Varga meaning in Vedic astrology: divisional charts

Each divisional chart throws light on a specific area of life and is read like an independent chart.

P.V.R. Narasimha Rao names four pillars of chart reading: the grahas (planets), the rashis (signs), the bhavas (houses) and the varga chakras.

Related terms

• Rashi →Rashi means sign in Vedic astrology: one of the 12 equal divisions of the zodiac, each 30 degrees wide.
• Birth chart →Birth chart: a map of where the signs, planets and lagna sat at the moment you were born, drawn across 12 areas, one per sign.
• Graha →Graha is the Sanskrit word for planet as used in Vedic astrology, where the Sun and Moon count as planets.
• Bhava →Bhava means house in Vedic astrology: a sector of the chart counted from a reference point, usually the lagna (ascendant).
• Navamsa (D9) →Navamsa (D9) is a divisional chart that divides each rasi (sign) into 9 equal parts of 3 degrees 20 minutes each.

Lessons that use this term

• What is Vedic astrology (Jyotish)? A beginner's guide →
• What is a birth chart (kundali) in Vedic astrology? →
• Why birth time matters in astrology (and what if you don't know it) →

Sources for this entry

1. P.V.R. Narasimha Rao, Vedic Astrology: An Integrated Approach