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What is nadi amsha?

Most of the astrologers may be knowing by now what is Nadi amsha. For the benefit of others, the
Nadi amsha is the subtlest division of a rashi (sign) suggested by Sage Satyacharya similar to the
Vargas (divisions) given by Sage Parasara. It is generally the 150th part of rashi, amounting to 12 of
arc or 48 seconds in time if 2 hours duration is taken for rashi. In the Chararashis (moveable) it is
counted clockwise7 from the beginning of rashi, in the Sthira rashis (fixed) anti clockwise from the
end of rashi and in the Dwiswabhava rashis (dual/common) from the middle of rashi. Different names
are given for each nadi amsha such as Vasudha, Vaishnavi etc. the last nadi amsha being called
Parameshwari. Thus the first nadi amsha of Vasudha in chara rashi will be the 150th in the sthira rasi
and 76th in the Dwiswabhava rasi. The names chosen also seem to indicate some good or bad nature
of the particular amsha similar to the names given in Shatshtyamsha.
Each nadi amsha is again divided into two parts called Poorvabhaga (first part) and Uttarabhaga
(second part), amounting to total of 300 parts, each
part consisting of 6 in arc or 24 seconds in time. Some nadi astrologers divide the nadi amasha into 4
parts, amounting to a total of 600 parts, called Kalas each Kala consisting of 3 in arc or 12 seconds in
time, to distinguish the role and duty of an individual as Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vysya or Sudra in the
broad fields of religious / philosophical guidance, ruling, trading, or service respectively.
Sthula(broad)life patterns are given for 1st and 2nd part of each nadi amsha in a Lagna
(Ascendant).The general life patterns for some of these nadi amshas in a lagna are covered in the
Astrological magazine of Bangalore, India. Sukshma (subtle) patterns are to be evolved with the
position of planets in the particular chart.
How is nadi amsha visualized?
Now let us see how this nadi amsha divisions might have arrived at by our ancient astrologers. It is
mainly based on Tatwa/Antar Tatwa Siddantha. The order of the tatwas and their duration are Prithvi
tatwa (earth) 6 minutes, Jala tatwa (water) 12 minutes, Tejo tatwa (fire) 18 minutes, Vayu tatwa (air)
24 minutes and Akash tatwa(ether) 30 minutes. That means, for every 90 minutes the tatwas
complete one round and start the second round. Thus in 24 hours, 16 rounds will be done.In this the
odd number rounds are Savya (clockwise) and the even number rounds are apasasvya (anti
clockwise). Now, if you take Prithvi tatwa of 6 minutes and its Antar tatwa duration
will be 24 seconds (6 multiplied by 6 and divided by 90), which is the time taken for each part of nadi
amsha.
Now consider the Aroha (upward) and Avaroha (downward) motions of duration in Prithvi Antar
tatwa as follows:

Aroha Antara. Time (Mins-Secs). Avaroha ಅಅಅಅಅಅಅ Time (Mins-Secs)

Prithvi 0-12 Akash 1-00
Jala 0-24 Vayu 0-48
Tejo 0-36 Tejo 0-36
Vayu 0-48 Jala 0-24
Akash 1-00 Prithvi 0-12
TOTAL 3-00 3-00
You can see that the duration is still sub-divided into minimum of 12 seconds, which is time taken for
each Kala of nadi amsha.
This scheme is given in the book Jyotisha Siddhamthamu (out of print now) written in 1973 in South
Indian Telugu language by my Guru Late
DaivagnaRatna and Vidya Visarada Sri Divakaruni Venkata Subba Rao, quoting Jataka
Phalachintamani that the tatwas take avaroha also.
Male/Female birth – Rectification of birth time
Based on this, tables are evolved to find out the male/female birth after sunrise as per the birth
tatwa, chara/sthira/dwiswabhava lagnas, day and Moon nakshatra (constellation).The tatwas
represent male/female birth as: Prithvi male, Jala female, Tejo male, Vayu female and Akash male.
From these tables, time of birth can be rectified to suit the male or female birth. Of course,
Mr.M.V.Rao in his article Rectification of birth time Bhrugu nadi in the magazine The Times of
Astrology March 1973, Prof.P.S.Sasti in his book Rectification of birth (An analytical approach)
published by M/s Rangoon Publications of Delhi in 1996 and Mr.Marc Penciled in his book The Nadi
System of Rectification in 1976 gave their own tables and interpretations for correcting the birth
time for male/female
birth, without going into Aroha and Avaroha Antar Tatwas. Anyway, it is for the readers to find their
best method to rectify the birth time for male/female birth. In either case, the calculation of correct
Sun rise time is very important. I do not propose to discuss the same in detail here as it is not directly
connected to the present topic.
My nadi amsha model
My date of birth is 7 September 1938, Place of birth Vizianagram, Andorra Prudish, India Longitude
83-27 East, Latitude 18-07 North. The time of birth is given in the old records as 7 ghettos 55 vighatis
after Sun rise. The Day of birth is Wednesday. The Moon Nakshatra is Savanna 4th pad. Following the
system given in the book Jyotisha Siddhamthamu , following Antar tatwas, the birth is in Tejo anat.
tatwa in Jala tatwa, Tejo representing male birth to suit to the other conditions of Libra chara rashi
lagna, Wednesday and Moon nakshatra of Savanna. This matches the time of birth of 9-00 AM LMT or
8-56-16 AM ITS, as obtained from the original record and hence no rectification of birth time is
required. This would give about 6 degrees in Libra lagna depending on the Amasha used. Now, the
nadi amsha patterns around this 6 degrees in moveable lagna are to be checked, as given in the
Astrological magazine of Bangalore, India, relating to 31st nadi amsha by name Kampala from 6 to
6-12 in moveable sign and 32nd nadi amsha by name Quanta from 6-12 to 6-24, for two parts in each
nadi amsha.
For the sake of interest and appreciation of the readers, I quote below the general life pattern given
for the second part of Kamalamsha (6-6 to 6-12) from Dhruva Nadi:
 The native belongs to a Shudder caste.(?). He is a devotee of Vishnu and is the 8th issue (?) to his
parents. He is born in a city. His parents are long lived. His father lives as an employee of the State
moving about in different places. He serves a Niche Parch. His profession in to do with chemicals and
minerals (Rasayargada-moolena Dhabi dravyadhi Haitian). His father is a welted man. He lives in a
foreign country. He has a number of friends. His mother is a lady of great moral character and
discipline. His eldest brother is not alive. He has a long life and well built body (?) and a dark
complexion (?). He is educated. He is dutiful to his parents and is Satwik by nature. He has respect for
the Brahmins and Gods. He is moderate in his ambitions and his talk. He has the knack to read others
characters, but inclined to deceive his friends (?). He is an eloquent speaker. He is employed in the
Defense department (Senapatimupashritya). He marries a good looking girl of character in his 21st (?)
year. His real prosperity begins after marriage. When he is 16 (?) a great misfortune hits the family
because of his father s Yoga bhanga. His father becomes much afflicted due to the machinations of
enemies and loss of wealth. After his 22nd year, he gets a daughter (?). His father s enemies become
crushed and things will again improve. His parents become extremely happy. At 29 he gets into the
good glances of ruler. His father dies when he is 32 (?). There is continuous prosperity after 35. At 36
his mother dies(?). At 40 he has a big lift in the position. He is sent to foreign countries on errands. He
gets plenty of money and two conveyances. At 42 he gets Raja Mudras. 2 sons and 1 daughter (?) are
long lived. He is helpful to others. He gives charities. His sons also prosper. He prospers like the
waxing Moon till his death. At 64 his wife dies. At 65 he passes away.
I may mention here that the general pattern mostly matches except for the ages and the question
mark (?) is given in the brackets wherever it differs. The idea to give this reading is only to appraise
the readers how a general life pattern is given from the lagna nadi amsha only. The patterns in the
other nearer nadi amshas are not discussed to save space. It is not also necessary that all the points
have to match correctly since it is only a broad background key to subsequently link it up intelligently
with the actual planetary positions for understanding the actual life events.
Comments : Though it is fairly understood how the nadi amsha divisions are visualized by our great
ancient astrologers, it is still a hard nut to crack how they could have given the general life pattern of
each nadi amsha without referring to any particular lagna and planetary positions. It seems that there
are 108 tatwas, what are they and whether they are also linked up the nadi amshas is not known. This
minute division sets the seed of an individual. If the correct nadi amsha is established, which is not so
easy, there is a bird s eye view of the entire past and future of the person concerned. Each nadi
amsha has got its own peculiar characteristics, but it
can clearly indicate one s pattern of destiny. In relation to planetary positions, birth star etc. it can
give an idea of one s parentage, number of brothers, sisters etc. A nadi amsha connected with a birth
star and certain other planetary situations can enable us to predict future events with considerable
accuracy. In fact, it seems, that Sage Satyacharya, father of Nadi Astrology, says that in the absence of
the correct nadi amsha, the time of birth cannot be decided accurately.
During my recent visit to USA to give lectures on this topic of Hindu Astrology in the conferences of
American Federation of Astrologers and Arsha Vidya Gurukulam, on their invitation, I found there in a
World almanac book that for every 3 seconds 9 births and 6 deaths take place ( it is for the scholars to
understand where the other extra 3 births are coming from). That means, this nadi amsha division
that a human birth takes place in every 12 seconds also may not hold good in the present
circumstances. The present nadi amshas might have been written in the ancient times when the birth
rate is very slow. Also it looks that these patterns are visualized to suit more to some particular
regions within some distance of longitudes.
Therefore, it is the moral duty of every astrologer to collect and maintain the birth data and life
events of the known individuals and discuss with others in the field with an open mind and research
angle or present their findings in this esteemed journal or elsewhere for the benefit of others in the
field. Then probably we may get similar charts on the same day with different lagna parts and life
stories, born to different parents or as twins, in different countries to really do some research. By
subjecting the Sage s revelation to proper investigation and research, some rules may be formulated
to pinpoint the correct moment of birth, if God permits the ancient astrological wonders may be
revived again and a new Nadi Grantha may evolve to suit to the present modern circumstances. It is
also necessary for all astrologers to thoroughly study the available literature on Nadi astrology,
though scanty, and attempt to collect as much information as possible for real research.
Nadi amshas and their order in various rashis
The following table is attached to my article A Note on Nadi Amshas by the magazine Vedic
astrology on their own.It is likely that the names may
differ by some others..
Note: 1 represents 0 degrees to 0 degrees 12 minutes,
2 represents 0 degrees 12 minutes to 0 degrees 24 minutes etc. till
150 represents 30 degrees,thus each nadi amsha increasing by 0 degrees 12 minutes
Nadi Amsha Moveable rashi Fixed rashi Duel rashi
Vasudhaa 1 150 76
Vaishnavi 2 149 77
Braahmi 3 148 78
Kaalakoota 4 147 79
Shaankari 5 146 80
Sudhaakari 6 145 81
Samaa 7 144 82
Saumyaa 8 143 83
Suraa 9 142 84
Maayaa 10 141 85
Manoharaa 11 140 86
Maadhavi 12 139 87
Manjuswanaa 13 138 88
Ghoraa 14 137 89
Kumbhini 15 136 90
Kutilaa 16 135 91
Prabhaa 17 134 92
Paraa 18 133 93
Payasvini 19 132 94
Maalaa 20 131 95
Jagati 21 130 96
Jarjharaa 22 129 97
Dhruvaa 23 128 98
Musalaa 24 127 99
Mudgaraa 25 126 100
Paashaa 26 125 101
Champakaa 27 124 102
Daamakaa(Daamini) 28 123 103
Mahi 29 122 104
Kulashaa 30 121 105
Kamalaa 31 120 106
Kaantaa 32 119 107
Kaalaa 33 118 108
Karikaraa 34 117 109
Kahamaa 35 116 110
Durdharaa 36 115 111
Durbhagaa 37 114 112
Vishwaa 38 113 113
Visheernaa 39 112 114
Vikataa 40 111 115
Avilaa 41 110 116
Vibhramaa 42 109 117
Sukhadaa 43 108 118
Snigdhaa 44 107 119
Sodaraa 45 106 120
Surasundari 46 105 121
Amritaplaavini 47 104 122
Kaalaa 48 103 123
Kaamadhuk 49 102 124
Karaveerani 50 101 125
Gahvaraa 51 100 126
Kundini 52 99 127
Raudraa 53 98 128
Vishaakhyaa 54 97 129
Vishanaashini 55 96 130
Narmadaa 56 95 131
Sheetalaa 57 94 132
Nimnaa 58 93 133
Preetaa 59 92 134
Priyavardhini 60 91 135
Maanaghnaa 61 90 136
Durbhagaa 62 89 137
Chiraa 63 88 138
Chitrini 64 87 139
Chiranjeevini 65 86 140
Bhoopaa 66 85 141
Gakaharaa 67 84 142
Naalaa 68 83 143
Nalini 69 82 144
Nirmalaa 70 81 145
Nadi 71 80 146
Sudhaamritaamshu 72 79 147
Kaalikaa 73 78 148
Kalushankuraa 74 77 149
Trailokyamohankari 75 76 150
Mahaamaari 76 75 1
Susheetalaa 77 74 2
Sukhadaa 78 73 3
Suprabhaa 79 72 4
Shobhaa 80 71 5
Shobhanaa 81 70 6
Shivadaa 82 69 7
Shivaa 83 68 8
Balaa 84 67 9
Jwaalaa 85 66 10
Gadaa 86 65 11
Gaadhaa 87 64 12
Nootanaa 88 63 13
Sumanoharaa 89 62 14
Somavalli 90 61 15
Somalataa 91 60 16
Mangalaa 92 9 17
Mudrikaa 93 58 18
Kshudhaa 94 57 19
Mokshaapavargaa 95 56 20
Balayaa 96 55 21
Navaneeta 97 54 22
Nishaachari 98 53 23
Nirritti 99 52 24
Nigadaa 100 51 25
Saraa 101 50 26
Sangeetaa 102 49 27
Saamadaa 103 48 28
Samaa 104 47 29
Viwhwambharaa 105 46 30
Kumaari 106 45 31
Kokilaa 107 44 32
Kunjaraakriti 108 43 33
Aindraa 109 42 34
Swaahaa 110 41 35
Swaraa 111 40 36
Vahni 112 39 37
Preetaa 113 38 38
Rakshajalaaplavaa 114 37 39
Vaaruni 115 36 40
Madiraa 116 35 41
Maitri 117 34 42
Haarini 118 33 43
Harini 119 32 44
Marut 120 31 45
Dhananjayaa 121 30 46
Dhanakari 122 29 47
Dhanadaa 123 28 48
Kamchhapaambuja 124 27 49
Maamshaani 125 26 50
Shooeini 126 25 51
Raudri 127 24 52
Shivaa 128 23 53
Shivakari 129 22 54
Kalaa 130 21 55
Kundaa 131 20 56
Mukundaa 132 19 57
Bharataa 133 18 58
Haritaa 134 17 59
Kadalee 135 16 60
Smaraa 136 15 61
Kandalaa 137 14 62
Kokilaa 138 13 63
Paapaa 139 12 64
Kaamini 140 11 65
Kalashodbhavaa 141 10 66
Veeraprasoo 142 9 67
Sangaraa 143 8 68
Shatayajnaa 144 7 69
Shataavari 145 6 70
Prahvi 146 5 71
Paatalini 147 4 72
Naagaa 148 3 73
Pankajaa 149 2 74
Parameshwari 150 1 75

Introduction
The Rashi is divided into several divisions such as Hora (1/2), Drekkana (1/3), Chaturtamsa ( 1/4),
Panchamsa (1/5), Shastamsa ( 1/6), Saptamsa (1/7), Ashtamsa (1/8), Navamsha ( 1/9), Dashamsa
(1/10), Dwadashamsa ( 1/12), Shodashamsa ( 1/16), Vimshamsa 91/20), Siddhamsa (1/24), Bhamsa
(1/27), Trimshamsa (1/30), Khavedamsa (1/40), Akshavedamsa ( 1/40), Shastiamsa ( 1/60, Navamsha-
Navamsha ( 1/81), Navamsha-Dwadashamsa ( 1/108) etc, representing different aspects of life. It is
known how to prepare these different divisional charts though with some differences in the
approach. But there is no published literature for the correct utilization of these charts in interpreting
the results. Nadi Amsha is the subtlest in the division of the Rashi. Some of the published literature on
Nadi amshas has given the results. But nowhere it is published how to prepare the Nadi amsha chart
and to interpret the results.
In this article is given the explanation of the Nadi amshas, methodology to prepare the Nadi amsha
chart and interpretation of Nadi amsha chart, out of my research.
Nadi Amshas
By now, most of the readers know what is a Nadi amsha. However, for the benefit of others, a Nadi
amsha is 1/150th part of a rashi. The 30 degrees of rashi divided by 150 would give 12 minutes of arc
(30 degrees multiplied by 60 and divided by 150 is equal to 12 minutes). Thus there are 150 Nadi
amshas in a rashi and each Nadi amsha is of 12 minutes arc. If, on an average, 2 hours duration is
taken for each rashi, it amounts to 48 seconds in time duration (2 hours multiplied by 3600 and
divided by 150 is equal to 48 seconds). These Nadi amshas are given different names to recognize
their interval periods.
The Nadi amshas are numbered in clockwise direction in moveable rashis from beginning to end of
rashi. In fixed rashis they begin from end to beginning of rashi anti-clockwise. In dual rashis, they
begin from middle of rashi, to the end of rashi then continue from beginning of rashi and counted
upto the middle of rashi. For example, in Aries moveable rashi, the 1st Nadi amsha, named Vasudha,
is from 0 degrees to 0 degrees 12 minutes, the 2nd Nadi amsha is from 0 degrees 12 minutes to
0degrees 24 minutes and so on till the 150th Nadi amsha is from 29 degrees 48 minutes to 30
degrees. In Taurus fixed rashi, the 1st Nadi amsha of Vasudha is from 29 degrees 48 minutes to 30
degrees, the 2nd one from 29 degrees 36 minutes to 29 degrees 48 minutes and so on till the last
150th Nadi amsha is from 0 degrees to 0 degrees 12 minutes. In Gemini dual rashi, the 1st Nadi
amsha of Vasudha is from the middle 15 degrees to 15 degrees 12 minutes, the 2nd one from 15
degrees 12 minutes to 15 degrees 24 minutes and so on till the 75th Nadi amsha is from 29 degrees
48 minutes to 30 degrees and then the 76th Nadi amsha starts from the beginning of 0 degrees to 0
degrees 12 minutes, the 77th from 0 degrees 12 minutes to 0 degrees 24 minutes and so on till the
150th one is from 14 degrees 48 minutes to 15 degrees. Thus it can be seen that 1st Nadi amsha in
Aries, the 150th Nadi amsha in Taurus and the 76th Nadi amsha in Gemini are the same. But it does
not seem logical to apply this to all moveable, fixed and dual rashis. There are four sets of moveable,
fixed and dual rashis in the zodiac. They are Aries-Taurus-Gemini, Cancer-Leo-Virgo, Libra-Scorpio-
Sagittarius, and Capricorn-Aquarius-Pisces. The above logic applies only within each set. The 1st Nadi
amsha of Cancer, 150th Nadi amsha of Leo, the 76th Nadi amsha of Virgo would be the same. The 1st
Nadi amsha of Libra, the 150th Nadi amsha of Scorpio, the 76th Nadi amsha of Sagittarius would-be
the same. The 1st Nadi amsha of Capricorn, the 150th Nadi amsha of Aquarius, the 76th adi amsha of
Pisces would be the same.
Table of Nadi Amshas
For ready reference, the table of Nadi amshas is given in Appendix I to this article, as taken from my
article A Note on Nadi amshas published by Vedic Astrology magazine November-December 1998.
The list is also given the in the book Devakeralam by late Sri R. Shantanam and in The Astrological
Magazine of late Sri B. V. Raman. The names of the Nadi amshas may differ but the duration of the
intervals are the same in all the sources.
Preperation of Nadi Amshas Chart
Before preparing the Nadi amsha chart, it is essential to rectify the given birth time as per my article
Tatwa/Antartatwa Siddhata-Birth Rectification published in The Times of Astrology magazine June
2002. This method would rectify the birth time to match the male / female births as per the day,
lagna, and Moon star and tatwa upto a difference of 24 seconds in birthtime.
An attempt is made here from fundamentals of explanation of Nadi amshas to give a methodology to
prepare a Nadi amsha chart for different sets moveable, fixed and dual rashis.
Moveable Rashis
In moveable rashis, the Nadi amshas are counted clockwise from the beginning to the end of the
rashi. Hence in Aries moveable rashi, the 1st Nadi amsha falls in Aries itself, the 2nd I Taurus, the 3rd
in Gemini and so on till the 150thfall in Virgo. In Cancer moveable rashi, the 1st Nadi amsha falls in
Cancer, the 2nd in Leo, the 3rd in Virgo and so on till the last 150th falls in Sagittarius. In Libra
moveable rashi, the 1st Nadi amsha falls in Libra, the 2nd in Scorpio, the 3rd in Sagittarius and so on
till the 150th falls in Pisces. In Capricorn moveable rashi, the 1st Nadi amsha falls in Capricorn, the 2nd
in Aquarius, the 3rd in Pisces and so on till the 150th falls in Gemini. That means, if Ascendant (lagna)
or any other planet in rashi chart in Aries rashi is in 1st Nadi amsha of 0 degrees to 0 degrees 12
minutes, it falls in Aries rashi itself in Nadi amsha chart, if from 0-12 to 0-24 it falls in Taurus in Nadi
chart, and so on till if it is between 29-48 to 39 degrees it should be place in Virgo in Nadi chart.
Similarly the ascendant or any other planet in Cancer, Libra or Capricorn in rashi chart should be place
in Nadi chart depending on the degrees and minutes in rashi chart and the number of the Nadi
amsha.
Fixed Rashis
In fixed rashis, the Nadi amshas are counted anti-clockwise from the end to the beginning of the rashi.
In Taurus fixed rashi, the 1st Nadi amsha of 29-48 to 30 degrees is the same as the 150th Nadi amsha
of 29-48 to 30 degrees in Aries moveable rashi. The 150th Nadi amsha in Taurus from 0 degrees to 0-
0:12 is the same as the 1srt Nadi amsha of 0 degrees to 0-0:12 in Aries. As already explained above,
150th Nadi amsha of Aries falls in Virgo and 1st falls in Aries. Therefore, the 1st Nadi amsha of Taurus
should start from Virgo and go anti-clockwise, the 2nd from 29-36 to 29-48 in Leo and so on till the
150th of 0 degrees to 0-0:12 falls in Aries. Suppose if ascendant or any planet id in 10 -58 in Taurus, it
falls in the 96th Nadi amsha in Taurus from 10-48 to 11 degrees and so count 96 anti-clockwise from
Virgo, which would be Libra. Therefore, the ascendant or any planet in 10-58 in Taurus in rashi chart
should be placed in Libra in Nadi amsha chart.
Similarly in the second set of moveable-fixed-dual rashis of Cancer-Leo-Virgo, the 1st Nadi amsha of
Leo is the same as the 1450th Nadi amsha of Cancer. The 150th Nadi amsha of cancer if Sagittarius. So
the counting of Nadi amshas in Leo should start from Sagittarius anti-clockwise. If the ascendant or
any planet is in 20-51 in Leo, it falls in the 46th Nadi amsha of 20-28 to 21degrees and so count 46
anti-clockwise from Sagittarius, which would be Pisces. Therefore, the ascendant or any planet in 20-
51 in Leo in rashi chart should be place in Pisces in Nadi amsha chart.
Similarly in the third set of Libra-Scorpio-Sagittarius, the 150th Nadi amsha of Libra falls in Pisces and
so the counting for Nadi amshas in Scorpio should start from Pisces anti-clockwise. F ascendant or any
planet is in 10-58 in Scorpio, which would be the 96th Nadi amsha and so count 96 anti-clockwise
from Pisces, which would be Aries. Therefore, the ascendant or any planet in 10-58 in Scorpio in rashi
chart should be placed in Aries in Nadi amsha chart.
Similarly in the fourth set of Capricorn-Aquarius-Pisces, the counting for Nadi amshas in Aquarius
shold start form Gemini which is the 150th in Capricorn. If ascendant or any planet were in 24-40 in
Aquarius, it would be in 27th Nadi amsha and so count 27 anti-clockwise from Gemini, which would
be Aries. Therefore the ascendant or any planet in 24-40 in Aquarius in rashi chart should be placed in
Aries in Nadi amsha chart.
Thus the crux is that if the ascendant of any planet is in Taurus, the counting of Nadi amsha of that
should start from Virgo anti-clockwise, if in Leo start counting from Sagittarius anti-clockwise, if in
Scorpio start counting from Pisces anti-clockwise and if in Aquarius start counting from Gemini anti-
clockwise.
Dual Rashis
In dual rashis, the Nadi amshas are counted clockwise from the middle to the end of the rashi and
then counting continued from the beginning to the middle of the rashi. In Gemini dual rashi, the 1st
Nadi amsha of 15 to 15-12 is the same as the 76th Nadi amsha of 15 to 15-12 in Aries moveable rashi.
The 75th Nadi amsha of Gemini from 29-48 to 30 degrees is same as the 150th in Aries. The 76th Nadi
amsha in Gemini from 0 degrees to 0-12 is same as the 1srt in Aries. The 150th Nadi amsha in Gemini
from 14-48 to 15 degrees is same as the 75th in Aries. As already seen in Aries, the 76th Nadi amsha
falls in Cancer, the 150th in Virgo, and the 1srt in Aries and the 75th in Gemini. So the 1st Nadi amsha
in Gemini should fall in Cancer, 75th in Virgo, 76th in Aries and 150th in Gemini. So the counting of
Nadi amshas in Gemini should start form Cancer clockwise from the 1srt Nadi amsha till the 75th in
Virgo. The 76th in Gemini should start clockwise from Aries till the 150th in Gemini. Suppose the
ascendant or any planet is in 18-27 in Gemini, it falls in the 18th Nadi amsha in Gemini from 18-24
to18-36 and so count 18 clockwise from Cancer, which would be Sagittarius. Therefore, the ascendant
or any planet in 18-27 in Gemini in rashi chart should be placed in Sagittarius in Nadi chart. Suppose
the ascendant or any planet is in 1-10 in Gemini, it falls in the 82nd Nadi amsha in Gemini from 1
degree to 1-12 and so count 82 clockwise from Aries taking 76 as Aries, which would be Virgo.
Therefore the ascendant or any planet in 1-10 in Gemini in rashi chart should be placed in Virgo in
Nadi chart.
Similarly in the second set of moveable-fixed-dual rashis of Cancer-Leo-Virgo, the 1st Nadi amsha in
Virgo is same as the 76th in Cancer, 75th in Virgo is same as 150th in Cancer, 76th in Virgo is same as
1st in Cancer and the 150th in Virgo is same as the 75th in Cancer. The 76th in Cancer falls in Libra. O
the counting of Nadi amshas in Virgo should start from Libra clockwise till the 75th falls in Sagittarius.
The 76th in Virgo should start clockwise from Cancer till the 150th in Virgo. Suppose if the ascendant
or any planet is in 18-27 in Virgo, it falls in the 18th Nadi amsha in Virgo, and to count 18 from Libra
clockwise, which would e Pisces. Therefore the ascendant or any planet in 18-27 in Virgo in rashi chart
should be placed in Pisces in Nadi chart.
Suppose the ascendant or any planet is in 1-10 in Virgo, it falls in the 82nf Nadi amsha in Virgo and so
count 82 clockwise from Cancer taking 76 as Cancer, which would be Sagittarius. Therefore the
ascendant or any planet in 1-10 in Virgo in rashi chart should be place in Sagittarius in Nadi chart.
Similarly in the third set of Libra-Scorpio-Sagittarius, the 1st Nadi amsha in Sagittarius is same as the
76th in Libra, the 75th in Sagittarius is same as 150th in Libra, 76th in Sagittarius is same as 1st in Libra
and the 150th in Sagittarius is same s 75th in Libra. The 76th in Libra falls in Capricorn. So the counting
of Nadi amshas in Sagittarius from 1st to 75th should start clockwise from Capricorn till the 75th in
Pisces. The 76th Sagittarius should start clockwise from Libra till the 150th in Sagittarius. Suppose if
the ascendant or any planet is in 18-27 in Sagittarius, it falls in the 18th Nadi amsha of Sagittarius and
so count 18 from Capricorn clockwise, which would be Gemini. Therefore the ascendant or any planet
in Sagittarius in 18-27 in rashi chart should be placed in Gemini in Nadi chart. Suppose if the
ascendant or any planet is in 1-10 in Sagittarius, it falls in 82nd Nadi amsha in Sagittarius and so count
82from Libra clockwise taking 786 as Libra, which would be Pisces and therefore should be place n
Pisces in Nadi chart.
Similarly in the fourth set of Capricorn-Aquarius-Pisces, the counting of Nadi amshas in Pisces from
1st to 75th should start from Aries clockwise till the 75th falls in Gemini. The 76th Nadi amsha in
Pisces should start clockwise from Capricorn till the 150th falls in Pisces. Therefore the ascendant or
any planet in 23-51 in Pisces falls in 45th Nadi amsha in Pisces from 23-48 to 2 degrees. So count 45
from Aries clockwise, which would be Sagittarius and therefore should be placed in Sagittarius in Nadi
chart. If ascendant or any planet is in 1-10 in Pisces, it falls in 82nd Nadi amsha in Pisces and so count
82 from Capricorn clockwise taking 76th as Capricorn, which would be Gemini and therefore should
be placed in Gemini in Nadi chart.
Example of Nadi Chart
Based on the above methodology, the Nadi chart is given below for the ascendant and planets in rashi
chart.
Rasi Chart: Libra-Ascendant 5-54, Venus 7-4, Rahu 27-16; Capricorn- moon 20-9; Aquarius- Jupiter 2-7;
Pisces- Saturn 23-51; Aries- Ketu 27-16; Leo- Mercury 5-59, Mars 6-33, Sun 20-51
Nadi Chart: Pisces-Ascendant, Sun, Mars; Taurus-Moon; Leo- Ketu; Virgo-Venus; Scorpio- Jupiter;
Sagittarius-Mercury, Saturn; Aquarius-Rahu
Interpretation of Nadi Chart
The person of the above rashi chart is a mechanical engineer retired from Government Defense
Research service. After retirement he continued his hobby of astrology doing researh, writing articles,
giving lectures and consultations, getting awards in astrology. He also knows Vedanta and Veena
musical instrument to some extent. He has own house and vehicles. He ahs only one son settled
abroad. He lives on pension I his own house with his wife studying astrology and Vedanta. He also
travels in India and abroad. He ahs moderate health.
The above rashi and Nadi charts are broadly analyzed to check which one would give better
interpretation.
In the rashi chart, the 10th house is vacant aspected by the 10th lord Moon. The 10th lords in 4th
alone in Moon star without any aspects from any other planet. From this, it is difficult to interpret his
activities in Defence research, astrology and Vedanta. Venus in Libra ascendant in own house has not
given any proficiency in his musical interests. The Moon in 4th, the 4th not aspected by any planet ad
the 4th lord Saturn in 6th house aspected by Mars should have obstructed having his own house,
vehicles and education. Jupiter in 5th ouse aspected by Sun, Mercury and Mars and the 5th lord
Saturn in 6th house with exchange (parivartana) with Jupiter should have given more children. The
2nd lord Mars, 9th lord Mercury and 11th lord Sun in 11th should have given big wealth and
prosperity. Ascendant lord Venus in the ascendant and 6th lord Jupiter In 5th with exchange with
Saturn should have given good health. The 9th and 12th lord Mercury with enemy mars should have
obstructed his travels.
In the Nadi chart, Saturn and Mercury in 10th house, 10th and 1st lord Jupiter in Scorpio of Mars with
exchange with Mars would give better interpretation about his activities in Defense research,
astrology and Vedanta. Debilitated Venus has not given much progress in musical pursuits. The 4th
house aspected by 4th lord Mercury, 2nd and 9th lord mars, 11th lord Saturn has given good house,
vehicles and education. The 5th house aspected by Jupiter and 5th lord Moon exalted has given one
son. The 2nd and 9th lord Mars in ascendant associated with 6th lord Sun and 11th and 12th lord
Saturn have given moderate wealth and prosperity. The 6th lord Sun in ascendant aspected by 8th
lord debilitated Venus has given moderate health though ascendant lord Jupiter aspecting the
ascendant. Jupiter in 9th and 9th lord Mars in ascendant with exchange with ascendant lord Jupiter
and 12th aspected by 11th and 12th lord Saturn has given the travels.
The transits of planets in both the charts can also be compared to check the results though it is not
done here.
Thus from the above broad analysis the Nadi chart gives better interpretation than the rashi chart.
Conclusion : Since the Nadi amshas differentiate upto 48 seconds in birth time, it is the subtlest
available means to interpret better results. When there is no published literature to correctly
interpret the all the other known divisional charts, particularly whether lordship of houses can be
taken or not in the divisional charts, it is not claimed that the analysis of the Nadi chart as given above
is correct. It is also not claimed that the above methodology to prepare the Nadi chart is correct. The
idea is writing this article is to stimulate the experts astrology to come out with better research to
delve deep into this subject to interpret better results by studying all the divisional charts including
the subtlest Nadi amsha chart and to publish the same for the benefit of others. The subject of
astrology is already having its natural death with superficial knowledge and interpretations of
commercial interest and without any deep research and published literature. It is an earnest request
once again to all the astrologers and other government and private organizations to do deep research
in astrology and publish the same to revive this great Divine subject.
Appendix I
Nadi Amshas and their Order in Various Rashis
The following table is attached to my article A Note on Nadi Amshas by the magazine Vedic
astrology on their own. It is likely that the names may differ by some others.
Note: 1 represents 0 degrees to 0 degrees 12 minutes, 2 represents 0 degrees 12 minutes to 0
degrees 24 minutes etc till 150 represents 29 degrees 48 minutes to 30 degrees, thus each nadi
amsha increasing by 0 degrees 12 minutes.
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What is nadi amsha?
Most of the astrologers may be knowing by now what is Nadi amsha. For the benefit of others, the
Nadi amsha is the subtlest division of a rashi (sign) suggested by Sage Satyacharya similar to the
Vargas (divisions) given by Sage Parasara. It is generally the 150th part of rashi, amounting to 12 of
arc or 48 seconds in time if 2 hours duration is taken for rashi. In the Chararashis (moveable) it is
counted clockwise7 from the beginning of rashi, in the Sthira rashis (fixed) anti clockwise from the
end of rashi and in the Dwiswabhava rashis (dual/common) from the middle of rashi. Different names
are given for each nadi amsha such as Vasudha, Vaishnavi etc. the last nadi amsha being called
Parameshwari. Thus the first nadi amsha of Vasudha in chara rashi will be the 150th in the sthira rasi
and 76th in the Dwiswabhava rasi. The names chosen also seem to indicate some good or bad nature
of the particular amsha similar to the names given in Shatshtyamsha.
Each nadi amsha is again divided into two parts called Poorvabhaga (first part) and Uttarabhaga
(second part), amounting to total of 300 parts, each
part consisting of 6 in arc or 24 seconds in time. Some nadi astrologers divide the nadi amasha into 4
parts, amounting to a total of 600 parts, called Kalas each Kala consisting of 3 in arc or 12 seconds in
time, to distinguish the role and duty of an individual as Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vysya or Sudra in the
broad fields of religious / philosophical guidance, ruling, trading, or service respectively.
Sthula(broad)life patterns are given for 1st and 2nd part of each nadi amsha in a Lagna
(Ascendant).The general life patterns for some of these nadi amshas in a lagna are covered in the
Astrological magazine of Bangalore, India. Sukshma (subtle) patterns are to be evolved with the
position of planets in the particular chart.
How is nadi amsha visualized?
Now let us see how this nadi amsha divisions might have arrived at by our ancient astrologers. It is
mainly based on Tatwa/Antar Tatwa Siddantha. The order of the tatwas and their duration are Prithvi
tatwa (earth) 6 minutes, Jala tatwa (water) 12 minutes, Tejo tatwa (fire) 18 minutes, Vayu tatwa (air)
24 minutes and Akash tatwa(ether) 30 minutes. That means, for every 90 minutes the tatwas
complete one round and start the second round. Thus in 24 hours, 16 rounds will be done.In this the
odd number rounds are Savya (clockwise) and the even number rounds are apasasvya (anti
clockwise). Now, if you take Prithvi tatwa of 6 minutes and its Antar tatwa duration
will be 24 seconds (6 multiplied by 6 and divided by 90), which is the time taken for each part of nadi
amsha.
Now consider the Aroha (upward) and Avaroha (downward) motions of duration in Prithvi Antar
tatwa as follows:

Aroha Antara. Time (Mins-Secs). Avaroha ಅಅಅಅಅಅಅ Time (Mins-Secs)

Prithvi 0-12 Akash 1-00
Jala 0-24 Vayu 0-48
Tejo 0-36 Tejo 0-36
Vayu 0-48 Jala 0-24
Akash 1-00 Prithvi 0-12
TOTAL 3-00 3-00
You can see that the duration is still sub-divided into minimum of 12 seconds, which is time taken for
each Kala of nadi amsha.
This scheme is given in the book Jyotisha Siddhamthamu (out of print now) written in 1973 in South
Indian Telugu language by my Guru Late
DaivagnaRatna and Vidya Visarada Sri Divakaruni Venkata Subba Rao, quoting Jataka
Phalachintamani that the tatwas take avaroha also.
Male/Female birth – Rectification of birth time
Based on this, tables are evolved to find out the male/female birth after sunrise as per the birth
tatwa, chara/sthira/dwiswabhava lagnas, day and Moon nakshatra (constellation).The tatwas
represent male/female birth as: Prithvi male, Jala female, Tejo male, Vayu female and Akash male.
From these tables, time of birth can be rectified to suit the male or female birth. Of course,
Mr.M.V.Rao in his article Rectification of birth time Bhrugu nadi in the magazine The Times of
Astrology March 1973, Prof.P.S.Sasti in his book Rectification of birth (An analytical approach)
published by M/s Rangoon Publications of Delhi in 1996 and Mr.Marc Penciled in his book The Nadi
System of Rectification in 1976 gave their own tables and interpretations for correcting the birth
time for male/female
birth, without going into Aroha and Avaroha Antar Tatwas. Anyway, it is for the readers to find their
best method to rectify the birth time for male/female birth. In either case, the calculation of correct
Sun rise time is very important. I do not propose to discuss the same in detail here as it is not directly
connected to the present topic.
My nadi amsha model
My date of birth is 7 September 1938, Place of birth Vizianagram, Andorra Prudish, India Longitude
83-27 East, Latitude 18-07 North. The time of birth is given in the old records as 7 ghettos 55 vighatis
after Sun rise. The Day of birth is Wednesday. The Moon Nakshatra is Savanna 4th pad. Following the
system given in the book Jyotisha Siddhamthamu , following Antar tatwas, the birth is in Tejo anat.
tatwa in Jala tatwa, Tejo representing male birth to suit to the other conditions of Libra chara rashi
lagna, Wednesday and Moon nakshatra of Savanna. This matches the time of birth of 9-00 AM LMT or
8-56-16 AM ITS, as obtained from the original record and hence no rectification of birth time is
required. This would give about 6 degrees in Libra lagna depending on the Amasha used. Now, the
nadi amsha patterns around this 6 degrees in moveable lagna are to be checked, as given in the
Astrological magazine of Bangalore, India, relating to 31st nadi amsha by name Kampala from 6 to
6-12 in moveable sign and 32nd nadi amsha by name Quanta from 6-12 to 6-24, for two parts in each
nadi amsha.
For the sake of interest and appreciation of the readers, I quote below the general life pattern given
for the second part of Kamalamsha (6-6 to 6-12) from Dhruva Nadi:
The native belongs to a Shudder caste.(?). He is a devotee of Vishnu and is the 8th issue (?) to his
parents. He is born in a city. His parents are long lived. His father lives as an employee of the State
moving about in different places. He serves a Niche Parch. His profession in to do with chemicals and
minerals (Rasayargada-moolena Dhabi dravyadhi Haitian). His father is a welted man. He lives in a
foreign country. He has a number of friends. His mother is a lady of great moral character and
discipline. His eldest brother is not alive. He has a long life and well built body (?) and a dark
complexion (?). He is educated. He is dutiful to his parents and is Satwik by nature. He has respect for
the Brahmins and Gods. He is moderate in his ambitions and his talk. He has the knack to read others
characters, but inclined to deceive his friends (?). He is an eloquent speaker. He is employed in the
Defense department (Senapatimupashritya). He marries a good looking girl of character in his 21st (?)
year. His real prosperity begins after marriage. When he is 16 (?) a great misfortune hits the family
because of his father s Yoga bhanga. His father becomes much afflicted due to the machinations of
enemies and loss of wealth. After his 22nd year, he gets a daughter (?). His father s enemies become
crushed and things will again improve. His parents become extremely happy. At 29 he gets into the
good glances of ruler. His father dies when he is 32 (?). There is continuous prosperity after 35. At 36
his mother dies(?). At 40 he has a big lift in the position. He is sent to foreign countries on errands. He
gets plenty of money and two conveyances. At 42 he gets Raja Mudras. 2 sons and 1 daughter (?) are
long lived. He is helpful to others. He gives charities. His sons also prosper. He prospers like the
waxing Moon till his death. At 64 his wife dies. At 65 he passes away.
I may mention here that the general pattern mostly matches except for the ages and the question
mark (?) is given in the brackets wherever it differs. The idea to give this reading is only to appraise
the readers how a general life pattern is given from the lagna nadi amsha only. The patterns in the
other nearer nadi amshas are not discussed to save space. It is not also necessary that all the points
have to match correctly since it is only a broad background key to subsequently link it up intelligently
with the actual planetary positions for understanding the actual life events.
Comments : Though it is fairly understood how the nadi amsha divisions are visualized by our great
ancient astrologers, it is still a hard nut to crack how they could have given the general life pattern of
each nadi amsha without referring to any particular lagna and planetary positions. It seems that there
are 108 tatwas, what are they and whether they are also linked up the nadi amshas is not known. This
minute division sets the seed of an individual. If the correct nadi amsha is established, which is not so
easy, there is a bird s eye view of the entire past and future of the person concerned. Each nadi
amsha has got its own peculiar characteristics, but it
can clearly indicate one s pattern of destiny. In relation to planetary positions, birth star etc. it can
give an idea of one s parentage, number of brothers, sisters etc. A nadi amsha connected with a birth
star and certain other planetary situations can enable us to predict future events with considerable
accuracy. In fact, it seems, that Sage Satyacharya, father of Nadi Astrology, says that in the absence of
the correct nadi amsha, the time of birth cannot be decided accurately.

During my recent visit to USA to give lectures on this topic of Hindu Astrology in the conferences of
American Federation of Astrologers and Arsha Vidya Gurukulam, on their invitation, I found there in a
World almanac book that for every 3 seconds 9 births and 6 deaths take place ( it is for the scholars to
understand where the other extra 3 births are coming from). That means, this nadi amsha division
that a human birth takes place in every 12 seconds also may not hold good in the present
circumstances. The present nadi amshas might have been written in the ancient times when the birth
rate is very slow. Also it looks that these patterns are visualized to suit more to some particular
regions within some distance of longitudes.
Therefore, it is the moral duty of every astrologer to collect and maintain the birth data and life
events of the known individuals and discuss with others in the field with an open mind and research
angle or present their findings in this esteemed journal or elsewhere for the benefit of others in the
field. Then probably we may get similar charts on the same day with different lagna parts and life
stories, born to different parents or as twins, in different countries to really do some research. By
subjecting the Sage s revelation to proper investigation and research, some rules may be formulated
to pinpoint the correct moment of birth, if God permits the ancient astrological wonders may be
revived again and a new Nadi Grantha may evolve to suit to the present modern circumstances. It is
also necessary for all astrologers to thoroughly study the available literature on Nadi astrology,
though scanty, and attempt to collect as much information as possible for real research.
Nadi amshas and their order in various rashis
The following table is attached to my article A Note on Nadi Amshas by the magazine Vedic
astrology on their own.It is likely that the names may
differ by some others..
Note: 1 represents 0 degrees to 0 degrees 12 minutes,
2 represents 0 degrees 12 minutes to 0 degrees 24 minutes etc. till
150 represents 30 degrees,thus each nadi amsha increasing by 0 degrees 12 minutes
Nadi Amsha Moveable rashi Fixed rashi Duel rashi
Vasudhaa 1 150 76
Vaishnavi 2 149 77
Braahmi 3 148 78
Kaalakoota 4 147 79
Shaankari 5 146 80
Sudhaakari 6 145 81
Samaa 7 144 82
Saumyaa 8 143 83
Suraa 9 142 84
Maayaa 10 141 85
Manoharaa 11 140 86
Maadhavi 12 139 87
Manjuswanaa 13 138 88
Ghoraa 14 137 89
Kumbhini 15 136 90
Kutilaa 16 135 91
Prabhaa 17 134 92
Paraa 18 133 93
Payasvini 19 132 94
Maalaa 20 131 95
Jagati 21 130 96
Jarjharaa 22 129 97
Dhruvaa 23 128 98
Musalaa 24 127 99
Mudgaraa 25 126 100
Paashaa 26 125 101
Champakaa 27 124 102
Daamakaa(Daamini) 28 123 103
Mahi 29 122 104
Kulashaa 30 121 105
Kamalaa 31 120 106
Kaantaa 32 119 107
Kaalaa 33 118 108
Karikaraa 34 117 109
Kahamaa 35 116 110
Durdharaa 36 115 111
Durbhagaa 37 114 112
Vishwaa 38 113 113
Visheernaa 39 112 114
Vikataa 40 111 115
Avilaa 41 110 116
Vibhramaa 42 109 117
Sukhadaa 43 108 118
Snigdhaa 44 107 119
Sodaraa 45 106 120
Surasundari 46 105 121
Amritaplaavini 47 104 122
Kaalaa 48 103 123
Kaamadhuk 49 102 124
Karaveerani 50 101 125
Gahvaraa 51 100 126
Kundini 52 99 127
Raudraa 53 98 128
Vishaakhyaa 54 97 129
Vishanaashini 55 96 130
Narmadaa 56 95 131
Sheetalaa 57 94 132
Nimnaa 58 93 133
Preetaa 59 92 134
Priyavardhini 60 91 135
Maanaghnaa 61 90 136
Durbhagaa 62 89 137
Chiraa 63 88 138
Chitrini 64 87 139
Chiranjeevini 65 86 140
Bhoopaa 66 85 141
Gakaharaa 67 84 142
Naalaa 68 83 143
Nalini 69 82 144
Nirmalaa 70 81 145
Nadi 71 80 146
Sudhaamritaamshu 72 79 147
Kaalikaa 73 78 148
Kalushankuraa 74 77 149
Trailokyamohankari 75 76 150
Mahaamaari 76 75 1
Susheetalaa 77 74 2
Sukhadaa 78 73 3
Suprabhaa 79 72 4
Shobhaa 80 71 5
Shobhanaa 81 70 6
Shivadaa 82 69 7
Shivaa 83 68 8
Balaa 84 67 9
Jwaalaa 85 66 10
Gadaa 86 65 11
Gaadhaa 87 64 12
Nootanaa 88 63 13
Sumanoharaa 89 62 14
Somavalli 90 61 15
Somalataa 91 60 16
Mangalaa 92 9 17
Mudrikaa 93 58 18
Kshudhaa 94 57 19
Mokshaapavargaa 95 56 20
Balayaa 96 55 21
Navaneeta 97 54 22
Nishaachari 98 53 23
Nirritti 99 52 24
Nigadaa 100 51 25
Saraa 101 50 26
Sangeetaa 102 49 27
Saamadaa 103 48 28
Samaa 104 47 29
Viwhwambharaa 105 46 30
Kumaari 106 45 31
Kokilaa 107 44 32
Kunjaraakriti 108 43 33
Aindraa 109 42 34
Swaahaa 110 41 35
Swaraa 111 40 36
Vahni 112 39 37
Preetaa 113 38 38
Rakshajalaaplavaa 114 37 39
Vaaruni 115 36 40
Madiraa 116 35 41
Maitri 117 34 42
Haarini 118 33 43
Harini 119 32 44
Marut 120 31 45
Dhananjayaa 121 30 46
Dhanakari 122 29 47
Dhanadaa 123 28 48
Kamchhapaambuja 124 27 49
Maamshaani 125 26 50
Shooeini 126 25 51
Raudri 127 24 52
Shivaa 128 23 53
Shivakari 129 22 54
Kalaa 130 21 55
Kundaa 131 20 56
Mukundaa 132 19 57
Bharataa 133 18 58
Haritaa 134 17 59
Kadalee 135 16 60
Smaraa 136 15 61
Kandalaa 137 14 62
Kokilaa 138 13 63
Paapaa 139 12 64
Kaamini 140 11 65
Kalashodbhavaa 141 10 66
Veeraprasoo 142 9 67
Sangaraa 143 8 68
Shatayajnaa 144 7 69
Shataavari 145 6 70
Prahvi 146 5 71
Paatalini 147 4 72
Naagaa 148 3 73
Pankajaa 149 2 74
Parameshwari 150 1 75