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Graha Samaya

26 Apr
                                                     GRAHA SAMAYA
Avasthas of planets in general indicate the nature of effects the native is likely to experience during the major Dasha of that particular planet. Graha Samaya is also a system based on the ‘Avasthas’ of planets in a chart. As you are aware many classics like Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, Sanketanidhi etc., have given many Avasthas and their interpretations. One more type of Avasthas has been described in ‘Jyothirsharnava Navaneetham’ which is called ‘Graha Samaya’. I have come across a Kannada classic titled ‘Lalita Jyothishya Chandrika’ which gives more details of this system than the former and the methodology of calculation is slightly different.
There are 27 Avasthas / Samayas and planets when they are placed in these exert a particular influence on the native. A list giving 27 Samayas and their interpretation is given below.
Sl No.
Avasthas / Samayas
Interpretation
1
Snana
Courage, good family, Progeny, Honour, Victory
2
Vastradharana
Kingship, Acquisition of  gems, wealth, Authority
3
Tilaka / Gandha dharana
Safety, popularity, honour
4
Japa / Devadarshan
Victory over enemy, gain of land & Vehicle
5
Shiva Pooja / Prathana Samaya
Gain from land, unnecessary expenditure, Govt penalty
6
Homa /Aradhana
Grief, unsocial association
7
Vishnu Pooja / Jaya
Excellence in education
8
Dwirarchane / Vipraradhane
Acquisition of Kingdom, land, wealth & prosperity
9
Namaskara
Auspicious time, good vehicle
10
Giri Pradhakshina
Poverty, quarrel, Govt penalty
11
Vaishvadeva
Bad omen, authority, Ascetic life style
12
Athithi Pooja
Enjoyment, education, gain of treasure
13
Bhojana
Enjoyment, loss of senses
14
Vidya Prasanga
Excellence, Brahmin Pooja,  quarrel, listening to scriptures
15
Kopa / Ahankara
Worry / depression, enmity
16
Tamboola
Happiness from woman, secret employment, windfall
17
Rajavilasa
Victory, experience near God feeling
18
Kireeta dharana
Happiness, higher authority, excellence in education
19
Jalapana
Happiness, sweet talk
20
Alasya / Thamasa
Fear, carelessness, indolence
21
Shayana / Nidra
Lack of happiness, excessive anger
22
Madypana
Bliss, happiness
23
Gandhalepana
Kingdom, acquisition of friends
24
Dhanarjane /Stree Sallapa
Enjoyment, honour, wealth
25
Keerti
Enjoyment, gain of wife / children, set backs in tasks
26
Gada Nedre
Loss of happiness, Govt penalty
27
Ratna Parikshe
Wealth, association with low grade women, deceit
The method of calculating the Graha Samaya is given below. For this let us consider a chart with following planetary disposition.
Reference Chart
1. Lagna – Tula
2. We want to find the Graha Samaya of Venus.
3. Venus is posited in 6th house from Lagna……Call this ‘A’
4. Count from Mesha where the Lagna is posited.
5. In this case, Lagna is 7th house from Mesha…..Call this ‘B’
6. Add A+B and multiply by 2…. i.e. 6+7=13 multiplied by 2 = 26…Call this ’C’
7. Multiply ‘C’ with the Vimshottari Dash duration of Venus …i.e. 20
8. 26 multiplied by 20 = 520….Call this ‘D’
9. Divide ‘D’ by 27 and note down the remainder……520/27=Remainder is 7
10. Read out the Samaya and its interpretations from the list above.
11. 7 indicates Vishnu Pooja / Jaya which gives excellence in education
Like this we can calculate Graha Samayas for all the planets and get an idea of the general effects during a particular planet’s Dasha period. If more planets in the Horoscope are in the unfavourable Samayas, then the overall strength of the horoscope is much reduced.