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THE IMPORTANCE OF DIVISIONAL CHARTS, AND THEIR USE

 

 

Robert A. Koch

 

 

 

 

Robert Koch answers important questions on the use of

divisional charts from his students:

 

Question

 

It is clear that the differences between two natives

with the same natal chart should be found in the

divisional (varga) charts. There are probably two

things that hold back many astrologers from using them

and that is the doubts as to the accuracy of birth

times and the conflicting opinions of the learned as

to how they are actually used.

 

Here is another common question which I would be

interested to hear your answer to: say if one is

examining marriage do you consider the condition of

the 7th Lord of the natal chart, or the 7th lord of

the Navamsa when considering the Navamsa chart? If

both, which has precedence?

 

Answers

In answer to the first part of your question: The

varga charts themselves should be used in the matter

of rectifying the time of birth. In order to do this,

it is important to know the actual divisions pertinent

to each varga, and then see if the cusp of the rasi

lagna is close to the beginning or end of it. For

example, each Navamsa covers 3:20 d. of arc. If you

have a chart wherein the rasi lagna is 6:40 minutes of

some sign, then you know that within minutes, the

Navamsa lagna is going to change also. Similarly, for

the Dasamsa, wherein each division is 3 d. If you have

a chart wherein the lagna is exactly at 21 degrees of

some sign, then the Dasamsa lagna could change within

moments also of the time of birth. So it is helpful to

keep a watchful eye on whether or not the lagna is

exactly at the border of one of the key divisions. If

you are not used to using other varga charts, then use

the Navamsa at least. Navamsa is key in the

interpretation of hundreds of matters in Jyotish, and

should never be ignored.

 

IMPORTANCE OF NAVAMSA

 

* First, in the system of Shad-balas, Parasara lists a

criteria of strength based on Sapta-varga balas. These

include 7 essential charts, i.e. Rasi, Hora, Drekkana,

Navamsa, Saptamsa, Dwadasamsa, and Trimsamsa. Vargas

are not the final word so far as planetary strengths

are concerned, but they are certainly an essential

part of it.

 

* Regarding Navamsa: If you realize that the sidereal

zodiac itself, aligns perfectly with even divisions of

one Navamsa (3:20 d.) for each naksatra pada, then you

begin to see the beautiful symmetry between physical

karmas and the impact of the environment (rasi chart),

and the accumulated effects of Dharma (represented by

the Navamsa chart). This is why many Nadi Jyotishis

take the Navamsa planets and lagna, and see them

within the context of the Rasi chart.

 

* The principle of 9 equals the period of gestation

for a human being, and thus taking 9 years as allotted

to each sign of the zodiac, you have Shoola and

Navamsa dasas, which are key in longevity

determinations. This essentially assigns one year of

the native's life, to one Navamsa. In other words, if

you progress the rasi lagna by one Navamsa (3:20 d.)

per year, you have essentially the backbone of the

most important Ayur dasas (longevity) given by

Parasara. You also have an effective system to time

some events *to within one year*. For example, if

there is a strong Venus or Darakaraka in the chart,

you can time the event of marriage by progressing the

lagna by one Navamsa per year, until the Navamsa (3:20

d. division) of that planet is reached in life. This

can also be done in the Navamsa chart itself, very

effectively.

 

* The Navamsa chart takes the significations of the

natal 9th house to a broader spectrum. The correctness

or otherwise of the native's karma, or Dharma, is thus

seen through the Navamsa chart. Thus it is very

important in the ordinary analysis of charts, to see

not just the physical effects of the environment in

the current lifetime, but also to see the interface

between the broad dimensions of Dharma from the prior

incarnations, and the immediate physical karmas

experienced in the current lifetime.

 

* The Navamsa is critical in determining which of the

natal planets will prosper, and in which areas. We get

many indications in the BPHS, that natal planets that

are weak, but strong in the Navamsa chart, operate

like strong planets. The reverse is true of natally

strong planets, who become weak in the Navamsa. Case

in point, is the principle of Vargottamamsha: if the

natal lagna lord is weak and ill-placed, yet if the

lagna itself is Vargottama (i.e. in the same sign as

is the rasi lagna), then the native may suffer health

problems or lack of determination early in life, yet

becomes healthier and more assertive as life

progresses. Planets that are exalted in rasi, but

debilitated in Navamsa, suffer Raja-brashta yoga, or

their effectiveness to produce Raja-yoga becomes nil.

If a planet is debilitated in rasi, yet exalted in

Navamsa, then there is Neecha-bhanga, or cancellation

of debility. If the Sun in the rasi chart is exalted,

yet debilitated in Navamsa, then the individual falls

from a high position. These principles are clearly

enunciated in BPHS and other Jyotish classics.

 

* The Navamsa position of the Atmakaraka is called the

Karakamsa lagna, and is crucial to the assessment of

the spiritual progress of the individual in the

current lifetime. It also speaks to the Ishta-devata,

or Deity served in the prior lifetimes. If the

Karakamsa lagna is afflicted, then the person -

although having Raja-yogas in the rasi chart - will

act against the principles of dharma, and will not

evolve further toward spiritual emancipation. If

benefics, especially Jupiter, are in the 5th/9th, or

aspect the Navamsa lagna or Karakamsa lagna, then the

person acts with integrity and correct principles.

 

* Marriage is seen from the Navamsa, only in that the

7th house is the 11th from the 9th. In other words,

the gain (11th house) in terms of Dharma (9th house),

is that one gains a religious or spiritual spouse, who

helps him/her in his spiritual progress. You will note

very often, that those in whose chart the 9th house or

its lord are weak/afflicted, will simultaneously have

difficulty in marriage. Anyway, for marriage

possibilities, note the position of the 7th lord, the

Naiskargika (natural) karaka Venus, as well as the

Chara (temporal) karaka for marriage of the rasi chart

*in the Navamsa chart*. This will give the

possibilities, as well as the timings for marriage.

Note the same factors in the Navamsa chart, to see if

the natal suggestions are going to prosper ultimately,

or suffer setbacks ultimately.

 

 

ARUDHA PADAS OF HOUSES:

It is also very important to note the Upapada lagna

(Arudha of the 12th house), to determine the nature,

attributes, and qualities of the spouse, as well as

the times in life when marriage might, or might not,

occur. Look for afflictions to the same, in cases

wherein divorce is to be predicted. For relationships

outside of marriage, and the nature of those for whom

one has attraction, see the above factors with

relation to the Arudha of the 7th house, also called

the Darapada. Beneficial planets in trines to the

Upapada or Darapada, as well as benefic conjunctions

and aspects to them, give better than average effects

so far as marriage and relationships respectively are

concerned. The opposite is the case when malefics in

such positions are involved. It is important to

remember, that judgments of relationship and marital

indications should be seen from the Upapada and

Darapada in both the rasi chart, as well as the

Navamsa chart.

 

 

The subject of Arudha padas of houses is rather

detailed, and constitutes a separate article. However,

for now, note as follows the methods given in Parasara

Hora Shastra, as well as Jaimini Sutram, for the

calculations of Arudhas of houses:

 

Calculation of Arudha padas of all the 12 houses

(bhavas) in all charts, are defined as follows:

 

(1) Take the sign containing the house of interest in

the divisional chart of interest.

(2) Find the sign occupied by the lord of the house of

interest.

[NOTE: Aquarius is owned by Saturn and Rahu. Scorpio

is owned by Mars and Ketu. Take the stronger lord in

the case of houses falling in these two signs. We will

cover the strengths of planets in a different lesson.]

 

(3) Count signs from the house of interest to the sign

containing its lord. Counting is in the zodiacal

direction always. For example, if the house we are

interested in is in Gemini and its lord Mercury is in

Aquarius, we count signs from Gemini to Aquarius and

get 9.

(4) Count the same number of signs from the sign

containing the lord and find the ending sign. In the

above example, we count 9 signs from Aquarius and we

end up in Libra.

(5) Exception: If the sign found thus in step (4) is

in the 1st or 7th from the original sign in step (1),

then we take the 10th sign from the sign found in step

(4). Otherwise we don't make any change.

(6) The resulting sign contains the Arudha pada of the

house of interest.

 

KARAKA BHAVAS

 

In the Navamsa, as well as other varga charts, the

Karaka Bhava is an important vantage point from which

to judge the results of that divisional chart. For

example, the Dwadasamsa (D-12) has to do with parents.

Judge the mother from the 4th house of the D-12, the

Karaka Bhava for mother, and the father from the 9th

house of the D-12. If you are not confident that the

lagna of the D-12 chart is correct, then judge the

same from the karakas of both parents, i.e. Moon for

mother, and Sun for father. These are the natural

karakas. You can benefit from taking the Chara karakas

relating to parents also, and use them as lagnas in

the D-12, if you are not confident of the accuracy of

the D-12 lagna.

 

Similar references can be made to other varga charts:

Take the Navamsa position of the Chara Atmakaraka in

the Navamsa, and use it as a lagna to time spiritual

events in the native's life through the Navamsa chart.

Take the Amatyakaraka (significator for 10th house

matters), or Saturn, and use it as a lagna in the

Dasamsa chart, wherein matters related to career are

to be examined and timed. Take Jupiter as the natural

karaka for education, and find its location in the

Chaturvimsamsa chart (D-24), or education. Then you

will get a good idea of when the person might make

progress in studies, or whether or not the person will

take education seriously at all. This way, the vital

harmonic associated with each varga is not lost in our

search to interpret a chart correctly, just because

the birth time might be off by a few minutes. Anyway,

as I said earlier, if the rasi lagna is very close to

the border of a certain varga, or division, then use

that varga specifically to adjust the birth time. If

the event or possibility does not make sense in the

respective varga chart, then the birth time is

probably off.

 

Finally, the overriding point is this: If astrologers

do not take varga charts seriously, then they are

doing very general astrology. Interestingly enough, it

may be shocking to realize that the majority of

Jyotish astrologers use the Rashi chart alone, with

little if any reference to the Navamsa chart, what

then to speak of other Vargas. There are probably many

people, maybe even thousands, who have the exact same

rasi charts! They are obviously not all the same, and

in cases wherein two people have the same rasi charts,

their destinies often do not even remotely resemble

each other. Varga charts show the differences.

 

 

 

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