Tag: Ṣaḍbala

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…

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…

केन्द्रादिषुस्थिताः खेटाः पूर्णाऽर्धाऽङ्‌घ्रिमितं क्रमात्‌॥ ५॥ kendrādiṣusthitāḥ kheṭāḥ pūrṇā’rdhā’ṅghrimitaṁ kramāt || 5|| Translation: Planets in Kendra, Paṇapara and Apoklimas obtain full, half and quarter strength respectively. Previously in PJC-Year2 we had learnt the importance of the Kendra, which is the grand cross where the lotus of life blooms guarded by the…

शुक्रेन्दू समभांशेऽन्ये विषमेऽञ्घ्रिमितं बलम्‌। śukrendū samabhāṁśe’nye viṣame’ñghrimitaṁ balam |5 ½ Translation: Venus and Moon in even signs and the other [planets] in odd signs get one-foot strength. The word अञ्घ्रि (añghri) means a foot. In jyotiṣa, all measures are always expressed as having four feet, like nakṣatra have four pada….