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A) Shad Bala (Rupas) 1 Rupa = 60 Sastiamsas
B) Vimsopaka Bala (0-20)
C) Residual Strength (0-100%)
D) Favorable & unfavorable considerations (K.N. Rao)
A) Shad Bala
Friend
I
II
Su
Ju
Ma
Mo
Me
Ve
Sa
Group I
Su, Me
Su, Ve
Group II
Neutral
Enemy
The rest
Ve, Sa
Me, Ve
Me
Mo
Mo, Su
Mo, Su, Ma
b) Temporary friend:
Planets situated in the 3 signs either side of a planet, are temporary friends, and in the other 6 signs (gray
shaded) are temporary enemies.
c) Combined relationships
Permanent relationships are modified by the temporary relationships, giving rise to two new relationships:
best friend and worst enemy. A planet improves its relationship with another planet as a temporary friend,
and is promoted one place up the relationship scale from its permanent status. As a temporary enemy it is
demoted one place.
Relationship scale Permanent
Temporary
Combined
relationship relationship
relationship
Best friend
Friend
+ enemy
= neutral
Friend
Friend
+
friend
= best friend
Neutral
Enemy
+
enemy
=
worst enemy etc.
Enemy
Worst enemy
The relationships between planets are determined in the birth chart only.
Strength gained in the Vargas according to relationship with the lords.
The planets gain strength according to their relationship with the lord of the Varga they occupy in the
Saptavarga. We also consider two more placements: Mulatrikona house (explained shortly) and own house.
The strength gained in Sastiamsas is as follows:
Relationship with
lord of house
Mulatrikona
Own
Best Friend
Friend
Neutral
Enemy
Worst Enemy
N
24
16
12
8
4
2
1
Multiplying
factor
N x 15/8
Strength in
Sastiamsas
45
30
22.5
15
7.5
3.75
1.875
Mulatrikona These are the planets own odd signs except for Mo and Me where the exaltation signs are
considered. They are as follows:
Ma
Mo
0-12
3-27
Sa
0-20
Su
0-20
Ju
Ve
Me
0-10
0-15
15-20
Strength from Mulatrikona is only considered for birth chart and not in the other 6 Vargas.
Outside the range of degrees the regular sign should be considered.
Determining the position of a planet in the Saptavargas
Rasi (1st division) birth chart
Hora (2nd division) if the planet is in an odd sign in the1st Hora (1/2) it goes to the Suns sign, and in the
2nd Hora to the Moons sign. If in an even sign in the 1st Hora it goes to the Moons sign and 2nd Hora to the
Suns sign. (Easy to remember: odd signs and Sun are masculine, even signs and Moon is feminine)
Drekkana (3rd division) if the planet is in the 1st, 2nd or 3rd Drekkana (1/3 part) it goes to the 1st, 5th and 9th
sign respectively from the sign it is in.
Saptiamsa (7th division) if the planet is in an odd sign count from the sign it is in, if in an even sign count
from the 7th. Counting is according to each 1/7th part of the sign it has progressed, i.e. one sign for every
4 2/7. The degrees and minutes of the parts are as follows:
First three
parts
Second
three parts
Par
ts
1
2
3
4
5
6
Degrees
Minutes
4
8
12
17
21
25
17
34
51
8
25
42
= 1x4
= 2x4
= 3x4
= 4x4+1
= 5x4+1
= 6x4+1
+17
+17
+17
+17
Navamsa (9th division) if the planet is in a movable, fixed or dual sign count from the 1st, 9th or 5th sign
respectively from it. Counting is according to each 1/9th part of 30 progressed by planet: 1 sign for every
320, 3 signs for every 10.
Dvadamsa (12th division) count from the planet. Counting is according to each 12/th part of 30 it has
progressed: 1 sign for every 230, 4 signs for every 10.
Trimsamsa (30th division) if the planet is in an odd sign it goes to the odd sign of Ma, Sa, Ju, Me or Ve as
it has progressed in degrees by ++++ respectively. If it is in an even sign it does the opposite: it
goes to the even sign of Ve, Me, Ju, Sa or Ma as it has progressed in degrees by ++++
respectively.
(Easy to remember: Jupiter separates Malefic from Benefic. Masculine signs start with Mars a masculine
planet; feminine signs start with Venus a feminine planet, The luminaries, Sun and Moon is excluded).
Saptavargaja bala calculated for an example chart.
Ju
2530
Ve
2250
Mo 1
Su 356
Me 1139
Sa
2806
As
15
Ma
247
Venus Sapta Vargaja bala has been worked out in full detail.
The other planets relationship with Venus is as follows:
Planet:
Permanent
Relationship:
Temporary
Relationship:
Combined
Relationship:
N:
Su
Enemy
+
Friend
=
Neutral
Ju
Neutral
+
Friend
=
Friend
Ma
Neutral
+
Friend
=
Friend
Mo
Enemy
+
Friend
=
Neutral
Me
Friend
+
Friend
=
Best
Friend
12
Sa
Neutral
+
Enemy
=
Enemy
2
The lords of the Vargas Venus occupies in the Sapta Vargas are as follows:
Sapta Varga
Rasi
Hora
Drekkana
Saptiamsa
Navamsa
Dvadamsa
Trimsamsa
Within Degrees
15 30
20 30
218 2525
20 2320
2230 25
++++
Part
Type of sign
2nd
3rd
6th
7th
9th
4th
Odd sign
Odd sign
Mov. sign
Masc. sign
Count from
Go to
Sign
5th from sign
Sign
Mars
Moons sign
9th from sign
6th from sign
7th from Libra
9th from sign
Ma, Sa, Ju, Me, Ve
Then its Saptavargaja bala is calculated by summing N and multiplying by 15/8 i.e.
Total N = 48 converted to Sastiamsas is: (48x2)(48/8)=90
Lord
Me
Mo
Sa
Ma
Ma
Sa
Me
Relation
B.Friend
Neutral
Enemy
Friend
Friend
Enemy
B.Friend
N
12
4
2
8
8
2
12
Su
16
12
16
16
49
92
In actual practice the Saptavargaja bala for the planets is calculated using a 17x8 table. The bala for the
other planets is as follows:
Ju
Su
4
Ju
16
Ma
4 Mo
4 Me
1
Ve
4
Sa
8
16
1
24
34
78
98
8 30
4 Sum
52
12
Ma
12
16
12
12
42
98
x
15/8
79
Mo
16
16
16
16
16
16
90
169
Me
16
12
12
16
48
90
Ve
12
16
12
12
48
90
Sa
16
16
16
50
94
The relationship of the planets in the top row with each planet in the first column, expressed as values of N,
is given in the first part of the table. The relationship with each of the Varga lords using the values of N
obtained in the first part of the table is given in the second part. These are summed and multiplied by 15/8
(easily done by multiplying the sum by 2 and subtracting 1/8th of it from the total). This gives the
Saptavargaja bala in Sastiamsas.
II) Ochcha bala
This is the strength gained from exaltation. This is 1 Rupa at the exaltation degree of the planet and zero at
the debilitation point.
Me
15
Ju
5
Sa
20
Debilitation
degrees
Mo
3
Su
10
Ma
28
Ve
27
Counting the least signs forwards between the debilitation point and the planet, give 10 Sastiamsas per sign.
The balance degrees divide by 3 and add to the total.
Su
3x10+6/3
32
Ju
25
23
Mo
4x10+2/3
41
Mo 1
Su 4
Me12
Ma
1x10+5/3
12
Me
4x10-3/3
39
Ju
27
Ve
3x1010/3
3x10+6/3
Sa
3x108/3
27
Sa
28
As
Ma
3
32
Example chart
III) Drekkana (max. 15 Sastiamsas)
Male planets Su, Ma, Ju get 15 Sastiamsas in 1st Drekkana (0-10)
Neuter planets Me, Sa get 15 in 2nd Drekkana (10-20)
Female planets Mo, Ve get 15 in 3rd Drekkana (20-30)
Su
15
Mo
Ma
15
Me
15
Ju
Ve
15
Sa
Su
Mo
Ma
Me
Ju
Ve
Sa
Birth
chart
15
Nava
msa
15
15
15
15
Total
15
30
15
15
15
Mo
15
Ma
30
Me
15
Ju
30
Ve
30
Sa
15
Su
16 4 12 4
Ju
4 16 4
8 16 4
Ma
12 4 16 12 4
Mo
8 16 4
Me
1 16 12 2
2 12 8 16 90
Ve
4 12 16 4 12 4
Sa
4 16 4
1 16 16 4
92
32
15
15
15
169
165
98
33
15
30
176
165
4 12 4
79
12
15
30
136
96
2 16 16 16 2 16 16 8 169 41
30
15
255
133
39
15
15
15
174
165
8 12 101 32
15
30
178
133
15
136
96
4 16 16 1
9 12 30
94
27
Sthana Required
Bala
strength
2) Kala Bala (Divaratri, Thribhaga, Paksa, Abda, Masa, Vara, Hora, Ayana)
I) Divaratri Bala (max.1 Rupa)
Su + Benefic (Ju, Ve) - 1 Rupa strength at midday which gradually diminishes to 0 at midnight.
Mo + Malefic (Ma, Sa) - 1 Rupa strength at midnight which gradually diminishes to 0 at midday.
Me - 1 Rupa strength always
Convert birth time into local mean time. Find time period from midday to birth.
Give 5 Sastiamsas per hour, 1 Sastiamsa per 12 minutes to Mo + Malefic
And the balance from 60 to Su + Benefic
Example chart
Birth time 16:10
Longitude 12E29
Time zone 1
Time zone meridian longitude 15
LMT of birth = birth time + (longitude time zone meridian longitude) x 4min
LMT of birth = 16:10 + (12.5 15) x 4 = 16:10 10min = 16:00
Birth is 4 hours after midday, 4x5=20. Moon + Benefic get 20, Malefic get 40:
Su
40
Mo
20
Ma
40
Me
60
Ju
20
Ve
20
Sa
40
Mo
Ma
Me
Ju
60
Ve
Sa
60
59
Mo 1
Ma
59
Me
59
Ju
Ve
Sa
59
Correction
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
Feb
Apr
Jun
Aug
Oct
Dec
Quotient
S/360
r/30
d/7
d0
h/7
Formula to
find lord
yi
3y + 6
y=y0+yi
2m + Ly
d0 + Lm
5h0 + Ld
Notes:
The lord of the month is the lord of its 1st day. The lord of the 1st day of the year is the lord of the year.
The lord of the day moves on by 2 every 30 days (expunging 7s from 30 gives 2). Hence the formula.
For Daylight Savings Time subtract 1h from the birth time.
The day starts from sunrise, so if birth is between midnight and sunrise subtract 1 from S.
If birth is in a leap year and is before March, subtract 1 from L
Check the calculation by confirming the lord of the day in the ephemeris.
For lord of the hour (Hora) we need to know sunrise. The first Hora is ruled by the lord of the day.
Divisor
Dividend
Remainder
Quotient
360
792
72
30
72
12
12
11
261
20
180
1
315
15
792
Formula
6, Venus, epoch
3(2+0) +6
=12
2 x 2 +5 =
9
5+2 =7
5, Jupiter, year
5 x 4+ 0
20
63
y0 0
S 792 y
360
72
y=yo+yi
12
11
7
12
6epoch
LORDS
5 Ly
Ju
15
2 Lm
Mo
30
0 Ld
Sa
45
6 Lh
Me
60
3x2+6
2 9
30
Apply
formula
2x2+5
d0 5
7
5+2
h0 4
20
5x4+0
2, Moon,
month
0,Saturn, day
6, Venus, hour
Ecliptic
Su, Ma,
Ju, Ve,
Me gain
max
strength
Equinox
1
4
5
5
4
Equinox
1
Mo and Sa gain
max strength
The Equinoxes are at the first point of Aries and Libra in the Sayana zodiac. These are shifted back by
approx. 23 from the first point of Aries and Libra in the Nirayana zodiac. This difference is the Ayanamsa,
and shifts back each year by about 1, which is called the precession of the Equinoxes.
The birth chart is based on the signs of the Nirayana zodiac, which is determined by the position of the
fixed Naksatras in the sky. For the sake of calculating the Ayanabala we consider signs in the birth chart as
the Sayana zodiac signs and increase the degrees of the planets by the Ayanamsa to get their Sayana
longitudes
Increase the
degrees of the
planets by the
Ayanamsa.
Equinox
All planets get 0.5 Rupa
To calculate the Ayanabala first add the Ayanamsa to the degrees of the planet and mentally place it in its
new position in the chart. Take the path from the closest Equinox to the planet, and sum the digits in the
successive signs up to the planet and multiply by 3. Multiply 1/10th of the remaining degrees by the digit of
the sign the planet is in and add to the sum. Then considering the planet point of maximum or zero strength,
add or subtract the result from 30. This gives the Sastiamsas of the Ayanabala.
Alternatively do the same starting from the point of maximum strength and subtract the result from 60, or
from the point of minimum strength where the result is left unchanged.
Calculation of Ayanabala for the example chart:
Ju
25
Sa
28
Ve
23
Ayanamsa
23
As
Mo 1
Su 4
Me 12
Ma
3
Su: 4 + 23 = 27
Sun is 27 from its maximum point. Starting from that point, there are no signs up to the Sun. Multiply
1/10th degrees by the constant in its sign: 2.7 x 1 = 3 (rounded up). Subtract from 60 to get 57.
Mo: 1 + 23 = 24
Moon is 24 from its minimum point. There are no signs to consider. Multiply 1/10th the degrees by the
constant of the sign: 2.4 x 1 = 2. This is the final result.
Ma: 3 + 23 = 26
Mars is 4 from the Equinox towards its maximum point. There are no signs to consider. Multiply 1/10th the
degrees by the constant of the sign: 0.4 x 5 = 2. Added onto 30 to get 32.
Me: 12 + 23 = 36
Mercury is 6 into the 2nd sign from its maximum point. Multiply the constant from the first sign by 3
x 3=3. Multiply 1/10th of the remaining degrees with the constant of the sign 0.6 x 4=2, and add it on
2 +3 = 5. Then subtract from 60 to get 55.
Ju: 25 + 23 = 48
Jupiter is 18 from the Equinox towards its maximum point. There are no signs to consider. 1.8 x 5 = 9.
Add onto 30 to get 48
Ve: 23 + 23 = 45
Venus is 16 in from its maximum point. There are no signs to consider. 1.6x1=2. Subtract from 60 to get
58
Sa: 28 + 23 = 51
Saturn is 9 in the second sign from the Equinox towards its maximum point.
The first sign gives x 3 = 15
The second sign gives 0.9x4=4. Sum the results 15+4=19. Add onto 30 to get 49.
Su
57
Mo
Ma
32
Me
55
Ju
48
Ve
58
Sa
49
Div
Su
Mo
Ma
Me
Ju
Ve
Sa
40
20
20
60
40
40
20
Tri
60
60
Pak
59
1
59
59
1
1
59
Ly
Lm
Ld
Lh
30
15
60
45
Ay
Kala
57
2
32
55
39
59
49
156
53
111
174
155
160
233
Requirement
Ay
KalaAy
30
112
40
100
20
67
30
112
30
112
40
100
20
67
If retrograde:
Subtract longitude of point of direct motion D from its longitude: PD=PD
Add to CD to get the remaining motion up to conjunction via the point of direct motion: PD+CD
Then Chesta bala is: 60x(RP+RC) /(RC+RO)
The calculation of Chesta bala for the planets is summarized in the following table:
Chesta Bala
CO
Direct
PC/(RC+RO)
OC
Retrograde
(RP+RC)/(RC+RO)
Direct
CP/(CD+OD)
Retrograde
(PD+CD)/CD+OD)
x60
Chesta bala for planets in the example chart
Sun:
Same as Ayana bala: 57
Moon:
Same as Paksa bala: 1
Longitudes
R
Longitude of planet P
Conjunction when motion direct C
Conjunction or opposition when retrograde O
Point of direct motion D
Mars
Point of retrogression
CO or OC
RC or CD
RO or OD
RC+RO or CD+OD
Divisor
Direct:
Retrograde:
PC or CP
RP or PD
RP+RC or PD+CD
Chesta bala
5s 03
10s 05
3s 22
3s 12
OC
6s 23
10
8s 03
243
5s 02
9060
40
Jupiter
Saturn
11s 2608
11s 2530
11s 0217
11s 2102
9s 2946
9s 2805
9s 2029
9s 2624
CO
2351
506
2857
1737
2313
83580
48
CO
917
322
1239
759
Retrograde
Venus
5s 12
3s 12
2s 27
5s 03
2s 23
4s 13
6s 27
6s 19
OC
9s 24
8
10s 02
302
1s 20
CO
2s 15
9
2s 24
84
15
300
90
141
1058
39480
52
Mercury
10
Note: Add 12s = 360 to longitudes if smaller than the ones being subtracted from them.
11
There are approximate ways for calculating the Chesta bala, which are much quicker.
Superior planets
By the longitude of the Sun, Chesta bala is calculated from the birth chart at a glance. Counting the least
signs forwards between the Sun and planet add that many digits its formula:
Jupiter: 7+5+3+1+2+2
Saturn: 6+5+3+1+2+3
Mars: 7+6+4+2+0+1
Multiply by 3. Multiply 1/10th of the balance degrees by the next digit and add it on.
This is the Chesta bala correct to within 3 Sastiamsas except Mars, which is 7 when less than 90 from
the Sun.
(Memory tip: The totals are all 20. For Jupiter take descending odd numbers starting with 7 ending in 2+2.
For Saturn take 1 from Jupiters 1st and add to his last. For Mars take descending even numbers starting
with 8, then take 1 from the 1st and add to the last)
Applying this method to the example birth chart
Ju
25
Ve
23
Mo 1
Su 4
Me 12
Sa
28
As
15
Ma
3
57
Mo
Ma
39
Me
16
Ju
46
Ve
10
Sa
53
Ju, Me
Su, Ma
10
7
Sa
Mo, Ve
7th 15
Ju 25
4th 8
Ve 22
Mo 1
Su 4
Me 12
Sa 28
As 15
Ma 3
10th 8
5) Drik Bala
1
12
0
0
11
3
0
15
15
10
45
30
30
5
45
8
0
60
Sa has special aspect on the 3rd and 10th section and a bonus of 45 is added.
Benefic (Ju, Ve, Mo beyond 90 from the Su, Me not with malefic) give positive result, malefic give
negative result. The total result is divided by 4 to get the Drik Bala.
Ju
25
Ve
22
Mo 1
Su 4
Me 12
Sa
28
As
Ma
3
Aspecting Planets
Su
Su
Mo
Ma
Me
Ju
Ve
Sa
0
140
200
48-
Mo
0
160
180
47-
Ma
0
10
4965-
Me
0
0
11240
52-
Ju +
41+
42+
16+
37+
42+
0
Ve +
0
0
26+
0
14+
42+
Sa
1264328146-
29+
35+
4211+
11130+
110-
7+
9+
113+
288+
28-
Su
Mo
Ma
Me
Ju
Ve
Sa
LMT = ST + (Longtitude Standard Meridian)