Ashtakavarga is the numerical branch of Vedic astrology. Rather than judging a transit qualitatively, it assigns each sign a bindu score from each planet, producing a table that shows precisely which houses are well supported and which are not. It appeals particularly to people who want the reasoning shown rather than a verdict handed down.
What Ashtakavarga measures
Ashtakavarga assigns each sign a score based on contributions from the seven planets and the Ascendant. The result is a table of bindus for every sign, showing at a glance where the chart has support and where it does not.
Bhinnashtakavarga and Sarvashtakavarga
Bhinnashtakavarga gives the scores from a single planet’s perspective, useful when studying that planet’s transit. Sarvashtakavarga sums all of them, giving a total for each sign — the number most often quoted when astrologers describe a house as strong or weak.
Why it improves transit reading
The same transit can produce very different results in different charts. Saturn moving through a sign with a high bindu total tends to be far more workable than the same transit through a low-scoring sign. Ashtakavarga is what makes that distinction visible.
Frequently asked questions
What is a bindu? A bindu is a point contributed by a planet to a sign. Higher totals indicate stronger support for matters of that house.
What score counts as strong? In Sarvashtakavarga, totals above about 30 are generally considered strong and below about 25 weaker, though it is always read in context.
Do I need this if I already had a chart reading? It is a complement. Ashtakavarga adds numerical precision to transit timing that a general reading does not provide.
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