D3-S Chart

The construction (mapping) of the Somanāth drekkāṇa is similar to the parivṛtti drekkāṇa (just like the horā) but with a difference in that the even signs are grouped as apasavya (reverse) and the odd signs are grouped as savya (zodiacal). To prepare the table, we consider the odd signs first and write them in one column with three columns to their right. In these, in the zodiacal, regular order we write the signs assigning every three drekkāṇa-signs to one rāśi. In this manner we assign 18 drekkāṇa of the odd signs.
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Now we repeat this exercise for the even signs, reckoned in the reverse from Pisces. The six signs are listed in the first column and then we have three columns for writing the drekkāṇa mapping to their right. In these we move in the anti-zodiacal direction without jumping signs (regular) and assign the 18 drekkāṇa of the even signs.

For odd or even signs, the starting drekkāṇa is the

• 1^st sign from the first rāśi in groups – Aries and Pisces,
• 2^nd sign from the second rāśi in the groups – Gemini (direct – Cancer) and Capricorn (reverse – Sagittarius)
• 3^rd sign from the third rāśi in the groups – Leo (direct – Libra) and Scorpio (reverse – Virgo)
• 4^th sign from the fourth rāśi in the groups – Libra (direct – Capricorn) and Virgo (reverse – Gemini)
• 5^th sign from the fifth rāśi in the groups – Sagittarius (direct – Aries) and Cancer (reverse – Pisces)
• 6^th sign from the sixth rāśi in the groups – Aquarius (direct – Cancer) and Taurus (reverse – Sagittarius)

Table

The final table for Somanāth Horā

You will notice that if we consider odd signs, the last drekkāṇa of the last odd sign Aquarius is Virgo (6) and if we not proceed to even signs in the regular order, then the first even sign Taurus has the first drekkāṇa Libra (7) showing continuity in the drekkāṇa scheme when reckoned direct and regular.

Judgment

Houses in D3-S
Written as D3-S Chart, the Somanāth drekkāṇa examines sexuality and to that extent spiritual discipline as well. The third house is also called Mithuna bhāva where the sexuality of the native is seen. This is the house in focus and everything else revolves around it.

Lagna bhāva: This is the application of intelligence to matters of sexuality. Nature of sign and planets plays a critical role in matters of sexuality. Planets like Sun and Jupiter teach abstinence and self-control while the watery planets Venus and Moon encourage great enjoyment. Being the 11th house (hara bhāva) from Mithuna (3rd house), it can completely destroy sexuality leading to a lifetime of celibacy or it can become an upachaya (house of growth) leading to multiple partners as planets placed here aspect the 7th house.

2nd house: Māraka for Lagna indicating loss of health and vitality for copulation. Being the 12th house from Mithuna bhāva it shows loss of sexual capacity or celibacy. It protects the 6th house (being 9th bhāva from 6th house) and sustains long term celibacy.

3rd house: Mithuna bhāva G [Count from here]

4th house: sustainer of Mithuna, being in the second and shows where the mating is preferred, places, environment etc.

5th house: It shows the emotions that lead to the act of copulation

6th house: Celibacy house, or if afflicted it can show excessive sin

7th house: Partner or spouse, he/she who is in the consciousness during copulation

8th bhāva: being the enemy (6th) to the Mithuna bhāva it destroys the partner or creates some disturbances which prevent copulation

9th bhāva: Dharma bhāva opposes Mithuna bhāva and tends to regulate and control it.

10th bhāva: Karma bhāva is the 8th (debts, faults) from Mithuna bhāva and shows illegal relationships and excessive ‘nija doṣa’ in this matter. The 7th lord going to the 10th indicates multiple partners as this is the fault of the native (nija doṣa).

11th bhāva: Protection for Mithuna being the 9th sign from it.

12th bhāva: Successful completion (10th from 3rd house) of copulation leading to consummation of marriage.

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Definition

The three drekkāṇa of a sign are its trines with the first in a movable sign, second in a fixed sign and third in a dual sign. This is exactly like the Parāśara drekkāṇa but differs in that the first is always in a movable sign in trines. Drekkāṇa for karma Phala is not actually Parāśara but instead it is from Phaladīpikā or Mantreśvara. This is based on the 10 degree concept of drekkāṇa size as indicative of some results of 10^th house. All varga’s have to do with past karma which causes the planets to occupy such specific positions that actually match all karma (prārabdha) of past incarnations.

It finds specific mention in the Chandrakalā nāḍi where the drekkāṇa is defined as राशित्रिभागो द्रेक्काणं (rāśitribhāgo drekkāṇaṁ) in śloka 5751 indicating that the rāśi divided into three parts of 10° each is a drekkāṇa and that every rāśi will have three drekkāṇa.

pā– to protect (a country, or rāśi) i.e. rule , govern; keeping, protecting, guarding; chara – movable (sign); sva – self, same sign, 1^st house; putra – son, 5^th house; nava – 9^th (house/sign); sthira – fixed (sign); dharma – 9^th sign
Translation: For movable signs (chara) the three drekkāṇa are ruled by the lords (pā) of the 1^st (sva) [chara], 5^th (putra) [sthira] and 9^th (nava) [dvisvabhāva] whereas for fixed signs (sthira) the lords of the 9^th (dharma) [chara], 1^st (sva) [sthira] and 5^th [dvisvabhāva] are the rulers. For dual signs, know that the lords of the 5^th (putra) [chara], 9^th (dharma) [sthira] and 1^st (sva) [dvisvabhāva] are the rulers of the drekkāṇa, in that order.
Table: Jagannāth Drekkāṇa

Soul Previous Abode

The soul is seen in the eyes of the native

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and we know that the two eyes are ruled by the Sun and Moon as the primary lords of the horā. Parāśara has taught that the Sun represents the soul in all creatures. Therefore the original abode of the soul from where it has travelled to this planet is known from the. The moon can represent an intermediate abode between the two worlds that the soul resided in temporarily before coming to planet earth. The only way to determine this is to find the stronger between the Sun and Moon in the birth chart. If Moon is stronger then, the soul did reside in an intermediate abode before incarnating on earth and the Moon shows this previous abode. If instead the Sun is stronger than the Moon, then from its position we know the previous abode of the soul.

Karma Phala

This D3-J drekkāṇa chakra is used for karma phala.
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Nomenclature: from Varāhamihira Mihira Drekkana or D3-M

This is a simple definition and is in lines with the definition of the Mihira Horā. The first drekkāṇa (0°-10°) of every sign is in the same sign. This is exactly similar to Parāśara. The second drekkāṇa (10°-20°) is in the preceding sign (12^th sign). The third drekkāṇa (20°-30°) is in the 11^th sign.
This drekkāṇa looks more like something having to do with income and expenditure with the 11^th house of income and 12^th house of expenditure lording the drekkāṇa in addition to the first sign of self. Perhaps that is the hidden meaning of the word ‘varṇa’ used in the śloka.

This is not recommended by the tradition.
Table 10: Varāhamihira Drekkāṇa

Standard Nativity

The Mihira drekkāṇa D3-M of the standard nativity is included. You can draw this chart mentally.

• If the planet is in the first drekkāṇa, then it’s in the same sign;
• 2^nd drekkāṇa, move it to the 12^th or preceding sign;
• 3^rd drekkāṇa, move it to the 11^th sign.

Lagna is in 14°5’ which is 2^nd drekkāṇa of Pisces, so it goes back to Aquarius which becomes D3-M Lagna. Similarly move all other planets and write them in a fresh chart called D3-M.
The second lord Jupiter is debilitated in the 12^th house. If this chart is used for siblings then it can show absence of elder siblings, which is wrong as the native has an elder brother.
If this chart is to denote fortune and karma results, then this is also wrong as during Jupiter daśā he had a golden period of life living a grand comfortable life in a mansion with many servants, cars and all that which was considered luxury in India.
But maybe we can use this chart for income and expenditure as during Jupiter daśā a lot of money was spent on his comfortable life. In Saturn daśā he was too busy learning all the jyotiṣa, mantra and doing siddhi and his government job was not very paying.
Honestly we don’t know what to make out of this drekkāṇa chart. Readers may experiment (play around) with it.

This is the simplest of the regular drekkāṇa charts and just like the parivṛtti horā, is based on direct count from Aries for the 36 drekkāṇa travelling through the zodiac three times. The first twelve drekkāṇa are in the first four rāśi Aries to Cancer which is bhū-loka having Agni as the devatā. The second set of twelve drekkāṇa are in the four rāśi from Leo to Scorpio which is bhuva loka having Sūrya as devatā. The third set of twelve drekkāṇa are in the rāśi Sagittarius to Pisces which is svarga loka having Indra as the devatā.

This is a regular division focusing on the third house and the results pertain to “parākrama” includes the ability to fight, courage to face challenges, survival instinct, krama includes short journeys like daily commutation. These are some of the important matters ruled by the third house. The regularity of the divisional charts indicates that everything is expected to function normally in life, especially natural survival instincts, walking and commuting etc. It is all about vāyu tattva which helps us to breathe and is also responsible for locomotion.

Parivṛtti Drekkāṇa Mapping

Let us map the drekkāṇa of the rāśi into the signs of the D3-P Chart.
Aries drekkāṇa

• The first drekkāṇa of Aries (0°-10°) is mapped into Aries, a movable sign.
• The second drekkāṇa of Aries, which follows the first in the regular zodiacal order, is mapped into the next sign Taurus which is a fixed sign.
• The 3^rd drekkāṇa of Aries is mapped into Gemini, a mutable (dual) sign.

Taurus drekkāṇa

• The next rāśi Taurus has its first drekkāṇa mapped into Cancer which follows the previous mapping in Gemini. Cancer is a movable sign.
• The second drekkāṇa of Taurus is mapped into Leo, a fixed sign.
• The third drekkāṇa of Taurus is mapped into Virgo, a dual sign.

In this manner, as we move from one rāśi to another in the rāśi chakra, we are moving at thrice the speed in the drekkāṇa chakra covering three signs for every one sign of the rāśi chart. By the time we travel across four signs of the rāśi chart from Aries to Cancer we have already mapped the twelve signs of the drekkāṇa chart. This represents the first gaṇḍānta between Cancer and Leo in the rāśi chart where we need to make a fresh beginning at Leo. Then again as we travel from Leo to Scorpio we again cover 12 signs in drekkāṇa chart. The junction of Scorpio and Sagittarius marks the second gaṇḍānta. Finally when we travel from Sagittarius to Pisces, we again cover 12 signs of drekkāṇa chart. This is the final ending marking the third gaṇḍānta.
It is noteworthy that the first drekkāṇa is always in chara rāśi (movable), second drekkāṇa maps to a sthira rāśi (fixed) and third drekkāṇa always maps to a dvisvabhāva rāśi (dual). In this manner every sign perfects contains ॐ (auṁ) where the first drekkāṇa is movable (a, Prajāpati Brahma), second drekkāṇa is fixed (u, Vāsudeva Viṣṇu) and third drekkāṇa is dual (ṁ, Rudra Śiva).
The second noteworthy point is that the three drekkāṇa of –

• Agni rāśi always starts from Aries, satya yuga rāśi
• Pṛthvi rāśi always starts from Cancer, dvāpara yuga rāśi
• Vāyu rāśi always starts from Libra, treta yuga rāśi
• Jala rāśi always starts from Capricorn, kali yuga rāśi

Śrī Kṛṣṇa Jātaka

As an illustration, Lagna is in Taurus at 16°28’59.22″ which is the 2^nd drekkāṇa (10°-20°) of the rāśi. This must map into a fixed sign (check 1). Taurus is an earthy (pṛthvi) sign and the drekkāṇa are reckoned from Cancer. To map the 2^nd drekkāṇa, we determine the 2^nd sign from Cancer which is Leo. Lagna is in Leo in parivṛtti drekkāṇa.
You can also check the table for D3-P above. Taurus is in the 4^th row aligned to Pṛthvi. On the right side under 2^nd drekkāṇa we find Leo. In this manner all the other planets are mapped into signs of the D3-P (Parivṛtti drekkāṇa).
The 3^rd house is the kārya bhāva in this chart and for Śrī Kṛṣṇa this is the sign Libra which is ruled by Venus indicating that the only way Śrī Kṛṣṇa can be defeated is through pure love (bhakti). The only time when Kṛṣṇa ran away from the battlefield was during his marriage with Rukmini in deference to her wishes to spare the lives of her father and brother who were chasing the fleeing couple in a chariot. Kṛṣṇa turned his back and sped away at the speed of wind. The kind lord was willing to be called ‘Raṇachoḍji’ (one who ran away from battle) than to break the heart of his dear wife.
Kāraka Mars is exalted in the 6^th house showing one who cannot be defeated easily. It is a yogakāraka for Siṁha lagna and aspects it from 6^th house showing fame coming after thrashing enemies. As such, the 4^th lord in exaltation shows one who is completely fearless for own protection or security. Venus as 3^rd lord placed in the 7^th house of war indicates a very high level of parākrama is required to fight many battles and wars.

• Rāhu associating with the 3^rd lord Venus [or 3^rd house] gives very high cunning and ability to outmanoeuvre opponents.
• Saturn associating with the 3^rd bhāva gives great tenacity and persistence to achieve success. It also makes one a good wrestler.

The 3^rd bhāva has the dṛṣṭi of all malefic planets Rāhu, Saturn, Ketu and Sun besides the 3^rd lord Venus which is good. Further, Rāhu, Saturn and Sun have digbala. The aspect of Venus and Moon on Libra generates a powerful Rudra yoga in addition to yānavanta yoga which gives speed, brilliance in management and tremendous leadership skills. The 3^rd lord conjoining the lord of a duṣthāna or placed in a duṣthāna shows the use of the hands for fighting or such karma. In the charts of top generals the 3^rd lord must associate with the 8^th house to show their intelligence (and hands) being use to plan death of enemy – like Rudra himself.
Exaltation and mutual aspect of 4^th (Mars) and 8^th (Jupiter) lords  forms the chaturaśra yoga which is a pillar for longevity. As lords of 4^th and 5^th houses, it is Viṣṇu yoga that always keeps the conscience clean and right use of knowledge.
Two other houses we need to examine very carefully are the 6^th and 11^th houses. The 6^th tells us who is in the side of the enemy and the 11^th tells us what happens to the enemy.
When reading the Mahābhārata we had always wondered why Kṛṣṇa choose to allow the powerful Yādava army of Dvārkā to be in the wrong side (with Duryodhana) while he was a charioteer on the side of the Pāṇḍava. This chart explains everything. Kṛṣṇa is seen with the Moon in Leo lagna and Mars is in the 6^th house showing the powerful Yādava generals on the side of the enemy. Kṛṣṇa opted to be a charioteer due to the Yānavanta yoga of Venus and Moon, which also becomes Rudra yoga during battle. Blood will not spill on the ones he protects while the opposite side will swim in their blood (rudhira means blood). What happens to the ones he kills? The 11^th lord Mercury forms the powerful vedānta (Bhagavat Gita) yoga of Jupiter and Mercury in the 12^th house of mokṣa with exalted Jupiter – with the power of the Gita and get mokṣa. Perhaps that is why Śrī Kṛṣṇa choose to speak the Bhagavat Gita at the battle field of Kurukṣetra before the Mahābhārata.
We will examine the Parivṛtti Drekkāṇa charts of some generals and others during the contact classes

• George Patton
• Erwin Rommel
• Bernard L. Montgomery etc.

Yuddha Niti

Yuddha niti is the strategy that a person follows in all life’s battles, be they small or big. This is determined by (1) planets in the 3^rd house, (2) planets aspecting the 3^rd house and (3) planets associating with the 3^rd lord and finally (4) kāraka (significator) Mars

In the chart of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, there are no planets in the 3^rd house. The third house is aspected by Moon (sāma niti, compromise), Venus (dāma), Ketu (daṇḍa) and Rāhu and Saturn (bheda). Therefore Śrī Kṛṣṇa was adept at all the niti śāstra and before the start of the Mahābhārata he was the last envoy of peace seeking just five villages from the Kaurava in exchange for end of hostilities and averting the Mahābhārata war. This peace mission (strategy) of the Moon failed, and he declared the day of battle.

Praśna Mārga

Praśna Mārga teaches another scheme for Yuddha niti. Dr. B.V.Raman translates –
MEANS TO ADOPT

The week-day or hour of the concerned planet is preferable.
NOTES
Jupiter and Venus govern arts of gentle persuasion. The Moon stands for offer of gifts and money. Mercury governs intimidation. Saturn, Rāhu and Ketu also govern intimidation in different forms. Mars and the Sun govern open rupture and war. The first two come under diplomacy and arbitration. The last two come under war. The methods indicated by the strongest of the planets occupying Upachaya Rāśi, or Lagna or Kendra should be used on the respective week days or at the time of their Kala Horā. Then the object can be accomplished.
Though Lagna is included in the Kendra it is repeated to show its importance. So is the 10th house repeated though it is included in the Upachaya Rāśi. The weekdays and Kala Horā for Rāhu and Ketu are similar to those of Saturn and Mars.
Upadeśa: We can see the difference between the traditions of Parāśara-Jaimini vs. Kerala tradition (praśna) in the planets governing action for handling conflict. The Moon rules śānti kalā (peace time) and will do everything to bring peace and harmony. Like a mother it hates war between its children. For this reason, the tradition attaches peace talks to Jupiter and Moon. Mercury and Venus are rajas guṇa planets and wealth, fulfilment of desire is the means to quench their thirst. Sun and Mars are fiery planets and will choose war (heroic tactics) over any form of compromise. Saturn is weak, Rāhu is bodiless while Ketu is headless – these handicaps compel them to choose bheda (Machiavellian tactics).
In praśna mārga, the fact that the Moon as mind rules desire shows the fulfilment of desire leading to end of conflict. The brahmin planets Jupiter and Venus are stated as choosing compromise talks. Mercury is weak most of the time, except in saṅdhyā and is group with Saturn as choosing bheda.
Readers will appreciate the subtle differences we bring out in the traditional Vedic astrology teachings and those of latter day authors. Bear in mind that praśna mārga is for praśna and may not show the natural traits in horoscopes in this particular topic.
Secondly we have been advised to examine Lagna, Kendra and Upachaya. [to be discussed]

Overview

This is the first of drekkāṇa charts based on the completion of the circle of the zodiac which is the real meaning of parivṛtti. In three steps the circle of the zodiac (360°) is to be covered implying that each step covers a trine (120°). There are different ways in which this can be done of which the first condition is whether (a) the anchor is in the sign of the lagna itself or (b) it is based on the three-fold division of signs as chara-sthira-dvisvabhāva. When the anchor is the lagna itself, then we are talking about the generations and lagna would imply same generation, 5^th would imply the next generation while the 9^th is the previous generation. This first type is the Parāśara drekkāṇa which shows siblings and all important such relationships of the same generation as the native. Instead if the basis is the three-fold nature of signs, then we are talking about (a) the results of karma as a reaction of the universe (nature) or (b) the nature of the individual as a part of environment and this can be his fortune as trines represent fortune. This latter is either the (a) Jagannāth Drekkāṇa or (b) Tri-guṇa drekkāṇa.
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The Parāśara Drekkāṇa D3, is the most important and standard drekkāṇa chart accepted traditionally by most of the sages including Sūrya, Satyācārya, Nārada, Kaśyapa, Badarāyana (Vedavyāsa) and even by Varāhamihira. However Varāhamihira has also used the special Greek Drekkāṇa of Yavanācārya.

sva-self, same sign; pañca-fifth; navama-ninth; rāśīnāṁ- of or from the rāśi;
krama – (a) uninterrupted or regular progress forming an order or series like a succession order like hereditary descent, (b) progressing step by step – a peculiar manner or method of reading and writing Vedic texts (so called because the reading proceeds from the 1^st member, to the 2^nd , then the 2^nd is repeated and connected with the 3^rd and so on; this manner of reading in relation to words is called pada-krama
Translation: The three drekkāṇa of a sign are in the first, fifth and ninth from the sign reckoned in (a) uninterrupted regular progression like hereditary descent or (b) pada-krama order.
Commentary: Parāśara later defines the use of the drekkāṇa for siblings which is for hereditary descent and therefore, the Parāśara drekkāṇa [D3] is defined by (a) above which is the uninterrupted regular progression for hereditary order. Although we must bear in mind that Parāśara also defined the pada-krama order which is used for both the Jagannāth [D3-J] and Tri-guṇa [D3-T] drekkāṇa.

D3 Chart

The Parāśara Drekkāṇa mapping is very simple to remember. Every sign is divided into three drekkāṇa (decanate) of 10° each.

• the first drekkāṇa from 0°-10° and is in the same sign;
• the second drekkāṇa from 10°-20° is in the fifth sign;
• the third drekkāṇa from 20°-30° is in the ninth sign

Illustration

Construct the Parāśara drekkāṇa for standard nativity (Male, 7 Aug, 1963; 9.15’pm; Sambalpur, India)

Now draw a chart where we place Lagna in Cancer, Sun in Pisces, Moon in Gemini and so on till Prāṇapada (PP) in Capricorn. This is the Parāśara Drekkāṇa chakra.

Mark the following planets –

• Nitya Kāraka (Constant significator): Mars
• Anitya Kāraka: Temporal significator = Dispositor of 3^rd lord of rāśi chart = Dispositor of Venus = Moon
• Kārya Bhāva: Function house = 3^rd house of both Rāśi (Taurus) and Drekkāṇa (Virgo) chart
• Kāryeśa: Lord of the 3^rd house of rāśi chart is Venus, this is the Kāryeśa, the controller of linkages between siblings. If this planet is afflicted all relationships shall suffer and the siblings drift apart.

Individual siblings: Siblings are connected with blood = Moon (Janma rāśi)

• Immediate elder sibling: 11^th bhāva from Lagna in D3 chart = Taurus, Lord Venus conjoins Jupiter in Scorpio. [Native has one elder brother having Janma rāśi (Moon) Scorpio]
• All good and bad for elder brother is seen from Scorpio
• Immediate younger sibling: 3^rd bhāva from Lagna in D3 chart = Virgo, Lord Mercury is in Sagittarius. [Native has one younger brother having Janma rāśi (Moon) Leo which is trines to Sagittarius.
• All good and bad for younger brother is seen from Sagittarius

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