Re[new comer with lots of questions] & Navamsa

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Dear Tejas Shah, and Members,

Pranama,

The question of Harmonic you have raised, is not new on this discusstion group,

you can find hundreds of messages regarding casting, effect, relation and

delineating different Vargas, viz; Navamsha(D-9), Dasamsha(D-10),

Nakhshatramsa(D-27), Shashthyamsa(D-60) etc, containg this sort of quiries.

Varga(Harmonic Chart) is a unique feature of vedic astrology, which

distinguishes it from other astrological school of thougts and these harmonic

charts have been cast along with Rashi for millennia. But its not mean that

Greek or Arab astrologers were unaware of the importance of Harmonic charts.

One of the core harmonic chart which has been in vogue amongst Greeks and

Arabs, is Decanate that is Drekkan (Arab pronounce it as Dari'jaan).

The father of vedic astrology Sage Parashara has disclosed 16 vital types of

vargas or divisional charts(including Rashi chart or Janma Kundali). While they

were Tajik practitioners who firstly introduced four new harmonics viz; D-5,

D-6, D-8 and D-11, after that it became part of vedic astrology and now there

are 20 authentic types of harmonics(although some other harmonics also defined

in Nadi literature) use to herald the different open and hidden aspects of our

life. For example in the chart of Presedent Pervaiz Musharraf, Mars(his Yoga

Karaka and Chandra Lagna Lord) occupies in Aries Rashi, in Sagittarius Navamsha

and in Capricorn Dasamsa. (Musharraf : 11 August 1943 New Delhi Lagna=6 degee 15

minute Cancer, Moon=17 degree 11 minute Scorpio).

Among these 20 vargas the Nav'umsha i.e; Navamsa has an ascendancy over all

other vargas after Rashi. The key word defining Navamsa is "Dharmic goal i.e;

Latent Karmic Details and Relationship". In other words Navamsa reveals our

Dharma or Bhakti in wider spectrum beside providing an indepth knowledge about

spouse, marriage and marital relationship. The Vargas itself a branch of

predictive astrology, and now-a-day lots of material is availble regarding

vargas thier importance and phala in general. You can fing techniques of

casting these harmonics in every essential book of vedic astrology, one classic

booklet I ought to be recommend is of Dr. B.V.Raman's "A manual of Hindu

Astrology". While other works dealing with Vargas are, "V.K. Choudhry's How to

Study Divisional Charts" and "Danesh Sharma's Divisional Charts".

For amatures and students of vedic astrology the following article of reknown

astrologer Robert A Koch would surely prove highly beneficial.

NOTES ON THE IMPORTANCE OF DIVISIONAL CHARTS, AND THEIR USERobert A. Koch

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?

AnswersIn 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. (This article is Copy Righted by

Robert A.Koch & here I copied it only for the sake of ease of amatures)

Regards for all

M.Imran

 

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