Secrets of ASHTAKA VARGA Prof. P.S. Sastri | | ke, | Sua} P| Mercury Pe Mars || easly A unique work dealing with the problems related to our day to day lifeContents . Abeisance to Narayana, Importance of Ashtakavarga, Technical words, Ashtakavarga rekhas (auspicious places) for the planets (Sun to Rahu) from their natal positions. . Bhinnashiakavarga~ Results of sign with auspi- cious points (Rekhas}, Deduction of Kelchas and Bindus explained, Auspicious and inauspi- cious results, Results of Rekhas in signs, Re- sults of planets with Rekhas, Results of Saturn without Rekhas, Results of 1 to 8 Rekhas of the Sun, Result of Sun’s Bindus, Result of Moon's Rekhas & Bindus, Result of Mars’s Rekhas & Bindus, Result of Mercury's Rekhas & Bindus, Result of Jupiter's Kekhas & Bindus, Result of Venus’s Rekhas & Bindus, Result of Saturn’s Rekhas and Bindus, Results of the Sun in differ- ent houses, Auspicious & inauspicious day from Sun’s Ashtaka, Inauspicious year from Sun's Rekhas, Results of planets from Moon to Saturn in different houses - their inauspi- cious years, Results of other planets in Saturn-ashtaka, Knowledge of bad times by Saturn’s Rekhas & transit. . Aggregate Ashiakavarga- Aggregate Ashtakavarga charts, Results of the total number of Rekhas in each house and in each sign, Results of planets with Rekhas in each house and in each sign, Results of planets with few rekhas in own house, friends’ house, in exaltation, in shadvargas of benefics, Three groups of signs, Results of 1.20.Rekhas, Rekhas in Lagna house & auspicious year, Kekhas of Satum and inauspicious year, Rekhas con- 14-72cemed, with longevity, Rajayogas, Names of houses, Wealth giving direction, Death inflict- ing direction. . Ashtakavarga of Transiting planets~ Formation of chart, Placement of planets, Results of a planet transiting a sign, Transit period of plan- ets in one sign, Adhisthata sign, Ashrita sign, Gantavya sign, Auspicious & inauspicious strength of planets, Rekha-bind-vinshopak, Kakshyas, Planets governing parts of body, Results of houses transited by planets, Larger number of Rekhas and time of auspicious events, Auspicious & inauspicious results from Chandra-rekha, Auspicious & inauspi- cious day & month according to the number of Rekhas, Ashtakavarga in auspicious events like marriage, Necessity of reduction In Ashtakavarga. . Prastara Ashtakavarga- Reduction of trinal signs, Reduction for a planet owning two signs (Ekadhipatya Sodhana}, Shodhya pinds, Sign. multipliers. . Results of Ashtakavarga arising from planets— Ashtakavarga of the Sun, Problems concerning father, Son completes unfinished work of fa- ther, Wealth from father, Ashtakavarga of the Sun and physical ailments, Matters related to the Ashtakavarga of Moon, Troubles of mother, Matters related to the Ashtakavarga of Kuja, Matters related to Mercury & Jupiter, Lack of children, Troubles to progeny, Matters related to Venus, Number and nature of wives, Direc- tion of marriage, Birth sign of wife, Troubles to wife, Contacts with low caste woman, Yogas of adultery by man, Yogas of adultery by wife, Sorrows & difficulties due to wife, Trouble to wife, Matters related to Saturn’s Ashtakavarga, Time of death, Karaka planet, Vainashika 75-90 91-114 115-123nakshatra, Results of weak planet, Results should be considered only from the concerned planet's Ashtakavarga. 124-154 ssults of the Ashtakavarga from the houses— nification of the houses, Promotion & de- struction of Houses, Results of planets in trika houses, Results of rekhas in houses, Results of houses without rekhas, Results from the house occupied by planets, Results of house by tran- sit, Ashtakavarga results through transit, Time of destruction of a house, Month of troubles and difficulties, Month of death. 155-162 . Longevity based on Ashtakavarga-- Bhinnashtakavarga longevity, Mandala Shuddha longevity & medium longevity, Single sign reduction, Reduction in enemy house, Chandrardha reduction, Reduction due to defeat in war, due to placement of Sun & Moon with Rahu & Ketu, due to debilitation & combustion, Loss of longevity duc to place- ment of planets in 12th, 11th, 10th, ninth, eighth, fifth, seventh & sixth houses, Calculation of longevity by different methods, Period of planet in Ashtakavarga, Use of Dhruva in determining dasha period, Longevity based of Samudaya Ashtakavarga, Yavaneshwara’s view in calculation of dasha results, Results of a planet in transit. 163-193 . Arishta from Ashtakavarga- Death by transit of Shanl, Knowledge of death through 30th decanate of Sun & Moon from Lagna, Time of death by transit of Sun & Moon, Consideration of the Lagna of death+time, Jiva, deha & mandi sadhana, Significance of Ashtakavarga, Impor- tance of the book, About the author. 194-2027 Bhava Janya Ashtaka Varga Phala Results of the Ashtaka varga from the houses afasiaied a a Seon afta forse: aarerrexafarmrts fare Hea ed female i 1 4 What the houses signify are given first. From the Lagna we can know about the body and its appearance or health, height and breadth, prosperity and the like. Second house — good fortune, truthfulness of speech and wealth. Third house - sound of speech, courage, strength, brothers. aa apriguadaiet cat waa afar SePsaaRyarey van yard weary fag: 11 2 41 4th house - mother, happiness, relatives, friends, house, conveyances and the like. 5th house ~ nature, education, intellect, mantra-Shakti, children and the like,156 ASHTAKRA VARGA 6th house -- collaterals, enemies, wounds, diseases. 7th house -- going to a distant place, wife or husband, happiness and pleasure of love etc. Prtert armetssrr fay fate quenpe aera reo adore, as: eae Tanaraiyfrrders 13 1 8th house ~ loss or destruction, diseases, mental worry and anguish and death. Sth house - fortune or luck, preceptors, Dharma. 10th house -- drought or excessive rainfall, fame, re- spect and honour, ownership of lands, influence or author: ity, livelihood, good conduct, good or bad deals and the Purushartha (goals or ends of life). wa faqht cfm ae fatteatarerte | oad Ted afi eal a whore Peis in 4 i llth house -- prosperity, Income, acquisition of wealth 12th house - all forms of expenditure; sinful conduct, brooding or worries, loss of or injury to the body. rafeta greg ular we: a: weal aaa 4 a fatea a aivar: yoe- feenfomterscm TA: S$ The various items signified by the twelve houses have to be examined by the wise astrologer. Note which house has. a malefic and which planet destroys the significations of that house. Note also which house has a benefic and which planet promotes the progress of that house. Also noteBHAVA JANYA ASHTAKA VARGA PHALA 157 which house has both a benefic and a malefic and how they give mixed results. Notes: Benefics promote the progress of the significations, while malefics destroy them. Malefics in 6, 8 or 12 houses destroy those signified by them, They destroy respectively disease, death and expenditure. Hence we need benefics in Kendras and Konas and malefics in 6, B and 12. We should remember natural and functional benefics, and natural and functional malefics. qanmafarstificraona- caere Fria farrirary| rts Set sat wa frrqerietica yi 16 1 defrfcene: pat wagt feed: oA apse aes vate: We: Ys 7 When there are benefics in 6, 8 and 12 they give unfavourable results. If there are malefics in 6, 8 and 12 they give favourable results. But if a malefic is in his own house, in a friend's house, in its mula trikona sign, or in exaltation either in rasi or in Navamsa, it gives favourable results only. Notes Ifa benefic is combust, is debilitated, is in an enemy's rasi or navamsa, it gives unfavourable results only. When a benefic owns 6, 8 and 12 and if it is exalted or in a friend’s house, then gives malefic results only. A malefic awning a Kendra or Kona is exalted or in a friend’s house, it gives good results.158 ASHTAKA VARGA =m arpiarcal RET Tatas | aaieren: Ferarolban: woam fafa pay ul 8 Note the house having 42 Rekhas. That house gives the best favourable results. A house having 26 Rekhas shows average results. A house having fourteen Rekhas indicates the lowest results. A house having less than fourteen Rekhas destroys it. agra yale saat sat Gde: geecrtisfagsfara: 1 gsquiary fasta age wratfeara: Bee TARA 19 || unfadiset fropactatih Frgead gorge whey fey Yarfety ae arent fag: enw: wert fe 1 10 uN If there are no Rekhas in lagna the native suffers from several illness and is denied happiness. Similarly we give the results of the bhavas having no Rekhas. 2nd house: Poor; 3rd house: weak, cowardly; 4th house: no happiness; Sth house: wicked mind or intellect; 6th house: victorious and destroys foes; 7th house: denial of marital happiness; 8th house: long life; 9th house: sinful; 10th house: no selfrespect or honour and no livelihood; i1th house: beggar; 12th house: wealthy. Notes The author has depended on Sarzvalifor these remarks. When a benefic or a malefic house is weak, their respective strength get weakened. Ter Woe TETERT, wae deafened fartBHAVA JANYA ASHTAKA VARGA PHALA 159 ments tetsefnata det aaa averted seq 1 11 tl While predicting the results of a planet's dasa, treat the sign in which the natal position of that planet is, as the lagna. Then the various bhavas from it have to be examined with their respective Karakatvas as if the planetary position is in the lagna. Notes This view has the support of Mantreswara. From the concemed house the ninth represents the father when its dasa is operating. Note the place in rasi and in Navamsa occupied by the planet in the natal chart. When that planet transits that sign or navamsa sign it gives the results, good or bad. Notes Suppose the Sun is in the Makara both in rasi and in Navamsa. The good or bad results are revealed when the Sun transits Makara—during his transit in the navamsa upto Mesha (i.e., upto his transit in Makata 13°.20'). weal ge econ aie: aft pa Teer sermgyarasi Te- eiseorrd BM: 13 fat wtreaahe favtia- tes aga sheer Raat af Sas saaarergienem: | 143 Ashtaka Varga Arishta: Sorrow or Misery from Ashtaka Varga Aeareaateafemdrt erating wrt ramyaa Aa aT yeaa aba erat 1 a Note the longitudes of the lords of houses 6, 8 and 12. Add their longitudes. From the total find the sign and nakshatra. When Shani transits that nakshatra or its tenth or its 19th, the native’s death can occur. Notes Prasna Marga (10.26, 27) gives some additional infor- ration, If birth is during day time, then the position of Gulika the previous night increased by 180 degrees gives Pramana Gulika. If the birth is in the night, the pesition of Gulika during day time is itself the Pramana Gulika. When Shani tran. the sign occupied by Pramana Gulika. When Quru transits the sign occupied by the lord of the navamsa of Gulika, when the Sun transits the sign occupied by the lord of the dwadasama of Gulika, and when the Moon transits the sign of the lord of the trimsamsa of Pramana Gulika, death takes place. If the several niryana signs men- tioned for Shani, Guru, Sun and Moon that alone can be considered as the Niryana Rashi, which has the least num ber of Rekhas in the concemed Ashlaka Varga.ASHTANKA VANGA AKISHTA 195 It is not easy to consider all three factors because the text gives 37 signs to Shani, 17 to Jupiter, 12 to the Sun and 21 to the Moon. We are also asked to prepare separate. ashtaka vargas for these four. We should also consider the dasa and antardasa operating at that time (Vimshottari}. arene: PRzaFI- aieh vir ga Gey Fea Tirato, fem) ae a faxa vawaisgirieg 1 2 11 Add the longitudes of Guru and Rahu. The resulting sign and its trines are to be noted. When Guru transits these signs then death is possible. Notes This is based on Balabhadra’s Hora Katna. If Rahu is in Guru‘s signs, Guru's transit in these signs can cause death, If Rahu and Guru are together in the same sign, Guru’s transit there can bring about the death of the native. We have to consider also its trines. seal qepenty aa) atset) wer wasdiranse faar al area. eertat Sar: 1 3 From the natal chart find the thirtieth drekkana from the Moon and from the Lagna. Find fn which sign it falls. When Guru transits that sign death is possible or at that time the native lives away from his house and faces quarrels and misunderstandinags. Notes The sign indicates also its trikona signs. Each sign has three drekkanas. Each drekkana is of ten degrees duration, the thirtieth drekkana will be 290° to 300° from the degree of the lagna or from that of the Moon.196 ASHTAKA VARGA Before predicting the death of the native we have to determine the longevity of the native first. If we take the limit of longevity to be a hundred years, the maximum for a short life is 33 years, for medium life 67 years, and for long, life a hundred years. Thus we have to determine the longev- ity of a native as short, medium, or long. With reference to death the planets most powerful are Guru, Shani, Rahu and Gulika, We have also to determine which part of a sign brings troubles, The first parts of Mina, Mesha, Vrishabha and Mithuna; the second parts of Karka, Simha, Kanya and Tula; the third parts of Vrischika, Dhanush, Makara and Kumbha~ these are the Kashta Khandas. Each part is of ten degrees only. The Rekhas of Sarvashtaka varga, are to be arranged into these parts. The part having more Rekhas is the best one. In our example chart the three groups have respectively 121, 116, and 100 Rekhas. The third part is the Kashta Khanda. In this way we have to harmonise the results with the dasa and antardasa. Jatakadesa Marga {7.1} states: when Shani or Guru tran- sits a bad sign or its trines, note in which khanda this happens. In the khanda having the lowest number of Rekhas, if there happens to be running an unfavourable dasa, there can be the death of the native. We have to harmonise Gochara Ashtaka varga dasa, Kashta Khanda, and Ayurdaya Khanda, before predicting the probable time of death. When a native is born in the night, Shani‘s transit in the trines to natal Gulika sign can bring about death. When the birth fs in the day time, Shani's transit in the seventh from Gulika can cause death. Note the lord of the natal Moon sign, eighth lord, lord ofASHTANKA VARGA ARISHTA 197 the drekkana of the Moon, the drekkana of the eighth house (22nd drekkana), Mandi, Moon and Shani ~ find the signs and navamsa by these and their trines. When Shani transits there, death is likely. Add the longitudes of the lord of lagna, Shani and duiika. Note the resultant sign and navamsa and their trines. When Shani transits there, death is possible. Note the sign and navamsa occupied by the lord of the eighth house from lagna and the Moon, the sign occupied by the lord of the 22nd drekkana, the navamsa or sign or the drekkana of lagna ~ and their trines, When Guru transits these signs, death is possible, This long list makes the inquiry cumbersome and fruit- less. It appears to be a guess work or one intended to justify: an event after it has taken place, frerrgrerarranh TTT zach wf au: men Bfeeecreay eft Tanenianced = Ad fies crew a at oh ifa ufarey as saa fe aferrroien tafatea- sare’ Fer frictig 5 1 shearat sefetesit a sargeestiitgre: a wate uy afertarifal wpatirrarrgial: mene, 11 6 1b fay gpeamateetyt dara aaa Ua ar a wa oSaal vert areata wats a ie 7 1 Note the lord of the eighth house in the natal chart. Find