Vedic
Astrology: The Language of Planets
Vedic Astrology: The Language of Planets
Vedic Astrology, popularly
known as Hindu astrology, is the fundamental form of astrology. Vedic Astrology
is an important part of the ancient scriptural texts of India, known as Vedas
that existed thousands of years ago in the Indian subcontinent. Vedas are the
source of knowledge and has six main parts. Hindu Vedic Astrology is the eyes
of Vedas. In today’s world, Vedic Astrology is acknowledged as the most
powerful & practiced astrology worldwide.
Signs, Planets & Houses in Vedic Astrology
As per Hindu astrology,
there are twelve zodiac signs, nine planets and twelve houses. The twelve signs
are distributed in the twelve houses and the placement of nine planets in
different houses is done according to the birth time of a person. This type of
distribution of the planets on the basics of time, place and date of birth, is
termed as birth chart, natal chart or horoscope chart. A birth chart reflects
the strength of a planet in the chart – its sign, house, aspects, house
lordship and conjunctions.
Dasha System: A Unique Methodology in Vedic Astrology
As per the Dasha system, a
theoretical longevity of a person is considered 120 years, divided into 9 main
periods of 9 different planets: Sun (6 years), Moon (10 years), Mars (7 years),
Rahu (18 years), Jupiter (16 years), Saturn (19 years), Mercury (17 years),
Ketu (7 years) and Venus (20 years). Each major period is further divided into
sub periods in the same ratio as the main periods. The sequence of the periods
remains the same for every person, except for the starting point which is
determined by the exact position of “Nakshatra” in degrees and minutes in the
birth chart. “Nakshatra” or Birth star is the sign where moon is located at the
time of the birth. Hence, Dasha system is unique for every person.
Transit of Planets in Vedic Astrology
Transit is another vital
tool required to do a dynamic analysis of an individual’s birth chart. Planets
are in constant motion. They change their position periodically. Some of the
planets are fast moving like the Sun (1 month), Mercury (28 days), Mars (28
days) & the ever transiting Moon (2.5 days). Planets like Jupiter (1 year),
Saturn (2.5 years) and Rahu & Ketu (1.5 years) are slow moving planets.
Vedic astrology provides a clear picture of what a person can expect to
experience during a planetary transit.
Ashtakavarga: The Soul of Vedic Astrology
Ashtakavarga is an
important dimension of Hindu Astrology. Sage Parashar narrated this system of
analyzing birth chart to his daughter, Gargi and is the last chapter of
“Parashar Hora Shashtra”, where he clearly mentions that Ashtakavarga will be
most useful for people during “Kalyug”. It is a highly developed system of
studying horoscope, based on the relation between two planetary placements in
an individual’s birth chart. It is an effective tool in understanding the strength of a
particular transiting planet.
Purpose of Vedic Astrology
The sole purpose of Vedic
astrology is to make people aware about the upcoming probable events,
challenges and opportunities in his / her life. This priceless knowledge can be
used for taking better decisions and making life better in many aspects. The
prior knowledge of future events is a powerful tool that helps to plan in
advance, take smarter decisions and be better equipped to handle things. It
empowers a person to plan proactively, giving him better control on their life,
progress and happiness.
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