FAQs

In today’s world Vedic astrology is used to understand / address problems in various phases of life (Career, Marriage, Children, Health, Wealth etc…). Astrology is the place of light. It can guide us on the strength and weakness, so that we can take steps towards the right direction.

Astrology can show your strength’s and weakness, it is up to the individual to take the right decision and solve his problems. Most of the problems in one’s life is due to their karma, try to address the karma by performing good deeds (which may in turn reduce the impact of the problems)

Vedic astrology is the gift of yogic sages, and is a higher knowledge for the mankind. It is a science that is highly complex and difficult to comprehend; it is surely not superstitious, just that everyone is entitled to their own option.

In Vedic astrology the planets are referred as Grahas, they are natural entities in space, and it is not distinguished as natural satellites, luminous planets, dwarf planets like the modern science.

Dasha is a planetary time period derived based on the placement of moon (chandra) in the horoscope

Sun Mahadasha: 6 years
Moon Mahadasha: 10 years
Mars Mahadasha: 7 years
Rahu Mahadasha: 18 years
Jupier Mahadasha: 16 years
Saturn Mahadasha: 19 years
Mercury Mahadasha: 17 years
Ketu Mahadasha: 7 years
Venus Mahadasha: 20 years

Sun: 1 month
Moon: 2.5 days
Mercury: 1 month
Venus: 1 month
Mars: 45 days
Jupiter: 1 year
Rahu: 1.5 years
Ketu: 1.5 years
Saturn: 2.5 years

Exaltation is the space (in a rashi) in which a graha attains its maximum strength and Debilitation is the space where it loses its strength

Vargothama: A planet placed in a specific rashi in Birth chart is also placed in the same rashi on the navamsha chart (D9 chart) is considered as Vargothama. Such a placement is considered good in Vedic astrology.

Arudra Lagna is a perceived lagna. This lagna shows how you are perceived by this world. The Arudra Lagna is calculated based on the placement of the Lagna lord in your birth chart (i.e., D1 Chart).

Shad Bala is a sum of 6 bala’s that indicated the planetary strength:

• Sthan Bala
• Dig Bala
• Kala Bala
• Cheshta Bala
• Naisargika Bala
• Drig Bala

The strength of the planets will help to determine the results of a dasha period

Bhavat Bhavam is a higher house of a house. For Example, the house of marriage is the 7th house, so we count 7 places starting from the 7th house, which will be the 1st house. This way 1st house becomes the Bhavat Bhavam of the 7th house, so marriage can also be seen from the 1st house.