Vargas (Divisions)

Vargas are divisions of zodiacal signs (Rasis). There are 16 classical Vargas described in Parasara Hora Shastra. Several other Vargas are described in Jaimini Sutra. Each Varga has a positive number as its division. So Rasi is the Varga of division 1 (D1), Navamsa is the division of type 9 (D-9), etc. The names, divisions and main significations (according to Parasara) are listed in the table below. Division Main Signification Rasi 1 Physique Hora 2 Wealth Drekkana 3 Coborn Chaturtamsa (Turyamsa) 4 Fortunes Saptamansa 7 Children Navamsa 9 Marriage Dasamsa 10 Power and Position Dvadasamsa 12 Parents Shodasamsa (Kalamsa) 16 Conveyances Vimsamsa 20 Worship Chaturvimsamsa 24 Learning Bhamsa (Saptavimsamsa) 27 Strength and Weakness Trimsamsa 30 Evils Khavedamsa (Chatvarimsamsa) 40 Auspicous and Inauspicious Effects Akshavedamsa 45 General Indications Shastiamsa 60 General Indications Name

Other Vargas
Maitreya supports in addition, Sastamsa (D6) and Ashtamsa (D8) of Jaimini system. It is likely that other Vargas (like Nadi D-108) will be supported in the future.

Varga Viswa
The distribution of Varga Viswa is according to Parasara 7/21-25. See the table below. Position Strength in Points

Exaltation Sign Moolatrikona Sign Own Sign Very Friendly Sign (Adhi Mitra) Friendly Sign (Mitra) Neutral (Sama) Enemy (Satru) Sworn Enemy (Adhi Satru) Debilation (Neecha)

20 20 20 18 15 10 7 5 0

Special Rules for Hora

There are special rules for bala calculation in Hora. See table below. Planet Cancer Leo Sun, Mars, Jupiter 0 20 Mercury 20 20 Moon, Venus, Saturn 20 0 Remark: Parasara (7/13) gives more detailed evaluations based upon the planetary positions in the beginning, middle or end of a Hora. But these rules cannot be applied to higher Varga charts.

Distribution of Shadvarga etc.

There are 4 different sources of strength in this system: Shadvarga (based upon 6 Vargas), Saptavarga (7 Vargas), Dasavarga (10 Vargas) and Shodadasa Varga (all 16 Vargas). Each Varga has a weight. The sum of possible points is always 20. Division Shad Varga Sapta Varga Dasa Varga Shodasa Varga Rasi 1 6 5 3 3.5 Hora 2 2 2 1.5 1 Drekkana 3 4 3 1.5 1 Chaturtamsa 4 0.5 Saptamansa 7 1 1.5 0.5 Navamsa 9 5 2.5 1.5 3 Dasamsa 10 1.5 0.5 Dvadasamsa 12 2 4.5 1.5 0.5 Shodasamsa 16 1.5 2.0 Vimsamsa 20 0.5 Chaturvimsamsa 24 0.5 Bhamsa 27 0.5 Name

Trimsamsa Khavedamsa Akshavedamsa Shastiamsa Sum

30 40 45 60 -

1 20

2 20

1.5 5 20

0.5 0.5 0.5 4 20

Dasavarga Dignities
The Dignities of Dasavarga (Parasara 6/42-53) are supported and can be shown in the planet view or the text window (Varga section). See the table below. Friendly Divisions Name 2 Parijata 3 Uttama 4 Gopura 5 Simhasana 6 Paravata 7 Devaloka 8 Brahmaloka 9 Sakravahana 10 Sridhama