Divisional Charts
Along with the usual birth chart, called the rashi chart; Vedic astrology employs a number of subtle, harmonic or divisional charts, which are mathematical subdivisions of the birth chart.20 Planetary positions in several divisional charts are considered important for health. Most notable of these are the positions in the drekkana (harmonic third) for Prana and general vitality, navamsha (harmonic ninth) for the connection with the soul and for longevity, in the dvadashamsha (harmonic twelfth) for ancestry and congenital influences, and in the trimshamsha (harmonic thirtieth) for specific diseases and injuries. The
navamsha is the most important of these and should be examined in the same way as the basic birth (rashi) chart.
In determining health, a good Vedic astrologer will examine several of these divisional charts with the rashi (birth) and Moon charts. In addition to these, another specific factor often examined for determining the Ayurvedic constitution is the navamsha sign of the Moon.21
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