EXPLAIN SHADBALA

EXPLAIN SHADBALA

Shadbala is a powerful source for calculation of planetary strength
Shadbala consists of six different sources of strength.
Each sourcee represent an aspecct of strength.

1. STHALA BALA -Postional strenth
2. DIGBALA          - Directiona strength
3.AYANA BALA    - Equinotical strength and in calculation
4. CHESTA BALA  - Motional strength and its calculation
5. NAISARGIKA BALA - Natural strngth of the planet
6. DRIG BALA  - Aspectual strength and its calculation

1. Sthana bala -  Positional strength
i) Ucha & Neecha Bala - Exaltaion /Debilitaion
If a planet is in exaltaion it gets 60 shashtiamsa
If a planet is in debilitation it getts 0 shashtiamsa.

ii) Saptavarga Bala - To calculate this the folllowing vrga charts has to seen.
1.Rasi 2. Hora 3. Drekkana 4. saptamsa 5. Navamasa 6. Dwadasams
7. Trisamsa.
In the varga chart analysis -
In a Rasi chart if a planet occupies Moolatrikona sign it gets 45 Shastiams
In any varga if it is in its own sign - 30 Shshtiamsa
In a sign of a great friend               - 22.5 shashtiamsa
In a Neutral sign                             - 7.5 shastiamsa
In a enemy sign                              - 3.75 Shasstimsa
In a enemy sign                              - 1.875 Shshtiamsa

iii)Oja yugama bala -
Oss - Male, Even - female
Moon & venus  - Even sign - 15shashtiamsa
                            Even Navamsa - 15 shashtiamsa
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                                                         30 Shastiamsa possible
                      Sun, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn  - Odd sign - 15 Shastiamsa
                                                                    odd Navmsa - 15 Shastiamsa
             
iv) Kendra bala - Planets in Kendra - 1,4,7,10 - 60 Shastiamsa
                                                             2,5,8,11 - 30 Shastiamsa
                                                             3,6,9,12 - 15 Shastiamsa
v) Drekkana Bala - Masculine planets - Sun, jupiter, Mars - ist Drekkana
                               Neutral planets       - Saturn , Mercury  - IInd Drekkana
                               Female planet         - Venus & Moon    - 3rd Drekkana 
                                ( All get 15 Drekkana if they are in the respective places

2.Dig Bala – Directional strength

Sun & Mars – South – 10^th house

Saturn – West           - 7^th house

Moon & Venus        - 4^th house

Mercury & Jupiter    - 1^st house

3.Kala Bala /Chesta Bala– consist of        

1.      Diva ratri Bala  2. Paksha bala  3. Thribhaga bala 4. Abda bala 5. Masa bala 6. Vara bala 7. Hora bala 8. Ayana bala 9. Yudda bala

2.Divaratri Bala –

          Moon, Saturn & Mars – Strong at midnight – 60 Shatiamsa, 

              powerless at noon – 0 shatiamsa

                Sun, Jupiter & Venus  - Strong at noon  - 60 Shastiamsa , 

              powerless at midnight – 0 shatamsa

               Mercury                   - Always powerful

3.Paksha Bala –

Paksha – 15 Lunar days

         Amavasya to full moon – Shukla paksha

          Full moon to Amavasya – Krishna paksha

( 8^th day of Shukla paksha to 8^th day of Krishna paksha)

Benifics powerful in Shukla paksha , Malefics powerful in Krishna paksha

( 8^th day of Krishna paksha to 8^th day of Shukla paksha)

Benifics – Jupiter, Venus & Moon

Malefics – Sun, Mars & Saturn

 4. Thribhagya bala –

Day and night divided  into 3 equal parts.

1^st part of day  - Mercury 60shashtiamsa

1^st part of night – Moon 60 shashtiamsa

2^nd part of the day – Sun 60 Shashtiamsa

2^nd part of the night – Venus 60 shastiamsa

3^rd part of the day  - Saturn 60 shastiamsa

3^rd part of the night – Mars 60 shastiamsa

Jupiter always get 60 shashtiamsa

5. Abda bala – The lord of the first day of the year is the Lord of the year

A person born on lord of the yearday gets 15shastiamsa

6. Masa bala – A planet which is the Lord of the 1^st day of the month is the Lord of the month. A person born on the day of Lord of month gets 30 Shastiamsa

7. Hora Bala – A day divided into 24hrs or horas. Each hora ruled by a planet. The first hora is ruled by the planet which rules the day

If a person born in that hora he gets 60 shashtiamsa

3.. Ayana Bala - - It has to do with declination of the planet from the equator

0 declination – Ayana bala is 30 shashtiamsa

Venus, Sun, Mars, Jupiter - Northern declination – added

                                                  Southern declination – subtracted

Saturn &Moon                   - Northern declination – subtracted

                                                Southern declination – added

5.Naisargika bala

According to luminosity each planet gets natural strength

Sun – Brightest – 60 shastiamsa

Saturn – faintest – 8.57 Shastiamsa

6.Drik Bala

If a planet is aspected by benifics - + Shastiamsa

If a planet is aspected by malefics -  - Shastiamsa

180’ – full aspect

120’ – 50 % aspect

90 ‘   - 75% aspect

60’    - 25% aspect

30’/150’ – no aspect

Total Shadbala addd in shashtiamsa , next divided by 60 = ----- Rupas

To be strong Mercury requires – 7 Rupas

                       Jupiter                     - 61/2 Rupas

                       Moon                       - 6 Rupas

                       Venus                       - 51/2 Rupas

                       Saturn, Sun, Mars – 5 Rupas