Vedic astrological email course , Burmese astrology or MahaboteAstronomy and astrology , Dirah diploma professional training program in Vedic astrologyAyurveda and Vedic astrology , Yogas and Vedic astrology , Advanced course for Jyotish , Course advanced techniques for Jyotish , Vedic horary astrology or Muhurta , General information about Vedic astrology , Primer astrological course for beginners , Vedic software  

Dirah Planetary strength an alternative to Shadbala

Shadbala analysis, part of Email Course Applied Vedic Astrology

 

DIRAH PLANETARY STRENGTH

This is an example lesson from the advanced course Applied Vedic Astrology. For more information click here.

roeland@dirah.org

Shadbala is a useful and interesting system. All kinds of different strenghts are summarized in a single figure. We can look at the total strength of a planet and analyze from which factors this strength comes from.
However, calculation by hand is almost impossible.That makes it extremely hard to find out how exactly some figures are calculated. Also some factors may be more useful then others. Factors which I consider to be especially interesting are Ocha Bala (1.1.), Saptavargaja Bala (1.2),  Kendra Bala (1.4), Dig Bala (2), Chesta Bala (4), Drik Bala (6).  

I also regret that there is no Shadbala factor which considers whether a planet is in a dushtana house (houses 6,8 or 12) or not, while it is generally known that this is very important for a planet.
Therefore I have designed an alternative for assessing the strength of planets. This system is clear, easy to follow and calculation it by hand is not difficult. It is called the Dirah system to assess planetary strength. It is a more transparent alternative for Shadbala.  

Making the below calculations can give interesting insights into the dynamics of a chart.
To make manual calculations possible the system is kept as simple as possible.
Usually this is calculated for the 7 planets only, but it is possible to add Rahu and Ketu. 

Start with zero (0) points. 

1. STRENGH OF PLANET IN ITS SIGN

2. STRENGTH OF PLANET IN ITS HOUSE

3. STRENGTH COMING FROM ASPECTS
Only the classical planets make Parashari aspects and conjunctions. Therefore Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are not involved in this.

4. DIFFERENT DIGNITIES

5. NAVAMSA

6. NEW MOON/FULL MOON (FOR MOON ONLY)
 
7. EDGE OF A SIGN
copyright: Roeland de Looff, nothing on this site is allowed to be reproduced without written permission of the author. 

Other pages on this site

Vedic online store , Vedic astrological email courseThe Dirah team , Burmese astrology or MahaboteLinks to Jyotish sites , Vedic astrological software , Balinese astrology , Astronomy and astrology , Dirah diploma professional training program in Vedic astrologyAyurveda and Vedic astrology , Yogas and Vedic astrology , Jyotish quantitative astrology: Shadbala , Vedic astrological compatibility techniques , Advanced course for Jyotish , Course advanced Techniques for Jyotish , Vedic horary astrology or Muhurta , Nakshatras in chart interpretation , Primer astrological course for beginners ,  Correspondence Course Four Pilllars Chinese Astrology