Book extract on kakshyas (Best time to become pregnant)

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Namaste Dhira Krsna,

 

> Somebody can explain to me the method of

> Kakshyas as given in this article?

 

I am enclosing an extract from my book ("Vedic Astrology: An Integrated

Approach", Sagar Publications, 2001) from the section "Transits and

Ashtakavarga". If you have my book, read the chapter on ashtakavarga first and

then read this section. Otherwise, some parts may not be too clear.

 

May Jupiter's light shine on us,

Narasimha

http://www.VedicAstrologer.org

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25.5.2 Kakshyas and Prastaara Ashtakavarga

Each rasi is divided into eight kakshyas of 3º 45' each. Kakshya literally means

"orbit". When a planet is in Saturn’s kakshya, its placement with respect to

Saturn is the most important. When a planet is in Jupiter’s kakshya, its

placement with respect to Jupiter is the most important. The first kakshya in

each rasi starts from 0º in that rasi and ends at 3º 45'. Saturn is the ruler

of the first kakshya. The start and end points and the lords of all the eight

kakshyas are given in Table 60.

Table 60: Kakshyas

Start

End

Kakshya lord

0º

3º 45'

Saturn

3º 45'

7º 30'

Jupiter

7º 30'

11º 15'

Mars

11º 15'

15º

Sun

15º

18º 45'

Venus

18º 45'

22º 30'

Mercury

22º 30'

26º 15'

Moon

26º 15'

30º

Lagna

Example 109: Let us say Mercury is at 16º in Cn, Jupiter is it 24º in Vi and

Venus is at 4º in Sc. Because 16º is between 15º and 18º 45', Mercury is in the

kakshya of Venus. Because 24º is between 22º 30' and 26º 15', Jupiter is in the

kakshya of Moon. Because 4º is between 3º 45' and 7º 30', Venus is in the

kakshya of Jupiter.

In the above example, Venus is in the kakshya of Jupiter and hence the placement

of Venus with respect to Jupiter is more important than his placement with

respect to other planets. Suppose the BAV of Venus has 5 rekhas in Sc. Then

Venus is benefic in Sc with respect to 5 out of 8 references and that is

favorable. However, when Venus is at 4º in Sc, he is in Jupiter’s kakshya and

what matters the most is whether Venus is benefic in Sc with respect to Jupiter

or not. If Jupiter is not one of the 5 references from which Venus is benefic in

Sc, then Venusian transit between 3º 45' and 7º 30' in Sc will not be favorable.

To find out whether Venus is benefic with respect to Jupiter in Sc or not, we

can look at the Prastaara Ashtakavarga (PAV) of Venus. If we find that Venus is

benefic with respect to Jupiter in Sc, we say that the PAV of Venus has a rekha

in the kakshya of Jupiter in Sc. Each rasi has eight kakshyas and a kakshya has

a rekha in a planet’s PAV if that planet is benefic in that rasi with respect to

the kakshya lord.

A popular method of delineating favorable and unfavorable days is to look at the

number of planets that are in a kakshya with a rekha. If too many or too few

planets are in a kakshya with a rekha, favorable or unfavorable results may be

expected (respectively). However, one should not use this principle in vacuum.

It should be used only in conjunction with dasas, Tajaka charts and other

transit analysis techniques. This principle can only be used to fine-tune a

prediction to a few days.

Example 110: Let us consider Indira Gandhi’s assassination. Her chart and the

transit chart at the time of her assassination is given in Chart 61.

Sun is at 14 Li 24. Because 14º 24' is between 11º 15' and 15º, he is in his own

kakshya. Sun’s PAV does not have a rekha in Sun’s kakshya in Li. Sun is benefic

in Li only with respect to lagna, Moon, Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn. So only

the corresponding kakshyas in Li have a rekha in Sun’s BAV.

It can be seen that Sun is in Sun’s kakshya, Moon in Sun’s kakshya, Mars in

Moon’s kakshya, Mercury in lagna’s kakshya, Jupiter in Venus’s kakshya, Venus

in Mercury’s kakshya and Saturn in Moon’s kakshya. Only Moon and Mercury are in

kakshyas with rekhas.

With 5 out of 7 planets transiting in kakshyas without rekhas, including

Vimsottari dasa lord Saturn, it is not a favorable time for Mrs. Gandhi.

Again it must be emphasized that this technique can only be used in conjunction

with other techniques and readers should not rush to predictions just based on

this principle.