Pushkara Navamsha: Pushkara is auspicious, so the planets placed in

pushkara will become like positive. Pushkara degrees are used for Muhurta. Having
the lagna in pushkara degreemakes it a very auspicious moment. Pushkara degrees
given by CS Patel in his book Nadi and Navamsha astrology are: 21º of Fire signs:
21º Aries, 21º Leo, and 21º Sagittarius. 14º in Earth signs: 14º Taurus, 14º Virgo,
and 14º Capricorn. 24º in Air signs: 24º Gemini, 24º Libra, and 24º Aquarius. 7º in
Water signs: 7º Cancer, 7º Scorpio, 7º Pisces. Whereas Jataka Parijata - Adhyaya 1
Shloka 58, gives the following degrees: 21º Aries (Libra Navamsha), 19º Leo (Virgo
navamsha), 23º Sagittarius (Libra Navamsha), 14º Taurus (Taurus navamsha and
vargotamma), 9º Virgo ( Pisces navamsha), 14ºCapricorn (Taurus Navamsha)18º
Gemini ( Pisces navamsha), 24º Libra (Taurus Navamsha), 19º Aquarius (Pisces
Navamsha), 8º Cancer (Virgo Navamsha), 11º Scorpio( Libra Navamsha), 9º Pisces
(Virgo Navamsha). Mostly the Jataka Parijata pushkara bhaga degrees are used.

Marriage and Profession through Navamsha:

By far the most important sub chart is the 9th, called the navamsha. While it serves
a variety of purposes, it’s most famous as the Hindu marriage chart.

Read alongside the 7thhouse in your original birth chart; it indicates if and when
you will marry, if and when you may divorce, the personality, values and probable
vocation of your mate and the quality of your matrimony. The navamsha is queen of
the sub charts. Even if your Indian astrologer doesn’t have time to review all your
amshas, nava is Sanskrit for nine. (Think of related English words like “novile” or
“enneagram”.) The Second Half of Life In parts of South India, some very
traditional astrologers will scarcely bother looking at your birth horoscope. They
figure that if you’re a mature adult, by now you’ve already dealt with many of the
issues reflected in your natal chart and have graduated to the strengths and
challenges shown in your navamsha, which they think of as your second horoscope.

ANALYZING MARRIAGE IN THE NAVAMSHA

1. Examine the navamsha’s 1st house.

2. Examine the navamsha’s 7thhouse.
3. Are these two houses aspected or occupied by planets that support
relationships like Venus and Jupiter, or that prevent or sabotage them, like
Mars and Saturn?
4. Examine the planet that rules the navamsha’s 1sthouse.
5. Examine the planet that rules the navamsha’s 7thhouse.
6. Are these two planets placed in auspicious houses themselves, like the angles
(house 1,4, 7, 10) or trines (houses 1, 5, 9) of the chart? Are they strong and
stable?
7. Now turn back to your birth chart. Find the planet that rules its 7thhouse.
8. Look to see where the 7thhouse ruler from your birth chart is placed in the
navamsha. What condition is it in? Example: If these factors are strongly
influenced by a malefic like Saturn, the jyotishi will check Saturn’s condition
 to see whether it contributes positive Saturnine qualities like emotional
maturity and commitment, or shows coldness, cruelty or victimization in
relationships.

There’s a saying in India, “The birth chart is a tree; the navamsha is its fruit.” The
navamsha reveals how the tendencies shown in the original birth chart are likely to
actually play out. It’s the horoscope of your second half of life, when you’ve had
enough life experience and reached sufficient psychological and social maturity to
begin enjoying (or suffering from) the “fruit” of your earlier efforts. Ever wonder
why some people are incredibly famous and successful in the first half of their lives,
then seem to vanish into utter obscurity just when you’d assume they’d be reaching
their peak? I think particularly of rock stars, actors or athletes who were world-
famous as teenagers or young adults, but after they hit their 30s, we never heard of
them again. Vedic astrologers would explain this is reflected in part by having a
very strong birth chart but a weak navamsha. In the second part of their lives, the
momentum of the birth chart peters out if there’s no power in the navamsha to keep
the momentum going. Then there are the kids you remember from high school
whom you never for a moment thought would amount to anything, who are now
multimillionaire entrepreneurs or award- winning artists. One explanation for this
phenomenon is that although the birth chart was not especially remarkable, the
namasha burns up the paper it’s printed on with success and good fortune. Bill
Clinton and George Bush Jr. both have mediocere birth charts, but their navamshas
are dynamite. In his mid-40s, Clinton seemed to rocket out of no where to win the
U.S. presidency.

Bush, who seemed unable to speak a single sentence without tripping over his
words, was handed the U.S. presidency by the Supreme Court in 2000. The Work
You Will Do Discovering your navamsha is like finding out there’s a sequel to a
book you particularly enjoy, which further develops the lead character and extends
the plot line of the original book. The navamsha is an invaluable tool for astrologers
working to grasp the depths of human nature and the sometimes intriguing,
sometimes baffling, twists and turns of destiny.Here’s another example of how
jyothishis used this amazing sub chart. Confused about your true vocation in life?
Curious about the career path your daughter or son may take?

In Vedic astrology we look to the 10th house in the natal chart as well as the 10th
Sub chart for important clues to your life work. However, one of the great classics of
Hindu astrology, the Phala Dipika (“Effects of the Planets”), offers a short cut to
assessing ageneral career path using the navamsha. I’ve often been stunned at how
accurately this simple technique can reveal one’s profession. My friend Bhagavan
Das (whose adventures were chronicled in Ram Das’s 1970 cult classic, Be Here
Now) has Jupiter as his navamsha career indicator. Jupiter indicates(among other
professions) spiritual teachers, and Bhagavan Das is indeed a highly-silled teacher of
Nada Yoga, a meditation system involving sound energy.

READING PROFESSION IN THE NAVAMSHA

 1. Check to see which planet rules the 10th house of your Vedic birth chart.
2. Look to see which sign that planet is in your navamsha.
3. What planet rules that sign? That planet sets the tone for your career.
4. Refer to The Vedic Planets table in Chapter 7 for a list of careers associated
with each planet .Examples: The planet ruling Bill Clinto’s natal 10th house,
Gemini, is Mercury. In Clinton’s navamsha Mercury occupies Scorpio,
which is ruled by Mars. So Mars becomes his career indicator. The planet
ruling George Bush Jr.’s natal 10th house, Aries, is Mars. In Bush’s
navamsha Mars occupies Leo, which is ruled by the Sun. So the Sun becomes
his career indicator.

In India, Mars and the Sun are the two planets representing the Kshatriya caste of
kings and warriors, which traditionally includes all highly placed government
officials.