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Amsha - Varga - Rashi

Pushkara Navamsha

Portions of Fortune

Pushya-karaka -- Pushkara-raja-karaka

see the Tables of Pushkara Portions lower on this page

18 Particularly Auspicious "ninth portions" the 12 Rashi
How to Match:
  • Solar divisions = rashi
  • Lunar division = nakshatra

The circle of the zodiac = 360 degrees

360 = divided into 12 Rashi

  • one rashi = 30 degrees

  • each 30 degree rashi = nine equal portions

  • 'nava' = 'nine'; 'portion' = 'amsha'

  • One-ninth of a rashi = nav-amsha = the space of an 'arc' = 3 degrees 20 minutes

  • 9 * [3 degrees 20 minutes] = 30 degrees

  • 9 portions * 12 rashi = 108 portions

There are 27 Nakshatra

  • each nakshatra = 4 pada = 4 steps (ped = feet) = 4 quarters

  • each nakshatra quarter = nakshatra pada = 3 degrees 20 minutes

  • each nakshatra = [3 degrees 20 minutes] * 4 pada = 13 degrees 20 minutes

  • 27 nakshatra * 13 degrees 20 minutes = 27 * 13.33 inf = 360 degrees = 1 circle

  • 4 portions * 27 nakshatra = 108 portions

One-ninth of a rashi = One-fourth of a nakshatra

Pushyakaraka Portions

  • 24 of the total 108 Nakshatra-quarters are considered "Pushyakaraka" = highly auspicious.

  • 24 of the total 108 rashi-ninths are considered "Pushyakaraka" = highly auspicious.

  • Each rashi contains two Pushyakaraka Navamsha = ruled byChandra, Shukra, uchcha Budha, and Brihaspati.

  • Of the 24 Pushyakaraka Navamsha, 3 are further strengthened via Vargottamsha

  • Each Rashi contains a specific degree of "Pushyakaraka Bhaga" which is maximally auspicious.

    • 1st and 3rd navamsha of water sign = jala rashi

    • 3rd and 5th navamsha of earth sign = privthi rashi

    • 6th and 8th navamsha of air sign = vayu rashi

    • 7th and 9th navamsha of fire sign = tejas rashi
What can be predicted?

  • The karaka must be strong at birth.

  • Then, as a general rule, karaka graha will become strong during their Vimshottari Dasha period.

  • Then, if in addition to enjoying a reign as time-lord in the Vimshottari Dasha the gochara karaka graha is also traveling (transiting) through a Pushyakaraka Navamsha -- and especially across a "Pushyakaraka Bhagya" degree, very strong karaka results may be expected.
For example,

Guru = karaka = Children

  • When Guru is reasonably strong in the nativity, periods of Guru may provide the blessings of children by many methods (live birth, adoption, acquisition via marriage, inheritance, etc).

  • the woman who suffered five miscarriages before a successful live birth was blessed with a healthy, biological son during Shukra/Guru period

  • while gochara Guru was transiting across the Guru-ruled Pushyakaraka Navamsha of Thula, (Meena section) =16 deg40' until 20 deg00'.

Mangala = karaka = conquering and winning contests

  • When Angarika is reasonably strong in the nativity, periods of Mangala are known to provide competitive success against even the best qualified contenders.

  • USA President 43, George W. Bush won the USA presidential election (via electoral college) on 5-Nov-2000.

    • Furthermore, when the election results were challenged due to an extremely close count, obvious irregularities in the Florida voting culture, and the wide opportunity for fraud in a state where his brother was sitting governor, GW Bush nevertheless prevailed .

    Karkata-lagna for Mr. Bush provides a Yogakaraka L-5+L-10 Mangala. 5 = politics; 10 = government leadership.

    • Mangala = naturally strong in the kundali, in friendly Simha and in bhava-2 for family history which indicates his wealthy, powerful, athletic, privileged family.

    On the day of the election, Mangala was transiting the Guru-ruled (Meena section) Pushyakaraka Navamsha = Kanya - 6 deg40' until 10 deg00'

Vocabulary for Pushyakaraka

 puSkara

  • A blue lotus-flower , a lotus

  • " the heart "The bowl of a spoon

  • The skin of a drum

  • The tip of an elephant's trunk

  • water

  • The sky , heaven

  • A night of new moon falling on a Monday or Tuesday or Saturday

  • An arrow

  • The blade or the sheath of a sword

  • a cage

  • The art of dancing

  • union

  • war , battle

  • intoxication

  • name of a celebrated place of pilgrimage (now called Pokhara in the district of Ajmere)

  • there are three , viz. Jyestha, madhyama, kaniSTha

  • (in astrol.) an inauspicious Yoga , an ill-omened combination of a lucky lunation with an unlucky day ,

  • 3/4 of a lunar mansion

  • a kind of drum

  • A kind of serpent

  • The sun

  • A pond , lake

  • A kind of disease

  • of a class of clouds said to occasion dearth and famine

  • Of the lunar mansions:

    • Punar-vasu , Uttarazadha, Krittika , Uttara-phaguuni, , Purva-bhadrapada and Visakha collectively
BPL side note:

Pushkar in Ajmer, Rajastan = birth place of Shri Parashara

Pokhara Nepal

Tables of Pushyakaraka Portions = Marked *

Mesha Rashi = 30 degrees divided into Nine Portions = amsha

Matching Nakshatra pada

Nine [nava] Amsha of the Rashi

Pushyakaraka Navamsha *

Pushyakaraka Bhagya Degree

 Vargottamsha Navamsha

  1. 00deg00' until 03deg20'

  2. 03deg21' until 06deg39'

  3. 06deg40' until 10 deg00'

  4. 10deg01' until 13deg19'

  5. 13deg20' until 16deg39'

  6. 16 deg 40' until 20 deg00'

  7. 20deg 00 until 23deg 20' *

  8. 23deg20' until 26 deg40'

  9. 26deg 40' until 30deg00*

  1. Asvini = pada-1

  2. Azvini = pada-2

  3. Azvini = pada-3

  4. Azvini = pada-4

  5. Bharani = pada-1

  6. Bharani = pada-2

  7. Bharani = pada-3 *

  8. Bharani = pada-4

  9. Krittika= pada-1 *

  1. Mesha

  2. Vrishabha

  3. Mithuna

  4. Karkata

  5. Simha

  6. Kanya

  7. Thula *

  8. Vrischika

  9. Dhanusha *

  • 7th portion of Mesha = Thula = 20deg00' until 23deg20'

  • 9th portion of Mesha = Dhanusha = 26deg40' until 30deg00'

21st degree of Mesha

 1st navamsha of Mesha = Mesha

Vrishabha Rashi = 30 degrees divided into Nine Portions = amsha

Matching Nakshatra pada

Nine [nava] Amsha of the Rashi

Pushyakaraka Navamsha *

Pushyakaraka Bhagya degree

Vargottamsha Navamsha

  1. 00deg00' until 03deg20'

  2. 03deg21' until 06deg39'

  3. 06deg40' until 10 deg00' *

  4. 10deg01' until 13deg19'

  5. 13deg20' until 16deg39' *

  6. 16deg40' until 20deg00'

  7. 20deg 00' until 23deg20'

  8. 23deg20' until 26deg40'

  9. 26deg 40' until 30deg00'

  1. Krittikaa = pada-2

  2. Krittika = pada-3

  3. Krittika = pada-4 *

  4. Rohini = pada-1

  5. Rohini = pada-2 *

  6. Rohini = pada-3

  7. Rohini = pada-4

  8. Mrigashira = pada-1

  9. Mrigashira = pada-2

  1. Makara

  2. Kumbha

  3. Meena *

  4. Mesha

  5. Vrishabha *

  6. Mithuna

  7. Karkata

  8. Simha

  9. Kanya

  • * 3rd portion of Vrishabha = Meena = 6 deg40' until 10 deg00'

  • * 5th portion of Vrishabha = 13deg20' until 16 deg40'

14th degree of Vrishabha

5th navamsha of Vrishabha = Vrishabha

Mithuna Rashi = 30 degrees divided into Nine Portions = amsha

Matching Nakshatra pada

Nine [nava] Amsha of the Rashi

Pushyakaraka Navamsha *

Pushyakaraka Bhaga degree

Vargottamsha Navamsha

  1. 00deg00' until 03deg20'

  2. 03deg21' until 06deg39'

  3. 06deg40' until 10deg00'

  4. 10deg01' until 13deg19'

  5. 13deg20' until 16deg39'

  6. 16deg40' until 20deg00' *

  7. 20deg00' until 23deg20'

  8. 23deg20' until 26deg40' *

  9. 26deg40' until 30deg00'

  1. Mrigashira = pada-3

  2. Mrigashira = pada-4

  3. Arudra = pada-1

  4. Arudra = pada-2

  5. Arudra = pada-3

  6. Arudra = pada-4 *

  7. Punarvasu = pada-1

  8. Punarvasu = pada-2 *

  9. Punarvasu = pada-3

  1. Thula

  2. Vrischika

  3. Dhanusha

  4. Makara

  5. Kumbha

  6. Meena *

  7. Mesha

  8. Vrishabha *

  9. Mithuna

  • 6th portion of Mithuna = Meena = 16deg40' until 20 deg00'

  • * 8th portion of Mithuna = Vrishabha = 23deg20' until 26deg40'

  • 24th degree of Mithuna

9th navamsha of Mithuna = Mithuna

Karkata Rashi = 30 degrees divided into Nine Portions = amsha

Matching Nakshatra pada

Nine [nava] Amsha of the Rashi

Pushyakaraka Navamsha *

Pushyakaraka Bhagya degree

Vargottamsha Navamsha

  1. 00deg00' until 03deg20'*

  2. 03deg21' until 06deg39'

  3. 06deg40' until 10deg00' *

  4. 10deg01' until 13deg19'

  5. 13deg20' until 16deg39'

  6. 16deg40' until 20deg00'

  7. 20deg00' until 23deg20'

  8. 23deg20' until 26deg40'

  9. 26deg40' until 30deg00'

  1. Punarvasu = pada-4 *

  2. Pushkarya = pada-1

  3. Pushkarya = pada-2 *

  4. Pushkarya = pada-3

  5. Pushkarya = pada-4

  6. Azlesa = pada-1

  7. Azlesa = pada-2

  8. Azlesa = pada-3

  9. Azlesa = pada-4

  1. Karkata *

  2. Simha

  3. Kanya *

  4. Thula

  5. Vrischika

  6. Dhanusha

  7. Makara

  8. Kumbha

  9. Meena

  • * 1st portion of Karkata = Karkata = 00deg00' until 03deg20'

  • * 3rd navamsha of Karkata = Kanya = 06deg40' until 10deg00'

  • 7th degree of Karkata

1st navamsha of Karkata = Karkata

Simha Rashi = 30 degrees divided into Nine Portions = amsha

Matching Nakshatra pada

Nine [nava] Amsha of the Rashi

Pushyakaraka Navamsha *

Pushyakaraka Bhagya degree

Vargottamsha Navamsha

  1. 00deg00' until 03deg20'

  2. 03deg21' until 06deg39'

  3. 06deg40' until 10deg00'

  4. 10deg01' until 13deg19'

  5. 13deg20' until 16deg39'

  6. 16deg40' until 20deg00'

  7. 20deg00' until 23deg20' *

  8. 23deg20' until 26deg40'

  9. 26deg40' until 30deg00' *

  1. Magha = pada-1

  2. Magha = pada-2

  3. Magha = pada-3

  4. Magha = pada-4

  5. Purvaphalguni = pada-1

  6. Purvaphalguni = pada-2

  7. Purvaphalguni = pada-3 *

  8. Purvaphalguni = pada-4

  9. Uttaraphalguni= pada-1 *

  1. Mesha

  2. Vrishabha

  3. Mithuna

  4. Karkata

  5. Simha

  6. Kanya

  7. Thula*

  8. Vrischika

  9. Dhanusha *

  • 7th portion of Simha = Thula = 20deg00'-23deg20'

  • 9th portion of Simha = Dhanushya = 26deg40' until 30deg00'

21st Degree of Simha

5th navamsha of Simha = Simha

Kanya Rashi = 30 degrees divided into Nine Portions = amsha

Matching Nakshatra pada

Nine [nava] Amsha of the Rashi

Pushyakaraka Navamsha *

Pushyakaraka Bhagya Degree

Vargottamsha Navamsha

  1. 00deg00' until 03deg20'

  2. 03deg21' until 06deg39'

  3. 06deg40' until 10deg00' *

  4. 10deg01' until 13deg19'

  5. 13deg20' until 16deg39' *

  6. 16deg40' until 20deg00'

  7. 20deg00' until 23deg20'

  8. 23deg20' until 26deg40'

  9. 26deg40' until 30deg00'

  1. Uttaraphalguni = pada-2

  2. Uttaraphalguni = pada-3

  3. Uttaraphalguni = pada-4 *

  4. Hasta = pada-1

  5. Hasta = pada-2 *

  6. Hasta = pada-3

  7. Hasta = pada-4

  8. Chitra = pada-1

  9. Chitra = pada-2

  1. Makara

  2. Kumbha

  3. Meena *

  4. Mesha

  5. Vrishabha *

  6. Mithuna

  7. Karkata

  8. Simha

  9. Kanya

  • * 3rd navamsha of Kanya = Meena = 06deg40' until 10deg00'

  • * 5th navamsha of Kanya = Vrishabha = 13deg20' until16deg40'

14th degree of Kanya

9th navamsha of Kanya = Kanya

Thula Rashi = 30 degrees divided into Nine Portions = amsha

Matching Nakshatra pada

Nine [nava] Amsha of the Rashi

Pushyakaraka Navamsha *

Pushyakaraka Bhagya degree

Vargottamsha Navamsha

  1. 00deg00' until 03deg20'

  2. 03deg21' until 06deg39'

  3. 06deg40' until 10deg00'

  4. 10deg01' until 13deg19'

  5. 13deg20' until 16deg39'

  6. 16deg40' until 20deg00'*

  7. 20deg 00' until 23deg20'

  8. 23deg20' until 26deg40' *

  9. 26deg40' until 30deg00'

  1. Chitra = pada-3

  2. Chitra = pada-4

  3. Swati = pada-1

  4. Swati = pada-2

  5. Swati = pada-3

  6. Swati = pada-4 *

  7. Bishaja = pada-1

  8. Bishaja = pada-2 *

  9. Bishaja = pada-3

  1. Thula

  2. Vrischika

  3. Dhanusha

  4. Makara

  5. Kumbha

  6. Meena

  7. Mesha

  8. Vrishabha

  9. Mithuna

  • * 6th navamsha of Thula = Meena = 16 deg40' until 20deg00'

  • * 8th navamsha of Thula = Vrishabha = 23deg20' until 26deg40'

24th degree of Thula

1st navamsha of Thula = Thula

Vrischika Rashi = 30 degrees divided into Nine Portions = amsha

Matching Nakshatra pada

Nine [nava] Amsha of the Rashi

Pushyakaraka Navamsha *

Pushyakaraka Bhagya degree

Vargottamsha Navamsha

  1. 00deg00' until 03deg20' *

  2. 03deg21' until 06deg39'

  3. 06deg40' until 10deg00' *

  4. 10deg01' until 13deg19'

  5. 13deg20' until 16deg39'

  6. 16deg40' until 20deg00'

  7. 20deg00' until 23deg20'

  8. 23deg20' until 26deg40'

  9. 26deg40' until 30deg00'

  1. Bishaja = pada-4 *

  2. Anuradha = pada-1

  3. Anuradha = pada-2*

  4. Anuradha = pada-3

  5. Anuradha = pada-4

  6. Jyestha = pada-1

  7. Jyestha = pada-2

  8. Jyestha = pada-3

  9. Jyestha = pada-4

  1. Karkata *

  2. Simha

  3. Kanya *

  4. Thula

  5. Vrischika

  6. Dhanusha

  7. Makara

  8. Kumbha

  9. Meena

  • * 1st navamsha of Vrischika = Karkata

  • * 3rd navamsha of Vrischika = Kanya

7th degree of Vrischika

5th navamsha of Vrischika = Vrischika

Dhanushya Rashi = 30 degrees divided into Nine Portions = amsha

Matching Nakshatra pada

Nine [nava] Amsha of the Rashi

Pushyakaraka Navamsha *

Pushyakaraka Bhagya degree

Vargottamsha Navamsha

  1. 00deg00' until 03deg20' *

  2. 03deg21' until 06deg39'

  3. 06deg40' until 10deg00' *

  4. 10deg01' until 13deg19'

  5. 13deg20' until 16deg39'

  6. 16deg40' until 20deg00'

  7. 20deg00' until 23deg20'

  8. 23deg20' until 26deg40'

  9. 26deg40' until 30deg00'

  1. Mula = pada-1

  2. Mula = pada-2

  3. Mula = pada-3

  4. Mula = pada-4

  5. Purvashadha= pada-1

  6. Purvashadha = pada-2

  7. Purvashadha = pada-3 *

  8. Purvashadha = pada-4

  9. Uttarazadha= pada-1 *

  1. Mesha

  2. Vrishabha

  3. Mithuna

  4. Karkata

  5. Simha

  6. Kanya

  7. Thula

  8. Vrischika

  9. Dhanusha

* 7th portion of Dhanushya = Thula = 20deg00' until 23deg20'

* 9th portion of Dhanushya = Dhanushya = 26deg40' until 30deg00'

21st Degree of Dhanushya

9th navamsha of Dhanushya rashi

= vargottamsha + Pushyakaraka

Makara Rashi = 30 degrees divided into Nine Portions = amsha

Matching Nakshatra pada

Nine [nava] Amsha of the Rashi

Pushyakaraka Navamsha *

Pushyakaraka Bhagya degree

Vargottamsha Navamsha

  1. 00deg00' until 03deg20'

  2. 03deg21' until 06deg39'

  3. 06deg40' until 10deg00' *

  4. 10deg01' until 13deg19'

  5. 13deg20' until 16deg39' *

  6. 16deg40' until 20deg00'

  7. 20deg00' until 23deg20'

  8. 23deg20' until 26deg40'

  9. 26deg40' until 30deg00'

  1. Uttarazadha= pada-2

  2. Uttarazadha= pada-3

  3. Uttarazadha= pada-4 *

  4. Shravana = pada-1

  5. Shravana = pada-2 *

  6. Shravana = pada-3

  7. Shravana = pada-4

  8. Dhanishtha = pada-1

  9. Dhanishtha = pada-2

  1. Makara

  2. Kumbha

  3. Meena *

  4. Mesha

  5. Vrishabha*

  6. Mithuna

  7. Karkata

  8. Simha

  9. Kanya

  • *3rd portion of Makara = Meena = 6 deg40' until 10 deg00'

  • * 5th portion of Kumbha = Vrishabha = 13deg20' until 16 deg40'

14th degree of Makara

1st navamsha of Makara = Makara

Kumbha Rashi = 30 degrees divided into Nine Portions = amsha

Matching Nakshatra pada

Nine [nava] Amsha of the Rashi

Pushyakaraka Navamsha *

Pushyakaraka Bhagya degree

Vargottamsha Navamsha

  1. 00deg00' until 03deg20'

  2. 03deg21' until 06deg39'

  3. 06deg40' until 10deg00'

  4. 10deg01' until 13deg19'

  5. 13deg20' until 16deg39'

  6. 16deg40' until 20deg00'*

  7. 20deg00' until 23deg20'

  8. 23deg20' until 26deg40' *

  9. 26deg40' until 30deg00'

  1. Dhanishtha = pada-3

  2. Dhanishtha = pada-4

  3. Shatabishaja = pada-1

  4. Shatabisaja = pada-2

  5. Shatabisaja = pada-3

  6. Shatabisaja = pada-4*

  7. Purvabhadra = pada-1

  8. Purvabhadra = pada-2*

  9. Purvabhadra = pada-3

  1. Thula

  2. Vrischika

  3. Dhanusha

  4. Makara

  5. Kumbha

  6. Meena *

  7. Mesha

  8. Vrishabha *

  9. Mithuna

  • * 6th portion of Kumbha = Meena = 16 deg40' until 20 deg00'

  • * 8th portion of Kumbha = Vrishabha = 23deg20' until 26 deg40'

24th degree Kumbha

5th navamsha of Kumbha = Kumbha

Meena Rashi = 30 degrees divided into Nine Portions = amsha

Matching Nakshatra pada

Nine [nava] Amsha of the Rashi

Pushyakaraka Navamsha *

Pushyakaraka Bhagya degree

Vargottamsha Navamsha

  1. 00deg00' until 03deg20'*

  2. 03deg21' until 06deg39'

  3. 06deg40' until 10deg00'*

  4. 10deg01' until 13deg19'

  5. 13deg20' until 16deg39'

  6. 16deg40' until 20deg00'

  7. 20deg00' until 23deg20'

  8. 23deg20' until 26deg40'

  9. 26deg40' until 30deg00'

  1. Purvabhadra-pada-4*

  2. Uttarabhadra= pada-1

  3. Uttarabhadra = pada-2*

  4. Uttarabhadra = pada-3

  5. Uttarabhadra = pada-4

  6. Revati= pada-1

  7. Revati= pada-2

  8. Revati= pada-3

  9. Revati = pada-4

  1. Karkata *

  2. Simha

  3. Kanya *

  4. Thula

  5. Vrischika

  6. Dhanusha

  7. Makara

  8. Kumbha

  9. Meena

  • * 1st portion of Meena = Karkata = 00deg00' until 03deg 20'

  • * 3rd portion of Meena = Kanya = 06deg40' until 10deg00'

7th degree of Meena

9th navamsha of Meena = Meena

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