Role of Divisional Charts/ Varga Chakra in Vedic Astrology/ Jyotiṣa (Jyotisha)

The Varga Chakra/ divisional charts are crucial in Vedic Astrology for the examination of specific life areas. It is said that where the Rāśi Chakra pertains to the person himself, the Varga Chakra/ divisional charts relate to the environment in various spheres of life. The astrological classics in Vedic Jyotiṣa stress the point that not even a single step may be taken towards successful predictions in Jyotiṣa without a complete examination of the divisions of the horoscope.

In this paper we shall study the primary significance of the divisional charts in life. Let it be stated at the outset that there are principles which apply specifically to a divisional chart but not to the other, issues of planets working as project managers for a given area of life and others that dedicate themselves to executing the tasks in any given area of life while others provide the wherewithal. The complexities are numerous and are not to be revealed in public papers. These are available to those whose Karma dictates that they are to know it. But a lot of astute and direct traditional knowledge is given in this paper to furnish a conspectus of understanding about the Varga Chakra.

The Rāśi (Rashi) Chakra is the primary chart of physical manifestation from which all the divisional charts are derived.

As far as the Lagna/ Ascendant of the Rāśi (Rashi) Chakra is concerned it shows the life, circumstances, intelligence and the tastes and preferences of the person. For this first house of the Rāśi (Rashi) Chakra we find corroboration from the Navāmśa (Navamsha) Chakra/ D-9 chart which is derived by dividing the Rāśi (Rashi) of 30 degrees of longitudinal arc into 9 parts. Ways to draw the Navāmśa (Navamsha) Chakra and the other divisional charts may be learnt from any good primer on the subject. Most competent Vedic astrology software will automatically compute them.

The Navāmśa (Navamsha) Chakra is an extremely important divisional chart and is often used independently of the Rāśi (Rashi) Chakra. It relates to Dharma and the 9^th House (recall the division of the Rāśi into 9 parts for its construction), and since marriage is a fruit of Dharma being the 11^th House from the 9^th, it is the main chart for considering the entire domain of marriage and more than one marriage, the characteristics of the spouse and all related matters.

Inverting the chart and judging it from the Saptama Bhāva or the 7^th House we can divine everything about the life of the first spouse.

From the Navāmśa Chakra we also learn of the skills and attributes of the person both innate the learnt. There are many higher concepts of tremendous practical utility which are to be applied to this chart which is also called the Dharmāmśa including matters relating to the control of focal issues in life. Planets are transposed to and fro from the Rāśi to the Navāmśa Chakra and vice versa to further elucidate the Karma.  

The 2^nd House in the Lagna chart or the Rāśi (Rashi) Chakra relates to wealth among other things. The Horā (Hora) Chakra or the D-2 chart is of several varieties and the one taught by Parāśara (Parashara) in the Bṛhaṭ Pārāśara Horā Śāstra (Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra) has only two signs Karkaṭa/ Karkata/ Cancer and Simha/ Leo where all the planets are placed-this is based on the division of the Rāśi into two parts. This chart has many usages including judging the strength of the planets and their propensity to give Rājayoga/ Rajayoga.

There is another Horā/ Hora chart though which is used solely and exclusively to judge wealth which is an important consideration in life. This chart is the most important for judging Dhana Yoga or combinations for wealth and overrides the Rāśi Chakra for this purpose. The Yogas in the Rāśi Chakra will find specific expression in life based on whether they find reiteration in this divisional chart or not. This chart is termed Kāśīnātha Horā/ Kashinatha Hora in the Paramparā of Śrī Achyūtha Dāsa of Orissa.

The primary signification of the 3^rd Bhāva/ Bhava is that of siblings and the Parāśara Drekkāṇa/ Parashara Drekkana or the D-3 chart is cast by dividing each Rāśi into three parts of ten degrees of arc. There is however another Drekkāṇa chart which is described in the Nādī/ Nadi literature in Jyotiṣa/ Jyotisha. This is the Jagannātha Drekkāṇa (Jagannatha Drekkana) which is used to study the results of past Karma and the Karma which may be performed in this lifetime which would bring about things to manifest in this world. This is an important division though not known widely at all.

The Somanātha Drekkāṇa/ Somanatha Drekkana is another esoteric D-3 chart which explores all the details about the sexuality of the person and their vitality.

The Caturthāmśa Cakra/ Chaturthamsha Chakra or the D-4 chart is used to study matters relating to home and properties since the root 4^th Bhāva/ Bhava of the Rāśi Chakra carries these significations.

Another important chart generally speaking is the Saptāmśa/ Saptamsha/ D-7 chart which is considered by dividing the Rāśi/ Rashi into 7 parts. This chart is used to study the children that one has and everything about the children can be known from this chart. The root is the 7^th House and the 7^th division because children which are gauged from the 5^th Bhāva/ Bhava from the Lagna are the fruits (11^th Bhāva/ Bhava) of the marriage seen from the 7^th House from the Lagna.

The Daśāmśa/ Dashamsha or the D-10 chart reveals the intricacies that exist in the 10^th House of Karma in the Rāśi Chakra and is a crucial chart for the work that the person does in his life. The 10^th House is where the person shines in their life and for this reason this Bhāva is called the Swarga and the Varga Chakra is called the Swargāmśa/ Swargamsha. More may be read about this here- http://planetarytransformation.blogspot.in/2013/11/rashi-lagna-chart-and-dashamshad-10.html

The Dwādaśāmśa/ Dwadashamsha or the D-12 chart is constructed by dividing the Rāśi/ Rashi into 12 parts and this Varga Chakra is used to study the elders in life such as parents and the grandparents. These Varga Chakras have their deities which govern soul-level relations and higher aspects, the deities ruling specific portions in which the planets find themselves in the concerned division.

The Ṣoḍaṣāmśa/ Shodashamsha or the D-16 chart is similarly derived from the 4^th House of the Rāśi Chakra and relates to material comforts and luxuries. The Rāśi is divided into 16 parts to create the divisional chart. From this division, everything about the acquisitions and vehicles of the person, the creature comforts are known.

In contrast there is the Vimśāmśa/ Vimshamsha D-20 chart which is a derivative of the 8^th House of the Rāśi Chakra and relates to the penance and spiritual practices of the person and indicates meditation and such practices. It is the 20^th division of the Rāśi.

Likewise the D-24 is the Siddhāmśa/ Siddhamsha or the Caturvimśāmśa chart which describes the formal and spiritual education of the person-the Aparā and the Parā Vidyā. All about schooling, college, post-graduation, doctoral and higher studies as well as the characteristics of the institutions that the person learns at are to be seen from here.

The D-30 or the Tṛmśāmśa/ Trimshamsha chart relates to the evils that one encounters in life be it diseases or weaknesses and traumas. This chart relates to the darker side of human life and is crucial in understanding the Achilles Heel in life.

The D-40 and D-45 charts are amongst the most crucial in the horoscope but cannot be discussed and the same applies to the intricate details of Karma contained in the time sensitive Ṣaṣṭiāmśa/ Shashtiamsha chart/ D-60 which shows the sum total of the Karma as well as the precise life pattern in the past life, a sort of direct Jyotiṣa (Jyotisha) regression.

In personal work on the horoscope depending on the tenor of Karma that leaps out at the blessed Vedic astrologer an in depth investigation of the Varga Chakra which the birth time rectified is of enormous importance.

 

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