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Nine grahas, twenty-seven stars, twelve houses, and the handful of techniques that turn them into a dated statement. Start anywhere — everything here links back to your chart.

The nine grahasIn the Commons →
Sun
Sūryaसूर्य
Soul, father, authority. Exalted Aries 10°.
Moon
Candraचन्द्र
The mind, the mother, the tide of feeling.
Mars
Maṅgalaमंगल
Force, land, siblings, the will to cut.
Mercury
Budhaबुध
Speech, trade, the fast mind. Takes on company.
Jupiter
Guruगुरु
Wisdom, expansion, the teacher. Read lordship first.
Venus
Śukraशुक्र
Love, beauty, comfort, agreement.
Saturn
Śaniशनि
Time, labour, delay — and what lasts.
Rāhu
Rāhuराहु
Appetite, the foreign, the unfamiliar.
Ketu
Ketuकेतु
Release, indifference, the already-done.
The twenty-seven nakshatras
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Citrāचित्रा
Bright jewel · deity Tvaṣṭṛ · Rākṣasa gaṇa. Begins at 173°20′ of the zodiac, in Virgo.
The twelve housesSee them in your chart →
1st
Tanuतनु
Body & self
2nd
Dhanaधन
Wealth & speech
3rd
Sahajaसहज
Courage & hands
4th
Bandhuबन्धु
Home & mother
5th
Putraपुत्र
Children & merit
6th
Ariअरि
Debt & service
7th
Yuvatiयुवति
Spouse & contracts
8th
Randhraरन्ध्र
Depth & loss
9th
Dharmaधर्म
Fortune & teacher
10th
Karmaकर्म
Work & standing
11th
Labhaलाभ
Gains & networks
12th
Vyayaव्यय
Release & the foreign
TechniquesTechnique Lab →
Vimśottarī Daśā
विंशोत्तरी
The 120-year clock. When, not what.
Gochara
गोचर
Transits. The weather over the chart.
Navāṁśa
नवांश
D9 — whether the promise is delivered.
Yogas
योग
Combinations, tested against their conditions.
Muhūrta
मुहूर्त
Election. Choosing the hour.
SchoolsParamparā →
Parāśarī
पाराशरी
Lordship, dignity, daśā, gochara. The mainstream — and the system Sutram runs.
Jaimini
जैमिनि
Chara kārakas, rāśi dṛṣṭi, ārūḍha lagna. A different object of study.
KP
Kṛṣṇamūrti Paddhati — sub-lords and ruling planets for timed answers.
Lāl Kitāb
लाल किताब
A household ledger of debt and remedy. Moral-economic, not predictive.
ClassicsThe whole lineage →

The reading room. Ten texts that carry the tradition — the manuals the Sangha argues from. Chapter-by-chapter reading notes are being written; for now the lineage page has the history of each.

Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra
Bṛhat Jātaka
Bṛhat Saṁhitā
Sārāvalī
Phaladīpikā
Jātaka Pārijāta
Praśna Mārga
Jaimini Sūtras
Laghu Pārāśarī
Uttara Kālāmṛta