Srinkhala
Over the years of my Jyotish journey, I have realized that Srinkhala is a very
important concept and also one of the least understood and least used
concepts in Jyotish analysis. I struggled to find any classical references to it
or even a small commentary on it over the internet. However, I was
disappointed. Over the Yahoo groups, many people have asked me to explain
what 'Srinkhala' is whenever they see me using this term in my analysis/
comments on a chart. Hence, I decided to put together my understanding of
this for the benefit of other students of Jyotish.
'Srinkhala' in Sanskrit literally means 'Chain' that is made up of 'links'. The
terminology is very apt as it is really a chain made of three or more planets
(links) that can be seen in astrological charts. And this chain is not an open
ended one, it is always closed ended forming a loop. To put it very simply,
Srinkhala is a younger sister of Parivartana. Parivartana is a better known
concept and yet not effectively used in delineating charts. There is not
much difference in delineating a chart using either Parivartana or Srinkhala.
There are two main differences between them - 1. Parivartana is stronger
than Srinkhala, 2. Parivartana involves only two planets and Srinkhala
involves more than 2 planets. For example if in a chart, if Venus occupies
Sagittarius and Jupiter occupies Libra, it is said that Venus and Jupiter are
in Parivartana occupying each others signs. This is understood by most
students of Jyotish. Extending this concept further, consider that Venus is in
Sagittarius, Jupiter is in Scorpio and Mars in Libra. Here, Venus is disposited
by Jupiter which is disposited by Mars which disposited Venus, closing the
loop of a chain of dispositions. This is Srinkhala involving three planets -
Venus, Jupiter and Mars. If two planets are in Parivartana, it is as good as
they are closely conjunct and also the two houses they occupy also get
connected to each other through this energy bond. And, both the planets
also influence their own sign (that is part of Parivartana) through this bond.
Probably, in a Srinkhala of three planets, one could consider that all the
three planets aspect each other as the strength of the bond between planets
gets reduced with the addition of one more planet. And, all the planets
influence their won sign as well like in Parivartana, possibly to a lesser
extent.
To compare the strengths of Parivartana and Srinkhala, one could give an
analogy of a couple in love. Parivartana is analogous to the couple, the two
planets having a strong bond between them. Srinkhala comes into picture
when one more member gets added to the family (say they get a lovely
child). Now, it is a family of three closely knit together. However, the
intensity of bond between the members has reduced now as it has to be
shared with one more member (assuming that the resources are limited and
strength of each bonding with any member is the same). When one more
member is added to this family, the bond though exists between members,
gets weakened further. Hence, if the strength of the bond in Parivartana is
100, the strength of the bond in a three planet Srinkhala is 50, the strength
of the bond in a 4 planet Srinkhala is around 33 and the strength of the bond
in a 5 planet Srinkhala is 25. Hence, it is best to consider only a 3 planet
Srinkhala in a chart for delineating purposes; and ignore the same if there
are more planets involved as the effect of Srinkhala is not considerable.
The concept could probably be better understood though an example.
Following is a chart of Roger Federer, a Tennis Champion. He is born in a
small city called Basel in Switzerland. This Rasi chart has a Srinkhala
between three planets, namely Sun, Moon and Venus.
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The houses involved in Srinkhala are 1st, 3rd and 12th. Hence, one can see
an excellent co-ordination between his hands and legs making him a great
Tennis player, very difficult to beat.
The three planets Sun, Moon and Venus will behave as if they are placed in
their own signs. Hence, they should be considered as strongly placed in the
chart as Sun loses its blemish of being placed in the 12th, and Moon loses
the blemish being approaching its point of deepest fall.
As Lagna lord Sun is strongly connected to two female planets, a touch of
femininity could be seen in his looks. That might also add to his high
emotional quotient.
