The Navamsha - A introspection

[astroboy]

It was the habit of a group of 4 enthusiasts’ of the divine sciences, also friends, to meet at each other’s house every evening where they would discuss various subjects on astrology.

On one occasion, they held a discussion on a horoscope of a man who had several Raja yogas and Dhana Yogas in his Horoscope. After careful analysis, three astrologers out of four agreed that this must be the horoscope of a King. They spoke eloquently of the wealth he might possess, his beautiful mansion, and his beautiful wife, able servants at his beck and call, his money, and all that makes life bright and beautiful and making life worth living. Everyone at the table quoted one classical dictum after the other in support of the strength of the horoscope. All accept one. The lone out of the four, never spoke a word. Once the fervor died down the three looked at the lone dissident expectedly.

The dissident then spoke boldly and proclaimed, "this is the horoscope of a man who is worse than a commoner. Not even Middle class." stunned at this total Opposition to the common view, they three got into a arguement with the dissident, The argument grew to a fevered pitch and nearly came to blows. Finally the lone astrologer, who disagreed with the rest, called out to his servant and asked him to summon the person to whom the horoscope belonged to, for it was the servant who had provided the details that evening.

The group waited expectedly and finally the servant returned with the person who turned out to be was a lowly tailor in the town. The man stood in front of the four and the proclaimed that the horoscope belonged to him. The man opened his shop at 8.00 AM in the morning and went back home a tired and wretched man at 20.00 Hrs. He had no house of his own, even the shop he worked from was on rent, which he could never pay in time. His wife was sickly, he had debts, No children. In short, Life was hell. All the Raja yogas were merely on paper.

The three astrologers were stunned. How could a horoscope brimming with Rajayogas put a man in such dire straits? Surely the dictums of astrology cannot go wrong can it? They all looked in disbelief to the dissident who had a smug look on his face. One they dismissed the tailor and servant; they turned to the fourth and coxed him in to revealing his secret.

The fourth astrologer then spoke thus, He said “The Rashi can promise a lot, but fructification of these promises is dependent on the Navamsha. The Navamsha is bigger than the Rashi chart, for If the Rashi chart is a good looking tree, strong and healthy, it need not necessarily bear good fruit, but an old wretched looking tree can and does bear sweet fruit. Looks can deceive. It’s the character that matter. A courtesan might be strikingly beautiful, but she will not yield well in the long run."

The three sat in stunned silence. Gathering their wits in time, they coxed him to teach them and explain how the Navamsha can make or break a man’s life. I reproduce the conversation for you all.

Everyone was silent as the man spoke,

{(In today’s parlance, a man with servants, employees, a mansion, lots of money, wealth in forms other than money, and large tracts of real estate is a king indeed).}

[astroboy]

The Man spoke, as the rest heard him in rapt attention,

"Just as the basic principle of the solar system is replicated in the Atom, ie with smaller bodies orbiting larger ones, a Rashi (literally means a heap of things) is a heap of micro zodiacs or Amshas. An Amsha or a divisional chart separates the heap and delineates results related to specific matters within the broad context of each Rashi.

Of all the 16 divisional, or amsha charts which Sage Parashara speaks about, one chart stands out heads and shoulders above the rest in equal stature to the D1. If the D1 is the crown, then the Navamsha is the jewel in the crown.

One reason for its pre – eminence is the numerological fact that there are 9 Grahas, but the most important reason is that since the Navamsha is the 9th division each Rashi which is 30 degrees when divided by 9 parts gives us 3Deg20 a distance which happens to be the 1/4th of a Nakshatra or one Pada of a Nakshatra. Therefore Nakshatras always start at the beginning of a Navamsha and end at the terminating point of a Navamsha."

[astroboy]

Another significant point is that the Number 9 is regarded by many in India to be the perfect number, and with Good reason. There are 9 avatars of Sri Vishnu, There are 12 Rashis in the Zodiac, and 9 planets in the sky. 9x12 = 108. 8+1 =9 incidentally all mantras have to be chanted to a minimum of 108 times - 8+1 = 9.

There are 27 Nakshatras in the zodiac. 2+7 =9. Each Rashi has 3 Nakshatras these 3 Nakshatras have 9Padas in each Rashi. 9 Padas X 3 = 27. 7+2 = 9

9 Padas X 12 Rashis = 108. 1+8 = 9

27 Nakshatras X 12 Rashis = 324. 3+2+4 = 9

The zodiac is of 360 degrees. 6+3 = 9

[astroboy]

Sage Parashara in his Magnum opus the Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra in chapter 7 sloka 17 – 19 states the weightage to be given to each divisional chart, and assigned points for this weightage

In Sloka 17-19 he states, - Vimshopaka Bala for the Shad Vargas - the Bala allotted for Rashi is 6, and 5, points for the Navamsha.
Adding the Saptamamsha to the Shad Vargas, we get Saptha Varga, the Vimshopaka Bala for which is 5,for Rashi) and 4 For Navamsha.

In Sloka 21-25 he states, - When the 16 divisions (Shodasha Varga Scheme) are considered together, the Vimshopaka score goes thus: Navamsha 3, Rashi 3.5, and Shashtiamsha 4.

It is clear from this that when all the 16 charts are to be assessed Parashara gave almost equal weightage to the Rashi at 3.5 points and the Navamsha with 3 points each.

[astroboy]

Phaladeepika chapter 3 sloka 2. If Dashamsha, Shashtyamsha and kalamsa are ignored in the tenfold division of the Zodiac, the remaining 7 kinds of divisions will be called Saptavargas. Drop out Saptamsa Varga, the rest of the 6 divisions will be called Shadvargas. Some astrologers believe that the effect arising from a Navamsha is similar to that of the sign and house.

In effect Sage Mantreshwara goes so far as to say, “Some authors are of the opinion that the effects emitting from the Navamsha are similar or equal to those of the Rashi chart. Some astrologers attach to the Navamsha equal in value to the Rashi itself

Jataka Parijata gives tremendous importance to the Navamsha when it states in Chapter 4

Sloka 105. When the rising Navamsha in Kataka is owned by Dhanus and Jupiter occupies it and when 3 or 4 planets are in Kendra positions, the person born attains to Brahma's seat.

{Note - there are plenty of Yogas both in Jataka Parijata and Phaladeepika that involve the Navamsha and matters like children, which is a D7 signification, wealth, a D 2 signification spirituality, which is a D 20 signification Spouse A D9 signification and career Which is a D10 signification. In short, The navamsha acts just like the D1. And all matters can be seen from it}

[astroboy]

The Sri Jaggannath centre school of thought holds that the 9th Bhava is the Dharma Bhava and the Navamsha being the 1/9th division of the Rashi indicates Dharma Phala as well. What they essentially say is that all the Sokshma (Micro Matters) of 9th house are indicated in the D9. They hold that the Navamsha is the Abode of Sri Vishnu.

They opine that if the Rashi indicates the fructification of the promises of a horoscope, the Navamsha will indicate whether these promises will fructify, for which the blessings of Sri Vishnu are vital. This is why the Navamsha becomes the most important Varga and therefore it needs to be understood clearly.

[astroboy]

I always say the woman of the house can either be the bitter half or if the man is lucky, the better half. If the Rashi chart is the Man, then the Navamsha is the wife. So say as eminent astrologer in Mangalore.

Hora Sara takes it one step further when it makes a bold audacious and brash statement

chapter 17 sloka 62. Should 7th House in Navamsha be that of Saturn or Mars (i.e. Cancer, Leo, Taurus, or Libra rising in the Navamsha Kundali) the native's wife will be a prostitute or at least an adulteress. This is doubtless.

The sloka coolly chooses to ignore the D1 charts 7th house significations. and instead lends focus purely on the D 9. Such is the power of the Navamsha.

{Men who are reading this, if you find this combination in your wife’s or girlfriends chart, please do not apply this rule to the chart in verbatim and apply for a divorce or break up with them. I am sure there are other factors that modify this dictum}

[astroboy]

Astrologers compare the D1 and the D 9 in the following Manner,

If the Rashi is the Body, then the Navamsha is the spine

If the Rashi is a picture, then the Navamsha is an x ray

If the Rashi is the MD, then the Navamsha is the AD

If the Rashi is a Radio, then the Navamsha is the Signal from the Radio station

If the Rashi is the Tree then the Navamsha is the fruit from that tree

If the Rashi is the soil the Navamsha is the nutrient in the soil

If the Rashi is the King then the Navamsha is the Queen

If the Rashi is the cloud then the Navamsha is the water in the cloud

If the Rashi is a Rose the Navamsha is the fragrance in that rose

[astroboy]

I think it’s clear now why the Navamsha is kept parallel to the Rashi chart while analyzing the horoscope.

Now, why does the D9 placement of a planet make such a big difference? Are there any factors that can make the planet a Rashi chart stronger just by a good placement in the D9? Yes says the classical texts.

We find that evidence in a rare classical text Vidhya Madhviyam in part one where the author gives us the degrees in which a planet becomes auspicious. Vidhya Madhviyam named these auspicious degrees the Pushkaramshas

Lot of current authors have confused us with all sorts of technical jargon and have managed to make a simple task difficult. I have cut the crap out and am give you the simple manner in which you can assess for yourself if a planet in your horoscope is in a Puskara Navamsha. Puskara Navamsha is also called Pushkaramshas.

[astroboy]

There are 24 Puskara Navamshas in a D9 chart. Each Rashi has 2 Pushkara Navamsha degrees In the D1 chart.

Any planet placed in these degrees get there qualities enhanced and acquire the potential and capacity to give good results of its significations.

The beauty is that any planet which is under Pushkara Navamsha degree goes and gets placed in the Signs of the 4 benefics in the D9 chart namely, Guru, Shukra, Budha, and Chandra. Guru and Shukra get 9 Pushkaramshas each while Budha and Chandra get 3 each of the 24 Navamshas.

It is needless to say that no Pushkaramshas falls in the sign of Ravi, Kuja and Shani in the D9

[astroboy]

I list below the Pushkara Navamsha Degrees in the Rashi chart. Any planet within the below mentioned degrees will get placed in the Pushkaramshas in the D9

For fiery signs In the D1 chart

Mesha /Simha/ Dhanur

20 Deg 00 -- 23 Deg 20 – planets get placed in Libra in D9.

26 Deg 40 -- 30 Deg 00 – Planets get placed in Dhanu Rashi in D9.

For Earth signs in the D1 chart

Vrishabha / Kanya / Makara

06 Deg 40 –- 10 Deg 40 – planets get placed in Meena in the D9 /

13 Deg 20 –- 16 Deg 40 - Planets get placed in Vrishabha in the D9

For Airy signs

Mithuna / Tula / Kumbha

16 Deg 40 -– 20 Deg 00 – planets get placed in Meena in the D9

23 Deg 20 –- 26 Deg 40 – planets get placed in Vrishabha in the D9

For water signs

Karkataka/ Vrischika / Meena

00 Deg 00 -- 3 Deg 20 – planets get placed in Karkata in the D9

06 Deg 40 –- 10 Deg 00 – planets get placed in Kanya in the D9

[astroboy]

Let me demonstrate how this works with a practical example. If not it will be a case of all talk and no C*&k

Female
10 04 1973
17 30
Mangalore

Lagna is @ 9 Deg 56 and is thus in Pushkara Navamsha

Chandra is @ 1 Deg 02 and is this in Pushkara Navamsha

Guru is @ 14 Deg 52 and is thus in Pushkara Navamsha

Ketu is @ 18 Deg 29 and is this in Pushkara Navamsha

Guru is in Pushkaramsha / Pushkara Bhaga and Amrita Bhaga. No doubt Guru has given exceptional results though he is debilitated.

person is working for a multinational and draws a 6 figure Salary. owns 4 houses in the best parts of the city. Is happily married and has one child. Travels extensively and leads a plush life. Guru's debilitation did not matter here. Its placement in Pushkara Navamsha ensured that Guru, though debilitated gave the person all the significations of the 4th, 7th , and the 5th.

Ketu gave her a great career. she has risen to dizzying hights in her organisation.

Chandra as the 11th lord gave her wealth and a great income from career.

[astroboy]

amitabh-bachchan-2.jpg

Does he need any Introduction ?

Amitabh Bachchan
Born: 1 1 Oct. 1942 16:00 Hrs., Allahabad, India
source (Shri K.N.Rao Ji - given to him By Bachchan's Mother)
( There is some contraversy about war Time being in force at in 1942. However its clear that his lagna is Kumbha, because no astrologer has suggested otherwise)

Note his horoscope. Both Shukra and Guru are in the Pushkara Navamsha Degree. Shukra though debilitated manages to give exceptionally good results, being the 4th and the 9th lord. Guru exalted as the 2nd and the 11th lord is made even more stronger by being in a pushkara Navamsha degree, and being Vargotama. No wonder the man has phenomenal wealth.

[astroboy]

I think "Pushkaramsha" needs more explaination.
http://www.komilla.com/pages/pushkara1of2-myth.html
Thanks to Ramanan Ji for extra inputs . It's after my talk with him that I did some searching and came up with this link.

[R V RAMANAN]

Dear Astro boy,

Thanks for this article.It connects with almost all the things which i had heard about pushkara bhaga and its auspiciousness in warding off evil and and in general a great time to perform saadhana after a bath in the respective holy rivers.

regards
ramanan

[astroboy]

good day Shrikanth ji,

Many many thanks for those kind words. It means a lot to me, comming from you. Thank you once again. I crossed checked the degrees once again, The degree is indeed 10 Deg 40 and not 10 Deg 00.
I will definitely give you more examples where Pushkaramsha has propelled people to great heights.

Best regard's
Deepak.

[astroboy]

Ramanan ji, very good day to you.

Thanks a lot for the extra inputs. I am reproducing what you have sent me Via PM with due permission from you,

Mythologically whenever Jupiter transits a particular sign he is supposed to bless the holy rivers and according to mythology they are 12 in number.

It is believed that Jupiter in his stay of one year blesses the river in the first 12 days and last 12 days being called adhi pushkara and anthya pushkara whenever he transits a sign.

The old south indian astrologers always used to take a dig at mahatma Gandhi for allowing the partition not for any socio economic or political reasons but for giving away the river Indus which represents kumbha to Pakistan.

Here are the rivers and the zodiac signs

Meena – parineeta, kumba – Indus, Dhanus – pushkaravahini, makara – Tungabhadra, kanya – krishnaveni, Vrischika – bhima, simha – Godavari, Tula – kaveri, Mesha – ganga, Rishaba – Rewa, Mithuna – Saraswati, Karkata – Yamuna.

I don’t know what these rivers are called now and one particular river I am sure is saraswati for mithuna. It is just about 1 km from badrinath where there is a place called bheem phool where I have taken the water with a mug tied to a string for no one can go near it. It is fierce than rudraprayag.

But, in tirupati there is a temple pond called pushkarini which is supposed to be pure and ever blessed by brahma. As you can see in the sloka

"SWAMI PUSHKARINI THADE RAMAYA RAMAMANAAYA VENKATESAYA MANGALAM"

Out of all the faculties which lord shiva has one which is called jalamaya Siddhi is represented by Brahmin who was a great tapaswi and always wanted to be with lord shiva. His name was Tundila.

Brahma wanted this man’s help for blessing the earth and hence requested shiva but this sage tundila also called pushkara (the nourisher) refused to leave brahma and accepted to stay with Jupiter only for 12 days in beginning and end of a year. People who took bath in the beginning and end of an year signified by the rasi in the specific river are supposed to get cleansed.

Actually, there is a town called pushkar and it is supposed to be the kamandal of brahma and people who take bath in that lake in that town are also blessed.

Daily there are 2 pushkara muhurtas and when one takes bath in the river at that time represented by the sign which Jupiter transits is supposed to have been cleansed of all his sins. Generally, these times were used to perform shraddha, pariharas and other pitru karyas. Only off late these are being used as a predictive tool in astrology.

One year of ours is a day for the devas. So the first and last 12 days of a year when condensed in a day gives 2 pushkara muhurthas every day.

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[astroboy]

Barack Obama,
born on 4 August 1961 at 19:24 (= 7:24 PM )
Place Honolulu HI, USA, 21n18, 157w51
Timezone AHST h10w (is standard time)
Data source BC/BR in hand Rodden Rating AA


I have heard of every possible explanation for Barack Obama’s meteoric rise in his life. He is running the Dasha of a debilitated and retrograde Guru. Yes, guru is the 3rd and 12th lord and as the 12th lord, is inconsequential in contributing to his presidency. But what about Guru’s contribution as the dasha lord, and more over as the Karaka for the 2nd house (wealth) 5th house (statecraft, children intuition, discernment, previous good karma) 9th house (higher education, Good or bad fortune) 10th house (Professions,) the 11th house (gains, friends)?

Now we can say that a retrograde planet when debilitated gives results akin to exaltation. But this theory is debatable. If we go buy this logic, a retrograde planet when exalted should give results akin to debilitation. This theory falls flat on its face when you see Katie Holmes chart (Katie Holmes is an actor and is married to Tom Cruise). How do we explain her meteoric rise with this logic? Her guru is retrograde and exalted in the lagna

Kate Holmes Noelle
Born on 18 December 1978 at 21:32 (= 9:32 PM )
Place Toledo OH, USA, 41n39, 83w33
Timezone EST h5w (is standard time)
Rodden Rating AA

Have a look at her chart. How do we explain her phenomenal rise if a 9th lord Guru is retrograde and hence debilitated when in an exaltation?

I therefore refuse to believe that a Retrograde Planet when placed in an exaltation sign, give results akin to debilitation. I also refuse to believe that a Retrograde Planet when placed in the sign of debilitation gives results akin to exaltation.

Let us come back to Barack’s chart. Guru is debilitated no doubt, but he is @ 7 Deg 32 and is hence in a Pushkaramsha. It’s now easy to understand why Guru Dasha gave Barack the presidency. Guru has delivered exceptional results due to him being placed in Pushkaramsha.

I have always maintained that “Luck” is the single most important factor in a Man’s life. Note that for Makara lagna, Budha is not considered a major malefic even though he is the 6th lord. Budha is a friend of the Lagna lord. Budha the key planet in this entire chart is @9 Deg 01 and thus attains Pushkara Navamsha. Now it’s clear why Barack Obama is president of the United States.

[R V RAMANAN]

Dear Astroboy and shrikanth,

The mythology part of this pushkara bhaga is ok.All the stories which i have heard from various people almost match closely.But we have to verify that if a planet is very badly placer in rasi but in pushkara bhaga then they say that the effects of the rasi positions are over ruled and that planet placed in pushkara bhaga produces only good.Even if a planet is neecha in navamsa but in pushkara once propitiated yeilds good results.
The astrologers go a step further to say if a man has jupiter in pushkara bhaga then he is certain to acheive great ness in life.The chart of amitabh is one such example.May be a few more charts can confirm that dictum.

Looking forward to some living examples from deepak and shrikanth to verify this dictum.


regards
ramanan

[astroboy]

Pushkara Bhaga is a particular degree in each of the 12th signs. The moon or any other planet in these degrees at the time of birth is highly auspicious.

Jataka Parijata chapter 1 sloka 58. The degrees 21, 14, 18, 8, 19, 9, 24, 11, 23, 14, 19, and 9 attained by the Moon in Mesha and the following signs respectively are called Pushkara and are to be taken as producing auspicious effects when a muhurtha, a birth or other such points are under consideration.

Pushkara bhaga Degrees as per Jataka Parijata

Mesha - 21 Deg
Vrishabha - 14 Deg
Mithuna - 18 Deg
Karkataka - 8 Deg
Simha - 19 Deg
Kanya - 9 Deg
Tula - 24 Deg
Vrischika - 11 Deg
Dhanu - 23 Deg
Makara - 14 Deg
Kumbha - 19 Deg
Meena - 9 Deg

[astroboy]

Pushkara bhaga Degrees as per Shri VK Sridhar, Prof NE Muthuswamy, Shri C S patel, Vidhya Madaviyam, Kalamitram, and Kala Vidhyanam

Mesha - 21 Deg
Vrishabha - 14 Deg
Mithuna - 24 Deg
Karkataka - 7 Deg
Simha - 21 Deg
Kanya - 14 Deg (14 as per C.S.Patel / 9 As per V.K.Shridar)
Tula - 24 Deg
Vrischika - 7 Deg
Dhanu - 21 Deg
Makara - 14 Deg
Kumbha - 24 Deg
Meena - 7 Deg

{Deg highlighted in Red is where there is a difference between Jataka Parijata and the rest.}

[astroboy]

Pushkara Bhaga degrees as per Jataka Parijata and J hora

Mesha - 21 - 20 Deg
Vrishabha - 14 - 13.30 Deg
Mithuna - 18 - 17.30 Deg
Karkataka - 8 - 7.29 Deg
Simha - 19 - 18.30 Deg
Kanya - 9 - 8.29 Deg
Tula - 24 - 23.29 Deg
Vrischika - 11 - 10.29 Deg
Dhanu - 23 - 22.30 Deg
Makara - 14 - 13.30 Deg
Kumbha - 19 - 18.29 Deg
Meena - 9 - 8.30 Deg

[astroboy]

Jataka Parijata chapter 1 sloka 58. The degrees 21, 14, 18, 8, 19, 9, 24, 11, 23, 14, 19, and 9 attained by the Moon in Mesha and the following signs respectively are called Pushkara and are to be taken as producing auspicious effects when a muhurtha, a birth or other such points are under consideration.

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Jataka Parijata chapter 7 sloka 25. When Jupiter is in conjunction with Mars and the Moon occupies a (Pushkaramsa, vide Chapter 1 v. 58) the person born is a king.

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Please note the underlined words. Jataka Parijata says in clear terms that the Pushkara Bhaga degrees are applicable only to the Moon.

[astroboy]

Male,
08 oct 1970
4:35 AM
Mangalore

Just a Graduate, but heads a company with 700 people. Travels all over the world, mostly to Europe. Stays in the best countries of the world. has a Lovely wife and a smart son. Owns some real good real estate. A millionaire in USD terms. Three planets are in Pushkaramshas ie Kuja,(4th and the 9th lord) Shani,(6th and the 7th in the 9th) and Budha.(2nd and 11th lord)

[shilpa]

Male,
08 oct 1970
4:35 AM
Mangalore

Just a Graduate, but heads a company with 700 people. Travels all over the world, mostly to Europe. Stays in the best countries of the world. has a Lovely wife and a smart son. Owns some real good real estate. A millionaire in USD terms. Three planets are in Pushkaramshas ie Kuja,(4th and the 9th lord) Shani,(6th and the 7th in the 9th) and Budha.(2nd and 11th lord)

Hello astroboy,
Pushkarnavamsa is a very, very interesting topic, difficult one to treat......currently falling somewhere between the realms of larget than life myths and realities.

To be able to conclusively believe that Pushakra Navamsa provides luck/ success/ rise to a native....we need examples and case studies of charts that are pretty average to poor on their own..... and yet the native has risen because of one or more planets in Pushkarnavamsa.

This chart does not help provide a conclusive evidence, because on it's own this is a very good chart from career and wealth perspectives:

--the Dhanesh and Labhesh i.e 2nd and 11th Lords is exalted Mercury and in gopuramsa in dasavarga charts

--the 3rd and 10th Lord Venus in his own house and again in a high amsabala in dasavarga.

--Asc Lord Sun and 9th Lords Marsa are also well placed in friendly houses....only shani affecting the married life is debilitated.
--In Dasamsa the Asc. Lord and 10th house Jupiter is in MT !!

Career and wealth hosues are pretty strong and their lords very well placed in this chart.

So it's difficult to attribute the success of this chart to Pushakar Navamsa.

However an informative topic...please keep up the good work.

regards