Sarvatobhadra

Sarvatobhadra chakra (Sbc) is a technique for Nakshatra based prediction in Vedic astrology. Nakshatra based techniques prove to be very fruitful e.g. in Vimsottari or Kalachakra Dasa and in KP system. Sbc is a good additional tool for chart reading and Dasa prediction. It gives valuable information about the birth chart and its Nakshatra based positive and negative features. Moreover it gives a key for Gochara (transit) predictions and can thus be used as valuable addition for timing of events. The Sarvatobhadra technique is supposed to be very old. The fact that Abhijit (the 28th Nakshatra ) plays a role in this technique is a hint that it comes from ancient times. There are only spare references of Sbc in classical scriptures, e.g. a small chapter in Mantreswars's Phala Deepika. Most of the illustrious scriptures (like Hora Shastra, Jataka Parijata, Saravali or Brihat Jataka) do not mention this technique at all. Subsections of this page are Section Contents Basics of Sarvatobhadra Completing the Chakra Vedhas Gochara (Transits) Introduction to the fundamentals. Planets, week days and Rasis in Sbc. Explanation of the Vedhas. Usage of Sbc for transit prediction.

Sarvatobhadra - Basics
Sbc uses a zodiac of 28 Nakshatras. This is a significant difference to other Nakshatra based chakras. Most of these classical chakras depend on a zodiac of 27 Nakshatras, so they are trigonal because the number 27 has only the divisors 3 and 9. So the presence of Abhijit plays a key role and gives rise to a rectangular Nakshatra chart composed of 4 * 7 = 28 basic fields.

Placement of Nakshatras
Sarvatobhadra Chakra is drawn in a rectangle of 9 * 9 = 81 fields. The Nakshatras belong to upper and lower row, resp. the left and right column. The corners and the 7 * 7 sections in the center of the chakra are not occupied so far. The counting is clockwise. Aswini is the 6th Nakshatra in the upper row. The other Nakshatras (including Abhijit) follow in regular manner.

The picture below shows the Chakra.

The Corners
There are 4 corners in Sbc. They have special significance. It is written that the Nakshatra Padas in neighborhood to the corners are critical points and must be regarded in a special manner. The following table gives the zodiacal positions of the corners and their corresponding neighbourhood Padas. Corner Between Nakshatras Corner Position Pada Before Pada After Right Upper Bharani - Krittika Right Lower Aslesha - Makha Left Upper 26:40 Ar 0:00 Leo 23:20 - 26:40 Ari 0:00 - 3:20 Sco 20:00 - 23:20 Cap 26:40 Ari - 0:00 Tau 3:20 - 6:40 Sco 23:20 - 26:40 Cap 26:40 Can - 0:00 Leo 0:00 - 2:20 Leo

Left Lower Vishakha - Anuradha 3:20 Sco Sravana - Dhanishta 23:20 Cap

The Role of Abhijit

Abhijit is the 28th star and is located between Uttarashadha and Sravana. There are two main opinions about the usage of Abhijit. First opinion tries to eliminate this star. People of this group do not place any planet into this Nakshatra. Second opinion places several degrees of Uttarashadha and Sravana into Abhijit. So the last quarter of Uttarashadha and the first 15th part of Sravana are regarded as belonging to Abhijit.

Sarvatobhadra - Completing the Chakra

PLANETS AND WEEKDAYS
The 7 planets are written into the center of the chakra: Saturn in the very center, the other planets on his left (Jupiter), right (Sun/Mars), top (Venus) and bottom (Moon, Mercury). These squares are also assigned to the 7 weekdays. The weekdays correspond to the native's birthday. The sign of Lagna is another point of importance, e.g. for the health of the native.

RASIS
The 12 Rasis are placed around the planets (see chakra).

LETTERS
The Sanskrit letters are placed in the empty squares (see chakra). The letters correspond to the name of the native or the subject of the query. The picture below shows the complete Sbc.

Sarvatobhadra - Vedhas
Vedhas establish relationships between Nakshatras resp. points of the zodiac. Vedhas can be compared with aspects. There are different types of aspects in classical Vedic Astrology: aspects between Rasis (like Graha and Rasi Drishti) and aspects between points of the zodiac (like Sputa Drishti).

Vedhas of Nakshatras
Each Nakshatra has three Vedhas. Forward: this Vedha appears if we travers Sbc in diagonal manner until we reach the next Nakshatra at the border of the chakra. Forward motion means that we have to go in positive (i.e. clockwise) direction. Opposite: this is the Nakshatra we reach if we traverse the chakra horizontally (for Nakshatras on the left and right) or vertically (for Nakshatras on the top and bottom).

Backward: like forward Vedha, but in negative (i.e. counter clockwise) direction. Forward direction means movement in the sense of a planet in direct motion. Backward direction is the movement of a retrograde planet, the opposite corresponds to a stationary planet.

EXAMPLES
Aswini has forward vedha to Rohini, opposite Vedha to Purvaphalguni and backward Vedha to Jyestha. Swati has forward vedha to Jyeshta, opposite Vedha to Sathabish and backward Vedha to Rohini. Purvashadha has forward Vedha to Uttarabhadra, opposite Vedha to Aridra and backward Vedha to Hastha. Krittika has forward Vedha to Visakha, opposite Vedha to Sravana and backward Vedha to Bharani.

Vedhas of Individual Points in the Zodiac

Vedhas of Nakshatras are only one way of interpretation. The argument of Vedhas can also be applied to individual points of the zodiac. Each individual point of the zodiac has three Vedas. The vedha point is reached if we make a proportional consideration (rule of three) regarding the length of a planet. E.g. The second degree of Aswini has its opposite point in the second degree of Purvaphalguni (counted from the end): 24 Leo. Regions of the zodiac can be calulated in a simplar manner, i.e. by taking the start and end point of the region.

EXAMPLES
The exaltation point of the Sun (10:00 Aries) has opposite Vedha with 16:40 Leo. The debilation point of the Sun (10:00 Libra) has opposite Vedha with 16:40 Aquarius. The moolatrikona of the Sun (0-20 Leo) has opposite Vedha with 6:40 - 26:40 Aries. The exaltation point of Jupiter (3 Cancer) has opposite Vedha with 0 Sagittarius. The debilation point of Jupiter (3 Capricorn) has opposite Vedha with 30 Taurus, etc.