Ashtaka Varga

Ashtakavarga - An unique tool नस

नोती पुनः कम वा मनुजा मंदाबध ु ाय :

वसे शता: क लयग ु े सरलो यम न न चय:

In the above sloka,Parasara says it is difficult for the people of kaliyuga who are of a lesser cognitive capalibility to understand the principles of astrology he said in his sastram .He himself proposed a shortcut method to apply the principles of astrology by giving us the system of predictions in Ashtaka Vargaadhyaa. Ashtakavarga System of prediction is an unique priceless tool propounded by Parasara Maharshi in his Parasara Hora sastram and is widely applicable for timing of events and having an exact overview of the life of any native who's horoscope is in question. He proposes that every planet in the horoscope of the native in question is a reference point and gives the benefic houses from each of such reference points. Ashtakavarga - Eight Sourced Strengths Analyzing a chart and making correct predictions requires mixing many different principles and making fine compromises and judgments. Sage Parasara said that it is difficult for even great Maharshis. In Kali Yuga, human beings become sinful and the sins kill their intelligence. Parasara said that the intellectual pygmies of Kali Yuga cannot cope with too many complicated principles and presented ashtakavarga as a simple technique that lets them make reasonable predictions without much fuss. Ashtaka means “consisting of eight” and varga means “a group”. Ashtakavarga is the system of analyzing a chart with respect to a group of 8 reference points. When we analyze the positions of planets with respect to lagna, we have the concept of good and bad placements. For example, Jupiter in the 9th from lagna will be well placed and Jupiter in the 3rd will be badly placed. Mars in the 3rd from lagna will be well placed and Mars in the 9th will be badly placed. However, lagna is not the only reference point in a chart. We have Sun and Moon. In fact, all the planets serve as reference points in a chart and they represent the sources of various energies that are present in a native. Based on the houses in which different planets are placed in transit, they can be benefic with respect to some energy sources and malefic with respect to some. If a transiting planet is benefic with respect to more energy sources, then it brings good results. So ashtakavarga is essentially a system that tells us the benefic positions of lagna and seven planets with respect to each other. This can be used to analyze the strength of a natal chart, but it is much more important in analyzing transits.

Ashtakavarga The asthakavargas is a unique way of dividing each of the 12 rasis into eight sub divisions, based on the influence of the lagna and the 7 main planets on these 12 rasis. Rahu & Ketu are omitted in

asthakavargas. Based on their individual positions in a horoscope, the lagna and the 7 main planets, contribute certain positive and negative influences on the 12 signs of the horoscope. These influences are called bindus and rekhas, which are positive and negative points. There is a confusion and controversy between South Indians and North Indians about the bindus and rekhas and which of them is benific and malefic. So lets simply call them positive points and negative points to avoid confusion. Benefic places for each planet The following is a tabulation of where each planet gives points from its natal placement, from all the other planets’ natal placements and from the Ascendant. This means the benefic and malefic places of a planet with reference to eight places - the places occupied by the seven planets and the Lagna at the time of birth. The following is a tabulation of where each planets give points from it’s natal placement, from all the other planets’ natal placements and from the Ascendant. The Sun's Ashtakavarga The Sun gives a point in the following houses (The benefic places of the Sun are) from himself, Mars and Saturn; the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th. From the Moon: 3rd, 6th, 10th and 11th. From Mercury: 3rd, 5th, 6th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th. From Jupiter: 5th, 6th, 9th, and 11th. From Venus: 6th, 7th and 12th. From the Ascendant: 3rd, 4th, 6th, 10th, 11th and 12th. The Moon's Ashtaka Varga The Moon gives a point to the following houses (The benefic places of the Moon are) from himself: 1st, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 10th, and 11th. From the Sun: 3rd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th and 11th. From Mars: 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 9th, 10th and 11th. From Mercury: 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, 10th and 11th. From Jupiter: 1st, 4th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th and 12th. From Venus: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 9th, 10th and 11th. From Saturn: 3rd, 5th, 6th and 11th. From Ascendant: 3rd, 6th, 10th and 11th. (Benefic places from Moon for each planet are the same as are taken in ordinary transit considerations). The Ashtakavarga of Mars Mars give a point to the following houses (The benefic places of Mars are) from himself: 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th, 10th and 11th. From the Sun: 3rd, 5th, 6th, 10th and 11th. From the Moon: 3rd, 6th, and 11th. From Mercury: 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 11th. From Jupiter: 6th, 10th, 11th and 12th. From Venus: 6th, 8th, 11th, and 12th. From Saturn: 1st, 4th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th. From the Ascendant: 1st, 3rd, 6th, 10th and 11th. The Ashtakavarga of Mercury Mercury gives a point to the following houses (The benefic places of Mercury are) from himself: 1st, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 9th,10th, 11th and 12th. From the Sun: 5th, 6th, 9th, 11th, and 12th. From the Moon: 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th and 11th. From Mars and Saturn: 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th. From Jupiter: 6th, 8th, 11th and 12th. From Venus: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th, and 11th. From the Ascendant: 1st, 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th and 11th. from Mars and Saturn in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 12th Signs(Yavanacharya) The Ashtakavarga of Jupiter Jupiter gives a point to the following houses (The benefic places of Jupiter are) from himself: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 7th, 8th, 10th, and 11th. From the Sun: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th. From the Moon: 2nd, 5th, 7th, 9th and 11th. From Mars: 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th, 10th and 11th. From Mercury: 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 9th, 10th and 11th. From Venus: 2nd, 5th, 6th, 9th, 10th, and 11th.

From Saturn: 3rd, 5th, 6th and 12th. From the Ascendant: 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th, 10th and 11th. The Ashtakavarga of Venus Venus gives a point to the following houses (The benefic place of Venus are) from himself: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th. From the Sun: 8th, 11th and 12th. From the Moon: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th, 11th and 12th. From Mars: 3rd, 5th, 6th, 9th, 11th and 12th. From Mercury: 3rd, 5th, 6th, 9th and 11th. From Jupiter: 5th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th. From Saturn: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th. From the Ascendant: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th and 11th. from Mars in the 3rd, 4th, 6th, 9th, 11th and 12th Signs (Yavanacharya) The Ashtakavarga of Saturn Saturn gives a point to the following houses (The benefic places of Saturn are) from himself: 3rd, 5th, 6th and 11th. From the Sun: 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th, 10th and 11th. From the Moon: 3rd, 6th and 11th. From Mars: 3rd, 5th, 6th, 10th, 11th and 12th. From Mercury: 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th. From Jupiter: 5th, 6th, 11th and 12th. From Venus: 6th, 11th and 12th. From the Ascendant: 1st, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 10th and 11th. from the ascending Sign in the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 10th and 11th Signs (Yavanacharya) Thus have been described the benefic places of the planets; the other places are malefic (a). A place will produce benefic or malefic effects if it be more benefic for the planet than malefic or vice versa. For each planet, add up all of the points given and combine them into one chart. Each planet should have a chart with its corresponding Ashtakavarga points. In each house, the points will number between 0 and 8. 0 – 3 is inauspicious, 4 is average, and 5 – 8 is auspicious. These places are all with reference to the places occupied by the planets at the time of birth. The planets while passing through places which happen to be Upachaya houses (c) or which might be their own houses or their friendly or exaltation signs, (d) produce benefic effects fully if such houses or signs are more benefic for the planets than malefic; and planets while passing through places which happen to be Apachaya houses (e) or which might be their inimical or depression signs, produce malefic effects fully if such houses or signs be more malefic for the planets than benefic. (f ) Notes (a) For instance, the 3rd, 5th, 6th and 12th houses from himself are malefic places for the Sun. The 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 12th houses from Lagna are malefic places for the Moon, and so forth. (b) In preparing tables of Ashtakavarga, it is usual to mark the benefic places with dots and the malefic places with lines. We will put down the Ashtakavarga table for Mars in the following horoscope:-

Lagna. Sun. Moon. Venus. Mercury. RASI CHAKRA. Jupiter. Mars. Saturn. 000 = 3 11111=5 000=3 11111 = 5

Mark the benefic places of Mars with dots and the malefic places with lines. The result will be found to be as follows:--

000 = 3 11111 = 5 000 = 3 11111 = 5 000=3 11111 = 5 ASHTAKAVARGA OF MARS. 0000 = 4 1111=4

00000 = 5 111 = 3 00=2 111111=6 0=1 1111111=7

00000 = 5 1ll=3

00000 = 5 111=3 00=2 111111 = 6

The table means that while Mars moves through sign Aries for instance, the benefic effects will be § and the malefic effects will be 5/8. In other words, he produces malefic effects to the extent of 5/8 3/8 or f of his power. Similar remarks apply to the other places. (c) These are the 3rd, 6th, 10th and 11 houses from the Lagna. Also from the Moon according to Sree Deva-keerti. (d) Or their Swakshetra or Mulatrikona houses also, according to Sree Devakeerti. (e) From the rising sign and from the Moon according to ditto. (f) So that, in the Ashtakavarga of Mars given above, Mars while passing through Capricorn (his Upachaya house) produces benefic effects fully and not to the extent of 2/8; and while passing through Gemini (his Auupa-chaya sign) he produces malefic effects fully and not to the extent of 2/8. N.B. - The Ashatakavarga tables are generally prepared with the number of benefic dots alone marked in them - the number representing the malefic lines being the difference between number 8 and the number of dots. The above table will then stand as follows:All these numbers represent the benefic dots. The A. V. tables are useful in the prediction of most of the important events of life. Regular treatises exist on this branch of horoscopy, which must be consulted for full particulars. We shall give here some of the uses of the A. V. tables. The tables prepared, as stated above, with figures representing benefic dots are subjected to two reductions or eliminations, known as Trikona and Ekadhipatya reductions-that is, of the figures in the triangular signs, and of the figures in the several pairs of signs forming the houses of the planets, from Mars to Saturn.

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Importance of Prastharashtaka Varga And Its Kakshya: Prasthar means spread, when we divide the sign in 8 parts. Each part is called a Kakshya of 3deg45min each and has been assigned a lord in the order of Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon and Lagna. The order of planets is as per their motion in the zodiac starting from Saturn the slowest. When a Planet enters a sign, it first traverses in Saturn’s Kakshya, and then it enters Jupiter’s and so on. A total benefic point in a sign is called BAV, total bindus contributed by all planets. Whereas Prastar Chakra reveals which planet has contributed a bindu and which has not. A slow moving planet like Saturn takes 2.5 years to traverse a sign. Does it mean that the entire 2.5 years period will be bad if Saturn is not associated with good number of benefic points in that sign? No, Saturn will produce good results when passing through the Kakshya of those planets, which have contributed a bindu. Prastharashtakaka Varga can be used for the delineation of Dasha results and predicting the effects of transit. The timing of events can be narrowed down to as brief as possible with the help of Prastharashtakaka Varga and its Kakshya. Best Examples are Pt. J.L. Nehru when he became PM on 15.08.1947 or J.F. Kennedy of USA, when he became President on 05.11.1960 and many more.

Samudaya or Sarvashtakvarga A table consisting of 12 houses and 7 planets i.e. of 84 squares (in which starting from lagna/ascendant & all seven planets together) is prepared by putting all the dots/zeroes and adding them together is known as Samudaya or Sarvashtakvarga. The total benefics should be written in each house along with the planets and zodiacal signs. Samudaya or Sarvashtakvarga can be prepared without the preparing of Bhinnashtakvarga with much less difficulty ‘Balo Balishtho’ (Prashna Marga Ch 32 sloka 59-60; Horasara Ch 17, sloka 73-74; Phaldeepika Ch 24, sloka 34-35 and Jataka Deshmarga Ch 9, sloka 35-36). Planets which are exalted in their own zodiacal signs, in friends house, in quadrants, trines and Upachayas (3, 6, 10 & 11) houses being strong etc, but if they have less than 28 benefic dots then they shall give adverse results. Weak planets such as 1. Owners of 6th 8th and 12th houses. 2. Planets of 6th 8th and 12th houses. 3. Debilitated planets, planets with malefic or in enemies house Have more than 28 benefic dots then they shall give benefic results. In the sarvastakavarga, signs having more than 30 bindus can be said to be the best (srestha); those getting between 25 and 30 - middling (madyama) and those below 25- worst (kasta). The best sign should be selected for all good work, journey etc. worst sign should be avoided. Person born in best signs can be taken for association. They will bring in good. Persons born in worst sign will be source of distress. For AV purpose each rasi is divided into 8 parts called Kakshas. Each kaksha has a span of 3 ̊45'. The 1st kaksha of each rasi is ruled by saturn, the 2nd by jupiter, 3rd by mars, 4th by sun, 5th by venus, 6th by mercury, the 7th by moon and the 8th by the lagna.

Mainly 3 types of Ashtakavarga charts are used to study the effects of the planets. The 1st type are the Bhinnashtakavarga charts, prepared for the lagna and the 7 planets - total 8 charts are made. In the picture above we have given the Bhinnashtakavarga chart of sun - to the left side. The rasis are marked horizontally by the respective rasi numbers, i.e., 1 for Aries, 2 for Taurus etc. The 8 Kakshas are to be seen vertically. A Bhinnashtakavarga kaksha of any rasi can contain only one point. If a positive point is contributed by any planet in a kaksha it is marked by 1, if a negative one then by 0. So we can see that in the chart of the Bhinnashtakavarga of sun, in the sign Aries (under 1), saturn has contributed a positive point in the first kaksha, jupiter has contributed a negative point in the 2nd kaksha and so on. The total positive points contributed in Aries are 4. We can see the other signs similarly. The Bhinnashtakavarga charts of planets are very useful to study the transit effects of planets. For example sun transits a rasi for one month. But the results he gives

are not uniform throughout the month. He produces good results while transiting the Kakshas where there is a positive point and if negative point is there he gives bad results. In this case while transiting the 1st kaksha of Aries, from 0 degrees to 3:45', he gives good results as saturn has contributed a positive point there. In the next kaksha, from 3:45 to 7:30', where there is a negative point contributed by jupiter, he gives bad results. As Aries has 4 positive and 4 negative points in suns BAV chart, suns transit results in Aries for the native of this chart are 50% good and 50% bad. When the sun transits Libra for one month its results are very bad as it has only 2 positive points. Suns transit of Sagittarius is the best with 6 PP. So a rasi with 4 good points gives medium results, better with more and worse with less. The good or bad effects will have a relation with the planet contributing the point, either positive or negative. They will have a link to its nature, house ownership etc. In similar fashion with the help of the BAV charts of the other planets we can study their transit effects. The sarvasthakavarga chart, to the right of suns BAV chart, is the combined detailed summary of how many positive points each of the 7 planets and lagna are contributing in all the rasis. The Samudaya Ashtakavarga chart below gives a brief at a glance idea of how many total good points are there in each house. Houses with 25 or more produce good results when planets transit them. If the points are below 25 then the results are negative. Ashtakavarga has many more applications. While analyzing the effects of a house, by studying how many total good and bad points are there, contributed by which planets, etc give several clues about the house effects. While studying the effects of a planet placed in a particular house, by studying in how many degrees he is placed in that house and in which planets kaksha, the points contributed by the planets in the kaksha, give us us predictive clues as to the planets nature results etc. Ashtakavarga is also employed to study longevity of a native by doing several complicated mathematical calculations and by doing trikona reductions etc. Even for those who know astrology, the Ashtakavarga is an advanced application. Secrets of Ashtakavarga revealed E K Dhilip Kumar, M.Sc., In most of the computer generated horoscope you may have seen a set of charts with 12 numbers in them. Normally we are used to seeing the names of planets (Grahas). So what are these numbers? Is this some kind of a numerical way of understanding our life? Yes it is. This is what the ancient masters of Astrology have often used while reading a chart and Maharshi Parasara calls it that part of Astrology that is more dependable and that which never fails. You may have seen several Ashtakavarga charts. Usually there is one for every planet. The chief amongst them is called the Sarva-ashtakavarga and is always the biggest chart when compared to the other Ashtakavarga charts. Sarva means a sum total of all others. Rahu and Ketu do not have separate Ashtakavarga charts as they are shadow planets. So you will have 7 plus 1 and that makes it 8. Most people have no idea it is one of the very useful information available in their horoscope. Many Astrologers ignore these valuable charts mainly because they do not have proper understanding of what they mean. For thousands of years the horoscope was cast manually and preparing these charts is tedious and hence the Astrologers did not have the patience to work out the Ashtakavarga charts. Since the Astrologer rarely uses them the clients may think that they are less important.

What do these numbers represent? The aim of this article is to let you know in how many ways you can use the Ashtakavarga chart. Believe me; I am going to discuss only the simple methods that even a novice in Astrology can easily understand. First thing that you got to do is put the Ascendant (Lagna) mark on the Sarva-Ashtakavarga chart. Some computer printouts have the houses numbered already. In case it is not, you will have to number the Lagna as 1, and the next house as 2 and so on until you reach 12. You will have number them in clock-wise direction as we normally do in all the charts The 2nd thing that you need to do is note down the highest and the lowest number in the SarvaAshtakavarga. Note down the house number it corresponds to. If the lowest number is in the 5th house the ancient masters have advised us to start investigating the 5th house. The 5th house primarily deals with children. Perhaps there is something wrong with regard to children. It does not mean that there are heavy problems in matters pertaining to children. It is a pointer to you for further research on the house of children. If you find many other reasons then you should know that there is a great concern pertaining to children. In the following horoscope we see the 9th house has the lowest score. That means the weakest area is more likely to be the 9th house and its matters. From the 9th house several important things pertaining to luck can be known but the 9th house primarily deals with father, the head of the family. This person lost his father when he was just about 8 years old and had to be taken care by others. Does this mean that we have found a simple way of understanding Astrology? No. Other planetary positions and influence must also indicate problems related to father. However the Sarva-ashtakavarga is the 1st pointer. Once that is understood you need to further investigate the house under question from several other angles. One sparrow does not make summer is the golden advice in Astrology. A beginner in Astrology will hastily conclude as soon as he or she notes down just 1 combination supporting a clue. In the above horoscope you will note that Ketu the abortive planet is occupying the 9th house the house that deals with his father. Whichever houses (2 of them) falls on the RAHU-KETU axis the clue is that there is something negative or challenging in matters pertaining to the 2 houses. In this chart that axis falls on the 9thhouse. Rahu and Ketu generally work against Sun the planet that is related to Father. So Rahu or Ketu in the 9th house indicates usually some serious issues concerning father. Ketu in the 9th house is more harmful to father when compared to Rahu in the 9th. Also according to Maharshi Parasara Ketu rules Scorpio. So in the above horoscope, Ketu becomes the lord of the 8th house (bad house) occupying the 9th house (father). A house that is occupied by the lord of the 6th, or 8th or 12th house become weak. The 9th house lord Jupiter is placed in the 7th house from where Jupiter looks at the Lagna (Ascendant). So the person was taken good care of by another father-like person and hence found relief from the problem to a great extent. What else can be known from the Sarva-Ashtakavarga? In the Sarva-Ashtakavarga we need to first understand the following: Weakest house The house that has the lowest score is weak. Weak houses Less than 25 points. Medium houses 25-28 points Strong Greater than 28 points. Strongest house The house that has the strongest score is strong

Please bear in mind that if you total all the points in the 12 houses you will get 337. If you get anything more or less than that, it means that there is something wrong with the calculations. If the number in the 1st house has a low score and if it is less than 25 then it means that the person cannot do his work or karma (purpose of life) without the support of others. He needs somebody to be with him all the time. These are the people who need partners. They need to wear the proper gems, do the remedies, and use the knowledge available through scientific Astrology. If the Lagna (1st house) has a very high score then such a person will love to work alone. If it is very high the person is likely to have high ego levels and yet ideally capable of working without any support. Most of these people are successful provided other planetary positions are promising. Similarly if the 12th house has a low score it is considered good because opportunities for loss or expense is likely to be fewer than it is for others around them. If the 12th house has the lowest number then it means that the person may be a miser or does not have the mind and opportunity to spend money. With regard to wealth the Sarva-ashtakavarga should be used in the following manner. If the following 4 conditions are met with in any horoscope then such a person will easily accumulate wealth. Before you begin to check out your horoscope first note down the values in 1st, 10th, 11th and 12th houses. The rules are: 1st house should have more than 28 points 12th house should have least of the 4 houses under consideration 11th house of gains should have more points than what is there in the 12th house. 10th house should have a score greater than 28 but less than what is there in the 11th house. Sarvashtaka Varga. The Ashtakavargas of the Sun and other planets considered separately are known as Bhinnashtaka vargas and their sum forms what is known as Sarvashtaka varga. In the latter, the figure in sign Aries is the sum of the figures in sign Aries in the several Bhinnashtaka vargas similarly, the figure in sign Taurus of S. A. V. is the sum of the figures in sign Taurus of the B. A. Vs. and the figures of the other signs may be similarly obtained. The total of these figures will always be 337 - this being the sum of the totals of the figures of the seven B. A. Vs. The latter figures are 48, 49, 39, 54, 56, 52 and 39 from the Sun to Saturn, Now, various events of life are predicted by means of the figures of the S. A. V. table. 1. If the figure in a particular sign exceed 30, then planets passing through it will produce benefic effects; if it be between 25 and 30, such effects will be neither good nor bad, and if the figure be less than 25, the effects will be bad. Again, all good works shall be commenced when the rising sign is one whose figure is largest in the S. A. V. table; and marriages and other connections, shall be formed with persons whose star is one of the stars of such sign. 2. As the 10th house represents labour, the 11th house gain, and the 12th loss, if the figure in the 11th house be greater than the figure in the 10th house and if the figure in the 12th house be smaller than the figure in the 11th house and if the figure in the ascendant be greater than the figure in the 12th house, the person will be happy and prosperous - the meaning is clear, the labour being slight, gain much and loss comparatively small. If the figures be otherwise, the person will be unhappy.

3. Excepting the 6th, 8th and 12th houses, of the remaining 9 houses, the significations of those where the figures are large will be in a condition of prosperity (Vide note (a) to Stanza 15, Chapter I (Definitions And Elementary Zodiacal Principles)). 4. Add together the figures of the four signs from Pisces, - Pisces, Aries, Taurus and Gemini. Add also the figures of the four signs from Cancer and of the four signs from Scorpio. These three totals represent the three sections of a man's life. Whichever total is the largest, the corresponding division of life will be happy and prosperous. If three or more malefic planets occupy the four signs from Pisces, a person will suffer miseries in the 1st section of life; if they occupy the four signs from Cancer, the miseries will occur in the 2nd section, and if they occupy the four signs from Scorpio, then, in the 3rd section of life. If the planets in the several sections be benefic, the person will be happy; and if both malefic and benefic planets occupy the several sections, the effects will be both good and bad. 5. Add together the figures in the houses occupied by Saturn, L,agna and Mars. The sum will give the year in which a person will suffer from diseases and other miseries. 6. Add together the figures of houses occupied by Rahu, Mars and Saturn. The sum will give the year in which a person will suffer from poison, weapons and wounds. 7. Add together the figures of the signs occupied by benefic planets - The sum will give the year in which a person will get a son, wealth and the like. 8. Multiply the total of the figures of A. V. of the planet who is the lord of the 8th house from the Ascendant by the figure of the 8th house in S. A. V. table. Divide the product by 12; the remainder will give the Month from Aries in which a person dies (in the year of his death). In the same way, the month of death of a person's father may be ascertained by a similar calculation with reference to the 9th house and that of the mother with reference to the 4th house. 9. Find out from the S. A. V. table the powerful Dik or quarter. Cow sheds, rice fields, agricultural operations shall be conducted in such dik or quarter and the weak dik or quarter shall be rejected for all purposes. Again, Parasara in his Hora Sastra, a very voluminous work, has treated of 32 distinct processes for ascertaining the length of human life. They are: I. Pindayurdaya

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II. Dhruvayurdaya or Naisargikayurdaya 4 III. Rasmikayurdaya IV. Amsakayurdaya

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V. Ashtakavargayurdaya VI. Vishayayurdaya

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VII. Nakshatramsakayurdaya • • • • • • 2 Total...

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I. Pindayurdaya. This is divided into 3 schools: (1) that of Yavanacharya (vide Stanza 1, Ch. 7), (2), that of Jeevasarma (vide Stanza 9, Ch. 7), (3), that of Badarayana according to which the maximum years of each planet when in his exaltation sign is one-seventh of 100 years. Each of these three schools has 4 sub-divisions: (a) The Neechardhaharana process according to which the maximum period is one-half at depression. (5) The Neechabhava process according to

which the period vanishes at depression, (c) The Kritaharana process according to which the periods suffer reductions, (d) The Akritaharana process according to which the periods suffer no reductions. Thus Pindayurdaya is of 12 sorts. II. Dhruvayurdaya. This is otherwise known as Naisargikayurdaya (vide Stanza 9, Ch. 8). As stated above, there are 4 kinds of this depending on the 4 divisions mentioned above - (a), (6), (c) and (d). III. Rasmikayurdaya. According to this, the years of the planets from the Sun to Saturn are respectively 16, 20, 9, 8, 9, 25 and 26. There are 4 kinds of this as stated above. I V. Amsakayurdaya. This is Satyacharyar's method referred to at the end of Stanza 9, Ch. 7. This process, in certain cases, has to be varied into what is known as Prakramanugata method. The two processes again divide, each, into two parts known as Kritavriddhika and Akritavriddhika - i.e., the years are to be increased according to some and not to be increased according to others - Vide Parasara's Hora Sastra. Thus, we get 4 kinds of Amsakayurdaya. V. Ashta ka vargayurdaya. This process as stated above has to be varied into what is known as Prakramanugata method. The two processes, again divide, each, into two parts known as Kritavriddhi and Akritavriddhi as stated above - Vide Parasara's Hora. Thus, we get 4 kinds of Ashtakavargayurdaya. One of these 4 methods is given at the end of these notes. VI. Vishayayurdaya. This consists of two kinds - the one according to Parasara and the other as mentioned in a work named Prakriyamala. These partake of the nature of the Ash - takavarga process. VII. Nakshatramsakayurdaya. This is of two kinds - the one is known as the Kala - chakra process and the other as the Nakshtradasa. Thus 32 processes are mentioned by Parasara who, at the same time, states the particular cases to which each process is applicable. Of these 32 processes, Varaha Mihira lias mentioned the most important ones in Chapter VII (On Ayurdayaor The Determination Of The Length Of Life). For further particulars in Ayurdaya, the reader is referred to the works of Parasara and other writers. Interpretation of Horoscope through Ashtak Varga: While giving predictions in Ashtakvarga we have to see the bindus contributed by the planets as well as bindus contained in the rashis. If a planet has more than 5 bindus and rashi has more than 28 bindus in Sarvashtakvarga it gives excellent results by the house concerned. More bindus the planet has, better are the results. A planet even though it might be exalted or in its own house, cannot confer full benefits unless it has requisite number of bindus in the Ashtakvarga. Classical books say that when planets transit in the following houses they will give good results from Lagna, Moon and Sun lagnas:  Sun in 3 - 6 - 10 - 11 houses,  Moon in 1 - 3 - 6 - 7 - 11 houses,  Mars in 3 - 6 - 11 houses,  Mercury in 2 - 4 - 6 - 8 - 10 - 11 houses,  Jupiter in 2 - 5 - 7 - 9 - 11 houses,

Venus in 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 8 - 9 - 11 - 12 houses, Saturn in 3 - 6 - 11 houses,  Rahu and Ketu in 3 - 6 - 11 houses. What happened if these above houses do not have good strength? To check the strength of the houses and Planets we use Ashtaka Varga to find out the strength. SAV is also known as Pindashtak varga or Sakalashak varga or Akhilashak varga or Vyuhashak varga or Mahashak varga or Samudayashak varga.  

Important Points: 1. Total points in SAV are 337 and if we divide this figure by 12 then 28 points comes for each house. a) Any house is good if it has more than 30 points. If it has, less than 25 points, then that house becomes weak and will not give good result, when any planet transit in it. b) If points are in between 25 to 30 then it is neither good nor bad. c) For the period a malefic transits over a house containing 30 points), the planets multiply the good effects of the house. The nature of effects will be in accordance with where is this house from the natal positions of the transiting planets and what are their karakatwas. 31. A native should take loan or medicine (consult doctor), when sign having less point in SAV of his horoscope is rising for quick pay back or recovery respectively. 32. If the Moon is weak due to proximity with the Sun, the Moon-sign lord has few bindus (say 22) & is aspected by Saturn, the native may be possessed of & afflicted by evil spirits. Rahu’s influence will further confirm it. 33. Divide the horoscope into four groups and add the points of Dharam, Artha, Karama and Moksha houses like 1) 1 + 5 + 9 house is called BANDHU, 2) 2 + 6 + 10 houses is called SEVAKA, 3) 3 + 7 + 11 houses is called POSHAKA and 4) 4 + 8 + 12 houses are called GHATAKA. BANDHU: if this group has more points than the others, then native will be wealthy, doing right Karma, charitable. SEVAKA: native may be doing job, service, or money minded. POSHAKA: may be indursitest or factory owner or employer GHATAKA: native may be poor, beggar. Adding up bindus if you have your Bandhu score higher than the Sevaka that means you have independent source of living. If sevaka is higher than you lead a life of servitude that means you serve others. Similarly if Poshka is strong than ghatka it meansthe person is wealthy. If you have sevaka (Artha) strong that means person is wealthy. Friends and Foes The sum of bindus of the four trines (dharma, artha, kama, moksha) go by a specific name, the relationship between these set of houses give some vital clues on different areas of life. The specific set of houses are as follows Bandhuka: Sum of bindus of Lagna, 5th and 9th (Dharma Trikona). Bandhuka is derived from the word, bandhu, which means friends. Sevaka: Sum of bindus of 2nd, 6th and 10th (Artha Trikona). Sevaka means servants or the attitude to serve others. Poshaka: Sum of bindus of 3rd, 7th and 11th (Kama Trikona). Poshaka means the sustainer. Ghataka: Sum of bindus of 4th, 8th and 12th (Moksha Trikona). Ghataka means one who causes affliction.

If the Ghataka number is highest, the native would be miserably poor. However, if it is less than Poshaka, then he would be wealthy. If the Bandhuka number is high, then the native will get help from friends, relatives, kith and kins. Similarly, if sevaka is high, then the person benefits from service or serving others. Thus the order of the four entities should be Poshaka > Bandhuka > Sevaka > Ghakata 34. Note down the points of Lagna and 7th house and see which house is stronger in between the two. Stronger house will control the partner. 35. Moon signs of the couple should have more than 28 points in each other’s horoscope in Rashi to have good and happy married life. 36. As per Mansaagri classical book and P.S. Sastry’s book, If any house has following points, It will give following result as per the nature of the planets and Kartatva of the house. It started from 14 point to 48 point. If 14 points: painful fear of death. If 15 points: fear from the Govt. If 16 points: Some misery. If 17 points: Disease or loss of place If 18 points: loss of money If 19 points: Quarrelsome and troubles from relatives. If 20 points: More expenditure, doing sinful acts. If 21 points: Disease, loss of money and gains. If22 points: loss of memory, weakness and troubles from relatives. If 23 points: Many worries, pains, loss of gains If 24 points: Loss of money all of sudden or over expenditure. If 25 points: Misfortune from planets and house Kartatva nature. If 26 points: Troublesome, dullness, fickle nature. If 27 points: Over expenditure, worry, anxiety and unclear mind. If 28 points: Gain of money but still not satisfied. If 29 points: the native receives respect. If 30 points: Auspicious results like native receives respect, honour and gain of wealth. If 31 to 33 points: the native does good things to others and receives respects and honour. If 34 to 40 points: Native gets all materials property. If 41 points: great wealth and many sources of income. If 42 points: Native gets all materials property, charitable, wealthy, loved by people. If 43 points: Native gets all materials property from many sources and happiness. If 44 to 45 points: Gains of wealth from many sources, receives honours and respects. If 46 to 47 points: Native has all best qualities, doing auspicious activities. If 48 and above points: Native has best qualities like a ruler, shows kindness to all, attached to Dharama, wise etc. House and Lords of the house Zodiacal sign rising at the eastern horizon or ascendant/lagna and its lord/lagnesh and the lords of the subsequent houses are to be noted. For each and every house a minimum number of benefic dots have been determined & they are as follows: House No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Benefic dots 25 22 29 24 25 34 19 24 29 36 54 16 Total 337 Any house containing benefic dots less than shown above will give that much less benefic result in proportion to the difference from the benefic dots. On the contrary if benefic dots are more than those shown above then the benefic results will be that much more in proportion. If these houses are aspected by benefic planets then the extent of benefic results will be much more. If instead it is aspected by malefic planet then the benefic results will get reduced. The houses which contain less than benefic dots shown above if aspected by malefic planet then the malefic results will be much more and if aspected by benefic planets then the malefic results will get reduced. Should such houses be aspected by benefic as well as malefic planets then the results would be mixed. Houses which contain 30 or more benefic dots give benefic results, houses with 25 to 30 benefic dots give average results and houses with less than 25 benefic dots shall give adverse results. Houses with 30 or more benefic dots should be taken into consideration for commencing good work. For travelling and other religious workhouses and ascendant with less than 25 benefic dots should be avoided. Ashtakavarga chart to be verified and find out the strenth of each houses. The important houses are 1st the Lagna, 2nd dhana sthana, 4th sukha sthana, 9 Bhagya sthana,10 Karma sthana and 11th Labha sthana. If the total of houses counting on 1st, 2nd, 4th, 9th, 10th and 11th comes above 170 means yoga for being rich and above 175 means yoga for very rich. If the total of 1st,9th and 11th is higher than that of 6th 8th and 12th a successful life is assured generally. And if 6, 8 and 12 is higher then full of struggle without much success. 1st house should be definitely higher than that of individually 6th, 8th or 12th for a smoother life. 9th luck, 10th karma, 11th labha and 12th expenses. All kendras and trikonas should have ashtakavarga strength other than 2nd and 11th. so 10th should be equal or more than 9th and 11th(income) should be more than 10th(Karma/profession) and 12th(expenses) should be less than 11(income) and then the horoscope promises for a steady finance life. Prakeerna Yogas In a native’s horoscope the special good/auspicious results can be known from the benefic dots in various houses. As for example, if the 12th house contains less number of benefic dots as compared to the 11th house then the native shall be rich. If the case is reverse then the native will always have economical difficulty. If the 11th house contains more numbers of benefic dots than the 10th house then the native will get more money than the efforts put in by him. In case the benefic dots in the 11th house are less than the 10th house then the native will get less money as compared to the efforts put in by him. In this way the difference in the benefic dots also give difference in results. Add up the benefic dots in the lagna/ascendant, 2nd house, 4th house, 9th house, 10th house and the 11th house. If the total is more than 164 then the native is happy and his income will be more than his expenses. Add up the benefic dots of the 6th house, 8th house and the 12th house. If the total is less than 76 then the income shall be more than expenses. If the total is more than 76 reverse is the case.

Add the benefic dots in the lagna/ascendant, 4th house, 5th house, 7th house, 9th house and the 10th house. Add up the benefic dots of the remaining houses. If the first total is more than the second then the native is wise, doer of good deeds, satisfied and will be charitable. 1-5-9 Total benefic dots of these houses----------Bandhu 2-6-10 Total benefic dots of these houses----------Sewak 3-7-11 Total benefic dots of these houses----------Poshak 4-8-12 Total benefic dots of these houses----------Ghatak The names have been given as above. If the total of Poshak is more than Ghatak then the native is a rich man. If the total of Bandhu is more than Sewak then the native will do independent business and will have good colleagues/ associates. If the 11th house has more number of benefic dots than the 10th house but the 12th house has less benefic dots than those in the 11th house and the 10th house, and if the benefic dots in the lagna/ascendant is more than the 12th house then the native will be famous, rich and strong. The results will differ according to the difference in the number of benefic dots. Determining Important Ages Important ages are best explained by using an example. Let us take for our example Jupiter. To find the important ages for Jupiter, add up all the points in each house beginning with the Ascendant to the house that contains Jupiter. The total of those points will give an important age in the person’s life for Jupiterian things, like wealth, children, knowledge, religion or philosophy, finding a spiritual teacher, meeting one’s husband if the person in question is a woman. The second step is to add up all points from Jupiter to the Ascendant and that will also be a very important age for Jupiterian things. Then we combine all of the points we just added up and that will also be an important year for Jupiter. The ancient texts say that the ages of Saturn are the most important ages. These are the times the person meets with many Saturnian experiences. The person will experience long term, life changing events in these years. Successful Years Prepare Samudaya Ashtakvarga. Note the houses which have more number of benefic dots. Also note the houses with less number of benefic dots. Consider ascendant as the 1st year, 2nd house as the 2nd year in the same way the 12th house is the 12th year. Once again consider the ascendant as the 13th year. Now the houses which have more number of benefic dots will give good results as per their years, and the houses which have less number of benefic dots will give bad results. Ascendant thus, will indicate 25th year, 37th year, 49th year etc. Such method is known as determining “successful years”. In this we have considered Samudaya Ashtakvarga and the easy way of giving predictions without much difficulty. Thus we can give immediate general prediction without much effort. Auspicious Directions Each planet’s Ashtakavarga has auspicious directions. For example if Venus has the most Ashtakavarga points, in Libra and Pisces, then a person will have more luck with Venusian type things like romance, the bedroom and comfort from the directions of West and SE, because Libra rules the West and Pisces rules SouthEast. The directions are tabulated based upon the South Indian Rasi Chart and the movement of the Sun in the Northern Hemisphere. When the Sun is at the farthest North, it is in Cancer and Leo, when it is farthest South, when it is coldest, it is in Capricorn

and Aquarius. There is another system as well that is based upon the elements – fire signs rule the East, earth signs rule the South, water signs rule the North and air signs rule the West. The auspicious directions method can be effective when used in relationship with your home. Another example would be Jupiter having the most Ashtakavarga points in Capricorn. In this case, keeping your valuable in the South of your home would increase your wealth. Directions Lagna/ascendant 12th house 11th house ---------------East 10th house 9th house 8th house----------------South 7th house 6th house 5th house----------------West 4th house 3rd house 2nd house----------------East Add up the benefic dots in the above houses as per the directions given. The direction which has the highest benefic dots indicates benefic results in that direction. The direction which has the least number of benefic dots indicates that the native will have loss in that direction. Hence the native should avoid that direction. The native shall benefit from staying in countries/region of the direction(s) which has maximum number of benefic dots, and also the direction in which the planets are exalted in their own zodiacal signs etc. The direction indicated by the group which has 2nd house is favourable for making money. The direction indicated by the group which has 8th house is the direction in which the native’s death takes place. Important Yoga’s-Luck Note the number of benefic dots in Lagna/Ascendant. If the native is born in Sampat Suchak yoga (indicating richness) then the native will after the age indicated by the benefic dots will get honour from government, money, son and higher education etc. Leader If the ascendant has 30 benefic dots and majority of planets are placed in the 9th and the 10th house then the native enjoys happy and relaxed life. If instead there are 35 benefic dots in the ascendant then the native is also leader amongst his family members. Judging Three Parts of Life Method 1: First Part: Sum of bindus of signs from Pisces to Gemini Second Part: Sum of bindus of signs from Cancer to Libra Last Part: Sum of bindus of signs from Scorpio to Aquarius The part of life marked by highest bindus indicate period of happiness and prosperity. On the contrary, the part having least number of bindus is marked by misery and diseases. Method 2: The Kendra, Panaphara and Apoklima rules the three parts of life namely the first, second and the last part. The sum total of bindus in these houses shall show prosperity in the concerned part of life. Match Making for marriage. In marriage if the Bride and Bridegroom have more than 30 benefic dots in their rashi (Moon sign) then they would have a happy married life and would be successful.

If instead in the rashi or moon sign one has 30 or more and the other has 30 or less then their marriage will give mix results. It would be good in some aspect and bad in other aspect. In case they have 25 or less then 25 in their rashi or Moon sign then their marriage would be unhappy and a failure. It in the ashtakavarga of Venus, the 7th house from Venus contains a large number of bindus (positive units) and the wife is born in any of the asterisms of the Sun, then his wife will be as dear to him as life. Marriage Marriage of native takes place at the age indicated by the benefic dots in the house where Venus is placed. Wealth and Children Where Jupiter is placed then at the age indicated by the number of benefic dots in that house the native gets children and wealth. Education-Wisdom Similarly from Mercury one gets education, wisdom and fame. Judging volume of Income and Expenditure If the bindus in the 11th are greater than those in the 12th house, one will become wealthy; if they are less, then he will be poor. If the bindus in the 11th are more than the 10th, the native gains commensurating his effort, if not, then it would be lesser than the effort put in. Judging Volume of Income and Expenditure 1. The sum total of the bindus in the 2nd, 4th, 9th, 10th and 11th is known as Vittya. If the total exceeds 164, the native will be prosperous, otherwise his expenses would be high. If the value exactly equals 164, then the expenses would equal to the income. 2. The sum total of bindus in the 6th, 8th and the 12th houses is known as Teertha. If is is less than 76, income will be greater. However, if it exceeds 76, expenses would be greater. If it is 76, expenses would equal to the income. Minimum number of Bindus requires for prosperity of a Bhava In the sarvastakavarga, the minimum number of bindus required are: Lagna: 25; 2nd: 22; 3rd: 29; 4th: 24; 5th: 25; 6th: 34; 7th: 19; 8th: 24; 9th: 29; 10th: 36; 11th: 54; 12th: 16 If the number of bindus exceed the number mentioned above the bhava is strenthened. It is desired that the number in the good bhavas namely Lagna, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th should be more than the number mentioned whereas the number in the 6th, 8th or 12th should be lesser to be free from enmity/diseases/accidents etc; weaknesses/ debt etc and excessive expenses respectively. For a bhava to be really fruitful, the bhava must be aspected/ associated by the lord and/ or the karaka and/or the benefics. Along with this subhakartari yoga and placement of benefics in the kendra or kona from the bhava is also fruitful.

Happiness and Wealth Do the same calculations for Moon and other benefic planets such as Jupiter, Venus and Mercury. Whenever benefic planets passes through the nakshatra obtained from the remainder or at the age indicated by the result of the division the native will get son, money and happiness. Judging Paternal Wealth 4th house is very important for Paternal wealth as it is the 8th house of inheritence from the house of father, namely the ninth house. This house along with the house of wealth, the second house, should have secured more than the minimum number of bindus for the native to be benefitted from paternal inheritence. Along with good bindus, the houses should not be afflicted by malefics and be fortified by benefics. Inheritance 1. If the 4th house has 24 or more benefic dots and then the house does not have any malefic planet or is not aspected by malefic planet. 2. And in the same way the 2nd house does not have malefic planet nor is it aspected by malefic planet and has 22 or more benefic dots. Any one of the above two combinations in the native horoscopes can give inheritance. Self Earning If the 10th house has 36 or more benefic dots and it does not have any malefic planet nor is it aspected by malefic planet then the native will be self made, will earn well and shall lead a happy life. Judging Self-earned wealth 10th house is the house of activity and fame, whereas the 11th is the house of gain of objectives as well as money. If the 10th house is fortified with good bindus (more than minimum stated) and influence of benefics, then the person earns vast wealth with self exertion. Similarly when 11th house is so fortified, then the native earns wealth commensurating the effort or even more. Gains If the 11th house has 54 benefic dots and it does not have any relation with malefic planet then the natives earns a lot without hard work. Sudden Monetary Gains If the ascendant has more than 25 benefic dots & the 9th house has more than 29 benefic dots and both these houses have no connection with malefic planet then such native gets sudden monetary gains. Affluence If the lord of the ascendant is in the 4th house and the lord of the 4th house is in the ascendant (Parivartan yoga-Exchange of the lords of the houses) and if the benefic dots are 33 in both the houses then the native shall have affluence and have kingly status. He will be best among the people.

Are you going to be permanently wealthy? The rules are:  1st house should have more than 28 points  12th house should have least of the 4 houses under consideration  11th house of gains should have more points than what is there in the 12th house.  10th house should have a score greater than 28 but less than what is there in the 11th house. If the points in the 11th house are greater than the 10th, and if the 12th house has lesser points than what is found in the 11th, 10th and 1st house and if the 1st house has more than what is there in the 12th house then such a person will always remain wealthy. Let us first know why are we discussing these houses? The 1st house shows the level of confidence and also the health that is needed to make money. More the points here greater are the chances for getting rich or bouncing back to good times in case there has been a slip or a fall. The 12th house is called the house of loss. We need to know the score here to know the opportunities for losing money. If the 11th house is the house of gain. More the points here greater the opportunities for gaining and fulfillment of your desires. The 10th house is the house of work. We need to get the opportunity to work. If the score in the 10th house is low then it means our karma is not going to allow us the opportunity to work in the place that we like or want to. That is sure to bring down our wealth due to lack of job satisfaction. In the above chart that we first used, we find that the points in the Lagna is lower than 28. This person needs a partner and may not be able to work alone. The 10th house has 36 points and is lesser than that of the 11th house which has only 33 points. So the person has to work hard and get less money in return for the hard work. Such people should not try any short cuts and simply choose to live a life in which they work hard. However of all the 4 houses that we consider for determining the wealth level of a person (the 1st, 10th, 11th and 12th houses) we find that the lowest score is in the 12th house. That is a fortunate condition. So once the money is earned there are possibilities of retaining it and accumulation of wealth through hard work by taking the support of a partner is indicated. There are more than 100 ways of using the Ashtakavarga effectively but that is not discussed here because of limited space. Financial Gain If the benefic dots in the ascendant and the 11th house are more than 30 and if these benefic dots are same in both the houses then at the age indicated by the number of benefic dots the native will get financial gains from the King/Government. If in each of the first, fourth and the eleventh house the benefic dots are more than 30 then the native after the age of 40 will have commanding personality and will earn lots of money. Counting from ascendant and starting from the 4th house till the 9th house if all the 6 houses have benefic dots between 25 and 30 then the native shall after the age of 28 at any time will be as rich as King Kuber (King of wealth). If exalted Jupiter is in the 4th house and if there are 40 benefic dots, Sun in the ascendant of Aries and if Moon is in Capricorn then the native will be like King. If the ascendant has 40 benefic dots; Jupiter is in Sagittarius, Venus is in Pisces, Mars is exalted and Saturn is in Aquarius then such a native will be extremely rich and King of

Ownership of Vehicles If the 4th house has 30 or more benefic dots and it is associated with benefic planets either by placement or aspect then the native owns vehicles. If the ascendant lord is in the 4th house containing more than 30 benefic dots then the native is happy and without any problems. Vargottam planet in any house that has more than 30 benefic points then the native shall have good results of that house in great extent. Upturn and Downturn In a horoscope there are minimum benefic points (for e.g. 18) in any house and the next house contains maximum benefic dots (for e.g. 35) Then all of a sudden the native experiences good luck or Upturn in his fortunes. On the contrary if any house contains maximum benefic dots (for e.g. 35) and the next house contains minimum benefic dots (for e.g. 18) then the native experiences all of a sudden bad luck or downturn in his fortunes. If in all the houses of horoscope there are benefic dots between 27 to 29 then the native leads happy and leisurely life through out his life span. Judging Years of Misfortune Find the total the bindus fromThe Ascendant to Saturn Saturn to the Ascendant The Ascendant to Mars Mars to the Ascendant In each case multiply the sum by 7 and divide the product by 27. The quotient will indicate the age when the native will be afflicted by diseases and other misfortunes. In the year represented by the bindus in the unfavourable house occupied by Rahu, the native will be affected by poison. Similarly the age shown by Mars will witness surgical operation, and the age shown by Saturn will indicate diseases and miseries. Thus if a house is afflicted by malefic in the horoscope, the effect of such affliction would be shown in the life of a person in the year shown by the sign, where the planet causing affliction is placed. Poisoning-Illness If Rahu is in the 6th, 8th or 12th house then the native is likely to be bitten by poisonous snake or can have food poisoning at the age shown by the number of benefic dots in those houses, and if in that year Rahu happens to transit the same house then it is definitely going to happen. If Mars is placed in any house then at the age indicated by the benefic dots in that house the native is likely to get injured by weapons. In the same way where Saturn is placed then at the age indicated by the number of benefic dots in that house the native is likely to get ill or there are sad occasions at that age. Poverty-Illness Take lagna/ascendant, 9th, 10th and 11th houses. If in each of these houses the benefic dots are less than 30 the native will be poor, ill and hot tempered.

If in the above houses the benefic dots are between 19 and 22 and there are malefic planets in trines then the native lacks happiness. Timings for Good & Bad results: Disease-unhappy Starting from the ascendant till the house which has Saturn (both inclusive) add up the total number of benefic dots. Multiply this total by 7 and divide the result by 27. Note the remainder as well as the number obtained by the division. Count from Ashwini nakshatra to the nakshatra which coincides with the remainder. Whenever malefic planets are passing through that nakshatra the native gets major illness. If the native has malefic planets in the 5th house and the 9th house then such a native will have severe problems due to illness. Similar is also the case at the age as per the division number. Just as above, one should calculate starting from the house in which Saturn is placed till the ascendant. Difficulty due to Evil Spirits If the Moon is weak and if the Moon sign lord is having less than 25 benefic points and if Moon is fully aspected by Saturn (birth is on New Moon day and if Moon is aspected by Saturn) then that native is harassed by evil spirits. Longevity If the 12th house lord is in the lagna/ascendant in the zodiacal sign ruled by Saturn and if the ascendant lord and the lord of the 8th house are weak in strength then the native will live as much years as indicated by the benefic dots in the ascendant. Note this happens only in Capricorn and Aquarius ascendant. Determination of Longevity For determining the life span of the native the use of Samudaya/Sarvashtakvarga is of prime importance. Compare the benefic dots in the ascendant with those in the 8th house. Also compare the benefic dots placed in the Moon sign and the 8th house from the Moon sign. In case the benefic dots in the ascendant and the Moon sign are more than their corresponding 8th house then the native will have Deergha Aayush/Long life. If they are equal then the native will have average life span and if they are less then the native will have short life span. Judging Materialistic and Spiritualistic Nature Everyone in this world can broadly categorised into two categories, one who are driven towards material pursuits of wealth, power, pride etc and the others who are directed towards simple living, introspection, philanthropy and charity. This can be indicated by two sets of houses called the antarbhaga, which represent the spiritualistic kind and the bahirbhaga, which represent the materialistic kind. Antarbhaga: Sum of bindus of kona (5/9), Kendra (1/4/7/10) Bahirbhaga: Sum of bindus other than the kona and the kendras (2/3/6/8/11/12) Kings. If there are 30 or more benefic dots in the ascendant, 9th house, 10th house and the 11th house then such a native will be happy like a king all through out his life or shall have power and affluence like that of a king.

Minister If the ascendant, Moon sign, 10th house and the 11th house; all these four have 30 or more benefic dots and if the ascendant is fully aspected by Jupiter then the native becomes minister or a chief minister of a state. YOGAS IN ASHTAVARGA In the horoscope the bhavas are divided into four categories. They are Kendras(1,4,7,10), Panaparas (2,5,8,11) and Apoklimas (3,6,9,12). Kendras represent first part of life Panaparas represent middle part and Apoklimas represent last part of life. Total the number of bindus in the SAV in all the three parts separately. That part of the life will be happy where the number of bindus is more when compared to other parts. Based on this different yogas are formed in the horoscope. Kahala Yoga: (2 < 3 < 1) If the bindus in the second part is less than third part and the number of bindus in the third are less than first part, Kahala yoga is formed. This yoga gives happiness and prosperity. Maddala Yoga: (More bindus in 2nd): When the number of bindus are more in second part than first and third parts, Maddala yoga is formed. This yoga gives interest in musical instruments, and happiness in the middle part of the life. Bheri Yoga: (1=2=3) If the number of bindus in the three parts are equal, Bheri yoga is formed. This is also called Sarvanga Yoga. This yoga gives happiness through out the life. Dhamaruka Yoga: (Less in 2nd) If the bindus in the second part are less than the first and third parts Dhamaruka yoga is formed. The life will be happy in the first and last phases of life. Veena Yoga: (1 >2