Graha Samaya

Taken from Kalyana Varma's Saraavali.

There are 27 Graha Samayas, i.e. planetary conditions. These will help us know, as to
what a planet is doing at a particular moment with reference to either birth, or query. Such
positions reveal specific results.
Calculation
1. Find out the number of Signs from Aries to Ascendant.
2. Find out the number of Signs from Aries to the Sign in which the planet is, for which the
Samaya is being calculated.
3. Multiply above two numbers.
4. Multiply the number obtained in step 3 with the Vimshottari Dasa years of the planet.
5. Divide the number obtained step 4 by 27. The Remainder indicates the graha samaya of the
planet.
Note: Samaya of Reminder 0 is same as that of Reminder 27
Eg. Asendant = Pisces, Saturn (for whom samaya has to be got) = Libra
1. From Aries to Pisces = 12
2. From Aries to Libra = 7
3. 12 x 7 = 84
4. 84 x 19 = 1596
5. 1596 / 27 = 59 Quotient, 3 Reminder
6. Graha Samaya is indiated by Reminder 3
Graha Samayas
1. Snana: good family, children, respect, success and position.
2. Vastradharana: precious stones, money, position and clothes.
3. Pundradharana: dear to people, gains in foreign countries, hard work and honour.
4. Upadesa: lands, conveyances and happiness.
5. Siva Puja: fond of lands, royal wrath, expenses and litigations.
6. Aposana: wealth, fond of wicked people.
7. Vishnvarchana: bile, grief, highly learned.
8. Vipraradhana: fortune, gains from lands, success over enemies, rich relatives.
9. Namaskara: soft-spoken, conveyances and capability to speak on either side in arguments.
10. Adri Pradakshina: bilious diseases, dysentery, litigations and penalties.
11. Vaisyadeva: position with king, good family, perennial progress.
12. Athithi Satkara: cheat, jimminks and monetary gains.
13. Bhojana: sick, dismissed from the circle, cheating.
14. Ambhapana: bad meal, bad acts.
15. Ahamkara: egoism and enmity with people.
16. Tambula: good position, high learning, money and fame of high order.
17. Nripalapa: respect, pious disposition, diviee cows.
18. Kiritadharana: big position in Army, learned, wealthy.

19. Ekanta Sambhashana: lazy, soft-spoken.

20. Alasya: abundant education, lazy, careless.
21. Sayana: very short-tempered, sick, disputes in family.
22. Amritapana: foolish, harmful, blaming elders, destruction (some texts prescribe good results,
which only seem to be sensible).
23. Madhupana: health, good children, beautiful wife, rich food.
24. Dhanarjana: respect, much wealth, skilful.
25. Bhikshatana: loss, bad teaching.
26. Nidra: longlasting diseases, drunkard.
27. Sambhoga: attached to base women, cunning and revengeful.
From another source:
Sl
No.
1
2
3
4

Avasthas / Samayas
Snana
Vastradharana
Tilaka / Gandha dharana
Japa / Devadarshan

Interpretation
Courage, good family, Progeny, Honour, Victory
Kingship, Acquisition of gems, wealth, Authority
Safety, popularity, honour
Victory over enemy, gain of land & Vehicle

Shiva Pooja / Prathana

Samaya

Gain from land, unnecessary expenditure, Govt penalty

6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27

Homa /Aradhana
Vishnu Pooja / Jaya
Dwirarchane /
Vipraradhane
Namaskara
Giri Pradhakshina
Vaishvadeva
Athithi Pooja
Bhojana
Vidya Prasanga
Kopa / Ahankara
Tamboola
Rajavilasa
Kireeta dharana
Jalapana
Alasya / Thamasa
Shayana / Nidra
Madypana
Gandhalepana
Dhanarjane /Stree Sallapa
Keerti
Gada Nedre
Ratna Parikshe

Grief, unsocial association

Excellence in education
Acquisition of Kingdom, land, wealth & prosperity
Auspicious time, good vehicle
Poverty, quarrel, Govt penalty
Bad omen, authority, Ascetic life style
Enjoyment, education, gain of treasure
Enjoyment, loss of senses
Excellence, Brahmin Pooja, quarrel, listening to scriptures
Worry / depression, enmity
Happiness from woman, secret employment, windfall
Victory, experience near God feeling
Happiness, higher authority, excellence in education
Happiness, sweet talk
Fear, carelessness, indolence
Lack of happiness, excessive anger
Bliss, happiness
Kingdom, acquisition of friends
Enjoyment, honour, wealth
Enjoyment, gain of wife / children, set backs in tasks
Loss of happiness, Govt penalty
Wealth, association with low grade