Ashtakavarga Explained: Bindus, Tables and a Worked Example
Compare BAV and SAV, reproduce a Sun Ashtakavarga contribution table, and check the raw 48 and post-Trikona 24 totals.
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361–378 / 682Gajakesari Yoga: Formation, Strength and Chart Examples
Compare Moon- and Lagna-based Gajakesari rules, check three worked chart counts, and see why a yoga label is not a prediction.
Budhaditya Yoga: Sun–Mercury Association, Degrees and Context
Check Budhaditya by sign, calculate Sun–Mercury degree gaps across signs, and compare a named combustion threshold.
Pancha Mahapurusha Yoga: Five Types and Formation Checks
Compare the five Pancha Mahapurusha planet, sign and kendra tests, then check worked charts without mixing Rashi and Navamsa.
Viparita Raja Yoga: Harsha, Sarala, Vimala and Worked Charts
Compare broad and narrow Harsha, Sarala and Vimala rules, identify the 6th, 8th and 12th lords, and verify three charts.
Kemadruma Yoga: The Moon Rule, Qualifications and Examples
Check the Moon, its adjacent signs and Lagna kendras under a named Kemadruma rule; compare a worked chart and counterexamples.
Rohini Nakshatra: Degrees, Four Padas and a Worked Example
Find Rohini in sidereal Taurus, map all four padas to Navamsa signs, and calculate a Moon longitude without turning symbolism into a fixed prediction.
Ashwini Nakshatra: Aries Degrees, Padas and the Ashvins
Locate Ashwini from 0° Aries, calculate its four padas and Navamsas, and understand the Ashvins in tradition without making medical or personality predictions.
Pushya Nakshatra: Cancer Degrees, Padas and Timing Claims
Calculate Pushya’s four Cancer padas and distinguish a natal Moon in Pushya from Guru Pushya transit timing and a complete muhurta.
Revati Nakshatra: Pisces Degrees, Padas and the Zodiac Boundary
Locate Revati from 346°40′ to 360°, calculate its four Pisces padas, and compare named gandanta conventions without fatalistic claims.
Bharani Nakshatra: Aries Degrees, Four Padas and Meaning
Find Bharani between Ashwini and Krittika, calculate its four padas, and separate Venus’s nakshatra role from Mars’s Aries rulership.
Panchaka Rahita Muhurat: The Method and a Worked Example
Learn one clearly named Panchaka Rahita method, number its four inputs, work the remainder, and distinguish it from the five-nakshatra Panchak period.
Nakshatra Thyajyam and Varjyam: How to Read the Window
Understand Varjyam as a nakshatra-linked Panchang window: read its source table, duration convention, local date and midnight crossing correctly.
Bhadra Vasa: Vishti Karana, Lokas and Panchang Entries
Learn what Bhadra Vasa adds to a Vishti Karana entry, how one published Moon-sign mapping works, and why the time window and loka label are separate fields.
Shivavasa: Seven States and a Clearly Named Calculation
Learn the continuous-tithi Shivavasa formula, check all seven results, and distinguish ritual timing from daily devotion.
Panchanga Shuddhi: The Five Limbs in Muhurta Selection
Understand the five Panchanga limbs with a worked worksheet, and separate computed data from the tradition-specific rules used to select a muhurta.
Vedas and Upanishads: Their Relationship and Differences
Understand how the Upanishads belong to the wider Vedic corpus, where major texts sit, and why no single four-part outline fits every recension.
Who Founded Hinduism? Traditions, Texts and Historical Development
A careful answer to who founded Hinduism: distinguish Vedic beliefs about revelation from historical evidence and the many traditions under the umbrella.