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Frequently asked questions about Ashtakavarga
What is a bindu?
A benefic point. For each planet, contributions are counted from the positions of all seven planets plus the Lagna using the standard Parashari tables, so any sign can score from 0 to 8 bindus in that planet's row. More bindus means the sign is better supported for that planet's results.
What counts as a good Sarvashtakavarga score?
The twelve SAV totals always add to 337, so the average sign holds about 28. Thirty or more is considered strong, and 25 or fewer suggests a house that will take extra effort. Judge a sign against that average rather than against an absolute idea of a good number.
How is it used for transits?
This is where Ashtakavarga earns its keep. A planet passing through a sign with a high bindu count in its own Bhinnashtakavarga row tends to deliver better results than the same transit through a low-scoring sign. It explains why the same Jupiter transit is excellent for one person and unremarkable for another.
Does a low-bindu house mean that area of life will fail?
No. It indicates less natural support, which usually shows as effort rather than absence. A low-scoring house with a strong, well-placed lord can still deliver well, and Ashtakavarga is only one measurement - Shadbala, dignity and the dasha all have their say.
How does it differ from Shadbala?
Ashtakavarga scores signs and houses by benefic points, so it is mainly a map of where support lies and a transit tool. Shadbala scores the six-fold strength of the planets themselves - see the Shadbala calculator. The Inner Stamina - Bhamsha (D27) Chart is the varga of strengths and weaknesses. Vimsopaka Bala is a further scale: varga dignity out of 20. They answer different questions, and a full reading such as the Kundli Maker report shows Shadbala and Ashtakavarga together.
What do Strongest graha and Weakest graha mean?
Those cards score the planet, not the house. The bindu figure is that graha's Bhinnashtakavarga total across all twelve signs (the Total column in the table). Placed in House 10 only means the planet sits in the 10th in this Kundli; it is not that house's Sarvashtakavarga score. A well-supported graha in a career house is extra backing for work, not a guarantee of a title.
What is Ashtakavarga in Vedic astrology?
Ashtakavarga ("eight-fold strength") is a classical Jyotish scoring system that measures how supportive each sign and house is by counting benefic points called bindus. For each of the seven grahas (Sun through Saturn), points are contributed from the positions of all seven grahas plus the Lagna, using the standard Parashari tables. Each graha gets a Bhinnashtakavarga (BAV) row of 0–8 bindus per sign. Adding the seven rows gives the Sarvashtakavarga (SAV) - twelve totals that always sum to 337.
A sign with more than the average of about 28 bindus is well supported; 30 or more is strong; 25 or fewer asks for extra effort. Astrologers use SAV to judge house strength and to time transits (Gochar): a planet moving through a high-bindu sign tends to give cleaner results than the same planet in a depleted sign. Bindus are a scoring layer, not a prediction of wealth or health on their own. A high 10th-house SAV does not guarantee a promotion; a low 6th does not diagnose illness.
What the Strongest graha and Weakest graha cards mean
Those two Key takeaways cards score the planet, not the house. Bhinnashtakavarga is each graha's own bindu row: 0–8 points in each of the twelve signs, then added up. A figure such as 56 bindus in all signs is that row total - the most supported planet in this chart. It is not the Sarvashtakavarga of the house that planet sits in. Placed in House 10 only means that graha occupies the 10th in this Kundli (career, status, public life). Placed in House 6 means it occupies the 6th (daily work, debt, illness, opponents).
In practice, a well-supported Jupiter sitting in the 10th is extra backing for work and standing when Jupiter's dasha or a Jupiter transit is on. A quieter Saturn sitting in the 6th often means grind and friction ask for more effort. It is a strength map, not a promotion or a diagnosis. The BAV table under the cards is the same data: the Total column is that planet's all-sign count.
Enter the exact birth time and pick the city from the suggestions so Lagna and planetary signs are correct on the sidereal (Lahiri) zodiac. The full chart, including houses these scores sit in, is in Kundli Maker. Current transits are on the planet transit page. Shadbala is a different strength system; the Inner Stamina - Bhamsha (D27) Chart is the varga of strengths and weaknesses. Do not mix those numbers as if they were one scale.
The tool is free. You can share the grid or save a PDF. Ashtakavarga is technical Jyotish - useful for timing, easy to over-read. Editorial pages are reviewed by Astro Arpita Nath.
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