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Chapter 23

Ashtakavarga

The planets are always round the orbit influencing persons favourably and unfavourably. These influences are known as transit effects. Generally the transit effects are gauged from the sign in which the Moon is posited, for example, there is inauspicions effect of the transit of Jupiter in the 4th house and 6th house from the Moon while his transit to the 5th house from the Moon produces auspicious effects.

In the consideration of transit effects the planet's natal position remains the same. It is only when the transit effects are to be ascertained their present position is taken into account. This information is available in Panchanga or Ephemeris. As has been said ahove, it is usual to assess the transit effects of a planet from his position from the Moon. The question arises as to whether Jupiter who gives evil effects from his position from the Moon but if Jupiter is well placed from the other planets in the natal chart, will he still produce the same evil effects. Take the reverse of it. Suppose that Jupter in his transit is at an auspicious place from the natal Moon but is not in auspicious position from the natal Sun, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn and the Lagna. Will the Jupiter be treated as auspicious? The intention of mentioning all this is that there is a system under which the effects of planets are ascertained by the position in transit not only from their position from the Moon but also with reference to the Lagna and all other planets with referense to their placement in the natal chart. This is called the Ashtakavarga System.

Ashtaka means eight. These eight are the Lagna and the seven planets. The planet which is in an auspicious position from more of the eight viz., Lagna and the seven planets, should be considered beneficial in his effects.

1. In order to ascertain the good and had effects by the several planets in their transit through the signs of the Zodiac, the Ashtakavarga system has been very highly spoken of the great sages and I now set forth the mode of accomplishing it. Notes — The meaning of Ashtakavarga is literally the group of 8 things. In other words, it is the combination of the good and bad positions of a planet with respect to the 7 planets and the Lagna (8 things). So is the combination of benefic and malefic dots in a native's chart with reference to these 8 planets (here Lagna is also treated as a planet).

2. In the ancient times the Rasi chakra etc., were drawn on the ground and the places where dots are to be indicated were shown by placing beads but now we use pen and paper and dots are marked at the places where beads are to be placed. Although in the verses the word 'beads' has been used, we in own translation replace 'beads' with 'dots' or bindus.

Draw a horoscope on a paper and place the all seven planets at their appropriate positions. Suppose we have to prepare Ashtakavarga chakra of the horoscopoe given below. Rahu and Ketu being shadowy planets have no place in the Ashtakarvarga chart. First we will describe how the Sun's Ashtakavarga is prepared.

The Sun's Ashtakavarga

3. With reference to Ashtakavarga the Sun has been declared highly auspicious in l-2-4-7-8-9-10-11 position from himself. Mark bindus in 3-2-4-7-8-9-10-11 places. The Sun is auspicious in 3-6-10-11 positions from the Moon, in 1-1-2-4-7-8-9-10-11 positions from Mars and Saturn, in 5-6-9-11 positions from Jupiter, in 6-7-12 positions from Venus, in 6-9-10-11 and 12 positions from Mercury and in 3-4-6-10-11-12 from the Lagna. The other positions may be treated as inauspicious.

By marking bindu at the positions we will get the Sun's Ashtakavarga. The total number of bindus is 48 detailed as under — From the Sun 8, from the Moon 4, from Mars 8, from Mercury 7, from Jupiter 4, from Venus 3, from Saturn 8, and from the Lagna 6.

Moon's Ashtakavarga

4. The Moon is auspicious in 3-6-7-8-10-11 positions from the Sun, in l-3-6-7-10-11 posiflons from herself, in 2-3-5-6-9-10-11 positions from Mars, in 3-4-5-7-8-10-11 positions from. Mercury, in 1-2-4-7-8-10-11 Jupiter in 3-4-5-7-9-10-11 positions from Venus, in 3-5-6-11 positions from Saturn and in 3-6-10-11 positions from the Lagna. The total of the number of auspicious bindus comes to 49 as detailed below : -

From the Sun 6. form the Moon 6, from Mars 7, from Mercury 8, from Jupiter 7, .from Venus 7, from Saturn 4 and from the Lagna 4.

5. Mars is benefice in 3-5-6-10-11 positions from the Sun, in 3-6-11 positions from the Moon, in 1-2-4-7-8-10-11 positions from himself, in 3-5-6-11 positions from Mercury, in 6-8-11-12 positions from Jupiter in 6-8-11-12 portions from Jupiter, in 6-8-11-l2 posidonsfrom Venus, in 1-4-7-8-9-10-11 positions from Saturn and in 1-3-6-10-11 positions from the Lagna.

Mars Ashtakavarga

The total number of benefic bindus received by Mars are 39 as detailed below. From the Sun 5, from the Moon 3, from himself 7, from Mercury 4, from Jupiter 4, from Venus 4, from Saturn 7, and from the Lagna 5.

Mercury's Ashtakavarga

6. Mercury is benefic in 5-6-9-11-12 places from the Sun, in 2-4-6-8-10-11 places from the Moon, in 1-2-4-7-8-9-10-11 places from Mars, in 1-3-5-6-7-10-11-12 places from himself, in 6-8-11-12 places from Jupiter, in 1-2-3-4-5-8-9-11 places from Venus, in 1-2-4-7-8-9-10-11 places from Saturn and in 1-2-4-6-8-10-11 places from the Lagna.

The total number of benefic bindus received by Mercury is 54 detailed as under:

From the Sun 5, from the Moon 6, from Mars 8, from himself 8, from Jupiter 4, from Venus 8, from Saturn 8 and from the Lagna 7.

7. Jupiter is benefic in 1-2-3-4-7-8-9-10-11 places from the Sun, in 2-5-7-9-11 places from the Moon, in 1-2-4-7-8-10-11 places from Mars, in 1-2-4-5-6-9-10-11 places from Mercury, in 1-2-4-5-6-9-10-11 places from himself, in 2-5-6-9-10-11 places from Venus, in 3-5-6-12 places from Saturn and in 1-2-4-5-6-7-9-10-11 places from the Lagna.

The total number of benefic bindus received by Jupiter is 56 as detailed below.

From the Sun 9, from the Moon 5, from Mars 7, from Mercury 8, from himself 8. from Venus 6, from Saturn 4 and from the Lagna 9.

Jupiter's Ashtakavarga

8. Venus is benefic is 8-11-12 places from the Sun, in 1-2-3-4-5-8-9-11-12 places from the Moon, in 3-4-6-9-11-12 places from Mars, in 3-S-6-9-11 places from Mercury, in 5-8-9-10-11 places from Jupiter, in 1-2-3-4-5-8-9-10-11 places from himself, in 3-4-5-8-9-10-11 places from Saturn and in -2-3-4-5-8-9-11 places from the Lagna.

Thus the total number of benefic bindus received by Venus is 52 as detailed below;

Ashtakavarga of Venus

From the Sun 3, from the Moon 9, from Mars 6. from Mercury 5, from Jupiter 5, from himself 9. from Saturn 7 and from the Lagna 8.

Saturn's Ashtakavarga

9. Saturn is benefic in 1-2-4-7-8-10-11 places from the Sun, in 3-6-11 places from the Moon, in 3-5-6-10-11-12 places from Mars, in 6-8-9-10-11-12 places from Mercury, in 5-6-11-12 places from Jupiter, in 6-11-12 places from Venus, in 3-5-6-11 places from himself and in 1-3-4-6-10-11 places from the Lagna.

Thus the total number of benefic bindus obtained by Saturn is 39 as detailed below :

From the Sun 7, from the Moon 3, from Mars 6, from Mercury 6, from Jupiter 4, from Venus 3, from himself 4 and from the Lagna 6.

Note - In the above Ashtakavargas where the benefic bindus have been marked the planet will produce good effects while transiting the house concerned. It will produce evil effects when transiting the houses without benefic Bindus. For example, when Saturn in the course of his transit passes through 1-2-4-7-8-10-11 places from the Sun, he produces benefic effects. In the example horoscope, the Sun is in Scorpio, therefore, from the Sun 1 Scorpio, 2 Sagittarius, 4 Aquarius, 7 Taurus, 8 Gemini. 10 Leo and 11 Virgo are favourable places for the transit of Saturn. He will not produce benefic effects while transiting other places viz, Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn and Pisces. The same should apply to the other planets including the Lagna. The number of benefic bindus has also its significance.

The planet will produce full benefic effects while passing through the house with 8 benefic blndus. He will produce adverse effects where there are no benefic bindus. When there are four benefic blndus. In respect of four planets, the effects will be benefic and in respect of the other four, the effects will be adverse (8th include the Ascendant). In the Ashtakavarga of Saturn shown above, there are seven benefic blndus In Leo. That sign proves adverse from Venus for the transiting Saturn. It will be seen from the example birth chart that Venus is in Scorpio and from him the benefic places for Saturn are 6-11-12. Leo is 10th from Scorpio. It is on this account in the Saturn's Ashtakavarga he acquires 10 benefic bindus, as these are benefic dots for the transiting Saturn from the Sun, the Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and the Lagna. Quite good results will accrue because of 7 bindus. The sign which contains only 1 benefic Bindu, the Saturn while in transit to that sign will produce very adverse effects. Medium effects may be expected in case of 4 benefic bindus. Increasingly good effects may be expected when there are 4 or more benefic bindus and increasingly bad effects from signs containing less than 4 bindus.

10. As explained in the notes above the planets produce good or bad effects as the case may be, which ever may preponderate in the Ashtakavarga calculations from the signs they occupy at the time of birth; but two things are to be kept in mind - (a) If a planet in course of transit passes through his own sign, his sign of exaltation, his friend's sign or an upachaya house, he causes reduction in the evil effects and enhancement of the benefic effects.

Notes — For example in course of his transit a planet in his own sign, sign of exaltation, friend's sign or upachaya house, which contains only 3 benefic bindus the bad effects will be substantially neutralised. If there be 5 benefic bindus, the auspicious results will be enhanced.

(b) If a planet in course of his transit passes through his sign of debilitation, enemy's sign or Anupachaya, producing evil effects because of insufficient benefic bindus, these effects will be enchanced by such a transit If there are adequate number of benefic bindus or more expected to produce good effects, these good effects will be reduced by such a transit.

11. When all the Ashtakavargas have been prepared it should have been seen how many bindus the various signs contain. The native may suffer loss of his life if the particular planet in course of his transit passes through with no bindu. The effects according to the author in accordance with the number of bindus will be as under :—

12. The various signs occupied by the planets at the time of birth should be treated as Lagnas and benefic bindus should be compounded in 8 ways due to the countings by houses from the each of the seven planets and the Lagna and effects should be assessed of the various houses counted from that planet on the basis of bindus they contain.

Notes — For example in the Sun's Ashtakavarga, the Sun is in Scorpio. According to the author this should be treated as the Lagna as shown below:

When the Sun in the course of his transit passes through a house containing 4 or more bindus, benefic effects may be expected. Thus when the Sun transits Taurus which contains 7 bindus, excellent results will be produced in respect of that house (which counted from the Sun will be the house of marriage conjugal life etc.). There is only one bindu, in the house 5th from the Sun. The transit of the Sun to that house will cause trouble in respect of children, stomach, disorders, mental worry etc.

13. This verse explains as to when a planet will reduce good or bad effects of a house according to the number of bindus it contains.

Note the sign and navamsa occupied by a planet at birth. When the planet in the course of his transit passes through so much distance in that house, he produces the effects of that house good or bad as the case may be.

Note — For example in the example horoscope the longitude of Jupiter is 14 degrees. In the Jupiter's Ashtakavarga, Virgo centals 7 bindus. Jupiter in the course of his transit to Virgo will produce good effects due from the number of bindus when he has traversed 14 degrees in that sign.

14. After the preparation of the Ashtakavarga of any planet, it should be seen which house contains the highest number of bindus and what house it is from the house occupied by the karaka planet which is to be treated as the Lagna or the first house. When a planet — malefic or benefic in the course of his transit passes through that house, he enchances its good effects. The reverse will be the case when the planet in the course of his transit passes through a house containing few or no benefic bindus.

15. When a number of planets in course of their transits pass through a house containing a good number of benefic bindus in the Ashtakavarga of a planet, they produce substantially good results of the house, the countig being reckoned from the house occupied by the karaka planet whose Ashtakavarga is under consideration. The previous verse gives the time of position of benefic bindus in a house. We give below the Prastar Ashtakavarga of Saturn

Ashatakavarga chakra of Saturn

Saturn remains In a sign for 2 1/2 years. When will he produce his good or bad effects. One way to find out this has been given in verse.

16-19. To ascertain the same draw a table of 96 squares and suppose we have to find out the effects of Saturn's transit, prepare a table for Saturn as given above. It has been stated that in preparing Saturn's Ashtakavarga benefic bindus will fall in 1-2-4-7-10-11 house from the Sun. The Sun is in Scorpio, so from Scorpio the 1-2-4-7-10-11 houses will fall in Sagittarius, Aquarius, Taurus, Gemini, Leo and Virgo. Put benefic bindus in these places. Similar benefic bindus should be placed. Saturn Ashtakavarga has to be prepared in this manner.

Divide sign into 8 divisions. Each division will be of 3 degrees and 45 minutes. Whatever be the sign the first division belongs to Saturn. Thus Saturn is the lord of the first division of 3 degrees and 45 minutes. The 2nd, 3nd, 4th, 5th, 6th 7th and 8th divisions are owned by Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon and the Lagna. This is why in the above Saturn's Ashtakavarga the order of planets in the table is Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon and the Lagna. It will be seen that in Leo there are benefic bindus of Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Mercury and the Lagna. When Saturn in the course of his transit passes through these divisions, benefic effects will be produced. There will be adverse effects when Saturn passes through the division of Venus because his division is deviod of benefic bindus

This is the sense of the verses 16-19.

20. The Sarvashtakavarga containing the results of Ashtakavargas of all the planets is prepared by putting in each sign the sum total of all the figures in the seven Ashtakavargas. If a sign contains figures exceeding 28, the results of the transit in that sign will be auspicious. If the number of figures be less than 28, it should be understood that effects of transit of planets in the sign will produce danger or sorrow, the intensity of diversity being in proportion in the number.

Notes — We would better clarify this how the sarvashtakavarga is prepared. In accordance with the example the Ashtakavargas of the Seven planets, show the benefic bindus as under:—

21. There are two principles laid down in this verse —

(1) If in the auspicious houses reckoned from the Moon, there be more than 28 benefic dots, such houses flourish, the houses are harmed if the benefic dots be less than 28.

(2) Note which houses reckoned from the Moon are occupied by benefic planets. If there be more than 28 benefic dots in such houses, their effects get promoted. The effects of the houses will cause damage if the benefic dots be less than 28.

22. The Ashtakavarga figures are to be computed according to rules prescribed in this chapter with respect to the positions of planets (existing) at the time of birth of any person, is that particular rasi, month, hour etc. signified by the sign containing the greatest number of benefic dots, one ought to get performed anything auspicious when the planets concerned transit those houses.

23. The effects of the house will be promoted even if it be occupied by a malefic if such a planet be in his own house. If a planet be in his sign of debilitation or in his enemy's house, the house occupied by him will be damaged.

24. If a benefic planet happens to own a dusthana (6th, 8th, 12th) will destroy the house occupied by him even if he may be occupying his sign of exaltation. A malefic in exaltation will do good to the house occupied by him if he happens to own good houses.

Thus ends the twenty third chapter on "Ashtakavarga" in Phaladeepika composed by Mantreswara.

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