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Ch. 53. AshtakaVarga

1. In order to evaluate the auspicious and inauspicious effects in day-to-day life due to planetary transits, Yavanacharyas have explained AshtakaVarga (which are detailed below).

2. THE SUN'S ASHTAKAVARGA. The Sun contributes benefic dots in his Ashtaka Varga, as under. From his own self in the 1^st, 2^nd, 4^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th and 11^th Signs; from Mars and Saturn in similar Signs; from the Moon in the 3^rd, 6^th, 10^th and 11^th Signs; from Jupiter in the 5^th, 6^th, 9^th and 11^th Signs; from Venus in the 6^th, 7^th and 12^th Signs; from Mercury in the 3^rd, 5^th, 6^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th and 12^th Signs and from the Ascendant in the 3^rd, 4^th, 6^th, 10^th, 11^th and 12^th Signs.

3. THE MOON'S ASHTAKA VARGA. The Moon contributes benefic points in her AshtakaVarga, as under. In the 3^rd, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 10^th and 11^th Signs from the Sun; in the 1^st, 3^rd, 6^th, 7^th, 10^th and 11^th Signs from her position; in the 2^nd, 3^rd, 5^th, 6^th, 9^th, 10^th and 11^th Signs counted from Mars; in the 1^st, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 7^th, 8^th, 10^th and 11^th Signs counted from Mercury; in the 1^st, 4^th, 7^th, 8^th, 10^th, 11^th and 12^th Signs from Jupiter; in the 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 7^th, 9^th, 10^th and 11^th Signs counted from Venus; in the 3^rd, 5^th, 6^th and 11^th Signs from Saturn and in the 3^rd, 6^th, 10^th and 11^th Signs counted from the ascending Sign.

4. THE ASHTAKAVARGA OF MARS. Mars in his AshtakaVarga drops auspicious points in the various Signs from the various planets and Ascendant, as denoted below. From the Sun in the 3^rd, 5^th, 6^th, 10^th and 11^th Signs; from the Moon in the 3^rd, 6^th and 11^th Signs; from his own position in the 1^st, 2^nd, 4^th, 7^th 8^th, 10^th and 11^th Signs; from Mercury in the 3^rd, 5^th, 6^th and 11^th Signs; from Jupiter in the 6^th, 10^th, 11^th and 12^th Signs; from Venus in the 6^th, 8^th, 11^th and 12^th Signs; from Saturn in the 1^st, 4^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th and 11^th Signs and from the ascending Sign in the 1^st, 3^rd, 6^th, 10^th and 11^th Signs.

5. THE ASHTAKAVARGA OF MERCURY. Auspicious points are contributed by Mercury in his AshtakaVarga, as under: From the Sun in the 5^th, 6^th, 9^th, 11^th and 12^th Signs; from the Moon in the 2^nd, 4^th, 6^th, 8^th, 10^th and 11^th Signs; from Mars and Saturn in the 1^st, 2^nd, 4^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th and 12^th Signs, from his own self in the 1^st, 3^rd, 5^th, 6^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th and 12^th Signs; from Jupiter in the 6^th, 8^th, 11^th and 12^th Signs; from Venus in 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 8^th, 9^th and 11^th Signs and from the ascending Sign in the 1^st, 2^nd, 4^th, 6^th, 8^th, 10^th and 11^th Signs.

6. THE ASHTAKAVARGA OF JUPITER. Jupiter's AshtakaVarga gains auspicious points, as under. From the Sun in the 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th and 11^th Signs; from the Moon in the 2^nd, 5^th 7^th, 9^th and 11^th Signs; from Mars in the 1^st, 2^nd, 4^th, 7^th, 8^th 10^th and 11^th Signs; from Mercury in the 1^st, 2^nd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 9^th, 10^th and 11^th Signs; from his own self in the 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 7^th, 8^th, 10^th and 11^th Signs; from Venus in the 2^nd, 5^th, 6^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th Signs; from Saturn in the 3^rd, 5^th, 6^th and 12^th Signs and from the ascending Sign in the 1^st, 2^nd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 9^th, 10^th and 11^th Signs.

7. THE ASHTAKAVARGA OF VENUS. Mark benefic dots in the following places. From the Sun in the 8^th, 11^th and 12^th Signs; from the Moon in the 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 8^th, 9^th, 11^th and 12^th Signs; from Mars in the 3^rd, 4^th, 6^th, 9^th, 11^th and 12^th Signs; from Mercury in the 3^rd, 5^th, 6^th, 9^th and 11^th Signs; from Jupiter in the 5^th 8^th, 9^th, 10^th and 11^th Signs; from his own self in the 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th and 11^th Signs; from Saturn in the 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th and 11^th Signs and from the ascending Sign in the 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 8^th, 9^th and 11^th Signs. This is called the AshtakaVarga of Venus.

8. THE ASHTAKAVARGA OF SATURN. Saturn's AshtakaVarga is prepared by inserting benefic dots in places, as denoted below. From the Sun in the 1^st, 2^nd, 4^th, 7^th, 8^th, 10^th and 11^th Signs; from the Moon in the 3^rd, 6^th and 11^th Houses; from Mars in the 3^rd, 5^th, 6^th, 10^th 11^th and 12^th Signs; from Mercury in the 6^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th and 12^th Signs; from Jupiter in the 5^th, 6^th, 11^th and 12^th Signs; from Venus in the 6^th, 11^th and 12^th Signs; from his own self in the 3^rd, 5^th, 6^th and 11^th Signs and from the ascending Sign in the 1^st, 3^rd, 4^th, 10^th and 11^th Signs.

9-10. The places mentioned above are auspicious for the various planets and the others are inauspicious. Planets transiting Signs with more benefic dots will reveal auspicious results, while inauspicious results will come to pass in case of transits in Signs with less benefic dots. Benefic results will be predominant, if these Signs happen to be exaltation, own, friendly etc. and malefic effects will be ordinary. Similarly in debilitation/inimical Signs, malefic results will be more and benefic effects will be ordinary. In giving transit effects, the Sun and Mars will be effective, while in the beginning of the Sign, Jupiter and Venus, while in the middle of the Sign and lastly Saturn and the Moon, while in the end of the Sign. Mercury is effective in his transit through the whole Sign.

Thus ends the 53^rd Ch. entitled “ASHTAKAVARGA” in Kalyana Varma's Saravali.