Intermediate9 modules40 lessons~8 hrs

A Study Guide to Brihat Jataka

A self-paced study guide that walks Varahamihira's Brihat Jataka chapter by chapter. Each module pairs the classical text with a plain-English unpacking of the rules it teaches. Begin with Foundations and work through to a complete reading method.

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What you'll learn

Foundations

The vocabulary every reading takes for granted: signs, houses, planets, dignities, and the ascendant. Sourced primarily from Brihat Jataka chapters 1 and 2.

The Reading Method

A repeatable approach to reading any chart, built on the foundations from Module 1. Lagna, Moon, house rulers, and a seven-statement synthesis template.

Dasas and Timing

When does the chart say what it says. Vimshottari Dasa, sub-periods, and the slow transits that interact with them.

Ashtakavarga

A point-based system that tells you, sign by sign, how this chart receives each planet. The third timing tool, alongside dasas and transits.

Avocation

What kind of work is this chart built for? A four-verse chapter in Brihat Jataka gives the answer, and it is one of the cleanest worked methods in the text.

Yogas

Named planetary combinations with named results. The yoga literature is the part of Vedic astrology that lets a chart be recognized at a glance.

Nakshatras and Planets in Signs

The 27 lunar mansions and the per-sign character of the Moon and the other planets. Brihat Jataka chapters 16, 17, and 18 give the classical descriptions.

Aspects and Bhavas

How planets see and influence each other across the chart, and what each planet brings to each house. Brihat Jataka chapters 19 and 20.

Divisional Charts

A second look at the same placements through divisional charts. The Navamsha (D9) is the most important; this module covers it in detail and gives a brief view of the wider varga set.

Curriculum

Course content

9 modules · 40 lessons · ~8 hrs

Module 1

Foundations

The vocabulary every reading takes for granted: signs, houses, planets, dignities, and the ascendant. Sourced primarily from Brihat Jataka chapters 1 and 2.

0/6 done

~1 hr

Module 2

The Reading Method

A repeatable approach to reading any chart, built on the foundations from Module 1. Lagna, Moon, house rulers, and a seven-statement synthesis template.

0/5 done

~1 hr

Module 3

Dasas and Timing

When does the chart say what it says. Vimshottari Dasa, sub-periods, and the slow transits that interact with them.

0/5 done

~1 hr

Module 4

Ashtakavarga

A point-based system that tells you, sign by sign, how this chart receives each planet. The third timing tool, alongside dasas and transits.

0/3 done

~34 min

Module 5

Avocation

What kind of work is this chart built for? A four-verse chapter in Brihat Jataka gives the answer, and it is one of the cleanest worked methods in the text.

0/2 done

~22 min

Module 6

Yogas

Named planetary combinations with named results. The yoga literature is the part of Vedic astrology that lets a chart be recognized at a glance.

0/8 done

~2 hrs

Module 7

Nakshatras and Planets in Signs

The 27 lunar mansions and the per-sign character of the Moon and the other planets. Brihat Jataka chapters 16, 17, and 18 give the classical descriptions.

0/4 done

~52 min

Module 8

Aspects and Bhavas

How planets see and influence each other across the chart, and what each planet brings to each house. Brihat Jataka chapters 19 and 20.

0/3 done

~40 min

Module 9

Divisional Charts

A second look at the same placements through divisional charts. The Navamsha (D9) is the most important; this module covers it in detail and gives a brief view of the wider varga set.

0/4 done

~54 min