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The Classical Construction of Ashtakavarga Tables

Ashtakavarga — 'eight-source division' — is described in Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra and receives systematic treatment in Brihat Jataka and the Jyotisha Phalaratnamala. The system constructs a separate table for each of the seven classical Grahas (plus the Lagna point), showing how many of the eight contributing factors (the seven Grahas plus the Lagna) cast a benefic point (Bindu) into each of the twelve Rashis from each Graha's perspective. The calculation rule: for any Graha X, determine from which Rashi positions (counted from Graha X's natal position) each other Graha and the Lagna cast a Bindu. These positions are specified in classical tables — for example, from the Sun's natal position, the Sun itself casts Bindus from the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th positions; the Moon casts from the 3rd, 6th, 10th, and 11th; and so on for each of the eight contributors. The result is a Bhinna Ashtakavarga (individual Ashtakavarga) table for each Graha showing a Bindu count from 0 to 8 in each Rashi. The Sarvashtakavarga is the sum of all seven Graha Ashtavargas, producing a combined total for each Rashi ranging from 0 to 56 (7 Grahas × 8 points maximum). Most competent charts show Sarvashtakavarga totals between 18 and 42 in any given Rashi, with the all-chart average typically near 28-29.