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Shadbala, measuring planetary strength in Jyotish / Vedic

Astrology

4. QUANTITIVE VEDIC ASTROLOGY: SHADBALA

This is an example lesson from the advanced course Applied Vedic Astrology. For more information click here.

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In Vedic astrology there are methods which especially in this age of computers can give a quick insight in the state ofplanets and houses. One such method is treated here. This is the method of Shadbala. It gives a value to each planet.The more points a planet gets in Shadbala the stronger it is.

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how much that is.

In general most astrologers attach more value to the total Shad Bala. Because I have some difficulties in seeing thelogic behind the minimum requirements I also attach more value to the total Shadbala.

8. EXAMPLE: BILL CLINTON

As an example let us take a quick look at the Shadbala printout of Bill Clinton (chart is shown in the section about theNakshatras). The strongest planet according to Shadbala is the Sun, which has a total Shadbala of 8.66. This issomething to be expected from a person who is president of the USA. Next comes Mercury, which is also fairly strongand indeed he always seems to talk his way out of problems.

If we look at the planets which have a low Shadbala value we see Venus and especially Saturn. Indeed, a lot of hisproblems have to do with sexuality, lovemaking and financial deals (Venus). It also seems that he has a difficulty inkeeping limits (Saturn).

+--------------------------------- Shad Bala ----------------------------------+

FULL SHADBALA PRINTOUT IS GIVEN IN THE COURSE MATERIAL

SUN MOON MERC.VENUS MARS JUP. SATURN

Total Shad Bala : 8.66 6.17 7.47 5.62 6.51 6.53 3.25

Shad Bala Ratios : 1.73 1.03 1.07 1.02 1.30 1.00 0.65

9. ISHTA PHALA AND KASHTA PHALA

On the printout you see some other factors mentioned. It is good to know what they mean.

The Ishta Phala value of a certain planet is calculated as follows: the Ocha Bala (see paragraph 1.1) is multiplied bythe Chesta Bala (see paragraph 4). Then the square root of the product is extracted. We get a value between 0 and60.

The Sun and the Moon do not have a Chesta Bala. Yet we need to have a Chesta Bala value for these planetsotherwise we cannot calculate the Ishta Phala. To get a Chesta Bala value for the Sun and Moon we make the

following calculation: we add 90 degrees to the Suns longitude. If the value we get is more than 180 degrees it will besubtracted from 360. The result is the Suns Chesta Bala value (at least the Chesta Bala value for this purpose). This

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weigh to heavily in the system as the amount of Shashtiamsas to be gained by this factor are sometimes veryhigh indeed. Again make an overview which planet has the highest Kala Bala and which planet has the least. Tryto realize that if the differences are extreme this may have a big influence on the endresult (the total Shadbalaratio).

Look also at the Residential Strength. Put the planets in order of Residential Strength (9). We will deal with the

Bhava Chart later, but untill now you have to realize that planets which have a high Residential Strength candisperse their energy better in the houses then planets which do not have much Residential Strength (it ispossible that planets are located in a different house in the Bhava Chart than in the Rashi, this will be explained ina later tutorial).

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