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What Is a Kundli

A janam kundli is a map of the sky at the exact moment you were born — which sign and which house (bhava) the Sun, the Moon and the other planets were in, and which sign was rising in the east. It is also called a birth chart, janmapatri or horoscope.

A kundli has 12 boxes called houses. Each house shows one area of life — the 1st house shows the body and nature, the 10th shows work and career. The 9 planets sit in these houses. The chart is read from which planet sits in which house and which sign.

What You Need to Make a Kundli

• Date of birth: day, month and year.
• Time of birth: the more exact, the better. A hospital record or birth certificate is the most reliable.
• Place of birth: the town or village, so that the latitude, longitude and time zone come out right.

The birth time matters because the lagna changes roughly every two hours and the Navamsa chart roughly every 13 minutes. Without the time you still get a fairly reliable Moon sign and birth nakshatra, because the Moon stays in one nakshatra for about a day; but the lagna and houses cannot be trusted.

How to Read a Kundli: 5 Simple Steps

• Step one — look at the lagna: the sign in the first house is your ascendant. It shows your body, nature and the direction of your life.
• Step two — find the lagna lord: the house where the ruler of the lagna sign sits becomes especially important in your life.
• Step three — look at the Moon: the Moon's sign is your rashi, and it shows your mind.
• Step four — for any question, look at that house and its lord: the 7th house for marriage, the 10th for career.
• Step five — check the dasha: which mahadasha and antardasha is running. A planet mostly gives its results during its own dasha.

Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra follows this same order: first the house, then its lord, then the aspects of other planets on it, and then the dasha. Judging the whole result from a single planet is not right.

The 12 Houses: What Each House Shows

Below is the main subject of each house, as given in Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (Chapter 11).

The 9 Planets: What Each Signifies

Each planet is the "karaka" (significator) of certain matters. Each has its own sign, a sign of exaltation (where it is strongest) and a sign of debilitation (where it is weakest).

Lagna, Rashi and Nakshatra — The Difference

Lagna: the sign rising in the east at birth. It is the foundation of the chart and shows the body and nature.

Rashi: the sign of the Moon at birth. The daily horoscope, naming, guna matching and Sade Sati are all read from it.

Nakshatra: the Moon's nakshatra at birth (one of 27). The Vimshottari dasha starts from it, and the first syllable of the name comes from it. People often confuse the rashi with the lagna — they are different.

What Is the Navamsa Chart (D9)

The Navamsa chart is made by dividing every sign into 9 parts. Parashara treats it as the most important divisional chart after the birth chart. It is looked at especially for marriage and the spouse, and a planet that is well placed in both the birth chart and the Navamsa (vargottama) is considered strong.

The Navamsa is very sensitive — a difference of 10 to 15 minutes in the birth time can change the Navamsa lagna. So if the time is not certain, do not lean heavily on it.

Vimshottari Dasha: Which Planet Runs for How Many Years

The Vimshottari dasha is a 120-year cycle. Life begins in the dasha of the lord of the nakshatra the Moon was in at birth, and then moves on in the order below. Each mahadasha holds nine antardashas. Most results show up when the dasha or antardasha of the related planet is running.

Main Yogas in a Kundli

A yoga is a special combination of planets. Some well-known yogas:

• Raja Yoga: a link between the lords of the kendras (1, 4, 7, 10) and trikonas (1, 5, 9) — a sign of progress and position.
• Gajakesari Yoga: Jupiter in a kendra from the Moon — wisdom and respect.
• Pancha Mahapurusha Yoga: Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus or Saturn in its own or exalted sign in a kendra — the qualities of that planet show strongly.
• Dhana Yoga: a link between the lords of the 2nd, 5th, 9th and 11th houses.

A yoga's result depends on the strength of the planets and on their dasha. Making big claims from the name of a yoga alone is not right — our kundli shows the check behind every yoga.

Doshas: The Real Meaning, Without Fear

• Manglik: Mars in the 1st, 4th, 7th, 8th or 12th house. It is very common, and the texts list several conditions in which its effect reduces. It is not a reason to reject a match.
• Kaal Sarp: all planets between Rahu and Ketu. This is a later tradition; the name is not found in Parashara's original text.
• Sade Sati: Saturn in the 12th, 1st and 2nd from the Moon sign — about seven and a half years. It is a time of hard work and patience, not always bad.
• Pitra Dosha: influence of Rahu or Saturn on the Sun or the 9th house. Tradition prescribes remembering and serving one's ancestors.

Along with any dosha we always show how strong it actually is in your chart and what reduces it. You need not accept pressure for expensive remedies in the name of any dosha.

North Indian and South Indian Charts

In the North Indian chart (diamond-shaped boxes) the houses stay fixed — the top middle box is always the 1st house, and the number written in it shows the lagna sign.

In the South Indian chart (square boxes) the signs stay fixed, and the lagna is marked with a sign. The planetary positions are exactly the same in both; only the way of drawing differs.

What to Expect from a Kundli, and What Not

• A kundli shows the direction and timing of the planets, not a fixed future. Your effort and decisions matter most.
• Be careful of any astrologer who claims to be "100% certain".
• For big decisions about health, money or law, the advice of a doctor, adviser or lawyer comes first.
• Remedies should be simple — mantra, charity, service, self-control. Avoid anything that asks for money by creating fear.

Planetary Aspects (Drishti)

Every planet fully aspects the 7th house from itself. In addition, three planets have special aspects: Mars also aspects the 4th and 8th houses, Jupiter the 5th and 9th, and Saturn the 3rd and 10th (Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, Chapter 26).

An aspect means influence. The aspect of a benefic (Jupiter, Venus, a well-placed Mercury and a waxing Moon) supports the house it falls on; the aspect of a malefic (Saturn, Mars, Rahu, Ketu, the Sun) can show effort or obstacles in that house.

Types of Houses: Kendra, Trikona and Dusthana

• Kendras (1, 4, 7, 10): the pillars of the chart. Planets here show clearly in life.
• Trikonas (1, 5, 9): the most auspicious houses — of fortune, intellect and dharma.
• Dusthanas (6, 8, 12): houses of illness, change and expense. Their lords can also bring difficulty.
• Upachayas (3, 6, 10, 11): houses of growth — even malefics here give good results over time.

That is why a link between kendra and trikona lords is called a Raja Yoga, and a link among the dusthana lords sometimes forms a "Viparita Raja Yoga".

Planetary Friendship (Naisargika Maitri)

A planet in a friend's sign gives its results comfortably, and less so in an enemy's sign. This table is from Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (Chapter 3).

Types of Signs

Every sign has a nature (movable, fixed or dual) and an element (fire, earth, air or water). Movable signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn) show speed and beginnings; fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius) show stability; and dual signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces) a mix of both.

Fire signs (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius) show enthusiasm, earth signs (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn) practicality, air signs (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius) thought and communication, and water signs (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces) emotion. The element of the lagna and Moon signs helps a lot in understanding nature.

Divisional Charts: Which Chart for Which Matter

Parashara describes 16 divisional charts (Shodasha Varga). Each shows one subject in fine detail. The main ones:

Higher divisional charts (beyond D10) change with a few minutes' difference in birth time, so use them only when the time is certain.

Ashtakavarga: Points of the Planets

In Ashtakavarga each sign receives "points" (bindus) from the seven planets and the lagna. A sign with more than 28 total points (Sarvashtakavarga) is considered strong, and planets transiting it give good results. A sign with fewer than 28 points can give weaker transit results.

The method appears in both Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra and Phaladeepika, and it is very useful for judging Sade Sati or Jupiter transits. Our kundli PDF shows the points for each of your signs.

A Baby's Kundli and Naming

When making a newborn's kundli, use the exact time written by the hospital. The kundli gives the baby's birth nakshatra and its pada, and by tradition the first letter of the name is taken from that pada's syllable. If the birth falls in a Gandamoola nakshatra (Ashwini, Ashlesha, Magha, Jyeshtha, Moola, Revati), tradition prescribes a shanti puja — there is nothing to fear in it.

Avakahada Chakra: Gana, Yoni and Nadi

The first page of a kundli has a small table called the Avakahada Chakra. It lists what comes from the birth nakshatra and Moon sign: varna, vashya, yoni, gana, nadi, the nakshatra pada, the first letter of the name, and the lords of the nakshatra and sign. In marriage matching (Ashtakoota), the score out of 36 is built from these.

There are three ganas — Deva, Manushya and Rakshasa. They are a broad hint of nature: Deva gana is gentle, Manushya gana practical, and Rakshasa gana firm and determined. "Rakshasa gana" is nothing bad — it simply means strong willpower. There are three nadis — Adi, Madhya and Antya; in matching, nadi carries the most points, 8. Yonis are named after 14 animals and show how temperaments match.

Below are the gana, yoni and nadi of every nakshatra — look up the birth nakshatra in your kundli and you can read your own Avakahada.

The 12 Lagnas: Nature of Each Ascendant

The lagna is the foundation of your body and nature. Below are the lord and broad nature of each lagna. This is only a start — where the lagna lord sits and which planets aspect the lagna change the picture.

Frequently Asked Questions

Source: Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, chapters 3 and 4 (planets and signs), in our own words.

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