Impact of Transit Planets On Padamsas

O. D. Mande

Astrology is a divine subject which is invariably used ,inter-alia,to make predictions concerning individuals as

well as mundane entities like weather ,prices of precious metals , industrial houses , Governments , nations

etc. etc. Making correct prediction is a complex job and therefore an astrologer known for making correct

predictions becomes respectable in society. A systematic approach to make a prediction would involve four

stages viz. examination of horoscope( birth chart , navamsa chart ,relevant divisional charts ,assessment of

planetary strengths, ashtakavarga ,yogas etc) and use of appropriate dasas for broad timing of event , resort

to varshaphal technique ( Tajik/Tithi Pravesh /Yoga Pravesh) for closer timing and application of planetary

transit dicta. This is a time consuming procedure which may take up to two hours even for experienced

astrologers. Therefore busy astrologers generally restrict the astrological examination to birth chart, Moon

chart ( and perhaps navamsa chart) , vimsottari dasa and application of their favourite thumb rules of

planetary transit. With such short-cut method it may not always be possible to go close to the time of

predicted event. For planetary transits alone there are different options viz. single planet transit , double

transit , triple transit etc. In this context the author would like to mention that Sh. P.V.R. Narasimha Rao ,an

eminent astrologer , has evolved five principles relating to the effects of transit planets, which are available

on the net www.vedicastrologer.org/articles. One of them is “ Padamsas and Transits”( Feb 2010) which

means activation of longitude based padas (arudhs) of relevant houses by transit planets ,resulting in the

fructification of a predicted event. This is somewhat similar to Latta of transit planets on janma nakshtra but

far more versatile and precise. The author has been using this principle for nearly two years and found it

very efficacious . The principle is as aunder –

“ At the time of a major event in life an important planet has a close conjuction with , or close aspect on the

natal divisional longitude of the arudh pada of a relevant house, in a relevant divisional chart . Nakshtra

mahadasa lord or antardasa lord or a planet related to that house in the natal rasi (birth) or divisional chart

may be considered for transits.” Sh Narasimha Rao suggests that not only full but 3/4th

aspect may also be

considered. He also recommends use of Jagannath ayanamsa for computing longitude based padas.

Calculation of Pada.

Before going through examples illustrating the efficacy of this principle it is essential to understand the

meaning of longitude based pada (arudh) in birth chart and divisional charts. Normally pada is sign based and

has no longitude.But pada can have exact longitude like planets . To calculate longitude based pada one has to

proceed as follows. Take the longitude of the cusp of a house. Take the distance from it to the planet owning

the sign where the cusp is placed . Take the same distance from the planet. The point thus arrived at is the

pada of the house. If the pada is between 00 -- 30

0 or between 180

0 -- 210

0 range

from the cusp of the house,

subtract three signs (900) from it. Alternatively , add nine signs to it . This is analogous to shifting the sign

based pada forward by nine houses if it falls in the same house or in the seventh from it.

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Example Suppose lagna is at 5Cn 8 , Moon is at 27 Leo 12 and Sun is at 9Sc15 . Let us find the padas of the

first and second houses. In this method lagna is treated as the start of first house and all houses are of 300

each. The same criterion applies to the houses from a planet. The distance from 5Cn 8 to 27Leo12 is 1s 22

0

4’. Adding this to 27Leo12’ we get 19Li16. This is not in the 00 ---30

0 or 180

0—210

0 range from 5Cn4. So we

do not subtract 900 from it . Pada of first house i.e. (AL) is at 19Li16. The second house extends from 5Leo8

to 5Vi8 and the cusp of this house at 5Le8. The lord of second house is Sun at 9Sc15 . The distance from 5Leo8

to 9Sc15 is 3s 4

0 7’. Adding this to 9Sc15 we get 13Aq 22’. This is in the 180

0—210

0 range from 5Leo8. So,

we subtract three signs and get 13Sc22’ as the pada (A2) of the second house.

Padas of houses from planets

Just as we see houses from lagna for various matters we can see houses from Sun , Moon and significators viz.

Venus for marriage , Jupiter for children , Mercury for profession etc. The calculation of padas of houses from

planets is similar to that from lagna. For example suppose Venus is at 13Sg23. The first house from Venus

would extend from 13Sg23 to 13Cp23. With this understanding the calculation of padas of first , second , third

or any other house from Venus has to be done exactly as illustrated above.

Calculation of Padamsa (Divisional longitude of Pada)

The longitude based padas of birth chart are to be treated as specific points like planets, ghati lagna or hora

lagna and mapped into divisional charts. For example suppose pada of the third house (A3) in a birth chart is

at 11Cp4 . In the navamsa chart this point would fall in the fourth navamsa ruled by Aries ,having traversed 10

4’ fraction of that navamsa. In the computation of divisional longitudes in navamsa chart ,each navamsa of

3020’ gets magnified nine times and becomes 30

0. So the fraction of 1

0 4’also gets magnified nine times as 9

0

36’. Hence the longitude of A3 in navamsa chart becomes 9Ar36. Let us take another example. Suppose A5 in

a birth chart is in Aries at 23o 15’19.35”. This point falls in the eighth dasamsa ruled by Scorpio , having

traversed 20

15’ 19.35” in it . In case of dasamsa chart such fraction gets magnified ten times. So A5 in

dasamsa would be at 200150’193.5” in Scorpio. After converting seconds and minutes into higher units , A5 in

dasamsa becomes 22033’13.5” in Scorpio. In case of D-3, D-4 , D-7, D-12, etc such fraction in any amsa

(division) would get magnified three times, four times, seven times, twelve times respectively, or as many

times as the number of divisions of a sign in that chart. However, in case of D-30 chart the magnification

would not be uniform as the divisions are unequal. This procedure may appear tedious but it is important to

understand the theory behind it. In actual practice one is not required to compute divisional longitudes

manually because Jagannath Hora software ( 7.4 or later version) authored by Sh Narasimha Rao has this

facility. It gives longitude based padas from lagna , Moon or any kaarak in birth chart as well as any

divisional chart at the click of mouse.

Illustrative Examples.

Any new predictive principle is likely to appear unconvincing unless it’s efficacy is illustrated through a

variety of real life examples. Some real life examples are described below . In this principle the focus is on

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the impact of transit planets on padamsas ( longitudes of padas ) in divisional charts. The planets posited in

them generally have no role . Therefore the related charts are not given. However, the birth data of natives

are given to enable the interested readers to cast the charts for further study.

Example 1 : Marriage

Female ( 15 Feb 1981 , 5: 28 PM, 82E13 , 22N5 . India)

The horoscope of this girl was examined by the author in August 2008 and it was predicted that she would be

married during the period Nov 2—Dec25, 2009 and possibly during the window Dec 4—13 , 2009. She was

married on Dec12, 2009. The pada of the 12th

house from ascendant i.e UL(As) ,as mapped in natal D-9 chart

is at 8Ge27 whereas such pada from Moon i.e. UL(Mo) is at 27Ge25. The native was running Sat –Rahu dasa

at the time of marriage. On Dec12 , 2009 , transit Rahu at 28Sg42 had a close 7th

aspect (impact) on UL(Mo)

while transit Saturn at 9Vi42 had a close 10th

aspect (impact) on UL(As).

Example 2 : Marriage

Male ( Sept 9, 1972 . 12:15 PM. Vadodara .India). He was married on Dec28, 2000.

The native was running Rahu—Venus dasa at the time of marriage. The padas of 12th

house from Lagna ,

Moon and Venus (as mapped in D-9 ) were worked out but none of them were activated by transit planets on

the day of native’s marriage. So the author rectified the birth time as 12:17 PM by trial and error. The UL(As)

was found to be 28Ar48 . On the day of marriage transit Venus at 28Cp58 had a close 3/4th

aspect (impact)

on UL(As). Saturn occupies 7th

house in natal birth chart and 11th

house of gain in natal D-9 chart. So Saturn is

an important planet regarding marriage . Transit Saturn at 0Ta 53 had a close conjunction with UL(As).

Example 3: Marriage ,Separation and Remarriage

Female ( October 5, 1970 , 01:00 AM ,Delhi)

This native was married on May 13, 1994. But the marriage did not last even for two years as the husband

was a drug-addict and did not stick to any job.

3.1: Marriage In natal D-9 chart UL(Ve) and UL(As) are at 26Ta49 and 17Aq34 respectively. The running

dasa at the time of marriage was Mercury -Moon-Venus. On May 13 , 1994 transit Venus was at 27Ta18 and

closely conjoined UL(Ve). Transit Saturn ( lord of seventh house in birth chart ) was at 17Aq18 and closely

conjoined UL(As).

3.2 : End of Marriage The native’s marriage came to an end at the end of Dec 1995. UL shows marriage .

So ,the second , seventh and twelfth from UL i.e AL, A6, and A11 would show end of marriage. In natal D-9

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chart , AL from Ascendant , A6 from Moon , AL from Moon and A11 from Ascendant are at 2Le22 , 5Ge21 ,

5Pi21 , and 27Le21 respectively . The running dasa at that time was Mercury--Rahu--Jupiter. At the end of Dec

1995 transit Mercury was at 2Cp10 and had a close 3/4 th aspect on A11(As) , transit Jupiter at 5Sg6 closely

aspected A6(Mo) and had 3/4 th (fourth) aspect on AL( Mo), and transit Rahu at 29Vi43 had a close ( 12th

)

aspect on A11(As) .

3.3: Back to parental house. The girl left husband’s house at the end of Dec 1995 and returned to the

parental house. In natal D-4 chart, fourth house shows parental house (Maayka) , tenth house shows

husband’s house ( Sasural) and so the ninth house would show departure from Sasural. In natal D-4 chart

A9(Mo) and A4(Ve) are at 24Pi10 and 27Cp27 respectively. Both these padas were activated by transit Rahu

at 29Vi43, by seventh and fifth aspects respectively , at the end of Dec 1995.

3.4: Remarriage After returning to the parental house the girl got a formal divorce in due course.

Subsequently she left for USA and took up a job. Her elders tried to persuade her for remarriage from time to

tome but she did not entertain such talk for many years. Sometime in the year 2009 her mother approached

the author with the girl’s ( who had become a 39 year old lady) horoscope and asked whether and when she

would remarry. After examining the horoscope the author indicated that she was very likely to remarry in

2010 around May. She got remarried to a doctor(who too is a widower) in May 2010. Upapada Lagna ( UL)

shows the first marriage . So the eighth from UL i.e. UL2 ( same as A7) would show second marriage. In the

natal D -9 chart UL2 (A7) from Venus is at 22Sc51. The running dasa was Venus—Venus—Sun. Transit Venus

at 22Ta 23 had a close seventh aspect on UL2 while transit Sun at 24Ar1 had a close 3/4 th( eighth) aspect

on it.

Example 4: Engagement

Female (Sept 5 , 1983, 4:58 PM, Delhi)

This girl got engaged on July 5 , 2012 . The engagement ceremony was conducted during 3 PM to 5 PM on

that day. In natal D-9 chart, A5 from Ascendant is at 16Li6. The native was running the dasa Venus—

Mercury. On Jul 7 transit Mercury had a close 3/4 th ( i.e. fourth ) aspect on A5(As). But the engagement was

actually done on Jul 5. So the author modified the birth time of native (by trial and error) as 5:1:30 PM which

gave the revised A5(As) as 15Li 2. This pada was activated by transit Mercury on July 5 during 3PM to 5 PM

when the engagement ceremony was conducted. Needless to say that some more events from native’s life

need to be put to test to firm up the correction in birth time.

Example 5: Engagement and it’s cancellation

Female (May 21, 1986 , 4.00 PM ,Delhi )

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The horoscope of this girl was examined by the author sometime in the year 2009. It was apprehended that

her groom may be of loose character. The pardara saham computed taking the seventh house as lagna

strengthened this apprehension. So the girl’s parents were advised to be particular about verifying the

groom’s character before fixing the marriage. The native’s parents had been trying to find a suitable match

for the last three years and so they might forgotten the author’s words of caution . In June 2012 they met

with success and so the girl’s “Roka” ( preliminary engagement) was done on June 17, 2012. In the following

days they came to know that the groom was a characterless boy. Due to this shocking discovery , the

engagement was cancelled on July 12 , 2012.. In the natal D-9 chart , A5 from Ascendant is at 23Sg35 and A6

from Moon is at 10Pi42. ( Sixth house is maarak for fifth house) .The native was running Jupiter-Mercury--

Mars dasa. On the day of “Roka “ transit Mercury at 23Ge8 had a close seventh aspect on A5(As). On July

12, 2012 transit Mars at 10Vi31 had a close seventh aspect on A6 (Mo).

Example 6: Childbirth

Female ( April 14, 1975 , 12:50 PM , Delhi )

6.1 The native had a child on January 14 , 2006. In the horoscope of this native Jupiter ( Kaarak for children )

occupies Pisces sign in the ninth house of birth chart and Sagittarius sign in the ninth house of Saptamsa

chart. So, Jupiter is bhava-vargottam and hence specially important for Saptamsa chart. In D-7 chart , the

pada of fifth house from Moon i.e.A5(Mo) is at 22Aq9. On Janury 14 ,2006 transit Jupiter at 21Li18 had a close

fifth aspect on A5(Mo).

6.2 The native’s horoscope was examined by the author towards the end of 2007. The examination

indicated a strong possibility of second childbirth to the native before Nov 2008. The native had second child

on September 14, 2008 . The running dasa was Rahu—venus. On that day transit Rahu at 22Cp45 had a close

12th

aspect ( antizodiacally) on A5(Mo). Transit Venus at 0Sc14 had 3/4th

(eighth) aspect on A5(Jup) at 2Ge10

Example7: Childbirth ( paternity suit)

Male ( October 12, 1925, 12.00 Noon, Nainital. )

The native is an octogenarian politician and had been facing a paternity suit filed against him by his thirty

three year old alleged biological son . As per the Court’s directive the native had to give his blood

sample for DNA test. The DNA test of native’s blood as well as that of his alleged biological son was

carried out by the concerned laboratory and the test-report was submitted to the Court in a sealed cover.

The Court opened and examined the test- report on July 27, 2012 and immediately gave the verdict

upholding the allegation of the biological son in the paternity suit. In other words , the octogenarian

native was “blessed “ with a grown up son on July 27, 2012 ! This is evidently a very peculiar case of

“childbirth “, not amenable to ” Padamsas & Transits” principle in the normal way . As the author was

almost sure , none of the D-7 longitudes of A5 padas from lagna , Moon or Jupiter were activated by the

transit of dasa lords viz. Venus and Jupiter. The paternity suit comes under the domain of sixth house of

disputes & litigation. In the native’s birth chart , sixth house contains Taurus sign ruled by Venus who

aspects it from the twelfth house. Venus is in the star of Saturn (discipline, justice ,punishment)and

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hence can be taken as the dispenser of justice(Court) and a special Kaarak (bestower) of progeny in this

case of paternity suit. Accordingly , A5 from Venus was expected to be the appropriate pada. In D-7 chart

, A5( Ve) is seen to be at 26Sg29. On July 27, 2012 ( when the verdict was delivered ) this pada did have

an extremely close 3/4 th ( i.e.eighth ) aspect of transit Venus at 26Ta 27. It is indeed amazing to see the

efficacy of “ Padamsas & Transits” principle even in this rare and peculiar example of ‘childbirth’ !

Example 8: Raise in salary

Female ( March 19 , 1979 4:40 PM Delhi )

The native is working in a Multinational Company. In the year 2010 she was expecting a good raise in her

salary but it was getting delayed for some reason or the other. In April 2010 she requested the author to

examine her horoscope in this context. After examining the horoscope( varshaphal chart) she was told that

her much awaited salary hike was very likely to materialize in June 2010 . She did get a 70% salary -raise

with effect from June 1 , 2010 as predicted. The native was running Ketu-Jupiter dasa at that time. In natal

Kashinath Hora (D-2 KN) chart , A11( Me) is at 5Pi4 , A11(Mo) at 5Ge39 and A11(As) at 2Vi23. On Jun 1, 2010

transit Jupiter at 5Pi15 closely conjoined A11( Me) , had 3/4 th (fourth) aspect on A11(Mo) and full aspect on

A11(As). The relevant padas of natal D-10 chart were also activated.

Example 9. Promotion Male ( Oct 7, 1952 , 4:8:32 PM. Patna )

The native was the Chief Manager of Union Bank of India , Naraina , New Delhi. In February 2010 he was

expecting his promotion as Dy General Manager very shortly ; within 2-3 weeks. As requested by him his

horoscope ( Tajik varshaphal ) was examined by the author and he was told that the promotion would

materialize in June 2010 . He did not believe this because he was confident of getting it within a few weeks.

But his promotion case got delayed for some reason or the other and finally he got the promotion letter in

the fourth week of Jun 2010 as predicted. In natal D-10 chart , Arudh LagnaL(Mo) is at 14Cn38, Ghati Lagna at

12Cn 20, and A10(Mo) at 5Pi 49.m The running dasa was Saturn—Venus. In Jun. 2010 (fourth week ) transit

Saturn at 4Vi15 had a close seventh aspect on A10(Mo), transit Venus at 14Cn53 closely conjoined Arudh

Lagna(Mo) and Ghati Lagna.

Example 10: Transfer

The native of example 9 was transferred to Lucknow on promotion in the first week of July 2010. In natal D-

4 chart ( property and residence) A3 from Moon is at 17Ge58. In this chart Rahu ( separative by nature) is

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posited in the third house of change of residence. On 4, July 2010 when the native left for Lucknow , transit

Rahu was at 17Sg53 and had a very close seventh aspect on A3(Mo).

Example 11. Loss of job Male( Jun 3 , 1958 ,8.45 AM Varanasi)

The native lost his job at the end of January 2006. In natal D-10 chart AL from Mercury is at 13Ar20 ,A5( loss

of job) from Mercury is at 16Vi21 , A7 (end of service) from Mercury is at 10Vi32 , A5 from Ascendant (loss

of job) is at 14Cn2 , A9 ( loss in profession) from Ascendant is at 24Li46 and A8 (setbacks) from Moon is at

24Aq50 . The running dasa was Rahu –Rahu—Jupiter. At the end of January 2006 transit Rahu at 13Pi28 had

seventh aspect on A5( Me) and A7( Me) , transit Jupiter at 23Li17 conjoined A9(As) and had fifth aspect on

A8(Mo) . In natal D-10 chart Saturn is important because he owns 10th and 11th houses . Transit Saturn was

at 13Cn 40 . He closely conjoined A5(As) , had third aspect on A5( Me) and tenth aspect on AL( Me).

Example12 : Employment

The native of example 12 got another job on April 1 , 2009. In the natal D-10 chart A6( job) from Ascendant is

24Le17, and A6 from Mercury is at 13Le20. The running dasa was Rahu-Jupiter. On April 1, 2009 transit Rahu

at 12Cp12 had a close 3/4th aspect on A6(Me) and transit Jupiter at 25Cp7 had a close 3/4 th ( eighth) aspect

on A6(As).Transit Saturn ( an important planet in D -10 chart) was at 22Le7 and closely conjoined A6(As).

Example 13: Employment Male ( Dec 26, 1990 , 1:32 AM Dehradun)

The native has completed Bachelor’s Degree course in Biotechnology this year ( 2012) and was on the look out

for a job. At the request of his mother the author examined the native’s horoscope sometime in April 2012

and indicated that he would get employed in the second fortnight of June 2012. He got a job offer around mid

June but was hesitant to accept it due to low salary . The author advised him to accept the offer and also be

on the lookout for a better job. He accepted the job offer on June 20 , 2012. In natal D-10 chart , pada of the

sixth house from lagna i.e. A6(As) is at 12Sc5 . The running dasa was Venus –Venus . On June 20 transit

Venus was at 14Ta36 and had a close seventh aspect on A6(As) . Venus, being retrograde at that time, was

approaching A6 longitude but became direct on June 27 before touching it.Nevertheless this event did take

place. Why? Because a planet , while turning from retrograde to direct or vice versa , becomes powerful in

giving results. Sh Narasimha Rao has dealt with this issue in a separate article titled “ Stationary Planets in

Transit”.

Example 14 : Going Abroad Female (Oct 25 , 1949 1:44 PM Delhi )

This native went to USA on May 9. 2011. In natal D-4 chart the pada of ninth house ( fortune and long

travel) from Moon is at 15Sg4. The pada of seventh house( foreign travel) from Ascendant is 15Ar4. The

pada of ninth house from Rahu (counted antizodiacally) is 3Ar47. The running dasa was Rahu—Saturn. On

May 9, 2011 transit Rahu at 1Sg30 had a close fifth aspect on A9(Rahu) . Transit Saturn at 17Vi25 had a close

3/4th (fourth) aspect on A9(Mo) and 3/4th ( i.e. eighth) aspect on A7(As) .

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Example 15: Return from Abroad

The native of example 2 was in U.S.A since 1999. He returned to India on on May 26, 2012.

The houses concerning going abroad are ninth ( fortune and long journey) , seventh( foreign journey) and

twelfth ( foreign land) , the kaarak being Rahu. The primary houses concerning return from abroad are second

(family) , fourth ( mother, home , sukhasthan ) and eleventh ( twelfth from twelfth). Besides , first house (

second from twelfth) and sixth house (seventh from twelfth) may also give clue. In natal D-4 chart , AL from

Moon is at 3Cp38 , A4 from Moon is at 27Ta42 and A7 from Moon is at 27Le42. The running dasa was

Jupiter—Mercury. On May 26 transit Jupiter was at 2Ta5 and had a close ninth aspect on AL(Mo) . Venus ,

owning fourth and ninth house in D-4 chart , is an important planet. Transit Venus at 27Ta49 closely

conjoined A4(Mo) and had a close 3/4th

( fourth) aspect on A7(Mo).

Example16: Painting of House.

The native of example 14 got her house painted during the period May 7--!7 , 2012

In natal D-4 Chart ( property and residence ) fourth house represents one’s residence and hence A4 would

show it’s appearance. Painting implies beautification whose kaarak is Venus. In native’s D-4 chart , A4(Ve) is

at 26Le6. The running dasa was Rahu-Saturn-Jupiter-Moon. But this pada was not activated by any of these

dasa lords. The house is in the name of native’s husband which is shown by the tenth house in her chart. The

pada of tenth house i.e. A10(Ve) is at 2Le22. On May 17 transit Jupiter was at 00

in Taraus and had a close

3/4th

(fourth) aspect on A10(Ve). In case of her husband’s D-4 chart , A4(Ve) was activated around the same

time.

Painting of house is a minor event yet this example is included to highlight that “ Padamsas & Transits “

principle is not just efficacious but also sensitive because in the native’s chart A10(Ve) was activated while in

the chart of house owner( native’ husband and author of this article) A4(Ve) was activated around the same

time .

Conclusion

A good number of examples covering different types of real life events have been given to illustrate the

efficacy of “ Padamsas &Transits “ principle . The principle is not supposed to be used in isolation but in

conjunction with other principles. It is not meant to replace established methods of Jyotish but to increase

one’s confidence in timing of an event or narrow down when there is a large window based on traditional

techniques. A proper approach for timing of event would be to analyse birth chart & divisional charts first,

followed by varshaphal chart analysis for closer timing and , at the end , application of this transit principle. A

prediction which satisfies all the three criteria would have very high probability of coming true. The author

has been using this principle for over one and a half years and found it very reliable. It can also be used to

carry out birth time rectification as illustrated in examples 2 and 4.