By

Dr. Pemmaraju VR Rayudu,

India

Pemmaraju V.R.Rayudu, BE, M.Tech, a

former Senior Scientist and Deputy

Director of Defence Research and
Development Laboratory of Government
of India, has been studying, researching,
and practicing Hindu Astrology for the
last four decades. Member of the AFA
and author of the much acclaimed How
to Read A Horoscope & How to Match
Horoscopes is known for his authentic
work in rare areas like Nadi Astrology.
Though 70 yrs old & busy in his spiritual
life his love for Saptarishis Astrology is
there right from its inception stage.

[First we must know the greatness of Mr

Rayudu, his work on timing marriage to the year
is supposed to be one of the finest ever (published
in SA), then one must know the greatness of his
Guru Late D V Subbarao, then only one would
realize the greatness of this article. The out of
print and just not available books of Late D V
Subbarao has been the prized possession of many
Telegu reading astrologers all over India, some
of whom have extolled the below secrets of
Varga charts as their own in the last few
decades and heralded themselves as the Kings of
Researches in Varga Charts without giving a
single line of credit/hint to the Late D V
Subbarao or Late Seshadiri Iyer. We here at SA
bow to Mr Rayudu, who has finally conceded to
our request of 4 years for a series of articles on
his Gurus work. As someone rightly said
Knowledge when hidden becomes like stagnant
water and turns poison, when released free with
due credit only then it becomes moksha karaka.
SA Publisher]

give below the free translation of the

Rules for interpretation of Varga
(Divisional) charts from the Telugu
(South Indian Language) book published in
April 1970 by my Guru Shri Late
D.V.Subbarao.

1. Mars being in 6th bhava would be aspecting the ascendant and hence his 6th position is
always good. Mercury in 8th bhava is always beneficial.
2. In any varga chart planets in kendras (1, 4, 7, 10 bhavas) and konas (1,5,9 bhavas) are
beneficial. That means they give good results to the life aspect represented by that varga. If
they are in 3rd, 6th, 8th, 12th bhavas they give malefic results.
3. Even if planets are in bad positions in bhava chart, if they are in good positions in varga chart
from the ascendant they give benefic results to that varga. Even if the planets are strong in
bhava chart, if they are placed in bad positions in varga chart they would not give benefic results
and they will give bad results to the life aspect of that particular varga chart. The planets who
are benefic both in bhava chart and varga charts would give very good results. Even if planets
are strong and placed in bad places, if they are in good places in varga charts they give mostly good
results only. Even if planets are strong and placed in good positions in bhava chart, if they are
in bad places in varga charts they will give bad effects only to the life aspects represented by
those varga charts. If planets are asthangatha
(nearest to sun) or grahayuddh parajita (
defeated in war) in bhava chart, even if they are in good places in vargas they will not give good
results and such planets if they are in bad places in vargas they will give much more bad results.
4. In any varga chart the planet which is neechabhanga (debilitation cancelled) and placed in
good position will give good effects.
5. Vargottam (same position in rashi & navamsha), Uccha ( exaltation), own house, Digbala
(strength) will apply in all varga charts. Exaltation in 3, 6, 8, 12 will not be useful.
6. Mahayogas in varga charts will give good results. Aspect of natural malefic planets is bad.
Aspect of natural benefic planets is good. Even if planets are in bad places if aspected by strong
Jupiter it will be good and in this aspect of neecha (debilitated) Jupiter will not be useful.
7. The placement of lordship of bhavas in varga charts is not to be considered. The placement
of bhava lords in bhava chart only is to be taken. In varga charts, the placement of lord of lagna
(ascendant) in that varga chart is important.
8. In varga charts, even if debilitated planets are in good places, if they are not neechabhanga
(debilitated cancelled) they will not give good results.
9. It will be good if in every varga chart if lagna (ascendant) is vargottam (same sign in rashi
& navamsha) and if its lord is in benefic position. If not so but in malefic positions, then the
resultant good effects will be felt in dreams only. If lagna and lagna lord are vargottam then it will

be very good. The position of lagna lord in good places is important.

10. In varga chart, if a planet is placed in a strong rashi in 6th house, it will give benefic results in the
beginning and malefic results later on.
11. In all varga charts, it will be good if more planets aspect lagna. In all Vargas, It will be good
if lagna has got subha-argala (good planets on both sides) and it will be bad if lagna has got
papa-argala (bad planets on both sides). Malefic planets should not join with the subha-argala
planets. If benefic planets join papa-argala planets, even if bad results are in the beginning, good results
will come later on. For planets also subha-argala is good and papa-argala is bad.
12. It will be bad if Uccha (exaltation) planets are associated with neecha (debilitation) planets
and if planets are associated with enemy planets.
13. If varga lagna has got good and bad planets argala, good results will come in the dasa
(period) of good planet and bad planet dasa will be bad.
14. In varga charts parivartana yogas (exchange of houses of planets & results) are to be
considered.
15. If in varga chart the lagna lord is in bad places in that varga chart then that planet dasa will
give bad results.
16. There are karakatwas (significations) for different vargas. If those karaka planets are in
karaka bhavas of those vargas they will give bad results. For example: In Siddhamsha if Mercury is
in 4th, in Saptamsha if Jupiter is in lagna1, if in navamsha Venus is in 7th, in Dwadasamsha if
Sun or Moon are in 12th, if in Drekkana Mars or Jupiter in 3rd or 11th respectively then they will
give bad results respectively to education, children, wife/husband, father, mother, younger or
elder coborns. The planets in 3rdand 8th are marakas (death inflicting) for karakatwas of those
vargas.

It was published wrongly as lagna, probably by mistake. I translated as it is. Saptamsha D-7 tells about children and Jupiter is
Karaka for children, the 5th house is for children. So if Jupiter is in 5th house (not lagna)in Saptamsha, will give bad results. - SA