Sthāna Bala

  • Sthāna Bala Overview - The sum of the five parts viz. uccha bala, saptavargīya bala, oja-yugma-rāśi-aṁśa bala, kendrādi bala and drekkāṇa bala gives the sthāna bala.
  • Sthāna Bala Introduction - The word sthāna generally means place and position and sthāna bala includes various details about the native.

    PositionPosition or posture of the body; the kendra have four postures of standing, sleeping, sitting and walking; yet this can be more detailedDignityRank and office which is by appointment or otherwise.
  • Uccha Bala lesson - अथ स्पष्टबलं वक्ष्ये स्थानकालादिसम्भवम्‌।
    नीचोनां खचरं भार्धाधिक चक्राद्‌ विशोधयेत्‌॥ १॥
    atha spaṣṭabalaṁ vakṣye sthānakālādisambhavam |
    nīconāṁ khacaraṁ bhārdhādhika cakrād viśodhayet || 1
    भागीकृत्य त्रिभिर्भक्तं लब्धमुच्चबलं भवेत्‌।
    bhāgīkṛtya tribhirbhaktaṁ labdhamuccabalaṁ bhavet | 2½

    The calculation is extremely simple.
  • Uccha Bala video - Planets are strong or weak based on what sign and house they are placed in. Specific signs exalt (uccha) a planet and allow it to...
  • Saptavargīya Bala - स्वत्रिकोणस्वगेहाधिमित्रमित्रसमारिषु॥ २॥
    svatrikoṇasvagehādhimitramitrasamāriṣu || 2½
    अधिशत्रुगृहे चापि स्थितानां क्रमशो बलम्‌।
    भूताब्धयः खाग्निनखास्तिथ्यो दश युगाः कराः॥ ३॥
    adhiśatrugṛhe cāpi sthitānāṁ kramaśo balam |
    bhūtābdhayaḥ khāgninakhāstithyo daśa yugāḥ karāḥ || 3||एवं होरादृकाणाद्रिभागांकद्वादशांशजम्‌।
    त्रिंशांशजं तदैक्यञ्च सप्तवर्गसमुद्‌भवम्‌॥ ४॥
    evaṁ horādṛkāṇādribhāgāṁkadvādaśāṁśajam |
    triṁśāṁśajaṁ tadaikyañca saptavargasamudbhavam || 4|


    Sapta means seven and varga refers to the divisional charts. In the sapta-varga scheme the seven D-charts are Rāśi (D1), Horā (D2), Drekkāṇa (D3), Saptāṁśa (D7), Navāṁśa (D9), Dvādaśāṁśa (D12) and Triṁśāṁśa (D30).
  • Oja-yugma-rāśi-aṁśa Bala lesson - शुक्रेन्दू समभांशेऽन्ये विषमेऽञ्घ्रिमितं बलम्‌।
    śukrendū samabhāṁśe’nye viṣame'ñghrimitaṁ balam |5 ½
    Translation: Venus and Moon in even signs and the other in odd signs get one-foot strength.
    The word अञ्घ्रि (añghri) means a foot. In jyotiṣa, all measures are always expressed as having four feet, like nakṣatra have four pada.
  • Oja-yugma-rāśi-aṁśa Bala video - But just in the previous śloka Parāśara defines seven aṁśa as the sapta varga. A natural option would be to use saptavarga (or whatever other...
  • Kendrādi Bala lesson - केन्द्रादिषुस्थिताः खेटाः पूर्णाऽर्धाऽङ्‌घ्रिमितं क्रमात्‌॥ ५॥
    kendrādiṣusthitāḥ kheṭāḥ pūrṇā’rdhā’ṅghrimitaṁ kramāt || 5||
    Translation: Planets in Kendra, Paṇapara and Apoklimas obtain full, half and quarter strength respectively.

    Previously in PJC-Year2 we had learnt the importance of the Kendra, which is the grand cross where the lotus of life blooms guarded by the lokapāla devatā. The lokapāla are the four digpāla of the kendra directions: Indra – East; Kubera – North; Varuṇa – West; Yama – South.
  • Kendrādi Bala video - The lokapāla are the four digpāla of the kendra directions: Indra – East; Kubera – North; Varuṇa – West; Yama – South. The Paṇapara and...
  • Drekkāṇa Bala lesson - आद्यमध्यावसानेषु द्रेष्काणेषु स्थिताः क्रमात्‌।
    पुंनपुंसकयोषाख्या दद्युरङ्‌घ्रिमितं बलम्‌॥ ६॥
    ādyamadhyāvasāneṣu dreṣkāṇeṣu sthitāḥ kramāt |
    puṁnapuṁsakayoṣākhyā dadyuraṅghrimitaṁ balam || 6
    Translation: Drekkāṇa bala is based on the placement of planets in the initial (ādya), middle (madhya) or last (avasāna).

    पुं (puṁ) Male planets in the initial (0°-10°) drekkāṇa
    नपुंसक (napuṁsaka) Eunuch planets in the middle (10°-20°) and
    योषणा (yoṣaṇā) Female planets in the last drekkāṇa (20°-30°)

    in that order of drekkāṇa, obtain drekkāṇa bala of 15 virūpa.


    Some commentators have erred
  • Drekkāṇa Bala video - This drekkāṇa bala is very different from the drekkāṇa strength on account of position in drekkāṇa chart, which is part of saptavargīya bala. The use...