NOTES ON NAVAMSA AND PUSHKAR NAVAMSA

NAVAMSA NOTES FROM THE BOOK OF C.S. PATEL

Hora Navnite : p.7 verse 18

The lord of the Ascendant is:

(1) a Vargottama, or
(2) in exalted Navamsa; or
(3) in own or a friend 's Drekka na; or
(4) in a benefic Navamsa; or
(S) is aspected by a benefic planet; or
(6) is associated with a benefic planet;
- the native remains happy till the end of his life.

Brihat Jataka :p.45-46 verse 93-94-95

The Vargottama ascendant very strong. makes the natal chart inherently strong.

In case of a birth, where the rising Navamsa is a ShubhaVargottama, having a benefic in the 12th
house and the Kendra/s being occupied by various Karaka-planets - the native born will be a
leading personality:-

(I) with the Sun occupying Kendra - a government servant;

(2) with the Moon - a businessman;

(3) with Mars - a brave or militaryman;

(4) with Mercury - a professor;

(5) with Jupiter - one always merged in religious rites and

having Divya intellet;

(6) with Venus - having learning and wealth;

(7) with Saturn - one serving mean people.

Deva Keralam (D.K.3 p.212 verse 4852)Vargottama Rahu (in the 2nd house) conjunct a benefic will
make native famous.

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Drihat Yavan Jataka - p.3lS verse 47

A native having all the seven planets in Vargottama Navamsas, will become a great
valourous king, who will subdue his adversaries and be endowed with superior elephants
whose drops of ichor will wet the earth.
Notes about rising Navamsa (from the book of CS Patel – Navamsa in Astrology)
If the rising Navamsa is Vargottama and its lord is favourably placed in Rasi Chart or the
said Navamsa is fortified by benefics in Navamsa Chart the same results will follow i.e. the
native remains happy till the end of his life.

Vargottama planets bestow the following results:-

(I) The sun - philosophical attitude; firmness of mind; sound health; status in life; popularity;
desire to acquire knowledge; and self-satisfaction;

(2) The Moon - intellect; good memory; firm and impartial attitude; and getting desired things;

(3) Mars - desire to learn astrology; encouragement; indicates reasons for rise and fall in life;

(4) Mercury - sharp intellect; capacity to convince others; impressiveness; charity in talk; desire to
learn astrology;

(5) Jupiter - intelligent; well developed physique, searching for truth; capacity to understand others
' views and proud;

(6) Venus - capacity to understand pros and cons of a problem; physical development; knowledge of
astrology; and

(7) Saturn - hindrance in physical development; longevity; careful; leads life by controlling desires;
selfishness; Irresponsible; carelessness and exercises restraints.

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Powerful stars having vargottama padas

Out of the 12 Vargottama padas of sta rs in the zodiac, six Vargottama padas. are
contributed by

Punarvasu (3rd and 4th)

Chitta (2nd and 3rd) and

(iii) Uttara shadha (1st and 2nd);

Hence these three stars arc powerful and important.

Birth of King

1)When Jupiter in conjunction with Mars and the Moon occupies a Vargottama or Pushkara
Navamsa, the person born is a king,

(2) When the full-moon aspected by benefic planet is posited in the 10th house, a ruler of land is
born. (It may be noted that Pushkara Navamsa is equated with Vargollama).

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PUSHKAR NAVAMSA
COMPOSITE CIRCULAR CHART

1. The outer circle of the disc indicates Navamsas,

marked numerically.
2. The third circle shows constellations or nakshatras.
3. Signs and navamsas are marked numerically from 1 to 12,
in anti-clockw2ise manner.
4. All Pushkar Navamsas of the odiac are marked with a
black dot, below the navamsa signs.

Shlokas from Jataka parijata on Pushkar Navamsa

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Source: Ancient Indian Astrology:

Translation:

The 7th and 9th Navamsa of Fiery Signs

The 3rd and 5th Navamsa in Earth signs
The 6th and 8th Navamsa in Airy signs
The 1st and 3rd in Watery signs

Pushkar Bhaga : Jataka Prijata, Adhaya 1, sloka 58

- Out of the total 108 Nakshatra-quarters, 24 are considered "Pushkar" navamsas =

highly fortunate.
- Each rashi contains two Pushkar Navamsha = ruled by Moon, Venus, Mercury and
Jupiter – all natural benefics.
- Of the 24 Pushyakaraka Navamsha, 3 are further strengthened, because they are
Vargottamsha.

Pushkara Navamsas
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- Planets in Pushkara Navamsa are highly beneficial and strong, in the opinion of Brighu
Nadi, and equal or greater in importance as vargottama planets.
- Each sign has two Pushkara Navamsas, 24 in all, and each ruled by a benefic planet.
- Out of 24, three Pushkara Navamsas are vargottama: Taurus Navamsa in Taurus rasi;
Cancer Navamsa in Cancer rasi; and Sagittarius Navamsa in Sagittarius rasi.
- If a planet is in Pushkara Navamsa which, however, falls in a sign equal to the 6th, 8th or
12th house of the Rasi chart, then the good affects become nil.
Eg: If in a Leo rising chart, Mercury were in 7˚ Taurus in the rasi chart, and thus in Pisces
Pushkara Navamsa, its affect would become nil as Pisces is the 8th house of the Rasi chart.

Pushkar bhags :

Specific Pushkara degrees (Pushkara bhagas) in the different signs are highly auspicious, and
should be used in Prashna charts and particularly for fixing the lagna of Muhurta charts.

The Pushkara Navamsas, specific Pushkara divisions, and Pushkara Bhagas are given as follows.

Pushkara Navamsas

Sign Type Pushkara Navamsas Pushkara Navamsa Pushkara Bhagas

Divisions (degrees)
Fire Libra and Sagittarius 7th and 9th 21˚
Earth Taurus and Pisces 3rd and 5th 14˚
Air Taurus and Pisces 6th and 8th 24˚
Water Virgo and Cancer 1st and 3rd 7˚

Transits of Planets in Pushkara Navamsas

Beneficial transits through the signs/houses of the rasi chart become exceedingly beneficial during
the times when such planets move through Pushkara Navamsas.

Similarly, effects of malefic transits such as Shani Ashtama, or Sade-Sati, will be modified during
times of their transits in Pushkara Navamsas.

Of special importance are the transits of dasa/bhukti lords through beneficial Navamsas and
especially Pushkara Navamsas.

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In which rasis Pushkar Navamsas do not fall:

- While there are two Pushkara in each sign, they do not fall in Aries, Gemini, Leo, Scorpio,
Capricorn, and Aquarius Navamshas
- Aries, Gemini, Leo and Aquarius are male signs and their Navamsha may use up all the
energy available to them to regenerate the planetary qualities.
- Scorpio and Capricorn are female signs but these are complex areas within signs. Scorpio
creates sudden transformation and Capricorn makes planet feel much burdened, even if
they are well placed.

The rulerships of the Navamshas are by benefic planets.

- Jupiter and Venus rules nine Pushkara each, one in fire, earth and air elements, whereas
Moon and Mercury rule one each in Water elements.

Pushkara Bhaga

Pushkara Bhagas are specific degrees where planets become auspicious to do good. The exact
degree becomes very powerful agent for being positive, whereas the Navamsha is still powerful but
not as intense as the degree.

Jataka Parijata, Adhyaya 1 Shloka 58 gives the following degrees:

Fire signs Earth signs

21º Aries (Libra Navamsha) 14º Taurus (Taurus Navamsha and Vargottama- Moon
19º Leo (Virgo Navamsha) Nakshatra),
23º Sagittarius (Libra Navamsha) 9º Virgo (Pisces Navamsha- Sun Nakshatra)
14º Capricorn (Taurus Navamsha- Moon Nakshatra)
Air signs Water signs
18º Gemini (Pisces Navamsha- Rahu Nakshatra), 8º Cancer (Virgo Navamsha)
24º Libra (Taurus Navamsha- Jupiter Nakshatra), 11º Scorpio (Libra Navamsha),
19º Aquarius (Pisces Navamsha- Rahu Nakshatra) 9º Pisces (Virgo Navamsha)

- Pushkara Bhagas are not found in Ketu, Mars and Mercury Nakshatras

Birth of King

1)When Jupiter in conjunction with Mars and the Moon occupies a Vargottama or Pushkara
Navamsa, the person born is a king,

(2) When the full-moon aspected by benefic planet is posited in the 10th house, a ruler of land is
born. (It may be noted that Pushkara Navamsa is equated with Vargollama).

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D.K.2 p.85 verse 77 Jupiter in Pushkara Navamsa

- Jupiter in Kendra ( 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th) or Kona (5th or9th) house in Pushkara Navamsa
makes a native born very lucky(wealthy).
- But if the sign of Pushkara Navamsa occupied falls in Rasi Chart in the 6th, the 8th or the
12th house (S hastamse, Ashtamse or Vyayamse), the native (in addition to being wealthy) is
emaciated (weak in health) and grieves on account of bereavement (death of a son).

Eg: (a) Suppose in a chart of Thula ascendant, Jupiter is posited in the 10th house (in Kataka)
exaltation sign in Kanya Navamsa which falls in the 12th house in Rasi Chart, so both conditions
are fulfilled .

(b) Suppose, in a chart of Thula ascendant Jupiter is in the 9th house (in Mithuna s ign) is
Vrishabha Navamsa which is also Ashtamasa (i.e. Nidhanamsa also).

(c) Suppose, in a chart of Thula ascendant, Jupiter is in the ascendant (Thula sign) in Meena
Navamsa which is also Shastamsa.

In all the above three examples, the native will get both good and bad results.

THE USE OF PUSHKARA NAVAMSAH AND PUSHKARA BHAGA

Jataka Parijata says that Pushkara should be used in Natal, Mahurtha and Prashna scenarios.

In the Natal Chart

- Lagna, Lagna lord, and 10th lords in Pushkara give great strength and good luck to
thebirth chart. More planets in Pushkara, the stronger the chart.
- Any planet / planets in PN or PB strengthen the chart. Lagna Lord in PN/PB will elevate
the whole chart whereas the Karaka of a particular House will boost that House.
- If the Dasha lord is in Pushkara or the lord of Bhava Madhya that are Pushkara, it will
gives special results in relationship to its significations.
- Yogakaraka and Yogas formed in Pushkara will give excellent results during their periods.
- Planet in an exact degree becomes much stronger. If you have Sun exalted in 21º Aries, it is
in Pushkara Navamsha and Bhaga. But this is also the debilitated Navamsha of the Sun.
Pushkara will make Sun strong instead of weak.
- If Lagna lord is Pushkara in your partner’s chart or vice versa means that you have the
ability to understand each other and your marriage will be fulfilling and lasting. The
karakasVenus and Jupiter in Pushkara degrees help make partnerships good.
- If a woman has Jupiter in Pushkara, then she will have good partner and children.
- Planets transiting Pushkaras generally give good results or will reduce their malefic effects
if adversely placed.

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For Muhurtha

- There are 24 Pushkara Navamsha and 12 Pushkara Bhagas. Therefore every hour a
Pushkara Navamsha rises and every two hours a Pushkara Bhaga rises.
- When you need to find an auspicious time, you can chose a Pushkara Navamsha or a
Pushkara Bhaga. Some degrees reflect both the Navamsha and degree of Pushkara. In
Taurus, the Pushkara Navamsha and the degree are Vargottama; therefore that particular
position isextremely strong.
- While planning a Mahurtha, it would be good to choose a Pushkara degree or Navamsha
rising. This protects the chart and enhances its benefic quality.
- To have the benefic planets, Lagna lord, 9th Lord, 5th Lord as well as the Lord of the house
for which you are performing the Mahurtha to be in Pushkara Navamsha will further
fortify thec hart.

During Prashna

- If the Prashna ascendant falls in Pushkara or the Karaka for question falls in
Pushkara,there will be a positive answer.
- If the Karaka for the question is placed in an evil House, namely 8th House even though in a
Pushkara Navamsha, we may predict that the objective will not be achieved.

Sri CS Patel’s book ‘Navamsha and Nadi Astrology’, based on Chandra Kala Nadi. gives different
Pushkara Bhagas than what is in Jataka Parijata.

Pushkaramsa or Pushkar bagha as stated by CS Patel

(I) Pushkaramsa is a particular degree (one only) in each of the twelve signs. It is also
known as Pushkarabhaga, which is used for auspicious effects, when a Muhurta , a
birth or any other such point is to be considered.
(II) Degrees in Signs
The degrees 21 (Aries), 14(Taurus), 24(Gemini), 7(Cancer), 21(Leo), 14(Virgo),
24(Libra), 7(Scorpio), 21(Sagittarius), 14(Capricorn), 24(Aquarius) and 7(Pisces) are
Pushkaramsa and are useful for fixing Puskara Muhurtas for auspicious in genera. The
same Pushkara degrees are also mentioned in Vidyamadhviyam, Kalamitram and Kala-
vidhanam.

D.K.2 p.85 verse 77

Source and reference:

Jataka Parijata
Navamsa in Astrology

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