PV Narasimha Rao

Time of birth 01:00 PM
Birth Hours 7 Hrs. 27 Mints
Sun rise 05:33 (05:38:33 as per Jhora)
Sun set 05:33 (18:50:30 as per Jhora)

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Since birth is in daytime, diurnal duration is calculated. Birth hours will be birth time minus
Sun rise (13:00 – 05:33) = 7 hrs. 27 mints.
Diurnal duration 13hrs. 05 mints
Since DD is given, presumably either the sunrise or the Sun set has been printed wrongly.
Duration of each hora 13hrs. 05 mints/12 = 1hr. 05 mts
No. of hora elapsed 7hrs. 27 mints/1hr. 05 mints = 6 is the quotient
Hence 6 + 1 = 7 signs to be moved backwards.

The tip of the Sun’s disk appears to be on the eastern horizon – This is the definition; I am
taking for Sun rise and Sun set in Jhora.

Next, I would like to refer to page No.56 where he has referred to the chart of Swami
Vivekananda and the Hora Lagna is mentioned as Virgo. No calculations are given therein. In
page 58 again talking about the chart of Vivekananda, he has mentioned the SHL as Sagittarius.
My calculations as per the stated rules are shown below:

For Vivekananda Savayava Hora Lagna calculation:

According to Iranganti Rangacharya it is Virgo/Sg.

a Sunrise (Previous day) 06:42:32 Tip of the disk appears to be on the horizon
b Sunset (Previous day) 17:33:40
Since birth is before Sun rise nocturnal duration to be
c Sunrise on day of birth 06:42:09
taken
d Diurnal Duration (b) - (a) NA
e Nocturnal Duration (c) - 13:08:29 Difference between Sun rise of next day & Sun set of
f (b)
Birth Time 06:31 day
g Sunset-birth time (b) - (f) 12:57:20 Ishta Kala (For day birth time - Sun rise)
Duration of each Hora Converting 13:08:29 to decimals = 13.1414. Divide
h 1.0951
(e)/12 this by 12
i Duration of each hora NA
(d/12)of
j No. hora elapsed 11.8303 Converting Ishtakala to decimal = 12.9556/1.0951
(g)/(h)
k SHL 12
l Asc. is Sg-odd Sc

At the time of writing this article I sent an email to Sri Shanmukha asking for further
clarification. Once I receive the same, I shall publish it.

In page 57 author has given the chart of his father wherein I could not verify the SHL due to
want of birth time and date.

In page 58 Jawaharlala Nehru’s SHL is given as Aquarius and the calculations as below tally and
confirm the same.

a Sunrise 06:19:25 Tip of the disk appears to be on the horizon

b Sun set 17:14:41
c Sunrise on next day 06:20:08 Since birth is after Sun set

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d Diurnal Duration (b) - (a) NA

Nocturnal Duration (c)- Difference between Sun rise of next day & Sun set of
e 13:05:27
(b) day
f Birth Time 23:03 Please see notes below
g Sunset-birth time (b) - (f) 05:48:19 Ishta Kala (For day birth time - Sun rise)
Duration of each Hora
h Not calculated as it is night birth
(d/12)
Duration of each hora Converting 13:05:27 to decimals = 13.0908. Divide
i 1.0909
(e/12) this by 12
j No. of hora elapsed 5.3215 Converting Ishtakala to decimal = 5.8053/1.0909
k (g)/(h)
SHL 6 th
house
l Asc. is Cn-even Aquarius Tallies with the book

Nehru’s birth time is taken as 11:03 PM in the book. It is given as 11:21 PM in some other
books. Astro.com gives the time as 23:36:24.

Sri Rangacharya has given the Ascendant as Cancer 24° 25’. As per Jhora if we take the birth
time as 11:03 PM, the Ascendant comes to Cancer 22° 23’. If we keep the time of birth as
23:21, the Ascendant falls in Cancer 26° 19’. As per Astro Data Bank time of 23:36:24,
Ascendant falls in Cancer 29° 41’. For all the cases, the Ayanamsa taken is Lahiri (Chitrapaksha)
- 22-19-08.68.

In page 113 under example 1, Sri Rangachari has done the calculation of SHL taking the birth
ghatis. So, I applied the same principle to the above three charts and the calculations are as
below:

Jhora gives Janma Ghati from Sun rise. So, for nighttime births viz. birth after Sun set and
before Sun rise of next day, the diurnal duration is to be deducted from the given ghatis to get
the correct birth ghati for our calculation. Also, instead of using ghati, I have converted all into
vighatis and done the calculations as it will be easy.

PV Narasimha Rao
Birth Ghatis 18.3939 Taken from Jhora
In vighatis 1104
Diurnal duration 13 hrs. 05 mints As calculated in the table above
In vighatis 1963
Q 163 1963/12
Q1 6.77 1104/163
N 6+1 = 7 Same as detailed above

Vivekananda
Birth Ghatis 59.5198 Taken from Jhora
In vighatis 3571
Since birth is after Sun set, we must deduct the daytime from above vighatis
Sun rise 06:42:32
Sun set 17:33:40
Diurnal duration 10:51:08

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Diurnal duration 1628 Converted into vighatis

Actual birth ghati 1943 3571 - 1628
Since birth is after sunset, we must calculate the Nocturnal duration, which is 13:08:29 as
given in the table above for Vivekananda. Converting this into vighati it comes to 1970
Q 164 1970/12
Q1 11.8475 1943/164
N 11+1 = 12 Tallies with the above

Jawaharlal Nehru
Birth Ghatis 41.8160 Taken from Jhora
In vighatis 2509
Since birth is after Sun set, we must deduct the daytime from above vighatis
Sun rise 06:19:25
Sun set 17:14:41
Diurnal duration 10:55:16
Diurnal duration 1638 Converted into vighatis
Actual birth ghati 871 2509 - 1638
Since birth is after Sun set, we must calculate the Nocturnal duration, which is 13:05:27 as
given in the table above for Nehru. Converting this into vighati it comes to 1963
Q 163 1963/12
Q1 5.3435 871/163
N 5+1 = 6 Tallies with the above

Readers can easily understand that this is the same as explained in the Tamil version of Jataka
Alankaram.

Revision done on 24-12-2009 on this article is produced below.

As said in my article, ‘At the of writing this article I have sent a mail to Sri Shanmukha asking
for further clarification. Once I receive the same, I shall publish it.’

I just received a clear explanation from Sri Shanmukha indicating the manner of calculation of
Hora Lagna by two methods – (1) Parivritti Dwaya Hora Lagna (2) Savayava Hora Lagna. I have
not covered the Parivritti Dwaya Hora Lagna in this article.

Mail from Shanmukha:

Dear Sri Bala Subramanian,
As I understand it, your calculation of SHL is correct.

Sri Rangacharya took the birth time of Swami Vivekananda is 0-22 Ghatis after sunrise. So, it
will be the first Ghatika after sunrise, so the SHL falls in the Lagna itself.

Whereas the available chart of Swami Vivekananda in Jhora or elsewhere, show the birth is
before sunrise, so SHL calculation according to that data will give Scorpio as SHL. That is proven
from your calculation.

Now, coming to your other point of Sri Rangacharya mentioning Virgo as Hora Lagna. That is
also correct. Let me elaborate.

In Jaimini, we have two types of Hora Lagnas. One Parivritti Dwaya Hora Lagna and other

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Savayava Hora Lagna (SHL). By the authenticity of Vriddha karika, Sri Rangacharya interprets
as follows.

For ascertaining the compartment of longevity (Full, Medium, Short), use Parivritti Dwaya Hora
Lagna. This Hora Lagna shall also be used to ascertain the Dhana Yogas as well.

For ascertaining the exact length of longevity, that is, in exact years, use the Savayava Hora
Lagna (SHL), in the compartment ascertained above.

For example, if the deterministic pair among the three pair is Lagna and Hora Lagna (Parivritti
Dwaya Hora Lagna) and if it indicates full longevity compartment, both being in movable signs.
Then, calculate SHL.

For example, if Lagna is at 26 degrees and SHL is at 20 degrees of a sign, then the calculation
will be as follows.

Longevity according to Lagna --> 66 + (30 Deg - Lagna)

--> 66 + (30 - 26)
--> 70 Years.
Longevity according to SHL --> 66 + (30 Deg - SHL)
--> 66 + (30 - 20)
--> 76 Years.
So, the net longevity = (70 + 76) / 2 = 73 Years.

Hope the above explanation helps.

-Shanmukha

The latter part of his mail is for calculation of longevity about which I have not touched upon in
this article.
- Yenbeeyes

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15. Hora Lagna

Having written about the special Lagna ‘Savayava Hora Lagna’ it becomes essential to say a
few words about the Hora Lagna itself as well as its other variations used in Vedic Astrology.
Hence these scribblings.

Traditional Hora Lagna:

Parasara has stated as below in BPHS:
तथा सार्धद्विघद्विकाद्वितादकोदयाद ् द्विज।
प्रयाद्वत लग्नं तन्नाि होरालग्नं प्रचक्षते॥

Tatha sah ardha dwi (2½) ghatikam itadaka udayat dwija

Prayati lagnam tannama hora lagnam prachakshate

Meaning: From Sun rise till birth time, the Lagna which repeats every 2½ ghatis (60 minutes
or 1 hour) is called Hora Lagna.

How to calculate this is also given by him in the next Sloka.

इष्टघियाद्वदकं द्विग्नं पश्चाप्तं च यत।्
पोज्यिौदद्वयके भानौ होरालग्नं स्पिु ं द्वह तत॥्

Ishta ghatyadikam dwignam panchaptam bhadikam cha

Yat yojyam udayike bhanau hora lagnam sphutam hi tat.

Meaning: Divide the time from Sun rise to birth by 2½ and add the quotient to the Longitude
of Sun at Sun rise. This gives the longitude of Hora Lagna.

Since we are nowadays not conversant with ghatis and vighatis, but are familiar with hours,
minutes etc., let us translate this formula into our practical units of time.

Note down the time of Sun rise and the Longitude of Sun at Sunrise. (Both are available in
Jhora Software)

Calculate the difference between the birth time and the Sun rise time. Since it will be in
two/three units of Hours-Minutes/Seconds – convert them into a single unit of say-minutes.

Divide the number so got in the above step by 2 or multiply it by 0.5. (Both amount to the
same thing) – to get the Hora Lagna which is from Sun rise.

Now to get the longitude of this Lagna, add the Sun’s longitude, in degrees noted in point one
to the above result. If the resultant is more than 360 – expunge the multiples of 360 degrees.
The number got must lie within the range of 0 to 360 degrees. This will be the Hora Lagna
longitude.

Jagannath Hora software Hora Lagna calculation is based on this principle.

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Let us take two examples – one day birth and one - night birth.

Example 1:
Jawaharlal Nehru
Birth time and Date: 23:36 on 14th Nov. 1889
Step 1:
Sunrise on this day: 06:19 (Sun rise definition is taken as ‘The tip of the Sun’s disk appears to
be on the eastern horizon)
Longitude of Sun: 0° Sc 17’ OR 210° 17’

Step 2:
Birth time - 23:36 OR (23 * 60 + 36) = 1416 minutes
Sun rise - 06:19 OR (06 * 60 + 19) = 379 minutes
Difference between the two = 1037

Step 3:
Divide the above number by 2 or multiply by 0.5 = (1037) * (0.5) = 518.5
Step 4:

Add the Sun’s Longitude to the number got above = 518.5 + 210° 17’
Converting 210° 17’ into decimals we get 210 + 17/60 = 210.3
Now adding 518.5 + 210.3 = 728.8
Remove multiples of 360 from the above number = 728.8 – 720 = 8.8

Hence Hora Lagna will be the 1st sign of the Zodiac which is Aries, and its longitude will be 8.8
or converting the decimal into degrees we get 8 + 0.8* 60 = 6 th from Janma Lagna and it will
be in 0° Ar 48’ (Converting the decimal 0.8 above into minutes). Jhora gives the Hora Lagna
longitude as 0° Ar 03’ 27.10” (More precise calculation – using computers)

(Addition on 26-12-2009)
Calculating the Hora Lagna from Janma Ghatis:

Janma Ghati for Jawaharlal Nehru as per Jhora = 43.2077=43 ghatis 12 vighatis (Decimal
0.2077 is multiplied by 60 to get vighatis as 60 vighatis make I ghati)
Multiply this by 2 and divide by 5 = (43-12 x 2) / 5 = (86-24)/5 = 17 hrs. – 16 minutes which
when converted into minutes will be = (17 x 60) + 16 = 1036 minutes. Refer the minutes got
above (1037 minutes). The difference is due to the inclusion of seconds also while calculating
ghatis by Jhora Software.

The reason for showing this calculation is due to a mail received by me from one reader
expressing doubts about Ishta Kaal and Ishta Ghati.

Ishta Kaala is the time of span between Sun rise of the day and the time of happening of an
event. The birth time after Sun rise is known as Ishta ghati and is normally expressed in ghati-
vighati. Since 2.5 ghati makes an hour, we divide the ghati by 2.5 or 2½ which is nothing but
multiplying it by 2 and diving it by 5 (2/5) to get the hours and minutes.

Example 2:
Author:
Date of birth: 05-10-1949 at 13:47 or 827 minutes

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Sun rise: 06:01 or 361 minutes

Difference between the above two: 466
Multiplying by 0.5 we get: 233.
Add Sun’s Longitude: 18° Vi 36 or 168° 36’ = 168.6 + 233 = 401.6
Expunging multiples of 360 we get = 401.6 – 360 = 41.6
Converting it into degrees = 41° 36’ which is 11° Ta 36’
As per Jhora it is 11° Ta 16.’

Janma Ghati for this data as per Jhora = 19.4155=19 ghatis 25 vighatis (Decimal 0.4155 is
multiplied by 60 to get vighatis which will be 24.93 rounded to 25 vighatis)
Multiply this by 2 and divide by 5 = (19-25 x 2) / 5 = (38-50)/5 = 7 hrs. – 46 minutes which
when converted into minutes will be = (7 x 60) + 46 = 466 minutes. Refer the minutes got
above (466 minutes).

This is called the Traditional Hora Lagna.

Parivritti Dwaya Hora Lagna:

This is a method as enunciated by Vriddha Karikas.

Parivritti Dwaya - in a cyclical order. Each sign is divided into 2 halves - 0° to 15° will be the
first part and 16° to 30° will be the second part. Thus the 12 signs will have 24 horas. The first
six signs viz. from Aries to Virgo will have 12 horas which will be repeated for the next signs
beginning from Libra to Pisces. The calculations will begin with Aries and the first hora of Aries
(0° to 15°) will be assigned to Aries and the next or the 2 nd hora of Aries (16° to 30°) will be
kept in Taurus. When we start calculating the hora for Taurus, we must start with Gemini which
will be the 1st hora and Cancer will be the 2nd hora. Like that it will go on till Pisces.

The table given below is prepared for all twelve signs:

Sign 1st Hora 0° to 2nd Hora 16° to

15° 30°
Aries Aries Taurus
Taurus Gemini Cancer
Gemini Leo Virgo
Cancer Libra Scorpio
Leo Sagittarius Capricorn
Virgo Aquarius Pisces
Libra Aries Taurus
Scorpio Gemini Cancer
Sagittarius Leo Virgo
Capricorn Libra Scorpio
Aquarius Sagittarius Capricorn
Pisces Aquarius Pisces

Savayava Hora Lagna:

I have already expressed my views and the views of learned personalities in my article with the
same name.

Applications:
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be used in longevity mainly. Parivritti Dwaya Hora Lagna is used in Rajayogas too.

To quote the words of Learned Sri Ranghacharya:

“Make use of Parivritti Dwaya Hora Lagna when you intend to judge the term of life by Lagna
and Hora Lagna. Make use of Savayava Hora Lagna to judge the term of life when you intend
to calculate the life span from Lagna and Hora Lagna.”

Additions made on 26-12-2009.

After posting this article I came across another Hora Lagna which is explained by Sri D.P.Saxena
in his book Judgement of Longevity. I furnish below the details of the same.

From Judgement of Longevity by D.P.Saxena

A new Hora Lagna called Kaala Hora Lagna has been explained.

1. Ishta Kaala must be converted into hours, minute and seconds. Ishta Kaala is the time
elapsed between Sun rise and time of birth which is given as Janma Ghati in Jhora.
If Ishta Kaala is not available, we must deduct the time of Sun rise from birth time.
By dividing this Ishta Kaala or Ishta ghati by 2.5 or multiplying it by 2 and diving it by 5, we
get hours, minutes etc.

To convert Ishta ghati into ghatis to hours, minutes and seconds use the formula: Divide the
ghatis by 2.5 OR multiply by 2 and divide by 5 which will directly give hours etc.
because 1 hour = 2½ ghati
1 ghati = 24 minute
1 vighati = 24 second

2. The number of hours obtained in step 1 will denote the rasis. If the number is more than 12,
expunge multiples of 12. The number of minutes obtained in step 1 should be divided again by
2 to get the degrees. If you get any reminder thereafter that should be converted into minutes.

3. If Janma Lagna is even the rasis, degrees, minutes obtained must be added to the Longitude
of Lagna.

4. If Janma Lagna is odd, the addition must be made to the longitude of the Sun.

5. The resultant figure will be the Hora Lagna and will be named as Kaala Hora Lagna (KHL).
Mr Saxena uses this KHL to determine longevity for the Jaimini method.

Let us experiment this KHL with our above two examples:

Example 1: Jawaharlal Nehru

1. Janma Ghati = 43.2077 as per Jhora.
Since Birth ghati is given only in ghatis divide it by 2.5 to get hours = 43.2077/2.5 = 17.28308
hours
Convert the decimal hours into minutes - Multiply it by 60 = 0.28308 x 60 = 16.9848 minutes
Convert the decimal minutes in above to seconds by multiplying it by 60 = 0.9848 x 60 =
59.094 seconds
So, the Ishta ghati is 17 hours 16 minute 59 seconds.

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to get 5 rasis.
Dividing the minutes by 2 we get the degrees which is 16/2 = 8 degrees.
Dividing the seconds by 2 we get the minutes which is 59/2 = 29 minutes
So, we get the longitude as 5s 8° 29’.

3. Here the Lagna is Cn – which is even. Hence add Longitude of Lagna to this
Longitude of Lagna = 3s 29° 41’
Longitude as above = 5s 08° 29’
The total comes to 8s 38° 10’ which is 38° Sc 23’.
However, there seems to be some errors in the calculation part given in the book. Mr. Saxena
might have some background in giving the calculation as mentioned.

According to me this is the formula to convert time into degrees.

Time to Arc
24 h 360°
1h 15°
1m 15'
1s 15"
So, applying this rule to the above 17 hours 16 minute 59 seconds
Step Action Example: Result
Convert 17h 16m 59s

units of time to arc

1 Multiply hours by 15 to obtain degrees 17 x 15 255 degree
2 Divide the minutes by 4 to obtain 16 m ÷ 4 4 degree
degrees; multiply the remainder by Q = 4; R = 0 x 15 0 minute
15 to obtain minutes of arc
3 Divide the seconds of time by 4 to 59 s ÷ 4 14 minutes
obtain minutes and minutes of arc Q = 14; R = 3 x 15 45 seconds
multiply the remainder by 15 to
obtain seconds of arc
4 Add degrees, minutes and seconds 259° 14' 45" OR
8s 19° 14' 45”

The longitude as calculated in step 2 above is 5s 8° 29’. So, we find there is a difference in
longitude.

Let us try the 2nd example also:

Author:
Date of birth: 05-10-1949 at 13:47 or 827 minutes
Sun rise: 06:01 or 361 minutes
1. Janma Ghati = 19.4155 as per Jhora.
Since Birth ghati is given only in ghatis divide it by 2.5 to get hours = 19.4155/2.5 = 7.7662
hours
Convert the decimal hours into minutes - Multiply it by 60 = 0.7662 x 60 = 45.972 minutes
Convert the decimal minutes above to seconds by multiplying it by 60 = 0.972 x 60 = 58.32
seconds

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So, the Ishta ghati is 7 hours 45 minute 58 seconds.

2. The number obtained viz. 7 is the number of rasis.

Dividing the minutes by 2 we get the degrees which is 45/2 = 22 degrees. (Remainder is 1
which will be added in the next step)
58 seconds + 60 seconds as above = 118 seconds and divide this by 2 we get the minutes
which is 118/2 = 59 minutes
So, we get the longitude as 7s 22° 59’.

3. Here the Lagna is Cp - which is even. Hence add Longitude of Lagna to this
Longitude of Lagna = 9s 07° 54’
Longitude as above = 7s 22° 59’
The total comes to – 16s 30° 53’ OR 4s 30° 53’ OR 30° Le 53.’

Step Action Example: Result

Convert 7h 45m 58s
units of time to arc
1 Multiply hours by 15 to obtain degrees 7 x 15 105 degree
2 Divide the minutes by 4 to obtain 45 m ÷ 4 11 degree
degrees; multiply the remainder by Q = 11; R = 1 x 15 15 minutes
15 to obtain minutes of arc
3 Divide the seconds of time by 4 to 58 s ÷ 4 56 minutes
obtain minutes and minutes of arc Q = 14; R = 2 x 15 30 seconds
or multiply the remainder by 15 to
obtain seconds of arc
4 Add degrees, minutes and seconds 117° 01' 30" OR
3s 27° 01' 30”
This calculation is as per the rules given in the book.

My calculations are as under:

Ishta ghati is 7 hours 45 minutes 58 seconds.
The longitude we got above is - 7s 22° 59’.
Learned readers may comment on this. Also, if any reference for this KHL is found in any ancient
classics, I shall be glad to receive the reference for the same.

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16. An Interlude

The other day I was rummaging through one of the boxes of my grandfather which contained
lots of handwritten charts, many scribblings mostly made with pencil and some with pen which
all contained astrological hints for predictions, some pages of books whose origins are unknown
as only bits of them were available. For the readers I would like to inform that my grandfather
hails from Thanjavur district in Tamilnadu and was a great scholar in Tamil and Sanskrit. He
was a headmaster of a Primary school at the time of retirement. He was my maternal
grandfather. Due to the early demise of my father, as per the custom prevalent there, I started
living with my mother and sister in the house of my grandfather. One day, I think in the year
1968 or 69, I saw in his room a very big piece of paper passed on to the wall containing a
horoscope which at that time I could not understand. I enquired about my grandfather about
the chart and asked him why he made such a big one. He said that it is a special chart, and he
asked me if I am interested in knowing about planets and Nakshatras. He also added hastily
that it will be quite an interesting thing to study. I was curious enough to know about the secrets
of my grandfather and hence I readily said yes that was the beginning of astrology for me. I
was then 20 years old and was doing my degree course. For the next 5/6 years he taught me
Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra as well as Jaimini Sutras. Further studies continued till his death
which was in the year 1979. After his death, I had no time to continue my studies of astrology,
and all his works were stacked in an Iron box along with some of his other belongings. In the
year 2001 after I retired, I started devoting my entire time to astrology. Suddenly it dawned
on me that I had somewhere kept the belongings of my grandfather and when I got it, I knew
no bounds for the joy I experienced. In the box I found the big horoscope about which I queried
my grandfather, and I reconstructed it using Jhora and I give below the same for the benefit of
readers.

At the back of this big paper, I found the following scribbled in Tamil:
The 3 days beginning from 3rd Feb. 1962 to 5th Feb. 1962 are special days as there is a
conjunction of eight planets in the sign of Capricorn. He has mentioned the time also as 17:45
on 03-02-1962 till 17:52 on 05-02-1962. I checked various times for 3rd Feb. 1962 as also for
5th Feb. 1962 with the help of Jhora. I took the place as Thanjavur as that was where we lived
till 1976. Using Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) Ayanamsa I found that the eight planets conjunction
begins at 17:36:24 on 3rd Feb. 1962 and lasts till 17:46:36 on 5th Feb. 1962 as per Jhora. Notice
the time found in the paper also is very near to this.

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17. Some Important Principles as Noted by My Guru and

Grandfather
(Published in the Astro vision magazine of Jan. 2009 issue)

I learnt astrology from my maternal grandfather who was a great scholar and lived from 1893
to 1976. With him he had a large collection of manuscripts and some very old publications.
Some of the books and the manuscripts have no title and many pages are also missing. Majority
of them are in Tamil or Malayalam. Though he taught me many intricacies of the vedanga
subject, he never gave me the books to read and never explained anything about them. After
his demise, I tried to reconstruct them and while doing so, I came across some principles by
which we can make accurate predictions. In the following pages, I present a compilation of
some of the important principles of astrology which may be useful for the students of astrology.

1. If any planet is the lord of trine or quadrant and of the 6 th, 8th or 12th house, it is a
benefic planet.
2. If any planet is not lord of trine or quadrant and if it is the lord of the 6 th, 8th or the 12th
house, it is a malefic planet.
3. If a lord of trine or of quadrant is in the 6 th, 8th or 12th house, it is considered weak. So,
it does not give powerful benefic results to its own houses or to its signification houses.
But it destroys the malefic results of the houses in which it is situated or aspects the
malefic houses. An example will clarify this rule:
Example: In any birth chart if the lord of 9th house is in the 6th house, the native does
not get powerful benefic results of the 9th house; but he gets the powerful benefic result
of the 6th house and the 12th house also. But if this planet is related to another benefic
planet by conjunction, opposition (placement in the 7 th house) or aspect, the planet
which is in the 6th house gives powerful benefic results to its own houses and its
signification houses also, due to cancellation of weak combination.
4. If a malefic planet is situated in one’s 9 th house, then it gives powerful malefic results
connected to the 9th house. In the same way by opposition or aspect, it also gives
powerful malefic results.
5. In the same way if the malefic planet is situated in the 9th house, but Mars acting as lord
of trine or quadrant aspects the malefic planet by the 4 th or 8th aspect, then Mars does
not allow the malefic planet to create any malefic effect because Mars is the sole
controller of this malefic planet. But if this Mars is in conjunction or opposition with the
malefic planet, then Mars has no control over it. So, the malefic planet would create
malefic results in its time and Mars would give benefic result to the native in his time.
6. In the same way if Mars is in the 9th house and the malefic planet occupying the 3 rd
house aspects Mars and the 9th house then the native would obtain malefic result
connecting fortune, because its aspects the 9th house and Mars.
7. Opposite to this if the malefic planet is situated in the 9 th house, and if Mars occupying
the 3rd house aspects it, then the native would experience malefic result of the 9 th house.
But this result would be ordinary, because according to the principles of astrology the
effect of the planet aspecting the houses is powerful. In the same way the aspect of
Mars destroys the malefic effect of the 9 th house, but he has no complete control, as the
malefic planet is aspecting Mars too. There are great ups and downs in the life of such
natives. Sometimes he sleeps on the bed of roses and sometimes on the floor!
8. In any birth chart if malefic planet comes in conjunction, opposition or aspect with
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and also destroys the benefic result of the house, whose lord or the significator is related
through conjunction, opposition or aspect to the same malefic planet. For instance, if
any malefic planet who is the lord of the 8th house and if it is situated in the 10 th house,
the result of the 8th house improves, whereas it destroys the benefic results of the 10 th
house and it also destroys the benefic results of the related houses with the planets and
of the houses.
9. The natural friendship of the planets plays an essential part in giving the results. The
Sun, Moon, and Mars are the friends of Jupiter. Now the malefic Moon is the lord of 8 th
house for Sagittarius Lagna, she is to give malefic results. But being a friend of Jupiter,
she does not give the malefic results as required. But if the same Moon is the lord of the
6th house in Aquarius Lagna, she is the enemy of Saturn, would give powerful malefic
results, the result that would be unendurable by the native. The native would suffer from
the diseases of ascites, anemic condition, death in water etc. which are known as the
diseases of Aquarius ascendants. In short, malefic planet gives malefic results, but it
should also be noted that the natural friendship of the planets may increase or decrease
the results accordingly.
10. Planets send their vibrations or effects to another planet through conjunction, opposition
or aspect. For instance, if Mars aspects Saturn, the effect of Mars is carried off by Saturn
in the houses where Saturn is situated or aspects.
11. The effect of the aspect of planet is considered powerful. For instance, if Venus occupies
Ascendant and wishes to create his effect in the 1 st house but if Jupiter aspects
Ascendant from the 7th house the effect of Venus in the 1st house is destroyed and the
native’s 1st house comes under the influence of Jupiter.
12. Exalted planets and the planets in their own houses are powerful, whereas debilitated
planets are weak.
13. Planets of 29 or 0 degrees are ineffective, cannot create effect and are in an extinct
state. In any birth chart, if the lord of 9 th house is of 0 degree, the native would not
benefit in connection with fortune. In the same way, if the Ascendant or the lord of the
Ascendant of any native is 0 degree, the native will be weak in body, mind and soul. If
the lord of 6th house is of 0 degree, it cannot create diseases or enemies in the same
way, for the 8th house, no worries of short life and no worries of expenditure, debt, loss,
interest and insolvency for the 12 th house. It should also be noted similarly that the
planet of 29 or 0 degree cannot create its own benefic or malefic effect.
14. Saturn being the significator of the 6 th, 8th and 12th houses should be considered as
malefic (except in Gemini and Virgo ascendants) even though he may be of exalted
position.
15. If Saturn (except Gemini and Virgo Ascendant) is in the 4th or 7th or in 11th house, and
if the benefic Sun, Moon, Mars or Jupiter do not aspect the 1 st house, the combination
of Saturn’s contact with the 1st house or its lord by conjunction, opposition or aspect
puts the native into great difficulties and creates blockade in business or service.
16. If Saturn is in the 1st house and if Sun, Moon, Mars or Jupiter is also in the 1 st house –
then also the native experiences great difficulties.
17. If Saturn aspects the 1st house and if the Sun, Moon, Mars or Jupiter is in the 1 st house
itself, then also the native gets similar results as the aspect is considered more powerful.
18. If Saturn aspects 1st house and the Sun, Moon, Mars or Jupiter also aspects the 1 st house
same results as explained above. But if Saturn is in the 1st house and the Sun, Moon,
Mars or Jupiter aspects the 1st house, no such difficulties will be experienced by the
native because the aspects of planets are considered more powerful.
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20. In the birth chart of Taurus and Libra ascendants, if Venus and Saturn are in conjunction,
opposition or aspect, then Venus acts as a malefic, because Venus is the lord of 6 th and
8th houses respectively. So, the relation between Venus and Saturn in this birth chart is
malefic. In the same way in the Ascendant of Aries and Scorpio, the relation of Saturn
with Mars is malefic.
21. If the lord of trine, quadrant or the lord of 3 rd house is in the 1st house, then it is very
powerful, because it gets the strength of the 1st house.
22. If any benefic planet is in its own signification house, then it is powerful; for instance,
Jupiter as lord of 7th house is in the 5th or 9th house.
23. If any significator (except Saturn or except in the house of 6 th, 8th or 12th) is in its own
house, then it is powerful. For instance, the significator of 5 th house is in its own 10 th
house, he I considered to be powerful as a significator of the 5 th house.
24. If Jupiter is in Taurus for Libra Ascendant or in Libra for Taurus Ascendant, then the
native is unable to achieve the required benefic results. The reason is that Venus rejects
the nature of Jupiter, as he is the enemy of Jupiter.
25. It should also be noted that the Sun, the Moon, Mars and Jupiter are on the Gods side,
they are victorious and powerful, while Mercury, Venus and Saturn are on the devil’s
side, they are defeated ones i.e., in the matter of prediction, Venus, Mercury and Saturn
cannot create benefic result as much as created by the Sun, the Moon, Mars or Jupiter.
26. If Venus and Mars are related to the 7th house, then the native experiences difficulties
in married life. In contrast to this, if Venus is weak in any birth chart and if there is
combination of 7th house or lord of 7th house with Mars by conjunction, opposition or
aspect, then the native of such birth chart experiences a blessed married life.
27. Exalted malefics are considered as benefic.
28. The exalted Saturn is considered as malefic. The native of such exalted Saturn runs
ahead beyond their capacity and consequently they must retreat and experience despair
forever.
29. The combination of exalted malefic + Saturn or exalted malefic + malefic should be
considered as malefic.
30. If a benefic planet is aspected one-sided by Saturn or malefic planet, then the result of
this benefic planet should be taken as a malefic one; but if this benefic planet is aspected
by any benefic planet, it should not be taken as malefic, i.e., benefic is always benefic.
31. Saturn, Mercury and the signs of Capricorn, Aquarius, Gemini or Virgo are malefic for
the 7th house and the 5th house, in the matter of married love and happiness of children
respectively even though they are benefic in the birth chart.

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18. Horoscope – Male or Female?

Published in AIFAS Research Journal of Astrology – Apr-Jun 2008 issue. Also Published in
Saptarishi Astrology e-magazine Vol. 5 Written on 22.12.2007.

The astrologers must know how to find out whether the given horoscope is of a male or a
female. This is quite a tough job. Hence the astrologers, when preparing a birth chart, in order
to ascertain, whether the birth chart is of a male, or a female adjust the Navamsa to odd(male)
or even(female) even by changing the time of birth and this trick enables them to know
immediately whether the native is male or female. This technique impresses the people, but
the astrologers themselves know their weaknesses quite well.

Principle I
This is a general principle which is found in the book titled ‘Book of Correct Astrological
Predications’. Some of the rules are not acceptable in the present-day context as much research
has been done in the field of astrology which is contradictory to the rules in this principle. Here
Rahu and Ketu are not considered for determination of sex as they are only mathematical
points. Another deviation you will find here is that Mercury and Saturn though termed as eunuch
by all ancient texts, they are treated here as female nature. Finally, the rules do not fit properly
in some of the horoscopes and there seems to be some link missing in the principle. However,
it may be, let us apply this principle to some charts and conclude thereafter.

Rules:
Sun, Mars and Jupiter indicate male gender and Saturn, Venus and Moon indicate female
gender.

Mercury with Saturn or Venus indicates female and with Sun, Mars and Jupiter indicate male
gender.

It is to be noted that the planets of male sign i.e., Sun, Mars and Jupiter are more powerful and
victorious than the planets of female sign (except the Moon). It is also to be noted that the
planets which aspects the house or a planet conjoined are more powerful.

The Moon is loved and honored by every planet. Hence other planets allow her to act according
to her desire. If there is combination of 7 th house or the lord of the 7th house with Moon, the
native is female even if there are other combinations of male sex. In the same way the signs
ruled by the planets Sun, Mars and Jupiter i.e., 5, 1, 8, 9 and 12 of the Natural Zodiac are male
signs and 4, 2, 7, 10 and 11 as female signs. Gemini sign is to be understood as male while
Virgo is female.

So Male signs are – Leo, Aries, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Pisces and Gemini

Female signs are – Cancer, Taurus, Libra, Capricorn, Aquarius and Virgo.

Combinations for male:

7th house + Sun, Mars or Jupiter or his signs
7th lord + Sun, Mars or Jupiter or his signs

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Combinations for female:

7th house + Moon, Venus, Mercury or Saturn or her or his sign.
7th lord + Moon, Mercury, Venus or Saturn or her or his sign.
List of abbreviations used in the charts: As – Lagna or Ascendant; Su – Sun; Mo – Moon; Ma –
Mars; Me – Mercury; Ju- Jupiter; Ve – Venus; Sa – Saturn; Ra – Rahu; Ke – Ketu.

Male Horoscopes
Chart 01: Sri Satya Sai Baba (Puttabarthi)

1. 7th house is Taurus with no planets in it. Hence cannot be taken for consideration.
2. 7th lord Venus is in Scorpio along with a male planet Sun. Mercury and Saturn thus conjoin
one male planet Sun and one female planet Venus. In such a situation the house will decide the
nature of the sex. Scorpio is a male sign. Hence the horoscope is of male.

Chart 02 Mahatma Gandhi

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7th house is Aries with Jupiter in it. Hence male horoscope.

7th lord Mars is conjoined with a female planet Venus. Mercury who also conjoins Mars is thus
with one male planet Mars and one female planet Venus. Mars is also aspected by a male planet
Jupiter. Since male planets predominate Mercury will have no say.

Chart 03 Author of this article (chart is on next page)

7th house is Cancer occupied by Mars – a male planet. Hence horoscope is of male.
7th Lord Moon is in Aquarius and aspected by Saturn and Mars. Whenever Moon is involved,
other planets allow her to act according to her desire. However, since male planets are more
powerful, Moon subjected herself to Mars and produced a male.

Chart 04 Prof. B.V.Raman

7th house is Leo with Mars a male planet. Mercury is thus conjoined with a male and a female
planet. Further 7th house is also aspected by Jupiter and the house itself is a male sign (Leo).
Hence male predominates.
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Female Horoscopes:
Chart 05 Shoba De

7th house is Gemini with no planets in it.

7th lord Mercury is conjoined with Sun a male planet. There is no aspect of from any female
planet.
If the house is taken into consideration Gemini indicates male, and Sagittarius also indicate
male.
Even the Navamsa Lagna is even indicating male.
Hence the test fails as far as this horoscope is concerned.
Chart 06 Indira Gandhi (chart is on next page)

The 7th house is Capricorn with Moon in it. Indicating a female.

7th lord Saturn is in Cancer in opposition to Moon confirming the horoscope as that of female.

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Chart 07 Mother Saratha (Wife of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa)

7th house is Capricorn with Venus in it indicating female.

7th lord Saturn is with Rahu, which is not to be considered, and he is aspected by Mercury – all
point out to female.

Chart 08 Aishwarya Rai

The 7th house is Pisces with no planets in it. Hence not taken for consideration.

7th lord Jupiter is debilitated and in Capricorn. Unfortunately, the rule does not say anything
regarding debilitated and exalted planets. Hence if we take the sign Capricorn it denotes a
female.

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Conclusion:
From the foregoing you will observe that the System though proves to be correct in some cases,
it looks as though we are trying to justify the principle one way or other. There are many loose
ends.

There is no clear-cut result in some of the cases. But the real value of astrology lies in the
application of a principle and predicts an event that is to happen in future. Hence in view of the
limitations of the principle we cannot rely on the above System fully.

Principle II
Jaimini Sutras
Chapter IV Quarter 3 – sex of child

There are three sutras – 4.3.10 to 4.3.12 where in it is stated that “male child is born if the
planet is male, otherwise female child is born and if the planet is eunuch a eunuch is born.”
These sutras have reference to sutras 4.3.3 to 4.3.9 wherein the method of arriving at the
planet is given. Noted Astrologer Mr. R.Santhanam in his research paper published in his book
‘Essentials of Hindu Predictive Astrology’ has given a real-life case and has thoroughly analyzed
the Sutra. I am not going into the details of the Sutra here as the same can be read from
various translations available. Maharishi has stated that the sutras are applicable to Adhana or
conception chart. We all know very well how difficult it is to construct an Adhana Chart. Here I
am going to examine the same principles as stated in the above sutras with respect to a natal
chart and see whether we can fix up the sex of the native.

Principles as stated by Jaimini:

The time of birth is reckoned from sunrise to sunset depending on the birth being at
daytime/nighttime. i.e., If the birth is in the daytime before the Sun set calculate the day
duration from Sun rise to birth time. If it is during nighttime the duration is to be calculated
from Sun set to birth time.

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the relation between hours, minutes and ghatis and vighatis.

1 day = 60 ghatis
1 ghati = 60 vighatis and so the table goes on to liptas, viliptas, paras and tatparas.
The duration obtained as per rule 1 will be in Hours-Minutes-Seconds. Convert it into decimals.
Formula is – Hours + Minutes/60 + Seconds/3600)
This gives the duration as so many hours.

1 day consists of 24 hours or 60 ghatis and hence one hour = 60/24 = 2.5 ghatis. So, multiplying
the converted decimal hours by 2.5 we get ghatis and multiplying this result by 60 we get
vighatis.
This is called Janma vighati.

Divide the final figure obtained as per rule 2 above by 9. Leave the integer portion and take
only the remainder.
If the remainder is not a whole number, then it must be rounded to the next whole number. If
the remainder comes to 2.4 or 2.6 then it must be taken as 3. If the remainder is 0 then it must
be taken as 9.
As per Sutra 4.3.9 to 4.3.12, the numbers so obtained above will indicate the sex, complexion
etc. of the child. Counting the planets based on weekdays (7) and then adding Rahu and Ketu
we get number nine. The order is as below:

Number Planet Sex

1 Sun Male
2 Moon Female
3 Mars Male
4 Mercury Eunuch
5 Jupiter Male
6 Venus Female
7 Saturn Eunuch
8 Rahu Male
9 Ketu Female

About Mercury and Saturn, the saint says Eunuchs. Normally Mercury rules the female Eunuchs
and Saturn male Eunuchs. However, this should be predicted only if specific combinations for
such a birth exist in the conception chart. Otherwise, Mercury will indicate a female child and
Saturn indicate a male.

Further qualifications in determining the sex of the child are – Exalted planets indicate male
child, and debilitated planets indicate female child. Some people consider Rahu to be female,
but Parasara is very clear that Rahu, Jupiter and Sun give illustrious son.

When it comes to eunuch planets Mercury and Saturn, if they are in exaltation, they indicate
male sex and in debility denotes female child.

Here some amount of confusion may arise. What happens if a female planet is exalted, or a
male planet is debilitated? Then the conjunction or aspect of planets of similar nature will be
the deciding factor.

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Also, the signs indicating male sex are the odd signs excepting Gemini and Aquarius, while the
even signs are female except Cancer and Pisces.

Male Indicators: Aries, Cancer, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius and Pisces.

Female Indicators: Taurus, Gemini, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn and Aquarius.

Consider the signs only when you have conflicting results from the rules above especially when
more than one planet is conjoined or aspected.

One important point to note here is that the Sun rise mentioned here is the time when the tip
of the disk appears in the horizon.

As said in the beginning, the above principles have been clearly stated as applicable to Adhana
or conception chart. Now let us try to apply this principle to a natal chart and see the result.
Here I will take examples of some well-known person’s chart (4 of male and 4 of female)

The Sun rise and Sun set are taken from Jagannath Hora software – selecting the preferences
for sunrise and sunset as ‘tip of the Sun’s disk appears to be on the eastern horizon’.

Refer Chart 01 above:

Name Sri Satya Sai Baba(Puttabarthi)
Date of birth 23rd Nov. 1926
Time of birth 06:26
Sun Rise 06:22:55
Sun Set 17:47:08

Calculations: Day time Birth. Hence Sun rise to be taken to arrive at the Birth time duration.
Sun Rise 06:22:55 (a)
Time of birth 06:26:00 (b)
Difference 00:03:05 (a) –
Convert to decimal 00 + (03/60) + (b)
(05/3600)
0.0514 hrs. (c)
Convert to vighatis 0.0514 x 2.5 x
Divide by 9 60=7.7083 vighatis
7.7083/9
Remainder is 7.7083
Rounded to the next 8
whole number
From the table in Rule Rahu
5
Sex will have to be Male

Rahu has conjoined Moon a female planet. However, Exaltation of Rahu has prevailed over, and
the birth was of male. Conjunction or aspect need be considered only when a female planet is
exalted, or a male planet is debilitated.

Refer Chart 02 above.

Name Mahatma Gandhi
Date of birth 2nd Oct. 1869
Time of birth 07:31
Sun Rise 05:51:09

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Sun Set 17:45:40

Calculations: Since birth is in daytime Sun Rise is to be taken

Sun Rise 05:51:09 (a)
Time of birth 07:31:00 (b)
Difference 01:39:51 (b) –
Convert to decimal 01 + (39/60) + (a)
(51/3600)
1.6642 hrs. (c)
Convert to vighatis 1.6642 x 2.5 x 60 =
Divide by 9 249.6250 vighatis
249.6250/9
Remainder is 6.6250
Rounded to the next 7
whole number
From the table in Saturn is the ruler
Rulewill
Sex 5 have to be Eunuch

As per rule No. 6 stated above Saturn indicates a male. Rasi drishti by Ju – a male planet
confirms the horoscope as that of male.

Refer Chart 3 above:

Name Yenbeeyes
Date of birth 5th Oct. 1949
Time of birth 13:50:56
Sun Rise 06:01:18
Sun Set 18:00:08
Calculations: Since the birth is in daytime Sun rise is to be taken to arrive at the Birth time
duration.
Sun Rise 06:01:18 (a)
Time of birth 13:50:56 (b)
Difference 07:49:38 (b) –
Convert to decimal 07 + (49/60) + (a)
(38/3600)
7.8272 hrs. (c)
Convert to vighatis 7.8272 x 2.5 x 60 =
Divide by 9 1174.0833 vighatis
1174.0833/9
Remainder is 4.0833
Rounded to the next 5
wholethe
From number
table in Rule Jupiter
5
Sex will have to be Male

Jupiter representing male and exalted in Sagittarius confirms the horoscope as that of male.
Other aspects not taken into consideration.

Refer Chart 04 above.

Name Prof. B.V.Raman
Date of birth 8th Aug. 1912
Time of birth 19:38:00
Sun Rise 06:06:11
Sun Set 18:43:35

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Calculations: Since the birth is in nighttime Sun set is to be taken to arrive at the Birth time
duration.
Sun Set 18:43:35 (a)
Time of birth 19:38:00 (b)
Difference 00:54:25 (b) –
Convert to decimal 00 + (54/60) + (a)
(25/3600)
0.9069 hrs. (c)
Convert to vighatis 0.9069 x 2.5 x 60 =
Divide by 9 136.0417 vighatis
136.0417/9
Remainder is 1.0417
Rounded to the next 2
wholethe
From number
table in Rule Moon
5
Sex will have to be Female

Refer rule No. 9 above. A female planet Moon is exalted here. Also, it is conjoined by a male
planet Saturn and aspected by another male planet Sun (rasi Drishti) confirming the horoscope
as that of a male. Note here conjunction and aspect is taken into consideration.
Now let me take the female horoscopes one by one.

Refer chart 05 above.

Name Shoba De
Date of birth 07th Jan. 1948
Time of birth 07:21:00
Sun Rise 07:13:49
Sun Set 18:15:47

Calculations: Since the birth is in daytime Sun rise is to be taken to arrive at the Birth time
duration.
Sun Rise 07:13:49 (a)
Time of birth 07:21:00 (b)
Difference 00:07:11 (b) –
Convert to decimal 0 + (07/60) + (a)
(11/3600)
0.1197 hrs. (c)
Convert to vighatis 0.1197 x 2.5 x 60 =
Divide by 9 17.9583 vighatis
17.9583/9
Remainder is 8.9583
Rounded to the next 9
whole number
From the table in Rule Ketu
5
Sex will have to be Female
Ketu is not conjoined by any planet.

Refer Chart 06 above.

Name Indira Gandhi
Date of birth 19th Nov. 1917
Time of birth 23:03:00
Sun Rise 06:22:25

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Sun Set 17:12:28

Calculations: Since the birth is at night Sun set is to be taken to arrive at the Birth time duration.
Sun Set 17:12:28 (a)
Time of birth 23:03:00 (b)
Difference 05:50:32 (b) –
Convert to decimal 05 + (50/60) + (a)
5.8422 hrs.
(32/3600) (c)
Convert to vighatis 5.8422 x 2.5 x 60 =
Divide by 9 876.3333 vighatis
Remainder is 3.3333
Rounded to the next 4
From
wholethe table in Rule Mercury
number
Sex
5 will have to be Female

Here Mercury as well as the sign wherein Mercury is placed viz. Scorpio indicate female. One
thing to be noted is that Mercury is conjoined by a male planet Sun and aspected by two male
planets Jupiter and Saturn. Hence the sign Scorpio decides the sex.

Refer Chart 07 above.

Name Mother Saratha
Date of birth 22nd Dec. 1853
Time of birth 19:15:00
Sun Rise 06:19:32
Sun Set 17:01:12

Calculations: Since the birth is at night Sun set is to be taken to arrive at the Birth time duration.
Sun Set 17:01:12 (a)
Time of birth 19:15:00 (b)
Difference 02:13:48 (b) –
Convert to decimal 02 + (13/60) + (a)
(48/3600)
2.2300 hrs. (c)
Convert to vighatis 2.2300 x 2.5 x 60 =
Divide by 9 334.5000 vighatis
334.5000/9
Remainder is 1.5000
Rounded to the next 2
whole number
From the table in Rule Moon
5
Sex will have to be Female

Here Moon is placed with Mars a male planet. Venus female planet is also aspecting it.
Conjunction/aspect need not be considered as no exaltation/debilitation of planet is involved.

Refer Chart 08 above.

Name Aishwarya Rai
Date of birth 1st Nov. 1973
Time of birth 04:05:00
Sun Rise 06:23:42
Sun Set 18:03:56

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Calculations: Since the birth is early morning before Sun rise Sun set of previous day is taken.

Sun Set 18:03:56 (a)

Time of birth 04:05:00 (b)
Difference 13:58:56 (a)-
Convert to decimal 13 + (58/60) + (56/3600) (b)
13.9822 hrs. (c)
Convert to vighatis 13.9822 x 2.5 x 60 =
Divide by 9 2097.3333 vighatis
2097.3333/9
Remainder is 0.3333
Rounded to the next 1
wholethe
From number
table in Rule Sun
5
Sex will have to be Male

Sun is debilitated. There is no conjunction of planets. Hence indicative of female.

Conclusion:
Hence, we can conclude that the ruling planet of the birth vighati will determine the sex of the
child. But vighati is a time interval of only 24 seconds, it is highly doubtful that the collected
birth time information was accurate in all cases. In addition to this, the noting of birth time is
always a subject of controversy. But if we could take a case with accurate data, I am sure they
will confirm Maharishi Jaimini’s principles.

Before I conclude I would like to mention one important point here that the Sutras of Jaimini
referred to above give the basis of the ruling planet of each half of Nadi Amsha according to Sri
Sanjay Rath. Shri Rayudu, another noted Astrologer has stated in his article ‘astrology and
Human Life’ published in "The Times of Astrology" magazine, July 1999 states:

Quote:
Each sign or rasi is divided into 300 parts so that each part comes under the name of a Nadi
Amsa measuring 12 minutes of arc in the sign or 48 seconds in time. This minute division sets
the seed of destiny of an individual. If the correct Nadi is established, then there is a bird’s eye
view of the entire past including the past life and future of the person concerned. Each Nadi
Amsa is further divided into two parts each of 6 minutes of arc in the sign or 24 seconds in time
and general pattern of life is given.
Unquote

These 24 seconds in time or 6minutes of arc is what is known as Artha Nadiamsa about which
Sri Sanjay Rath has also published a paper giving lucid and clear explanations. I would like to
place on record my sincere thanks to Shri Sanjay Rath and Shri Rayudu for giving me an insight
into this principle.

I also would like to share some of my findings in the application of this specific Sutra of the
Maharishi.

I calculated the vighati planet as explained above for exactly 103 horoscopes. I summarize
below my findings:

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In 57 cases sex as obtained by the calculations above tallied perfectly. In all the 57 cases I did
not take into consideration the conjunction or aspect. I only verified for exaltation and
debilitation which revealed that some male horoscopes had exalted planets (male), and some
female ones had debilitated planets (female).

In eleven cases the test totally failed. None of the rules explained above provided a correct
result. This might be due to errors in birth time. Because when I changed the birth time by a
few seconds which ranged between 3 seconds to 16 seconds, it was found to tally.

In 32 cases I got the contrary result that is native was a male and the result was female and
vice versa. In these cases, I then went to study the conjunction/aspect and the nature of sign.
In two cases I noticed that when a female planet is exalted it was a male native and in one case
where male planet was debilitated it was a female.

For all aspects I considered only the rasi Drishti as given by Maharishi. No graha drishti was
taken into consideration. This topic is for further research and discussion as the Retrograde
position of planets, argala have not been considered. Also, it is to be studied whether the
position of the planet in Varga Charts especially Navamsa has any bearing on the determination
of the sex of the native.

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19. Combinations for Fame

Published in the All-India Federation of Astrological Societies – Research Journal – July-Sep.
2008 issue. The 3rd chart of Aishwarya Rai was omitted in the printed article.

Written on 23.03.2008

Being known to every common man is what makes a person fame. Fame comes in different
spheres of life. A child born to an already famous person is known to many due to media and
publicity. His/her photographs are published everywhere. Then comes the child prodigy-as a
child some exemplary action lifts the child from an ordinary being to a famous personality.
Fame also comes from some actions. Deeds – good or bad (or is it worst). Some are famous in
a small circle, and some others in their own community or field. Some gain fame after death.
Some others are famous even after death. Is there any yardstick by which we can measure the
fame? Are there any criteria which determines that the one will be famous or will attain name
and fame at a specific time and will be known to every human being for a specific time or for
ever? What does Jyotisha reveal us on these points?

When the above questions came to my mind, I started scanning the various Vedic scriptures,
hoping to find some definite results. Alas! I ended up with hundreds and hundreds of
combinations for ‘getting fame.’ If I were to list out all those findings, that alone will occupy
half of this magazine pages. Then I shifted my focus on to studying some of the horoscopes of
notable personalities. I went through all the horoscopes given by Dr. B.V. Raman in his beautiful
book ‘Notable Horoscopes.’ Of course, the collection of horoscopes by Dr. B.V. Raman is not of
those persons who are famous in the sense that their names are known to everyone-probably
famous only in a particular section or field - at least some of them. They are no doubt
horoscopes having noteworthy combinations but not necessarily of famous personalities.

Since the yardstick for fame is not fixed, or the yardstick too lengthy to measure having
numerous permutations and combinations, how an Astrologer can predict that given a
horoscope, whether the native will be famous or not? If so in what area or what field or in what
manner? When will he come to be known to one and all? How long will his fame last? and so
on…

After careful study and analysis of various charts I came to the following conclusions:
1. The best indicator of fame is Moon. To determine the odds for fame, popularity and
public appeal, an analysis of the Lunar aspects is extremely revealing. As the second
most important feature in the horoscope, the Moon reveals our basic personality traits.
The amount of popularity we enjoy, and the general response others have to us is shown
in the condition of the natal Moon, therefore it is an ideal indicator of potential fame. If
the Moon in your natal chart is in a prominent position – in a Kendra or Trikona – exalted
or own house or by several aspects to other planets, you could be on your way. These
show a natural potential for appealing to the masses.
2. Not everyone with a prominent Moon becomes famous, but it is a major factor in that
direction. Some are famous without a prominent Moon, but they usually have some very
heavy emphasis in a particular area of their chart, such as a stellium (grouping of several
planets in one house) of planets in an angle.
3. Without a prominent Moon, and without such a stellium, you can still achieve fame, but
it involves lot more work to accomplish this. With Mars conjunct Jupiter, though, you
have the potential energy to work hard to achieve fame, if that is what you desire.

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4. The tenth house, the 9th house as well as the 5th house also represents fame. The nature
of the sign, lord of the sign, planets posited therein as also the aspects the sign is
receiving are all important factors before deciding on whether the native will attain fame
or not. It is noteworthy to mention that an afflicted 12th house or 4th house may make
one shy away from fame.
5. Above all we should not forget the 1st house as it represents fame also. Hence Lagna
and placement of Lagna Lord are also to be considered.
6. Ashtakavarga System also throws some light on attaining fame through the bindus or
dots gained by a planet due to his placement.

Maharishi Parasara has the following to say regarding combinations for fame: One will be
endowed with fame, if Moon is in 10th house, while 10th lord is in a trine from 10th house and
Lagna Lord is in Lagna’s angle. Similar effects will come to pass, if 11th lord is in 10th house,
while 10th lord is strong and gives aspect to Jupiter. Fame will come to the native, if 10th lord
is in 9th house, as Lagna Lord is in 10th house and Moon is in 5th house.

Now it is time to frame some rules to find out the answers to at least some of the questions
raised above. These are the ten commandments for getting fame.

1. Lagna Lord and 10th lord strongly placed without malefic interventions.
2. Karaka for public is Moon – Hence Moon should be strong in the chart.
3. Jupiter or Venus should have some connection with Moon-conjunction, aspect or
placement in Kendra or Trikona to Moon.
4. Fame is related to image. Hence Arudha Lagna and planets in Kendra/Kona to Arudha
Lagna are vital.
5. Connection between 5th and 10th house as also between 5th and 9th house.
6. Position of lord of 10th from Moon and his associations.
7. Since the 10th house plays a major role in establishing fame, let us call it as the House
of Fame. If the lord of House of Fame occupies a Kendra or Kona from the House of
Fame, fame is likely to come. But he cannot determine fame, he can only support by his
placement. That is to say that the position of lord of House of Fame in a Kendra or Kona
ensures support for the native in achieving fame.
8. The next person who assists in getting fame is the planets placed in Kendra or Kona to
the lord of House of Fame.
9. When Jupiter or Saturn conjoins or aspects the lord of House of Fame or placed in an
angular position, fame results.
10. For diurnal births, it is observed that Jupiter plays an important role whereas for
nocturnal births Saturn takes the place in determining the fame. Placement in a Kendra
or Kona from Lagna or Arudha Lagna or House of Fame is vital for this rule.

These are not the end of it, it is only the major influences which make a person
famous. Various innumerable combinations do bring popularity which should not be
forgotten.

Let us first take up the chart of Father of Nation-Mahatma Gandhi.

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1. Lagna Lord Venus and 10th lord Moon are in their swakshetra. Though Moon is afflicted
by Rahu and Venus by Mars, by virtue of their ownership of 5 th house (Co-lord of 5th -
Ra) and 7th house (Ma) respectively, it can be said that both are strong. 10th lord in the
10th makes a person phenomenally successful in his profession and he commands
respect and honour.
2. Karaka Moon is in own house.
3. Jupiter is in a Kendra from Moon forming a Gajakesari Yoga.
4. AL Lagna is in Cancer and its lord is in own house and Kendras from AL are occupied by
benefics. For Libra Lagna Saturn is a benefic as he owns 4 th and 5th. He is placed in
Trikona from AL.
5. From Moon 10th lord Mars is placed in a Kendra along with benefics Me and Ve.
6. House of Fame is in Cancer. Lord of House of Fame is Moon and is placed in his own
house. Mars, Mercury, and Venus are in Ascendant and angular to the lord of fortune
and Jupiter. Jupiter and Moon are in mutual Kendra.
7. This is a diurnal birth. Hence fame determining planet Jupiter is placed in a Kendra from
Lagna, AL, House of Fame, and Moon.

One noteworthy point in this chart is the number of Yogas - as many as 24 - which were also
responsible in gaining fame.

The 2nd chart I will take up is that of Bill Clinton.

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1. Lagna Lord Moon is placed in 10th house.

2. Moon and Jupiter are in opposition forming Gajakesari Yoga.
3. 10th lord Mars is aspecting 10th house. (Mars also happens to be 5th lord as well as he is
stronger than Ketu -co-lord of Scorpio). The presence of Mars in the 3rd house along with
Venus indicate that the fame will not be everlasting. 10 th lord in the 3rd makes a native
a speaker or writer of celebrity.
4. AL is occupied by benefic Jupiter. Kendras from AL are occupied by benefics. (Saturn
becomes benefic on account of AL being in Libra)
5. From Moon 5th lord Sun is placed in his own house and 10 th lord Saturn is placed in a
Kendra.
6. House of Fame is in Aries. Placement of Moon – Karaka for fame - there indicate fame.
Jupiter is in an angle from Moon and aspecting Moon. Hence his fame is explained.
7. This is a nocturnal birth. We must examine the position of Saturn. Saturn is placed in
the Lagna aspecting the House of Fame. From Arudha Lagna he is placed in the 10 th
house.

There is a controversy over the birth time of Bill Clinton. The chart as per birth time given
in Astro Data Bank is in the next page. Even if we consider this chart the following
combinations are worth examining for fame.

1. Jupiter aspects Moon and vice versa

2. Arudha Lagna is in Taurus with Rahu in it indicating scandal. Sun is placed in Kendra
from AL.
3. 5th and 10th lord – Saturn and Mercury are in conjunction and 5 th lord Saturn aspects 9th
lord Venus.
4. Lord of 10th from Moon - Saturn is in a Kendra though his association with Mercury spoils
it.
5. From lord of House of Fame – Mercury, Jupiter and Moon are placed in Kendra without
any affliction.
6. This becomes a diurnal birth. Jupiter is placed in a Kona from House of Fame (10th
house).

Let us analyse the chart of Aishwarya Rai

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1. Lagna Lord Mercury is placed in 3rd and aspected by Mars from his own house. However,
Ketu being lord of 3rd house Scorpio as he is stronger has exchanged places with Mercury
– the 10th lord. In effect, Mercury will act as if he is in the 10th his own house.
2. Moon is placed in a Kendra along with Venus.
3. 10th lord Mercury due to parivartana with Ketu gains strength. 10th lord in the 3rd makes
a native a speaker or writer of celebrity. Mercury also suffers from Papakarthari Yoga
which may bring in occasional disturbances.
4. 10th house has Saturn and Ketu of which Saturn is lord of 5 th.
5. Jupiter is debilitated in 5th but getting neecha bhanga.
6. 5th lord Saturn and 9th lord Venus have mutual aspect, and both are placed in Kendra
bringing her fame.
7. AL has Jupiter. And Mars in 4th and Sun in 10th from AL- All angular positions.
8. House of Fame is in Gemini. Its lord Mercury due to parivartana gets strength. There are
no planets angular to lord of House of Fame. Hence everlasting fame cannot be expected.
Only Karaka for fame Moon along with Venus is aspecting the House of Fame.
9. This is a nocturnal birth. Saturn is already placed in the 10th aspected by Moon.

The next chart is that of Albert Einstein.

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1. Lagna Lord is placed in 10th house Pisces and is debilitated and getting neecha bhanga.
2. 10th lord Jupiter is in 9th and the 9th lord Saturn is in 10th. Saturn is the stronger lord of
10th than Rahu as he is with more planets. 10th lord in the 9th makes a person a stalwart
and he will be a beacon of light to many.
3. Moon is debilitated and is placed in 6th. 10th lord from Moon-Sun is placed in a Trikona
from Moon.
4. Saturn – 9th lord, Mercury-Lagna & 4th lord, Venus – 5th lord has conjoined in 10th forming
a powerful Raja Yoga. Note the connection between the 5th lord Venus and 9th lord
Saturn.
5. House of Fame is Pisces. Lord Jupiter is placed in a Kona from Ascendant. And Kendra
from Moon.
6. Lord of Arudha Lagna is in a Kendra from AL.
7. This chart is a diurnal birth. Jupiter is in a Kendra from Moon and Kona from Lagna
though not well placed from AL.

Jayalalitha – Ex-chief Minister of Tamil Nadu

1. Lagna Lord Mercury is in 9th and aspected by Moon and Mars along with Sun. Hence
strong.
2. Venus is in 10th – exalted. 10th lord is in a Kendra in Moolatrikona position. Extraordinarily
strong position. 10th lord in the 7th makes the person known for his skill in talking and
achieving objectives.
3. Moon is aspected by Jupiter.
4. AL lord Venus is exalted, and AL has Rahu and Saturn in Kendra position-Saturn co-
owns the 9th house and is strong.
5. Lord of 10th from Moon Venus is exalted though placement is in 8 th.from Moon.
6. 10th lord Jupiter is in a Kendra from 10th house.
7. This is a diurnal chart and Jupiter in his own house placed in a Kendra forming Hamsa
Mahapurusha Yoga.

Ashtakavarga System also gives some clue to gain fame

General - Any planet with 6 or more Bindus gives fame and financial gains
EFFECTS OF THE Sun’s A.V. 6 Bindus increase of valour and fame.
EFFECTS OF THE A.V. OF MARS 5 Bindus increase of fame

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EFFECTS OF JUPITER'S A.V. 8 Bindus spotless fame, happiness, and growth of wealth.
Let us tabulate the Ashtakavarga of all the five personalities taken for consideration:

Binna Ashtakavarga of …

Person Lagna Sun Mon Maa Me Ju Ve Sa

1. Mahatma Gandhi 4 7 7 2 5 5 3 0

2. Bill Clinton 5 4 4 5 7 7 4 3

3. Aishwarya Rai 6 4 2 3 3 6 4 4

4. Albert Einstein 6 3 5 7 4 4 3 3

5. Jayalalitha 4 4 4 3 3 7 3 2

The deciding planet of fame is marked bold and in red which are all according to rules explained
in Ashtakavarga System for fame.

In the foregoing paragraphs I have tried to touch upon some of the combinations for gaining
fame. This is not the final answer. As I said earlier, there are many more combinations as
explained in the classical texts which bring name and fame to a native which all needs to be
analysed chart by chart.

On 21.04.2008
The Arudha Lagna because it is the image of the person is especially important. When we see
a famous person, we see their image, we do not see their more personal side, like what makes
them feel good (Venus) or their soul’s desire (AK). So, aspects to the AL are especially important
for this. It is said if both Jupiter and the Moon are aspecting the AL it can make a person famous
even after death—this combination will show many famous people. The Kendras to AL are
important in supporting the person’s image also, and second from AL is what sustains the
image.

Sambandha and Yogas are important too. if a person has Saturn in Aries and Sun in Libra (called
a parivartana) these two planets will function as though they are exalted, broadly speaking
(though a better example might be Sun in Capricorn and Mars in Aries). And Raja Yogas can
make a King, even if there are not any exalted planets.

In Saptarishi astrology Vol 3 issue on the article titled ‘The uncrowned King CS Patel’ the
following combinations are found for fame:

This must be seen from the 5th house from Lagna, LL, 5H Karaka Jupiter, AK (here it is again
Ju) & PK (Ve). All these factors need to be combined in a composite manner.

a) Ascendant: 5H is empty but gets aspected by 5L himself who is stationery and in

turn aspects Jupiter.
b) LL – 5H from Moon (powerful LL) has this same Ju whose lord is Sa.
c) Karaka & AK Jupiter – 5H from Jupiter is deposited by a retro Sa
d) PK Venus – It is combined with Ra who is exalted in D-9 and is in Pushkar
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(Patel was the first one to highlight the importance and usage of Pushkar
Navamsa). 5L from PK is Ve who is again with Ra the immortal one.

Deduction:
1. In 1957 in Sa/Ra - he released his 1st book on Ashtakavarga with his friend/cowriter Mr.
Iyer. Observe Ra and Ve are together. Ra unearthed this rare secret of a topic and being
in Sravana distributed it to world. Being truthful by nature one day he confided in me
two mistakes that he made in his Arudha & Ashtakavarga books.
2. Two planets come to our limelight that is Jupiter & Saturn (refer marked planets), this
shows that during Jupiter‐Saturn Dasas and Antardasa something significant can be
expected. In Jupiter/Saturn he meets 3 yogis of rare quality (Saturn in 12H), got some
big gains when he was so young & in Saturn/Jupiter he got more recognition for his work
in Ashtakavarga & started teaching Jyotish. (Jupiter AD).

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20. Longevity Through Transit-1

Published in All India Federation of Astrologers’ Societies Research Journal Vol. 7; No. 1-Jan-
Mar 2010

Introduction:
Longevity is a difficult subject to discuss. Even the best of astrologers cannot fathom the secrets
lying behind the life span of an individual. Sage Parasara himself has said that knowing the
longevity is difficult even for the Gods. Many methods have been laid down by sages and it is
believed that they are more than 80 in number. It will be worthwhile if one is to study all the
methods and come to a definite conclusion. But the difficulties in studying all those methods
are manifold.

Just as the transit of planets play a vital role in deciding the various sides of a man’s life, so
also for longevity. Many principles are found in various classics which throw light on the
planetary positions at the time of death. In this article, I analyze one such combination which
is responsible for bringing about the death of the individuals concerned. These are not the final
ones. It is only the tip of the iceberg.

Rule 1:
A person whose natal Moon is in the 1 st part of Navamsa is likely to die when the Sun is in the
southernly course (Dakshinayana). It will be in the bright half of the month (Shukla Paksha).

Rule 1a:
If the Moon is in the 2nd part of the Navamsa, the person’s death is likely to be when the Sun
traverses the northern region (Uttarayana). It will be in the dark half of the month (Krishna
Paksha).
To summarize we can say:
Birth in Uttara-Bhaga – death in Uttarayana period – dark half of the month.
Birth in Purva Bhaga – death in Dakshinayana period – bright half of the month.

Some basic explanations:

Here, before going into the verification of the above rule, it is necessary to understand some
basic principles.

Dakshinayana – Uttarayana:
#1. Drik Siddhanta:
Dakshinayana starts when Sayana Sun enters Cancer, and Uttarayana starts when Sayana Sun
enters Capricorn. We need to use Sayana Sun to observe Sun's Ayana gati.
Dakshinayana starts on June 21st.
Uttarayana starts on December 22nd.

#2. Drik Siddhanta and Nirayana System (Vakya Panchanga):

Dakshinayana starts when Nirayana Sun enters Cancer, and Uttarayana starts when Nirayana
Sun enters Capricorn. Actual Ayanagati may not be seen exactly using this method.
Dakshinayana starts on July 16th.
Uttarayana starts on January 14th.
So, to apply the above principle to our rules, we must be careful as to which one is applicable.
In the Nadi System we always find the use of Vakya Panchanga.

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To overcome this problem, I prepared a chart for the day of death and verify the position of
Sun and Moon. If the Sun is between Capricorn and Gemini – I treated it as Uttarayana and if
the Sun is between Cancer and Sagittarius, that will be Dakshinayana. However, to prepare a
chart for this date, you must be having the time as well as the place of death which is difficult
to get.

Bright half (Shukla Paksha) and Dark half (Krishna Paksha) of a month:
The Paksha is based on the cycle of the Moon. We know the Moon takes 29.5 days to rotate on
its axis. At the same time, it takes 27.322 days to orbit the earth. Hence, we get the phases of
the Moon. The approximate period of the first 15 days when the Moon is waxing i.e.,
proportionately increasing in size (as it appears to our eyes) is the bright half or fortnight and
is called Shukla Paksha. The next 15 days (again approximation) when the Moon is waning
(appears to be decreasing in size), which is termed as dark half or fortnight and is called as
Krishna Paksha.

In other words, Suklapaksha is from New Moon to Full Moon.

Krishnapaksha is from Full Moon to New Moon.

From the chart given we can decide that if the distance between the position of the Sun and
Moon is less than 7 signs (i.e., 6 and less), it is the dark half of the month. If the distance is
more than 1 sign up to 7 signs, then it is the bright half of the month. As I said earlier it is only
a crude way of finding Paksha. Actual tithi must be decided from Panchanga.

Purva Bhaga – Uttara-Bhaga

The moon’s orbital period is 27.322 days. Because of this motion, the Moon appears to move
about 13° against the stars every day or about half a degree per hour. One Navamsa is 3° 20’
or 200’. If we take the movement of the Moon as 30 minutes per hour, then to cover 200
minutes the Moon will take around 6 hours 30 minutes. It has been calculated as 6hrs-40
minutes. During this period, three signs rise in the east – one movable, one fixed and one dual.
It can be mathematically also proved. But that is not the point of discussion for us here. It is
sufficient to know that there is a definite relationship between the Ascendant and the Moon’s
transit in Navamsa. This 200-minute movement of the Moon (One Navamsa) is further divided
into two parts – Purva-ardha or the first part of Navamsa (From 0’ to 100’) and Uttara-ardha
or the 2nd part of Navamsa (From 101’ – 200’). In the Nadi scripts, we find the extensive use
of this division of Navamsa into two parts normally referred to as Purva Bhaga and Uttara-
Bhaga.

Some example calculations will make this concept clear:

If Moon is at 275° 37’ it will be in Uttarashada Nakshatra – 3rd pada and in Makara (Capricorn)
rasi. In other words, Moon will be in Capricorn (9 th sign - 270°) at a longitude of 5° 37’. The
Navamsa will be Kumbha (Aquarius) 03 0.20’–060-40’. If we divide this duration of 3° 20’ or 200’
into two parts, the first part will be from 3° 20’ to 5° 00’ and the 2nd part will be from 5° 00’ to
060-40’.

In one of my earlier articles titled ‘Nakshatra and Navamsa’ published in the October-December
2007 issue, I have given the Navamsa table which can be used as a ready reckoner for this
purpose.

I am giving another table which will be easier to fix the first part as well as the 2 nd part of the
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little.

The signs shown in a vertical order refer to the planet’s position in rasi chart and the degree of
signs refer to the degree of such a planet. The Navamsa rasi for a planet in a rasi can be found
by going down the rasi until you reach the range of the degree, the planet is placed in rasi. For
sake of space saving, only two letters of Navamsa rasi are given in the table. The Navamsa
Rasis in bold show the Vargottama Navamsa.

How to find the Navamsa from the table?

If in a horoscope say Ascendant is in 25° Sg 59’ Locate the Sagittarius rasi in the table and go
down the column until the degree 25° 59’ range is found. This is found in the 16 th row. We find
the Sc meaning that the Navamsa Lagna is Scorpio, and it is in the 2nd part of this Navamsa.
Like that for each planet you can find the Navamsa and its Bhaga.

Sagittariu

Capricorn

Aquarius
Degrees
Of signs

Scorpio
Part No

Gemini

Cancer
Taurus

Pisces
Virgo
Aries

Libra
Leo

s
1st 00°-00’ -01°-40’ Ar Cp Li Cn Ar Cp Li Cn Ar Cp Li Cn
2nd 01°-40’-03°-20’
1st 03°-20’-05°-00’ Ta Aq Sc Le Ta Aq Sc Le Ta Aq Sc Le
2nd 05°-00’-06°-40’
1st 06°-40’-08°-20’ Ge Pi Sg Vi Ge Pi Sg Vi Ge Pi Sg Vi
2nd 08°-20’-10°-00’
1st 10°-00’-11°-40’ Cn Ar Cp Li Cn Ar Cp Li Cn Ar Cp Li
2nd 11°-40’-13°-20’
1st 13°-20’-15°-00’ Le Ta Aq Sc Le Ta Aq Sc Le Ta Aq Sc
2nd 15°-00’-16°-40’
1st 16°-40’-18°-20’ Vi Ge Pi Sg Vi Ge Pi Sg Vi Ge Pi Sg
2nd 18°-20’-20°-00’
1st 20°-00’-21°-40’ Li Cn Ar Cp Li Cn Ar Cp Li Cn Ar Cp
2nd 21°-40’-23°-20’
1st 23°-20’-25°-00’ Sc Le Ta Aq Sc Le Ta Aq Sc Le Ta Aq
2nd 25°-00’-26°-40’
1st 26°-40’-28°-20’ Sg Vi Ge Pi Sg Vi Ge Pi Sg Vi Ge Pi
2nd 28°-20’-30°-00’

Application of Rules 1 and 1(a):

Now let us see whether the stated rules above apply to the horoscopes of departed personalities.
We need the data in the following format:

Name
Date of Birth
Time of Birth
Place of Birth
Position of Moon at birth
Navamsa Part (Take from the table)
Date of Death

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Time of Death
Place of death
Position of Sun at death
Position of Moon at death
Death in Ayana
Death in Paksha
Expected results (as per rule):
Death to be in Ayana
Death to be in Paksha
Rule applicable
Conclusion

Since only the data as said above are needed, I am not giving the entire chart. Since the data
about the death is also required, in many sample charts I took up for study, I could not get the
time of death and in some cases, there is no data available regarding the place of death. The
software I have used is Jhora and the Ayanamsa used is Lahiri (Chitra Paksha).

1. Srinivasa Ramanujam:
Name Srinivasa Ramanujan
Date of birth 22-12-1887
Time of birth 18:20
Longitude/Latitude 77 E 44/11 N 21
Position of Moon at birth 10 Pi 50’ 27.06”
Navamsa Part (take from the table) 1st Part
Date of Death 26-04-1920
Time of Death Not known
Longitude/Latitude 79 E 23/10 N 58
Position of Sun at death Aries
Position of Moon at death Shukla Navami
Death in Ayana Uttarayana
Death in Paksha Bright half
Expected results (as per rule):
Death to be in Ayana Dakshinayana
Death to be in Paksha Bright half
Conclusion Rule partially satisfied

2. Dr. B.V. Raman:

Name B.V. Raman
Date of birth 08-08-1912
Time of birth 19:43
Longitude/Latitude 77 E 35/12 N 59
Position of Moon at birth 23 Ta 41’ 05.23”
Navamsa Part (take from the table) 1st Part
Date of Death 20-12-1998
Time of Death Not known
Longitude/Latitude 77 E 35/12 N 59
Position of Sun at death Sg
Position of Moon at death Shukla Dwitiya

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Death in Ayana Dakshinayana

Death in Paksha Shukla Paksha
Expected results (as per rule):
Death to be in Ayana Dakshinayana
Death to be in Paksha Bright Half
Conclusion Rules apply

3. Sanjay Gandhi:
Name Sanjay Gandhi
Date of birth 14-12-1946
Time of birth 9:27
Longitude/Latitude 72 E 50/18 N 58
Position of Moon at birth 12 Le 30’ 01.12”
Navamsa Part (take from the table) 2nd part
Date of Death 23-06-1980
Time of Death Not known
Longitude/Latitude 77 E 12/28 N 36
Position of Sun at death Ge
Position of Moon at death Shukla Ekadashi
Death in Ayana Uttarayana
Death in Paksha Shukla Paksha
Expected results (as per rule):
Death to be in Ayana Uttarayana
Death to be in Paksha Dark Half
Conclusion Partially satisfied

Here the Paksha is opposite. Will it be because of the unnatural death of the native? I tested it
with charts like Mahatma Gandhi as well as Indira Gandhi. In both cases also, it failed. To come
to the definite conclusion that this rule is not applicable to unnatural deaths like accident,
homicide etc. we must verify with more charts.

4. Rabindranath Tagore:
Name Rabindranath Tagore
Date of birth 07-05-1861
Time of birth 04:02
Longitude/Latitude 88 E 22/22 N 32
Position of Moon at birth 21 Pi 07’ 26.13”
Navamsa Part (take from the table) 1st Part
Date of Death 07-08-1941
Time of Death Not known
Longitude/Latitude Not known
Position of Sun at death Cn
Position of Moon at death Poornima
Death in Ayana Dakshinayana
Death in Paksha Poornima-Bright Half
Expected results (as per rule):
Death to be in Ayana Dakshinayana
Death to be in Paksha Bright Half

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Conclusion Rule fully applies

6. Rudyard Kipling:
Name Rudyard Kipling
Date of birth 30-12-1865
Time of birth 16:53
Longitude/Latitude 72 E 50/18 N 58
Position of Moon at birth 23 Ta 09
Navamsa Part (take from the table) 2nd part
Date of Death 18-01-1936
Time of Death Not known
Longitude/Latitude 0 W 07/51 N 30
Position of Sun at death Cp
Position of Moon at death Krishna dasami (Dark half)
Death in Ayana Uttarayana
Death in Paksha Dark Half
Expected results (as per rule):
Death to be in Ayana Uttarayana
Death to be in Paksha Dark Half
Conclusion Rule fully applies

Here as an example, I have given only six persons data. I tested this rule in about 52 charts
and the result was that the rule was applicable only in 28 charts and in about five charts they
were in marginal position, which is to say a few days earlier or later and the rest of the cases
there was total difference.

Basis of the rule given above:

Deva Keralam: Verses 3779 - 3780:

Late R. Santhanam translates these verses as:

There is another authority to state that one born in the 2 nd half of Visva Nadiamsa, Scorpio
Ascendant, will live in a cave in the region of Sambhu hills. He will quit the world in his 65 th
year with the Sun’s northerly sojourn, in the sign Capricorn, in dark lunar half.
Further doubts and clarifications are also given by him in his book Deva Keralam about which
we are not concentrating now.

The Sloka is applicable only to Scorpio Lagna native with Visva Nadiamsa.

The question is, can we apply the rule to all persons? If we apply, how far is it correct? That is
what I have tried to establish here. The rest is left to the readers to examine and comment.
One last thing I want to mention here is that I have given the title of the article as ‘longevity
through transit’ and given a single rule. That is because of want of space. I am continuing my
research on this subject and have many more rules to decide on this subject. I shall come back
to you, after some time with my findings.

I am also giving the results of some of the charts wherein the rule did not apply.

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Name Mahatma Gandhi

Date of birth 02-10-1869
Time of birth 07:20
Longitude/Latitude 69 E 49/21 N 37
Position of Moon at birth 28 Cn 00’ 48.54”
Navamsa Part (take from the table) 1st Part – Pi
Date of Death 30-01-1948
Time of Death 17:41
Longitude/Latitude 77 E 12/28 N 36
Position of Sun at death 16 Cp 24’ 02.80”
Position of Moon at death 15 Vi 00’ 17.81”
Death in Ayana Uttarayana
Death in Paksha Dark half
Expected results:
Death to be in Ayana Dakshinayana
Death to be in Paksha Bright half
Conclusion Rules do not fit in.

As said earlier the rule did not apply in the case of Mahatam probably because death was by
homicide.

Similar is the case with yogis who have the power to leave from this world as they wish. I tested
it with the charts of Ramana Maharishi, Swami Sivananda, Sri Aurobindo where also the rule
failed either totally or partially.

Name Swami Vivekananda

Date of birth 12-01-1863
Time of birth 6:33
Longitude/Latitude 88 E 22/22 N 32
Position of Moon at birth 17 Vi 26’ 30.24
Navamsa Part (take from the table) 1st Part - Ge
Date of Death 04-07-1902
Time of Death Not known
Longitude/Latitude 88 E 18/22 N 38
Position of Sun at death In Gemini
Position of Moon at death On Krishna Chaturdashi
Death in Ayana Uttarayana
Death in Paksha Dark half
Expected results (as per rule):
Death to be in Ayana Dakshinayana
Death to be in Paksha Bright half
Conclusion Rules do not fit in.
Name Chitaranjan Das
Date of birth 05-01-1870
Time of birth 6:48
Longitude/Latitude 88 E 30/22 N 40
Position of Moon at birth 14 Pi 44’ 58.91
Navamsa Part (take from the table) 1st Part - Sc

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Date of Death 16-06-1925

Time of Death Not known
Longitude/Latitude Not known
Position of Sun at death Must be In Ge
Position of Moon at death Krishna Ekadashi
Death in Ayana Uttarayana
Death in Paksha Dark half
Expected results (as per rule):
Death to be in Ayana Dakshinayana
Death to be in Paksha Bright half
Conclusion Rules do not fit in.

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21. Longevity Through Transit -2

Published in All India Federation of Astrologers’ Societies Research Journal Vol. 7; No. 3-July-
Sep 2010

In the first part of the article published in January-March 2010 issue, I had given a single rule
to judge longevity through transit. I also mentioned that I shall be coming out with more details
on the subject. Here is the 2nd part of it.

It is an acceptable fact that there are many methods to time an event as well as to decide about
the nature and quality of the event. Transit analysis is also one such method. But predictions
based on Gochara, or transit alone may not yield desirable results. Still there are certain
sections of astrologers who solely give predictions on transit alone. Classics have given an array
of dasas through which we are able to narrow down the event to a few months and to fine tune
and pinpoint the happening of an event we use the additional methods of Annual Charts as well
as transit. By using these three methods we can come to a correct conclusion.

In this analysis, as this is post facto one, we are trying to fix the rule for the event that has
already happened, I am not going into the details of the Dasa analysis. The discussion will be
only about the transit. I will be taking up the charts which were given in the first part of the
article.

As already mentioned in my previous article, one must have the accurate time and place of
death before analyzing the transits. Many times, we get the place of death, but it is next to
impossible to get the exact time of death. With this predicament, I am proceeding with the
testing of yet another rule. The charts are prepared using Jhora Software taking Lahiri (Chitra
Paksha Ayanamsa).

Rule 2: (Rule 1 is covered in the previous article)

There are three principals involved in studying the transit System:
1) The first is based on the transit of planets decided upon from the Dasa System.
2) Next is the transit of Karaka – Fixed Karaka which in our case would be Saturn.
3) Third factor to be considered is the transit of Sun. Since Sun takes a month to cover a
sign its movement will be helpful in fixing the month of happening of the event.
4) The last one is the transit of the Moon. Fine tuning of date and time of occurrence an
event can be done using the transit of Moon.

In all classics we come across numerous rules for using the transit of planets to determine the
timing of event. Some of the rules are so common that the rules are found to be applicable for
all charts. I will touch upon one such rule here.

This rule is from Phaladeepika Adhyaya XVII Sloka 2. I am giving only the translation of the
Sanskrit Verse here.
Ascertain the Rasi and Navamsa occupied by
(a) The lord of the 8th house
(b) Gulika
(c) Saturn OR
(d) The lord of the 22nd Decanate (counted from that of Lagna).
When Saturn transits that Rasi or Navamsa or its triangular position, death may happen.

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Chart 01
Mahatma Gandhi
There is different birth time given to this personality. The various times given are 07:11:47,
07:20; 07:45. I have given the time as 07:20 in my articles stated above. Now I am taking the
time as 07:11:47 which is as per Astro Data Bank details. Based on this time the Rasi and
Navamsa charts are as below:

Gandhi was shot dead on 30-01-1948 at New Delhi and the time as given by Astro Data Bank
is 17:41. Chart at that moment is as below:

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Position Rasi Navamsa

8th lord from Lagna –Venus Libra Taurus
Gulika Virgo Gemini
Saturn Scorpio Capricorn
Lord of 22nd Decanate (from Lagna)-Venus Libra Taurus
Saturn on the date of death was transiting Pisces, which is a trine to Scorpio, the natal position
of Saturn.

22nd Decanate:
According to Saravali the 22nd Decanate from the Lagna will indicate the nature of one’s death
by the nature of its lord. Here I will be using the Parasara Drekkana. Lord of 1st Drekkana will
be the rasi lord for all the rasis. Lord of 2nd Drekkana will be the lord of the 5th house from it
and the Lord of the 3rd Drekkana will be the lord of 9th house from it. That is to say that the
nature of signs Fiery, earthy, Airy, and watery is all grouped together in this way.
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How to find the 22nd Drekkana from the table. In the above Chart Lagna is at 5 Li 33. Locate
Libra and take the first one as it is in the 0 to 10-degree range. Note the number given to it. It
is 19. Add 21 and we get 40. As there are only 36 Drekkanas deduct 36 from 40 and we get 4.
Locate number 4 in the chart and we find it as Venus who becomes the 22 nd Drekkana lord.
This is given in the form of South Indian Chart

Pisces Aries Taurus Gemini

34. Jupiter 1. Mars 4. Venus 7. Mercury
35. Moon 2. Sun 5. Mercury 8. Venus
36. Mars 3. Jupiter 6. Saturn 9. Saturn
Aquarius Cancer
31. Saturn 10. Moon
32. Mercury Degree Range 11.Mars
33. Venus 1st Drekkana - 0 - 10 12. Jupiter
Capricorn 2nd Drekkana - 11-20 Leo
28. Saturn 3rd Drekkana - 21-30 13. Sun
29. Venus 14. Jupiter
30. Mercury 15. Mars
Sagittarius Scorpio Libra Virgo
25. Jupiter 22. Mars 19. Venus 16. Mercury
26. Mars 23. Jupiter 20. Saturn 17. Saturn
27. Sun 24. Moon 21. Mercury 18. Venus

Henceforth, for want of space, I will not be giving the charts. Only the essential details will be
given. Since the Longitude of Lagna is given, one can verify the Lord of 22 nd Drekkana from the
above table.

Chart 02:
Srinivasa Ramanujan:
Date of Birth: 22-12-1887; Time of Birth: 18:20
Longitude/Latitude: 77 E 44/ 11 N 21 Date of Death: 26-04-1920
Lagna: 16 Ge 07; Lord of 22 Drekkana from Lagna is Venus
nd

Position Rasi Navamsa

8th lord from Lagna –Saturn Cancer Scorpio
Gulika Libra Libra
Saturn Cancer Scorpio
Lord of 22nd Decanate (from Lagna)-Venus Libra Taurus

Saturn was transiting Leo at the time of death. In this case the rule totally fails as neither
Saturn is transiting the Rasi or Navamsa of either the four lords or its triangular position.

Chart 03:
Dr. B.V.Raman
Date of Birth: 08-08-1912; Time of Birth: 19:43
Longitude/Latitude: 77 E 35/ 12 N 59 Date of Death: 20-12-1998
Lagna: 11 Aq 27; Lord of 22 Drekkana from Lagna is Saturn.
nd

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Position Rasi Navamsa

8th Lord from Lagna –Mercury Leo Leo
Gulika Taurus Leo
Saturn Taurus Aries
Lord of 22nd Decanate (from Lagna)-Saturn Taurus Aries

Saturn was transiting Aries at the time of death. Note the position of Saturn in Aries Navamsa.
Also, from Leo Aries becomes a trine and hence all the conditions are applicable in this case.

Chart 04:
Sanjay Gandhi
Date of Birth: 14-12-1946; Time of Birth: 09:27
Longitude/Latitude: 72 E 50/ 18 N 58 Date of Death: 23-06-1980
Lagna: 2 Cp 29; Lord of 22nd Drekkana from Lagna is Sun.
Position Rasi Navamsa
8th lord from Lagna –Sun Scorpio Pisces
Gulika Scorpio Pisces
Saturn Cancer Scorpio
Lord of 22nd Decanate (from Lagna)-Sun Scorpio Pisces

Saturn was transiting Leo on the date of death. So, in this case the rule fails as Saturn does
not transmit the relevant houses or its trines.

Chart 05:
Rabindranath Tagore
Date of Birth: 07-05-1861; Time of Birth: 04:02
Longitude/Latitude: 88 E 22/ 22 N 32 Date of Death: 07-08-1941
Lagna: 29 Pi 10; Lord of 22 Drekkana from Lagna is Mercury.
nd

Position Rasi Navamsa

8th lord from Lagna –Venus Aries Scorpio
Gulika Scorpio Scorpio
Saturn Leo Cancer
Lord of 22nd Decanate (from Lagna)-Sun Aries Scorpio

Saturn was transiting Taurus on the day of death. So, in this case the rule fails as Saturn was
not transiting the houses listed above or its trines.

Chart 06:
Rudyard Kipling
Date of Birth: 30-12-1865; Time of Birth: 16:53
Longitude/Latitude: 72 E 50/ 18 N 58 Date of Death: 18-01-1936
Lagna: 09 Ge 40; Lord of 22 Drekkana from Lagna is Saturn.
nd

Position Rasi Navamsa

8 lord from Lagna –Saturn
th
Libra Pisces
Gulika Sagittarius Leo
Saturn Libra Pisces
Lord of 22 Decanate (from Lagna)-Saturn Libra
nd
Pisces
Saturn was transiting Aquarius at the time of death. Aquarius is in trine to Libra.

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Chart 07:
Swami Vivekananda
Date of Birth: 12-01-1863; Time of Birth: 06:33
Longitude/Latitude: 88 E 22/ 22 N 32 Date of Death: 04-07-1902
Lagna: 27 Sg 03; Lord of 22 Drekkana from Lagna is Jupiter.
nd

Position Rasi Navamsa

8th lord from Lagna –Moon Virgo Gemini
Gulika Leo Leo
Saturn Virgo Taurus
Lord of 22nd Decanate (from Lagna)-Jupiter Libra Scorpio

Saturn was transiting Capricorn which is in trine to Virgo and Taurus.

Chart 08:
Chitaranjan Das
Date of Birth: 05-01-1870; Time of Birth: 06:48
Longitude/Latitude: 88 E 30/ 22 N 40 Date of Death: 16-06-1925
Lagna: 04 Sc 50; Lord of 22nd Drekkana from Lagna is Mercury.
Position Rasi Navamsa
8th lord from Lagna –Mercury Libra Aquarius
Gulika Libra Aries
Saturn Sagittarius Taurus
Lord of 22 Decanate (from Lagna)-Mercury Libra
nd
Capricorn

Saturn was transiting Libra on the day of death. Libra is one of the houses in the above list.

Chart 09:
Indira Gandhi
Date of Birth: 19-11-1917; Time of Birth: 23:03
Longitude/Latitude: 81 E 51/ 25 N 27 Date of Death: 31-10-1984
Lagna: 26 Cn 30; Lord of 22nd Drekkana from Lagna is Venus.
Position Rasi Navamsa
8th lord from Lagna –Rahu as he is stronger than Saturn Sagittarius Cancer
Gulika Gemini Libra
Saturn Cancer Capricorn
Lord of 22nd Decanate (from Lagna)-Mercury Sagittarius Libra

Saturn was transiting Libra on the day of death. Note the placement of Gulika and Lord of 22 nd
Decanate in Libra in Navamsa natal chart. Also, the position of Gulika in Gemini in rasi chart is
in trine to transit Saturn.

Chart 10:
Rajiv Gandhi
Date of Birth: 20-08-1944; Time of Birth: 08:11
Longitude/Latitude: 72 E 50/ 18 N 58 Date of Death: 21-05-1991
Lagna: 29 Le 39; Lord of 22nd Drekkana from Lagna is Mars.
Position Rasi Navamsa
8th lord from Lagna –Jupiter Leo Cancer
Gulika Sagittarius Leo

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Saturn Gemini Aquarius

Lord of 22nd Decanate (from Lagna)-Mars Virgo Capricorn

Saturn was in Capricorn on the date of death which is the Navamsa sign of Lord of 22 nd Decanate
and in trines to the 22nd Drekkana lord in rasi chart.

Conclusion:
I have tested this principle in as many as 135 charts and the results were positive in 85 charts
which come to nearly 63 %. One thing to remember is that this position is applicable only if the
natal chart shows the Maraka period as per the Dasa System. I tested that also using
Vimshottari Dasa System. As the subject of discussion is only transit, I am not giving the
analysis here.

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22. Deciding on Term of Longevity

This article was rejected by more than one magazine as it describes the failure of a certain
astrological principle.

The term of life can be 100 years or more than that. If we investigate the various Dasa periods
we find that there are 120 years, 108 years, 99 years etc....We will assume the average length
of life as 100 years as this is the normal expected age. This is only an assumption. Of course,
many Authors, including Dr. B.V.Raman have taken the expected term of life as 100 years.
Now these 100 years are to be further sub-divided. How?

According to various texts it has a major sub-division of three termed as

(i) Short Life
(ii) Middle life
(iii) Long life.

Now when we are going to distribute this 100 year, each term gets 33.33 years. So, a short life
is up to say 33 years, middle life is from 34 years to 66 years and long life is from 67 years to
100 years.

All classics have a set of rules to decide on the term of longevity of an individual. Most popular
method amongst astrologers is the principles outlined in Jaimini Sutras followed by rules given
by Parasara. Simpler methods are also available in Nadi literature.

Here I am going to examine one Verse from Prasna Marga. Reference is from Chapter IX, Verse
60 and 61:
लग्नजन्मपयोोः शत्र ु द्वनजाष्टिपद्वत यद्वद।
सिौ वा यद्वद वा बन्धू स्वल्पिध्यद्वचरायषु ोः।60
े स्य तढ्भूषा नवांशश
चन्द्ांशश े ोऽथवा रवेोः।
लग्नेशो वाद्वप यद्येव ं स्वल्पिध्यद्वचरायषु ोः।61

Prof. B.V. Raman translates this as –

According as lords of Lagna and the 8th there from and Lords of Chandra Lagna and the 8 th
there from are mutually inimical, neutral, or friendly, the length of life would be Alpa (Short),
Madhya (Medium) or Poorna (Full). – 60
“If the lord of Chandra Navamsa is inimical, neutral, or friendly to the lord of the 64 th Navamsa
there from, the longevity of the person will be short, medium or full. The Sun and lord of Lagna
should be similarly reckoned.” – 61.
From the above we can classify the required combinations for short, middle and long life as
below:

For Short Life:

1. Lord of Lagna and lord of 8th from Lagna should be inimical.
2. Lord of Chandra Lagna and the 8th lord there from should be enemies.
3. Lord of Navamsa occupied by the Moon and the lord of 64 th Navamsa therefrom should
be enemies.

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4. Lord of Navamsa occupied by Ascendant and the lord of 64 th Navamsa there from should
be enemies.
5. The Lord of Navamsa occupied by the Sun and the lord of the 64th Navamsa therefrom
should be enemies.
6.
For Middle Life:
All the above five pairs of planets should be neutral.

For Long Life:

All the above pairs of planets should be friends.

So, from the above it becomes clear that one must remember the Naisargika sambandha table
of planets which is reproduced for the reference of beginners.
Planet Friend Neutral Enemy
Sun Moon, Mars, Jupiter Mercury Venus, Saturn
Moon Sun, Mercury Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn
Mars Sun, Moon, Jupiter Venus, Saturn Mercury
Mercury Sun, Venus Mars, Jupiter, Saturn Moon
Jupiter Sun, Moon, Mars Saturn Mercury, Venus
Venus Mercury, Saturn Mars, Jupiter Sun, Moon
Saturn Mercury, Venus Jupiter Sun, Moon, Mars

In the five pairs listed above the first two pairs are simple and will not require any explanation
and one can easily find out from the rasi chart. But the last three pairs require some explanation
as it involves the 64th Navamsa from Moon, Sun, or Ascendant.

Finding the 64th Navamsa:

The 64th Navamsa is nothing but the 210th degree i.e., the 8th house aspect. The 64th Navamsa
from that occupied by a planet will be the same Navamsa in the 8 th sign, in order of zodiacal
sequence. From the longitude of a planet or the longitude of Ascendant we can know the
Navamsa number in that sign. The 64th Navamsa will be the same degree Cal arc in the 8th sign
from it. An example will make things clear.

Suppose a planet is in say 12° Cp 45’. Navamsa is a span of 3° 20’ and hence this longitude
will fall in the range of 10°.00’ to 13° 20’ which will be the 4 th Navamsa and the Navamsa sign
would be Aries. So, the 64th Navamsa will range in Leo (8 th from Capricorn) from 10°.00’ to 13°
20’ whose Navamsa would be Cancer which will be the 4 th from the Navamsa of the planet in
this case Aries. In simple terms find out the Navamsa in which a planet or Ascendant is placed
and take the 4th sign from it which will be the 64th Navamsa.

With these tools in hand let us apply the rules to some charts and verify the results.

Chart 01:

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Date of Death: 04-07-1902

Age at the time of death: 39 Years 6 months. Hence middle life.
As per our rule, all the pairs of planets in the 5 points must be neutral.

Rule 1:
Lagna Lord is Jupiter and 8th lord is Moon. Moon treats Jupiter as neutral while Jupiter treats
Moon as a friend.

Rule 2:
Chandra Lagna Lord is Mercury and the 8th lord there from is Mars. Mercury treats Mars as
neutral, and Mars treats Mercury as friend.
For these two rules the relationship must be neutral and not like the above one. In such cases
we will treat that the term of longevity is undecided.

Rule 3:
Lord of Navamsa occupied by Moon is Mercury. 64th Navamsa from Moon is also Mercury. (Moon
is in Gemini in Navamsa. 4th house lord from it will be the 64the Navamsa Lord). Both are the
same planets.
There is no mention in the classic if both are same planets. Hence, we will not consider this rule
also.

Rule 4:
Lord of Navamsa occupied by Ascendant is Mars. 64th Navamsa Lord from it is lord of Aquarius
which we will take as Saturn. (We will not consider the co-lord Ra as we have not defined the
sambandha for the nodes). Mars and Saturn are enemies.

Dr. B.V. Raman is of the view that instead of Ascendant we must consider the Navamsa of the
Ascendant Lord and compare it with the 64th Navamsa from it.

Here Ascendant lord is Jupiter and lord of Navamsa where Jupiter is placed is Mars. Again the
64th Navamsa will fall in Aquarius whose lord would be Saturn giving the same result as above.
Since the planets are inimical the term of life should be decided as short life.

Rule 5:
The Lord of Navamsa occupied Sun is Jupiter. Sun is in Sagittarius Navamsa. Hence the 64 th
Navamsa from it will be the lord of 4th house from it which is Pisces and its lord also Jupiter.

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Hence this rule also fails.

So, all the five rules did not show the required result in this chart.

Chart 02

Date of death: 10-09-1971

Age at the time of death: 39 Years 3 months. Hence middle life.

Rule 1: Lagna Lord is Mars and the 8 th lord from Lagna is Mercury. Mercury treats Mars as
neutral and for Mars Mercury is an enemy.

Rule 2: Chandra Lagna Lord is Jupiter and the lord of 8th house from is Moon. For Jupiter Moon
is a friend but for Moon Jupiter is neutral.

Rule 3: Lord of Navamsa occupied by the Moon is Venus. 64th Navamsa from Moon is Saturn.
Moon treats Saturn as neutral and Saturn treats Moon as an enemy.

Rule 4: Lord of Navamsa occupied by Ascendant is Mercury and the 64th Navamsa Lord is
Jupiter. Jupiter treats Mercury as an enemy while Mercury treats Jupiter as Neutral.

If we consider the lord of Navamsa occupied by the Lagna Lord of rasi – Lagna Lord of rasi is
Mars and is placed in Aquarius in Navamsa making Saturn as the lord. 64 th Navamsa from Mars
is Venus. Saturn and Venus are friends and should show long life.

Rule 5: The Lord of Navamsa occupied by the Sun is Mars and the 64th Navamsa from it is
Saturn and both are enemies and hence the term of life should be long.

So out of five parameters we get long life in two terms and hence this rule has failed
in this chart.

Now let us once again turn to the rules as the rule has failed in two cases. The Verse says it
should be mutually friendly, neutral, or enemy. So, the pairs of planets which fall under these
categories are:

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Mutually Friends: (Long life)

Sun-Moon; Sun-Mars; Sun-Jupiter; Mars-Jupiter; Mercury-Venus; Venus-Saturn.
Mutually Neutral: (Middle life)
Venus-Mars; Saturn-Jupiter.
Mutually enemy: (Short life)
Sun-Venus; Sun-Saturn.

For mutually neutral and mutually enemy planets there are only two pairs as compared to
mutually friendly planets. So, let us analyze the pairs of planets showing middle and short life.
For the first rule Lagna Lord and 8th lord must fall among the pairs showed above. Venus and
Mars cannot be Lagna Lord, and 8th lord at the same time. Likewise, Saturn and Jupiter cannot
be at the same time Lagna Lord, and 8th lord. Likewise, the Sun and Venus also cannot be Lagna
Lord, and 8th lord. For Capricorn Lagna Saturn is the Lagna Lord and Sun becomes the 8th lord.
Hence out of four combinations only one combination holds good. Hence the first rule is bound
to produce no results except for Capricorn Lagna which will show short life. But we cannot
conclude that all Capricorn Lagna natives will have short life combination. Hence practically Rule
1 becomes inapplicable. Or is there something hidden in the words of the Rishi – Learned
readers can contribute if they are aware of the same.

For rule 3 again, Chandra Lagna Lord and its 8th lord are to be considered. As discussed above,
here also only for Capricorn rasi (Where Moon is placed) this will become applicable and hence
can discard this rule also.

Sun-Moon are friends. Sun and Moon can never become Lagna Lord, and 8th lord as also
Chandra Lagna Lord and its 8th.

Sun-Mars are friends. This is also not possible as for Leo Lagna the 8 th lord would be Jupiter
and for Aries Lagna 8th lord Mars itself and for Scorpio Lagna the 8th lord is Mercury. Same
applies to Chandra Lagna Lord and its 8th lord for this pair.

Sun-Jupiter. For Leo Lagna Jupiter becomes the 8th lord. Does it mean that all Leo Lagna natives
will have long life?

For the other 3 pairs viz. Mars-Jupiter; Mercury-Venus; Venus-Saturn there is no possibility of
one becoming a Lagna Lord and the other becoming the 8th lord.

Hence, we can conveniently omit the first rule as there must be something beyond our thinking
which the Rishi must be suggesting through these verses.

For the other three rules the focus is on Navamsa. The lord of Navamsa occupied by Moon,
Ascendant (Ascendant lord), Sun is compared with the respective 4th lord from them. Here we
get some more possibilities.

So, let us try to apply the 64th Navamsa Technique to some more charts. Before that let us
make one more table tabulating the mutually friendly, neutral, and inimical planets.

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Mutually Friend Mutually neutral Mutually enemy

Sun-Moon; Sun-Mars; Sun-Jupiter Venus-Mars; Sun-Venus;
Mars-Jupiter; Mercury-Venus; Venus-Saturn Saturn-Jupiter Sun-Saturn

Chart 3

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Date of death: 21-09-1998
Age at the time of death: 39 Years 3 months
Lord of Navamsa occupied by Moon – Sun
Lord of 64th Navamsa from it – Mars
Sun and Mars are friends-hence long life.
Lord of Navamsa occupied by Ascendant – Jupiter
Lord of 64th Navamsa from it – Mercury
No mutual relationship
Lord of Navamsa occupied by Ascendant Lord – Mars
Lord of 64th Navamsa from it – Saturn
No mutual relationship
Lord of Navamsa occupied by Sun – Venus
Lord of 64th Navamsa from it – Sun
Mutual enemies – Hence short life.
The native died in middle age. We get the result as short life or long life.

Chart 4

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Date of death: 16-07-1981

Age at the time of death: 39 Years 5 months
Lord of Navamsa occupied by Moon – Mars
Lord of 64th Navamsa from it – Saturn
No mutual relationship
Lord of Navamsa occupied by Ascendant – Mercury
Lord of 64th Navamsa from it – Jupiter
No mutual relationship
Lord of Navamsa occupied by Ascendant Lord – Venus
Lord of 64th Navamsa from it – Mercury
Both are mutual friends- long life.
Lord of Navamsa occupied by Sun – Saturn
Lord of 64th Navamsa from it – Mars
No mutual relationship
The native died in middle age while we get the result as long life.
In astrology one theory may hold good for about 500 charts but in the 501 st chart it may not
hold good. Hence, we cannot conclude about a theory after verifying a few charts. So, let us
continue with some more charts.

Chart 5

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Date of death: 16-07-1999

Age at the time of death: 39 years 4 months
Lord of Navamsa occupied by Moon – Mars
Lord of 64th Navamsa from it – Saturn
No mutual relationship
Lord of Navamsa occupied by Ascendant – Mercury
Lord of 64th Navamsa from it – Jupiter
No mutual relationship
Lord of Navamsa occupied by Ascendant Lord – Mercury
Lord of 64th Navamsa from it – Jupiter
No mutual relationship
Lord of Navamsa occupied by Sun – Mercury
Lord of 64th Navamsa from it – Jupiter
No mutual relationship
The native died in middle age for which no indications are found through the rules.

Chart 6

Date of Death: 16-07-1981 - Age at the time of death: 39 Years

Lord of Navamsa occupied by Moon –Saturn
Lord of 64th Navamsa from it – Venus
Mutual friend-long life
Lord of Navamsa occupied by Ascendant –Moon
Lord of 64th Navamsa from it – Venus
No mutual relationship
Lord of Navamsa occupied by Ascendant Lord –Jupiter
Lord of 64th Navamsa from it – Jupiter
Both planets are the same
Lord of Navamsa occupied by Sun – Jupiter
Lord of 64th Navamsa from it – Jupiter
Both planets are the same
The native died in middle age for which no indications are found through the rules.

Chart 7

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Date of death: 03-04-1968

Age at the time of death: 39 Years 3 months
Lord of Navamsa occupied by Moon –Mercury
Lord of 64th Navamsa from it – Mercury
Both planets are the same
Lord of Navamsa occupied by Ascendant – Venus
Lord of 64th Navamsa from it –Saturn
Mutual friend – Long life
Lord of Navamsa occupied by Ascendant Lord – Mercury
The Lord of 64th Navamsa from it is Mercury.
Both planets are the same
Lord of Navamsa occupied by Sun – Saturn
Lord of 64th Navamsa from it – Mars
No mutual relationship
The native died in middle age for which no indications are found through the rules.

Chart 8

In the case of Jawaharlal Nehru too, there is a difference in birth time. Here, as I said earlier, I
have relied upon Astrodatabank data.
Date of Death: 27-05-1964

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Age at the time of death: 74 Years 6 months

Lord of Navamsa occupied by Moon –Jupiter
Lord of 64th Navamsa from it – Jupiter
Both planets are the same
Lord of Navamsa occupied by Ascendant – Jupiter
Lord of 64th Navamsa from it –Mercury
No mutual relationship
Lord of Navamsa occupied by Ascendant Lord – Jupiter
Lord of 64th Navamsa from it - Jupiter
Both planets are the same
Lord of Navamsa occupied by Sun – Moon
Lord of 64th Navamsa from it – Venus
No mutual relationship
The native had long life for which no indications are found through the rules.

So far, we have not been successful in establishing the rule. Probably because of this rule has
not been discussed by any of the astrologers. It is quite possible, there might be some inner
hidden meaning in the verses which I am not aware of. Learned readers, if they can highlight
the same to me, I shall be grateful to them.

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23. Yogas Described in Jyotish Sangraha-1

Published in Astro Vision – January 2011 issue.
Introduction:
Jyotish Shyam sangrah is a Sanskrit classic compiled by Pandit Shyamlal, who lived in Bans-
Bareilly or simply Bareilly which is now in Uttarakhand State. His forefathers were also Pandits
well versed in astrology. His family history is given in the last Chapter of his collection Jyotish
Shyam Sangraha. According to him, he took 4 years to collect all the materials for writing the
book. It is believed that originally, he wrote it as two parts - One on various Yogas in Jyotish
and the other the general part. I got a book edited and published by Khemraj Srikrishnadas of
Sri Venkateshwara Steam Press, Mumbai. It is an old edition and unfortunately the year of
publication page is missing. I do not have any idea whether the said book is still available on
the market. After going through the book which has Sanskrit verses along with explanations in
Hindi, I thought of testing some of the Yogas presented there. Though Dr B.V. Raman has
already given to the astrological community the 300 Yogas through his book 300 Important
Combinations, I feel this book has some other Yogas not mentioned by Dr. B.V. Raman and
some other Yogas already explained by Dr. B.V. Raman have more detailed explanations also.
One important part of this Yoga Chapter is the remedial measures he suggests for each of the
Ashubha or bad Yogas. In my write up I am omitting the remedial part and will be listing out
the Yogas one by one and will try to explain the same with example charts as far as possible.
Mistakes or errors if any are attributable to me and if they are pointed out to me, I shall feel
obliged and shall get an opportunity to correct myself.

1. Nirapathya Yoga:
अपत्या – means a pregnant woman, a woman capable of creating the offspring. So द्वनरपत्या means
one who cannot create an offspring. So, this Yoga deals with Aputra Yoga or the person will
have no issues. Dr. B.V. Raman has listed this Yoga under serial number 224 in 300 Important
Combinations. According to this Yoga if the 5th lord occupies dustanas (6th, 8th or 12th) the native
will have no issues. The same thing is mentioned in this Sloka also and some more added
combinations are also given.

्
पंचिेश े द्वत्रकस्थान अस्ते वा रद्ववसंयतु ।े द्वनरपत्याद्विर्ो योगो भाद्वषतो िद्वु नसत्तिोः॥१॥
्
ध ो। रोद्वहणीरिणो वाद्वप तिसा सह व भवेत॥२॥
पंचिे भवने पापा अथवा सौम्य्सूयज

The combinations leading to an issueless position as per the above Sloka are listed below:
1. The 5th lord placed in 6th or 8th or 12th.
2. 5th lord debilitated or combust.
3. Malefics Sun, Mars, Rahu, and Saturn – Either one or more than one or all placed in 5 th
house.
4. Mercury and Sun in 5th house.
5. Moon and Rahu in 5th house.

Comments from CSS1:

Shloka 1 does not talk of affliction due to Brahmin's curse. That is in the 2nd shloka.
shloka 2 _ 3rd line says the lord of the 3rd in 3rd, Lagna, 2nd or 5th.

1 CSS is Mr. Chandrasekar Sharma, an eminent Astrologer, author of the book Vedic Astrology-Demystified.

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Shloka 2_4th line says Moon and Mercury in the 5th bhava etc. shows curse of Brahmin in the
last birth (being cause of being without progeny).

In all the above combinations the native will be issueless. In case he begets progeny, it means
that that native has done wrong to a Brahmin.

More combinations are given in the next verses.

सतेु च दशिे कोशे भूद्विनंदनसंद्वस्थद्वतोः। अष्टिे च तृतीये च संद्वस्थतो भास्करात्मजोः॥३॥

सहजे सहजार्ीशे लग्ने द्ववत्ते सतेु ऽद्वप वा। चन्द्ें दुजौ पंचिस्थौ द्विजदोषोः परा॥४॥
ु

Comments from CSS:

Shloka 3 says: 5th lord being a female planet in conjunction with another female planet and
placed in a Kendra give rise to nirapatya Yoga and causes destruction of progeny. The jataka is
wealthy and has ample grains but bereft of progeny. Listen now oh my son (shishya) what
efforts (remedies) will beget him progeny. {The last line's words are not clear}
1. Mars is situated in 2nd or 5th, or 10th house.
2. Saturn is in 3rd or 8th house.
3. Lord of 3rd house is placed in Lagna, or 2nd or 5th house.
4. Moon in 5th house is in Vriddha Avastha

Vriddha avastha is a Baladi avastha and is related to age. Vriddha means old and hence is not
capable of producing good or better results just as an old person cannot do much work.
Longitudinal wise in odd rasis from 18° to 24° and in even rasis from 6° to 12° indicate Vriddha
avastha. There are other schools of thought also using Drekkana or Shashtamsa divisions to
decide the Avasthas. Readers can refer to any standard book to know more about these.
is to be understood that natives born with the above Yogas must have done some wrong to a
Brahmin in his/her previous birth.

्
सतेु श े स्त्रीग्रहे के न्द्े प्रिदाग्रहसंयतु ।े द्वनरपत्याद्वभर्ो योगौ भवेत्पत्रु द्ववनाशकृ त॥५॥
र्नर्ान्ययतु ो द्वनत्यं पत्रहीनो
ु भवेन्नरोः। शृण ु पत्रु प्रवक्ष्याद्वि तस्य यत्नं लभेन्न्रोः॥६॥

Lord of 5th house is a female planet and in Kendra places Moon, Mercury, Saturn, and Rahu
conjoined in Kendra there will be no issues.

Female planets are Moon and Venus. Moon will be 5 th lord for Pisces Lagna. Venus will be the
5th lord for Gemini Lagna and Capricorn Lagna. Saturn and Mercury are treated as neutral.
Others are male planets.

If any issue is born it will not survive. He will be happy with the wealth in his possession but
will be sad on account of no or loss of issues. To overcome this if the native takes efforts by
mantra Japa, hawan, donations etc. as said he will get the benefit of children.

I am not going into the details of mantra etc. explained in the classic.

Now let us verify the results from some example charts. The chart of Sannyasins is the best
example as they will not be entering a wedded life and hence no progeny. Let us examine some

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of them. I have also included some charts of personal friends known to me. I have used Jhora
package to generate the charts selecting Lahiri-Chitrapaksha Ayanamsa which is being followed
by me. It is not correct to say that the combinations present alone are responsible for the
results, but we may say that it is also one among the many possibilities.

CSS opinion on example charts:

If I can give my opinion on example charts, I think Sannyasin’s chart to show there is no
progeny will be counterproductive as no Yoga for not having children is to be applied to those
who will not have progeny. Anyway, Sannyasins have a
lot of shishyas who are like son to them. This is just a thought,

So, let us turn to the analysis of charts.

Chart 01: Swami Jayendra Saraswathi

In rasi chart 5th lord Venus placed in 8 th house and Mars is in 10th house. In Navamsa, Ketu is
placed in the 5th house.

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Chart 02: Swami Narasimha Bharati

1. 5th house occupied by Mercury, Sun, and Rahu.

2. Mars is situated in 2nd house.
1. 5th lord Venus is debilitated.

Chart 03: Swami Vijayendra Saraswathi

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1. 5th lord Saturn debilitated. Co-lord of 5th house Rahu placed in 6th house.
2. Mars is in the 2nd house.

1. 5th house has Saturn and Rahu.

2. Mars is in 10th house.
3. 3rd Lord Saturn is in 5th house.

Chart 04: Sri Sathya Sai Baba

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1. 5th lord Jupiter debilitated.

2. 3rd lord Saturn in Lagna.

1. Moon is in 5th house Libra which is an odd house, and the longitude of Moon is 19° 09’ and
hence in Vriddha avastha.
2. Mars is in the 2nd house.
3. 5th Lord Venus is combust.
4. 3rd lord Sun in Lagna.

Chart 05: Female 01

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1. Ketu is placed in 5th house. The Verse does not specifically state placement of Ketu in 5 th
house. However, since the placement of Rahu is stated its counterpart Ketu can also be taken.
2. 5th lord Venus is combust.
2. 3rd Lord Sun is placed in Lagna.

1. 3rd Lord Sun is in 2nd house.

Chart 06: Male 01 – Husband of above chart

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1. Mars is in 10th house. 2. Saturn in 3rd house.

1. Malefic Rahu is placed in 5th house. 2. Saturn is located in 3rd house.

Male – ICSI

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1. 5th lord Mercury is combust.

1. The Sun is placed in 5th house.

2. 5th lord Venus is in 6th house.
3. 3rd lord Sun in 5th house.
4. Saturn is in 8th house.
Let us see the chart of the wife of the above native also.

Chart of wife of above:

1. 5th lord Saturn is in 8th house.

2. 3rd lord Jupiter is in 2nd house.
3. 5th lord Saturn is also combust.
4. Saturn in 8th house.

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Only one combination that is 3rd lord Saturn is placed in Lagna.

Astrology offers many combinations for childlessness. The one discussed here is one among
them. It is not necessary that natives with the combinations above will go issueless as some
other superior and strong combination may override this Yoga.
To prove this, I have given the charts of the couple above who got a male child after lot of
efforts by way of Puja, mantra Japa, hawan, visit to holy places etc. etc. and finally, medical
treatment. The child was born through ICSI – Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection.
I will continue with the next Yoga in my next write up.

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24. Yogas Described in Jyotish Sangraha – 2

Published in Astro Vision – March 2011 issue.

2.2 ु
िृत्यप्रजायोग – Mrityupraja Yoga
In this part let us see some more Yogas described in Jyotish Sangraha.
One such Yoga is Mrityupraja Yoga. I am keeping the Sanskrit words used by the author as it
is to make it more meaningful. िृत्य ु means death and प्रजा in this context refers to the
subject/person concerned.
ध िोिंदध्वजयतुध ोः स्वभाधनभु द्वू ितनयौ भवेतां तनजे
पंचिस्थो यदा सूयस्त ु ऽथ वा॥१०॥
ु
िृत्ययोगं ु िध रणं द्ववष्णभु द्विपरायणोः॥११॥
द्ववजानीयाद ् बालकानां न संशयोः। अंत े सतीथ
्
ु ॥१२॥
इह जन्मद्वन संतानं भवेिा न त ु जीवद्वत। एको वा जीवद्वत यदा अंत े दुोःखिवप्नयात

When the 5th house is occupied by (1) Sun, Rahu, Saturn, or Ketu or (2) Rahu and Mars - Mrityu
Praja Yoga is formed. The effect of this Yoga is that the native will have an offspring but that
will not survive. The native who has such Yoga will pass away in a good and holy place where
there is sacred water.
The word used is सद्वु तथ.ध Teertha means sacred water and any place having a sacred river, lake
or ocean is called Teertha sthal or Teertha sthan or Teertha kshetra.
He is destined to be a Vishnu Baktha or worshipper of Mahavishnu. Even if he has a child, it will
not survive. Even if one child survives, in the end he will be sorrowful on account of the child.
Note: I could not get any chart to verify this Yoga.

3. िहासागर योग – Maha Sagar Yoga

ु े न्द्ेष ु सौम्याश्च बंर्षष्ठे
चतष्क ु तिोःकुजौ। एकादशे शद्वनद्वस्तष्ठेन्महासागरयोगतोः॥१८॥
ु
िहाराजोऽथवा िंत्री राजरोगी कलेवरोः। द्विजदेवाचधन े प्रीद्वतोः सपधदोषकृ तोः परा॥१९॥

Benefic planets Jupiter, Mercury, Venus and Moon should be placed in Kendras (1 st, 4th, 7th and
10th) and Rahu in the 3rd house, Mars in the 6th house and Saturn in the 11th house, then this
combination is termed as Maha Sagar Yoga. Those born with this Yoga become a King or a
Minister. He will suffer bodily due to Raja-Roga. He will be fond of worshipping Brahmin Devatas.
He carries Sarpa Dosha from his previous life.

Note on Raja-Roga: According to Dhanvantari, the Yakshma Roga (Tuberculosis) is a very

deadly disease. Previously, it used to afflict only the grate kings. Hence, it is called Raja-Roga
(a royal disease). Not caring about diet, irregular eating hours and not drinking fluids in
adequate quantity are the causes of this disease. The body loses its vitality due to some ulterior
reason. Eating without any distinctions is also another reason. Because of these, Raja-Roga
sets in. With the result the whole body acquires a pale look. Throat-ache, short of breath feeling,
a pain that breaks the body limbs etc. are its other symptoms. This is a highly enervating
disease.

* Part I appeared in January 2011 issue.

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द्विजदेवा - द्विज means Brahmin and देवा means God. So, the literal translation goes as Brahmin
God. Brahmin here has nothing to do the with the caste System. In the Vedic times Agni, Vayu,
Surya and Soma or Moon were the main Devatas. In the Upanishads we find the word Brahman
who are like fire, Vayu, Sun, and Moon. They saw these Devatas as Brahmin. So, one
explanation of this word is that the native is fond of worshipping these Brahmin Devatas. The
Puranic deities and their different forms of Gods that we worship today are also treated as
Brahman as they possess the qualities of Brahman. We can go on expanding this principle to
include the consorts of the three supreme divinities Brahma, Vishnu and Siva - Saraswathi,
Lakshmi and Parvati. To quote the words of David Frawley “To see the Devatas (Gods and
Goddesses) as forms of Brahman is to really see the Devatas. Each devata is a doorway on the
infinite which is Brahman…”

Has anybody come across such a horoscope? I am yet to see one such chart.

4. यिाकृ द्वतयोगोः – Yama Kruti Yoga

िूतौं तिोः कुजक्षेत्र े सहजे च रद्ववभधवते ।् बर्ु शक्त्र ु ो अष्टिे रद्ववजाकुजौ॥२१॥
ु े ण संयि
ु तस्मान्महादद्वरद्रत्वं अनपत्यो भवेत्तदा॥२२॥
तदा यिाकृ द्वतयोगो ब्रह्महत्या कृ ता परा।
राजरोगी तथा राहोोः शद्वनभौिजपाच्छुभि।्

The next Yoga is termed Yama Kruti Yoga. The word itself describes the Yoga that it is the action
of the God or Controller of death –Yama.
For Lagna having Mars as lord (meaning Aries and Scorpio), when Rahu is placed in Lagna and
in the Sahaj bhava which is the 3rd house Sun, Mercury and Venus are placed and in the 8 th
house Mars and Saturn are placed, Yama Kruti Yoga is formed.
If we draw the charts it will look like this.

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Persons born with this Yoga must have done Brahma Hatya in his previous birth on account of
which he will be a very poor man in this birth and despite having progeny will be a destitute.
He will suffer from Raja-Roga (Tuberculosis), and he will be a sad person. If he worships Rahu,
Saturn, and Mars he will benefit.

Brahma Hatya means killing a Brahmin. Here Brahmin is not by birth (caste) but by qualities of
the living entity. The qualities as described in Vedas. So, if a person has killed a person having
the qualities of a Brahmin, then he comes under Brahma Hatya Dosha and he is punished badly
in the next birth. If he has done the same Brahma Hatya in the previous life, he will be punished
in the present life. One classic Example is the Chart of Sri Rama. Sri Rama had an Exalted
Jupiter in the Lagna but was aspected by Saturn and Mars which constituted the curse of a
Brahmin. So, for the curse of a Brahmin or Brahma Hatya Jupiter plays an important role as he
is considered as Brahmin. Any conjunction between Saturn/Mars with Jupiter or aspect will
indicate the curse of a Brahmin in a chart. But here the author has not taken into consideration
Jupiter at all. Hence this is a deviation and how far we can consider this to indicate Brahma
Hatya Dosha is a big question and needs more extensive study.

For Aries Lagna – the 2nd lord Venus has conjoined the 6th lord Mercury and aspected by the 8th
lord Mars. 11th lord Saturn has gone to the hidden 8th house. No doubt the native will live like
a poor man.

For Scorpio Lagna 2nd lord happens to be Jupiter whose position is not known. 11th lord Mercury
is aspected by the 6th lord Mars. Venus becomes the 12th lord and has conjoined the 11th lord.
The position of the Sun in the 3rd house is generally considered as one of the strong points in a
horoscope. With my little knowledge, I am unable to comprehend in what way this will indicate
the results pointed out by the author. Probably if we have some sample charts, the position
may become clearer.

Overall, I am not convinced with the results given in the Verse for the given combinations.
Learned Scholars may kindly enlighten the same to the readers as well as me.

5. िद्वहषाकृ द्वत योग – Mahisha Kruti Yoga

शद्वनराहू चतथु धस्थौ दशिे के तभु स ु रद्ववणा यतु ोः स्यान्मद्वहषाकृ द्वतोः॥२७।
ु षष्ठेंदुोः शक्र
ू तौ।
आद्यभ्रातनु ध संतानं भवेद्रोगोः पनोः
ु पनोः।
ु तथा िातिु हध ाकष्टं जायते नात्र संशयोः॥२८॥
Unlike the previous Yoga, this Yoga, though named as Mahisha Kruti Yoga means the action of
a buffalo, there is no mention of any buffalo or any curse on account of some action in previous
birth. The combinations for this Yoga are – Saturn and Rahu must be in the 4th house and Ketu
and Mars in the 10th house and in the 6th house Moon, Venus and Sun. Results of this Yoga are
– Native’s elder brother will have no issues. Native will be afflicted by diseases often. Native’s
mother will also be put into big troubles. The author confirms that there will be no doubt about
the results mentioned.
This is quite acceptable as the 10 th house is the 12th house to the 11th house of elder brothers
and the presence of two malefics Ketu and Rahu indicate some problem to the elder brother.
The house of diseases - 6th house gets afflicted due to the presence of Sun which is not good
for health and frequent troubles to the body are indicated by the aspect of Saturn on 6th house.
4th house indicating mother gets afflicted by presence of two dire malefics.

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6. िातृकघातक योगा – Matru Ghaatak Yoga

लग्नद्वस्थते यदा जीवे र्ने सौद्वरयधदा भवेत।् सहजे च यदा राहुिाधता तस्य न जीवद्वत॥३२॥
ु ससहे शौद्वरभधवद्य
अष्टिस्थो यदा जीवोः किधस्थाने िहीसतोः। े स्य तस्य िाता न जीवद्वत॥३३॥
ु योगोऽयं िातृघातकोः। दत्याचायधकृतोः प्रस्नो भृगण
िहाणधव े भृगिते ु ा व प्रकाद्वशतोः॥३४॥

Jupiter in Lagna, Saturn in Dhanasthan (2nd house) and Rahu in the 3rd house – Mother of a
person having such a combination will not be living. Also, if in a person’s chart, Jupiter is on
the 8th, Mars is on the 10th and Saturn is in Leo, his mother will not be living. In the book named
as ‘Maharnava’ written by Rishi Bhrighu, this Yoga named Matru Ghaatak is mentioned. ु ोः
घातक
means matricide. घातक means killing or destroying.
In the latter part of this Yoga, it is also mentioned that the native in his previous birth has
murdered his father and mother and hence in this birth he will be without mother.

7. दद्वरद्रयोग – Daridra Yoga

क्रूरश्चतथु धकें द्रस्थो र्ने क्रूरोऽथवा गतोः। दद्वरद्रयोगं जानीयाद्राजपत्रु ोऽद्वप यो नरोः॥ ४०॥
The next Yoga is Daridra Yoga. Malefics should be placed in all four Kendra places. Or all malefics
must be placed in Dhanasthan or the 2nd house. Anyone who has such a position of planets
even if he is the son of a King will be a pauper.

8. द्ववघात योग – Vighaata Yoga

ु
लग्ने चकादशे शौरी द्वरपस्थाने ु सप्तिस्थो िातृद्वपत्रो न जीवद्वत॥ ४५॥
द्वनशापद्वतोः। भूद्विपत्रो
् ू राोः पापाोः सप्तिगा यद्वद। िाताद्वपत्रोऽद्वतदुोः खातधोः दारा तस्य न जीवद्वत॥४६॥
लग्ने द्वतष्ठद्वत चेत क्र
लग्ने द्वत्रकद्वस्थते क्रूरास्तदा पत्रो ्
ु न जीवद्वत। अद्वस्मन योगे नरो जातो राजिान्योऽद्वतदुबधलोः॥४७॥
द्ववघातोः means destruction, removing, killing, impediment, abandoning, leaving. This Yoga gives
the combinations which lead to the passing away of various relations of the native. Since the
word ‘Jeevite’ has been used, the said relations will not survive.

1. When Saturn is placed in Lagna, or 11th house with Moon in the 6th house and Mars in
the 7th house father and mother of the native will not survive.
2. When malefics are placed in the Lagna and in the 7 th house then the native’s parents
become very unhappy, and the spouse of the native will not survive.
3. If Lagna, 6th house, 8th house, and 12th house are all occupied by malefics then such a
native’s progeny will not survive.

Natives born with such Vighaata Yoga will be respected by the King, but they will have a weak
constitution.

9. ु
द्वत्रषघाती योग – Trishu Ghaati Yoga
रद्ववराहू कुजोः शौद्वरलधग्न े वा पंचिे द्वस्थतोः। आत्मानं हंद्वत द्वपतरं िातरं च न संशयोः॥५२॥
ु
योगोऽयं द्वत्रषघातारो ृ ाि।् द्वपतृदोषोः कृ तोः पूवे पत्रहीनो
जन्मकाले भवेन्नण ु ्
नरो भवेत॥५३॥

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If in a person’s horoscope Sun, Rahu, Mars and Saturn are placed either in Lagna or in the 5 th
house then without doubt that native not only destroys or brings grief to himself but also to his
father and mother. Such a native has done some wrong things to parents in his previous birth
on account of which he will be issueless in this birth. This Yoga is called as Trishu Ghaati Yoga.
Because three persons get affected – Self, father and mother – probably this Yoga is called as
Trishu Ghaati Yoga as ‘trishu’ means three.

10. अन्यप्रकार योग – Other types of Trishu Ghaati Yoga

ु राहुक्षेत्र े द्वदवानाथो िंदक्षेत्र े र्रासतोः॥५४॥
ध त्रे े गतोः शौद्वरभौिक्षेत्र े यदा अगोः।
सूयक्ष ु
सतेु लग्नचतथु धस्थौ पंचिे संद्वस्थतेऽद्वप वा। शद्वनराहू र्रासूनोःु पत्रु नाशं करोद्वत व॥ ५५॥
्
अद्वस्मन योगे ु
नरो जातोः द्वत्रषघाती भवेद ् ध्रवु ि ।् राजपत्रोऽथवा
ु िंत्री पापकिाधद्वितोः सदा॥ ५६॥

Other types of Trishu Ghaati Yoga –

1. In the rasi of Sun – Leo – Saturn sits and in the rasi of Mars – Aries and Scorpio – Rahu
is placed and in the rasi of Rahu – Virgo (Note the deviation here) – Sun is placed and
in the rasi of Saturn – Capricorn and Aquarius – Mars is placed – This is one type.
2. Saturn, Rahu and Mars are placed in the 5th house, Lagna and 4th house respectively –
This is the second type.
A person born with such combination loses his progeny. People with such combinations have
Trishu Ghaati Yoga, be it a King’s or Minister’s son. He will always be doing bad deeds.

Conclusion:
With this I conclude the 2nd part of this Yoga series. In this Yogas, as I could not get sample
charts for verification, I have given only the gist of the Sanskrit verses with certain explanations
to some of the Yogas as I have understood.

Immediately upon publication of this article in the Astro Vision, I got two comments from
learned and experienced Astrologer which are reproduced below for the benefit of the readers:

Comments from Sri CSS:

I see that Jyotish Sangraha is not following classic Sanskrit, but that is alright. In Mahasagar
Yoga again you find that Venus and Mercury are said to be having to be in two Kendras. This
may not be possible at least in the equator and part of the world though it could happen at
higher latitudes. Bandhu bhava is the name of the 4th bhava, but the author does seem to use
it to indicate the 3rd bhava.

I think by dvija deva the author is indicating Brahmins and God, not the Brahmin God.

I think Mahishaakriti means in the figure of buffalo, so it is one of the akriti Yogas.

In daridra Yoga I think the author is talking about a malefic in 4th bhava or the 2nd bhava.
More than one malefic is not mentioned here, if what I am reading is right. I also think that this
is an incomplete shloka.

In trishu ghata Yoga harm to father (but not mother) in past life is indicated.

In anyaprakara Yoga the second line talks of Saturn, Rahu and Mars in 5th, Lagna and 4th

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respectively or in 5th only (all of them).

Overall, there do not appear to be many mistakes in the translation. The language used in the
treatise does not seem to be pure Sanskrit and that might be the reason for inaccuracies to
creep in. Viz. Saturn is called Sauri and not Shauri.

Chandrashekhar

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25. Yogas Described in Jyotish Sangraha – 3

Published in Astro Vision E Journal Vol. 4, Issue 40 of April 2011

Note: This is the 3rd part of a long series of Yogas which I intend to present to the Astrological
community. I have been giving the Sanskrit Sloka also and to the best of my knowledge (which
is only very little) in Sanskrit, I am giving the meanings. Readers who are more knowledgeable
in Sanskrit may find mistakes in my interpretation. If any Sloka has been wrongly interpreted
by me, such errors may kindly be brought to the notice of ‘Astro Vision’. I am also placing a
request with the publishers to publish such explanations if any received by them. Alternately it
can be mailed to me also – [email protected] – yenbeeyes.

11. अथ शक्रयोगोः। - Shakra Yoga

िेष े िात्तधण्डलाभस्थो कके जीवर्नद्वस्थतोः।
किधद्वस्थतो दत्यपूज्योः शक्रयोगो भृगद्वू दतोः॥ ५९॥
ु
इंद्रयोगे नरोत्पन्नोः सललािोः सद्वु वक्रिोः।
्
द्विजदेवाचधन े प्रीद्वतद्यद्वधु तिान्कीर्ततिान वशी॥६०॥
द्रव्यं न स्थीयते गेहे सदा सचतासिाकुलोः।
ु वीद्वत द्ववख्यातो नराणां च नराद्वर्पोः॥६१॥
सार्से

11. Meaning; Sun in 11th house in Aries, Jupiter in 2nd house in Cancer and Venus in 10th house
indicates Shakra Yoga. Person with this Yoga has got a beautiful forehead, is valorous, takes
interest and gets satisfaction in worshipping the Brahmins. Will shine like a star with name and
fame. Wealth will not stay with him. He will always be a worried person. Persons who do service
to saints are King among men.

Explanations: This combination of placements of planets is possible only for Gemini Ascendant.
Jupiter in the 2nd house of Cancer is exalted, Venus in the 10 th house of Pisces is exalted and
Sun in the 11th house of Aries is exalted.

Exaltation of Venus in the 10th house (being lord of 5th house) brings in name, fame.

3rd lord of courage gets exalted indicate valor or courage to the highest extent.

Exaltation of Jupiter in the 2nd house indicate the native’s respect and adorableness towards
saints and Brahmins. Jupiter is also Badhaka sthana lord (lord of 7th house) and his placement
in Dhana sthana destroys the wealth. Jupiter also aspects Venus and tries to destroy whatever
is given by Venus.

There is another Yoga which goes by the name of Chakra Yoga – Rahu in the 10th house, lord
of 10th house in Ascendant and Ascendant lord in 9th house – It is like a chakra or wheel. This
makes a person a big administrator of a place. He commands an army.

Another version is all planets in odd houses beginning with Ascendant. It bestows high social
status to the individual. The other name given to this Yoga is Akirti Chakra.

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12. अथ द्ववलासहाद्वनयोगोः। - Vilasa Hani Yoga

ु ोः शीषोदयगतोऽद्वप वा।
जायेशोः पापसंयि
कुजो राहुोः सप्तिस्थो पापग्रहद्वनरीद्वक्षतोः॥६२॥
ध ौ।
सप्तिे भवने भौिोः अथवा राहुसूयज
्
दारानाथोः द्वत्रकस्थाने पापग्रहयतु ो भवेत॥६३॥
योगो द्ववलासहाद्वनोः स्याद्भायाधदुोःखी भवेन्नरोः। ……

12. Meaning:
1. Lord of the 7th house is conjoined with malefics and placed in Sisodia Rasi
2. Mars and Rahu placed in the 7th house and aspected by malefics.
3. Mars is in the 7th house.
4. Rahu and Saturn in the 7th house
5. Lord of 7th house is conjoined with malefics and placed in any of the trik houses.

Such a combination is known as Vilasa Hani Yoga. The native will be subjected to grief on
account of wife or woman.

Explanation: Vilasa in Sanskrit means – manifestation, appearance, aspect, diversion,

coquetry, dalliance, liveliness, charm, grace etc. Hani means detrimental, cessation etc. So, the
name of the Yoga suggests that there will be problems for the liveliness of the native in other
words, married life will become problematic.

Sirshodaya rasis mentioned in point 1 are Gemini, Leo, Virgo, Scorpio, Libra and Aquarius.
At times this Yoga is responsible for divorce too. I give below some example charts:

Chart 1: Martha Stewart; Born on 03-08-1941 at 13:33 hrs. Time Zone 04:00 West; 74 W 04;
40 N 43.

Ascendant: Libra; 7th lord Mars is placed in the 6th house Pisces along with Ketu. Hence the
influence of Rahu will also be there as he will be aspecting Mars. – Married in 1961 and divorced

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in 1990.

Chart 2: Nathalie Wood; Born on 20-07-1938 at 11:15 hrs. Time Zone 08:00 West; 122 W 25;
37 N 46

Ascendant: Virgo. The 7th lord is Jupiter placed in 6th house Aquarius. Pisces, the 7th house is
occupied by Saturn and is aspected by Rahu from Scorpio. The first marriage ended in divorce
and married a second time.

Chart 3: A female born on 23-03-1975 at 15:00; Time Zone 05:30 East; 76 E 36; 28 N 15

Ascendant is Cancer with Lagna Lord Moon placed in Lagna and Yoga Karaka Mars placed in the
7th house of Capricorn in exalted position. Saturn is in the 12 th house of Gemini. Sun and Jupiter
are in Pisces and Rahu is in Scorpio with Venus in Aries. See the placement of Mars in the 7 th
house and the 7th lord getting displaced to the 12th house. The marriage ended in divorce.

Chart 4: Male born on 18-02-1970at 09:15 hrs. Time Zone 05:30 East; 88 E 08; 25 N 32

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Aries Ascendant with Saturn in it. Jupiter is situated in the 7th house of Libra. 7th Lord Venus is
placed in Shirshodaya Rasi of Aquarius along with Rahu and Sun. Mars is placed in Pisces. Thus
the 7th house receives the aspect of Saturn as well as Mars and the 7 th lord also gets heavily
afflicted. The marriage ended in divorce.

It is not necessary that the said Yoga must be or will be present in divorce charts. Because
there are many other rules also which decide the divorce nature. It is but one of the
combinations.

13. अथ शून्ययोगिाह। - Shunya Yoga

ु े षष्ठाष्टिव्ययद्वस्थतोः।
देहार्ीशे पापयि
कुजतो राहुदुद्वश्चक्ये योगोअयं॥६८॥
शून्या िद्वतभ्र धिसश्चता तथा रोगाद्वितोः सदा।
द्वनशीथे शोकसंतप्तो उदासीनो भवेन्नरोः॥६९॥
सवशसत्रशिष धिध्ये बहुरोगाद्वितो नरोः।
ु
सदानाद्व े ७०॥
िलयं याद्वत अदाने शून्यवर्द्धत॥

13. Meaning: Lagna Lord conjoined with malefics and placed in the 6 th, 8th or the 12th house;
Rahu is placed in the 3rd house from Mars constitutes Shunya Yoga. Such a native’s mind will
always be empty or will be distraught with worries as also he will always be affected by diseases.
During the night, because of worries he gets vexed and feels dejected. Such a native will be
afflicted by diseases between the age of twenty and thirty.

14. अथ इलाख्यसप धयोगिाह। - Ilakhya Sarpa Yoga

द्वत्रष ु कें द्रेष ु पापस्थ इलाख्योः सपधयोग-तत।् …………..६९
्
अद्वस्मन योगे नरो जातोः परदाररद्वतभधवते ।्

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दुष्टात्मा द्वित्रपापश्च द्विजदेवद्ववसनदकोः॥८१॥

14. Meaning: If malefics are placed in three Kendras, it is known as Ilakhya Sarpa Yoga.
Persons born with this Yoga will be interested in other’s wives, and will be a wicked person, a
sinful person and abuses Brahmins and Devatas.

Explanations: Out of the 32 nabhasa Yogas, there are 2 Dala Yogas. One is Srik and the other
is Sarpa. While the Srik Yoga is formed when all benefics are in three Kendras (Some take it as
all the four Kendras) and no malefic in Kendra, the Sarpa Yoga is its converse in that all the
malefics are in three or all Kendras and no benefic in Kendra. Some do not take into
consideration the presence of malefics in Kendra for Srik Yoga and benefics in Kendra for Sarpa
Yoga. However, we cannot conclude that this Yoga is the same as you will see from the next
Yoga though there is slight variation.

15. अथ द्ववफलनाियोगोः। - Vipala Yoga

ु ें द्रेष ु क्रूरस्थो द्वरपरंु ध्रद्वनशापद्वतोः।
चतष्क
ु ८२॥
द्ववफलाद्वभर्ो भवेद्योगोः फलं तस्य तथा श्रृण॥
द्ववफलाख्यफलं चव तत्काले तद्विलीयते।
्
ु ॥८६॥
कदाद्वचन्न ददेद्दानं िासत्रशिष धतो सखि
्
अद्वस्मन योगे नरो जातोः पश्चाद्वन्नर्धनतां व्रजेत।्
ु व प्रकाद्वशतोः॥८७॥
बहुदुोःखाद्वितश्चव भृगणा

15. Meaning: When malefics are placed in all the four Kendras and Moon is placed in 6th or 8th
house it is called Vipala Yoga. The result of this Yoga is that everything gets destroyed at that
moment itself, if he does not give alms and he will be happy for 32 years. A person born with
this Yoga will be without wealth or money in his later years and will be subjected to many
sorrows says Bhrighu Rishi.

16. अथ आियोगोः। - Ama Yoga

ु द्वस्थतौ।ई
लग्ने िन्दोऽष्टिे राहू रद्वव भौिौ सखे
आियोगे भवेत्कुष्ठी र्नहीनो िहादुखी॥ ८८॥
षि ् सत्रशद्वन्मते वषे नरो व द्वनर्धनो भवेत।्
्
अद्वस्मन योगे भवेद्रोगी दानाद्दोषी द्ववलीयते॥ ८९॥
्
अद्वस्मन योगे ध न्मद्वन।
नरो जातस्तदा व पूवज
् ९२॥
बालस्त्रीघातकोः सोऽद्वप तेन पापेन कुष्ठभाक॥

16. Meaning: Saturn in Lagna, Rahu in the 8th house and Sun and Mars in the 4 th house
produces Ama Yoga. People born with this Yoga live without money or wealth and experience
many sorrows. When such a native reaches his thirty sixth year, he becomes impecunious and
will be afflicted by diseases. A person having this Yoga in this birth has destroyed a young girl
in his previous birth and because of that dosha, he is suffering in this birth.

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Explanation: The Sanskrit word ‘Ama’ indicates something raw or uncooked.

Probably because of the penniless nature and the sufferings the natives are going to face on
account of this planetary combination, it might have been given this name. The word ‘Gathak’
means destroyer, mortal, fatal, deadly, insidious, a killer etc.

17. अथ दारुणयोगोः।– Daruna Yoga

िूर्ततरंध्रद्वस्थते भानव्र्ु यये षष्ठे खलग्रहोः।
सौम्याोः के न्द्द्वत्रकोणस्था योगोऽयं दारुणाद्वभर्ोः॥९४॥
र्िधकिधरतो द्वनत्यं शास्त्रज्ञो बहुसेवकोः।
र्नर्ान्ययतु ोः सोऽद्वप सभाविा गण
ु ाद्वितोः॥९५॥
आदौ च षोडशे वषे पीडा भवद्वत द्वनद्वश्चति।्
षि ् सत्रशद्वन्मते वषे िहद्दोःखं
ु भद्ववष्यद्वत॥९६॥

17. Meaning: Sun is placed either in Lagna or the 8th house, malefics in the 6th and 12th houses
and benefics in Kendra or Trikona constitutes a Yoga called Daruna Yoga. He will be doing his
duty and follow religious rites in a routine manner. He will be learned in Shastras. He will have
many servants. He will possess wealth and grains. He can give speeches at a gathering or
assembly of people. During the initial 16 years of age, the native will have sufferings. In the
thirty sixth year, there will be many sorrows coming to the native.

Explanation: Daruna means harshness or severe. Could not understand the reason behind
giving this name to the Yoga. Four more slokas are given, wherein remedies for this Yoga are
given, which I am omitting. Finally, Bhrighu says that the person has killed a Brahmin in his
previous birth and that Brahma Hatya Dosha is affecting him in this birth.

18. अथ चन्द्योगिाह।– Chandra Yoga

् ू राोः सौम्यास्त ु खेचराोः।
लग्नाद्द्वे पञ्चिे यावत क्र
चंद्रयोगे भवेद्भ्रोगी अश्ववांश्च र्नाद्वित॥३॥
ु
पत्रपक्षे भवेसिंता वातरोगकफाद्वितोः।
ु तव्या गरु वे च भृगद्वू दतोः॥४॥
सवत्सा र्ेनदाध

18. Meaning: If all benefic and malefic planets are placed from Lagna to the fifth house, then
it is called Chandra Yoga. People born with this Yoga will always be in prosperity and enjoy all
pleasures, will travel by horse and will have enough wealth. There will be worries on account of
children. He will have pulmonic complaints (flatulency bile and phlegm or rheumatic afflictions).

Explanations: In the last line Bhrighu gives remedies to ward off the evils arising out of this
Yoga which has not been translated. One thing is not clear-why the Rishi has stated “all benefic
and malefic planets” instead of saying all planets.

The numbering of the slokas starts from 1 again after 100 slokas. Henceforth if the number is
given as 3 it means it is 103rd Sloka.

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19. अथ अद्भत
ु सागरयोगोः।–Adhbhudasagara Yoga
ु ें द्रेष ु सौम्याश्च पापास्त ु द्वत्रषडायगाोः।
चतष्क
ु ो जातो अद्भत
र्नर्ान्यर्रायि ु सागरोः॥५॥
दशवषाधद्वण पयंत े िहद्दोःखं
ु भद्ववष्यद्वत।
ग्रहाचधनने दानेन यद्वद जीवद्वत िनवोः॥६॥
द्ववख्यातो र्द्वु र शूराणां स जातोः कुलदीपकोः।
ु
सशीलो ु
सकलाद्व ु ो भवेन्नरोः॥७॥
वज्ञो नृपतल्य

19. Meaning: Benefic planets placed in all four Kendras and malefics situated at 3rd, 6th and
12th houses create a Yoga called Adhbhudasagara Yoga. People born with this Yoga will have
wealth, grains, land, and buildings. Up to the age of ten the native will be facing many problems
and will be in sorrow. By doing Puja to planets and giving alms he can live. He will be the chief
person amongst many courageous people and will be famous also. He will be a scion of his
community. He will be of good character, will have knowledge of good fine arts and will be akin
to a King.

20. अथ अर्ाधद्भत
ु योगोः। - Ardha Adhbhuda Yoga
िूर्ततद्वस्थतो द्वनशानाथोः अन्ये सौम्यास्त ु कें द्रगाोः।
अर्द्ाधद्भत
ु स्तदा योगो बलिदो भवेन्नरोः॥८॥

20. Meaning: Moon in Lagna and rest of the benefic planets placed in Kendra positions create
Ardha Adhbhuda Yoga. People born with this Yoga will be manning or controlling the army.

21. अथ सागरनाियोगोः।–Sagara Yoga

यदा एकोऽद्वप के न्द्स्थो भौिाद्याोः पंच खेचराोः।
स्वौिंे स्वक्षेत्रगाश्चद्वप योगोऽयं सागराद्वभर्ोः॥ ९॥
ु त्वाद्वर वषाधद्वण पयेत ं सख
चतश्च ु िच्य
ु ते।
ततो गोदानं कत्तधव्य ं ताम्रपात्रे घृतद्विति॥् १०॥
र्नर्ान्ययतु ो द्वनत्यं र्रार्ीशो प्रतापंवान।्
ु
अंत े दुोःखिवाप्नोद्वत देवदोषोः कृ तोः परा॥११॥

21. Meaning: Out of the five planets beginning from Mars (viz. Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus
and Saturn) even if one planet is placed in a Kendra and if that placement happens to be its
exaltation or own house, then it is called Sagaranama Yoga. Such a native will be happy until
his 44th year and after that he must donate a cow and donate ghee filled in a copper vessel.
Then he will get money and grains, and he will always be a much-praised man on earth. In the
end he will have to face sorrows. This is because of Deva Dosha in his previous birth.

Explanation: Deva dosha means anger caused on account of wrongdoing to a Deva (deity) or
God. This one represents the Pancha Mahapurusha Yogas.

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Bhadra (Mercury), Jupiter (Hamsa), Malavya (Venus), Ruchaka (Mars) and Shasha (Saturn)
wherein the condition is that the planet must be placed in a Kendra which should be his exalted
or own sign. All these five Yogas do not give any negative results as per classics. However, the
effect of these Yogas will get diminished if Sun and/or Moon are bereft of strength or the said
planet causing the Yoga is combust. But in the Sloka stated by Bhrighu Maharishi no mention
of Sun or Moon is there. Hence the stated results need to be tested.

22. अत द्ववपाकयोगोः।–Vipaka Yoga

ु ें द्रेष ु शून्याश्च द्वत्रकोण अष्टिे द्वस्थतोः।
चतष्क
् वेदसनदा कृ ता परा॥१२॥
क्रूरा द्ववपाकयोगऽयं ु
तस्माद्विपाकयोगेश ु जन्म जातं न संशयोः।
राजरद्वत द्ववख्यातो म्लेच्छबद्वु धर्भधवद्वे दद्वत॥१३॥

22. Meaning: When there are no planets in all the four Kendras and malefics are placed in
Trikonas or the eighth house Vipaga Yoga is caused. The person born with this Yoga has blamed
or has been engaged in mudslinging of Vedas in his previous birth. Because of this he has taken
this birth with this cruel Vipaga Yoga. Though he may be famous as a Maharaja of humans he
will have a very wicked mind.

Explanation: The Sloka continues, and the rest are of remedies to ward off the evils arising
out of the Yoga. Finally, Rishi says that by doing such remedies, he will be happy, his children
and siblings will be happy. But at the end of his life, he will have worries about money and will
have to face many difficulties.

23. अत पातयोगोः।–Patha Yoga

िूतौ चवाष्ठिे षष्टे शद्वनराहुकुजा यदा।
पाताद्वभर्स्तदा योगो र्नर्ान्यद्ववनाशकोः॥१८॥

23. Meaning: If Saturn, Rahu and Mars are placed in Lagna, 8th house, and 6th house then
Patha Yoga is caused. This Yoga destroys wealth and grains.

Explanation: The order of placement of the three malefics in the houses mentioned is not
clear. Whether Saturn, Rahu and Mars should be placed respectively in Lagna, 8 th house, and
6th house or can there be interchange of positions for the planets is not clear. Hence the rules
need to be tested.

24. अत नंदयोगोः।–Nanda Yoga

यग्ु िं यग्ु िं भवेत्त्रीद्वण चकत्र द्वत्रग्रही भवेत।्
नंदयोगोः स द्ववख्यातद्वश्चरायू राजपूद्वजतोः॥१२०॥

24. Meaning: Nanda Yoga is caused when two-two planets are placed in three houses and
three planets are placed in one house. Such a native will have long life and will be famous and
honored by King.

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Explanations: Out of the total of nine planets, in three houses two planets are placed in each
making six and the remaining three planets are placed in one house other than the three houses
stated already. Nothing more is available for this Yoga.

25. ं
अथ ऐद्रबाहुयोगोः। –Aindrabahu Yoga

् ू राोः सौम्यास्त ु खेचराोः।

ु े यावत क्र
लग्नािं द्विवक
ं
ऐद्रबाहुस्ततो योगो र्नी िानी सद्वु वक्रिोः॥२१॥

25. Meaning: If all the planets are placed from Lagna to the 4 th house Aindrabahu Yoga is
formed. Persons born with this Yoga are wealthy, respectable and courageous.

Explanation: In this Sloka the printing of the 2nd word is not clear. Also, whether all the planets
are to be taken or only the malefics are to be considered is not clear.

More to continue….

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26. Yogas Described in Jyotish Sangraha – 4

Published in Astro Vision E Journal Vol. 4, Issue 42 of June 2011

26. अथ श्रीनन्दयोगोः। Sri Nanda Yoga

ु ोः ककध स्थ े द्वत्रदशार्तचतोः।
िीने शद्वशद्वस्थते शक्र
तृतीयकादशे पापोः श्रीनंदाख्यो यशोःप्रदोः॥२२॥
ु भोगी िंत्रोपासनतत्परोः।
र्नी िानी सखी
्
ु ी भवेत॥२३॥
श्रीनंद े त ु नरो जातोः शांतोऽत्यंतगण

26.Meaning: Venus and Moon in Pisces, Jupiter in Cancer and malefics in the third and
eleventh house constitute a Yoga called as Sri Nanda Yoga which will give fame to the
native. He will be in possession of wealth, will be held in honor, will be comfortable, will
be a person enjoying worldly pleasures and will be very much attached to mantra and
worship. Sri Nanda Yoga person will be calm in disposition and will be of very good
qualities.

Chandrashekar’s Comments: This is a variation of Matta Matanga Yoga mentioned in

Chandra Kala Nadi.

27. अथ द्ववपद्वत्तयोगोः। Vipatti Yoga

लाभे राहुोः सतेु शौद्वरोः किधस्थाने िहीसतोः।
ु
ु ो योगो द्ववपद्वत्तनािकोः॥२४॥
द्ववलोद्वकते रद्ववोः शक्र
्
अद्वस्मन योगे ु
नरो जातो बालहत्या कृ ता परा।
िंदराह्वकध भौिानां नववीजाक्षरो जपोः॥२५॥

27.Meaning: Rahu in the 11th house, Saturn in the 5th house, Mars in the 10th house and
aspected by Sun and Venus creates Vipatti Yoga. A person having this Yoga in his birth
chart would have killed a child in his previous birth. He should chant the nine Bhijakshara
Mantra of Saturn, Rahu and Mars.

Explanations: One of the names given to Shani as per Sarvartha Chinthamani is ‘Souri’ Here
in this work the author refers to Saturn as ‘Shouri’. Vipatti means calamity. For the given
combinations, Ketu will be with Saturn and Rahu as well as Mars will be aspecting Saturn. It is
not clear as to the aspect of Sun and Venus. As both have got only the 7 th aspect, we should
take it that they are placed in the 4th house and thereby aspects Mars. To aspect Saturn or
Rahu, they must have been placed either with Saturn or with Ketu respectively and in such a
case the author might have said it expressly that Sun and Venus are also placed therein. Since
the aspect point stated is following the position of Mars, we can conclude that Sun and Venus
are aspecting Mars only. Results arising out of this Yoga have not been stated by the author.
In the subsequent slokas it has been stated that by doing mantra Japa as well as giving
donations, happiness of son results. Hence this Yoga must relate to some calamity to progeny
especially son.

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Chandrashekhr’s Comment: The reference to aspect of Sun and Venus is with respect to
aspect on Mars in 10th bhava. What is happening here is that Saturn-Ketu in the 5th is indicative
of possibility of giving up of progeny and Mars’s aspect thereon confirms the possibility of some
violent end to the progeny.

The author seems to relate this to the previous birth of the jataka. Sun’s aspect on Mars seems
to add to the malevolence of Mars. The learned author has excluded Mercury from Sun-Venus
as its aspect would strengthen the 10 th bhava and would tame down the malevolence of Mars.
Sun in the 4th and Mars aspect on 4th also indicates loss of happiness to native. That is why the
author recommends recitation of the beej mantra of the malefics involved in the Yoga and
excludes Shukra from this. The heavy affliction to the 5th house obviously means that in this
life too, the jataka may not have progeny (unless the remedies suggested are done).

28. अथ चक्रदाद्विनीयोगोः। Chakra Daamini Yoga

बर्ु क्षेत्र े यदा जीवो जीवक्षेत्र े यदा भृगोः।
ु
ु क्षेत्र े द्वनशानाथो योगोऽयं चक्रदाद्विनी॥२८॥
शक्र
चातयु ग ु पन्नोः कािाल्पो िद्मलोचनोः।
ध णसं
्
सचव दीघधजीवी स्यार्द्रानाथोः प्रतापवान॥२९॥

28.Meaning: In the house owned by Mercury, Jupiter is placed; in the house owned by
Jupiter, Venus is placed and, in the house, owned by Venus, Moon is placed then such a
position is termed as Chakra Daamini Yoga. Persons born with this Yoga will have mental
adroitness or skill.; will have less desires or wants and his eyes will resemble that of a
lotus. He will have a long life and will become lord of the earth and will be valiant.

Explanation: In Saravali under Chapter on Nabhasa Yogas we find the listing of Chakra and
Daamini as two separate Yogas. Chakra Yoga is formed when all the seven planets (excluding
the nodes) are placed in six odd houses. If all the seven planets occupy six rasis then Daamini
Yoga is formed. We can note that there is a subtle variation in the two Yogas. However, here
the author has taken into consideration only four planets viz. Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Moon.
Hence, we must conclude that this Yoga has nothing to do with the Nabhasa Yogas.
Chandrashekhar’s comment: This is certainly a different Yoga.

29. अथ संताननाशयोगोः। Santana Nasa Yoga

ु स्थतो यदा राहुोः पंचिेशोः शद्वनयतुध ोः।
सखद्व
आदौ पद्वु त्रियं त्रीद्वण पश्चात्पत्रु ं प्रसूयते॥१३०॥
यशस्वी क्षीणकांद्वतोः स्यात्कुद्विलो बहुभृत्यवान।्
ु
प्रपंचरचने दक्षो बालहत्या कृ ता परा॥ ३१॥
ु
अपत्रत्विवाप्नोद्व त िंत्रराहुकुजोऽकध जोः।
्
जपं द्वक्षप्रं ततोः कुयाधत्पश्चाहानं प्रदापयेत॥३२॥
परदाररतो द्वनत्यं पत्रु एको न जीवद्वत।
ु िानषोः॥३३॥
स्थूलदेहो र्नी दानी लज्जासंयि ु

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29.Meaning: When Rahu is placed in the fourth house and the 5th lord has conjoined
Saturn; Santana Nasa Yoga is formed. To such a person initially there will be two or three
female children, and a son will be born in the later stage. He will be a famous person, will
be without luster (or less beautiful) and will have many servants at home. He is skilled
in forming erroneous concepts, ideas and ideologies (which obscure the true nature of
reality) and in his previous birth he has committed infanticide and hence he will be without
sons. He must chant the mantras for Rahu, Mars and Saturn followed by donations at the
earliest. (To clear from the dosha of infanticide). He will be enjoying other’s wives and
not even one son will remain alive. He will have a fat body; will have wealth; will be a
charitable person and a person with modesty.

Explanations: The next Sloka talks about the remedies to be done which I have omitted.

30. अथ द्ववपरीतयोगोः। Viparita Yoga

ु नक्षे
जीवक्षेत्र े यदा भानभाध ु त्र े यदा भृगोःु ।
िंदारचंद्रा िेषस्था द्वरोःफे वा अष्टिे गताोः॥३५॥
् त।्
ु न्नो दुोःखभाग भवे
तदा द्ववपरीतयोगोऽयित्प
्
अद्वस्मन योगे ्
नरो जातो ब्रह्मघाती भवेद ् ध्रवु ि॥३६॥

30.Meaning: In the house of Jupiter, Sun is placed, in the house of Sun, Venus is placed,
and Saturn, Mars and Moon are conjoined and placed in Aries which happen to be the 6 th
or the 8th house, then Viparita Yoga is formed. Because of Brahma Hatya Dosha in the
previous birth; native with such Yoga will be subjected to many sorrows in this birth.

Explanation: This Yoga is possible only for two Lagnas which are Scorpio (When Aries will
become the 6th house) and Virgo (when Aries will become the 8 th house). One impossible
position is also given. Sun is placed in the house of Jupiter means it must be either in Sagittarius
or Pisces. Venus is stated to be placed in the house of Sun which is Leo. The maximum distance
between the Sun and Venus can be only 48 degrees approximately and so how is this position
possible? Left for the discussion of more learned people.

Chandrashekhar’s Comment: In the tropics this Yoga is not possible. However, it is possible
that this position could occur at very high latitudes.

अन्यप्रकारिाह। Other options of this Yoga

लग्नेशो व्ययलाभस्थोः क्रूरसंयतु वादृशोः।
्
ध न्मद्विजोऽभवत॥३७॥
िद्यिांसरतो द्वनत्यं पूवज
ु द्ववनश्यद्वत।
तातस्य दुोःद्वखतं कृ त्वा त्रयो पत्रा
्
इयं उभौ च योगेऽद्वस्मन जातोः पत्रु दुखी नरोः॥३८॥

Meaning: If the Lagna Lord is placed in the Vyaya bhava (12th house) or Labha bhava
(11th house) and is conjoined with Kroora grahas (malefics) or aspected by them, then
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daily and was a Brahmin in his previous birth. Made his father sorrowful (by his
misdeeds) and hence he will lose three children. People born having these two Yogas
will have to be in distress on account of sons.

Explanation: The next Sloka gives the remedial measures to clear the evil effects of this Yoga
which has been omitted.

31. अथ कू ियोगोः। Koota Yoga

ु द्वरपरंु ध्रव्ययद्वस्थतोः।
संतानेशो िहीपत्रो
शद्वनक्षेत्र े गते चंद्रे योगोऽयं कू िनािकोः॥४५।
ध न्मद्वन।
अद्वस्मन योगे नरो जातस्तदा व पूवज
स्वकुलस्य हृतं द्ववत्तं कुलघातीभवेन्नरोः॥४६॥

31.Meaning: Koota Yoga is formed when lord of the 5th house conjoins Mars and is placed
in the 6th, 8th or 12th and Moon is placed in the house of Saturn. A person having this
Yoga, in his previous birth has deprived his own kinsmen of their wealth (snatched the
wealth probably by unfair means) and committed parricide (killed one of his own relative
or kinsman).

Explanation: Though the name is like that of Koota Yoga-one of Akriti Yogas, from the
conditions stated in the shloka, we find that this is quite a different Yoga.

32. अत राजयोगोः। Raja Yoga

ु
ककध द्वस्थतोः सराचायो र्िधस्थो भृगनंु दनोः।
सप्तिे भूद्विजोः शौरी राजराजो भवेन्नरोः॥५१॥
32.Meaning: Jupiter in Cancer, Venus in the 9th house of Bhagya and Mars and Saturn in
the 7th house make a person King of Kings.

33. ु
अथ अनभावयोगोः। Anubhaava Yoga

लाभे राहुोः सतेु शौद्वरोः किधस्थोः द्वक्षद्वतनंदनोः।

रंध्रद्वस्थतो द्वनशानाथोः षष्ठस्थौ रद्ववचंद्रजौ॥५२॥
ु
अनभावस्तदा योगो भाद्वषतो िद्वु नपग
ं ु वोः।
ु
पत्रास्तस्य न जीवंद्वत गभधस्त्रावो भवेत्सदा॥५३॥

33.Meaning: Rahu in labha sthana (11th house), Mars in karmas Thana (10th house), Moon
in randhra (8th house) and Sun in the 6th house combination is called Anubhaava Yoga.
Such a person is called as a sublime sage. Such a person’s son will not live and even the
fetus will get destroyed.

Explanation: Normally the word fetus is used for female, here what the author wants to say
is that the person will not have any issues. In the next line the author talks about the wife of
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measures.

Chandrashekhar’s Comment: Grabhastrava means miscarriage, which would naturally occur

to the person’s wife, should the chart belong to a male. The word putraa could be referring to
daughters or it could mean he will lose many sons. This is a variation of Vipatti Yoga.

34. ु
अत श्रीिखयोगोः। Srimukha Yoga

ु
लग्नद्वस्थतोः सराचायो र्िधस्थो भृगनु दं नोः।
्
ु ो भवेत॥५७॥
किधद्वस्थतो द्वदवानाथो योगोऽयं श्रीिख
सवशद्वतवष धपयधन्त ं राजिान्यो भवेन्नरोः।
ु ोः शक्रतल्य
गजाश्वर्नसंयि ु पराक्रिोः॥५८॥

34.Meaning: Jupiter in Janma Lagna, Venus in dharmasthana (9th house), Sun in karmas
Thana (10th house) will create Srimukha Yoga. Up to the age of twenty he will be
considered as a King (by others) and will have elephants, horses, and wealth and will
have valor and strength akin to that of Indra.

35. अथ कपालयोगोः। Kapaala Yoga

ु
पंचिेशोः सखस्थाने षष्ठलग्नपयोद्वत्रकोः।
ु
द्ववलोद्वकते पत्रभावे ु रद्ववोः॥५९॥
ध तो
भास्कद्वरभूस
ु द्ववनश्यद्वत।
जातकं च यदा जातं सवे पत्रा
ु प्तभधद्ववष्यद्वत॥६०॥
ग्रहाचधनने दानेन पत्रप्राद्व

35.Meaning: Lord of 5th house is placed in Sukha sthana (4th house), lord of 6th house is
placed in the 6th, 8th or 12th house along with Lagna Lord and the 5th house is aspected
by Saturn, Mars and Sun – Person born with such a Yoga will lose all his children (son)
and if he worships the grahas and gives donations, he will get children (son).

Explanation: 5th Lord goes to the 4th means going to the Exit house as 4th house is the 12th
house to 5th house. Lagna Lord goes to the 6th house along with the 6th lord and thus Lagna
Lord becomes ineffective.

Three malefics are aspecting the 5th house. So, it is but natural that Putra Bhava as well as its
lord is badly afflicted and hence there will be problems about issues.

The author continues in the next lines that the native is bound to have termination of pregnancy
in the 3rd or the 8th month of pregnancy. Even if the native gets issues, there will be sufferings
on account of the child, or the child may be engaged in doing bad deeds.

36. अथ द्वपशाचयोगोः। Pishaca Yoga

रद्ववक्षेत्र े गतो जीवो जीवक्षेत्र े रद्ववबर्धु ोः।
पंचिस्थोः कुजो राहुभृग ्
ु ा सह व भवेत॥६६॥
ध ण

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तथा पशाद्वचको योगो भद्ववष्यद्वत न संशयोः।

ु परा॥६७॥
र्नलोभवशात्सोऽद्वप भद्वगनीपत्रहा ु
पूवपध ापप्रभावेन संतद्वतन ध भद्ववष्यद्वत।

36.Meaning: Jupiter is placed in the house of Sun and in the house of Jupiter Sun and
Mercury are placed and in the 5th house, Mars, Rahu and Venus are placed then it is called
as Pishaca Yoga. Due to his avaricious nature for wealth, in his previous birth, he had
killed his sister’s son. Due to the curse of his previous life, he will have no issues in this
birth.

Chandrashekhar’s comment: This means Sun and Mercury must be either in the 3rd, 4 th
or the 6th /7th house.

37. अथ द्ववनाशयोगोः। Vinasha Yoga

सहजे सहजार्ीशे क्रूरग्रहयतु ो दृशोः।
िंदक्षेत्र े यदा जीवे द्ववनाशो योग उच्यते॥७६॥
37.Meaning: Third lord is placed in the third house either conjoined with malefics or
aspected by malefics and if Jupiter is placed in the house of Saturn, then it is called as
Vinasha Yoga.

Explanation: Further shlokas on this Yoga talk about the remedies only. The results arising
out of this Yoga have not been given.

38. अथ वाग्भवयोगोः। Vagbhava Yoga

तयु े सतेु व्यये लाभे पण्य
ु सवधखगा यद्वद।
ु
राजिान्यो र्नाढ्योः स्यािाग्भवे पंद्वडतोःसखी॥८४॥

38.Meaning: When all planets are placed in the 4 th, 5th, 12th, 11th and 9th houses then it is
called as Vagbhava Yoga. A person born with this Yoga will be treated like a King and will
have wealth and will also be learned like a Pandit.

39. अथ आनन्दयोगोः। Ananda Yoga

िंदक्षेत्र े यदा जीवो जीवक्षेत्र े गतोः शद्वनोः।
अन्ये सवे खगाोः क्रूराोः सौम्या लाभद्वस्थता यद्वद॥८५॥
तदा आनंदको योगो बाल्ये दुोःखी यवु ा सखी।
ु
ु च्य
वेदचत्वाद्वर वषाधद्वण पयंत ं सखि ु ते॥८६॥

39.Meaning: Jupiter placed in the house of Saturn and Saturn placed in the house of Jupiter
and the rest of the benefic and malefic planets are placed in labha sthana (11th house)
constitute Ananda Yoga. Such a person will be sad during early days and when he
becomes youth, he will be happy and will enjoy it till he attains 44 years.

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40. ु
अथ अनज्ञातयोगोः। Anujnatha Yoga

ु क्षेत्र े गतोः कुजोः।

ु ोः शक्र
भौिक्षेत्र े यदा शक्र
ु
शशी तयु े अजे सौम्या अनज्ञातस्तदुच्यते
॥८९॥
वष धषोडशपयंत ं र्नर्ान्यसिद्वितोः।
्
सत्रशिष धगते पश्चात्पृथ्वीपद्वतसिो भवेत॥१९०॥
कं दपधरूपो िद्वतिान द्व् िजदेवपरायणोः।
ु
पूवपध ण्यप्रभावे ु
न पत्रपौत्रय तु ो नरोः॥९१॥

40.Meaning: Venus in the house of Mars, Mars in the house of Venus, Saturn in the 4 th house
and Mercury in Aries will create Anujnatha Yoga. Up to the age of 16, native having this Yoga
will have wealth and grains and after 30 years of age will become equal to a King. Will be
very beautiful like the God of Love (Manmatha) and intelligent. He will be devoted to
Brahmins. Because of the good deeds of the previous life (Purva Punya) he will live with sons
and grandsons.
41.
Chandrashekhar’s comment: This means Sun and Mercury must be either in the 3rd, 4 th
or the 6th /7th house.

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27. Yogas Described in Jyotish Sangraha – 5

Published in Astro Vision E Journal Vol. 4, Issue 43 of July 2011

We have so far seen forty Yogas described in the collection Jyotish Shyama Sangraha.
Henceforth, I shall be taking up the various Raja Yogas as described in the book.

Raja Yoga as the name itself suggests has something royal in it. Yoga means union as we all
know and in astrology, we take into consideration association of planets and the houses they
rule. We also consider the aspect of the planets while deciding upon Yoga. Lastly, we consider
the parivartana or the exchange of planets also. Raja Yoga is said to exist when there is an
association between a Kendra house (1, 4, 7, 10) and a Trikona (1, 5, 9) house (planets placed
therein/ lords of these houses are all included when we say association). It is said that Kendras
are places of lord Vishnu and Trikonas are the places of Goddess Lakshmi. So, when these two
associates themselves, naturally a royal or kingly flavor is formed.

With this background let us go through the various combinations forming Raja Yoga or Raja
Sambandha Yoga as described by Pandit Sri Shyamlal.

Verse 1
लग्ने वष
ृ े तर यत
ु े शशाांके षड् ळभग्रुहैरुच्चगतैनप
ुृ ः स्यात ्।
कस्स्मन ् गह
ृ े स्वोच्चयत
ु े तु सववः स्वक्षेरगैभप
ूु तततल्
ु यजातः॥१॥

Meaning: Taurus Lagna with Moon in it and six planets placed in their exaltation position –
native will be a King. If all the planets are in their own house (swakshetra) he will be equal to
a King.

Comment from Editor CSS: I think this means that “when all grahas occupy either their
exaltation house or own house or are conjunct grahas in own or exaltation house the jataka
becomes equal to a King.

Note: The exaltation position of the seven planets is as follows:

Sun – Aries; Moon – Taurus; Mars – Capricorn; Mercury – Virgo; Jupiter – Cancer; Venus –
Pisces and Saturn – Libra.

One important point to remember here is that Mercury cannot be away from the Sun by more
than 36 degrees and Venus 48 degrees (Approx.). Hence Mercury must be excluded from the
above Verse as it is exalted in 15-degree Virgo, and it will be far away from Sun which gets its
exaltation in Aries 10 degrees. So, we are left with only six planets including Moon. It is not
clear whether the author when he says six planets in its exaltation position – is it inclusive of
Moon or exclusive. It must be inclusive only as then only we will get 6 planets in their exaltation
position. Rahu and Ketu have not been considered due to the differing opinion on their
strengths.

Swakshetra Positions are as follows:

Sun – Leo; Moon – Cancer; Mars – Aries/Scorpio; Mercury – Gemini/Virgo; Jupiter –
Sagittarius/Pisces; Venus – Taurus/Libra; Saturn – Capricorn/Aquarius.

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If the Sun is to be in Leo, then it must be beyond 12 degrees and then only Venus can be placed
in Libra. In such a situation Mercury must be in Virgo. Moon is to be taken in Taurus as per first
line of the Verse. Other planets, viz. Mars, Jupiter and Saturn may be in any of their dual
ownership houses.

Chandrashekhar’s comment: I think the Verse is talking about six planets including Moon,
in exaltation.

Verse 2
मूलत्ररकोणाांककतराळशयुक्तैळमुरक्षुगैवाु यदि वक्रयुक्तैः।
कस्स्मन ् गह
ृ े स्वोच्चयत
ु े तु शेषैनीचाांशहीनैनप
ुृ तल्
ु यजातः॥२॥

Meaning: All planets are placed in their Moolatrikona houses or in their friendly houses should
be conjunct with Mars or they be placed in their exaltation sign but devoid of debilitated
Navamsa – then such a native will be equal to a King.

Note: Moolatrikona houses of planets are as follows:

Sun – Leo; Moon – Taurus; Mars – Aries; Mercury – Virgo; Jupiter – Sagittarius; Venus – Libra;
Saturn – Aquarius.

Here also conditions as applicable to the second part of Verse 1 regarding position of Sun, Venus
and Mercury applies.

The friendly houses of planets are as follows:

Sun – Cancer, Aries/Scorpio, Sagittarius/Pisces
Moon – Leo, Gemini/Virgo
Mars – Leo, Cancer, Sagittarius/Pisces
Mercury – Leo, Taurus/Libra
Jupiter – Leo, Cancer, Aries/Scorpio
Venus – Gemini/Virgo, Capricorn/Aquarius
Saturn – Gemini/Virgo, Taurus/Libra

About the planet getting exalted in rasi chart and thereby going into debilitation, the following
table will illustrate it:
Planet Exaltation Rasi Longitude Debilitation Rasi Deep point of exaltation
in Navamsa in Rasi
Sun Aries 20°- 23° 20’ Libra Aries - 10°
Moon Taurus Can be any Nil Taurus - 3°
Mars Capricorn 20°- 23° 20’ Cancer Capricorn - 28°
Mercury Virgo 6° 40’ - 10° Pisces Virgo - 15°
Jupiter Cancer 20°- 23° 20’ Capricorn Cancer - 5°
Venus Pisces 6° 40’ - 10° Virgo Pisces - 27°
Saturn Libra 20°- 23° 20’ Aries Libra - 20°

Thus, it can be seen when a planet is in its deep exaltation point it does not get debilitated in
Navamsa. However, if we take into consideration the entire rasi of exaltation, the longitudes as
shown in column 3 against each planet places the planet in its debilitation point in Navamsa
which the author says should not be the position to get the results of royal living.

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Verse 3
लग्ने चांद्रे गुर स ख्ये कमुस्िे भग
ृ ुनांिने।
स्वोच्चस्वक्षुस्स्िते मांिे नप
ृ तुल्यो भवेन्नरः॥३॥

Meaning: Moon in Lagna, Jupiter in Sukha sthana or 4th house, Venus in Karmas Thana or 10th
house and Saturn is placed in Capricorn or Aquarius or its exaltation house Libra, then such a
native will live like a King.

Verse 4
िशमैकािशे ररःफे लग्नववत्तसहोत्िभे।
ग्रहस्स्तष्ठां तत चेत्स म्या नप
ृ तुल्यो भवेन्नरः॥४॥

Meaning: When Sam Poorna grahas (Benefic planets) are placed in the 10th, 11th, 12th, Lagna,
2nd and 3rd houses such a native will be like a King.

Note: It is not clear whether only the natural Soumya (benefic) planets are to be considered
or the functional benefics.

Chandrashekhar’s comment: It is only natural benefics that are to be considered.

Verse 5
केंद्रत्ररकोणगाः स म्याः पापाः षड् लाभसोिराः।
लग्नाचधपे र्लवतत नप
ृ तुल्यो भवेन्नरः॥५॥

Meaning: Soumya grahas are placed in Kendra and/or Trikona and malefics placed in 6 th, 11th
and 3rd houses and Lagna Lord is in strength, then that native is like the King.

Note: In many places the author has used only the word ‘Soumya’ to indicate benefics and
‘PAPA’ to indicate malefics.

Chandrashekhar’s comment: The use of plural noun for “Soumya” indicates natural benefics.

Verse 6
दृश्यते यज्
ु यते वावप चांद्रजेन र्ह
ृ स्पततः।
ळशरसा शासनां तस्य धारयांतत नप
ृ ास्तिा॥६॥

Meaning: In such a situation (as described in the previous shloka) if Jupiter is with Mercury or
aspected by Mercury – Any command given by such a native will be accepted by the King with
due respect.

Verse 7
तनशाकरे केंद्रगते ववलग्नां त्यक्त्वा त्ररकोणे यदि जीवदृष्टे ।
शक्र
ु े ण दृष्टे र्लपूणय
ु क्
ु ते जातो नरो भप
ू ततभाग्यतल्
ु यः॥७॥

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Meaning: Moon is in Kendra position other than Lagna and Jupiter is aspecting it by its Trikona
aspect (5th and 9th) and powerful Venus is also aspecting it, then such a native will be a
bhagyavan (a fortunate person) like the King.

Note: The Moon must be placed on the 4th, 7th or 10th from Lagna, and Jupiter must be in the
5th or 9th from Moon and Venus must be in the 7th from Moon to get a situation as described
above.

Chandrashekhar’s Note: This could also mean that the trines should be aspected by Jupiter.
This means whereas Moon will be in either of 4 th,7th or the 10th house Jupiter shall occupy the
Lagna giving a powerful Gajakesari Yoga. Since Shukra will be opposing Moon from another
Kendra, there is also a shubha Yoga occurring in the chart leading to the Jataka getting fortune
equal to a King.

Verse 8
नीचस्स्िता जन्मतन ये ग्रहें द्राः स्वोच्चाांशगा राजसमानभाग्याः।
उच्चस्स्िता चेिवप नीचभागा ग्रहा न कुवंतत तिैव भाग्यम ्॥८॥

Meaning: When a planet is debilitated in rasi chart but exalted in Navamsa, then such a native
will be a fortunate one like a King. But a planet exalted in rasi but debilitated in Navamsa shall
not give the same fortune (of King like fortune).

Verse 9
रेधा ववभज्यां तु क्यःरमाणां ख्ांडरयां तर विां तत सांतः।
व्ययादिकां रािळमके च खांडे शुभग्रहाः शोभनमर िद्युः॥९॥

Meaning: Divide the Avasthas into three parts as also the Lagna Kundali or rasi chakra. Rishis
stated this. Benefic planets placed in such divisions give results according to their placements
in that order only.

Note: Pandit Shyamlal gives explanation as to the Avasthas. This one is different from what
Parasara has stated in BPHS as also the determination of Baladi avastha using Drekkana
division. According to the Pandit, Avasthas are divided into three parts – The first part gives
results up to 32nd year, the second division is from 32nd year to 64th year and the last and third
part gives results between 64th and 100th year. For the rasi chakra – From Lagna to 4th house
is first part, from 5th house to 8th house it is second division and from 8th house to 12th house it
is the third part. So, any shubha graha (benefic planet) when placed in any of the first four
houses (from Lagna) should give its Raja Yoga results during the initial 32 years of the native.
And likewise, for the other parts, we must deduce.

Chandrashekar’s comment: I think Panditji has erred in talking about Avasthas. What is
being said is to divide the chart into three parts beginning from 12 th bhava (व्ययादिकां रािळमके च
खांडे), in proportion to the total life span. Thus, the three parts would be from 12th bhava to 3rd
bhava is first part indicating first 1/3rd part of life, from 4th to 7th second part representing the
middle third part of life and 8th to 11th third part representing last 1/3rd part of a jataka’s life.
The part of life where benefics (maximum) are placed indicated good period of life for the jataka.

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Verse 10
लग्ने गुर र्ुधे केंद्रे भाग्यनािेन वीक्षक्षतः।
लग्नेशो वावप सांदृष्टो राजमान्यो भवेन्नरः॥१०॥

Meaning: Jupiter is placed in Lagna and Mercury is placed in a Kendra and is aspected by the
9th lord as also the Lagna Lord, such a native will be getting all the respects like of that of a
King.

Chandrashekhar’s comment: This means that Guru should be in Lagna and Budha be in
Kendra in aspect of the 9th lord OR/and aspected by Lagna Lord makes a jataka honored by
King.

Verse 11
सप्तमे जीवसांयुक्ते त्ररकोणे वा समस्न्वते।
लग्नाचधपेन सांदृष्टो राजमान्यो भवेन्नरः॥११॥

Meaning: When Jupiter is placed in the 7th house or in the Trikona sthana of 5th or 9th and is
aspected by the Lagna Lord, then the native will have the recognition of a King.

Verse 12
केंद्रे शन त्ररकोणे वा स्वोच्चमूलत्ररकोणगे।
राज्याचधपेन सांदृष्टो नप
ृ मानसमस्न्वतः॥१२॥

Meaning: Saturn in Kendra or Trikona (5 or 9) or in its exaltation house (Libra) or its

Moolatrikona house (Aquarius) or is having its 10 th aspect, then that native will be respected
like a King.

Chandrashekar’s comment: This is saying that Saturn must be in Kendra or Kona in its rashi
of exaltation or Mula Trikona and in aspect of the 10th lord (Rajyadhipa is lord of Rajya bhava
that is the 10th bhava), for a jataka to be honored by a King. Here what is happening is Saturn
who is lord of the 10thin natural Zodiac is very strong by sthana Bala and Uccaadi Bala and
gets aspect of the 10th lord, leading to honor by King as the 10th bhava is also called the maana
sthana (house of honor).

Verse 13
नीचे गुर ववलग्नस्िे रां ध्रस्िे वाि धमुपे।
तिा नवाांशसांयुक्ते राजमान्यो भवेन्नरः॥१३॥

Meaning: Debilitated Jupiter is in Lagna, and 9th lord is in the 8th house and is in the Navamsa
of Moon, such a native will have the recognition of a King.

Note: Hence Lagna must be Capricorn, and the 9th lord Mercury must be between 10° and 13°
20’ in the 8th house Leo to get the Cancer Navamsa.

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Chandrashekhar’s comment: There is something flawed in the shloka. Moon is nowhere

mentioned in the text of the shloka. Again why 9 th lord in navamsha of its enemy Moon should
give good results is not clear. One interpretation of the shloka could be as follows,
“Should Guru occupy the Lagna or the 8th house in debility and be conjunct the 9 th lord in own
navamsha, the jataka would be honored by King. “

In this case there will be raj Yoga as a planet in debility or exaltation, aspecting / conjunct
Lagna causes raj Yoga and a planet in debility in the 8 th also causes Viparita raj Yoga. Such a
Guru will also be conjunct a Vargottama 9 th lord giving it more strength as Guru himself is the
9th lord in natural Zodiac.

Verse 14
पूवष
ु ट् के ग्रहाः सवे यस्य ततष्ठां तत जन्मतन।
भाग्याचधपे वनस्िे वा चांद्रे नप
ृ समो भवेत ्॥१४॥

Meaning: When all planets are placed from Lagna to the 6 th house or the 9th lord is placed
along with Moon in the 2nd house, the native is equal to a King.

Note from CSS: This is a printer’s devil as the word वनस्िे should be धनस्िे.

Verse 15
चांद्राचधस्ष्ठतराश्यांशे नािे केंद्रायकोणगे।
र्ध
ु ेन सदहतो वावप राजराजो भवेन्नरः॥१५॥

Meaning: When the Navamsa Lord of the lord of the rashi occupied by Moon is placed in Kendra
or Trikona or eleventh house or joined with Mercury, then such a native will be equal to that of
a King.

Note: Note the position of Moon in rasi. The Navamsa Lord of the lord of that rasi must be
placed in Kendras or Trikonas or in the 11th house or with Mercury – obviously in the rasi chart.

Verse 16
तनशाकरः सभ मस्तु ववत्ते वा ववक्रमेऽवप वा।
पञ्चमे राहुसांयक्
ु ते राजतल्
ु यो भवेन्नर॥१६॥

Meaning: Moon along with Mars is placed in the 2nd house or the 3rd house and with Rahu in
the 5th house, native will be like a King.

Verse 17
भाग्याचधपसमायुक्ते नवाांशाचधपत सुखे।
पर
ु नािगते वावप नप
ृ तल्
ु यो भवेन्नरः॥१७॥

Meaning: Ninth Lord is with its Navamsa Lord and is placed in the fourth house or with the 5 th
lord, then such a native will be like a King.

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Note: Ninth Lord as well its Navamsa Lord should be in the fourth house or the ninth lord is
with the 5th lord in the 4th house is the meaning to be understood here.

Verse 18
क्रूरे सकमुभावेशे ग्रहास्स्तष्ठां तत चेत ् क्रमात ्।
लग्नादिपूवष
ु ट् केऽस्स्मन ् राजमान्यो भवेन्नरः॥१८॥

Meaning: Malefic planets conjunct the 10th lord and the malefics being placed in order from
Lagna to 6th house, then that native will be recognized like a King.

Verse 19
मीने राह भवेन्मिे भाग्यनािेन वीक्षक्षते।
लग्नेशे नीचखेटेन युते नप
ृ समो भवेत ्॥१९।

Meaning: Rahu is placed in Pisces along with Saturn and aspected by the 9 th lord and Lagna
Lord has conjoined a debilitated planet will make a man akin to that of a King.

Chandrashekhar’s comment: I think the translator has wrongly translated mada as Manda,
what is meant is:
“When Rahu occupies the 7th bhava (made) in Pisces rashi, in aspect of the 9 th lord and the
Lagna Lord is conjunct a planet in debility, the man becomes akin to a King.”

Verse 20
वक्राकुजाकुगुरुळभः सकलैस्स्रळभश्च स्वोच्चेषु षोडशनप
ृ ाः कचितैकलग्ने।
द्येकाळितेषु च तिैकतमे ववलग्ने स्वक्षेरगे शळशतन षोडश भूवपपाः स्युः॥२०॥

Meaning: This Verse deals with the four planets Mars, Saturn, Sun and Jupiter when they are
placed in their exaltation sign and are in front of each other and placed in Kendra positions.
1. When all the planets are placed as above, four types of Raja Yoga are formed.
2. Out of these four planets only three planets are so placed then twelve types of Raja Yoga
are formed.
3. If only two planets are placed in their exaltation positions and are in Kendra and Moon
is in Cancer, then twelve types of Raja Yoga are also formed.
4. If only one planet is placed in the exaltation position in Lagna, and Moon is in Cancer
and the rest of the planets might be situated elsewhere four types of Raja Yoga are
formed.
So, a total of 32 Yogas is formed in this fashion. This is illustrated by the following table.
Sl Lagna 1st 4th 7th 10th Remarks
1 Aries Sun (Ar) Jupiter (Cn) Saturn (Li) Mars (Cp) This is the 1st type.
2 Cancer Jupiter (Cn) Saturn (Li) Mars (Cp) Sun (Ar) Described
3 Libra Saturn (Li) Mars (Cp) Sun (Aries) Jupiter (Cn) above
4 Capricorn Mars (Cp) Sun (Ar) Jupiter (Cn) Saturn (Li)
5 Aries Sun (Ar) Jupiter (Cn) Saturn (Li) -- This is the 2nd type.
6 Cancer Jupiter (Cn) Saturn (Li) -- Sun (Ar) Described
7 Libra Saturn (Li) -- Sun (Ar) Jupiter (Cn) above

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8 Aries Sun (Ar) Jupiter (Cn) -- Mars (Cp)

9 Cancer Jupiter (Cn) -- Mars (Cp) Sun (Ar)
10 Capricorn Mars (Cp) Sun (Ar) -- Jupiter (Cn)
11 Aries Sun (Ar) -- Saturn (Li) Mars (Cp)
12 Libra Saturn (Li) Mars (Cp) Sun (Ar) --
13 Capricorn Ma (Cp) Sun (Ar) -- Saturn (Li)
14 Cancer Jupiter (Cn) Saturn (Li) Mars (Cp) --
15 Libra Saturn (Li) Mars (Cp) -- Jupiter (Cn)
16 Capricorn Ma (Cp) -- Jupiter (Cn) Saturn (Li)
The next sixteen types covered by the 3 and 4th points are given below:
rd

Serial Nos. 17 to 28 are for two planets and the last four are for only one planet. Moon’s position
is also given for all types.
Sl Lagna 1st 4th 7th 10th
17 Aries Sun (Ar) Jupiter (Cn), -- --
Moon
18 Cancer Jupiter (Cn), -- -- Sun (Ar)
Moon
19 Aries Sun (Ar) Moon (Cn) Saturn (Li) --
20 Libra Saturn (Li) -- Sun (Ar) Moon (Cn)
21 Aries Sun (Ar) Moon (Cn) -- Mars (Cp)
22 Capricorn Mars (Cp) Sun (Ar) Moon (Cn) --
23 Cancer Jupiter, Moon Saturn (Li) -- --
(Cn)
24 Libra Saturn (Li) -- -- Jupiter, Moon
(Cn)
25 Cancer Jupiter, Moon -- Mars (Cp) --
(Cn)
26 Capricorn Mars (Cp) -- Jupiter, Moon --
(Cn)
27 Libra Saturn (Li) Mars (Cp) -- Moon (Cn)
28 Capricorn Mars (Cp) -- Moon (Cn) Saturn (Li)
29 Aries Sun (Ar) Moon (Cn) -- --
30 Cancer Jupiter, Moon -- -- --
(Cn)
31 Cancer Moon (Cn) Saturn (Li) -- --
32 Capricorn Mars (Cp) -- Moon (Cn) --

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