The term jyotih in the sense of one of the Vedanga, Veda nga, the six auxiliary disciplines of Vedic religion, is used in the Mundaka Upanishad Upa nishad and thus likely dates to Mauryan times. The Vedanga J yotisha yotisha redacted by Lagadha dates to the Mauryan period, with rules for tracking the motions of the Sun and the Moon. The documented history of Jyotisha Jyot isha begins with the interaction of Indian and Hellenistic cultures in the Indo-Greek period. The oldest surviving treatises, such as the Yavanajataka or o r the BrihatSamhita, date to the early centuries centur ies CE. The oldest astrological treatise in Sanskrit is the versification by Sphujidhvaja Sphu jidhvaja in 269/270 CE of o f a now Yavana ja jat aka aka ("Sayings of the Greeks"), a versification lost translation of a Greek treatise by Yavanesvara during the 2nd century CE under the patronage of the Western Satrap Saka king Rudradaman I.[4] The first named authors writing treatises on astronomy are from the 5th century CE, the date d ate when the classical period of Indian astronomy astro nomy can be said to begin. Besides the theories of Aryabhata in the Ar yab yabh hatiya tiya and the lost Ar ya ya- si sidd dd hn hnt a, there is the Panch Pancha-S idd hn hntika tika of Varahamihira. The main texts upon upo n which classical Indian astrology is based are early medieval co mpilations, ra sha a st ra ra is notably the Bhat Parara Horstra, and Srval by Kalyavarman. The H ora sh a composite work of 71 chapters, of which the first part (chapters 1-51) dates to the t he 7th to early 8th centuries and the second part (chapters 52-71) to the later 8th century. The S r val likewise dates to around 800 CE.[5] English translations of these texts were published by N.N. Krishna Rau and V.B. Choudhari in 1963 and 1961, respectively.
is a Rigveda Mahri and author of many ancient Indian texts. Parara was the grandson of Vasishtha, the son of Shakti-muni, and the father of Vyasa.
Parara
Varga (Sanskrit: varga, 'part, division'.) There are sixteen varga, or
divisional, divisional, charts used in Jyotish.
Varga
Divisor Purpose
Rasi 1 Hora 2 Drekkana 3 Chaturtamsha 4 Trimshamsha 5 Saptamsha 7 Navamsha Dashamsha
10
Dwadashamsha 12
Natal chart Natal chart second Siblings Properties Children Spouse, etc. 9 Dharma Earning Career ,Parents, Grandparents,Moksha
Chart styles There are two chart styles used in Jyotish: Jyot ish:
North Indian
South Indian
Grahas ± the planets Graha
,) gráha, 'seizing, laying hold of, holding' (,)
Nine grahas, or navagrahas, are used in Jyotish: Sanskrit
Name
Surya () Chandra () Mangala ()
English Name
Sun Moon Mars
Budha () Mercury Brihaspati () Jupiter Shukra () Venus Shani () Saturn Rahu () () Ketu () ()
Abbreviation Gender Guna
Sy or Su Ch or Mo Ma
M F M
Sattva Sattva Tamas
Bu or Me Gu or Ju Sk or Ve Sa
N M F M
Rajas Sattva Rajas Tamas
M M
Tamas Tamas
North Lunar Lunar Node Ra South Lunar Lunar Node Ke
Planets in maximum exaltation, mooltri moo ltrikona kona (own sign), and debilitation, de bilitation, are:
Graha
Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Saturn
Exaltation Exaltati on
Mooltrikona
Debilitation
10° Aries 4°-20° Leo 3° Taurus 4°-20° Taurus 28° Capricorn 0°-12° Aries 15° Virgo 16°-20° Virgo 5° Cancer 0°-10° Sagittarius 27° Pisces 0°-15° Libra 20° Libra Libra 0°-20° 0°-20° Aquari Aquarius us
Sign
Rulership
10° Libra Leo 3° Scorpio Cancer 28° Cancer Aries, Scorpio 15° Pisces Gemini, Virgo 5° Capricorn Sagittarius, Sagittarius, Pisces 27° Virgo Taurus, Libra 20°° Aries 20 Aries Capric Capricorn orn,, Aquariu Aquariuss
Rahu and Ketu are exalted in Taurus/Scorpio and debilitated in Scorpio/Taurus respectively. They are also exalted in Gemini and Virgo.
The natural planetary relationships are: Graha
Friends
Neutral
Enemies
Sun Moon Moon Mars Merc Mercury ury
Moon, Mars, Jupiter Sun Sun, Merc Mercur uryy Sun, Moon, Jupiter Sun, Sun, Venu Venuss
Mercury Venus, Saturn Mars Mars,, Jupite upiter, r, Ven Venus, us, Satu Saturn rn Merc Mercury ury,, Ven Venus, us, Satu Saturn rn Venus, Saturn Mercury Mars Mars,, Jupi Jupiter ter,, Satu Saturn rn Moon Moon
Jupiter Venus Satu Saturn rn Rahu, Ketu
Sun, Moon, Mars Mercury, Saturn Ven Venus, us, Mercu ercury ry Mercury, Venus, Saturn
Saturn Mars, Jupiter Jupi upiter ter Mars
Rshis ± the zodiac signs
Mercury, Venus Sun, Moon Sun Sun, Moon oon, Mars ars Sun, Moon, Jupiter
shi, 'part'.) In Jyotisha, the zodiac Bhach hakara, the eternal time that zo diac is called Bhac Rshi (Sanskrit: r shi
has no beginning or end. In the Vedas, the ecliptic is referred to as the Sudarshan Chakra, the wheel in the hand of Lord Vishnu, the creator of the universe. The entire chakra is 360°, and is divided into 12 rshis of 30° each, eac h, representing 12 constellations that are the zodiac zo diac signs. The progression through the zodiac signs represents the cosmic evolution of the soul. Jyotisha uses the sidereal zodiac.[11] Number
Sanskrit
Name
1 2
ea M ea
3
ithuna M ithuna
4 5
Karka
6
Kan y
7 8
Tula Tula Vci Vcika
9
Dh Dhanus anus
10
M akara akara
11
K umb umbha
12
na M na
Vabh Vabha
S iha
Western/Greek Name
Tattva (Element)
Aries ("ram") Taurus ( "bull")
Tejas (Fire) Cara (Movable) Prithivi (Earth) Sthira (Fixed) Dvisvabhava Gemini ( "twins") Vayu (Air) (Dual) Cancer ( "crab") Jala (Water) Cara (Movable) Leo ( "lion") Tejas (Fire) Sthira (Fixed) Dvisvabhava Virgo ( "virgin") Prithivi (Earth) (Dual) Libra ( "balance") Vayu (Air) Cara (Movable) Scorpio ( "scorpion") Jala (Water) Sthira (Fixed) Dvisvabhava Sagittarius ( "archer") Tejas (Fire) (Dual) Capricorn "goat-hor Prithivi (Earth) Cara (Movable) Aquarius ("waterVayu (Air) Sthira (Fixed) pourer") Dvisvabhava Pisces ("fish") Jala (Water) (Dual)
The zodiac signs in Jyotisha correspond co rrespond to parts of the body: Sign
Quality
Part of Body
Mesha (Aries) Vrisha (Taurus)
head mouth
Mithuna (Gemini) Karka (Cancer) Simha (Leo) Kanya (Virgo)
arms two sides heart digestive system
Tula (Libra) umbilical area Vrikchika (Scorpio) generative organs
Ruling Planet
Mars Venus Mercury Moon Sun Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn Saturn Jupiter
Dhanu (Sagittarius) Makara (Capricorn) Kumbha (Aquarius) Meena (Pisces)
thighs knees Lower part of legs legs feet
Bhvas ± the houses: hva, 'division'.) In Jyotisha, the natal chart is the bhava chakra (Sanskrit: Bhva (Sanskrit: bhva chakra, 'wheel'.) The bhava chakra is the complete 360° circle of life, divided into houses, and
represents our way of enacting the influences in the wheel. Each house has associated karaka (Sanskrit: karaka, 'significator') planets that can alter a lter the interpretation of a particular house. House
Name
Karakas
1
Lagna
Sun
2
Dhana
Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Sun, Moon
3
Sahaja Mars
4 5
Matru Putra
Moon Jupiter, Mercury
6
Ripu
Mars, Saturn
7
Kalatra Venus, Jupiter
8
Mritiyu Saturn
9
Dharma Jupiter, Sun
10
Karma
11
Labha
12
Vyaya Saturn, Ketu, Rahu
Mercury, Jupiter, Sun, Saturn Jupiter
Meanings
destiny, physique, skeleton, hair, appearance, head, brains wealth, family relationships, speech, eyesight, death mind, communication, environment, siblings, short journeys inner life, emotions, home, past life karma karma,, mother creativity, children, spiritual practices illness, injury, enemies, litigation, daily work, foreigners, service business and personal relationships, marriage, marriage, spouse length of life, physical death, de ath, serious illness, illness, spiritual quest luck, fortune, spirituality, dharma, guru, father, soul dream fulfillment, current karmas, career, past lives gains, profits from work, ability to earn money loss, intuition, sorrow, imprisonment, foreign travel, moksha
Nakshatras ± the lunar mansions
Nakshatra (Devanagari: , Sanskrit: nak sha shat ra ra, 'star', from nak sha sha, 'approach', and t ra ra, 'guard') or lunar mansion is one of the 27 divisions of the sky, identified by the prominent
star(s) in them, used in Jyotisha.[14]
The 27 nakshatras cover 13°20¶ of the ecliptic each. Each nakshatra is divided into quarters or ada s of 3°20¶: pada s #
Name
1 Ashvin ()
Location
0 - 13°20' Aries
Ruler Pada 1 Pada 2
Ketu
Chu
Pada 4
Che Che Cho Cho La
13°20' - 26°40' Venus Li Lu Aries 26°40' Aries 3 Krittik () Sun A I 10°00' Taurus 10°00' - 23°20' 4 Rohini () Moon O Taurus Va/Ba Mrigashrsha 23°20' Taurus 5 Mars () 6°40' Gemini Ve/Be Vo/Bo 6°40' - 20°00' 6 rdr () Rahu Ku Gha Gemini Punarvasu 20°00' Gemini 7 Jupiter Ke Ko () 3°20' Cancer 3°20' - 16°20' 8 Pushya () Saturn Hu He Cancer 16°40' Cancer 9 shlesh () Mercury Di Du 0°00' Leo 10 Magh () 0°00' - 13°20' Leo Ketu Ketu Ma Mi Prva or Prva Phalgun 11 ( 13°20' - 26°40' Leo Venus Mo Ta ) Uttara or Uttara Phalgun 26°40' Leo - 10°00' 12 ( Sun Te To Virgo ) 10°00' - 23°20' 13 Hasta Hasta () Moon Pu Sha Virgo 23°20' Virgo 14 Chitr Chitr () Mars Pe Po 6°40' Libra 15 Svt () 6°40' - 20°00 Libra Rahu Ru Re 20°00' Libra 16 Vishkh () Jupiter Ti Tu 3°20' Scorpio 3°20' - 16°40' 17 Anurdh () Saturn Na Ni Scorpio 2 Bharan ()
Pada 3
Le
U
Lo
E
Vi/Bi
Vu/Bu
Ka
Ke
Ng/Na
Chha
Ha
Hi
Ho
De
Do
Da
Mu Me Ti
Tu
Pa
Pi
Na
Tha
Ra
Ri
Ro
Ta
Te
To
Nu
Ne
18 Jyeshtha Jyeshtha () 19 Mla () Prva Ashdh () Uttara Ashdh 21 () 20
22 Shravana ()
16°40' Scorpio 0°00' Sagittarius 0°00' - 13°20' Sagittarius 13°20' - 26°40' Sagittarius 26°40' Sagittarius 10°00' Capricorn 10°00' - 23°20' Capricorn
Shravishth 23°20' Capricorn 23 () or 6°40' Aquarius Dhanist Shatabhish 6°40' - 20°00' 24 ()or Aquarius Shatataraka Prva Bhdrapad 20°00' Aquarius 25 () 3°20' Pisces Uttara Bhdrapad 3°20' - 16°40' 26 () Pisces 16°40' - 30°00' 27 Revat () Pisces
Mercury No Ya Yi Ketu Venus Sun Moon
Yu
Ye Yo Bha Bhi Bhu Bhe Ju/Khi
Dha Bho Je/Khu
Dha Bha/Pha Ja
Ji
Jo/Khe
Gha/Kho
Mars
Ga Gi Gu
Ge
Rahu
Go Sa Si
Su
Jupiter Se So Da
Di
Saturn Du
Tha
Mercury De Do
Jha
Da/Tra
Cha
Chi
Dashas - the planetary periods Dasha (Devanagari: , Sanskrit,da da, 'planetary period'.) The dasha system shows which
planets will be ruling at particular times in Jyotisha. There are several dasha systems; however, the primary system used by astrologers is the Vimshottari V imshottari dasha system. The first maha dasha is determined by the position of o f the natal Moon. Each maha dasha das ha is divided into subperiods called bhuk huk tis tis. Vimshottari dasha lengths are: Maha Dasha Length
Bhuktis
Ketu
7 Years Ketu, Venus, Sun, Moon, Mars, Rahu, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury
Venus Sun Moon Mars
20 Years 6 Years 10 Years 7 Years
Rahu Jupiter Saturn
18 Years Rahu, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Ketu, Venus, Sun, Moon, Mars 16 Years Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Ketu, Venus, Sun, Moon, Mars, Rahu 19 Years Saturn, Mercury, Ketu, Venus, Sun, Moon, Mars, Rahu, Jupiter
Venus, Sun, Moon, Mars, Rahu, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Ketu Sun, Moon, Mars, Rahu, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Ketu, Venus Moon, Mars, Rahu, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Ketu, Venus, Sun Mars, Rahu, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Ketu, Venus, Sun, Moon
Mercury
17 Years Mercury, Ketu, Venus, Sun, Moon, Mars, Rahu, Jupiter, Saturn
Drishtis - the planetary aspects
o nly cast Drishti (Sanskrit: dr ishti ishti, 'sight'.) In Jyotisha, the aspect is to an entire sign, and grahas only forward aspects: Graha
Houses
Sun Moon Mercury
7th 7th 7th
Venus Mars
7th 4th, 7th, 8th
Jupiter Saturn
5th, 7th, 9th 3rd, 7th, 10th
Rahu and Ketu 5th, 7th, 9th
Gocharas - the transits: Gochara (Sanskrit: g ochara, 'transit'.) In Jyotisha, a natal chart shows the actual positions of the
grahas at the moment of birth. Since that moment, the grahas have continued to move around the zodiac, interacting with the natal nata l chart grahas. This period of interaction is called g ochara.[17] Yogas
- the planetary combinations
(Sanskrit: yo ga, 'union'.) In Jyotisha, yogas are planetary combinations placed in specific relationships to each other.[18]
Yoga
Dik bala - the directional strength
p laced in Dik bala (Sanskrit: d ik bala, 'directional strength'.) Grahas gain strength when they are placed specific cardinal houses: House
1st
Grahas
Direction
Jupiter, Mercury East
4th 7th 10th
Venus, Moon Saturn Sun, Mars
North West South
Horoscopy Lagna ± the ascendant
o f contact between the soul and Lagna (Sanskrit: lagna, 'ascendant'.) Lagna is the first moment of its new life on earth in Jyotisha. Atmakaraka - the soul significator Atmakaraka (Sanskrit: atmakaraka tmakaraka, from atma tma, 'soul', and karaka, 'significator' .) Atmakaraka
is the significator of the soul's desire in Jyotish. Gandanta - the karmic knot gandant a, from gand , 'knot', and ant ant a, 'end'.) Gandanta is a spiritual or Gandanta (Sanskrit: gandant
karmic knot in Jyotish. Gandanta describes the t he junction points in the natal chart where the solar and lunar zodiacs meet, and are directly associated with times of soul growth.
Ayanamsa - the zodiac conversion Ayanamsa (Sanskrit: a yan yan sa sa , from a yana yana, 'movement', and a s a sa a, 'component') is the
longitudinal difference between the Tropical Trop ical (Sayana) and Sidereal (Nirayana) zodiacs. Moudhya - the combustion moud hya hya, 'combustion') is a planet that (Sanskrit: moud t hat is in conjunction with the Sun. The T he degrees the planets are considered combust are:
oudh ya M oudh
Graha Degree
Moon 12 Mercury 13 Venus 9 Mars Jupiter
17 11
Saturn Sade
15
sati - the critical transit
Sadi sati, the transit of Saturn over the t he natal Moon, is the most important transit in a birth chart and takes approximately 7.5 years to complete. The transit begins when Saturn enters the t he house before the Moon, and ends when Saturn departs the t he house after the Moon. The most intense phase is when Saturn is 2-3° on either side of the Moon. The beginning of the transit will give an indication of the issues to be addressed. Sade Sad e sati results in a complete transformation, usually with a change in career or life direction.
REMEDIAL MEASURE IN JYOTISH FOR RETROGRADE PLANETS.
Upaya
Graha Shanti OR GANESHA PUJA
