How is your Day - The Ashtakavarga Technique in Brahmayamala

On any desired day find the positions natal chart, find the number of bindus in each bhava occupied by the planets in the Zodiac. From the Bhinnashtakavargas of the the 7 planets on the day in question and find the total of the bindus associated with all 7 planets. 

The day-to-day  effects will be as per the Benefic Bindus obtained as follows :

Thus, the day-to-day prosperity or otherwise has been  mentioned by the sages. This important Ashtakavarga method  has been taught by God Shiva in the Brahmayamala to under- stand the effects of the Dasas and the day-to-day results, Whatever effects are given in the forgoing verses according to the Ashtakavarga bindus, they will be two-fold when the planets are in their exaltation, own house or Upachaya houses and proportionately reduced if they are otherwise. In this manner the effects of all the 12 bhavas should be  judged.

Saturn's Ashtakavarga

1.If Saturn occupies Lagna devoid of bindus in his own ashtakavarga,there will be either death or loss of wealth and suffering.
2.If Saturn,invested with 1 to 4 bindus,is in a kendra or is exalted,one will have short life.
3.When Saturn is in lagna,associated with 5 or 6 bindus,one will meet with all sorts of worries,financial upsets,etc from birth.If however Saturn associated with 5 or 8 bindus is debilitated or in an inimical sign,one will have a long life.
4.If Saturn is associated with 8 bindus,the native becomes head of a village panchayat or a muncipal commissioner or a mayor,if with 7 bindus,he will earn money by trade and allied activities.
5.If saturn is powerfully disposed in lagna,associated with 4 or 5 bindus one will always lead a life of sorrow,begging alms and suffering in travails.
6.When saturn is debilitated in navamsa and endowed with 5 or more bindus occupies lagna or the 5th house,one suffers from laryngeal troubles and poverty.
7.one will not live long but will become fortunate if saturn,endowed with 4 bindus but not exalted or occupying own house,is in lagna or the 4th.
8.If saturn endowed with 5 or more bindus is in a debilitated sign is occupying and exalted/own navamsa,one will live long,and possessed of wealth and happiness.
9.There will be influx of wealth through various sources,if saturn,endowed with 1 to 3 bindus,in his own house or navamsa,occupying a a quadrant or a trine.
10.kingship or an equal status will be the result when saturn as lord of 9th and 10th has 1 to 3 bindus and occupies the 3rd,6th or 11th house.

Ashtakavarga System - Some Observations

An analysis of the Bhava chalita chart along with Ashtakavarga  gives an excellent insight into the native's life. In continuation to my earlier post in this context i would like to put forth my experience on the use of this system.I can definitely say, simply reading the Sarvashtaka varga and the Bhinnashtakavarga scores one can easily determine the life pattern of the native in various perspectives  whose chart is under study.


My preferences :
Software: Jagannatha Hora
House system : Lagna is the middle point of the first house
and Parasara's ashtaka varga principles.
(Default Jagannatha Hora settings)

I prefer to first, have a look at the Sarvaashtaka varga of the Bhava Chalita Chart and decide upon the class of the chart.

The pointers to look for in any chart under study:

1.Sarvaashtakavarga scores of  each of the bhavas are to be looked upon to see which bhava is the strongest and which is the weakest. The bhavas having weakest scores are the areas where the native will suffer in his life time.When will the effects be felt will have to be studied as per the transits and Vimsottari Dasa  or the applicable conditional dasas.

If  the 10 th house has 40 or more points the native is definitely going to have positive results in his career.But if we study the 5th house of Power,along with the 10th house and if that too contains 40 points we can deduce the native  will be in a high profile profession.The natives who have this kind of a combination are generally observed to be in Politics or IAS /IPS etc.

In this context i would like to add that the concept of Bhavath Bhavam is very useful.I mean wealth of the spouse can be studied from the 8th as it is the 2nd house from the 7th. 8th house is also studied for longevity,debts,diseases,ill fame etc.If the house has more than 35 score then we can say that the spouse of the native will be moderately wealthy.If the native has 40 points in his second bhava and the 8 th house has 35 points then we can deduce that the native is more wealthier than his spouse.

Also if the SAV strength of the Lagna is 35 and the same for the third bhava is 40, then the brother of the native will definitely be better than the native.


If the SAV Strength of the 9th bhava is above 40 points signifies that the religious inclination of the native will be very high.

2.Bhinnashtakavarga scores of each planet

The Sum of the Bhinnaashtakavarga strengths of  Jupiter and Saturn if both put together  is more than 8, then the native will be having more than satisfactory results overall in his life time,as both planets are the most influential planets in any horoscope.           
As per Krushna's Ashtakavarga system the planet having more than 4 points in its bhinnashtakavarga are to be treated as benefic/exalted planets irrespective of their placement.


Bhinnashtakavarga scores also help in determining the nature of results the planet is inclined to give in its Vimsottari dasa.The planet having 6 points in its BAV will give results of an exalted planet its dasa.How ever this has to be studied along with other indicators like Ishta-Kashta Phala etc


The above pointers give an insight into the life of the native as a whole.

Ashtakavarga and Planetary Transits:
 Studying transits is not complete with out considering the bhinnashtakavarga strength of the planet under study.For example: If Saturn is transiting Aries and if it is 8th house from moon, its debilitation raasi and Saturn has 4 points in Aries,then we can deduce that Saturn is beneficial in 4 kakshyas  out of the 8 kakshyas in raasi even though the transit of 8 th house is very bad. Saturn will be beneficial in the kakshyas of the planets who have contributed a point in that raasi.

The sum of the Bhinnashtakavarga score of  Jupiter and Saturn in the raasis in which they are in transit,gives the level of positive or negative trends in the natives life in that period. For example: Jupiter has 5 points in Aries where it is currently transiting and Saturn has 5 points in Virgo where it is currently transiting,the sum is 10 out of 16 which is 62.5% favourable trends in the current transit.


Ashtakavarga and Rasi Dasas
The SAV Score of the raasi whose dasa is running will greatly help in quantifying the results of that rasi.

Ashtakavarga and Divisional charts:

In my experience,the ashtakavarga system seems to work very well in the divisional charts too.For example, if Saturn is transiting a raasi containing 40 points in the D16 chart and has BAV of 4 points or more,the native will definitely acquire a vehicle.

Ashtakavarga - An unique tool

न सक्त्नोती पुनः किम वा मनुजा मंदाबुधाय :

विसेशिता: कलियुगे सरलो यम न निश्चय:

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.In this post, i like to discuss on how to have an overview of the life of the native and save the discussion on the timing of events for another post.

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.

In this method we can get to know the strengths of each planet and strengths of each bhava.Each planet can give a maximum of 8 benefic points and seven planets and treating lagna also as a planet as per parasara,can give a maximum of 64 points to each bhava.

The Bhava having more than 40 benefic points results in giving excellent results.The bhava having more than 35 points is good and the one having more than 30 points is average in giving the results.If the Benefic points is less than 30 then it results in struggles for the bhava in focus.

For example: If the 10 th house of profession has more than 40 points and the 5 th house of power and intelligence has 30 points then we have to deduce that the native will have a stable career and will be in a  supervisory role.

The strengths of each bhava gives the exact nature of the results the native is going to derive.

Examples:

1.If the native has 25 points in the 7th bhava then it is definite that he might face problems with his partners and spouse.If the native starts a partnership business then it is for sure that either he will be having trouble with his partners or he will be dominated by his partners resulting in dissatisfaction.

2.If the native has 40 points in his 8 th house he will be definitely deriving benefits from insurance companies,will be having  a rich spouse comparatively ,a long life,very good intuition and will not have any unexpected troubles all through his life.

The results of each bhava can be thus derived.

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.

Effects of Ashtakavarga

       Effects Of AshtakaVarga FROM SARAVALI GENERAL EFFECTS.  If a planet is associated with 8 Bindus in the Sign occupied by it, even an ordinary person will become a king; with 7 Bindus fulfillment of all desires; with 6 Bindus fame and financial gains; with 5 Bindus happiness and friendship; with 4 Bindus eradication and misery; with 3 Bindus loss of money; with 2 Bindus worries; with 1 Bindu bodily emaciation and with the complete absence of Bindus there will be evils at all times.   
EFFECTS OF THE SUN'S A.V.  The association of the Sun with particular number of Bindus (auspicious points) in the Sign occupied by him will lead to respective effects, thus; with 8 Bindus wealth from the king; 7 Bindus transcendental beauty, happiness and riches; 6 Bindus increase of valour and fame; 5 Bindus influx of money; 4 Bindus neither gainful nor losing; 3 Bindus fatigue due to (frequent) travels (or difficulties on account of travels, proneness to accidents and the like); 2 Bindus fear of diseases; 1 Bindu difficulties; and absence of Bindus death (or troubles of a very severe nature). 
 EFFECTS OF THE MOON'S A.V.  Note the Bindus in the Sign occupied by the Moon. If she be associated with 8 Bindus, the native will enjoy affluence and pleasures; 7 Bindus financial gains through robes, food, scented articles etc., 6 Bindus acquaintance with the virtuous; 5 Bindus acquisition of courage and intelligence due to association with Brahmins (or the learned); 4 Bindus equilibrium of happiness and grief; 3 Bindus enmity with relatives; 2 Bindus separation from kith and kin and deprival of wealth; 1 Bindu evils and absence of auspicious pointsgrief and difficulties following excitement. 
 EFFECTS OF THE A.V. OF MARS.  If Mars be associated with various benefic points, as denoted below in the Sign tenanted by him, the results due will be 8 Bindus acquisition of wealth and land and victory over foes; 7 Bindus increase of fortunes and splendour; 6 Bindus royal favours; 5 Bindus increase of fame; 4 Bindus equality of wealth and calamity; 3 Bindusseparation from co-born and conjugal partner; 2 Bindustroubles from king, fire and bilious disorders; 1 Bindu ulcer and stomachial diseases and absence of Bindus diseases of the eye and difficulties comparable to death.
      EFFECTS OF MERCURY'S A.V.  The effects of Mercury's association with various auspicious points in the Sign occupied by him will be 8 Bindus honour from the ruler; 7 Bindus wealth, knowledge and happiness; 6 Bindus success in all undertakings; 5 Bindus new acquaintances; 4 Bindus unemployment; 3 Bindus mental worries on account of financial losses; 2 Bindus enmity with wife, children and friends causing loss of courage and wisdom; 1 Bindu evils of all kinds and absence of Bindus will bring about death.   EFFECTS OF JUPITER'S A.V.  Based on the number of auspicious points, the Sign occupied by Jupiter will produce the following effects 8 Bindus spotless fame, happiness and growth of wealth; 7 Bindus fortunes and happiness; 6 Bindus acquisition of robes, conveyances, gold etc.; 5 Bindus destruction of enemies and success in undertakings; 4 Bindus no loss, no gain; 3 Bindus loss of hearing, sight and masculine vigour; 2 Bindus incurring royal wrath; 1 Bindu distress due to diseases and absence of Bindus destruction of relatives, wealth and progeny.
    EFFECTS OF A.V. OF VENUS.  The association of Venus with various number of Bindus will generate the under mentioned effects  8 Bindus enjoyments of all kinds and acquisition of robes, wife, scents, food, drinks etc.; 7 Bindus plentifulness of ornaments and pearls; 6 Bindus acquisition of a girl of choice; 5 Bindus association with friends; 4 Bindus equality of inauspicious and auspicious results; 3 Bindus enmity with people of his community and senior members of the village; 2 Bindus displacement; 1 Bindu phlegmatic disorders and absence of Bindus becoming a synonym of all kinds of evils.
 EFFECTS OF SATURN'S A.V.  If Saturn is associated with a certain number of Bindus, the effects due will be  8 Bindus lordship over villages, towns and people; 7 Bindus acquisition of female servants, asses and elephants; 6 Bindus gains from thieves, hunters and Army heads; 5 Bindus advent of wealth, corn and happiness; 4 Bindus happiness caused by association with others; 3 Bindus destruction of progeny, wife, attendants and money; 2 Bindus imprisonment, emotions and diseases; 1 Bindu/absence of Bindus loss of wealth, family etc.