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Bhagyasthan: The house of luck viz. the 9th house

in a birth chart.

Bhavas: Houses of a horoscope.

Bhinashtakvarga: A table showing sign wise

auspicious points of each planet as

per a chart.

Budhaditya Yoga: If in a chart Mercury and Sun are

placed together, this yoga is formed which gives

sharp intellect and studious habits to the native.

According to some this Yoga is near perfect and

strong if these two

planets are about 10 degrees apart.

Badhaka sthanapati: Lord of an obstructive house.

Bhagyasthan: The 9th house in a birth chart.

Bhagyavahana yoga: Combinations which give luck

and vehicle to the native.

Bhagyesh: The lord of the 9th house in a chart.

Bhava chart: Relocation of planets of a birth chart

after defining the boundaries of all the houses.

Budhaditya yoga: A benefic combination due to

conjunction of Mercury and Sun.

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Chalit chart: Another name for a Bhava Chart.

Chhappad phaadke: Indian slang phrase for receiving

wealth as a wind fall.

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Dashamsha: Tenth part of a sign.

Dhaiya: A period of two and a half years. It is

generally related to the transit of Saturn in certain

houses.

Daridra Yoga: The word Daridrameans poverty

therefore all such combinations that cause poverty

or lack of prosperity come under this heading. Thereare many such combinations, but basically,

association of the lord of 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 9th,

10th or 11th

house with 8th or 12th house in

particular due to sign exchange, conjunction, aspect

or constellations can give rise to an inauspicious yoga

which may obstruct prosperity.

Durudhara yoga: Planets other than Sun being

posited

in houses on each side of the house

where Moon is posited.

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Gajkesari Yoga: Jupiter being placed at a square

position from the Moon gives rise to this auspicious

yoga. This auspicious yoga gives wealth,

name and fame to the native.

Guruchandal Yoga: Combination formed by Jupiter

and

Rahu.

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Hora Chart: A chart used for assessing the financial

position of a native.

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Indu lagna: A specially determined ascendant, which

is considered for assessing the financial prosperity of

a native.

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Kalanidhi Yoga: If Jupiter is posited in the 2nd or 5th

house and it is aspected by or it is conjunct Mercury

and Venus then this yoga is formed.

This yoga is also formed if Jupiter is posited in

Taurus, Gemini, Virgo or

Libra sign and aspected by Mercury and Venus.

Kalpurusha Kundali: It is the chart of the imaginary

entity personifying the Kaal or time. Basically it is

the chart of Aries ascendant.

Karaka: Significator.

Kemadruma Yoga: If there are no planets, other than

the Sun, placed with natal Moon or in the 2nd or

12th place from natal Moon or in square houses

(Kendra bhavas) from the ascendant then this yoga is

formed. This combination causes lack of education

and intelligence, and suffering due to

poverty, sorrows and unfavourable conditions.

Ketu: The South node of Moon.

Kala: Certain root numbers assigned to planets otherthan Rahu and Ketu for determining the Indu Lagna.

Karma: Law of action.

Kendradhipaatya dosha: Malefic nature acquired by

a planet due to its lordship of two square houses.

Kendra: The square houses viz. 1st, 4th, 7th and 10th

houses in a chart.

Ketu: The South node of the Moon.

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Lagna: The ascendant.

Lakshmi Yoga: If the ascendant lord is strong and the

9th lord is in its own or its exaltation sign in a squareor trine house, this yoga is formed. As a

result of this yoga the native is wealthy, good

administrator and

enjoys good reputation.

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Mahabhagya Yoga: This yoga is formed in a male

chart if the birth is during daytime and Sun, Moon

and the ascendant should fall in odd signs.

In the chart of a female born during nighttimes this

yoga is formed if Sun,

Moon and the ascendant fall in even signs.

Mantras: Potent words usually in Sanskrit which cast

good or bad influence on

the person who recites them.

Mooltrikona rashi: Positive signs assigned to planets

viz.

SunLeo, MoonTaurus, MarsAries, Mercury

Virgo, Jupiter

Sagittarius, VenusLibra and SaturnAquarius.

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Nakshatras: Constellations.

Navamsha: The ninth part of a sign.

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Paap Kartari: Any house falling in between twohouses where inauspicious planets are posited.

Panch Tatvas: The five elements, which are Agni

(Fire), Jal (Water), Vayu (Air), Aakash (a finer non

physical element).

Prakram: Might or Valour.

Prastarashtak Varga: The table representing the

benefic points contributed by each planet in respect

of each Ashtakvarga.

Pratyantardasha: The sub-sub- period.

Pada: A term used in Jaimini astrology. A

pada lagan is a house as far from lagna

lord as the lagna lord is from the

lagna.

Panch Mahahpurusha yoga: Five types of

combinations formed when any of the five planets

viz. Mars,Mercury, Venus, Jupiter or Saturn occupy

its own sign or its exaltation sign in a square house in

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Panpara bhavas: The succedent houses viz.

2nd,5th,8th

and 11th.

Paya vichar: Consideration of the position of Moon

for assessing the transit results of Saturn.

Poorva puniya: Accumulation of previously done

good actions.

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Rahu: The North node of Moon.

Rajya Yoga: The name implies such combinations,

which give the native a king like status. Rajya Yoga

may be formed in many ways. In Vedic Astrology the

square and trine houses of the chart are considered

auspicious. A relation

between these two types of houses is consideredvery auspicious and

all such combinations are termed as Rajya Yoga.

Rashi: Zodiacal sign. In Hindu astrology it signifies the

sign in which natal Moon is posited in a birth chart.

Rashi parivartan yoga: Yoga formed due to exchange

of signs

between two planets.

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Shadbala: A system of determining strength

of planets.

Sarvashtak Varga: It indicates the good or bad

influence of planets relative to

different houses of a chart.

Sloka: A Sanskrit verse.

Sooksham dasha: The sub-sub-sub period.

Subh Kartari: Any house falling in between two

houses where auspicious planets are posited.

Sanchit karma: Accumulated results of previous

Karma.

Sapt dhanya: Seven types of grains assigned to

planets.

Shloka: A Sanskrit verse.

Sooksham dasha: The sub-sub-period.

Subh bindu: Auspicious points.

Subh rekha: Auspicious lines.

Subh sthanas :Certain fixed places with respect to

the natal Moon where planets give benefic results

while transiting.

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Trik bhavas: Evil houses viz. the 6th, 8th and 12th.

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Upachya bhavas: Progressive houses viz. 3rd, 6th,

10th

and 11th.

Uppada: A term used in Jaimini astrology. It is

a pada of 12th lord.

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Vargotam: If any planet falls in the same sign in the

Navamsha Chart (D-9 Chart) as it was in the birth

chart then it is called a Vargotam planet.

Vedanta: This means end of the holy Hindu Books

called Vedas. The Vedanta

Philosophy is the esoteric information contained in

the concluding portions of the Vedas.

Vedh sthanas: Places of obstructions and these are

also counted from the natal Moon, where the

posited planet obstructs

the auspicious results of a planet transiting over a


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subh sthana

Vimshotri dasha: A sequence of planetary periods

generally used in Hindu astrology.

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Yogakaraka Planet: A planet related to a square as

well as a trine house in a chart.

Yogas: In astrology this term signifies certain

combinations, which give

either positive or negative results.

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