Astakvarga And Kaksha Concept
Every Planet transit into a sign for a particular period. We divide a sign into 8
equal orbit. Each orbit is known as Kaksha. So length of each Kaksha will be
3°45′. Every Kaksha is ruled by 8 diffrent planet. The sequence of Kaksha will
be Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon and lagan. So in any
sign sequence of Kaksha will be
0 to 3°45′ Saturn Kaksha.
3°45′ to 7° 30′ Juptiter Kaksha.
7° 30′ to 11° 15′ Mars Kaksha.
11° 15′ to 15° Sun Kaksha.
15° to 18° 45′ Venus Kaksha.
18° 45′ to 22° 30′ Mercury Kaksha.
22° 30′ to 26° 15′ Moon kaksha.
26° 15′ to 30° Lagan Kaksha.
Every planet during transit first enter Saturn Kaksha then entre Jupiter Kaksha
and last lagan Kaksha. Means any Planet in any sign transit every Kaksha one
by one.
General use of Kaksha
For example in any chart Juptiter in 4 Rekha in Aries sign. And those rekha is
given by Moon, Mars, Sun and Saturn. Then when Juptiter transit to Aries sign
then it will be giving good results when Juptiter transit to Kaksha of
Moon(22°30′ to 26° 15′), Mars (7° 30′ to 11° 15′), Sun (11° 15′ to 15°), and
Saturn (0° to 3° 45′).
Means when Planet transit to a Kaksha where it has rekha gives good results.
When Planet transit to a Kaksha where it has Bindu then it gives unfavorable
results.
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Transit Time for Planet
Sun transit to a sign in 30 days.
Moon transit to a sign in 2 days 6 hours.
Mars transit to a sign in 45 days arround.
Mercury transit over a sign in 21 days arround.
Venus transit over a sign in 28 days arround.
Jupiter transit over a sign in 360 days( 1 year ).
Saturn transit over a sign in 600 days ( 2.5 year )
Rahu and ketu transit over a sign in 540 days (1.5 year).
If you look over transit time then you may find sequence of Kaksha is
according to transit time. Saturn take long time so his Kaksha comes first.
Lagan takes least time so his Kaksha comes last.
Transit Time of Planet From a Kaksha
Sun – 3 days 18 hour
Moon – 6.75 hour
Mars – 5 days 15 hours around
Mercury – 3 days 18 hour around
Venus – 3 days 18 hour
Jupiter – 56 days
Saturn – 3 month 22 days.
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ASTAKA VARGA KAKSHYA
Kakshya is an important concept in ashtakavarga and is specially applied for pin-
pointing the results of transit of planets to a very narrow time period.
In prastara ashtakavarga we have seen that each sign receives benefic points from 8
sources, the 7 planets and ascendant. Thus each sign is divided into 8 parts and each
part is called Kakshya. Each Kakshya is ruled by a particular planet and the order of
Kakshya lords are Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon and Ascendant.
The order of Kakshya lords are in their relative speed in the zodiac starting from
Saturn. As the extent of each rasi is 30 degrees, the extent of each Kakshya is 3
degrees 45 minutes.
The number of benefic points in a sign in BAV is the sum total of single bindus
contributed by each planet. Prastara ashtakavarga revels which planet has
contributed a bindu and which has not.
Principles of Kakshya application:
When a planet transits a sign having high number of bindus in its own BAV gives
benefic results pertaining to the house corresponding to the sign.
If the planet is transiting in a Kakshya which is having a bindu, then the auspicious
results of the house corresponding to that sign will take place.
When more than one planet are simultaneously transiting in a kakshya having bindu,
increasingly goodresults may be predicted.
Conversely, when more planets are transiting in a kakshya having no bindu, such a
period may be devastating, specially if the dasa is not favourable.
When the transiting planet and the kakshya lords are friends the results are good.
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The transit analysis is more useful for slow moving planets. The average time taken
by planets to transit over a kakshya is approximately as follows.
Sun 3.8 days Jupiter 45 days
Moon 6.8 hours Venus 3 days
Mars 5 days Saturn 112 days
Mercury 2.5 days Rahu 70.8 days
SadeSathi: Sadesati is the period when Saturn is transiting in the
12th,1st and 2nd houses from natal Moon. It is commonly considered as
dreaded period with troubles and turmoils. But whenever Saturn transits
over a kakshya having bindu, in Saturn’s BAV, the results are favourable.
Dasa: Find out the kakshya occupied by these dasa lords in the natal
chart. If the kakshya lord has contributed a bindu in the respective dasa
lord’s BAV in the sign occupied by dasa lord in the natal chart, then the
dasa lord will give benefic results.
Dasalord’s transit: Find out in which kakshya the dasa lord is transiting
at present and if the kakshya is having a bindu, the dasa lord will give
benefic results.
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