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Shanmukha, India

[Dedication: This article is reverentially

dedicated to my Guru
Mahamahopadhyaya Sri Iranganti
Rangacharya.]

i. Introduction

In Parasara system the reckoning of

bhavas is always in the order of natural
mulcka aic.a T.S.V.R Nageswarn zodiac, where as in Jaimini system, there
are four of ways of reckoning the bhavas
Rao, is 30 years, a graduate in Electronics
(houses). They are
and Communication Engineering, works in
a scientilic organization of Indian Govt. He
1. Udaya Chakra,
started his study of Astrology when lie was
years old and tkougk. not traditionally 2. Prakriti Chakra,
trained; lie is very fond of the wonderful
system of Jaimini and learns it from his 3. Vikriti Chakra,
Guru, the Living Legend of Jaimini
Astrology Sri Iranganti Rangacharya. He is 4. Graha Chakra
now working on ancient commentaries on
Jaimini and writes some of his musings on This paper explains these four chakras and

Jaimini system at his personal Llog. discusses Graha Chakra in detail with
suitable examples.
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2. Reckoning of Bhavas in Jaimini:
The Venerable Sage Jaimini explained the reckoning of bhavas and dasas in the following
two sutras.
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prad vrttirvisamesu 1-1-25

paravrttyottaresu 1-1-26
nakvacit 1-1-27

Translation: For odd signs the reckoning of bhavas (houses) and dasa signs will be in regular
zodiacal order, for even signs the order will be anti - zodiacal and sometimes different ways
of reckoning are also be used.

Odd signs : Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius, Aquarius

Even Signs : Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn

Example: If Gemini an odd sign is the Asc, then iH is Ge, zH is Cn, 3H is Leo and so on. If
Scorpio an even sign is the Asc, then iH is Li, zH is Vi, 3H is Leo and so on.

The Controversy: The commentators interpreted these verses pertaining to reckoning the
dasa signs, but study of Vriddha Karika verses indicates it is not true always. These three
sutras also apply to reckoning of dasas as well, for example in special Ayurdasas like
Atmanobhavapamsa dasas etc. There have been different views in interpreting the above
mentioned 3"* sutra. Sage indicates that sometimes this reckoning according to odd and even
nature of signs may not be followed, this is to be noted. But, He doesn't spell out the
situation. So, we must checkout what Vriddha Karika has to say in this regard. Fortunately a
Vriddha Karika addresses this issue and we strictly follow them in understanding Jaimini.
But, Neelakantha interprets these sutras differently by the authority of another Vriddha
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Karika verse. He interprets that (nakvacit 1-1-27) deals with the reckoning of
successive dasa signs for Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius based on Vishama Pada and
Sama Pada principle. His interpretation is useful only in his variation of Chara Dasa and not
given here for want of brevity.

The adhikara sutras of Jaimini clearly indicate that there are other ways of reckoning as
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well. However, the key point here lies in understanding the meaning of (nakvacit 1-
1-27). A Vriddha Karika explained the real purport of these sutras cited above and has given
the four ways of counting bhavas. In this paper, we only discuss Graha Chakra with
examples, which is useful in understanding the Manipravala Rajayoga article published later
on in this magazine.

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cakram caturvidhaiti jneya madya maudayikaiti smrtam

dvitlyaititu prakrtakhyam vikrtyakhyam trtlyakam
grahacakram caturdhakhya mevam cakrasya nirnayah
bhava dvadasa lagnadyah krama maydayikaiti bhavet
yatra krama vyutkramabhyam gananaititvojayugmayoh
prakrtyakhyam hitacckram yatra yugmaujayostathah
gananaiti tadvikrtyakhyam graha cakramadhocyate
lagnadhisaiti samarabhya cottarottaratah sthitan
jnatva grahan caravasadrasln cakra kramenavai
graha evamhibhavah syuh lagna vittadisamjnitah
evam navasu bhavesu vinyasya navasah grahan
karma sthane'pi lagnesam nyasya labhe dhana sthitam
vyayetu sastha rasistham vinyasyokta vidhanatah
grahacakramidam proktam phala jhanaya suribhili

Courtesy: Jataka Sara Sangaha of Raghava Bhatta andjaimini Sutramritam by Sri Rangacharya.
 Literal Translation: There are four types of chakras for the reckoning of the houses.
They are Udaya, Prakriti, Vikriti and Graha Chakra. The twelve houses from lagna can be
reckoned in these four ways.

1. Udaya Chakra means reckoning of twelve houses from lagna in regular zodiacal
(Udaya) fashion.

2. Prakriti Chakra means counting houses; in zodiacal fashion if lagna is odd sign and
anti-zodiacal if lagna is even sign.

3. Vikriti Chakra means counting houses; in anti-zodiacal fashion if lagna is odd sign
and zodiacal if lagna is even sign.

4. Graha Chakra reckoning means reckoning the bhavas from lord of lagna in regular
zodiacal (Udaya chakra) fashion. So, the lord of the lagna will be the Ist house (Tanu
Bhava) and the subsequent bhavas are the planets next to him by Udaya chakra
(Zodiacal) fashion. After the 9 bhavas, then lord of lagna will be the io'11 bhava, 2nd
bhava and 6^ bhava found above in Graha Chakra will be the ii'11 bhava and the iz'*1
bhava respectively. Please follow the illustration below.

Udaya Chakra is used in usual horoscopic interpretation, Sthira dasa, Brahma dasa etc.
Prakriti Chakra is extensively used calculation of 8tl1 house for longevity, Niryana Sula
Dasas, Varnada Dasa, Chara dasa (Raghava Bhatta method), Hora dasa etc.
Vikriti Chakra is used in Chara Dasa (Raghava Bhatta method) for female charts etc.

3 Graha Chakra - Illustrations:

3.1 Important Principles:

1. The longitude of Rahu and Ketu should be calculated from end of sign. For example if
Rahu is at 270io', then effectively Rahu covered only (300 - 270io' = 205o'). Similarly for
Ketu as well.

2. It must be understood that if two or more planets occupy the same sign, then the
planet that gets lesser degree, minutes, seconds (DMS) in the sign is considered first .
Then next higher DMS planet and so on. Please follow the examples below to
understand this.

3. Irrespective of the longitude of the lord of lagna in the sign, he will be considered as
Tanu Bhava.

3.2 Steps In Identifying the Bhavas in Graha Chakra:

Step 1: Identify the lord of lagna and its placement. He represents First house

2,
This clue is given exclusively in Somanatha Kalpalatha commentary.

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Step 2: See whether any planet conjunct with lord of lagna, that planet becomes, the
second house. If more than one planet conjunct with lagna lord, decide the
planet's order using the principle 2 given above in previous page.

Step 3: Move on to next sign and repeat the step 2

Step 4: Repeat the step 3 until all the nine planets are covered, that is nine bhavas are
determined.

Step 5: Now, the lagna lord itself becomes the Rajya bhava (io1*1 house)

Step 6: The planet determined above as second house in step 2 becomes Labha bhava
(ii1*1 house).

Step 7: The planet determined above as representing 6^ house becomes Vyaya Bhava
(i2tl1 house). This is a very important rider.

Please follow the illustrations below to understand peculiar principles mentioned above.

3.3 Illustrations

Example 1:
In the following chart,

In this chart Lagna falls in Pisces and its lord is Jupiter placed in Aquarius. So,
Jupiter represents Tanu Bhava (First House).

Since no planet conjunct with lord of lagna, move on to step 3.

In the next sign Pisces, two Venus at I50i2' and Mars at 2i04o' are placed in.
Since Venus obtaining lesser Degrees, Minutes, Seconds (DMS), he is
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considered first and becomes Dhana Bhava (2 house) and subsequently Mars
becomes Bhatri Bhava (3™* house).

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Example 1
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Me (R>: 6 Ta 29- GK Ju: 1Aq16-DK Ve: 15 Pi 12- PiK Sa (R): 20 Le 55- BK
Ra: 9 Cp 59- MK Ke: 9 Cn 59 HL: 8 Aq 45 GL: 10 Li 42

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Step 4: Similarly, Sun, Mercury, Ketu, Saturn, Moon, Rahu becomes 4^, 5tl1, 6^, 7^, S111
and 9^ bouses respectively.

Step 5: Lord of lagna, (i.e.; Ist house in Graba Chakra) Jupiter, becomes the Rajya
Bbava (io1*1 bouse).

Step 6: The planet representing 2nd house in this Graba Chakra, that is Venus in this
case, becomes Labha Bbava (n1*1 bouse).

Step 7: Ketu represents Vyaya Bbava (la'11 house) being the bbava in Graba Chakra.

In, summarizing the above exercise, the following table can be constructed.

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2 | Dhana Bhava | Venus
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3 Sahaja Bhava Mars
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4 1 Matri Bhava 1 Sun
Putra Bhava Mercury
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7 th Kalatra Bhava Saturn
8th | Mrityu Bhava ( Moon
9th Bhagya Bhava Rahu
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10 | Karma Bhava ( Jupiter
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II Labha Bhava Venus
12* | Vyaya Bhava [ Ketu

Example 2;
In the following chart, seven planets are occupied in sign Capricorn. Let us construct the
Graba chakra.

Step 1: Lord of Lagna Saturn is placed in Capricorn. So be becomes Ist house.

Step 2: Since a number of planets are conjunct with Saturn, we have to consider the
longitudes of the planets. Mars is at 403o' and Ketu covered (30 - 250O9') 405i'.
Try to understand this situation. Both Mars and Ketu covered equal degrees of
40. Now, look at the minutes of these planets, Mars is at 30 minutes of 4^ degree
where as Ketu at 51 minute of 4 degree. So, as Mars gets lesser minutes,
factually lesser DMS in the sign, Mars becomes 2nd house and Ketu becomes 3rd
house.

Step 3, 4: Sun, Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Rahu, Moon becomes the respective 4^, 5^, b**1,
7th, gth^ |:)jiavas order of their longitudes in increasing order.

Step 5: Lord of lagna (i.e.; Ist house in Graha chakra), Saturn becomes lo1*1 house

Step b: The planet representing 2rid house in this Graha Chakra, that is Ketu in this
case, becomes Labha Bhava (n1*1 house).

Step 7: The planet representing b'*1 house in this Graha Chakra, that is Jupiter in this
case, becomes Vyaya Bhava (la'11 house).

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The following table summarizes the above exercise.

House^WBhava Planet

Tanu Bhava Saturn

Dhana Bhava Ketu
Sahaja Bhava Mars
Matri Bhava Sun
Putra Bhava V enus
Satri Bhava
Kalatra Bhava
Mrityu Bhava Rahu
Bhagya Bhava Moon
Karma Bhava Saturn
Labha Bhava Ketu
Vyaya Bhava

4. Application of Graha Chakra

The classical literature as available now, doesn't give many clues about interpretation of this
Graha Chakra and it is unfortunate, this wonderful tradition of Jaimini has been lost to us.
A humble attempt to bring out this principle has been in order and the outcome of the
research will be informed at a later stage. For now, the following is given for the benefit of
readers.

This Graha Chakra principle is extensively used in delineating the results of Jaimini Rasi
da sas. The legend of Jaimini Astrology Sri Vemuri Rama Murthi Sastri never calculated a

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dasa without mentioning the Dasa Karakas. These dasa karakas puzzled many astrologers
who happened to look at the horoscopes prepared by him. The calculation of dasa karakas is
based on the principle of Graha Chakra, where the reference point changes from lagna lord
to the lord of dasa sign. For example, in a Leo lagna horoscope, for calculating dasa karakas
of Aries, Mars becomes the Tanu Bhava and so on.

For example, if we look at the "New Light on Jaimini - 2" published in SA's 1st Annual
issue, the respective dasa karakas were determined using this principle of reckoning Karaka
planets of respective bhavas from lord of dasa rasi. The lord of dasa rasi becomes the Tanu
bhava irrespective of his longitude in the sign.

The second application of this principle has been brought out by Raghava Bhatta vide his
"Jataka Sara Sangraha", and by Sri Iranganti Rangacharya in recent times. This is explained
in the "Manipravala Rajayoga" article published further on in this issue of Saptarishis
Astrology.

Late D. V. Suhba Rao^\ Giant Ol Astrology

Pmjammti yoga is caused when the 7^ lord aspects the 8^ lord. The native will
hecome a widow in the dasa ol the 8^ lord

When the 5^ lord attains a kendra, Padmaraga yoga is caused. This makes one
annihilate enemies. — Vasista Jataka

When the lO4*1 lord obtains a kendra and aspected by a benelic this yoga called
Suprajata Yoga is caused. The native will enjoy life well and becomes a famous -
Vasista Jataka

The lords ol 5^ and O4^ in conjunction occupying the 3^bhava, confers this yoga
called Saradeepa Sakti Yoga. These people are insignificant, they suffer many sided
agonies, they cannot live in their own houses.These results are severe for persons born
in Kany a Lagna.

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