Basics of navamsa chart reading, interpretation and analysis

The lords of 1st, 4th and 7th navamsa of a sign represent the Deva ("Divine beings"
and constructive forces); persons born with any of these navamsas rising in the
Lagna are generous, religious, wealthy, powerful and influential. Persons born in the
2nd, 5th or the 8th navamsa whose lords represent the Naras ("Human beings" and
their efforts) are generally kind, good natured, engaged in the pursuits of human
welfare and reputed; and in the 3rd, the 6th or the 9th navamsa whose lords
represent the Rakshasas ("Demonic beings" and evil forces) are selfish,cruel,
violent, destructive and possess many negative qualities. Moreover, the Lagna-rasi
and the Lagna-lord should not form or occupy the 6th, the 8th or the 12th bhava in
the Navamsa Chart nor the lords of the 6th, the 8th or the 12th of the Rasi Chart
associate with the Navamsa Lagna or its lord.

Birth in Vargottama Lagna is considered very fortunate and planets in Vargottama

are very strong and confer benefic results if they do not occupy inimical signs. The
occupation of own navamsa by a planet is superior to the occupation of its
exaltation-navamsa. The planet which is in its exaltation sign in the Rasi-chart but
situated in its neecha-navamsa (debilitated in Navamsa-chart) produces its bad
results very soon, however, a planet situated in its debilitation sign in the Rasi-chart
but in its uccha-navamsa (exalted in Navamsa-chart) invariably confers auspicious
results. If at the time of birth planets are placed in inimical signs even if they be in
Vargottama they render all Raja yogas useless, the same is true if many planets are
in debilitation. The Rajayogakarakas cease to be Rajayogakarakas if the happen to
occupy their neecha-navamsas. Saturn occupying its own or exaltation sign does
not afflict natural benefics or their yoga-formations provided it does not
simultaneously occupy its neecha-navamsa but all planets occupying navamsas
ruled by Jupiter usually act as benefics and if situated in a kendra, in the 9th or in
the 2nd house from the lagna make one very learned, famous and even establish a
new school of thought or system. Rahu and Ketu (mythology) do not rule any
navamsa-division but a navamsa of Mars is to be found in all signs.

Results of planetary periods (dashas) and sub-periods (antra-dashas) vary in

accordance with the particular location of those bhava-lords in the Navamsa-chart.
A planet otherwise strongly placed in the Rasi-chart with reference to a specific
bhava or its lord does not produce in its own dasha/antra-dasha the anticipated
good results relating to that bhava in full if it happens to be situated in the
navamsa-chart in the 6th, the 8th or the 12th from the sign occupied by that
particular bhava-lord e.g. the lord of the Lagna situated in the 3rd house in
conjunction with the lord of the 3rd gives prosperous, happy and helpful brothers
but if in the navamsa-chart the lord of the lagna is in the 6th, the 8th or the 12th

from the lord of the 3rd then there may be enmity with brothers or sorrow to them.
If the lord of the 2nd house is in conjunction with the lord of the 10th situated in the
10th house and the lord of the lagna is involved in Rajayoga one secures a high
political or administrative position during the dasha/antra-dasha of the lord of the
2nd house but in case in the navamsa-chart the lord of the 2nd is in the 6th, the 8th
or the 12th from the lord of the 10th then contrary results will be experienced.