Sarvato Badra Chacra

Analyzing Nakshatra Gochara using Sarvato Bhadra Chakra
By Balaji Narasimhan
Using Sarvato Bhadra Chakra (SBC), one can consider the impact of the Nava Grahas on
all the 27 Nakshatras.
To do this, one follows a few simple rules:
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Surya, Kuja, Sani, Rahu, and Ketu are always malefic.
Guru, Sukra, Budha, and Chandra are always benefic.
Stars are Neutral (E.g. Star#10), Benefic(E.g. Star#18), or Malefic (E.g. Star#25).

The rest is simple. One just assigns a number based on the Vedai as under:
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Malefic Graha affecting:
1. Malefic Nakshatra = Very Malefic [-2]
2. Neutral Nakshatra = Malefic [-1]
3. Benefic Nakshatra = Neutral [0]

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Benefic Graha affecting:
1. Malefic Nakshatra = Neutral [0]
2. Neutral Nakshatra = Benefic [+1]
3. Benefic Nakshatra = VeryBenefic [+2]

In essence, a malefic graha can at best be neutral, while a benefic graha can at worst be
neutral.
The Various Combinations
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For 1 particular Nakshatra, there are 27 possibilities. Take all the 9 grahas, and
you have 9x27 = 243 possibilities for one Janma Nakshatra.
To get all Janma Nakshatras, one multiplies this by 27 to get 243x27=6,561
possibilities.

Of course,this is just a listing of all the existing possibilities. On a particular day, the
overall Vedais are going to be 9 grahas affecting 9x4 = 36 points. (NOTE: There are
different opinions concerning this, but we will take the Vedais for all directions. For
example, a planet in Swathi will also affect Satabisheka (Front Vedai), Jyeshta (Left
Vedai) and Rohini (Right Vedai).
Since this is just forone Janma Nakshatra, we multiply this with 27 for all the Janma
Nakshatras, and get 36x27 = 972 possibilities. This is the maximum output possible per
day. Some times, if grahas are aspecting Abhijit, then they cannot be counted, and the
output could be marginally lesser.

Case Study
Let us study what happened to a Punarvasu Native on 21st August, 2004, when Sury was
in Makh, Chan was inChit, Budd was in Makh, Sukr was in Arid, Kuja was in Makh,
Guru was in UPha, Sani was in Purn, Rahu was in Aswi, and Ketu was in Swat.
Placing all of the above in the SBC graph, we get the following image:

The planets cast their vedais in three directions and affect sensitive points for each star.
Since the native’s star is Punarvasu, we calculate for Punarvasu and get:
Graha
Sury
ChanBudd
Sukr
Kuja
Guru
Sani
Rahu
Ketu
Grand Total

Total
-6
7
2
4
-6
5
-2
-6
-4
-6

The total for each Graha is worked out by taking into consideration all the vedais. For
example, let us consider Ketu, placed in Swat, and is affecting Jeys, Rohi, and Sata.
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Swat is the 9th star from Purn, and is benefic. Benefic Star+Malefic Graha = 0
Sata is the 18th starfrom Purn, and is benefic. Benefic Star+Malefic Graha = 0
Jeys is the 12th star from Purn, and is malefic. Malefic Star+Malefic Graha = -2
Rohi is the 25th star from Purn, and is malefic. Malefic Star+Malefic Graha = -2

Thus, Ketu’s score adds up to –4.
On the whole, as per nakshatra gochara, Purn natives would have had a bad time on 21st
August 2001. However, this native was almost drowned,but his alert father saved him.
To understand this, we need to consider his chart, because nakshatra gochara depends on
the Dasa/Bukti and the overall nature/strength/weakness of the birth chart.

The native was running Sani - Sukra - Budha. Sani is in the star of Sukra, a maraka who
owns the 2nd and the 7th houses. Budha is the lord of the 3rd [nervous system] and the 6th
[sickness]houses. This could indicate some danger, especially since the native was quite
accident-prone. Now, the question is, can SBC refine this further?
Now that we have the birth chart, we can also analyze sensitive points like the Tithi, Day,
Name, and Lagna as under:

The name has been withheld, but Tithi, Day, and Lagna are all subject to malefic
influences. This could lead to serious problems, and...