Nadi Astrology &

Transits Part 1
By
Mrs Satyamma Bharadwaja,
India
Copy Editors: Christine Fournier, France/USA
& Andree Leclerc, Canada

he work on Nadi has been done

by many sages. In this Century,
Sri R.G. Rao has written a
treatise on Bhrigunandi Nadi.

Born in Gadwal AP on 7th October 1935.

Mrs Y. Satyamma Bharadwaja was taught
astrology by her late father, Pullagummi
Srinivasacharyulu, Aasthana Vidwan and
Jyotisha Vidwan of Gadwal, AP, from 1955 to
1965. His teaching was a composite method
of Parashara and Jaimini, integrated for
prediction. Worked as a Principal for Reddy
Women's College in Hyderabad from 19571997 and was awarded Smith Mundt
Fulbright Scholarship to do MS at Berkeley
University in Berkekey US. Received the
State Best Teacher award in 1986. From
1990 onwards, Mrs Bharadwajas interest in
astrology was rekindled in an intensive way.
She studied Jyotisha from Potti Sriramloo
Telugu University, and then from the Indian
Council of Astrological Sciences, ICAS
(Regd) from 1995. She is the founder and
chairperson of the Sravana Astrological
Research Center, and the author of Jaimini
Dasha Prediction* published in 2007

It is my good fortune that Smt Gayatri

Devi Vasudev offered me to write
Lessons on Nadi monthly for her
magazine Modern Astrology which
along with her book on Jaimini astrology
is available in the Saptarishis Astrology
Online Book Shop. Fourteen lessons
have thus been written and can be
obtained via the past issues of the
magazine.
Presently, I have taken the task of
writing article for Saptarishi Astrology
on Transits and Prediction of the various
transits which influences persons. We
all know that nothing is stationary.
Right from birth all the 9 planets will
move on, some fast, some slow, some
very slow. We should know the time
taken for all these to move in each Rasi.
Sun traverses one degree per day and
remains in the same Rasi for a month.
Moon travels 12 to 13 degrees per day.
These two are fast moving planets. As
for Jupiter, it takes one year to move
from one sign to the other while Saturn

takes two and half years to move from one house/sign to another. Both Rahu and Ketu
reside in the same house for eighteen months before transiting to the next house. Our
focus in this article will be on the very slow moving planets Jupiter, Saturn, Rahu and
Ketu. As they remain for a considerably long time in a house in their respective transit,
their effects can be vividly felt in our lives. Thus they constitute important event
markers for great themes of life such as marriage, childbirth, moving abroad, sickness or
even death.
This technique propose to consider that planetary movements for each planet is reflected
by an equal number of years as it takes them to circle the zodiac/houses. Therefore

Jupiter

s it takes roughly 12 years to circle the zodiac, we consider it influences each

house/sign for 12 years each, starting from its birth position. Given that there are
30 degrees per sign, we can proportionately calculate that Jupiter crosses 2o30 per
year (2.5 X 12 = 30 degrees). For example, if natal Jupiter is at 0o10 Scorpio, then its
influence lasts for all twelve years in Scorpio starting at birth. Alternatively, if Jupiter is
at 2o30 in a sign at birth, then 11 years of its influence remains on its natal birth sign.
Then, the next sign will be 11 to 23 years. In this way, it will complete its natal sign
proportionately according to its degree at birth.
Jupiter
Degree
30 Deg
2.30 Deg

Period Of Life
12 years
1 year

Rahu/ Ketu

s they take 18 years to circle 12 signs, we will consider they influence each house for
18 years. Their proportion by degree is 1 o40 per year (1.67 X 18 = 30 degrees roughly). For example, the natal Nodes at 8o0 would give us a remainder of 13
years of age left in that house. The next sign will show 13 to 31 years.

Rahu/Ketu
Degree
30 Deg
1.67 Deg

Period Of Life
18 years
1 year

Heres a table to get on quickly with degrees calculations:

# of YEARS for
planets
Degrees per
year for
RAHU/KETU
Degrees per
year for
JUPITER

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

1,40

3,20

5,00

6,40

8,20

10,00

11,40

13,20

15,00

16,40

18,20

20,00

21,40

23,20

25,00

26,40

28,20

30,00

2,30

5,00

7,30

10,00

12,30

15,00

17,30

20,00

22,30

25,00

27,30

30,00

Saturn

t takes 30 years for one full round so it shows its influence for 30 years per sign
starting from its birth sign. This amounts to proportionately 1 year for each degree
so, an 11 degrees Natal Saturn indicates 19 years influence left on the natal sign in
terms of ages. Therefore, the next sign as shown in the outer box will then cover ages
from 19 to 49.
Saturn
Degree
30 Deg
1 Deg

Period Of Life
30 years
1 year

In Nadi, Trines hold importance. Planets placed in 1, 5, 9 are important for delineation of
the horoscope. Lagna is not taken into consideration as Jupiter is taken as the starting
point for annual predictions.
The Parasari dasa and bhukti should also be considered while predicting events.
The effect of transits Nadi-wise will be explained through example charts. In these
examples, you will find:
- the outer 3 boxes showing the respective ages and signs related to Jupiter, Rahu, Ketu and
Saturn;
- the main chart is in the centre that is the South Indian diagram. For readers
convenience, the North Indian chart is also shown.
Chart I - Male
DOB: 8th September 1969 at 10:30, in Guntur, AP, India. Moon is in Pushyami, 3rd Pada

Ketu 5472 yrs

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6
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7
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J
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Ketu 36-54

Retro Saturn
o
15 15

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0
1
8
R
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1
8
3
6

Venus 18 34

Rahu 27 41

Moon 11 13

Sun 21 56
o

Ketu 27 41

K
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t
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18
36

K
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t
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018

Mercury
o

Mars 28 53

Lagna 26 11

18 17
o

Jupiter 16 14

Jupiter 30-42

Jupiter 18-30

Jupiter 6-18

Jupiter 0-6

Above is the horoscope of a male who recently got married on December 15, 2010 in his
42nd year. In this chart, Mars occupies its own house. Venus is mainly Kalatrakaraka
(significator of marriage) and in Nadi Astrology Venus represents the wife. Though he
was born in 1969, he could not get married till completion of 31 years of age. We see that
Venus is in trine to Mars and that Mars (7L in 2H of family life) influence was
operating from 18 to 30 years of Jupiters Age. As shown in the outer box, we see that
Jupiter was active in Scorpio where Natal Mars is posited. Jupiters influence then
moved to Sagittarius from 30 to 42 years so the present 12 year period augurs well.
Natal Ketu conjunct the Sun influences Leo from birth to 18 years and moves its
influence to Cancer from 18 to 36 years. We see that Moon and Kalatrakaraka Venus,
representing wife, are posited in Cancer and are thus constrained by Ketu until this
person reaches 36 years of age.

Considering these factors, when Transit Jupiter moved into Pisces (December 7th 2010) it
became posited in trine to Natal Venus and Moon enhancing chances of marriage.
Transit Jupiter was also opposite Transit Saturn (Fate) in Virgo where Natal Jupiter is
also placed, creating mutual aspects. Thus Venus link with Transit Jupiter and Transit
Jupiters aspects on Transit Saturn and Natal Jupiter culminated in marriage. The native
was married on December 15th 2010.
So, combining the transits with the planets Age which influence the Rasis and natal
planets, we can pin-pointedly arrive at events in life. Only the occurrence of marriage is
shown for this chart but other events could also be looked into.

Chart II - Male
DOB: January 6, 1955, at 4:30, in Nellore, AP, India. Moon is in Rohini, 2nd Pada .
The chart below shows the following connections. Venus is in trine to Retro Jupiter as
well as Mars. The Jupiter link gave an early marriage at the age of 23 in 1978 when
Jupiters Age was over Virgo and in trine to Moon in Taurus which is the 11th House of
mental attachments and marriage from Jupiters natal position.

Much later, Mars link to Venus resulted in loss of limb to his wife in 2006 when Transit
Jupiter was in Libra and linking to Natal Ketu placed in the 12th house from Natal Jupiter.
Then as Mars represents the body, Ketus Age over Natal Mars in Pisces from 46 to 64
years immobilized him since Ketu causes Bandhana Yoga and Mars is a destiny breaker.
The Native became sick with urinary and kidney problems in 2009, when Transit Jupiter came to
Aquarius and linked to Natal Ketu in Gemini. This was the starting point of a year long
illness with weekly dialysis, which became more frequent as months rolled by.
Around the same time in November 2009, Transit Rahu moved to Sagittarius and Transit Ketu to
Gemini back to their birth placements where they also afflicted Natal Sun placed in the 6th
House of illness from Natal Jupiter. Thus both Natal and Transit Rahu/Ketu played havoc with

his health. Finally, Transit Jupiter entered into Pisces where the destiny breaker Mars is posited
and, from December 1st 2010, Transit Mars also moved into Sagittarius. This combined with both
Natal and Transit Rahu/Ketu thus resulting in complete Bandhana yoga of the body. Hence his
body could no more take the suffering and he breathed his last on December 15th 2010.
Also besides Ketus Age being over Natal Mars from 46 years to 64 years, when death took place,
Saturns Age was over Sagittarius occupied by Rahu, Sun and Mercury. So the Nodes, both
Natal and Transit were sharing influences with Saturns Age during the fateful period.
This is the sad life story of a young 55 years bank manager with so many twists in life
and so much suffering experienced. Thus Nadi Astrology reveals the secrets of ones life
through the major planets Jupiter (Jeeva karaka), Saturn (Karmakaraka), Rahu
(Kalapurusha) and Ketu (Muktikaraka). As a result the soul is released from this
worldly Bandhana.
Ketu 28-46 yrs

Ketu
46-64
yrs

Ketu 10-28 yrs

Mars 0 07

Moon16 31

Ketu
0-10 yrs

Ketu 12 27

Retro Jupiter
o

2 58

Jup
0 to
11
yrs
Jup
1123
yrs

Sun 21 37
Mercury
o
28 29
o

Lagna 21 38
o

Venus 6 30

Saturn 25 33

Rahu 12 27

Jup 5971 yrs

Jup 4759 yrs

Jup 3547 yrs

Rahu
010 yrs
Saturn
3565 yrs

Rahu
1028 yrs
Saturn
535 yrs

Rahu
2846 yrs
Saturn
05 yrs

Jup
2335 yrs
Rahu
4664 yrs

Chart III Female

DOB 7th October 1935 at 9:00, in Gadwal, AP, India. Moon is in Sravana, 1st Pada.
Next is an example of how Foreign Travel can be foreseen in a Horoscope. The
combinations or links should be between Jupiter, Moon and Rahu. Moon is a must as this

planet shows change of place. Event takes place at the opportune time of links occurring
between of these planets either in their natal position and/or by transit.

RSani
70-100 yrs
Rahu 69-83 yrs
Jup 60-72 yrs

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1
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9

R
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3
3
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1
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rs
R
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1
5

3
3
y
rs

Jup 72 84 yrs

J
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p
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4
8
6
0

Ketu 24 54

J
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3
6
4
9
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r
s

Retro Saturn
o
11 21

J
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p
2
4
3
6
y
r
s

Moon 10 02

Rahu 24 54

Jup 12- 24 yrs

Rahu birth
15 yrs

Venus 14 40

Mars 21 10
o

Jupiter 00 10

Jup 0 to12 yrs

Lagna 29 06
Retro
o
Mercury 9 l4

Sun 19 59

Between February 1961-February 1962, Jupiter was transiting Capricorn occupied by Natal
Moon with Natal Rahu 12th to Moon. This link clearly establishes foreign travel
especially as Moon, denoting travel, also occupies the 3rd house of travel from Natal
Jupiter.

Additionally, Rahu was transiting Leo from April 1960-October 1961. Note the link
between Natal Rahu in Sagittarius and Transit Rahu in Leo where Venus is posited.
Natal Venus has a direct link to Natal Saturn placed in Aquarius which is the 4th house
of education from Natal Jupiter. Thus due to the Natal Venus and Transit Rahu link,
this native was awarded the prestigious Smith Mundt Fulbright Scholarship for
postgraduate studies at the famous University of California, Berkeley.
Included as part of the prestigious aspect of this scholarship is complete travel both ways
and a monthly two hundred and fifty dollars scholarship for one-year which was pretty
good way back in 1961. It is half a century ago.
In later years she visited many foreign countries as basic foreign travel is seen in the
natal horoscope.
She had more travel opportunities during the Rahu transit of January 1985 in Aries which
links in trine with Natal Rahu in Sagittarius.
And during Rahus transit in Aquarius in 1988 over Natal Saturn that also links to Natal
Ketu, she took an orphan child from India to his adopting parents in US we see that
Natal Moon, an indicator of travel, is placed in the 12th of foreign lands from Transit
Rahu. Then in 1992, when Transit Rahu met Natal Rahu, she visited UK for the birth of
a grandson.

In Feb 2002-September 2003 Transit Rahu came to Taurus and linked with Moon in
Capricorn. Moon shows travel and change of place. Then in March 2005-October 2006
Transit Rahu reached Pisces and established a Trinal link with natal Jupiter. She traveled
on all of these occasions.
More recently, Transit Rahu moved to Sagittarius in November 2009 joining Natal Rahu
with Natal and Transit Ketu naturally being in Gemini and this until June 2011. The
Native and her husband went to Nepal in March 2010 and to Malaysia in August 2010.
This was a pilgrimage trip to Pashupatinath and Muktinath in Nepal.
Thus although she has completed 75 years, this native is still going abroad whenever the
opportunity knocks at her door from 24 years of age onwards. In fact, of late foreign
travel has become frequent as compared to a half-century back. The native is prosperous
in her life.
Only Foreign travel is discussed in this female chart. Note that she went abroad mainly
for study between 26 to 28 years of age while Jupiters and Rahus influence were seen on
natal 4th house with natal Moon posited there.

Chart IV - Female
DOB January 22, 1974, at 11:45, in Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Moon is in Purvasadha, 4th Pada.
Now well see the example chart of a female who was a doctor, fell in love, got married
and within 4-6 years went for divorce and later went abroad and studied PG there and
remarried recently. In this we shall note how transits resulted in a love marriage and
later divorce. Foreign travel will also be seen and finally remarriage.

Note that in the natal chart Moon, Mars, Rahu and Ketu are linked. This points out two
features Mars for a female chart represents the husband and its link to Rahu and Ketu

spells break in marriage. Secondly, in the 2nd house to Moon and Rahu, we find Jupiter
posited in a Chara Rasi. This denotes foreign travel.
Jupiter, Venus Kalatrakaraka, Mercury and Sun are together and linked to Retro Saturn
the Karmakaraka, which shows that she will have a good career. The Sun denotes
medical profession.
Now let us see the effect of the transits for Saturn, Jupiter, Rahu and Ketu.
Jupiter was in Pisces from May 2010-November 2010. The second marriage took place in
August 2010. This time, unlike the first marriage affected by Sun, there is no such link
thus this marriage will prosper well.
Jupiter is in Virgo from August 2004-September 2005. She went abroad for higher studies
see the Natal and Transit Jupiter link.

J
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1
4
2
6
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R
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3
3
5
1
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R
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1
5

3
3
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Ketu 3351 yrs

Ketu 15-33 yrs

Jup 26-38 yrs

Jupiter 38-50

Mars 17 53

5
1
4
y
r
s

0
2
y
r
s

Saturn
25-55 yrs

Lagna 7 20

J
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p

J
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p

Saturn
5585 yrs

Sun 8 21
Mercury
o
16 54
o

Venus 11 01
o

Jupiter 25 45

Saturn 0-25
Ketu
0-15yrs
Jupiter
50-62 yrs

Retro
o
Saturn5 29
o

Ketu 4 46

Moon 25 22
o

Rahu 4 46

Rahu 0- 15
yrs-

Jupiter transited over Taurus from June 2000-2001 thus linking with Natal Jupiter in
Capricorn along with Venus, Mercury and Sun. At this time, Transit Jupiter was clearly
under the combined influences of both Saturn and Ketus Age as she was 27 years. With
this, plus the Suns influence as a separative planet, her love marriage that took place in
May 2001, could not last long.
Jupiter transited Leo between July 2003-August 2004. She went abroad in September 2003
to the UK and remained there working as a doctor till August 2004. Well note that Leo
links with Moon and Rahu in Sagittarius. Thus this link of Transit Jupiter in Leo to
Natal Rahu and Moon in Sagittarius gave her foreign travel.
When the second marriage took place in August 2010, Transit Jupiter was in Pisces and
Transit Saturn was in Virgo along with Venus and Mars and in trine to Natal Jupiter
and Venus, Mercury and Sun. However, this time, no Ages of restrictive planets came
as afflictions and these transits were favorable to pave the way for a successful second
marriage.
In this case, the above transits of Jupiter have been favorable for two foreign travels, two
marriages and also success in Career. She has been my consultee for more than 15 years.
Chart V
DOB: November 12, 1955, at 8:30, in Hyderabad, AP, India. Moon is in Chitra, 2nd Pada.
In this horoscope, Jupiter is in Leo a friendly house. There is link only between Moon
and Mars in Virgo with Ketu in Taurus. No other links are seen.

So, Mars and Moon in Virgo are placed next to Jupiter whose influence is on Leo from
birth to ten years of age. During this period, in 1964, her only younger brother died with
brain problem causing grief to both father and mother. This occurred when the native
was 9 years old. Note Jupiter is in Suns house representing father and second to it is
Moon representing mother. Mars any way represents younger brother and is a destiny
breaker placed in an enemy house here. Transit Saturn was in Aquarius aspecting Natal
Jupiter and in trine to Natal Sun and Mercury, the latter being dispositor of the Natal
Mars and Moon combination. Transit Ketu in Sagittarius was in trine to Jupiter
afflicting it further.
Between 1022 years of age she completed her education and, diploma in hand, started a
medical shop which ran into debts and so, she had to wind up. 1965-1977 was an
unfavorable period when Jupiters Age was influenced by Mars, Moon and Ketu.
Later at 22-34 years of age between 1977-1989, Jupiters Age was influencing Sun and
Mercury and vice versa. This period proved very favorable as she got a job in ESI in
1978/1979, Mercury paperwork and Sun big enterprise or government. Later in March
1986, when Transit Jupiter was in Aquarius and thus in trine to Jupiters Age, at the age
of 31, she got married to a bank employee. By then, Transit Saturn had left Libra and
entered Scorpio removing its obstructive planetary influence. Although it was late in
life, she was blessed with a son in October 1988 Transit Saturn as Fate was in
Sagittarius, in trine to Natal Jupiter and Transit Jupiter was opposing Natal Saturn fate
need not be bad.
Jupiters influence over the next 12 years i.e. 19892001 was on Saturn and Venus in
Scorpio during which period she gave birth to a girl in 1991 and built a house in March
1991. Still in 1991, she added the second floor to this house. We see the presence of Venus
and Saturn in Scorpio where the influence Jupiters Age is present.
After 2001, the influence of Jupiters Age moves to Sagittarius and is in trine to Natal
Jupiter in Leo i.e. 2001-2013. This was a highly prosperous period as Sagittarius is Jupiters
own house and the 5th of children from friendly Leo, where Natal Jupiter is placed.
During this period, her son Joined IIT Madras and fared exceedingly well while her
daughter joined engineering Jupiter is karaka for children. Her son was sent abroad
twice from IIT and obtained Campus selection. They built another house on the first
floor of their mothers house in 2010.
From 2013-2015 i.e. 58-70 years of age, the influence of Jupiters Age going to Capricorn
will be in trine to Natal Ketu. It is expected that during this period, she will become more
philosophical. Concentration on Numerology will help her to divert her mind fruitfully.
Her children will be settled by then. The Ketu effect will give her retirement from her
job.
The Native basically has a philosophical bent of mind and, in the later years of life, will
lead a spiritual life.

J
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7
2
8
4
J
U

Ketu 24 12

6
0
7
2
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r
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J
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p
5
8
7
0

Jup
o

Jupiter 6 15

010
yrs

Lagna 24 10
o

Saturn 00 15
o

Venus 14 18
o

Sun 25 42
Mercury
o
12 42

Mars 25 49
o

Moon 28 51

Rahu 24 12
Jup 46 -58

Jup 34-46

Jup 22-34

Jup 10-22 yrs

I have made my best attempt to explain Nadi astrology through the Transits and Ages of Jupiter
primarily, along with Saturn, Rahu and Ketu, and with five examples to help shed light on various
facets of life. I hope the explanation is comprehensible to anyone with knowledge of basic
Astrology. This method can be used to give snapshot predictions.