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Interpretation of Horoscope : Basics
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Interpretation of Horoscope : BasicsIn Vedic Astrology, horoscope is defined as that portion of actions of past lives which have resulted into birth into present specie. If one is born as a human being, traits of dog or insects will remain muted and such traits will exhibit themselves neither in the horoscope nor in actual present life. There are 84 lakhs(8.4 millions) species according to Vedic Astrology, and traits of all these specie lie dormant in the Karmaashaya (sum total of actions of past lives) of a person. Active portion of Karmaashaya has caused present birth, and Kundali (horoscope) is the fruit of this set of actions (kundali is the phala of karmas residing in Pradhaan Karmaashaya).
In Vedic Jyotisha, there are 16 types of horoscopes for any particular person (or animal), known as Shodash-varga (Divisional charts symbolized as D-1 to D-60), most important of which are Raashi-chakra (i.e.,D-1, and its subsidiary Bhaava-chalita), Navaamsha-kundali (D-9) and Shashtyamsha-kundali (D-60) which is, however, rarely used due to inaccuracy in birthtime. But other 13 vargas are also all-important in their respective fields.
Shashtyamsha-kundali is the most important of all 16 vargas because its subject is "everything" and its vimshopaka-bala (strength) is more than that of any other divisional chart (varga) according to Brihat-Paraashara-Horaashaastra( BPHS). Shashtyamsha-kundali is the complete manifestation of Active Karmaashaya, and all other 15 vargas are individual manifestations of Shashtyamsha-kundali in their respective fields. For instance, if career and achievements is to be studied, Dashamaamsha-kundali (D-10) is more important than any other kundali, but D-1 and D-60 will not cease to operate in any field. D-9 (Navaamsha-kundali) is most important for studying relations with spouse, but it exerts influence upon some other fields also. Other divisional charts do not operate beyond their own field, only D-60, D-1 and D-9 in descending order exert widespread influences. BPHS clearly delineates the fields of these divisional charts. Kundalee software at this website aslo mentions these fields alongwith their varga.
During Kaliyuga (Kali Age) materialism overwhelms other considerations. Hence the divisional chart (D-1, i.e.,Raasi-chart and Bhaava-chalita) dealing with Body and its Bhoga (things to be enjoyed by the body) has become all-important. D-9 is given attention because it deals with spouses which is all-important for kali-yugi persons. Other divisional charts are rarely analysed. D-60 is most difficult to make because it requires precise computations. In D-60, 2 minutes of error in birthtime will result in a shift of one sign (30 degrees). Strength of planets in divisional charts depends upon whether planets are in the middle of a house or near its end. Hence error of 30 seconds in birthtime will drastically change the outcome. In previous ages, precision of computation was a problem. Now, computers have come to our aid, but most of astrologers have discarded the original method of computations and base their computations upon modern astronomy. This problem has been dealt with in the book on Surya-siddhaanta which can be downloaded from the bottom of homepage.
Besides these 16 kundalis, there are kundalis made by putting each planet (excluding Rahu-Ketu) in the first house instead of the ascendant (lagna). D-1 is made by regarding ascendant as the middle of first house. Surya-kundali is made by putting the Sun in the middle of first house. Thus 7 kundalis are made from 7 planets. Sun-kundali and Muun-kundali are most important among these 7 horoscopes, because the Sun influences three houses (9, 10, 11) and Moon influences five houses (1, 2, 4, 9, 11). Lagna-kundali (i.e., D-1, known as Raashi-chakra and its modified version Bhaava-chalita) is more important than any planetary kundali, because all 12 houses are studied with the help of lagna-kundali. Therefore, Lagna-kundali, Sun-kundali and Moon-kundali are combined together to make the Sudarshana-chakra which has some unique features of its own.
Saturn influences two houses : 8, 12 ; other planets influence one house each : Mars 3, Mercury 6, Jupiter 5 and Venus 7. What does it mean ?
7th house from ascendant is for Kaama (libido, spouse, extra-marital affairs, besides some other fields). 7th from Venus exerts same influences on these fields. Similarly, 3rd from Mars should be studied for those subjects which are studied in 3rd from ascendant.
In all, we have 16 divisional horoscopes and 7 planetary horoscopes to analyse. These are most important horoscopes. These 23 horoscopes control the entire lifespan of a person.
Besides, there are varsha-pravesha and maasa-pravesha kundalis. A varsha-pravesha kundali is the horoscope of that moment when sidereal Sun attains same sign, degree, minute and second of arc as in the natal chart (D-1). This varsha-pravesha influences the course of events for one year. Add 30 degrees to sidereal Sun and you will get various maasa-pravesha kundalis, each effective for a solar month. Effects of these varsha-pravesha and maasa-pravesha horoscopes are important, but Vimshottari is more important. There are 1440 varsha-pravesha and maasa-pravesha horoscopes during 120 years.
Each horoscope in the shodash-varga has its Aarudha-pada (Aarurha-pada) horoscopes, 12 padas for each house and 7 padas for 7 planets. Thus, each varga has 21 subsidiary pada-kundalis. 16 vargas have,therefore, 336 pada kundalis. There are 1799 horoscopes to analyze in a person's life if 1440 annual and monthly horoscopes are added to 336 pada horoscopes, 16 main divisional horoscopes and 7 planetary horoscopes. Besides, there are 42 types of dashaas.
In actual practice, things are not so difficult. 1440 annual and monthly horoscopes are not analyzed at any given time. One needs only the annual and monthly horoscopes at any given moment. 16 divisional charts are also not needed always. Very few aarudha-pada kundalis are actually needed. Hence, if one learns how to interpret a horoscope, it is not difficult to analyze relevant charts. Vimshottari dashaa is effective for all persons and other types of dashaas may be neglected if you do not find time. Most of them are not relevant in Kaliyuga.
Results of these diverse charts may contradict each other and in such circumstances it becomes difficult to make predictions. Even is a single chart, different planets may exert contradictory influences upon a house. To make things easy, Paraashara Rishi created the system of Ashtaka-varga, which gives definite results even in doubtful conditions.
Shortcut Method of Reading a Horoscope
When a person in problem approaches you, find out the current Vimshottari dashaas first of all. Note the timings of Mahaa-dashaa, antar-dashaa and pratyantara-dashaa initially, because sukshma-dashaa and praana-dashaa require very accurate birthtime. Then read the bhaava-chalita kundali, and find out the conditions of planets associated with first three dashaas. In the kundalee software supplied at this website, bhaava-chalita kundali is at the right side bottom of the page "spashta-grahaadi". If the 'zoom' button is clicked, enlarged bhaava-chalita kundali with aspect-table (drishti-chakra) will open up. Try to correlate the dashaa-kaaraka planets with timings of problems and within a minute you will locate the malfunctioning planet. Now you can rectify the error in birthtime by synchronizing the time of problem with onset time of dashaa of malfunctioning planet. If a few very good and very bad events in the life of a person are analyzed in this manner, birthtime error can be reduced to less than a second. Our KUNDALEE software guaranttees 100% accurate matching of Vimshottari dashaas with actual events.
Bhaava-chalita kundali does not always help, because other divisional kundalis may override the verdict of bhaava-chalita kundali in their own domain. Hence, relevant divisional chart should be analyzed also. Varsh-kundali and maasa-kundali always exert infuences, although less than divisional kundalis. In the end, ashtaka-varga may be resorted to if doubt remains. But ashtaka-varga is much less powerful than vimshottari. Ashtaka-varga is much more reliable than gochar-phala of lunar sign; the latter is included in ashtaka-varga.
In nutshell, this is how one should interpret a horoscope. Desire to help a person in distress should be the only objective of an astrologer, otherwise even a perfect software will not help you. Jyotisha is a divine science and requires moral rectitude more than bookish knowledge.
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