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Amsha
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Rashi Drishti - Sphuta Drishti
see also: Graha Drishti
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The Sanskrit term "Drishti" [dRSTi] means
"glance" or "gaze"; it is an expression of visual focus or
concentration.
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The three main forms of Parashari Drishti:
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Rashi Drishti = "aspect
sent by a sign" -
Graha Drishti = "aspect
sent by a planet" -
Sputa Drishti = "aspect
sent by a degree"
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Sphuta drishti |
In practice
Sputa Drishti
is not used very much, but it does allow the
calculation by degree of "aspects upon" non-graha items in the chart such as: -
Aspects upon house cusps, -
aspects upon special
lagnas, -
aspects upon Upa-graha,
etc.
Sputa drishti is a very fine tuning which
is primarily of interest to researchers.
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Rules for
Rashi
Drishti
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ALL
of the Chara signs aspectthe
three Sthira rashi, EXCEPT that fixed
rashi which is immediately adjacent to it
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ALL
of the Sthira signs aspect the
three Chara rashi, EXCEPT that moveable
rashi which immediately adjacent to it -
All
of the Ubhaya signs aspect all of theother three
Ubhaya-Dvisva signs EXCEPT their own rashi
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Aspects
apply even when the rashi are untenantedby a planet
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All rashi drishti casts full 100% aspect
(different from graha
drishti, where planets can cast 100%, 75%, 50%, and 25% aspects.)
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Chara
rashi:
Cardinal signs
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Mesha
casts rashi drishti upon Simha, Vrischika, and Kumbha - but not
upon Vrishabha (which is immediately adjacent to it).
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Sthira
rashi:
Fixed signs
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Dwisvabhava
rashi:
Ubhaya rashi
Dvisva Rashi
(Dual signs)
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Vocabulary for Drishti ~~ Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon
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seeing , viewing , beholding (also with the mental eye) -
sight , the faculty of seeing -
The mind's eye , wisdom , intelligence -
regard , consideration -
view , notion -
Theory , doctrine , system -
eye , look , glance -
turn the eye to / look at / the pupil of the eye /
aspect of the stars
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BPHS Ch.
8, Shloka 1-9= 1-3.
Rashi Drishti:
O Maitreya, now detailed are the
drishtis emanating from the rashi Mesha, etc..
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Every movable rashi
casts drishti upon the 3 fixed rashi leaving the fixed rashi adjacent
to it.
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Every fixed rashi
gives drishti to the 3 movable rashi barring the adjacent
movable rashi. -
And a common rashi
gives a drishti to the other three common rashi. -
The
graha in a rashi
gives the same drishti as the rashi (in which the graha is)
does.
4-5.
Dristhi of the Graha:
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A graha in a movable rashi
gives a drishti to the other 3 fixed rashi leaving the fixed
rashi next to it. -
A graha in a fixed rashi does not give a drishti
to the next movable rashi, but the remaining 3 movable rashi.
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The
one in a common rashi gives a drishti to the remaining 3 common
rashi. -
Simultaneously, a graha in the rashi that receives a
drishti is also subjected to the drishti concerned.
6-9. Diagram of
Drishti:
As depicted by Lord Brahma, I now narrate the diagram of
drishti,
so that drishti are easily understood by a mere sight of the
diagram.
Draw a square or a circle marking the 8 directions (4
corners and 4 quarters thereof).
Mark the zodiacal rashis as
under:
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1 |
Mesha and Vrishabha |
in east;
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2 |
Mithuna |
in the north-east;
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Karka and Simha |
in the north;
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4 |
Kanya |
in the
north-west; |
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Thula and Vrischika
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in the west;
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6 |
Dhanusha
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in the
south-west; |
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7 |
Makara and Kumbha
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in the south;
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8 |
Meena |
in the
south-east. |
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