PJC-3 Jagannath

The compound word natonnata (नतोन्नत) is composed of two words (a) नत nata and its anonym (b) उन्नत unnata. Some translations and books have mistakenly spelt this word ‘nata’ as ‘natha’. Be sure that there is no such Sanskrit word as नथ (natha) and the one with the longer ‘ā’…

There are umpteen meanings of the word काल (kāla), a proper understanding of which is very necessary for all vedic astrologers. In the context of kāla bala, we use the meaning as ‘a measure of time’. When we think of the passage of time, it manifests as changing seasons, and…

Digbala is composed of दिग् (dig) and बल (bala) simply meaning directional strength. However the word दिग् (dig) is a compounded form of दिश् (diś) which has various meanings and connotations. To understand digbala we need to know the meanings of दिश् (diś) – Quarter or region pointed at, a…

The sum of the five parts viz. uccha bala, saptavargīya bala, oja-yugma-rāśi-aṁśa bala, kendrādi bala and drekkāṇa bala gives the sthāna bala. In this example we have computed the sthāna bala for the seven weekday planets which is normally done by vedic astrologers. Planet Sthāna Bala Uccha Saptavargīya Oja-Yugma Kendra…

आद्यमध्यावसानेषु द्रेष्काणेषु स्थिताः क्रमात्‌। पुंनपुंसकयोषाख्या दद्युरङ्‌घ्रिमितं बलम्‌॥ ६॥ ādyamadhyāvasāneṣu dreṣkāṇeṣu sthitāḥ kramāt | puṁnapuṁsakayoṣākhyā dadyuraṅghrimitaṁ balam || 6 Translation: Drekkāṇa bala is based on the placement of planets in the initial (ādya), middle (madhya) or last (avasāna). पुं (puṁ) Male planets [Sun, Mars, Jupiter, Rāhu] in the initial (0°-10°) drekkāṇa…