shad bala – six fold potency in vedic astrology with a case stud

SHAD BALA – SIX FOLD POTENCY IN VEDIC ASTROLOGY WITH A CASE STUDY

Notes for students of Jyotisha Bharat, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai, India by Prof. Anthony Writer

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SHAD BALA (SIX FOLD SOURCES OF PLANETARY STRENGTH)

Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra: Ch. 27. Evaluation Of Strengths Shad Bala consists of the following:

1. Sthan Bala (positional) 2. Dig Bala (directional) 3. Kaal Bala (Temporal), inclusive of Ayan Bala (equinoctial) 4. Chesht Bala (motional) 5. Naisargika Bala (natural) 6. Drik Bala (aspectual) These strengths are computed for the seven Planets from Sun to Saturn. The nodes are not considered.

Sthan Bala comprises of the following considerations:

1.Uchch Bala (exaltation) 2.Varga Bala (Sapta Varga bala : strength accruing out of positions in Rasi, Hora, Dreshkan, Saptamsa, Navamsa, Dvadashamsa and Trimshamsa) 3.Ojhayugma Rasi Bala (acquired by placement in odd, or even Rasi and in odd, or even Navamsa) 4. Kendradi Bala (due to placement in Kona, or Panaphara, or Apoklima House), 5.Dreshkan Bala (due to placement in first, second, or third decanate of a Rasi).

Kaal Bala comprises of the following subdivisions:

1. Nathonnata Bala (diurnal and nocturnal) 2. Paksh Bala (fortnight) 3. Tribhag Bala (due to day/night being made in 3 parts) 4. Varsh, Maas, Dina and Hora Bala (Varsh -astrological year, Maas -

month, Dina - weekday and Hora - planetary hour) 5. Ayan Bala (equinoctial) 6. Yudhdh Bala (due to partaking in war between Planets).



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Horoscope for Analysis

Sex Male Date of Birth 4 : 10 : 1972 Time of Birth 12 : 45 : 0 Day of Birth Wednesday Ishtkaal 015-38-04 Place of Birth Mumbai Time Zone 5.5 Latitude 19 : 4 : N Longitude 72 : 52 : E

Tithi TRAYODASI Hindu Week Day Wednesday Paksha KRISHNA Yoga SUBHA Karan GAR Sunrise 06.29.46 Sunset 18.24.45 Day Duration 11.54.58

Vimshottari Dasha Balance Of Dasha : KETU 0 Y 3 M 16 D Ke 20/1/1973 Ve 20/1/1993 Su 20/1/1999 Mo 20/1/2009 Ma 20/1/2016 Ra 20/1/2034 Ju 20/1/2050 Sa 20/1/2069 Me 20/1/2086

Planets C R Rashi Longitude Nakshatra Pada Relation Asc Sagittarius 12-08-13 Mula 4 Sun D Virgo 17-41-23 Hasta 3 Neutral Moon D Leo 12-46-18 Magha 4 Friendly Mars C D Virgo 08-41-03 Uttaraphal 4 Enemy Merc D Virgo 28-22-36 Chitra 2 Exalted Jupt D Sagittarius 07-26-24 Mula 3 Own Venu D Leo 05-19-32 Magha 2 Enemy Satn R Taurus 27-07-26 Mrigasira 2 Friendly Rahu R Sagittarius 28-27-57 Uttarashadha 1 Ketu R Gemini 28-27-57 Punarvasu 3 Uran D Virgo 24-42-30 Chitra 1 Nept D Scorpion 09-40-35 Anuradha 2 Plut D Virgo 08-46-36 Uttaraphal 4



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Bhava sanhi and bhava madhya of a house

House 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 Sign 7 8 8 09 10 10 11 11 00 00 01 01 Degrees 28 12 28 15 02 19 05 22 05 19 02 15 Minutes 51 08 51 34 18 01 44 27 44 01 18 34 Seconds 30 13 30 46 03 20 37 54 37 20 03 46

Nos. indicate the sandhi – end of the previous house and beginning of the house. Eg. 1 indicates the end of the 12th house and the beginning of the 1st house. 0 indicates the bhava madhya of the house.

House 7 0 8 0 9 0 10 0 11 0 12 0 Sign 01 02 02 03 04 04 05 05 06 06 01 07 Degrees 28 12 28 15 02 19 05 22 05 19 02 15 Minutes 51 08 51 34 18 01 44 27 44 01 18 34 Seconds 30 13 30 46 03 20 37 54 37 20 03 46



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- Angle of the house : distance between the starting point and end of the a house = angle of the house, which could be slightly less or more than 30 degrees. Eg: The angle of the 1st house in the standard horoscope:

Sign °^ ` ``

Junction (sandhi) of the 1st and 2nd house 08 28 51 30 Minus junction of 12th and 1st house (-) 07 28 51 30

(= 1 sign or 30°^ ) = 01 00 00 00

Divisions of the house : 1st half - Poorva bhag and 2nd half Uttara bhag

- The mid point divides the house into 2 halves.

1st half or Poorva bhag:

- The 1st half is from the start to the mid point. - The residential strength of a planet in the first half is:

Longitude of a planet (-) Starting point (sandhi) of a house (/) divide by angular distance of the first half.

2nd half or Uttara bhag:

- The 2nd half starts from the mid point (bhava madya) to the end of the house (sandhi)



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- The planet in the second half acquires residential strength as follows; Longitude of end point (sandhi) (-) Longitude of planet (/) divide by angular distance of the house.

Note:

- A planet placed in the mid point (Bhava Madhya) is strong and gives good results.

- A planet placed on the border or bhava sandhi is weak and powerless, incapable of giving good results.

Residential strengths of planets in the horoscope for analysis:

Planet Longitude Position of the planet (1st or 2ndhalf)

Bhava sandhi (start/end)

Area of residential strength (diff. of cols. 2 & 4)

Angle of 1st or 2nd half

Residential strength (5 / 6)

Residential strength In per cent (7 x 100)

1 2

° ^ ` ``

3 4

°^ ` ``

5

°^ ` ``

6

°^ ` `

7 8

Sun

17 41 23

10th H (1st )

05 44 37

11 56 11

16 46 17

0.71

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Moon 12 26 18 9th H (1st) 03 18 03 09 48 15 16 43 17 058 58 Mars 18 40 03 10th H (1st) 05 44 37 02 55 37 16 43 17 0.18 18 Mercury 28 22 36 10th H (2nd) 05 44 37 07 22 01 13 16 43 0.55 55 Jupiter 07 26 24 1st H (1st) 28 51 30 08 34 54 13 16 43 0.64 64 Venus 05 19 32 9th H (1st) 02 08 03 03 00 29 16 43 07 0.17 17 Saturn 27 07 26 6th H (2nd) 28 51 30 00 44 04 13 16 44 0.03 03



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- Effects of a planet in the house is assessed by the residential strength of the house.

- The effect is felt in the main or sub period of the planet.

In the above case, the following effects were felt:

- The Sun has the highest residential strength and sthana bal. During the Sun dasha the native prosecuted his higher studies in medicine. According to vedic astrology, Sun is the karak for medicines as mythology says that Sun god passed on the knowledge of medicine to Dhanwantari and his children, the Aswini twins are the physicians of the god. Further, Sun is the lord of IXth house, signifying higher studies. Sun is in Virgo (health care) along with Mercury (exalted) and Mars (surgery) also having sthana bal.

- The Moon has the third highest residential strength. As Moon is in the IXth house (higher studes) and on the star of Magha, also an asterism indicating medical studies. Being lord of VIIIth, it shows research. Further VIIIth house shows research and operation theatres, aspected by Saturn. All these conditions indicate research and higher studies in orthopedic surgery. The native became one of the leading orthopedic surgeons during Moon dasha.

UCHCHABAL

Exaltation point = 1 rupa or 60 shastiansh Debilitation point = 0 (zero) In between debilitation point and exaltation point, there will be gradual increase in the strength of the planet. The exaltation and debilitation points of the planets are as follows: Planets Sun Moon Mars Merc Jup Venus Sat Rahu Ketu Exaltation degree 10 33 298 165 95 357 200 50 230 Debilitation degree 180 213 118 345 275 177 20 230 50



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Exaltation strength = planet’s longitude (-) its debilitation point * 60/180 Or Planet’s distance from debilitation point / 3. Planets Planet’s longitude Debilitation

point Difference between

2 and 3 Col. 4 x60/180

1 2

° ^ ` ``

3

^

4

^ ` ``

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The Sun 167 41 23 190 23 18 37 7.77 Moon 132 48 18 213 80 13 42 26.24 Mars 158 41 03 118 40 40 03 13.33 Mercury 178 22 36 345 166 36 30 55.53 Jupiter 247 26 24 275 27 33 36 09.18 Venus 125 19 32 177 51 40 28 17.22 Saturn 57 07 26 20 37 07 26 12.37

In the chart Mercury is the most exalted planet, making the native intelligent, learned, happy and a group. Mercury is associated with Sun and Mars, who have sthana bala, giving him courage and leadership, as Mercury is their dispositor.

PLANETARY FRIENDHIP CHART

Planets Graha

Friends Mitra

Neutral Sama

Enemies Shatru

Sun Moon Mars Jupiter Mercury Venus Saturn Moon Sun Mercury Mars Jup Ven Sat - Mars Sun Moon Jupiter Venus Saturn Mercury Mercury Sun Venus Mars Jup Saturn Moon Jupiter Sun Moon Mars Saturn Mercury Venus



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Venus Mercury Saturn Mars Jupiter Sun Moon Saturn Mercury Venus Jupiter Sun Moon Mars

TEMPORARY FRIENDSHIP CHART\

Planet Temporary Friends Temporary Enemies Sun Venus Moon Jupiter Saturn Mars Mercury Moon Mercury Mars Sun Saturn Venus Jupiter Mars Venus Moon Jupiter Mercury Sun Saturn Mercury Venus Moon Jupiter Sun Mars Saturn Jupiter Mercury Mars Sun Moon Venus Saturn Venus Mars Mercury Sun Moon Jupiter Saturn Saturn Venus Moon Jupiter Mercury Mars Sun

FIVE FOLD FRIENDSHIP CHART

Planets Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Fast Friends *(22.5)

Moon Jupiter

Sun Mercury

Moon Jupiter

Venus Sun Mars

Mercury Venus

Friend * (15)

- Nars Saturn

Venus Jupiter - - -

Neutral *(7.5)

Mars Venus

- Sun Sun Moon

Moon Mercury

Sun Mars Saturn

Mercury

Enemy *(3.75)

Mercury Jupiter Venus

Saturn Mars Saturn

Saturn Jupiter Jupiter

Bitter Enemy *(1.875)

Saturn - Mercury - Venus Moon Sun Moon Mars

*Figures in brackets and asterisk marks indicate friendly potency.



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SAPTAVARGYA BALA

In saptavargya bala relationship is shown between:

- a)Planet and sign b) planet and planet c) planet and dispositor - Planets and their moolatrikona signs

Planets Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn Moolatrikona Rasi and no.

Leo - 5 Taurus-2 Aries-1 Virgo-6 Sagittarius-9 Libra-7 Aquarius-11

- In D-1, planets occupying their moolatrikonas get 45 shastiansh. - Moolatrikona is not applicable in other varga charts. - For other vargas, potency is cohsidered for swarashi (own sign) to bitter enemy.

Codes used and the number of shastiansh that are allotted: SW = own sign (30) FF = Fast Friend (22.5) F=Friend (15) N=Neutral (7.5) E=Enemy (3.75) BE= Bitter Enemy (1.875) The numerals with the codes in the chart represent the rasi the planet is placed in. Planets Rasi

D-1 Hora D-2

Dreskhan D-3

Saptamsa D-7

Navamsa D-9

Dwadasamsa D-12

Trishamsa D-30

Total SUN 6- N

(7.5) 5 – SW

(30) 10 –BE (1.875)

4 – FF (22.5)

3 – E (3.75)

1 – N (7.5)

12 – FF (22.5) 95.62

MOON 5-FF (22.5)

5 – FF (22.5)

E-9 (3.75)

7 - E (3.75)

4-SW (30)

10 - F (15)

9 – E (3.75) 101.25

MARS 6 – BE 1.875

4 – FF (22.5)

6 – BE (1.875)

2 - F (15)

12-FF (22.5)

1 – N (7.5)

9 – FF (22.5) 93.75

MERCURY 6 – MOOLATRIKONA

(45)

5 – N (7.5)

2 – FF (22.5)

6 – SW (30)

6 – SW (30)

5 – N (7.5)

8 – E (3.75) 146.25

JUPITER 9 -MOOLATRIKONA

(45)

5 – FF (22.50)

9 – SW (30)

10 – E (3.75)

N – 3 (7.5)

11 – E (3.75)

11 – E (3.75) 116.25

VENUS 5 – N (7.5)

5 – N (7.5)

5-N (7.5)

6 – FF (22.5)

2-SW (30)

7-SW (30)

N – 11 (7.5) 112.5

SATURN 2 – FF (22.5)

5 – BE (1.875)

10 – SW (30)

2 – FF (22.5)

6 – N (7.5)

12 – E (3.75)

8 – BE (1.875) 90.0



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OJA YUGMA BALA : EVEN ODD SIGN POTENCY

- For this potency, the male planets are Sun, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn.

- The female planets are Moon and Venus. - When male planets occupy odd signs in D-1 and D9, they get 15

shastiaansh each. - When female planets occupy even signs in D-1 and D-9, they get 15

shastiansh each. - In the D-1 chart Jupiter gets 15 shastiansh while Sun, Moon, Venus,

Mercury, Mars and Saturn get zero) shastiansh. - In the D-9 chart Sun, Moon, Venus and Jupiter get 15 shastiansh each,

whereas Mercury, Mars and Saturn get zero (0).

KENDRA BALA - ANGLE OR QUADRANT POTENCY

a) Planets in Kendras (1 4 7 10) in D/1 chart get 60 shastiansh b) Planets in Succeedants (2 5 8 11) in D/1 chart get 30 shastiansh c) Planets in Cadents (3, 6, 9 12) in D/1 chart get 15 shastiansh

In the chart:

- Sun, Jupiter, Mars and Mercury get 60 shastiansh each - There are no planets in succeedants - Moon, Venus and Saturn get 15 shastianh each.



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DRESHKAANA BALA

- A sign of 30 degrees is divided into 3 parts of 10 degrees each. - Male planets (Sun, Mars and Jupiter) in the first decanate get 15

shastiansh each. - Female planets Moon and Venus in the 2nd decanate get 15 shastiansh

each. - Hermaphrodite planets, Mercury and Saturn in 3rd decanate get 15

shastiansh each.

In the chart:

Planets Decante Potency (shastiansh)

Sun 2nd 0 Moon 2nd 15 Mars 1st 15

Mercury 3rd 15 Jupiter 1st 15 Venus 1st 0 Saturn 3rd 15



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TOTAL STHANA BALA OR POSITIONAL POTENCY OF PLANETS

Planets Graha

Exaltation Potency Uchchabala

7 divisonal Potency Saptavargya bala

Odd/even signs oja yugmabala

Quadrant Kendra bala

Decanate Dreshkanna

Total Potency (shastiansh)

Minimum required potency

Sun 7.77 95.62 15 60 - 179.39 165 Moon 26.24 101.25 15 15 15 172.99 133 Mars 13.20 93.75 - 60 15 181.95 96 Mercury 55.53 146.25 - 60 15 276.78 165 Jupiter 9.18 116.25 30 60 15 230.43 165 Venus 17.22 112.5 15 15 - 159.72 133 Saturn 12.37 90.0 - 15 15 132.37 96.0

In this case study the total positional potency of all the 7 planets are above the minimum required. The indications of the planets, with potency in descending order, could be as follows:

1 Mercury High position, power, prestige, name and fame in distant lands, firm, religious and noble deeds.

2 Jupiter Kingly life, enjoys happiness land, family, enormous wealth, vehicles, etc.

3 Sun Gains from agriculture, dairy farming, trading, favours from government, mental peace and harmony, happiness from friends and relatives.

4 Moon Health, happiness, wisdom, gets fame, earns profits from agriculture, dairy products, acquires jewelery and luxuries

5 Mars Bold, courageous, enjoys success in ventures and professions, enjoys health, wealth and conjugal life

6 Venus Bestows honour from State during it s main or sub periods,



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gains recognition from literary societies, acquires wealth and jewellery

7 Saturn Assumes high post, earns from employees, gets high position, power and prosperity, gets wealth from kings and wealthy men.

Indications of results of exalatation potency of planets

Kalyan Varma in Saravli states: A planet with exaltation strength gives all kinds of wealth and luxuries. It confers ministership or leadership of army.

Planet Exaltation degrees

Results

Sun Aries 10̂ Wisdom, wealth, valour, defeats enemies, honoured by society and government, a leader, virtuous, loved and respected by friends and relatives.

Moon Taurus 3^ Wealthy, generous, charitable, respectable, happy with vehicles, religious, enjoys good food, ornaments and clothes.

Mars Capricorn 28^ Courageous, valourous, bold, skilled in use of weapons, wealthy, loves war and conflict, skilled, destroys enemies, has power and prestige, gains landed property.

Mercury Virgo 15^ Wit, humour, learning, pleasing character, religious, respected by wise and learned persons and is in the company of young and beautiful ladies.

Jupiter Cancer 5̂ Tactful, humble, intelligent, learned, favoured by people in power, generous, prosperous, loves art, shastras, music and literature.

Venus Pisces 27̂ Wealthy, famous, loveable; loves justice and equality; enjoys art, music dancing, vehicles, luxuries.

Saturn Libra 20^ Wealthy, fear from fears of foes, happy, religious, good moral conduct,; gains from landed property, agriculture, mines, etc.



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Indictions of results of planets occupying their own signs

Planets afflicted, especially in 6th, 8th and 12th houses will give less results with tremendous hardships and struggles.

- Sun in Leo, moresoever in the 1st, 5th 7th and 9th navamsas makes the native skilled, wealthy strong-minded, unyielding, , religious, luxuries, vehicles, and blessed children.

- Moon in Cancer, especially in the first and third navamsas makes one calm and contented, gets love beautiful women, lives in luxuries, and has a religious bent of mind.

- Mars in Aries ( more soever in the 1st, 5th and 9th navamsas and in Scorpio (m9oresoever in the 1st, 3rd and 5th navamsas, makes him daring and without fear from enemies, is happy with family and friends, is healthy, skilled in arts and crafts and satisfies the needs of the opposite sex, provides competitive success against even the best qualified contenders.

- Mercury in Gemini (especially in the 1st, 4th, 6th 8th and 9th navamsas) and in Virgo (especially in the 1st, 5th, 6th and 9th navamsas) makes him truthful, dedicted and devoted, intelligent, learned, fearless and honourable in society.

- Jupiter in Sagittarius (especially in 1st, 5th, 7th and 9th navamsas) or Pisces (especially in 3rd, 5th, 6th and 9th navamsas) makes one virtuous, intelligent, well-mannered, nobles and large hearted, accomplishes many tasks, provides the blessings of children by many methods (live birth, adoption, acquisition via marriage, inheritance, etc).



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- Venus in Taurus (especially in 1st, 3rd or 5th navamas) or Libra (especially in 1st, 6th and 8th navamsas) makes one handsome, healthy, lucky, prosperous, good speech, enjoys the company of women and has many comforts of life.

- Saturn in Capricorn (especially in 1st, 3rd, 5th and 9th navamsas) or Aquarius (especially 1st, 5th, 6th and 9th navamsas) – blessed with learning, land, wealth, riches, animals and vehicles.

Indications of results of planets paced in moolatrikona

Planets Signs of moolatrikona

Results

Sun Leo Wealthy and honourable Moon Taurus Rich and happy Mars Aries Valorous, brave, cruel, aggressive Mercury Virgo Learned, rich, generous Jupiter Sagittarius Learned, honoured by those in power, prosperous Venus Libra Head of a village or town, enjoys luxuries Saturn Aquarius Dutiful, brave, devoted

Indications of results of planets having divisional potency:

Hora bala

- In D/2 chart, Sun and Moon have their own horas. - For others, friendliness towards the hora lord should be considered. - Planets occupying a friendly hora gives excellent results of progress,

development, whereas in the sign of an enemy, it would lead to fear of enemies, timidity, etc.

Dreshkanbala:

- A planet in its own dreshkan makes a person virtuous and gentle



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- A planet occupying the decante of a fast friend or friend also gives auspicious results.

Saptamansh:

- A planet occupying its own saptamansh makes the native bold, wealthy and famous.

- He gets name and fame and profits through adventurous and daring deeds.

Dwadashamsh bala:

- He is devoted to duty and parents - He helps others

Navamansh bala:

- The native is famous and respected by others.

Trishamsh bala:

- The native is endowed with happiness and good qualities.



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DIRECTIONAL POTENCY OF PLANET (DIGBALA)

Directions in a horoscope:

House Direction Planets getting full directional potency

Powerless Cardinal point

1 2 3 4 Ascendant Eastern Jupiter and

Mercury Longitude of the VIIth house

IVth Northern Moon and Venus Longitude of the Xth house VIIth Western Saturn Longitude of the 1st house Xth Southern Sun and Mars Longitude of the IVth house

Directional Arc

- The Directional Potency arc or digbala arc is the angular distance between a planet and the powerless cardinal point.

- Directional potency ` digbala arc/3 - If the difference is more than 180 degrees, subtract the same from 360

degrees to get the value less than 180 degrees.



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Directional potency calculated in the example chart

Planet Longitude of planet

Powerless cardinal point Bhava madyas of the house or bhava

Digbala arc Difference Between 2 & 3

Directional potency in shastiansh value of col. 4 /3

1 2

° ^ ` ``

3 ^ ` ``

4

^ ` ``

5

Sun 167 41 23 335 44 37 (4th H) 168 03 14 56.01 Moon 132 48 18 155 42 26(10th H) 22 54 18 7.63 Mars 158 41 03 335 44 37(4th H) 177 03 34 59.01 Mercury 178 22 36 58 51 30 (7th H) 119 31 06 39.40 Jupiter 247 26 24 58 51 30 (7th H) *360°_ (188 34 54 )

= 171 23 06 57.13

Venus 125 19 32 155 42 26 (10th H) 30 22 54 10.66 Saturn 57 07 26 268 51 30 (Asc) *360 – (181 44 04)

= 179 15 56 59.42

• As the difference is more than 180̂ the value is subtracted from 360°^

to get a value less than 180°^ (shadalpa).

Kala Bala

Kala Bala is the temporal strength the planets, i.e. it is a collection of different sources of strength at the time of birth.

Kala Bala consists of 6 parts.

No. Kala Bala Type Description

1 Nathonatha Bala Diurnal/nocturnal strength

2 Paksha Bala Fortnightly Strength related to Lunar phase



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3 Tribhaga Bala Related to portions of the day/night

4. Hora Bala hour

5. Yudhdha Bala Strength caused by planetary war

6. Ayana Bala Equinoctial strength.

1. Nathonatha Bala

Nathonatha Bala relates to diurnal resp. nocturnal strength of the planets. The Moon, Mars and Saturn are strong in the night and weak in the daytime. The Sun, Jupiter and Venus are strong in the daytime, weak in the night. Mercury has always maximum strength. Of course if the person is born at a time somewhere in between the value is interpolated. Calculation nathonatha bala in the example horoscope: Hr Min Sec

Time of birth 12 45 00 Minus LMT correction (-) 00 38 40 12 06 20

Time difference between midnight and time of birth Midnight 24 00 00



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Time of birth (-) 12 06 20 11 53 40

Diva bala for Sun, Venus and Jupiter * 5 59 28 20 or 59.47 Diva bala for Sun, Jupiter and Venus = 59.47 virupa Ratri bala for Moon, Mars and Saturn = 60 (-) Diva bala ie, 60 (-) 59.47 = 0.13 virupa

Day & night potency Sun Moon Mars Mer Jup Venus Sat

59.47 0.13 0.13 60 59.47 59.47 0.13

2. Paksha Bala/Fortnightly Potency of Planet

Paksha Bala is related to Lunar phase at the time of birth. Benefics get high Pakasha Bala near Full Moon, low Bala near New Moon. Reverse for malefics.

Calculation

Paksha Bala in Virupas depends on the angle between Moon and Sun. The formula is

pakshabala of auspicious planets = ( moon - sun ) / 3



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paksha bala of evil planets = 60 – pakshabala of auspicious planets

paksha bala of Moon is always doubled.

The Bala must be deducted from 120 if the value exceeds 60.

This method yields a small value if birth takes place near New Moon (irrespective of placement before/after New Moon). Birth near Full Moon will result in high Paksha Bala (~60). Birth near Half Moon will have 30 Virupas.

This method is extended to all planets in Paksha Bala. Benefic planets (Jupiter, Venus) get Paksha Bala Virupas according to this method.

The method of calculation is reverse for malefics (Sun, Mars, Saturn) i. e. the value must be deducted from 60.

The Moon is benefic if birth takes place in the bright half of the month, i.e. birth is between New Moon and Full Moon.

Reversely Moon is malefic for birth in the dark half of the month (between Full Moon and New Moon).

Mercury is regarded as malefic if conjunct with a malefic, benefic otherwise.

Paksha bala of planets in the example chart:

Sign °^ ` `` Longitude of the Sun Longitude of the Moon

5 17 40 31 4 12 46 16 (-)

Divide the difference by 3 Fortnightly potency for auspicious planets

1 04 24 15 / 3 = 34 24 15/3 = 11.46

Potency for evil planets 60.00 (-) 11.46 =48.32 Fortnightly potency for Moon is doubled =22.92



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Mercury is associated with malefic planets

Fortnightly potency Of planets

Sun Moon Mars Mercury Jupiter Venus Saturn 48.32 22.92 48.32 48.32 11.46 11.46 48.32

3. Tribhaga Bala

Tribhaga Bala is about portions of the day/night at the time of birth. Each portion of the day resp. night has a lord as its ruler. The lord of the birth time will get full strength (60 Virupas). See below Duration of Day = time elapsed from Sunrise to Sunset Duration of night = time elapsed from Sunset to Sunrise Day/Night Part Lord Day Part Lord 1 Mercury 2 Sun 3 Saturn Night 1 Moon 2 Venus 3 Mars Jupiter always gets 60 Virupas, i.e. each chart will have two planets with 60 Virupas Tribhaga Bala: the lord of birth time and Jupiter. Other planets will have nil Tribhaga Bala. In the example horoscope the native was born during the 2nd part of the day. Hence Sun gets 60 Virupas and Jupiter too gets 60 Virupas. 4. Varsha-Maas-Dina-Hora Bala . 15, 30, 45 and 60 Virupas are in order given to Varsha Lord, Maas Lord, Dina Lord and Hora Lord.



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Naisargika Bala has already been explained. The Varsha Lord is the Lord of the day, on which the astrological year of birth starts. To calculate this we first need the number of ay, past from the beginning of Creation, the Ahargana. [Translator's Notes. According to late Rev. Ebenezer Burgess, who translated Surya Siddhanta into English, as on January 1, 1860, the number of days, past from the beginning of Creation are 714,404,108,573. Divide the number of days, past from the day of Creation till the day of birth, by 60. Reject remainder and multiply the quotient by 3. Increase the post-multiplied product by 1 and divide by 7. The remainder will indicate the week day, on which the astrological year, giving birth to the native, opened. Remainder 1 indicates Sunday, 2 Monday and so on.] Maasa Lord. Divide the same Ahargan by 30 and the quotient indicates months, passed from Creation to birth. The completed months be multiplied by 2 and increased by 1. The latter sum should be divided by 7 and the remainder indicates, on which day the birth month began. Continuing with the same case, we divide 65295 by 30. Quotient is 2176. This sum multiplied by 2 and increased by 1 denotes 4353.



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Dividing 4353 by 7, we get a remainder of 6, denoting Friday. That is, the month of birth began on Friday and the Maas Bala goes to Shukra, the Lord of Friday. Dina Lord. Though the week day of birth can be known from ephemeris, or perpetual calendars, we better adopt the method prescribed, which will confirm, if the Ahargan followed is correct. The number of days, as arrived above, indicating Ahargan, be divided by 7 and the remainder will indicate the week day of birth.

Hora Bala = strength of the hour of birth

This Bala is about the astrological year, month, day and hour in which birth takes place. Astrological fundamentals and calculation of this Bala are described on the Hora page.

The lord of Hora (hour) gets 60 Virupas.

The day is divided into 24 equal parts; i.e., 1 hour per part.



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Table for daily hora for every day of the week

Finding the part of the day belonging to the 7 planets in the example horoscope:

Hr min sec Birth time 12 45 00 Sunrise 06 31 57 (-) 06 14 03 6 hours = 6 horas have elapsed. Therefore, it is the 7th hora.



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The day = Wednesday. The order of counting from Mercury (1st hora) is: 1. Mercury 2. Moon 3. Saturn 4. Jupiter 5. Mars 6. Sun and 7. Venus.

The lord of the 7th hora is Venus. Venus gets 60 shastiansh.3 5. Yudhdha Bala

Yudhdha Bala is about planetary war. Planetary war takes place if 2 planets (Mars ... Saturn) are within one degree of each other. Graha-Yuddha (Graha = planet) + (Yuddha = fight). Thus Graha-Yuddha means ‘Planetary war’. Brihat samhita, Chapter 17 sloka 2: All planets are moving in their own (elliptical) path around Sun. During transit when they come on top of each other (as seen from earth) in their own orbit, due to the large distance (looking from earth) we feel that those planets are on the same place/location (even though in reality they are separated by thousands of kilometers). This phenomena is termed ‘Graha Yuddha’ i.e. ‘planetary war’. The 5 non-luminaries can enter into Graha Yuddha, when they are close to each other. (Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn are non-luminaries or tara-grahas, sun and moon are prakasha-grahas (luminaries) and Rahu and Ketu are tamo-grahas). When the non-luminaries are with Moon it is just ‘samagama’ but when they are with Sun they become asta (became weak and loss all power, due to the strong ray power of Sun)]. Thus it is clear that– Graha Yuddha (Planetary war): When two or more tara-grahas (non-luminaries) are in one sign and one of them is entering into same degree of another planet it is said that they are in Graha Yuddha (planetary war) Samagama (Conjunct with Moon): When they conjunct with moon it is said that they are in samagama Astamaya (Combust): When they conjunct with sun it is said that they are in asta or astamaya (combust, moudhya). When Sun and Moon conjunct it is Amavasi, Moon losing power similar to the planets becoming asta with the ray power of Sun. Surya Siddhanta gives the following limits for the asta or combustion for the planets.

Planet Distance Mars 17 degree

Mercury 12 degree (retro) 14 degree (acceleration)



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Jupiter 11 degree Venus 8 degree Saturn 15 degree

Graha Yuddha is an astronomical phenomena resulting from proximity between two planets – in visual longitude. It affects their power in producing astrological results. In natal horoscopy it is said that - the looser planet in this war would be unable to produce any benefic results or in other words results become rather inauspicious. But while dealing with Mercury it should be kept in mind that, even combust mercury can give auspicious results especially related to education. Similarly even a combust Venus can produce great saints at times. Any of the five non-luminaries within 50 kala (50 min) of any other planet causes planetary war or Graha Yuddha in general. Victor: The planet which wins the war is termed Victor Defeated one, Vanquished: The planet which losses the war is termed the defeated one or the vanquished. The victorious planet produces powerful auspicious effects, while the vanquished one becomes inauspicious. The house in which this phenomenon occurs is destroyed and the individual suffers throughout his life in respect to that Bhava (but take total strength of chart and running dasa in various time of life to declare full result) The effect of planetary war is conditioned by the state of these planets as indicated above. A planet with shorter (lesser) longitude is said to defeat the planet ahead of it, in normal situation; i.e. the planet in southern hemisphere is considered defeated. But Venus is always victorious whether it is on the left or right (i.e. north or south). Based on these considerations the winner planet can be identified, and the other planet should be considered a looser. Generally Venus is winner always, if involved in war.



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7. Ayana Bala /Equinoctial strength.

- A planet with Sayana longitude between 0 to 180 degrees has northern declination.



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- A plabet with Sayana lpmgitudes of more than 180 and upto 360 degrees (or the beginning of Sayana Aries) will have Southern declination.

- Sayana longitude = Nirayana lomgitude + ayanamsa Ayana Bala according to Vedic Scholar, Laurabarat: . Ayana means course and more specifically, the course of the Sun. . There are two courses of the Sun which are Uttara ayana , when the Sun moves north and

the Southern course, Dakshinayana, when the Sun moves South. There is also a distinction pertaining to whether the Sun is in the Northern

. Hemisphere or in the Southern Hemisphere. According to Hindu mythology and the Surya Siddhanta, the Northern Hemisphere is the realm of the gods and the Southern Hemisphere is the realm of the Asuras.. The Asuras are rather like the Titans of Greek mythology for a more accurate comparison.

. Some planets, namely, the Sun, Mars, Venus, and Jupiter are happier in the realm of the devas or gods

. Other planets, namely the Moon and Saturn are happier in the realm of the Asuras or demons.

. Mercury is happy in both.

. Ayana bala is the strength that measures the personality trait of how one navigates through conflict and adversity.

Two different methods exist to calculate Ayana bala, the way of Parasara and the way of Sri Pati. The Sri Pati method is the most commonly used method. In this method, the declination of the planet is taken, meaning how far north or south a planet is from the celestial equator. Parasara tells us to pay more attention to the Rasi or Sign placement of the planet. This will give a different value. Ayana bala can only be calculated with the tropical Zodiac. Most Vedic astrological softwares calculate ayana bala with one or two calculating this bala in the Parasara method. Due to the fact that Ayana bala distinguishes how a person deals with conflict, the planetary ruler of Ayana bala is Mars. In addition, Vedic myth states that Mars was born of the Earth and Mars rules over all minerals that come from the Earth. The minimum requirements for each planet in Ayana Bala are as follows: Sun: 30 points Moon: 40 points Mars: 20 points Mercury: 30 points Jupiter: 30 points Venus: 40 points



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Saturn: 20 points The Sun is the king and has to do with our ability to lead and be steadfast and honorable. In conflict, the Sun does well when he acts honorably, being steadfast and committed to something even though it does not give us what we want. The Sun has to be virtuous and noble all the time. If the Sun is in the Southern hemisphere, in the realm of the Asuras or demons, it is easy in times of conflict and adversity for a person to act dishonorably. When difficult things come, it is easier for the person to follow the path of the Asuras. When the Sun is in the Northern hemisphere, in the realm of the devas, and faced with obstacles, the person can more easily be steadfast in their course of action and stick to their guns. This is the reason why the Sun prefers to be Northern hemisphere in the realm of the devas. One would think that Mars would enjoy frolicking wi th the demons in the Southern Hemisphere. But no, he prefers to remain in the realm of the devas as well, so what gives? Mars rules logic and what is logical and the ultimate goal of logic is the search for truth. When Mars is too far South, he can get too wrapped up in bloodlust and the thrill of the fight. We must not forget that only when Mars is afflicted does he rule rage. In his pure form, he is righteous anger. In the realm of the devas, he can use logic to see if a fight is necessary. In the realm of the Asuras, he can only see the fight and will fight for no other reason than to destroy. If Mars is in the North in the land of the Devas, then his logical approach can kick in and lead him to the truth. Mars can move South just a little as long as he sees the noble goal. In effect, Mars can somewhat allow that the end justifies the means. How does Jupiter deal with conflict? By turning towards the higher purpose. When Jupiter has enough ayana bala, the person is able to gain in understanding and see the higher purpose of the conflict. They can see the greater good. If Jupiter is in the Southern hemisphere, the person cannot see how and why they got into the conflict and very often the conflict can overcome them because they don’t have the understanding to see the greater good. Jupiter is the planet of forgiveness and acceptance, and in conflict, forgiveness is very important. Jupiter with low ayana bala will find it difficult to forgive. Venus needs to be in the North as well. This is odd because Venus is the guru of the Asuras. Goal is to teach us that every opportunity has a price and that price needs to be worth the opportunity. And only the good things in life are worth the price we have to pay. In the context of conflict, Venus in the North can understand that the price that needs to be paid is way too high. When Venus is in the Southern hemisphere, Venus cannot see that the price is too high and will end up regretting the decision, whatever that may be. Venus job in conflict is too smooth conflict over, role as the great diplomat and comforter. His job is to negotiate a peace treaty. His job is to evaluate what is worth fighting for and what can be let go. If the peace treaty is so bad, it may be worth it to continue fighting. When Venus is in the South, he cannot see if it is worth fighting for or keeping peace. This is in the context of all conflictual things. Venus is always the 2nd most important planet in resolving conflict as Venus always works closely with Mars. It is important for Venus to have enough Ayana Bala so that he knows when its more auspicious to fight and when its more auspicious to make peace. If he is stuck in the world of nastiness, then he cannot properly



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evaluate the worth of a fight or making peace. Venus being desire is also our decisions that bring those desires closer Saturn is a servant. Understandably, he feels comfortable in the realm of the Demons because Saturn is our ability to bear suffering. No one can win every conflict, so throughout the course of life, we must periodically endure loss. If Saturn has a strong ayana bala or the farther south he is, the more he is able to see the concepts of losing and handle the harsh reality. If Saturn does not have sufficient ayana bala or is too far North, the person cannot handle the harsh realities of life and will lament, gets frustrated because they do not want to pay their dues. When we have to lose, when we have to pay our dues, then Saturn helps us realize that that is just a part of life. If Saturn has low ayana bala and is in the Northern Hemisphere with the devas, he is a slave that wants to be the king. Saturn with the Devas gets very frustrated and impatient in getting to where he needs to go in life. Moon wants to be far South. Moon needs to be in the realm of the Demons to be happy. One would not think that the Moon would want to associate with demons as the Moon represents the Mind. But we must look at this in terms of how a person handles conflict. The Moon is a receptive planet, it is not a doer, so when adversity and conflict presents itself to the consciousness which is the Moon, the consciousness must absorb the adversity because it cannot do anything to make it better. The consciousness is happier to become one with the conflict and then the conflict disappears. When the Moon is in the North, then the Moon drowns in Things should be this way and I must do something to change them. The Moon is not a doing planet, it is receptive and is most effective at doing nothing. People with the moon in the South do much better with children. Raising children is very conflictual and a Moon with high ayana bala is tolerant of the everyday conflicts that arise with raising children. When the Moon is in the South, it does not have an agenda when dealing with conflict, the Moon adapts to its environment. The Moon in the South with the demons has empathy and tolerates the conflict. The Moon in the North cannot tolerate any stupidity or irrationality. If the Moon is empathetic it can heal the conflict. No matter how painful it is, if we open ourselves up to it, then it naturally goes away, and can become a blissful experience. It Saturn or Mars are on the Moon in the natal chart, then the person will naturally have more conflict and suffering, but if the Moon has high ayana bala, then the native can open themselves up to these things, and accept them, and even find bliss from them. Mercury always has 30 points of ayana bala so it is never lacking. The more north or south he is, the more points he gets. Mercury is happy in the North or South, he wants to go to the extreme. Mercury is the manager, the guy who runs the corporation, the president’s chief of staff. To manage, he has to look at the statistics and make things better. The further North Mercury is, the better he is able to see how to make something better. The other part of management is dealing with problems. The further South Mercury is, the more he is able to manage his way past the obstacles, the more he is able to solve problems. Mercury tries to negotiate himself out of the conflict. When in the North, he negotiates with the goal of making things better, when in the South, he negotiates with the goal of just getting through the problem. The planet with the lowest ayana bala score is the planet the person gets most conflicted about. It is the planet that is very difficult to use when called upon to solve conflict.



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Shadbala Rashaym by Krishna Kumar http://www.dirah.nl/shadbala.htm http://www.barbarapijan.com/bpa/Amsha/bala_shadbala.htm http://www.saravali.de/articles/shadbala.html http://www.laurabarat.org/ http://www.motivationalmagic.com

shad bala – six fold potency in vedic astrology with a case stud

Education

dreshkan bala

kendradi bala

tribhag bala

yudhdh bala

bala directional

varga bala sapta varga

ojhayugma rasi bala

kaal bala temporal