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Ashtakavarga: The Art of Planetary Transit
Ashtakavarga is a very sophisticated and unique transit system. There
is nothing else like it anywhere in the world. In Vedic Astrology,
there is such a plethora of techniques to choose from. According to
Parasara, to make the process of prediction a lot simpler,
Ashtakavarga can be used. To practice Ashtakavarga effectively, it is
important to be very familiar with the qualities and actions of each
planet as a karaka and the qualities and actions of each house. This
is the key. In Ashtakavarga, Varga charts are not used.
Jupiter will tend to have more than 4 pts in every sign. Saturn will
rarely have more than 4. Jupiter and Venus are favorable in transit to
most planets and Saturn is unfavorable in transit to most planets.
Sun
The Sun gives a point in the following houses from himself, Mars and
Saturn; the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th. From the
Moon: 3rd, 6th, 10th and 11th. From Mercury: 3rd, 5th, 6th, 9th, 10th,
11th and 12th. From Jupiter: 5th, 6th, 9th, and 11th. From Venus: 6th,
7th and 12th. From the Ascendant: 3rd, 4th, 6th, 10th, 11th and 12th.
Moon
The Moon gives a point to the following houses from himself: 1st, 3rd,
6th, 7th, 10th, and 11th. From the Sun: 3rd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th and
11th. From Mars: 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 9th, 10th and 11th. From Mercury:
1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, 10th, and 11th. From Jupiter: 1st, 4th,
7th, 8th, 10th, 11th and 12th. From Venus: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 9th,
10th and 11th. From Saturn: 3rd, 5th, 6th and 11th. From Ascendant:
3rd, 6th, 10th and 11th.
Mars
Mars give a point to the following houses from himself: 1st, 2nd, 4th,
7th, 8th, 10th and 11th. From the Sun: 3rd, 5th, 6th, 10th and 11th.
From the Moon: 3rd, 6th, and 11th. From Mercury: 3rd, 5th, 6th, and
11th. From Jupiter: 6th, 10th, 11th and 12th. From Venus: 6th, 8th,
11th, and 12th. From Saturn: 10th and 11th. From the Ascendant: 1st,
3rd, 6th, 10th and 11th.
Mercury
Mercury gives a point to the following houses from himself: 1st, 3rd,
5th, 6th, 9th,10th, 11th and 12th. From the Sun: 5th, 6th, 9th, 11th,
and 12th. From the Moon: 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th and 11th. From Mars
and Saturn: 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th. From Jupiter:
6th, 8th, 11th and 12th. From Venus: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th,
9th, and 11th. From the Ascendant: 1st, 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th and
11th.
Jupiter
Jupiter gives a point to the following houses from himself: 1st, 2nd,
3rd, 4th, 7th, 8th, 10th, and 11th. From the Sun: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th,
7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th. From the Moon: 2nd, 5th, 7th, 9th and
11th. From Mars: 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th, 10th and 11th. From Mercury:
1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 9th, 10th and 11th. From Venus: 2nd, 5th,
6th, 9th, 10th, and 11th. From Saturn: 3rd, 5th, 6th and 12th. From
the Ascendant: 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th, 10th and 11th.
Venus
Venus gives a point to the following houses from himself: 1st, 2nd,
3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th. From the Sun: 8th, 11th and
12th. From the Moon: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th, 11th and 12th.
From Mars: 3rd, 5th, 6th, 9th, 11th and 12th. From Mercury: 3rd, 5th,
6th, 9th and 11th. From Jupiter: 5th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th. From
Saturn: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th. From the Ascendant:
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th.
Saturn
Saturn gives a point to the following houses from himself: 3rd, 5th,
6th and 11th. From the Sun: 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th, 10th and 11th.
From the Moon: 3rd, 6th and 11th. From Mars: 3rd, 5th, 6th, 10th, 11th
and 12th. From Mercury: 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th. From
Jupiter: 5th, 6th, 11th and 12th. From Venus: 6th, 11th and 12th. From
the Ascendant: 1st, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 10th and 11th.
For each planet, add up all of the points given and combine them into
one chart. Each planet should have a chart with its corresponding
Ashtakavarga points. In each house, the points will number between 0
and 8. 0 3 is inauspicious, 4 is average, and 5 8 is auspicious.
When a planet transits a house where it gives more than 4 points, then
it will affect that house and its inherent significations positively.
The most important planets to watch for transits are Saturn, Jupiter,
and the dasa lord. If you want to know about a specific area of life,
like for example vehicles, you would also look at the transit of the
house lord. For vehicles, watch the transit of the 4th lord and Venus.
When these two planets transit houses that have 4 or more points, then
you will have auspicious experiences with vehicles. When these two
planets transit a house with 3 or less points, a person would have
inauspicious experiences with vehicles.
Auspicious Directions
Each planets Ashtakavarga has auspicious directions. For example if
Venus has the most Ashtakavarga points, in Libra and Pisces, then a
person will have more luck with Venusian type things like romance, the
bedroom and comfort from the directions of West and SE, because Libra
rules the West and Pisces rules SouthEast. The directions are
tabulated based upon the South Indian Rasi Chart and the movement of
the Sun in the Northern Hemisphere. When the Sun is at the farthest
North, it is in Cancer and Leo, when it is farthest South, when it is
coldest, it is in Capricorn and Aquarius. There is another system as
well that is based upon the elements fire signs rule the East, earth
signs rule the South, water signs rule the North and air signs rule
the West. The auspicious directions method can be effective when used
in relationship with your home. Another example would be Jupiter
having the most Ashtakavarga points in Capricorn. In this case,
keeping your valuable in the South of your home would increase your
wealth.
Important Transits
The house from the karaka is always a pertinent house. For example,
Jupiter rules many things like wealth, income, children, well-being of
the husband for a woman. The 2nd house is wealth, the 11th house is
income, the 5th house is children and the 7th house is the husband.
The 2nd house from Jupiter will be an important house for wealth. The
11th house from Jupiter will be an important house for income. The 5th
house from Jupiter will be an important house for children. The 9th
house from Jupiter will be an important house for knowledge. Let us
say Jupiter is in Libra. So Scorpio will become an important house for
wealth. However, in the Ashtakavarga system, it is a little more
tricky than simply just looking at the house from the karaka. We must
find the sensitive houses of transit for each planet. To do this, it
is necessary to find something called the Yoga Pinda. It is a rather
tedious process to do this by hand and most Vedic Astrological
Software will calculate the yoga pinda. The method is also explained
in BPHS in chapters 69 71.
Saturn and Jupiter transits are the ones you want to look at first.
Saturn and Jupiter are planets that orient us toward our destiny. When
Jupiter is transiting, then it is making us look forward to that realm
of life and expanding that realm of life. Saturn transiting will force
us to face that area of life and we will have a lot of
responsibilities in that area of life even if we do not want them.
Saturn is our duty and responsibilities and Jupiter is our excitement
and hope. In any sign Jupiter is in, it will open us up to any
possibilities of that house. Jupiter makes us expand in that
direction. Saturn closes us off and narrows the path. As stated above,
to ascertain if Saturn or Jupiter will be good in transit, you must
assess the number of points the planet is giving to the Sign.
When the Sun transits a sensitive bhava (house), that indicates the
month that the relative event will happen. The Sun is a timing system.
You can also use the Moon to time the event within 2 and a half days.
Jupiter indicates the year that an event could happen. Saturn is
important in timing when something leaves our life or when we are
forced into responsibilities regarding the house from the karaka
Saturn is transiting. When Saturn transits sensitive points, usually
destiny will force a change on our lives. Mars shows when we have to
fight for something. Venus shows when we relax and get nourished.
Mercury will show when we will improve upon that thing. The Lagna can
be used for timing the 2 hour period. Not only is the sign in question
a sensitive point but also the trines to that sign. For example, for
income, the sensitive sign for that is Scorpio, so Scorpios trines,
Pisces and Cancer are also sensitive places for income.
Everything that has just been written about Ashtakavarga for the signs
can also be applied to the Nakshatras. In the yoga pinda method of
finding the sensitive Nakshatras, instead of dividing by 12 we divide
by 27.
Classical texts tell us to look at the 8th from Saturn. When a planets
transits the sensitive signs for the 8th house from Saturn, it can be
difficult time for the health and physical well-being of the na