D60 Shastiamsa: Devata

There is two type of principles in Vedic Jyotish, First is basic principles that is an analysis of a Bhava lord
in another Bhava, Judging relationship between planets known as Yoga etc, Second is advanced
principles such as Dasha, Divisional Charts and Shadbala. Divisional charts are such advanced principle
but are very fundamental to Vedic Jyotish without which no analysis can be done.

Varga basically means Division. Division of what? It is Division of a Rashi because 30 degrees of Rashi is
divided into many parts to form different Vargas [Divisions]. One such division of Shastiamsa, commonly
known as D60. This is one of the most important divisional charts because of two reasons. Firstly
because parashara said [षषषषषषषष-D60, षषषष-Everything षषषषषष- To see] Which literally
means see everything from D60. Secondly, because it gets the highest point in Vimshopaka Bala which is
comparative say of each divisional chart in a matter when all divisional charts are judged together. D60
gets 4 Vimshopaka Bala whereas D9 gets 3 Vimshopaka Bala, D16 gets two Vimshopaka Bala and
D1[Rashi] gets 1.5 Vimshopaka Bala in Sodashavarga Scheme. [Sodashavarga may look like a foreign
term, Yes it is. It will be explained in second part of this article]. Here we end up saying that since D60
gets introduced in Dashavarga it gets the prominent position in analysis and for this reason, it is one of
the most important divisional charts.

Deities: What is a deity, Deity basically means God, which means Lord when it comes to divisional
charts. Because divisional charts are the distribution of the degree of zodiacs into different
compartments they are assigned deities to know nature of that compartment. Deities are rooted in
Vedic Philosophy and Vedic Literature and their nature indicate nature of that compartment of the
divisional chart. Because divisional charts are segments of Rashi nature of such segment decides
behaviour effect of planets and other important points in divisional charts. These deities are very basic
and very important to divisional charts. It can be said that deities they are the soul of divisional charts.
Deities also help us understand nature and functioning of divisional charts. In almost all divisional charts
deities are Vedic deities but in D60 deities are mainly names which indicate nature of that division
except few deities such as Brahma and Sarpa which are Vedic Deities.

There is two type of divisional charts. One which has deities equal to the division, such as D20 which
have 20 different deities and others are like D12 where few deities are repeated to total the number of
division such as D12 which have 4 deities which repeat thrice. When repetition is there it means
something. Three times repetition means when the deity comes first it indicates creation when it comes
again it indicates sustenance and when it appears for last time it indicates destruction. Three times
repetitions are done in D9, D12, D40 and D45. In D16 repetition is four times which indicates four aims
of human life known as Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha. In D24 deities are repeated twice, Two time
means first as positive and then as negative in even signs and reverses in odd signs. So we see deities
are very important and fundamental to divisional charts, Understanding them properly opens new
insights into divisional charts.

Remarks Deity Degree in Odd Sign Degree in Even Signs

S.No

1 B Ghora 0.3 30

2 B Rakshasa 1 29.3

3 G Deva 1.3 29

4 G Kubera 2 28.3

5 M Yaksha 2.3 28

6 M Kinnara 3 27.3

7 M Bhrasta 3.3 27

8 B Kulaghna 4 26.3

9 M Garala 4.3 26

10 M Agni 5 25.3

11 B Maya 5.3 25

12 B Purish 6 24.3

13 G Apampati 6.3 24

14 M Marut 7 23.3

15 B Kaal 7.3 23

16 B Sarp/Ahi 8 22.3

17 G Amrit 8.3 22

18 G Indu 9 21.3

19 G Mridu 9.3 21

20 M Komala 10 20.3

21 G Heramb 10.3 20
22 G Brahma 11 19.3

23 M Vishnu 11.3 19

24 M Mahesh 12 18.3

25 M Deva 12.3 18

26 G Ardra 13 17.3

27 G Kalinash 13.3 17

28 G Kshitish 14 16.3

29 G Kamlakara 14.3 16

30 M Gulika 15 15.3

31 M Mrityu 15.3 15

32 B Kaal 16 14.3
33 B Davagni 16.3 14

34 B Ghora 17 13.3

35 B Yama 17.3 13

36 M Kantaka 18 12.3

37 M Sudha 18.3 12

38 M Amrita 19 11.3

39 B Purnachandra 19.3 11

40 B Vishdagdha 20 10.3

41 M Kulnash 20.3 10

42 B Vanshakshaya 21 9.3

43 M Utpaat 21.3 9

44 B Kaal 22 8.3

45 G Soumya 22.3 8

46 G Komala 23 7.3

47 G Sheetala 23.3 7

48 B Drinshtakaral 24 6.3

49 G Indumukh 24.3 6

50 G Praveena 25 5.3

51 M Kalagni 25.3 5

52 M Dandayudh 26 4.3

53 G Nirmala 26.3 4

54 M Soumya 27 3.3

55 M Krura 27.3 3

56 M Atisheetala 28 2.3

57 M Sudha 28.3 2

58 M Payodhi 29 1.3

59 M Bhramana 29.3 1

60 G Chandrarekha 30 0.3