tips on benefic or malefic nakshatras The 27 Nakshtras are divided into 9 groups. The Janam Nakshtra is given the numerical 1. And then the other nakshtras are calculated. The planets give different effects when placed in different nakshtras. ... Depending upon this different nakshtras are placed in different categories.They are Janma Tara 1, 10, 19 It is benefic. Sampat Tara 2, 11, 20 It brings prosperity. Vipat Tara 3, 12, 21 It brings obstacles. Kshema Tara 4, 13, 22 It brings gains. Pratyak Tara 5, 14, 23 It brings destructions. Sadhaka Tara 6, 15, 24 It brings success. Vadha Tara 7, 16, 25 It causes destruction and death. Mitra Tara 8, 17, 26 It is benefic. Parama Mitra Tara 9, 18, 27 It brings prosperity. So the planets placed in Vipat, Pratyak and Vadha tara become weak and give malefic results. RECONCILIATION OF TRANSIT RESULTS AND DASHA BUKTI - We all know, that there are two parallel deductions to cause a result in reading a birth chart of a natal. They are 1. Directional results of Dasha Bhukti and transit results of planets in various houses in the Zodiac houses in specific periods. Interestingly, both are based on Moon sign only, where the Star in which the natal is born. We also know that, a. If transit results and Dasha Bhukti results indicate good results, then the period will be good; b. If one of them indicates good time, and other is bad, the results will be ‘mixed’; c. If both to indicate badly, then the result in that period will be bad. This explains a possible gradation of results affected by transit of a selected planet related to the transit of the same planet, based on its positional performance expected of it. We all know the succession of ‘Thaaraathi (Star) pathya’ based on star at birth with that of Dasha related, and successive Dasha’s of listed succeeding Dasha’s. The list is 1. Janma Nakshatra; 2. Sampath Tara; 3. Vipath Thara; 4. Kshema Thara; 5. Prathyak Thara; 6. Daivanukula Thara; 7. Vadha (Nidhana) Tara; 8. Mithra Thara; and 9. Parama Maithra. These repeat in next 9 successive Stars. The results are based on its qualifications listed above. - TRADITION APPLIED IN HINDU ASTROLOGY ON ‘SHODASAVARGAS’ OF 16 DIVITIONAL CHARTS: Principle behind dividing Zodiac houses and to reach the correct effects of radiation of planets housed in Birth Chart: Creating sub- cycle charts and its practical application is not a complicated. Each division of the circle into a subordinate number of cycles or circles has its own significance. This ‘significance’ is derived by the symbolism of the number by which the division is made. By dividing up the original circle of Zodiac into a number lesser circles one is, in effect, considering the distribution of the natal positions within the sub-circle of a particular horoscope. Let us take ‘Navansha’, the nine divisions of a house in Zodiac of 30°, to measure each house of 3° 20’ x 9. This technique as one in which each sign is divided by a particular number – in this case nine- but in point of fact, the whole circle by nine (one Pada) and divide each of those nine divisions into little Zodiac of twelve signs and this forms a VARGA. This is a in depth way of interpreting the chart , in addition to use newer aspect combinations. The several places in birth chart the planets are parked in specific places. The priority of assessment of the planet in the main chart should be assessed, as benefic or malefic, along with positional aspect in housing as well as other planets. THIS IS BASIC FUNCTIONAL QUALITY OF THE PLANET AN WILL NOT CHANGE IN THE RE- ALLIGNMENT GAINED BY PLANET IN DIVISIONAL CHART. However, after computation of the planets ‘Ashtagavarga’, it could be found in that particular divisional Rasi in the divisional chart has more countings on the benefic side than in the malefic side. Now we are entering into the complicated process of assessment on gradation of the functioning ability of the Planet. Varahamihira too has said in his work ‘Yatra” about the inability to produce effects on the part of planets devoid of strength owing to their depression, defeat in planetary war, or combustion in the natal birth chart. This will largely ‘graded’ by divisional charts for the performance of the planet in the related divisional chart among 16 of them Ashtagavargas are used in connection with transit also. For example Saturn transiting 3rd, 6th, 11th houses from the placement of Moon in the natal chart is good provided it is to be benefic in places at distance of 4 houses from the natal Moon. Then he will give very good results in the accounted period. However, the related results will be reflected with the power bestowed in Ashtagavargas based on the position of each of the planets occupy at the time of birth. analysis of a transit Transits have been very tricky. Should we take them from the natal Moon or the ascendant is a question that has been exercising the minds of all. Each one of us has worked out his own solution to the issue. Why should a transit be analysed from the Moon? In ancient times when birth time was not known accurately, this could have been a workable via media, but today when this is not the case, taking the Moon sign as the ascendant for analysing transits is not acceptable. A better alternative is the ascendant. Why? Because all the persons having their Moon in the same sign could be further subdivided into twelve sets according to their natal ascendants. This enables us to give twelve distinguishable predictions to all these persons who otherwise would have got the same prediction. How can we distinguish further? It is not right that everybody in this world should get the same prediction out of a set of twelve predictions at any given point of time. Here comes in the use of major- period planets. There are nine planets the Vimshottari major-periods of which run at any moment of time in different charts. When we are analysing the effect of a sub-period in a major-period we take the place of the major-period planet as the ascendant and analyse the sub-period accordingly. For example, if the major-period of Jupiter placed in Aries is running and we wish to know the effect of sub-period of Mars placed in Virgo, we will take Aries as the ascendant. We will notice that Mars is placed in the sixth house from Jupiter in an inimical sign and therefore according to the significations of the sixth house and its own it should cause an accident or injury in its sub-period. Since it is the owner of the ascendant signified by the major-period planet (Aries) placed in the sixth house it will cause the common signification of the sixth house and its own to appear on the physical body. Mars and sixth house both signify injury and accidents. Therefore the likelihood of injury/accident is more than that of a dispute arising. Similarly, when we analyse the transit from the place of the major-period we should notice the placement of the planet in transit from the natal major-period planet and analyse its effect at that time. For example, suppose in the above illustration, Mars is occupying the fourth house (Cancer) in transit from natal Jupiter. Both Mars and the fourth house signify property. Since it is also the owner of the ascendant (place of major-period planet) it involves the self of the individual in matters relating to property. Hence during the transit of Mars through Cancer this person will be involved in handling property. As Mars would be debilitated here the results may not be too satisfactory. Going into the nakshatras in the fourth house, when Mars enters Cancer, it will be in the nakshatra of Jupiter. Since Jupiter owns the ninth and twelfth houses from Aries, this would be the time when the individual tries to dispose of the property of his father (ninth house and twelfth house). The individual will get stalled in his efforts when Mars enters the nakshatra of Saturn and he would face obstacles and may decide to earn through (Saturn ownership of the tenth and eleventh houses) that property and when it enters the nakshatra of Mercury he may part with it (third house/twelfth from fourth ownership of Mercury). We can analyse all the nine planets in transit in this manner and we will notice that this method gives much closer to real experience results. The analysis of a transit from the natal position of the major-period planet has another advantage. The transits of major planets like Jupiter, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu will pose the question of repetition of results if we analyse from the natal Moon. The position of ascendant determined by the natal position of major-period planet will probably differ with each return of the major planet. Jupiter returns after twelve years, Saturn after thirty and Rahu/Ketu after eighteen. Hence with each return of a major-period planet the possibility of the same major-period continuing remains slender. We must super-impose this analysis over the conclusions drawn by taking the planet in transit from the natal ascendant, but this we will discuss in another blog. Further, another very interesting avenue opens when we consider transits from the natal position of the sub-period planet!! More On Nakshatra System We have 27 based nakshtra system as well as 28 based nakshatra system , 27 based system : In this System we divide them (27 nakshatras) into 3 parts , bhu loka, bhuvar loka , swarga loka, Bhu loka is full of dark hence 1-9 nakshatras would be covered here , and 10-17 nakshatras would come under bhuvar loka which will have full of light , 18-27 would come under swarga loka which will have balanced system , 28 based system In this system 27 and 1⁄4 th part will come that 1/4th part we say it as another nakshatra in which god reside which is connected to 21 nakshatra which is called as Abhijith Nakshatra .