| 'Houses',
'Bhavas'
The Birth Chart
used in the Hindu Vedic Astrology is shown as above. This is the most common
way of depicting the Kundali especially in the Northern India.
In Southern
India the Chart is depicted in a Square format. However I will be using
the above mentioned Chart Format.
In any Chart/
Kundali there are 12 compartments which are called 'Houses', 'Bhav', 'Sthan'.
The topmost house is counted as the first house. (Number 1 House in the
figure.) Then subsequently all the other houses are counted in anti-clockwise
direction.
Planets,
'Grahas'
There are total
12 planets, 'grahas' considered in astrology.
Ancient Vedic
Astrology only 9 planets are considered. The recently discovered 3 planets
namely Uranus ('Harshal'), Neptune and Pluto were obviously not considered.
However it is wise to consider all 12 planets.
The 12 Planets
are as follows.
| Planets English
Names |
Planets Hindu
Names |
| Sun |
Ravi |
| Moon |
Chandra |
| Mercury |
Budha |
| Venus |
Shukra |
| Mars |
Mangal, Kuja,
Kartikeya |
| Jupiter |
Guru |
| Saturn |
Shani |
| North Node |
Rahu |
| South Node |
Ketu |
| Uranus |
Harshal |
| Neptune |
Neptune |
| Pluto |
Pluto |
They are revolving
around the Sun in their respective orbits. Exception is the Moon, Rahu,
Ketu. As you are all aware that the Moon is a satellite of our Earth. Moon
is revolving around the Earth and Earth in turn is revolving around the
Sun in its orbit.
Rahu and Ketu
are not the actual planets at all. They are actually only intersection
points of the Earth and the Moon. However since these cosmic points have
considerable influence on the nature they are considered as planets in
the astrology.
Signs,
Rashis
There are
twelve 12 Signs, Rashis as follows.
|
Sign
No./ Name
|
Sanskrit
Name
|
Meaning
of
Sanskrit
Name
|
Type
|
Sex
|
Mobility
|
Lord
or Bhavesh
|
| 1/ Aries |
Mesha |
Ram |
Fire/ Agni |
M |
Movable/Chara |
Mars |
| 2/ Taurus |
Vrushaba |
Bull |
Earth/ Bhumi |
F |
Fixed/ Sthir |
Venus |
| 3/ Gemini |
Mithun |
Couple |
Air/ Vayu |
M |
Common/ Dwisabhavi |
Mercury |
| 4/ Cancer |
Karka, Kataka |
Crab |
Water/ Jal |
F |
Movable/ Chara |
Moon |
| 5/ Leo |
Simha |
Lion |
Fire/ Agni |
M |
Fixed/ Sthir |
Sun |
| 6/ Virgo |
Kanya |
Virgin |
Earth/ Bhumi |
F |
Common/ Dwisabhavi |
Mercury |
| 7/ Libra |
Tula |
Balance |
Air/ Vayu |
M |
Movable/ Chara |
Venus |
| 8/ Scorpio |
Vrushchika |
Scorpion |
Water/ Jal |
F |
Fixed/ Sthir |
Mars |
| 9/ Sagittarius |
Dhanu |
Bow |
Fire/ Agni |
M |
Common/ Dwisabhavi |
Jupiter |
| 10/ Capricorn |
Makar |
Alligator &
Shark |
Earth Bhumi |
F |
Movable/ Chara |
Saturn |
| 11/ Aquarius |
Kumbha |
Jug |
Air/ Vayu |
M |
Fixed/ Sthir |
Saturn |
| 12/ Pisces |
Meena |
Fishes |
Water/ Jal |
F |
Common/ Dwisabhavi |
Jupiter |
The Signs or Rashis
are imaginary divisions of the Zodiac. 360 degrees of a full circle are
divided in 12 equal parts, each of 30 degrees, called a Rashi or Sign.
As the Earth
is revolving around its own axis and takes 24 hours for that, we see the
Signs, Rashis revolving around us.
Ascendant or
the Lagna
The Sign, Rashi
rising at the Eastern horizon at the time of the birth is the Ascendant
or the Lagna. As you must have gathered that at about every 2 hours (Division
: 24 hours/12 signs) a new sign is going to rise, and hence the ascendant
or the lagna the starting point of the chart is going to change. Same way
every 4 minutes the Ascendant or the Lagna degree is going to change. The
subsequent Signs, Rashis are written in the next - next houses in the anti-clockwise
direction.
Fully Plotted
Birth Chart, Janma-Kundali
Lastly all the
precise positions of all the 12 planets at the time of the birth are plotted
in the chart.
Hence the Birth
Chart or the Janma Kundali is the diagrammatic representation of all the
planets at the precise moment of time of the birth.
Easy Example
: Suppose the birth was at about 7:00 A.M. i.e. just after the sunrise.
That means the Sun will be plotted in the first house (Eastern Horizon).
Further imagine that, the day was Full Moon Day i.e. Sun and Moon are 180
degrees from
each other. That means the Moon will be in the 7th house.
Now finally lets
have a look at the following complete birth chart, Janma Kundali where
all the planets and the signs are plotted.
As you can see
that at the time of the birth Leo, Sinha Sign, Rashi was arising at the
eastern horizon and the birth time must have been near about the sunrise
as the Sun is in the first house. A rough idea can be brought out about
the time of the birth by looking at the Sun's position in any chart.
I hope you must
have got a fair idea about the Birth Chart or the Janma-Kundali layout.
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