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pai paddhati – a layman’s guide – part I

Pai Paddhati is a system of analysing a horoscope or a Birth Chart created using the using the rules
of Vedic or Sidereal astrology. The purpose of this post is to give a step-by-step process for using
the Pai Paddhati.

The Pai Paddhati was created by Dr Arjun Pai of Dr Arjun Pai Astrology. He was assisted by Dr
Kanholy Santhip Krishnan, Ms Eve James Mendoza and astronomer Dr Aditya Togi.

This explanation of Pai Paddhati here is neither with the permission of its creators nor does it carry
any endorsement from them. However, the method itself is in public domain and thus, this blog post
does not in any way infringe on any copyright on the methodology. The original explanation for this
technique was given in three separate public domain videos on KRSchannel hosted on YouTube. The
original video links are here:

Video One: A short explanation of the technique by Mr Kapiel Raaj

Video Two: Part I of the exposition of the concept on KRSchannel by the team which created this
system
Video Three: Part II of the exposition of the concept on KRSchannel

For those who find the written word more vivid than a video, here is a step-by-step walk-through of
the process:

Download the Pai Chart or the Pai Table from here

I use the Pai Table (Excel) rather than the Pai Map (Schematic representation) of the same Pai
Table. I will, therefore, use the Pai Table to explain this process

Before you read this further, download the Pai Table:

Now, let’s look at the various columns of the Pai Table:

1. Column 1 is the Rasi in which the planet being analysed is placed. Column 2 is the Nakshatra Pada
of the Rasi in which the planet being analysed is placed. So, if the planet is in Aries in Ashwini
Pada 1 then Ashwini 1 will be shown in column 2. Column 3 is the Rasi Lord. The Rasi Lord for
Aries is Mars. Column 4 is the Nakshatra Lord. The Nakshatra Lord for Ashwini Pada 1,2,3 or 4 is
Ketu. Column 5 is the Navamsa Lord. If a planet is in Ashwini Pada 1 in the Birth Chart (D 1 Chart)
then that planet will be in Aries, in the D9 chart (Navamsa Chart). So, the Navamsa Lord is Mars
as it owns Aries in the D9 chart too. Column 6 is the Purushartha of the Nakshatra Pada that the
planet is placed in. For example, the Purushartha of Ashwini Pada 1 is Dharma or Goal
Orientation or Target Orientation and that of Ashwini Pada 2 is Artha or Money Orientation and
so on.

2.The next column is the SC Column. SC is Soul Cycle. All the 27 Nakshatras have been categorised
into 9 parts as under:

SC I: Ashwini, Bharani and Krittika

SC II: Rohini, Mrigashira, Ardra
SC III: Punarvasu, Pushya, Ashlesha
SC IV: Magha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni
SC V: Hasta, Chitra, Swati
SC VI: Vishakha, Anuradha, Jyeshtha
SC VII: Mula, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha
SC VIII: Shravana, Dhanishta, Shatabisha
SC-IX: Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada,
Revati

So, if you are analysing a planet in, let’s say, Bharani then Aries becomes the Lagna for that analysis
(since Bharani is placed in Aries) and the 1st House becomes an important point for analysing that
chart. Let’s take another example. If the planet that you want to analyse is placed in Vishakha Pada I
then Libra becomes the Ascendant (Lagna) as Vishakha I is placed in Libra. If the planet you need to
analyse is placed in Vishakha Pada 4 then Scorpio becomes the Ascendant as Vishakha Pada 4 is
placed in Scorpio. Since Vishakha is part of Soul Cycle (SC) VI the 6th house from Scorpio (Vishakha
4) or the 6th house from Libra ( for a planet in Vishakha 1,2 and 3) becomes an important part of the
analysis.

3. The column after SC (Soul Cycle) is the Rasi Cycle or Rasi Pada (RP). Each Rasi has 9 Padas. For
example, Aries/Mesha has Ashwini Pada 1,2,3 and 4. This is followed by Bharani 1,2,3 and 4. This is
followed by Krittika Pada 1 – completing the 9 Padas of Aries or Mesha Rashi. So, a planet in Aries
Pada 1 will have Soul Cycle 1 and Rasi Cycle or Rasi Pada 1. If a planet is in Ashwini Pada 2 then it will
be considered as having Soul Cycle 1 and Rasi Pada 2. These details can be taken from the Pai Table
or the Pai Map. So, when analysing a planet in Ashwini Pada 2, one will make Aries the Lagna (as
Ashwini Pada 2 falls in Aries). Since the Soul Cycle for Ashwin is 1 (for all 4 Padas of Ashwini), the
First House will be an important part of the analysis. Next, since planet under analysis is in Ashwini
pada 2 the RP (Rasi Pada) is 2 making the 2nd House as an important focal point. The First House
deals with self. The Second House deals with wealth/family. So with this combination of SC 1 and RP
2, the wealth or family or one’s own wealth could be analysed.

4. The next column is NL-O. NL-O stand for ‘Nakshatra Lord’s Own House. If the planet being
examined is in, say Bharani Pada 1 then the Nakshatra Lord’s Own Houses (NL-O) are Taurus and
Libra. This is because the Nakshatra Lord of Bharani (under the Vimshottari Dasha System) is Venus
and Venus owns Taurus and Libra.

5. The next column is ‘H’. H stands for House and indicates the House No. of the Houses specified
under NL-O. The Houses under NL-O (above) are Libra and Taurus. Since Bharani 1 was being
examined above, the sign of Aries (where Bharani 1 is placed) becomes the Lagna for the purpose of
this example. With Aries as the First House (Lagna), Taurus becomes the Second House and Libra
becomes the Seventh House. Therefore 2 and 7 are the indicators here indicating the role of Houses 2
and 7 for the purpose of the analysis of this chart.

6. The next column is NL-M. NL-M stands for the Moolatrikona Rasi of the Nakshatra Lord. If
Bharani 1 is being examined (as an example), then NL-M is represented by Libra as Libra/Thula is
the Moolatrikona Rasi for the Nakshatra Lord Venus.

7. The subsequent column is H. This H stands for the House No. of the Nakshatra Lord which was
identified in point 6 above. It was identified above that the Moolatrikona Rasi of the Nakshatra Lord,
Venus is Libra. Libra or Thula is the 7th House from Aries – where Bharani Pada 1 is placed. So, the
7th House becomes important in this analysis.

8. The next column is NL-E or the Exaltation Rasi of the Nakshatra Lord. If Bharani Pada 1 is being
examined then the Nakshatra Lord is Venus and the Exaltation Rasi of the Nakshatra Lord is
Pisces/Meena Rasi.

9. The column after NL-E is, once again, H. This H here stands for the House No. of the Nakshatra
Lord which was identified in point 8 above. It was identified above that the Exaltation Rasi of the
Nakshatra Lord, Venus is Pisces. Pisces/Meena the 12th House from Aries – where Bharani Pada 1 is
placed. So, the 12th House also becomes important in this analysis.

10. The next in line is the column NL-D or the Debilitation Rasi of the Nakshatra Lord. If Bharani
Pada 1 is analysed then the Nakshatra Lord is Venus and the Debilitation Rasi of the Nakshatra Lord
is Virgo/Kanya.

11. The column after NL-D is, once again (not again! They could have called this HD instead of H!)
H. This H stands for the House No. of the Nakshatra Lord which was identified in point 10 above. It
was identified above that the Debilitation Rasi of the Nakshatra Lord, Venus is Virgo. Virgo/Kanya
the 6th House from Aries – where Bharani Pada 1 is placed. So, the 6th House also becomes
important in this analysis.

12. Now, the column is II-M or the Invisible Influence of the Moolatrikona Planet. Here’s how you
determine it. If Bharani 1 is being analysed (or a planet in Bharani 1) then the Rasi in question is
Aries/Mesha since Bharani 1 is placed here. The question to be asked is: ‘ Is there a planet which has
its Moolatrikona position in Bharani Pada 1 in Aries?” The answer is that Mars has its Moolatrikona
position in Aries in Bharani Pada 1 (The Moolatrikona position of Mars extends from 0 degrees to 12
degrees in Aries). So, Mars becomes an important planet in this analysis

13.M,E,D – H: This is the heading of the next column. M stands for Moolatrikona. E stands for
Exaltation position. D stands for Debilitation position. Here you have to check if any planet has its
Moolatrikona position in Bharani Pada 1 which is being analysed. Mars has its MT (Moolatrikona)
position in Bharani Pada 1 (which is the Nakshatra being analysed). Mars will cast its influence on
Aries (its Moolatrikona House) which is House No. 1 (Aries as Lagna), on Capricorn which is the
Exaltation Rasi of Mars (House No. 10 from Aries) and Cancer which is the Debilitation House of
Mars (House No. 4 from Aries). So, in this chart analysis, the MT sign (Aries which is the First
House) will get the benefit of the positive influence of Mars, Capricorn, which is the 10th House will
get the benefit of being the Exaltation position of Mars and Cancer which is the 4th House may
suffer (this is the place where the native needs to work hard) if the native does not put in extra
effort in this part of his/her life.

14. The next 2 columns are II-E and M,E,D -H. The concept of Moolatrikona (MT) which was applied
in point no. 13 above has to be applied if there is any planet which has it Exaltation Positon in
Bharani Pada 1 (the Nakshatra being analysed). Since no planet has its Exaltation position here,
there is no Invisible Influence (II) associated with the Exaltation of any planet in connection with
Bharani Pada 1.

15. The last two columns are II-D and M,E,D – H. Check if any planet gets debilitated in the
Nakshatra being analysed – which in this case is Bharani Pada 1. No planet gets debilitated here so
there is no II (Invisible Influence) of any planet on its Moolatrikona Sign, Exaltation Sign or
Debilitation Sign. However, if the Nakshatra being analysed had been Bharani Pada 2 then you would
have noted that Saturn gets debilitated in Bharani Pada 2. If this had been the case then Saturn
would have cast its Invisible Influence (II) on Aquarius which is its MT sign and the 11th Rasi from
the Lagna (Aries which hold Bharani Pada 2). Saturn would have also cast its II (Invisible Influence)
on Libra which is the 7th House from Aries and the Exaltation Sign of Saturn. Also, Saturn would
have also cast its influence on the Lagna (First House) which is Aries and which is the Debilitation
Sign of Saturn.

This concludes an explanation of Pai Paddhati. In the next instalment, I will analyse a chart using
this technique. Should you have any queries, leave a comment or write to me.

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 Sandra
May 3, 2017 at 7:04 pm

Thanks for this great article& thank you for the map and the table.
It would be useful to write the meaning and characteristics of each of the soul cycles.
Thanks in advance:)

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Pushya
May 3, 2017 at 11:08 pm

Thank you! Each Soul Cycle is a reflection of the houses. Soul Cycle 1 is House 1 and so on

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Sandra
May 3, 2017 at 11:40 pm

Thank you!:)

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Lajjaram sharma
February 2, 2019 at 8:44 pm

thank thank you for best research.

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SRILAL De SILVA
August 28, 2017 at 6:57 pm

Unable to down load Pai chart and table from Australia

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V Vijayalakshmi
 September 2, 2017 at 6:21 pm

I do not have the Pai Chart with me. You may please write to email id on Cosmic Insights. Thanks

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Priya
September 24, 2017 at 3:48 am

Thank you so much for the detailed explanation

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Atma
November 3, 2017 at 10:05 am

Thank you so much for the information and explanation. Great work

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varununi4
February 8, 2018 at 11:34 am

Which planet to analyze for foreign movement and foreign settlement (both being different)?

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Soumita RC
October 8, 2018 at 7:19 pm

Thanks for the write up but sorry to inform you that your downloadable files are not working. I tried
several times but it did not download. Neither the pai map nor the pai table . Please guide

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 V Vijayalakshmi
October 8, 2018 at 8:18 pm

Download it from here : http://app.cosmicinsights.net/paimap-download/

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amit kumar
August 30, 2019 at 11:41 pm

Excellent sir. It is very helpful.

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