Sreenadh: Navamsa is the 9th Varga. It is 1/9 th of a sign, and that is why the name Navamsa. Nava = 9 Amsa = Division. Navamsa = 1 division out of 9 divisions. Navamsa longitude = R 9 Navamsa !redi"tion is also #ased on the $%fold system [I] Stana (Place) &aravali says ' (Now I will say the lagna navamsa !hala for signs starting from Aries. )ith lagna navamsa we should *now the "olor, sha!e and la*shana +nature of the native signifi"an"e of the amsa-. he same method "ould #e a!!lied to handra navamsa and the navamsa of all other !lanets. his slo*a indi"ates that ' 1- olor +#ased on navamsa sign and navamsa lord0- &ha!e +&waroo!a and geogra!hy- Nature +"hara"ter attri#utes of the native2- &ignifi"an"e assigned to the navamsa Are the #asi" 2 methods methods used to etra"t etra"t the stana !hala. 3et us dis"uss the the &ha!e +&waroo!a "on"e!t in detail-. his is one of the #asi" rules to #e followed in !redi"tion #ased on navamsa. As said ea rlier, to determine the stana !hala for ea"h navamsa several methods are used. 4ne of them is assigning &waroo!a. his has 0 variations. variations. i) Navamsa Swaroopa (assigning imaginary shape to the navamsa) &aravali says ' (he !erson #orn in the first navamsa of Aries will have a fa"e similar to ram, small nose, short arms, rough sound, half "losed eyes, a slim #ody without handi"a!s(. &aravali assumes/assigns su"h imaginary sha!e to the individuals #orn in all navamsas. ii) Navamsa Swaroopa based on navamsa number his is another method of assigning navamsa &waroo!a. 5ere imaginary sha!e is assigned to individuals #orn in different navamsa of ea"h rasi #ased on the navamsa num#er with in that sign. 6or eam!le, if a !erson is #orn in the first navamsa of any sign, then he would #e ' (stingy, not #old enough in ta*ing de"isions, sinner, wants to hurt others( says shadvarga !hala !ra*ash. [II] Bhava (House) he house +from natal lagna- in whi"h the navamsa falls. 6or eam!le if the amsa of the 0nd lord is in 10th, assets and #an* #alan"e et" "an #e ! redi"ted. Also if we want to s!ea* a#out e!ense then in whi"h items the money would #e s!end would #e indi"ated #y the sign in whi"h navamsa falls and the lord of it. [III] Graha (Planet) he "om#ination +uti- of !lanet is "onsidered in navamsa as well. 6or eam!le thin* that 7a is in the 8th navamsa of Aries +whi"h falls in 3eo- and 7o is in the th Navamsa of Virgo +whi"h falls in 3eo-. Also thin* that :u is in 3eo. hen there is a 7a%7o "om#ination in 3eo in navamsa. Normal !redi"tion +"onsidering the miing of signifi"an"e- given for 7a%7o "om#ination "an #e given here as well. ;ut no !redi"tions "onsidering :u%7a or :u%7o should #e given, sin"e :u is in sign and others are in navamsa.
[IV] Stana-Graha (Place-planet) he traditional astrologers use the (Asraya rasi !hala +!redi"tion for !la"ement of !lanets-( told for !lanets in natal "hart in navamsa as well. ;ut there are 0 other "ute methods for !la"e%!lanet !redi"tion using navamsa. i) Considering the House lord (House = Sign) &aravali says ()ithout "onsidering the lordshi! of houses, we "an not move even a single ste! forward in !redi"tion(. &hadvarga !hala!re*ash says ' (If the navamsa of &u is in the house of &u itself then, he would #e wealthy and live a good life. ;ut he would li*e ?uarrelling with others, ta*ing the wrong methods and a!!roa"hes and the li*e. 5e will have many diseases as well(. &imilarly !redi"tion for all the other !lanets is also given. ii) Navamsaka sign based prediction &!hu@idwa@a hora says ' (Navamsa*a in Aries sign +any !lanet !la"ed in navamsa allotted for Aries sign- indi"ates, land, gold et" if 7a is strong. Navamsa*a in arus sign indi"ates, ?uadru!eds, women, wealthy !eo!le et"(. 6or eam!le, in a !resena if &u navamsa*a is in Aries, then that sun "ould indi"ate gold, if the lagna lord is &u then the !resna itself "ould #e a#out gold. In whi"h sign that sun is !la"ed is not im!ortant here. &ee the differen"e in use of the these words as well% Navamsa = 1/9th of a sign Navamsa*a = to whi"h sign that 1/9th !art is allotted. +in whi"h sign that 1/9th !art falls-. If &u is in Aries 9 deg, then &u in Aries rd Navamsa and the Navamsa*a falls in emini. &o Navamsa is Aries rd Navamsa and Navamsa*a is emini. hese words are at times used almost in a similar fashion as well. &o ta*e those words as having almost same meaning, #ut dont get "onfused. )hile ma*ing Bla"e%Blanet !redi"tions with Navamsa, remem#er that the #asi" signifi"an"e o the !lanets and signs remains the same. he only etra thing #eing that it is loo*ed though a new dimension. 7ihira also s!ea*s a#out the Bla"e%!lanet #ased !redi"tion with navamsa. 6or eam!le, in Viyoni :anma "ha!ter of ;rihat :ata*a, he says ' (If the lagnamsa*a is strong then the "olor of that sign would #e the sign of the animal #orn at that time( Remem#er that the word lagnamsa*a indi"ates the sign in whi"h lagnamsa falls. a*ing another eam!le from Varaha hora, let us thin* of the slo*a (4@ar*she !urushamsa*eshuC(. 7ihira says (If 3agna, &u, 7oon, :u and there amsa*as falls in male signs then it would #e a male #irth(. 5ere 7ale/6emale variation of sign is "onsidered. &o it is a !la"e%!lanet !redi"tion. &ee to the fa"t that 7ihira is s!ea*ing a#out the 7ale/6emale variation of signs. hey are ' he sign in whi"h lagna is !osited. he sign in whi"h &u is !osited he sign in whi"h 7o is !osited he sign in whi"h :u is !osited he sign in whi"h the lagna navamsa falls +3agna navamsa sign = 3agnamsa*a he sign in whi"h the &u navamsa falls +&u navamsa sign = &uryamsa*a he sign in whi"h the 7o navamsa falls +7o navamsa sign = handramsa*a he sign in whi"h the :u navamsa falls +:u navamsa sign = urvamsa*a;y the way there is a whole "ha!ter +ha!ter 1$- allotted to navamsa #ased !la"e%!lanet !redi"tion, in Varaha hora. 5ave a loo* at it.
[V] Bhava-Graha (House-Planet) Bredi"tions are given "onsidering the Navamsa*a house +starting from natal lagna- in the horos"o!e. 6or eam!le, 7ihira says ' (Eou@amsesthe &ourina vyadhi yoni(, meaning if the navamsa of 7a falls in $th +from natal lagna- then she will have some disease related to seual organs(. ;rihal !ra@a!atyam says ' Aste @eevamsa*e tatra #hargavena niree*shite Fa @ata tam vi@aneehi yoni mano@"ha*anwitam 7eaning, (if the navamsa of :u falls in $th from natal lagna and the Drishti of Ve falls in $th then she will have #eautiful hi! and seual organs(. &!ot the fa"t that, sin"e $th house and !lanets are "onsidered it is a 5ouse%Blanet !redi"tion. [VI] Stana-Bhava (Place-House) &in"e house is always "ounted from natal lagna this system is not mu"h im!ortant in navamsa%#ased !redi"tion. ;ut we "an lo"ate some other "ute uses of this. Remem#er that ealtation, de#ilitation et" is also related to !la"e. +&tana- 3oo* at this slo*a from Brasnamarga ' Daresasya navamsese moodhe nee"hari #haga*e Ba!andare !a!a drishte *alatrantara#hag #havel 7eaning, if the lord of the sign in whi"h the navamsa of the $th lord falls is "om#usted, de#ilitated, in enemy sign, #etween malefi"s or as!e"ted +drishti- #y malefi"s then, the native will have more than one wife. 6or eam!le, thin* that Virgo is 3agna and the navamsa of the $th lord :u 3eo. hen if &u +lord of leo- is in 3i#ra, he will have more than one wife. 5ere ' :u = Daresa +$th lord0nd navamsa of Bi = Daresasya navamsa +hus the :u Navamsa*a is 3eo&u = Daresasya navamsesa +navamsa lord for :uNoti"e that, in this slo*a, ealtation, de#ilitation et" +and thus Bla"e- and $th house +and thus 5ouse- is "onsidered and also that the !redi"tion is #ased on Navamsa. ;ut su"h slo*as are rare and is mostly #ased on things li*e ealtation%de#ilitation +Bla"e-, Eendra%tri*ona +5ouse- et". [VII] Stana-Bhava-Graha (Place-House-Planet) 3oo* at the Varaha 5ora slo*a (Vridho 7oor*ha5 &oorya@ar*shamsa*e va( 7eaning, (if the $th house is ! or A? and if the navamsa of &a falls in that sign, then she will get an aged !erson with not mu"h edu"ation as hus#and(. 6or eam!le, if 3agna is n and the navamsa of &a falls in ! then her hus#and would #e an aged !erson. Noti"e that here ' n +Bla"e-, $th house +5ouse- and &a +Blanet- are "onsidered. Also noti"e that it is a navamsa #ased !redi"tion. I thin* this e!lanation might have "leared the dou#t ' (how to !redi"t with navamsa( at least to a "ertain etend. Always remem#er that it is the $%fold !redi"tion system that is used #oth in natal "hart and in Vargas +amsas-. he vargas +amsas- only modify the results shown #y the natal "hart. Drishti is not "onsidered in Vargas +amsas-. his message is #e"oming too long and I have already "overed the $% fold system. &o I sto! here. Viayadas !radeep: 3ots of infoG 3agna having #hagya navamsa et" and 0nd lord having amsa in 10th as you have said are im!ortant "lues. Vinita "umar:
Fou will ma*e a !erson li*e me suffer from indigestion. It is going to ta*e a huge amount of time to understand and assimilate all that you have written. Anyway, #ased on your earlier !ost of how the signs are divided into amsas I did a small eer"ise and it threw u! some interesting results in terms of an emerging harmonious !attern. he degrees H%. 1H%1. 0H%0. in all signs #elong to "hara rasis he degrees .%J.$ 1.%1J.$ 0.%0J.$ in all signs #elong to sthira rasis he degrees J.$%1H 1J.$%0H 0J.$%H in all signs #elong to dwish#ava rasis Isnt that amaKingL ;ut you already *now that. It was amaKing for me. &o when you say yuti is im!ortant in navamsa one "an understand why. he !lanets share the same energy level / "hara"teristi"s as the other sin"e they #elong to the same (family( of rasi. his also ma*es it am!ly "lear why !lanets "annot have graha dristi in divisionals where amsas are @ust fragments of signs % #ut then what a#out rasi dristi that Barasara tal*s ofL I& there a great &A7A !rin"i!le wor*ing in astrologyL +his is only a "on@e"ture for u to "onsider....for instan"e for aurus lagna &aturn #eing su"h a great yoga*ara*a gets neutraliKed #y #eing a #adha*a at the same time-. I *now you are going to have reservations a#out this #ut the !rin"i!le of rasi dristi +a""ording to one view!oint- is that the high energy levels of "hara rasis get neutraliKed / #alan"ed #y the low energy levels of sthira rasis through rasi dristis and vi"e versa in navamsa. he dwish#ava rasis are more #alan"ed #y definition and donMt need any further #alan"ing when they as!e"t ea"h other. &o the sum of all this is &A7ALLL +Does sama mean e?ual, or same, or #alan"ed, or whatLhe other thing I want to *now from u is whether !arivartana yoga would wor* in navamsa if yuti "an wor*L 6inally, is the signifi"an"e of #havas in navamsa the same as in natal "hartL Fou mentioned a#out the 1st house #eing tanu #hava in navamsa as wellL 4r the two "harts should always #e read together to derive dee!er meaningsL iven the multi%layered meanings / dimensions / inter!retations of navamsa it a!!ears that it is nothing short of &ans*rit words, where madhu *aitha#ha "an #e"ome madhu *eeta and have many more meanings, !erha!sL &o many inter!retations...its mind #oggling....#ut interesting too. han*s for a good lesson +whi"h I have yet to learn, a"tuallySreenadh: uote he degrees H%. 1H%1. 0H%0. in all signs #elong to "hara rasis he degrees .%J.$ 1.%1J.$ 0.%0J.$ in all signs #elong to sthira rasis he degrees J.$%1H 1J.$%0H 0J.$%H in all signs #elong to dwish#ava rasis Isnt that amaKingL ;ut u already *now that. It was amaKing for me.
On?uote It is @ust natural, ya!, and is *nown to me. A"tually not only to me #ut to many, li*e 7adhu @i and most of the astrologers in Eerala as well. It is #e"ause of this only it is said that ' 1- ount Navamsa for "hara signs form that sign itself 0- ount Navamsa for sthira signs form 9th sign. - ount Navamsa for dwiswa#ahava +u#haya- signs form 8th sign. uote &o when you say yuti is im!ortant in navamsa one "an understand why. he !lanets share the same energy level / "hara"teristi"s as the other sin"e they #elong to the same (family( of rasi. his also ma*es it am!ly "lear why !lanets "annot have graha dristi in divisionals where amsas are @ust fragments of signs On?uote Fa!. Fou are right. uote ;ut then what a#out rasi dristi that Barasara tal*s ofL On?uote N4G It is miing of systemsG % )hi"h is a wrong a!!roa"hG Rasi drishti is N4 !art of Arsha system. Barasara #orrowed mu"h from :aimini. Rasi Drishti is !art of :aimini system, whi"h is entirely different from the an"ient Arsha system. uote aurus lagna &aturn #eing su"h a great yoga*ara*a gets neutraliKed #y #eing a #adha*a at the same time On?uote )rong a!!roa"h. uote he other thing I want to *now from you is whether !arivartana yoga would wor* in navamsa if yuti "an wor*L On?uote Fa! you are right % yes, it "an. uote 6inally, is the signifi"an"e of #havas in navamsa the same as in natal "hart...u mentioned a#out the 1st house #eing tanu #hava in n avamsa as wellL On?uote No ;hava in Navamsa. ;havas +5ouses- should #e "ounted always from Natal 3agna, N4 from lagna navamsa. ;havas eist only in the natal "hart. )e are "orrelating the navamsa with the ;havas that are !resent in natal "hart. uote iven the multi%layered meanings / dimensions / inter!retations of navamsa it a!!ears that it is nothing short of &ans*rit words On?uote he &ans*rit words used are mostly the names of #oo*s. All other &ans*rit words you "an delete, still the meaning would #e "lear. #hanapal:
han*s a lot &reenadh @i. I was sear"hing in the net the *ind of do"ument you sent for NavamsaG I s!ent a lot of effort on that #ut in veinG )onderful do"ument. han* you. I have one dou#t as of now % soon with many. %-. Sreenadh: 3et me "larify one thing % here is no nullifi"ation ever, #ut only modifi"ation. It is at the #ase of total an"ient indian astrologi"al !redi"tion systemG 4therwise how "an we !redi"t #ased on $%fold ruleLG hat is why 7ihira says ( Fa!ya #havanti su#he*shita(. 7eaning, if a #enefi" +e.g. :u- as!e"ts +drishtithen the result #e"omes (hidden(. It is never nullified, #ut only modified. - he result is there though not that evident. 5ere there is one more !oint to remem#er "on"erning the slo*a #it given a#ove ' &u#he*shita = &u#ha P Q*shita Q*shita always means $th Drishti +full Drishiti-. If you go #y :ain s"hool, "onsider s!e"ial drishtis as well. ;ut NQVQR !artial drishties. )hen it is ne"essary to indi"ate !artial drishti as well Rishi horas +and even 7ihira- use the word (Basyati( and not (Q*shita(. &o I thin* your ?uestion +dou#t- gets nullified. -0-
