Shadbal (The Six Strengths of Planets)

Shadbal refers to the six types of strengths a planet possesses. It helps in computing the actual power a planet possesses. These strengths are computed for the seven Grahas or planets from Surya (Sun) to Shani (Saturn). Rahu and Ketu are not considered. Shadbal mainly helps in analyzing how well a particular mahadasha or antardasha will go for a person.

Shadbal consists of the following six bals (strengths) along with their subdivisions:

1. Sthaan Bal (positional)

       (a) Uchch Bal (exaltation)

       (b) Saptvargiya Bal (strength accruing out of positions in Rasi, Hora, Dreshkan, Saptans, Navans, Dvadashans and Trishans kundli/horoscope)

       (c ) Yugmayug Bal (acquired by placement in odd, or even Rasi and in odd, or even Navmansh-D9)

       (d)  Kendra Bal (due to placement in centre-1,4,7,10 or Panaphara-2,5,8,11 or opoklim-3,6,9,12 house)

       (e) Dreshakan Bal (due to placement in first, second, or third decanate of a Rashi/sign)

2. Dig Bal or Disha ka Bal (directional)

3. Kaal Bal or Samay ka Bal (temporal or time)

      (a) Natonnat Bal or Diva Ratri Bal (diurnal and nocturnal)

      (b) Paksh Bal (fortnight)

      (c ) Tribhaag Bal (due to day/night being made in 3 parts)

      (d) Aabd Bal or Varsha Bal (astrological year)

      (e) Maas Bal (month)

      (f) Vaar Bal (weekday)

      (g) Hora Bal (planetary hour)

      (h) Ayan Bal (equinoctial)

      (i) Yuddh Bal or Parishthiti Bal (due to partaking in war between Grahas/planets)

4. Cheshtaa Bal (motional)

5. Naisargik Bal (natural)

6. Drik Bal or Drishti Bal (aspectual)

All the above Bals or strengths are briefly described below:

1. Sthaan Bal (Positional): The strength acquired by a planet due to its position in the chart according to rashi and house is sthaan bal.

(a) Uchch Bal: The strength acquired as per the exaltation and debilitation point.

(b) Saptvargiya Bal: Strength as per position in mool trikon rashi, swarashi (own house), friend, enemy or neutral rashis in all the 7 divisional occupations viz. lagna, hora, dreshkan, saptmansh, navmansh, dashansh and trishansh.

(c) Yugmayug Bal: According to even and odd rashi positions in lagna(D1) and Navmansh(D9).

(d) Kendra Bal: As per positions in the centre houses (1,4,7,10) Panfar (2,5,8,11) or Opoklim (3,6,9,12) houses of the main chart.

(e) Dreshkan Bal: Male, female and hermaphrodite planets get power according to placements in the first, second and third decanates.

2. Dig Bal (directional): Strength acquired as per the direction of the planets in the chart. 1st house-east-Mercury,Jupiter. 4th house-north-Moon,Venus. 7th house-west-Saturn. 10th house-Sun,Mars.

3. Kaal Bal (temporal): It refers to strength acquired by planets due to a particular time.

(a) Natonnat Bal: Sun, Jupiter and Venus possess full power at midday, Moon, Saturn, and Mars at midnight while Mercury is powerful all day long.

(b) Paksh Bal: According to the fortnight in which a person is born. Sun, Mars, Saturn, weak Moon and Malefic Mercury are powerful in krishna paksh (decreasing moon) while Venus, Jupiter, Strong Moon and benefic Mercury are powerful in Shukla Paksh (increasing moon).

(c) Tribhag Bal: Depends on the birth time which falls in any 3 parts of the day and night. Jupiter gets full power at all times.

(d) Varsha Bal: According to the lord of the day on which the astrological year of birth starts.

(e) Maas Bal: According to the lord of the day on which the astrological month of birth starts.

(f) Vaar Bal: According to the lord of the day of birth.

(g) Hora Bal: Hora means planetary hour. Each day from sunrise to sunrise is divided into 24 equal parts of one hour. According to the planet which rules the birth hora. Horas are to be calculated for mean local time and not standard time of births.

(h) Ayan Bal: According to the equatorial positions and the angular distance from equator and the orbit.

(i) Yuddh Bal: Should there be a war between the starry planets, the difference between the Shad Balas of the two should be added to the victor’s Shad Bal and deducted from the Shad Bal of the vanquished.

4. Chestaa Bal (motional): Eight kinds of motions are attributed to the planets. These are Vakri (retrogression), Anuvakr (entering the previous Rasi in  retrograde motion), Vikal (devoid of motion), Mand (somewhat slower motion than usual), Mandatar (slower than the previous), Sama (somewhat increasing in motion), Char (faster than Sama) and Atichar (entering next Rasi in accelerated motion). The strengths, allotted due to such 8 motions are 60, 30, 15, 30, 15, 7.5, 45 and 30.

5. Naisargik Bal (natural): This strength is calculated according to a planet’s light reaching the earth. It is fixed and same for all charts. The natural power in decreasing order is Sun, Moon, Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Mars and Saturn.

6. Drik Bal (aspectual): The power acquired by planets due to being aspected by other planets which are behind them. The aspectual strength is maximum when planets are at 180 degree from each other. Mars, Jupiter and Saturn also have special aspectual powers. Reduce one fourth of the Drishti Pinda, if a planet receives malefic  aspect and add a fourth, if it receives a Drishti from a benefic.

Apart from these six types of strengths there are also Bhav Bal (House), Rashmi Bal (Light), Isht and Kasht Bals.

Wearing Gemstones according to Ascendant House

The most important logic behind the provision of wearing gemstones is that, the ascendant house is the most important factor in one's horoscope. If the ruling planet of the ascendant house is in a weak position, the whole horoscope can be safely designated as weak. In such a horoscope, other planets too cannot show their full influence no matter how powerful they are. If the ascendant house is weak in a horoscope, wearing of gemstones are related to planets other than the ruler of the ascendant house proves fruitless. Almost all the astrologers therefore suggest to wear the stone that is related to the ruling planet of the ascendant house. Following are the gemstones which can be worn according to one’s ascendant house.

Ascendant house Aries: Mars is the ruling planet of this house. It will be beneficial for the people with Aries as the ascendant house to wear coral but such people may also wear ruby, pearl or topaz and reap rich benefits. Such people may also go for the following combinations of the gemstones: coral, pearl and ruby; coral, ruby and topaz or coral, topaz and pearl. These combinations prove extremely beneficial for such people.

Ascendant house Taurus: Venus is the ruling planet of this house. It will be beneficial for the people with Taurus as their ascendant house to wear diamond. But such people may also wear blue sapphire for Saturn and emerald for Mercury. They may also go for the various combinations of these gemstones.

Ascendant house Gemini: Mercury is the ruling planet of this house. Hence the people who have Gemini as the ascendant house must wear emerald. They may also wear diamond or both of the gems together.

Ascendant house Cancer: Moon is the lord of this house. Hence the people with Cancer as the ascendant house must wear pearl. They may also wear coral. In the opinion of some experts, such people may also wear ruby and topaz.

Ascendant house Leo: Sun is the lord of this house. Hence, the people with Leo as the ascendant house must wear ruby. Besides it, they may also wear coral, pearl and topaz as well either alone or in combination. However, among these stones, coral will yield highest benefit while pearl and topaz may exert somewhat weaker influence.

Ascendant house Virgo: Mercury is the ruling planet of this house. Hence the people with Virgo as ascendant house must wear emerald. Some experts however believe that such people may also be benefited from pearl.

Ascendant house Libra: Venus is the ruling planet of this house. Hence the people with Libra as the ascendant house must wear diamond. Apart from it, they may also wear and reap benefits from blue sapphire and emerald.

Ascendant house Scorpio: Mars is the ruling planet of this house. Hence the people with Scorpio as the ascendant house must wear coral. They may also wear ruby, pearl and topaz.

Ascendant house Sagittarius: Jupiter is the ruling planet of this house. Hence the people with Sagittarius as the ascendant house must wear topaz. They may also wear ruby because the position of sun in their horoscope is usually strong.

Ascendant house Capricorn: Saturn is the ruling planet of this house. Hence the people with Capricorn as the ascendant house must wear blue sapphire. They may also wear diamond and pearl, if the position of moon is strong in their horoscope.

Ascendant house Aquarius: Saturn is the ruling planet of this house. Hence the people with Aquarius as the ascendant house must wear blue sapphire. They may also wear diamond.

Ascendant house Pisces: Jupiter is the ruling planet of this house. Hence the people with Pisces as the ascendant house must wear topaz. They may also wear pearl. Some experts suggest that such people may also wear ruby and emerald but the beneficial influence of these two gems is doubtful.

Selection of Bed Sheet Colour according to Disease

This one post is dedicated to my teacher and guide who has done lot of research on this subject.. 

According to researches the colour of your bed sheet can play a major role as a remedy to cure of a disease.

RED:  Cough, Cold, Jaundice, Paralysis, White spots on skin.

ORANGE: Liver, Kidney, Hysteria, Joint problems, lack of confidence

YELLOW: Constipation, Stomach and gastric problems.

GREEN: Heart, Eyes, Blood related diseases, Cancer.

BLUE: Asthma, Breathing problems, Nose, Ear, Teeth, Lungs.

SKY BLUE: Mouth diseases, Throat, Swelling in body, Hypertension.

VIOLET: Hair fall, Untimely whitening of hairs, knot of any type anywhere.

Brihat Parashar Hora Shastra:. Effects of 5th House

1-3. O Brahmin, now I tell you the effects, related to 5th House. If the Lords of Lagna and 5th are in their own Rāśis, or in an angle, or in a trine, one will enjoy thorough happiness through his children. Should 5ths Lord be in 6th, 8th, or 12th House, there will be no offspring. Should the Lord of 5th be combust, or be with malefics and be weak, there will be no children; even, if per chance issues are obtained, they will only quit the world soon. The Conjunct of 5ths Lord with Lagnas Lord in a good House will ensure early obtainment of children apart from happiness through them. If they join in an evil House, they will prove a defect in this respect.
4. If 5ths Lord is in 6th House, as Lagnas Lord is conjunct with Mars, the native will lose his very first child, whereafter his female will not be fertile to yield an offspring.
5. Should 5ths Lord be in fall in 6th, 8th, or 12th House, while Mercury and Ketu are in 5th House, the natives wife will give birth to one child only.
6. If 5ths Lord is in fall and be not in Aspect to 5th, while Saturn and Mercury are in 5th, the natives wife will give birth to one child only.
7. Should 9ths Lord be in Lagna, while 5ths Lord is in fall and Ketu is in 5th along with Mercury, obtainment of progeny will be after a great deal of ordeal.
8. If 5ths Lord is in 6th, 8th, or 12th House, or be in an inimical Rāśi, or be in fall, or in 5th itself, the native will beget issues with difficulty.
9. Should 5th House be owned by Saturn, or Mercury and be occupied, or aspected by Saturn and Mandi, one will have adopted issues.
10. Should Sun and Moon be together in a Rāśi and in the same Navāmśa, the native will be brought up by three mothers, or two fathers.
11. Adopted issue is indicated, if 5th is tenanted by six Planets, while its Lord is in 12th House and Moon and Lagna are endowed with strength.
12. There will be many children, if 5ths Lord is strong, while 5th is aspected by strong Mercury, Jupiter and Venus.
13. If 5ths Lord is with Moon, or is in her Decanate, the native will beget daughters.
14. If 5ths Lord is in a Movable Rāśi, while Saturn is in 5th, as Rahu is with Moon, the child (so born) is of questionable birth.
15. Undoubtedly the native is born of others loins, if Moon is in the 8th from Lagna, while Jupiter is in the 8th from Moon. Malefics Aspect, or Conjunct is essential in this Yoga.
16. If 5ths Lord is exalted, or be in 2nd, 5th, or 9th House, or be conjunct with, or aspected by Jupiter, obtainment of children will be there.
17. One will obtain children, that will indulge in mean deeds, if 5th is occupied by three, or four malefics, while 5ths Lord is in fall. A benefic (including Mercury) in 5th is excluded in the said combination.
18. If 5th is occupied by Jupiter, while its Lord is with Venus, one will obtain an offspring in his 32nd, or 33rd year.
19. Should 5ths Lord be in an angle along with Jupiter, the Karak, one will beget a child at the age of 30, or 36.
20. If Jupiter is in 9th House, while Venus is in the 9th from Jupiter along with Lagnas Lord, one will beget a child at the age of 40.
21. The native will at the age of 32 lose his child, if Rahu is in 5th, 5ths Lord is in Conjunct with a malefic and Jupiter is in debilitation.
22. There will be loss of children at 33 and 36, if a malefic is in the 5th from Jupiter, while another is in the 5th from Lagna.
23. Should Mandi be in Lagna, while Lagnas Lord is in fall, grief on account of loss of child at the age of 56 will come to pass.
24-32. Number of Children. There will be 10 sons, if 4th House and 6th House are occupied by malefics, while 5ths Lord is in deep exaltation, joining Lagnas Lord, as Jupiter is with another benefic. Nine will be the number of sons, that one will beget, if Jupiter is in deep exaltation, as Rahu is with 2nds Lord and 9th is occupied by its own Lord. There will be eight sons, if Jupiter is in 5th, or 9th House, while 5ths Lord is endowed with strength and 2nds Lord is in 10th House. Saturn in 9th House, while 5ths Lord is in 5th itself, gives 7 sons, out of which twins will be born twice. If 5ths Lord is in 5th in Conjunct with 2nds Lord, there will be birth of 7 sons, out of which 3 will pass away. Only one son is denoted, if there be a malefic in 5th House, while Jupiter is in the 5th from Saturn, or vice versa. If 5th House has a malefic in it, or, if Saturn is in the 5th from Jupiter, the native will beget offspring only through his second, or third wife. Should 5th be occupied by a malefic, while Jupiter is conjunct with Saturn in 5th House, as Lagnas Lord is in 2nd House and 5ths Lord is conjunct with Mars, one will live long, but lose his children one after the other, as they are born.