JYOTHISHI

An Overview of Bhava Analysis

I am starting a series on Bhava Analysis which will give comprehensive details about the method to be adopted when doing Bhava Analysis.

Broadly I will cover the following areas.

• Factors to be considered while analyzing a Bhava.
• General rules for the study of Bhavas
• Karakatwas of each Bhava
• Result of Bhava Lord placed in all the 12 Bhavas.

I will be posting one Bhava analysis per week and the readers can avail this for their studies.

In today’s posting I will be covering the First Bhava

FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED WHILE ANALYSING BHAVA

1. Karakatwa of Bhava.
2. Karaka for that Bhava.
3. Bhava Lord.
4. Posited Planets.
5. Aspects on Bhava.
6. Aspects on Bhava Lord.
7. Conjunction with Bhava Lord.
8. D-9 Disposition.
9. Dispositor in D-1 and D-9.
10. Concerned Divisional Chart.
11. Bhavath Bhava.
12. Karakath Bhava (only in D-1) (Analyze Bhava from Karaka)
13. Progression of Bhava Lord (Number of house ahead of concerned Bhava)
14. Bhava Strength.
15. Yogas (Concerned to particular Bhava)
16. Conclusion.

General rules for the study of Bhavas

1. Each Bhava has innumerable significations i.e. they denote many points of life. These have to be studied very carefully by considering the relevant Bhavas and the ruling planets (Karakas).
2. A Bhava will flourish if its lord and Karaka planet are strong by being placed in their exaltation signs, Moola Trikona signs or own signs.
3. If the lord of a Bhava is placed between benefic planets or benefic stars, the Bhava will thrive. Note: This is called Subhakartri yoga for the Lord of the Bhava.
4. If the lord of a Bhava is placed in the 6th, 8th and 12th houses, the Bhava will suffer destruction.
5. If the lord of a Bhava is placed in the three stars called Vipath, Pratyari and Vadha Tara, (3rd, 5th and the 7th starts counted from the natal star), the Bhava will decline.
6. If the lord of the Bhava is hemmed between malefic planets, the significations of the Bhava will suffer. Note: This is called ‘Papakartari yoga’ of the lord of the Bhava.
7. If the lord of the Bhava is combust or is in debilitation the Bhava is destroyed.
8. If the lord of a Bhava is posited in Kendra or Trikona houses, significations of the Bhava will flourish.
9. If the lord of a Bhava is posited within the first six houses from its house, it tends to improve the significations of the Bhava.
10. The planet which is moving towards its exaltation point, which has large number of Subha Vargas and Vargottama (remaining in the same rashi, Navamsha, Drekkana, Saptamamsha and Trimshamsha) and which is associated with Benefics tend to promote the Bhava.
11. The planet that has large number of Astakavarga Bindus (6, 7 or 8) will promote the significations of its Bhava.
12. The planet which is not placed as described above will cause the destruction of the Bhava. (i.e. if it is between malefics, conjoined or aspected by malefics etc.).
13. A Bhava flourishes if it is conjoined with or aspected by benefic. Similarly, it will thrive if it is hemmed between benefic planets. But if it is otherwise i.e. if it is conjoined with or aspected by malefics or is hemmed between malefic planets, it will suffer destruction.

Satyacharya says that a wise astrologer should judge the effects of a Bhava by the principles given above and by the Pancha Siddhanta Principles’ which are as follows:

1. Graha Sheela (the behavior or nature of the different planets)
2. Karakatwa (Significators)
3. Nakshatra (stellar positions of the planets)
4. Swa Varga (positions of the planets in the rashi, Navamsha, Hora, Drekkana and other Varga charts).
5. Shadbala (Planetary Strength)

Note: The Pancha Siddhanta, namely, Brahma, Pulisa, Ramaka etc., refers to Astronomy and should not be confused with the above.

FIRST BHAVA

Karakatwas : Complexion, body, personality, birth, fame, general health, happiness, antecedents, old age, dignity, Longevity, soul, power, avarice, insolence and arrogance.

Positional Significance

Being 12^th from 2^nd loss of family food.

Being 11^th from 3^rd gains of brothers.

Being 10^th from 4^th reputation of mother, family and home, social status of Mother.

Being 9th from 5^th journeys and luck of children.

Being 8th from 6^th troubles of enemies and debtors.

Being 7^th from 7^th affairs, health, appearance and interests of spouse.

Being 6^th from 8^th illness of wife’s or husband’s family and relatives.

Being 5^th from 9^th father’s fortunes.

Being 4th from 10^th career achievements and ambitions.

Being 3rd from 11^th journeys of co-born and friends.

Being 2nd from 12^th hospital bills, court fees and expenses of such nature.

Lagna Lord in different houses:

1H – Self-effort, come up in life with own effort, ego, generally famous, independent nature.

2H – Wealthy, intelligent, foresight, prominent, generous hearted.

3H – Courageous, good communicator, music ability, looks after co-borns.

4H – Happiness, materialistic, well built, well behaved happiness from parents, lot of property and vehicles.

5H – Intelligent, problem on account of first born, position, authority and political power.

6H – Debts, litigations, fond of exercises, works in hospitals, army.

7H – More detached from worldly affairs, inclined towards in-laws. travelling, likely to go abroad.

8H – Learned, scholarly, interested in occult sciences, generally sickly, not healthy, wealthy and rich, long life.

9H – Fortunate, good person, involved in father’s business. Inherit wealth from father, religious minded.

10H – Successful in profession, research scholar, self-made person, own business.

11H – Expansion, financial prosperity.

12H – Separated from family, expenditure on good causes, gain from export / import business

Note:  Moon + Mars = Chandra Mangal Yoga. Separation from mother at a young age, good finances.