Indian Astrology is from the Vedas and thus is part of Ayurveda. You see whether it is the Indian or the Western system of the Astrology, the birth chart indicates the position of the Sun, Moon and other planets in relation to the earth and Zodiac for any given moment of time. The birth chart needs birth time, place and time, as accurately as possible, in which the altitude, latitude and the local time is of great importance. The sign of the zodiac rising at a person’s time of birth, termed as ascendant signifies the outward appearance and everything, which has to do with the personality. Thus, the ascendant is of the utmost importance.
The main purpose of judging is for various reasons relevant to the house. We take the houses one by one, and examine in all their aspects for the nature of the house, nature of its lord, nature of the planet or the planets occupying the house, influence of the other planet upon it, the house in consideration. We also consider the particular planet called the “Karka”-meaning mark of significance it has independently, which has a special connection with the specific house and or matter under consideration. Thus, each planet holds a particular portfolio in their aspects on human life, immaterial of the Ascendant, the Lagna, or the other variable factors in the horoscope, the birth chart. Here is the enumeration of the “Karka’s” and their charge:
1. Sun: It represents the soul and stands for father, wealth, fame and power.
2. Moon: It represents the heart, as well as the emotions, while standing for the mother as well.
3. Mars: It represents the stamina and the prowess. It stands for the brothers and the sisters, husband, accidents, courage and the weapons.
4. Mercury: It represents the speech and the intelligence. It stands for the maternal uncle, nephew, education and the trade.
5. Jupiter: It represents sons and the daughters. It stands for the learning and the wisdom, honors and the priesthood.
6. Venus: It represents the wife or husband. It stands for the worldly comforts, romance, art, jewels and the conveyances.
7. Saturn: It represents servants. It stands for the sorrow, hard work, unpleasantness, poverty and the longevity.
8. Uranus: It represents the electricity and new ideas for social reformations.
9. Neptune: It represents the Psychology.
10. Pluto: It represents the transformations as the purification and the rebirth.
11. Rahu: It represents the spiritual attainments, and stands for the paternal grand father, poison and the pilgrimages.
12. Ketu: It represents the maternal grand father. It stands for the Leprosy.
Thus, we have to consider the ascendant and the other houses, which follow it, making the horoscope, the birth chart, as the twelve houses. These houses are the divisions of the Zodiac with divisions of the signs as these are present in the group of stars, which we know as the signs, the Zodiac signs. These are twelve groups, each represented by the planet. According to the position of the planets, their position in the signs, and further far away in the galaxy there is another groups of the stars which we know them as the Asterisms.
These have four divisions, which are the Charna’s of a particle Aster-ism, the Nakshtra. The position of the moon in a particular aster-ism and the Charna, the part, which are four as said before, help to make the horoscope an script for predicting about the person. The planets occupy the house as by virtue of the sign that they are in at the birth time, date and place.
The repeated point of great importance is that there are the aspects as well as the position of the lord of a particular house in the various houses. Moreover, these positions have further minute analysis according to the Asterisms, the 27 divisions of the twelve signs of Zodiac with four parts for each sign as belonging to a particular aster-ism.
Thus, we ultimately consider the horoscope for the following major points in accordance with the houses. This goes as follows:
1. First house: It is the house of outer personality and the physical body in general.
2. Second House: It is the house of Wealth.
3. Third House: It is the house of the Relatives.
4. Fourth House: It is the house of Home.
5. Fifth House: It is the house of Pleasure.
6. Sixth House: It is the house of Health.
7. seventh House: It is the house of Marriage
8. Eighth House: It is the house of Death.
9. Ninth house: It is the house of Religion and Philosophy.
10. Tenth house: It is the house of Business and Honor.
11. Eleventh House: It is the house of Friends.
12. Twelfth House: It is the house of Secret Enemies.
With the above consideration, we may consider the birth chart or the horoscope in Indian Astrology along with the particular time of the planets and the Aster-isms as the Dasa, Antradasa and the Pratyantradasa as Vismotari, Ashtomtari, Yogini and the others depending on the way are having the specialization about it. Thus, the birth chart is one of most significant factor about the life one leads according to the laws and the principles of the nature, studied astrologically.
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