The Rashi Chart and the Divisional charts
( Rashi Chakra and Varga Chakra )
By Tanvir Chowdhury
The Rashi Chart
The Rashi Chart (Also called - Rashi Chakra) is the chart showing mere placement of the planets in the sky in reference to Rashis
(Zodiac Signs). The natal Rashi Chart shows which planet was in which Rashi
(Sign) on the time of the birth of a native. In Rashi Chart a Rashi is marked as natal ascendant
(Janma Lagna) and that sign is counted as the first house. Thus the 12 different signs become the 12 different houses, where each house controls a set of matters. Depending upon the nature, rulership, strength, relationships among the planets placed in different Rashis, the good and bad of the native is derived by the astrologer.
The Divisional Charts
On the other hand, a Divisional Chart
(Varga Chakra) is not the DIRECT chart of planets in the sky. The Rashi Chart is a sort of Direct Snapshot of the sky at a moment. That is why it is a 'True chart' which exists in physical level of material creation. On the other hand a Divisional Chart is not a direct chart of placement - a Divisional Chart does not exist in the true astronomy, but it as a 'Virtual Chart' derived from the Rashi Chart, and there is the glory of Vedic Astrology!
Making a Divisional Chart
When we will make a Divisional chart, Each Rashi will be divided into equal parts, the number of the parts depending up on which Divisional Chart we are going to create. Suppose, we are going to make the Navamsa Chart, which is a 9th divisional or harmonic chart, also called D-9. Now, Each Rashi in the Rashi Chart will be divided in to 9 equal parts, and each of the 9 parts will represent a separate Rashi in the Navamsa
(D-9) Chart, that way the 9th Divisional Chart will be made.
As an example, let us suppose that Moon is in Aries in one's Rashi Chart. We want to make the Saptamsa
(D-7) Divisional Chart for the native. Now we will divide Aries in to 7 equal parts, and as per the rules of Vedic Astrology, each seventh part will denote some separate 'Rashi'(s) in the D-7 chart. Now if the part of Aries where Moon is, denotes Gemini in D-7 chart, the Moon will be in Gemini in D-7 Chart. All other planets will change signs the same way and make a complete new chart for the native.
That is why, the Moon is not in Gemini in the sky in real, it is in Aries. However, it is in the "D-7 Gemini part" in Aries that is why in D-7 Chart Moon will go to Gemini. A Divisional Chart is completely different from the Rashi Chart, however, one planet may occupy same sign in Rashi Chart and in other Divisional Charts, that is only a co-incident.
Uses of Divisional Charts
The most respectable authority of Vedic Astrology, Maharishi Parasara, speaks about 16 Divisional Charts. They are The Rashi itself
(D-1), Hora (D-2), Drekkana (D-3), Chathurthamsa (D-4), Saptamsa (D-7), Navamsa
(D-9) and so on. Maharishi Parasara goes upto Shastiamsa (D-60) which is made dividing a Rashi in to 60 parts and the level of accuracy Vedic Astrology allows us to go to, can be imagined easily by this. Even Ashtottaramsa
(D-108) is used by some most experienced astrologers to look into most subtle and accurate events possible!
Maharishi Parasara also speaks about the use of these Divisional Charts. He has said to see the body of the native from Rashi Chart
(D-1) itself, whereas he has suggested to look at other Divisional Charts for other affairs, such as wealth from D-2, siblings from D-3, profession from D-10 etc. Some of these indications are similar to house significations like 3rd from ascendant deals with co-borns, and the D-chart dealing with siblings is D-3. We see profession from 10th house and the D-chart dealing with profession is D-10. However it is not always true, like D-12 deals with mother and father though we look at 4th house for mother. Sometimes it is a bit similar like the 7th house is a secondary house for progeny and for the same matter we look at D-7 chart. However the main house dealing with progeny is of course the 5th house.
As per Maharishi Parasara's advice, we can understand easily which house is to be looked at for which matter. Suppose, someone got an infection in the body. What would say this? Since it is about the body and self, the Rashi Chart
(D-1) itself has to be seen. Infection is seen from the 6th house, so we should look at the 6th house and lord in the Rashi Chart. Now different houses denote different body parts, they will have to be looked at for more details. Like influence of 6th lord
(infection) on 2nd house (face) in Rashi Chart (Chart of body) might cause infection in face.
Suppose, we want to know about native's education. Should we look at the Rashi Chart again? Logically, No. Because it has to be seen from Chaturvimsamsa
(D-24) since this D-chart deals with education. Now if we look closer -
* 4th house in D-24: Formal education itself. Reason - 4th house is of formal education.
* 5th house in D-24: Original knowledge the person owns. Reason - 5th house is of knowledge. An 'ordinary student' might have a better knowledge than a
'better student' than him in the same class. I have seen in my personal experiences that many students have good knowledge about the subject but don't get the
best marks or stands first always. He is weak in 4th house (result of education,
mostly) but not in 5th house (knowledge).
* 6th house in D-24: Competitors in studies. Reason - 6th house is rivals. For a first boy in the school, this will signify the 2nd boy, 3rd boy and so on, whoever among the classmates compete with him in studies. It will not signify an ordinary student of his class since the first boy does not have to ever compete with any ordinary student for his place.
Note - A student with strong 6th house in D-24 might stand 'Always first' in his class, defeating his enemies
(6th) in education (D-24) if it also also supported by houses 4th, 11th etc.
7th house in D-24: Stands for the joint activities in the student life / acquiring of knowledge. Reason - 7th house rules joint activities. It might be group studies, making hand-notes in a group of fellow students etc. In my early student life I used to make notes and reference materials and exchange them with other students against notes written by them.
Which else among the houses would signify this since 7th house is the house of trading?
* 8th house in D-24: Hidden or spiritual knowledge the person owns. Reason - 8th house is the house of hidden things and spirituality. It might also cause a sudden 'change' in student life.
* 9th house in D-24: The knowledge related to religion and the role of the teacher in relation of acquiring knowledge in the person's life. Reason - 9th house signifies religion, teachers etc.
* 11th house in D-24: Awards and prizes in student life. Reason - 11th house is achievement. Not all good students get awards, scholarships and medals in a standard way.
* 11th house in D-24 will also stand for the friends in his class or educational life. A first boy might like an ordinary student in his class to be a good friend of him. He might not have a good friendship with other good students.
* 12th house in D-24: Knowledge of foreign matters such as foreign languages, foreign cultures etc. Reason - 12th house rules the foreign.
So, logically we see that for the matters which are not directly related to body and health, we should not be looking at the Rashi Chart for the answer. Parasara hinted this clearly and this is the real way of Jyotish.
Logical inapplicability of Rashi Charts
When we think logically, we see it clearly that Rashi Chart becomes totally illogical for using. Let me give a little example. In around 1990 or 1991, there started broadcasting educational programmes in our TVs about population growth and problems created for this - to aware the
illiterate people about it. It was shown that in 1990 about 5 babies used to take birth in each minute in this little country
(Bangladesh).
Now, this is 2003 and each minute at least 7/8 babies take birth in our country.
The Rashi Chart is based on the Lagna
(Ascendant) which keeps same for continuous two hours for a place. So, a Rashi Chart is basically SAME for the total two hours. So, when we are reading a
Rashi Chart, we are reading the person's fate + more 7X120=840 people's fate same time - who ALL have
almost SAME Rashi Chart!!!
Now, I was born on 24th Dec 1982, 12.30 AM, Dhaka. In the same 'Specific two hours' that night, at least 3X120=360 babies were born who have all the same Rashi Charts
like me. Now, whatever result I take out of my Rashi Chart, should be applied to them also!! I started studying Jyotish in 2001, when I was running my exalted 8th lord's period
(Spirituality) who is in the 5th house (Knowledge) in my Rashi Chart. That time it gave me a lot of spiritual insight and I also wrote some Jyotish Articles
(Mars is 3rd lord-writings) and created a website for it. I was also a lonely the whole time - all these are clear significations of an exalted 8th lord in 5th. That really matches and proves to be really worthy.
But what about those other 360 kids who have the same Rashi Chart of me? They have the same sequence and Vimsottari Dasa and they all ran the Dasa almost same time - so they ALL should learn astrology and make website like me, almost same time in around 2001! But today from my country I see no
one of my age to study astrology on the net like this and open website like me! But logically, they all should study astrology at the same level of me, open same standard websites like me and own
forums like me... WHY... because we derive all these results from the Rashi Chart, right??
A few months ago I visited India for 2 days intending only to buy some Jyotish books which I did. Now, all those 360 clone-boys should be going to India for the same reason. Forgetting about 360 boys, at least 20/25 boys of them should REALLY study Jyotish to my level and if at least ANY ONE of them did, I would meet him on the net because he would be having a site and
forum like me on the net! But no, I did not! As we are deriving all the results from the Rashi Chart, at least SOME of them should be having a
forum like me! But no, no such forum on the net than mine is owned by someone of my age. What do all these say about the Rashi Chart?
All the basic and major events of my life can be explained well with the Rashi Chart and Vimsottari Dasa, but all the clone boys have the same Rashi Chart positions and they all would have the same major events in their lives and basically we all should have a same life! All their family background, social status, educational status, talents, professional status would be same! But in real even the twins who were born 2 minutes apart have so much major differences in lives, and live complete different lives, then what is about people born in the same two hours, and having the same Rashi Chart?
If Rashi Chart would be indicating the results accurately / reliably then there would be at least
10/15 SAME COPIES of each people because at least 10/15 people would be born the same day in the
CLOSE same two hours having almost same Rashi Charts. And then there would be
10/15 W Bush(es) ruling 10/15 powerful countries like the U.S.A. But in practical life, there is only U.S.A. possible and not
10/15. There would be at least 10/15 more Bill Gates with same huge wealth who would own
10/15 same big separate software making companies like Microsoft and each step of their lives would be same and SIMULTANEOUS because we explain all these by the Rashi Chart, right?
So logically and practically, Rashi Chart becomes something that we can not depend on at all! And that IS the truth, that is why we will have to consult different Divisional Charts for different purposes.
Even then, WHY do Rashi Charts work?
Even after all these discussion, we see that Rashi Charts do work. Almost all the Jyotishas use ONLY Rashi Charts and make successful predictions. I also very rarely use Divisional Charts - I can not use them much. In practice the Rashi Chart always shows the past, present and future very well. Even though the other 360 kids do not have the same fortune of me,
(Though the Rashi Chart is same.) my Rashi Chart matches to my life very exactly and so is about others lives. But then, how come is that possible?
I have thought a lot, a lot about it since from no one I could get the answer till today. And the only one answer that I could find out is 'Divinity'! And that IS the only true answer. It is true that the Rashi Chart is same for a lot of people and they all do not have the same fortune. But even then, in practice, Rashi Charts indicate the life and Karma very well. This is possible only for the divinity of the creation. Yes, a lot of people would have the same Rashi Chart, BUT ONLY THE ONE / A FEW WHO'S LIFE WILL MATCH TO THE RASHI CHART will have their charts made by a Jyotisha and thus it will come true. Other people will never have an opportunity in their lives to get their reading - because their reading will not match as per Rashi Chart. Because some 90%+ people never
truly believe Astrology and among the people who do, very few people of them have the chance to get their charts made by an Astrologer. Only because it is the divinity and his life will match to the Rashi Chart then only his chart can be made. Not of the other people.
This again leads us to the fact that we have no kind of will power over our Karma, and basically all kinds of deep spiritual discussion leads us to the same conclusion. So Rashi Chart is basically a divinity, just like the
Prasna or Horary Chart is. Even Horary Chart actually shows the failure sign of our so called free will. Thus our thoughts and acts being fully and strictly controlled by the divinity are keeping the creation balanced and thus everything is being possible to happen in a planned way and only for that reason we are able to know the full life of someone at his or her birth with this divine Hora Sastra.
Tanvir Chowdhury
5 Feb 2004
Dhaka, Bangladesh
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