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Shodasha Varga — the 16 divisional charts
In Parashari Jyotisha the Shodasha Varga is a specific classical set of sixteen divisional charts. It is not simply D1 to D16 in sequence: each Varga magnifies one area of life already indicated in the natal chart.
The classical set is D1, D2, D3, D4, D7, D9, D10, D12, D16, D20, D24, D27, D30, D40, D45 and D60. Each chart is produced by subdividing every sign into a fixed number of equal parts and mapping those parts onto the zodiac.
A divisional chart never replaces the D1 Rashi chart. It refines a subject the natal chart has already indicated — and a promise absent from D1 is not created by a Varga.
The sixteen Vargas
- D1
Rashi
Overall life and foundational horoscope
- D2
Hora
Wealth and resources
- D3
Drekkana
Siblings, courage and initiative
- D4
Chaturthamsha
Property, residence and fixed assets
- D7
Saptamsha
Children and progeny
- D9
Navamsha
Dharma, marriage and planetary refinement
- D10
Dashamsha
Career and profession
- D12
Dwadashamsha
Parents and ancestry
- D16
Shodashamsha
Vehicles and comforts
- D20
Vimshamsha
Spiritual practice
- D24
Chaturvimshamsha
Education and learning
- D27
Saptavimshamsha
Strength and resilience
- D30
Trimshamsha
Difficulties and vulnerabilities
- D40
Khavedamsha
Fine auspicious/inauspicious influences
- D45
Akshavedamsha
Character and inherited indications
- D60
Shashtiamsha
Advanced subtle/karmic refinement
Why birth time matters more here
The higher the division, the smaller the slice of zodiac each part occupies — so a small error in birth time can move a planet into a different Varga sign.
- D2One part = 15°
- D9One part = 3°20′
- D24One part = 1°15′
- D40One part = 45′
- D45One part = 40′
- D60One part = 30′
How the Vargas should be read
- 1.D1 promise — the natal chart establishes what is indicated
- 2.The relevant house and its lord
- 3.The Grahas involved and their dignity
- 4.The Nakshatra occupied
- 5.The divisional chart relevant to the question
- 6.Planetary strength in that Varga
- 7.Dasha and Antardasha for timing
- 8.Transit (Gochar) where relevant
- 9.Final synthesis across all of the above
Typical reading paths
Marriage
D1 → 7th House → 7th Lord → significators → D9 → Dashas
Career
D1 → 10th House → 10th Lord → relevant Grahas → D10 → Dashas
Education
D1 → education houses and Grahas → D24 → relevant Dashas
Property
D1 → 4th House → relevant planets → D4 → Dashas
Children
D1 → 5th House → significators → D7 → Dashas
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