Bhrigu Maharshi

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Secrets of Shastiamsa 1
Kaalas Movement (as written in 2006)
By
Saptarishis Astrology
Copy editor: Andree Leclerc

Part I
Exploring Kalas Movement in Shastiamsa (D60)

here are many methods to use Shanis Transit & Aspect of Shani has been used in most
novel manners in Nadi Granthas like Bhrigu Nadi & Deva Kerelam (Chandra Kala Nadi)
which are different from the traditional 3,7,10 aspect.

Legendary late astrologer Shri C.S. Patel has shown Nadi methods of Shanis transit aspects
in many unique manners, one among them being Saturn aspecting 6, 8, 12 & 3rd houses from
its transit position. We shall limit ourselves to only 3, 7, 10 in this article.
Our write up deals with Shani & will try to achieve few things:
a)
b)

To Remove subtly the misconception that Shani is always bad

Shani is also called as Kaala or TIME as it is he who discharges Karma, good or bad.
We as astrologers deal with Time so the movement of Shani for us is most important to
watch. As the famous Saharampur Pandit known for his secret Bhrigu Techniques

c)

once said, nothing moves in anyones life without Shani & Jup both coming into play
please note it can be a good or bad event.
Judging if Sadesati is good or bad is tough for even experienced astrologers & many
known methods fail and some experienced astrologers have observed that for 2 people
born with same Natal Chart within a gap of 40-50 minutes of each other one of them
experiences Sadesati & other does not. This leads us to the final divisional chart of D60
where Moon changes sign in approximately 50 minutes.

D60 or Shastiamsa, as it is called, is tough to see due to inaccurate birth times because it
changes lagna every 2 minutes although most planets do not change signs in D60 for many
hours.
The subsequent question gotten is: Should we use Divisional Transits? Have our ancient books
sanctioned it? 99% of astrologers spend lifetimes arguing that it has not been mentioned,
whereas some Just Do It (that is just use it).

Divisional Transits
We came across a verse in Chandrakala Nadi Part 1 P.314, verse 3124 (below is translation by
Shri C.S. Patel).
Verse 3124: When Saturn transits Chandra Navamsa Rasi (Rasi represented in the natal
chart by the Moons occupied Navamsa Rasi) or the sign occupied by the Moon (in Natal
Chart), the native suffers from enemies, mental anguish & humiliation from secret blemish.
Note 3 words: 1) Enemies 2) Mental Anguish 3) Humiliation from Secret Blemish
Verse 2044/45: When Saturn transits the 8th from Chandra Navamsa Rasi, the native will
suffer great calamity during Rahus period and will have termination of some running
favorable yogaphala or yogabhanga results.
Verse 2385 talks about bad results for Saturns transit in the 7th from Chandra Navamsa
Rasi

Conclusion From Above Verses

1) Ancient texts sanction the use of Divisional Transits that can be strongly accepted or
loosely accepted
2) Or Ancient Texts like Chandra Kala Nadi are asking us to super impose the Divisional
Chart position on the natal chart and check transits on it.
3) The interesting part for those who use Navamsa only for Marriage Matters is they can
see that the verses do not talk about anything to do with Marriage
Chandra Navamsa Rasi cannot be ignored but, while reading the above, it struck us to integrate
the same in our vast Shastiamsa (D60) researches that we have been carrying out for some time
even with inaccurate birth times of 20-25 mins.

Important
The moon sign in Shastiamsa (D60) is to be referred to as Chandra Shastiamsa Rasi & it is
significant to note that the Moon doesnt change sign in D60 for a period of approximately
50 minutes.

The Usual Suspects:

When it comes to the D60 chart, most ignore it using the excuse of the birth time not
always being accurate hence, most astrologers do not even go beyond D10 & the mental
block continues for lifetimes.
Of late, D60 has became popular to see for Past (Previous) Life Karma1

BPHS (Chp 7, shlokas 1-8) gives clear instructions on the exact usage of D60; to limit its
usage to see the previous life of a native is limiting the astrology of Parasara. Sage uses

everything is indicated for D45 and D60

the word Methodology in this Write Up

Ignore the Lagna of D60 (for now) & just note down the sign position of Moon in D60
(Shastiamsa)
See Sign of Tr (Transit) Sat in Rasi (natal) & superimpose it on D60 vis--vis
Shastiamsa Moon
Sat in houses 12, 1, 2 from Moon, or 4th & 8th from Moon is considered bad (though not
always) but can also given spectacular rise as Shani is Time Personified
Divisional SAV & BAV of Moon Sat is important to map any transits but it can only
be depended at the rate of 75% & is not the end all
Note this statement from an old astrologer Saturn is a Old Courier Man who carries the
letters (containing past karmas good or bad) & where he stations (houses) he drops
those letters
D60 lagna changes every 2 minutes approximately & thats one of the reasons its value is
highest while at the same time being a big deterrent for even seasoned astrologers to
use it. But, we will see that even without the correct Asc, we can get some clues with Sat
Tr in respect to D60 Moon to interpret results profitably.
Note: (those who do not believe in Ascendant of a divisional chart or authenticity of exact time can
ignore the house explanations)
Let us study some charts to see if during these transits the natives went through bad times or
good times.

Example 1: Tony Blair (Roddens Rating AA)

Previous life cum Future life of native can be clearly seen in D1 if one knows how to see it & the exact detailed
methodology is lost or many techniques exist with the astrological community divided over it.
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Event 1: 19th Oct 2003 heart problems

On Oct 2003, Sat was in Gemini. Sat was in the 6th from Moon (Chandra Shastiamsa Rasi)
indicating health issues
Now superimpose this in D60 chart where Tr Sat comes into the 3H and looks at the 5H
of heart & Leo (heart) sign also & directly at the 5L Sun himself
It was noted as some minor problem though other doctors said it was serious
Tr Jup in 5H of heart & aspecting the natal D60 Sun as 5L saved him.
Lastly, Tr Sat in D60 SAV has 29 bindus
Event 2: 1st May 1997 elected British PM
Tr Saturn is in Pisces, 3rd from Chandra Shastiamsa Rasi
Tr Jup is in his 10H of career right on his D60 Moon sign & Sat aspects the 2H of
Administration & 5L Sun is in the 9H of Kingdom
Tr Sat has 33 bindus in D60 SAV, in Moon BAV 3 points and in Sat BAV of D60, it is
transiting over 6 bindus which is very high. Sat shows masses.
Event 3: 2005-2006 Problems & disloyalty
Tr Sat in Cancer, 7th from Moon, is in the 4H of parliamentary career so 4H (homeland)
matters will shake (London train bomb episode) & so will his parliamentary career (4H)
Tr Sat also aspecting LL (self) & 8L of downfall, Mars, & 4 L Moon. Most importantly,
Tr Sat occurs on D60 natal Sat - time for major changes in career.
D60 SAV 28 (average) with zero shodita points, Moon D60 BAV 4 bindus & Sat BAV
only 3 three points will show unpopularity with the Masses (for Sat)
Event 4: Nov 06 onwards

 Tr Sat is in Leo, 8th from his Moon, causing Astham Sani & in 5H of power/seat which
will also be effected since there is GL (Power, Fame, etc.) causing defame thereby
effecting all these significations and resulting in loss of it to a certain extent, showing
problems with the Law/Govt of a country as it is in sign Leo (Govt) and in trine to Sun
the 5L.
D60 SAV is only 28, Moon BAV 3 & Sat BAV only 2 (very little contact with the
masses)
Example 2: Prince Charles
As the aim of this article is not to establish the correctness of the D60 Lagna & due to
shortage of space, we shall look at only one chart as an example showing How to See a D60
Chart in its entirety (though not detailed here).
D60 Short Analysis of Prince Charles
a) Lagna is occupied by 4L Ven (female) so the self will be dominated by the Mother &
the native will love women (numerous affairs). With LL (self) with 5L (interests) in
12H of charity, he could be involved with lot of charity.

b) 5L of education Mars in the 12H of abroad would mean some education abroad (he did 2
terms in Australia)
c) 6L of accidents Jup is debilitated in the 7H in sign Cap (the 10H of Kaalapurusha
signifying knees) so problem with knees can be seen with aspect of Mars (knife/speed)
and in 1998, he underwent surgery (Mars) to repair knee cartilage. Mars aspecting the 6H
will give accidents while doing speeding activities in 2001 he fell from horse and broke a
bone.
d) 7L in 2H (8th from it) with Sun see that Sat & Sun do not get along so, wont get along
in marriage & it would break. Merc in the 7H would create frigidity in marriage & extra
marital affairs (Mer) and both Diana and Charles confessed to this.

e) Rahu in the 9H will give lots of foreign travel & an attraction to foreign religions or
support of them (he favors Dalai Lamas struggle)
f) Love (5L) in the 12H uniting with self (LL) Moon will indicate many things like love in
ones life will come from a previous life with a very deep pending karma attached to it or
that his real love will manifest after someones death (12H is house of exit) and only after
Diana (5L) died they could unite --g) 7L Sat is in the 2H with Sun, so one person in the family is a Miser and/or the family is a
fallen family from position; the natives 1st wife wont get along with a family member or it
could even be 2nd wife (8th from 7th some take 11H for 2nd marriage too) who wont get
along with Mother (11th from 4H and 2nd from 4L).
One can go on and on but someones personal tragedies are only a case study for astrologers.
The Chart with Cancer D60 Lagna sounds so far correct.
Event 1: Wikipedia says: By 1992, it was obvious that the marriage (with Diana) was over in
all but name
Tr Sat is in Cp, 8th from D60 Moon in the 7H of marriage
Tr Sat in the 7H of marriage creating separation (Sat is separative) between partners &
as it is happening in the 7H of public platform, it means public will know it
D60 SAV is 20 (very low) & Shodita SAV doesnt support it with only Zero points; and
with Sat BAV being only 1 point, this was not popular with the masses (Sat)
Event 2: 28th Aug 1996 divorce with Diana
We need to stress again that Sat in 10th from Moon or aspecting 10H from Moon is indicative of
MAJOR events
Tr Sat in Pisces, 10th from Moon indicates significant events
When Sat will retrograde, it will look reverse (ref. Bipin Behari) at his 7H with his 3rd
aspect and there sits Jup (DK) Sat is separative
Tr Sat in 9H of institution/religious things like marriage Sat in 9H would break the
Institution that was bonded by religious ceremonious thread
Bhrigu Method is to see a planets effects from the previous house Too if a planet is
retrograde
Tr Sat in 8H will aspect the 7H of marriage & 8H of scandals/bad name what stars
earlier promised is full filled now
Sat Retro seen from the 8H would break the marriage, as it causes Sadesati to 7H & 8H
which shows sustenance of marriage; D60 SAV of 8H has 21 bindus only whereas the
9H has 30 bindus
Event 3: 9th Apr 2005 marriage with Camilla Parker
Tr Sat in Ge, 1st from Moon & in 12H of D60 should this be treated like a usual bad
transit or a delivery of Karma on self (LL)
In 12H, Tr Sat (7L) & Jup bless 9H of union. Tr Sat (Kaala- Time) unites/activates self
(Moon LL) & Love (Mars 5L). The whole drama being played in the 12H would show
undue delay or changes even the last minutes before marriage or someone's death (12H or

8H if involved) the Popes death delayed by few days & Diana's death delayed by few
years the supposedly Twin Flames from uniting.
D60 SAV has strong 33 bindus & Shodita has 12 which is very strong supporting the
event; in BAV of Sat it has 5 bindus, again very strong.
Example 3: Top Post in Media
This native held a topmost post in one of the biggest media houses in India. In such
positions, has to do less work & engaging more in corporate games. Unfortunately & once
our luck runs out, Lord Shani becomes free to strike.
Event: In Sept 2001, the native was shown the pink slip and till date has not risen to the
glorious influential position he once commanded.

Tr Sat in Sept 01 in Ta, 7th from Moon (D60) who is 8L in D60 & debilitated
Tr Sat is in the 6H of service & Sat is 3L of change of service (6th from 10H); it is also on
6L Ven (native is in the TV field). Sat activated the 8H of downfall, 12H of abroad & 3H
of change of job cum travel
Native resigned on his own (corporate form of pink slip) & shifted abroad with family
immediately
D60 Sat with 26 SAV & zero Shodita, SAV added to it but didnt cause major upheaval
by maintaining dignity (BAV of Sat has 5 bindus)
Example 4: Divorce March 05

 Mars 2L of family in D1 is in Mrityubhaga. Meanwhile, in D60, Jup 2L of family is

debilitated in the house of loss both charts indicate some loss of family (not touching
D9 due to want of space)
7H has Gulika & Mandi, poison will flow out of it giving tensions; D60 Pramaana
Gulika dispositor is Saturn (note this in mind); 7L is Sun is debilitated in the 9H of
institution (religious ceremonies of life) & Blessings of Gods aspected by debilitated Sat
(with UL) from 3H of free will or own act happening in the 6/12 axis from AL indicating
the nature of the event.
Do not forget Sc Rahu with debilitated Moon in 10h of sukha of marriage.
He says I seeked advice from top astrologers who said divorce wouldnt happen, scribe
wonders if they saw D60 of the native too. Recently on famous internet lists, top
astrologers are rectifying his chart by changing his birth time which, according to
scribes humble opinion, is not needed at all if we follow what Parasara said on how to
see D60. But since only 1 event of the natives life is known, it is tough to rectify D60
especially chart rectification shouldnt be started with marriage as it would be most
disastrous.
Now see Tr in Mar 05, Sat was in Ge in 8th from Moon causing Ashtam Sani & in 5H
of D60 causing separation in romance of marriage, plus aspecting the 2H of family & 7H
of marriage
Sat is separative & if Bhrigus Method is used, then Tr Sat being Retro would be in the
4H of happiness aspecting the 6H of separation or legal divorce
D60 SAV of the 5H has 31 points BUT in the previous house, 4H SAV is poorest at
only 25 bindus explaining why Bhrigu Nadi method cannot be ignored.
Example 5: Sonia Gandhi

Very Short D60 Analysis

The reason this chart is explained here is that months were spent on internet lists discussing
the correct time of Sonia Gandhis birth.
7L Moon in Cp with Sat, husband could be connected to the masses (Sat Moon) & in 2H
Mars, the bomb, is sitting in an enemys house and aspected by Rahu (terrorist) from the
6H while 12L Jup aspects from the 8H of Sudden End who is also 3L of short travel
Rajiv was campaigning then.
10h is the mother-in-law (Indira) & Ven is in Malavaya Yoga with AL (mother-in-law
should be a famous person) aspected by Rahu, known for her fighting spirit.
5L of romance in Mahapurusha yoga in Kendra to self (Sat) & 7L Moon shows their
(Rajiv-Sonia) Soul Mate Love for each other as reported by the press.
9H is the house of younger brother of husband (3rd from 7H); the sign is Virgo aspected
by maraka Mars, Virgos lord is Mer in a Venusian sign (the hint is clear as to who he
was) aspected by Sun (Sanjay Gandhi was known for his firebrand nature). 8th from Mer
(lord for younger brother) will show his death there exalted Ketu sits in the 12H of exit
in the sign of Sagittarius, a fiery sign : the plane crashed and went up in smoke.
Event 1: Mother in law, Indira Gandhi's Death on 31st Oct 1984

Tr Sat in Libra, 10th from the Moon indicates Dramatic Change Time
Tr Sat (maraka lord) in 10H of mother-in-law & on Ven the 10L
D60 SAV is 27 (low), Moon & Sat BAV in D60 are only 2 for both thats very bad
Observe Tr Sat with Tr Sun & Tr Mer see the lordships of Sun & Mer from lagna &
also from the 10H of mother-in-law and the picture is clearer
Tr Rahu in the 8th from the 10H shows that there is something Sudden (Rahu) &
Terrorist (Rahu) awaiting the mother-in-law. Rahu is a maraka co-lord too.

Event 2: Rajiv Gandhi Assassinated on 21st May 1991

 Tr Sat in Cp on natal Chandra Shastiamsa Rasi & also 7L Moon

Tr Sat (maraka lord) in 1H aspecting the 7H of husband & on the 7L Moon (he was
known as the soft one) & Hara (end) lord Mars (11L) in the 7H with 12L of exit Jup by
Tr. Something surely has to happen to the husband or their marriage or the children as
Tr Sat aspect on the 10H where the 5L is posited shows that children would be affected
badly
At the end, husband and marriage both were over & the children were obviously effected
One can see the position of Tr Rahu from the 7H of husband to know who the culprit
was
SAV is only 27 in D60 & Shodita has dropped drastically to Zero
Event 3: 18th May 2004 declined from becoming Prime Minister
Tr Sat is in Ge in the 6H of D60 chart, 3rd from Moon both good places by Tr i.e. from
Moon & Lagna for Saturn
D60 SAV is 33 (very high) in 6H indicating the defeat of enemies possibility, BAV of
D60 Moon is a whopping 7 & Sat BAV is 6, the masses were with her
When she declined to be PM, her supporters tried committing suicide her victory was
a slap to the opposition party BJP & was incomprehensible
Event 4: 2005-2006 had to resign from Parliament, continuous Mud Slinging on her &
Revenge Time
Tr Sat in Cancer, the 7th from Shastiamsa Chandra Rasi & also the 7H of relations
spoiled her relations with some loyalists & frontal attacks by Opposition
Accusations were hurled at her, post of profit issues she resigned and won the elections
again
One of the toughest times for native one could say, with poor performance of her Govt
& Chief Ministers
Example 6: Amitabh Bachchan, Most Famous Man of the Millennium BBC Polls
Event 1: Fatal Accident in Film shooting that moved millions to pray for him as he was
fighting death July 1982
Tr Sat with Tr 12L Mars in Virgo in the 4th from D60 Moon causes Ardha Shani in the
5H of fame while also aspecting the 6L of accidents Ven & LL (self)
Tr Sat & Mars both aspect the 11H (Hara 6th from 6th of accidents) & natal Mars placed
in the maraka 2H along with Karma of accidents, 3L Moon
Please note Mars Tr in 4H from Moon results in stomach problems (Phaladeepika
Chapter 26) & he was HIT IN THE STOMACH damaging internal organs there
D60 SAV has 21 points in Vi where Tr Sat & Mars are and also Mars BAV of D60 has
only 1 point. Indeed a time to fight for life.

The usual mistake by astro enthusiasts is that whenever we read a method in articles,
we apply it as the SOLE criteria, whereas the particular author might be trying to
demonstrate the method in a way to make stand out the principles he is trying to explain.
Another factor is to apply the above method to its fullest; other factors of D60 have to be
taken into account which deserve much wider space, for transits cannot be above dasas. Even
if ones D60 lagna is not accurate, we can apply this profitably by only seeing its position
from the D60 Moon (without using SAV) and see some meaning to it and it becomes one
More Tool in our arsenal of Tools that well refine with continuous usage of it.
As one old Master once said to scribe Complex methods are just a state of the mind, an innocent
(Jup) student of this science will understand it easily & profitably, whereas an advanced biased
student might never is what this scribe ends this paper with as yet, I have to understand what
he said in its entirety. His parting words were U have been given the highest Key for
learning astrology in that statement Beta (son).
The credit of inspiring scribe to learn about D60 goes to 3 lines from Shri K.N. Rao in an
email reply dated Oct 04, we worked on it and established more than 20 techniques of D60.