Divisional Charts 1

The divisional chart is a great tool to analyse some specific aspects of human life. They are available for analysing siblings, luck, love and respect, accidents and illness, children, marriage, calamities, profession, gains and success, parents, vehicles, spiritual attainments and learning.

Parashar says that all aspects of life can be analysed with the help of akshavedamsa and shastiamsa charts. The former is a chart with 1/45^th division of a sign and the latter with 1/60^th division.

There is difference of opinion over the method to analyse a divisional chart. Some are of the view that it can be done in the same manner as the birth chart; others feel that besides this there are specific methods too of doing so.

In this series on the divisional charts we will take up methods of analysing these charts but in the present write up we will discuss the analysis of the karaka (significator) for younger siblings, property, injury, and murder in the divisional chart. The karaka in question is Mars.

The D-3 (dreshkan) chart is based on 1/3^rd division of a sign. It is the specific chart for siblings. The karaka for younger siblings is Mars and for elder it is Jupiter.

If in the D-3 chart Mars is debilitated, placed in an inimical sign, placed in VI, VIII or XII house of the chart, or is under influence of naturally malefic planets like Saturn, Rahu or Ketu it is very likely that the individual will face difficulties or unhappiness due to his younger siblings. If Jupiter is so placed it is likely that the individual will face trouble or unhappiness on account of his elder siblings. The quantum of trouble can be determined according to the degree of affliction to the karaka.    

If Mars is placed badly as explained above in D-4 (chaturthamsa) chart the individual will have trouble on account of property. This chart is based on 1/4^th division of a sign and it represents property. Mars is the karaka for it.

If Mars is placed badly as explained above in the D-6 (sastamsa) chart the individual could be prone to injuries or accidents. This chart is based on 1/6^th division of a sign. The individual may have to under go surgeries or he may face litigation. This is the chart for these matters and Mars is the karaka for these.  

The D-8 is the chart for calamities and murders. It is based on 1/8^th division of a sign. If Mars is badly placed in this chart as explained above the individual may suffer from major or fatal accidents or he may be murdered.   

We will notice that as Mars changes its position in a sign at birth it changes its position in the divisional charts and affliction to it alters. Therefore if Mars is placed in a sign in the birth chart it is not necessary that it would give similar results to all who have Mars in that position. The effects of Mars will change according to the degrees that it occupies in a sign. 

Suppose Mars occupies Cancer at 27 deg 13 min 37 sec in a chart. It will be in Pisces sign in the D-3 chart and would be good for the younger siblings unless it is placed in the VI, VIII or XII house in the D-3 depending on the ascendant of the divisional chart or suffers from adverse influence in it. 

Similarly, it will be in Aries in the D-4 chart and good for property unless it has incidental disabilities described above.

It would be in Pisces in D-6, and in Scorpio in D-8 and favourable to the individual. 

Mars is thus debilitated in the birth chart yet it does not disturb its significations.

In the next article we will pursue the placement of other karakas in the divisional charts.