AshtakavargaAshtakavarga is a unique and accurate method used for predictions through transits, in vedic astrology taught by "Sage Parasara". Ashta means eight and varga means division/group. Ashtakavarga uses 7 planets(sun,moon, mars, mercury, jupiter, venus, saturn) and lagna for its calculations and chaaya graha rahu and ketu are omitted. In ashtakavarga calculation each rasi is divided into 8 parts or division. Each division has a span of 3:45'. The 1st division of each rasi is ruled by saturn, the 2nd division of each rasi is ruled by jupiter, the 3rd division of each rasi is ruled by mars, the 4th division of each rasi is ruled by sun, the 5th division of each rasi is ruled by venus, the 6th division of each rasi is ruled by mercury, the 7th division of each rasi is ruled by moon, the 8th division of each rasi is ruled by the lagna. Gochara is just 1/8 of ashtakavarga, thus ashtakavarga predictions are more accurate as it calculates the strength of a planet from every planet and lagna, but not just from moon. If a transiting planet has high points in ashtakavarga and has a weak / bad placement of house from gochara, the native is bestowed with auspicious results according to ashtakavarga points. List of points for auspicious and inauspicious results in ashtakavarga charts. • • • Inauspicious or bad if a planet scores 0,1,2,3 points. Average or mixed results are expected if a planet scores 4 points. Auspicious or good results are expected if a planet scores 5,6,7,8 points. In ashtakavarga of sun, if strong sun scores highest points, then the native will be a great politician or vip. In ashtakavarga of moon, if strong moon scores highest points, then the native will possess a strong mind and will be well known for that. In ashtakavarga of mars, if strong mars scores highest points, then the native will be a great leader, commander or ceo. In ashtakavarga of mercury, if strong mercury scores highest points, then the native will be well known orator and writer who possess excellent communication skills. In ashtakavarga of jupiter, if strong jupiter scores highest points, then the native will be well known consultant, teacher, professor, guru, master. In ashtakavarga of venus, if strong venus scores highest points, then the native will possess vehicles, palaces and always surrounded by beautiful things / objects. In ashtakavarga of saturn, if strong saturn scores highest points, then the native will lead / head mass of people, an industrialist or own huge acres of lands. If 1st house or lagna has has highest points , then the native will be independent and successful or viceversa. If the 12th house has least points, it is considered to be good as it is the house of profit and losses. If the 10th house has equal or more points than 9th house and 11th house should possess more points than 10th and 12th house should have lower points than 11th, then financial prosperity and growth is considered. but also to the natal Sun. According to Parasara. low points being below 4. Whenever a planet is transiting a sign with low points. Gochara is just 1/8 of Ashtakavarga. If a planet is transiting a house with high points in Ashtakavarga. A planet transits a sign. natal Mars. Ashtakavarga can be used. Ashtakavarga is more important than Gochara. or 3 points = Bad. to make the process of prediction a lot simpler. For example. This is the key. In Ashtakavarga. it is important to be very familiar with the qualities and actions of each planet as a karaka and the qualities and actions of each house. Saturn transiting the 12th. Saturn in the 10th from itself is not auspicious. You judge the transit of Jupiter to not only the natal Moon. Saturn would be able to perform very well and give auspicious results. Ashtakavarga takes a more accurate and holistic look at the transiting planets than just those transits from the natal Moon. 7. 5. then the results of Ashtakavarga trump the results obtained from Gochara. but a bad house from the Moon (Gochara). A planet is favorable or unfavorable from where it is transiting from a particular planet. 6. 2. so Aries received 0 points. it either receives a 1 or a 0 depending on whether it is auspicious or inauspicious from a certain planet. Based on this placement. natal Mercury. as in the case of Saturn transiting a house with high Ashtakavaraga points. or 8 points = Good. there is such a plethora of techniques to choose from. not just the Moon. natal Saturn and the Ascendant. when Jupiter is transiting a Sign. A transit of a planet through a Sign has many layers of meanings. 1st and 2nd from the Moon is considered inauspicious. In Vedic Astrology. Saturn is in Cancer. as in Gochara. Saturn transits Aries and in the birth chart. 1. natal Jupiter. For example. In this case. . natal Venus. To practice Ashtakavarga effectively.Ashtakavarga is a very sophisticated and unique transit system. There is nothing else like it anywhere in the world. it is always going to give trouble to that sign and trouble to the planet’s significations. It is a more precise measurement because it measures a planet’s strength from every planet. The transit of Jupiter is judged from eight places. but Saturn may be very auspicious in other respects. you judge the effect of Jupiter transiting to all the planets plus the Ascendant. For example. 4 points =Average. hence the name of Ashtaka (Eight) Varga (Divisions). Varga charts are not used. 0. 11th and 12th. 6th. 7th. From the Ascendant: 1st. Sun The Sun gives a point in the following houses from himself. and 11th. from all the other planets’ natal placements and from the Ascendant. and 11th. 3rd. From the Sun: 5th. and 11th. 11th. 10th and 11th. 4th. 10th and 11th.10th. 10th and 11th. 9th. Mars and Saturn. 5th. From Saturn: 10th and 11th. 7th. 6th. 7th. 10th and 11th. 4th. 6th. and 11th. . 2nd. 6th and 12th. 9th. 6th and 11th. 4th. 7th. Jupiter Jupiter gives a point to the following houses from himself: 1st. 4th. 7th and 12th. From Mercury: 3rd. From the Sun: 1st. 10th. 9th. 10th and 11th. 10th and 11th. 8th. 3rd. 10th. 10th. 4th. 6th. Jupiter and Venus are favorable in transit to most planets and Saturn is unfavorable in transit to most planets. From Mars: 2nd. The following is a tabulation of where each planets give points from it’s natal placement. 5th. 8th. From Venus: 6th. 9th. 10th and 11th. 5th. 2nd. 9th. 4th. 5th. From the Sun: 3rd. 8th. 11th and 12th. 10th. From the Moon: 3rd. and 11th. 10th and 11th. From Jupiter: 1st. 7th. 8th. 5th. 10th and 11th. From the Sun: 3rd. From Mercury: 1st. 8th. 2nd. 5th. and 11th. 10th. 3rd. From Venus: 2nd. 9th. 4th. 8th. 6th. 5th. 6th. From Saturn: 3rd. 10th and 11th. From Jupiter: 6th. From the Moon: 2nd. 4th. 10th. 6th. 3rd. From Saturn: 3rd. 11th and 12th. 4th. 9th. 9th and 11th. 3rd. 10th. From the Ascendant: 1st. From Jupiter: 5th. 6th. 5th. 6th. 10th and 11th. 7th. 2nd. From Ascendant: 3rd. 2nd. 2nd. 7th. 4th. From Mars: 1st. 6th. 5th. From the Ascendant: 1st. and 11th. 8th. 8th. 10th.Jupiter will tend to have more than 4 pts in every sign. 10th and 11th. 7th. 7th. 7th. From the Ascendant: 3rd. From the Moon: 3rd. 10th. 4th. 9th. 8th. 8th. From Jupiter: 6th. From Venus: 3rd. From Mercury: 3rd. 4th. Moon The Moon gives a point to the following houses from himself: 1st. 9th. and 11th. 11th and 12th. the 1st. Mercury Mercury gives a point to the following houses from himself: 1st. 6th. 6th. 3rd. 10th and 11th. 5th. 2nd. From Venus: 1st. From the Moon: 2nd. 4th. 11th and 12th. 10th and 11th. 9th. 6th. 6th. From Venus: 6th. 9th. 5th. 6th. 2nd. Mars Mars give a point to the following houses from himself: 1st. 7th. 8th. 5th. 8th. 9th. 8th. From Mercury: 1st. 3rd. 4th. 6th. 10th and 11th. 6th. 6th. 7th. and 12th. 5th. From Mars and Saturn: 1st. 7th. 11th. and 11th. 2nd. 9th. Saturn will rarely have more than 4. 6th. 3rd. 2nd. 8th. and 12th. 11th and 12th. 4th. 5th. 2nd. When these two planets transit houses that have 4 or more points. The second step is to add up all points from Jupiter to the Ascendant and that will also be a very important age for Jupiterian things. From the Moon: 1st. 8th. and 11th. The ancient texts say that the ages of Saturn are the most important ages. From the Ascendant: 1st. From Mercury: 6th. 11th and 12th. 9th. 5th. 6th. 10th and 11th. 9th. 3rd. 7th. 2nd. 5th. 6th. 6th and 11th. then you will have auspicious experiences with vehicles. then a person will have more luck with Venusian type . 4th. 11th and 12th. From the Moon: 3rd. in Libra and Pisces. From Mars: 3rd. 11th and 12th. like for example vehicles. finding a spiritual teacher. 3rd. knowledge. 10th and 11th. For each planet. 10th and 11th. Each planet should have a chart with its corresponding Ashtakavarga points. 4th. 0 – 3 is inauspicious. Then we combine all of the points we just added up and that will also be an important year for Jupiter. Saturn Saturn gives a point to the following houses from himself: 3rd. 5th. The most important planets to watch for transits are Saturn. 10th. 11th and 12th. These are the times the person meets with many Saturnian experiences. From Mercury: 3rd. you would also look at the transit of the house lord. 5th. From the Ascendant: 1st. From the Sun: 1st. 6th and 11th. 10th and 11th. add up all the points in each house beginning with the Ascendant to the house that contains Jupiter. 4th. In each house. 9th. children. Let us take for our example Jupiter. then it will affect that house and its inherent significations positively. When a planet transits a house where it gives more than 4 points. 11th and 12th. 10th. 9th. 10th and 11th. 9th. 9th and 11th. 5th. religion or philosophy.Venus Venus gives a point to the following houses from himself: 1st. From Saturn: 3rd. 2nd. 5th. 5th. The total of those points will give an important age in the person’s life for Jupiterian things. 8th. 3rd. 6th. From Jupiter: 5th. 8th. 10th. meeting one’s husband if the person in question is a woman. To find the important ages for Jupiter. 4 is average. 6th. like wealth. 4th. 5th. From Jupiter: 5th. Determining Important Ages Important ages are best explained by using an example. 4th. From Venus: 6th. 4th. From Mars: 3rd. For vehicles. a person would have inauspicious experiences with vehicles. and the dasa lord. 9th. 6th. For example if Venus has the most Ashtakavarga points. 11th and 12th. watch the transit of the 4th lord and Venus. If you want to know about a specific area of life. When these two planets transit a house with 3 or less points. 3rd. and 5 – 8 is auspicious. add up all of the points given and combine them into one chart. the points will number between 0 and 8. 2nd. 9th. 8th. Jupiter. 8th. 8th. The person will experience long term. 11th and 12th. From the Sun: 8th. Auspicious Directions Each planet’s Ashtakavarga has auspicious directions. life changing events in these years. 8th. so multiply 4 x 98 = 392. Let us say Jupiter is in Libra. Another example would be Jupiter having the most Ashtakavarga points in Capricorn. The remainder is the number of the sign as counted from Aries. in the Ashtakavarga system. There is another system as well that is based upon the elements – fire signs rule the East. then there will be some stress experienced when dealing with income. If we want to look at the income. The auspicious directions method can be effective when used in relationship with your home. The method is also explained in BPHS in chapters 69 – 71. The stress will be through its natural significations and through its lordship of house. the 11th house is income. we look to see how many Ashtakavarga points that transiting planet is giving the sign of Scorpio. A planet is going to have some effect transiting these sensitive houses based on the method shown above. earth signs rule the South. income. vehicles. Jupiter rules many things like wealth. if a planet is transiting Scorpio and we want to know if that planet will harm or help the income. What type of effect will they have? It depends upon the Ashtakavarga points that the planet has in that house. because Libra rules the West and Pisces rules SouthEast. For example. the bedroom and comfort from the directions of West and SE. students and/or the love life will cause stress to the income. water signs rule the North and air signs rule the West. . When the Sun is at the farthest North. So the 8th sign of Scorpio is a very sensitive place in respect to the income for planets to transit. To do this. Using the example above. However. then the planet will give beneficial results.things like romance. take the Asktakavarga points for Aquarius. The Ashtaka for Jupiter in Leo is 4. The 5th house from Jupiter will be an important house for children. In this case. it is necessary to find something called the Yoga Pinda. If it is 3 or less. The directions are tabulated based upon the South Indian Rasi Chart and the movement of the Sun in the Northern Hemisphere. the 5th from Libra. well-being of the husband for a woman. Important Transits The house from the karaka is always a pertinent house. multiply the yoga pinda by the Ashtakavarga points in the sign from Jupiter you want to know about. We must find the sensitive houses of transit for each planet. Continuing with Jupiter in Libra as our example. it is in Cancer and Leo. if it is Venus transiting Scorpio. So Scorpio will become an important house for wealth. when it is coldest. the 5th house is children and the 7th house is the husband. So any planet transiting that sign is a sensitive point when it comes to the significations of that house from the karaka. If you want to know about wealth. the 2nd from Libra. If you want to know about children. take the Ashtakavarga points for Scorpio. The 11th house from Jupiter will be an important house for income. Now divide 392 by 12 = 32 and remainder is 8. keeping your valuable in the South of your home would increase your wealth. when it is farthest South. For example Jupiter has a Yoga pinda of 98. we take the 11th from Jupiter and Jupiter is in a sign of Libra so the 11th from it is Leo. It is a rather tedious process to do this by hand and most Vedic Astrological Software will calculate the yoga pinda. The 2nd house from Jupiter will be an important house for wealth. then women. The 2nd house is wealth. it is in Capricorn and Aquarius. If it is over 4 points. it is a little more tricky than simply just looking at the house from the karaka. Take the total of the Ashtakavarga points multiplied by the yoga pinda and divide by 12. The 9th house from Jupiter will be an important house for knowledge. For example. children. Saturn and Jupiter are planets that orient us toward our destiny. so we take the 7th from Venus which is Libra. Treat it like Jupiter. Every planet is a karaka for a bhava but some are less important than others. Saturn closes us off and narrows the path. that indicates the month that the relative event will happen. you must assess the number of points the planet is giving to the Sign. The Ashtakavarga points for Venus in Libra is 5. Classical texts tell us to look at the 8th from Saturn. to ascertain if Saturn or Jupiter will be good in transit. Pisces and Cancer are also sensitive places for income. For example. Saturn transiting will force us to face that area of life and we will have a lot of responsibilities in that area of life even if we do not want them. The Lagna can be used for timing the 2 hour period. therefore when planets are transiting Pisces. Everything that has just been written about Ashtakavarga for the signs can also be applied to the Nakshatras. for income. . the sensitive sign for that is Scorpio. Venus occupies Aries. 5 x 96 = 480. Jupiter indicates the year that an event could happen. Saturn is important in timing when something leaves our life or when we are forced into responsibilities regarding the house from the karaka Saturn is transiting. it will open us up to any possibilities of that house. The yoga pinda for Venus = 96. You can also use the Moon to time the event within 2 and a half days. In any sign Jupiter is in. This is Pisces. In this example. Jupiter makes us expand in that direction. instead of dividing by 12 we divide by 27. When the Sun transits a sensitive bhava (house). usually destiny will force a change on our lives. He will stimulate and expand that house when the dasa lord passes through that house or its trines. they influence the relationship life because Pisces is a sensitive house for relationships. When Saturn transits sensitive points. Saturn is our duty and responsibilities and Jupiter is our excitement and hope.Saturn and Jupiter transits are the ones you want to look at first. Mars shows when we have to fight for something. so Scorpio’s trines. He will have an important impact on life events. Home is 4th from Mars. When a planets transits the sensitive signs for the 8th house from Saturn. As stated above. Let’s take Venus for relationships. it can be difficult time for the health and physical well-being of the native. In the yoga pinda method of finding the sensitive Nakshatras. Venus shows when we relax and get nourished. Mercury will show when we will improve upon that thing. If there is no remainder then we take 12 as the number of the sign. then it is making us look forward to that realm of life and expanding that realm of life. When Jupiter is transiting. Also look at the Mahadasa lord and where he is transiting. 4th from Venus also has to do with automobiles. The 4th from Venus is the swimming pool and interior decoration. Not only is the sign in question a sensitive point but also the trines to that sign. Divide this by 12 = 40 and there is no remainder. The Sun is a timing system. The 2nd from Venus is healthy and nourishing food.