D60 Shastiamsa: Devata

Introduction

There is two type of principles in Vedic Jyotish, First is basic principles that is an analysis of a Bhava lord in
another Bhava, Judging relationship between planets known as Yoga etc, Second is advanced principles
such as Dasha, Divisional Charts and Shadbala. Divisional charts are such advanced principle but are very
fundamental to Vedic Jyotish without which no analysis can be done.

Varga basically means Division. Division of what? It is Division of a Rashi because 30 degrees of Rashi is
divided into many parts to form different Vargas [Divisions]. One such division of Shastiamsa, commonly
known as D60. This is one of the most important divisional charts because of two reasons. Firstly because
parashara said ष यंशे अ खलमी येत [ष यंश-े D60, अ खल-Everything येत- To see] Which literally means see
everything from D60. Secondly, because it gets the highest point in Vimshopaka Bala which is comparative
say of each divisional chart in a matter when all divisional charts are judged together. D60 gets 4
Vimshopaka Bala whereas D9 gets 3 Vimshopaka Bala, D16 gets two Vimshopaka Bala and D1[Rashi] gets
1.5 Vimshopaka Bala in Sodashavarga Scheme. [Sodashavarga may look like a foreign term, Yes it is. It will
be explained in second part of this article]. Here we end up saying that since D60 gets introduced in
Dashavarga it gets the prominent position in analysis and for this reason, it is one of the most important
divisional charts.

Deities: What is a deity, Deity basically means God, which means Lord when it comes to divisional charts.
Because divisional charts are the distribution of the degree of zodiacs into different compartments they are
assigned deities to know nature of that compartment. Deities are rooted in Vedic Philosophy and Vedic
Literature and their nature indicate nature of that compartment of the divisional chart. Because divisional
charts are segments of Rashi nature of such segment decides behaviour effect of planets and other
important points in divisional charts. These deities are very basic and very important to divisional charts. It
can be said that deities they are the soul of divisional charts. Deities also help us understand nature and
functioning of divisional charts. In almost all divisional charts deities are Vedic deities but in D60 deities are
mainly names which indicate nature of that division except few deities such as Brahma and Sarpa which are
Vedic Deities.

There is two type of divisional charts. One which has deities equal to the division, such as D20 which have 20
different deities and others are like D12 where few deities are repeated to total the number of division such
as D12 which have 4 deities which repeat thrice. When repetition is there it means something. Three times
repetition means when the deity comes first it indicates creation when it comes again it indicates
sustenance and when it appears for last time it indicates destruction. Three times repetitions are done in D9,
D12, D40 and D45. In D16 repetition is four times which indicates four aims of human life known as Dharma,
Artha, Kama and Moksha. In D24 deities are repeated twice, Two time means first as positive and then as
negative in even signs and reverses in odd signs. So we see deities are very important and fundamental to
divisional charts, Understanding them properly opens new insights into divisional charts.

D60: Deities

घोर च रा सो दे वः कुबेरो य क रोI

टः कुल नो गरलो व माया पुरीषकःII

अपा प तम वां कालः सपामृत काःI

मृ ः कोमलहेर ब व णुमहे राःII

 दे वाद क लनास तीशकमलाकरौI

गु लको मृ युकाल दावा नघोरसं कःII

यम कंटकसुधाअमृतौ पूण नशाकरःI

वषद धकुला त मु यो वंश य थताII

उ पातकालसौ या याः कोमलः शीतला भधःI

करालदं च ा यौ वीणः कालपावकःII

दं डभृ नमलः सौ यः ू रोअ तशीतलोअमृतःI

पयो ध मणा यो च च रेखा वयु मपौII

समे भे यया याः ष यंशा क तताःI

ष यंश वामीनस वोजे तद शाद ययतः समेII

बृहत् पराशर होरा शा I षोडशवगा यायःI

For the name of deities of D60 along with degrees they are assigned please refer to be table given below. In
the Last line, Parashara says in Even Signs [Sama Signs], The order of deities are reversed [ यय]. The list
given above is for Odd signs only, A careful reading of the above sutras may also mean that In Odd signs
calculations as well as deities are direct whereas in Even signs calculation, as well as deities, are reversed.
This is an area of research which is still virgin. Shri Vinay Jha is of the opinion that in whatever divisional
chart when deities are said to be reversed it also means that calculation/segment of the divisional chart is
also to be reversed. For this article, we are taking the traditional method of not touching calculations and
only reversing deities. The method of Shri Vinay Jha is worth researching, right now I am not in a position to
say anything on this, God willing in future I will write a separate article on this.

Degree in Odd Degree in Even

S.No Remarks Deity
Sign Signs
1 B Ghora 0.3 30
2 B Rakshasa 1 29.3
3 G Deva 1.3 29
4 G Kubera 2 28.3
5 M Yaksha 2.3 28
6 M Kinnara 3 27.3
7 M Bhrasta 3.3 27
8 B Kulaghna 4 26.3
9 M Garala 4.3 26
10 M Agni 5 25.3
11 B Maya 5.3 25
12 B Purish 6 24.3
13 G Apampati 6.3 24
14 M Marut 7 23.3
15 B Kaal 7.3 23
16 B Sarp/Ahi 8 22.3
17 G Amrit 8.3 22
18 G Indu 9 21.3
19 G Mridu 9.3 21
20 M Komala 10 20.3
21 G Heramb 10.3 20
22 G Brahma 11 19.3
23 M Vishnu 11.3 19
24 M Mahesh 12 18.3
25 M Deva 12.3 18
26 G Ardra 13 17.3
27 G Kalinash 13.3 17
28 G Kshitish 14 16.3
29 G Kamlakara 14.3 16
30 M Gulika 15 15.3
31 M Mrityu 15.3 15
32 B Kaal 16 14.3
33 B Davagni 16.3 14
34 B Ghora 17 13.3
35 B Yama 17.3 13
36 M Kantaka 18 12.3
37 M Sudha 18.3 12
38 M Amrita 19 11.3
39 B Purnachandra 19.3 11
40 B Vishdagdha 20 10.3
41 M Kulnash 20.3 10
42 B Vanshakshaya 21 9.3
43 M Utpaat 21.3 9
44 B Kaal 22 8.3
45 G Soumya 22.3 8
46 G Komala 23 7.3
47 G Sheetala 23.3 7
48 B Drinshtakaral 24 6.3
49 G Indumukh 24.3 6
50 G Praveena 25 5.3
51 M Kalagni 25.3 5
52 M Dandayudh 26 4.3
53 G Nirmala 26.3 4
54 M Soumya 27 3.3
55 M Krura 27.3 3
56 M Atisheetala 28 2.3
57 M Sudha 28.3 2
58 M Payodhi 29 1.3
59 M Bhramana 29.3 1
60 G Chandrarekha 30 0.3
The terminology used in Table: In the table given above S.No means Serial Number of Shastiamsa, Remarks
means the classification of Shastiamsa as M [Medium], G [Good], B [Bad]. It will be explained in next section
under “Nature of Deities”. Deity give name of Deity. I have used eight editions of Brihat Parashara Hora
Shastra, Two editions of Jataka Parijata and Sarvartha Chintamani and Jataka Tattwam to compare and
assimilate deities of Shastiamsa. Based on a big list I have given these names after comparing all the
different names given in the books I have referred to. I took the most repeating name to write on this list.
Degree in an odd sign and even sign show degrees of these segents. 0.3 means 0 Degree 30 Minutes as
terminating point of First Shastiamsa.

Suppose a planet is in 11.37 Pisces. Because it has covered 11.30 it will be seen in 12.00 of Even sign
[Pisces – Even Sign]. Thus it will be in 37th Shastiamsa known as Sudha.

Nature of Deities

Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, Jataka Parijata, Jataka Tattwam and Sarvartha Chintamani deals with deities
of Shastiamsa. None of them labels them as Malefic or Benefic but Phaladeepika which doesn’t deal with the
name of Lord of Shastiamsa tells us that 5. In an odd sign in Krura Shastyamsas or inauspicious l/60th
portions are 1st. 2nd, 8th, 9th. 10th, 11th. 12th. 15th, 18th, 30th, 31st. 32nd. 33rd. 34th, 35th, 39th. 40th,
42nd, 43rd, 44th. 48th, 51st. 52nd and 59th. The rest is Saumya or auspicious ones. In the case of an even
sign it is necessary, that is, the Shastyamsa portions stated Krura in the odd signs are the Saumya ones in
the even signs and vice versa. This is from Translation for Shri G.S. Kapoor.

Pandit Gopesh Kumar Ojha in his translation of Phaladeepika said that in Odd signs 1st, 2nd, 8th, 9th, 10th,
11th, 12th, 15th, 16th, 30th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 39th, 40th, 42nd, 43rd, 44th, 48th, 51st, 52nd and
59th Shastiamsa are malefic. In Even signs 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 13th, 14th, 17th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd,
24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 36th, 37th, 38th, 41st, 45th, 46th, 47th, 49th, 50th, 53rd, 54th, 55th, 56th,
59th and 60th Shastiamsa are malefic.

Now as we can see from the list above we can see that 24 Shastiamsa are malefic and rest 36 are benefic as
per G.S. Kapoor whereas as per Pandit Gopesh Kumar Ojha 24 Shatiamsa are malefic in Odd signs and 34
Shatiamsa are malefic in Even signs.

Based on the commentary of Pandit Gopesh Kumar Ojha I have made the above list. Keeping deities of
Shastiamsa in the centre I have termed Bad for those deities who are bad in both Even and Odd signs,
Medium for them who are bad in either Even or Odd sign and Good for those who are Benefic in both Even
and Odd signs.

However in my humble opinion. There is no hard and fast rule of term deity of Shastiamsa as Good or Bad.
Because other’s [refer books which deal with Shastiamsa lords] haven’t classified Shastiamsa as Good or
Bad. I am of the opinion that Shastiamsa has to be termed as Bad or Good as per their name and nature with
synchronization to the planet which is in those Shastiamsa’s. For example, Gulika Shastiamsa can be bad for
every planet but not for Saturn because Saturn is the son of Saturn.

Given below is a list of Shastiamsa Lords, Meaning of their name and their Nature as Good or Bad as per my
own understanding.

S.No Remarks Deity Meaning

1 Bad Ghora Terrible
2 Bad Rakshasa Demon
3 Good Deva God
4 Good Kubera God of Wealth
5 Good Yaksha Celestial Beings
6 Neutral Kinnara Genderqueer
7 Bad Bhrasta Corrupt
One who commit lowly deeds with respect to his caste,
8 Bad Kulaghna
Like a son of teacher engaged in theft
9 Bad Garala Poison
10 Bad Agni Fire
11 Bad Maya Illusion
12 Good Purish Lord of a place [The place under consideration]
13 Good Apampati Aap [water] Pati [Lord] God of waters
14 Good Marut God of Air
15 Bad Kaal God of Time/God of Death/Destruction
16 Bad Sarp/Ahi Serpents
17 Good Amrit Nectar
18 Good Indu Moon
19 Good Mridu Tender
20 Good Komala Gentle
21 Good Heramb A Name for Ganesha [Obstruction Removing Deity]
22 Good Brahma Deity of Creation
23 Good Vishnu Deity of Sustenance
24 Bad Mahesh Deity of Destruction [Shiva]
25 Good Deva Gods
26 Bad Ardra Dry
End of Bad things [Kali is the present Yuga, Kali means
27 Good Kalinash
black/bad]
28 Good Kshitish Lord of Sky [Indra]
29 Good Kamlakara Lord of Lotus/Name for Vishnu
Son of Saturn [ Also takes separately an entity in
30 Bad Gulika
Jyotish]
31 Bad Mrityu Death
32 Bad Kaal Time/Death/Destruction
33 Bad Davagni Fire which catches automatically and is terrible
34 Bad Ghora Terrible
35 Bad Yama God of Death
36 Bad Kantaka Thorn
37 Good Sudha Nectar/Honey/Water
38 Good Amrita Nectar
39 Good Purnachandra Full Moon/Giver of Nectar
40 Bad Vishdagdha Suffering from Poison
41 Bad Kulnash Destroys lineage
42 Bad Vanshakshaya Lineage is destroyed
43 Bad Utpaat Violence/Incitement/Disaster
44 Bad Kaal Time/Death/Destruction
45 Good Soumya Benefic/Benign
46 Good Komala Gentle
47 Good Sheetala Cold [Gentally Cold]
48 Bad Drinshtakaral A demon with big teeth/eating something/destruction
49 Good Indumukh Face like Moon/All these are used as named of Vishnu
50 Good Praveena Proficient/Well Versed
51 Bad Kalagni Kala [Time] Agni [Fire], Negative sense of Death as Fire
Dand [Punishment] Ayudh [Weapon]/Weapon of
52 Bad Dandayudh
Punishment
53 Good Nirmala Clear
54 Good Soumya Gentle
55 Bad Krura Ruthless/Cruel
56 Bad Atisheetala Very Cold/Negative
57 Good Sudha Nectar/Honey/Water
58 Bad Payodhi Sea/Too much Water/Negative sense
59 Good Bhramana Wandering/Good Sense
Chandra [Moon] Rekha [Line]/Line of Moon or
60 Bad Chandrarekha Moonshining as a line like Moon of Shulka Tritiya/ Bad
in Jyotish

Advise: Don’t be too quick to judge Good or Bad in Vedic Jyotish as Karma is a complex matter. All
Shastiamsa Deities are to be taken as neutral and to be interpreted with respect to the planets and points
coming under their division. For example, 5th lord in Kulanash Shastiamsa is Very Bad but Saturn under
Gulika Shastiamsa or Rahu/Ketu under Sarpa Shastiamsa cannot be taken as bad. Hence, one needs to use
his own mind and intellect before coming to a conclusion in Vedic Jyotish.

Parshara’s Hint

In Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, Sage Parashara have given some hints to understand workings on
Shastiamsa Deities. Shloka is given in some edition of Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra which helps us
understand Shastiamsa Deities/Divisions are being reproduced here.

अथ ष यंश फलम

अ यापक तु वेदानां सेवकः शा पाठकI

अ साद भसाद च ल पलेखनत परःII

म राव धको न ो दे शको या को गु ःI

दानशील तु तृणको ामणी सना धपःII

आरामकरणोधु ः पु प व यत परःI

राजकायरतः सेनालतापु पफल यीII

नृ यगीते च कुशल ता बूलफल व यीI

नष व यकरो ामाणाम घकारकृतII

वंद च दे शकः ा ो धूपक ौष ध यःI

काय य करणोध ो भारको भांड व यीII

कृ षक च वाणी घातुचमकारी च कषॅकःI

 शा ा धकारी व ानी पु तकोरंजकोव णकII

वेदवेदांगवे ा च शा ोवंद पाठकःI

ामनीर धकारी च गणको दं डकारकःII

भारक धनाहारी फलमूला द व यीI

शांतकृ वणॅकारी च कृ षकृ पल व यीII

याजकोऽ यापकोऽ यझः त हपरः फलीI

मा ु मत ैव ष ः यादं केषु चII

I am translating this Shloka here along with the serial number where 1 means first Shastiamsa in Odd signs,
In even signs the order is reversed which means 60th Shatiamsa is the first one.

1. Adhyapakastu Vedanam – Teacher of Veda’s. Eternal wisdom, In modern parlance teacher of advanced
subjects such as Chemistry, Engineering.
2. Sevaka – Servant, In modern parlance one engaged in Job
3. Shastra Pathaka – One who read Shastras, ancient Indian philosophical works dealing with knowledge.
It can also mean a teacher of Shastra which includes teaching Astrology, Sanskrit, Dharma etc.
4. Ashwasadi – One well versed in riding horses, in modern parlance driver of small vehicles
5. Bhasadi – One well versed in riding elephants, in the modern parlance driver of big vehicles such as
aeroplanes, helicopters etc
6. Lipilekhan Tatpara – One engaged in writing [Books, Blogs, Articles]
7. Mandurabandhak – One in charge of a stable [Where horses are kept]. In modern parlance owner of
parking lots, godowns, car showrooms etc
8. Natya – Dancer
9. Deshika – It means one who is engaged in the profession of keeping records and forecasting such as
Astrologers, Philosophers, Self Help Leaders, Orators etc
10. Yagyik – One who performs Yagya, austerities.
11. Guru – Teacher, Preceptor, Master
12. Daansheela – One indulged in Charity
13. Trinak – Trina means Grass, Roots, Herbs and Trinaka means one dealing with them. In modern
parlance, it can mean doctors, healers, beauty parlours etc
14. Gramani – Head of a Village, In modern parlance team leaders, guides etc
15. Vyasnadhip – One engaged in disaster management or such professions where one is endowed with
the power to protect anyone or analyse anyone
16. Aaramkarani – One who takes care of gardens or people in horticulture, soil scientists, or those
connected with plants in any manner.
17. Pushpvikaraytatpara – One engaged in the selling of flowers can also mean designers etc or those
selling vegetables.
18. Rajkaryarata – One engaged in work of King, nowadays government servants etc
19. Senalatapushpvikrayi – [Sena and Latapushpavikaryi are two different things, In my humble opinion it
have to be Sena only because Pushpavikrayatatpara also appeared in 17th Shastiamsa]
Pushpvikrayatatpara means one engaged in the trade of flowers and vegetables. Sena means people in
Army
20. Nirtyageetakushal – One well versed in Dance and Music
21. Tamboolphalvikrayi – Tamboolphala means Tobacco, one engaged in its professions such as those
producing or selling tobacco and other such things such as those dealing with alcohol, drug-dealers etc
22. Nissidhvikraykar – Nisiddha [Prohibited] Vikray [Selling] Kar [Engaged in], One engaged in buying and
selling of prohibited items
 23. Gramanamadhikarkrit – One having authority over village such as the head of a village, district
magistrate, IPS/IAS etc
24. Bandi – In prison/Prisoner
25. Deshik – One engaged in fortune telling or prediction based on Data such as Astrologer, Big data
analyst, those working in weather department etc
26. Pragya – Highly learned
27. Dhoopak  – Dhoopa means scent and it may mean one dealing with fragrance items such as perfumes,
incense sticks or other things such as mosquito coils etc
28. Aushadhikriyah – One dealing with medicines
29. Kayastha – One making different outlooks, this can include people such as actors etc
30. Bharak – One carrying loads such as rickshaw-pullers, truck drivers, coolies etc
31. Bhandvikrayi – One selling utensils or can also mean dealing with other steel items
32. Krishikriccha – One engaged in farming
33. Vanik – One engaged in trading, can also mean businessman
34. Dhatukaari – One dealing with Dhatu [Metals], or general physicians who deal with metabolism and
functioning of the body can also mean to include gymnasium owners and other such people
35. Charmkari – One engaged in work related to leather
36. Karshak – Farmer or other physical workers
37. Shastradhikari – One having authority over Shastra [Shastra means an expert in any knowledge]
38. Vigyani – Scientist, intellectual
39. Tejasvi – It literally means lordly, it can mean authoritative people or influential people
40. Pustakoranjaka – One dealing with books or writers, authors or any other profession dealing with
books such as printing press, bookshop owners etc
41. Vanik – Trader
42. Vedvedangvetta – One who talks about Veda and Vedanga which means Teacher or people
authoritative in any science/learning can also mean scholar, expert and likely people
43. Shastragya – One knowing Shastra, Knowledgeable intelligent people
44. Vandipathak – One engaged in singing glories of others
45. Gramani – Lord/King of village/small institution
46. Adhikari – Authoritative person
47. Ganika – One engaged in the profession of calculations
48. Dandkarak – One giving punishment to others
49. Bharak – One carrying loads
50. Indhanhaari – One dealing with fuels
51. Phalmooladivikrayi – One dealing in fruits, vegetables, roots of plants and herbs
52. Shantkrit – One engaged in propagating and establishing peace
53. Swarnkari – One working with Gold
54. Krishikrit – One engaged in farming
55. Palvikaryi – One dealing with meat/flesh
56. Yajak – One engaged in doing Yagya and other Vedic rituals
57. Adhyapak – Teacher
58. Adhyaksha – Head/Leader
59. Pratigrahpar – One receiving donations/charity
60. Phali – Successful in his profession, one engaged in the stocking of fruits or cold storage, one engaged
in giving results after analysis etc.

These are the effects of 30 minutes each in an odd sign for results in even sign reverse the list and then read
results. This is just a simple translation of the above Shloka’s given in Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra.

In “Textbook of Scientific Hindu Astrology” Published by “Ranjan Publication” Shri P.S.Shastri has given a list
of 60 Shastiamsa deities with their names, Nature and same Shloka’s Interpreted and Translated by Him from
Page 160 to 173. I am not reproducing it here because if done so it will create unnecessary repetition and
elongation of the article.
These lords are very crucial in understanding effects of divisional charts because Shastiamsa deals with
every matter [Shashtyanshe Akhilmikshayet]. Hence, one should watch for all planets and points [Like Lagna,
Gulika’s] deity in Shastiamsa which can give us very strong clues to chart interpretation, Some examples will
clarify this concept.

Example’s

June 15, 1988; 12:00:00; Muzaffarpur-Bihar

His lagna is 3.19 Virgo it gives Saumya Shastiamsa whose result is “Krishikrit” Means engaged in farming,
not taking literally we interpret it to mean someone engaged in physical work, now to further decide his
profession we see Shastiamsa deity of the 10th lord. The 10th house is having Sun and Moon, the 10th lord
is Jupiter from Moon and Sun and Mercury from Lagna. Between them, Sun is strongest being endowed with
directional strength. Sun is in Rakshasa Shastiamsa whose effect is Sevaka means one providing his
services to others. The person is a Pundit who performs puja/Vedic rituals for others. One can see that it is
something where he needs to work himself and he works for someone else. Normally people chant mantras
for themselves he does it for others. One can see how beautifully, originally and amazingly Shastiamsa lords
work.

Author of Article: Shubham Alock

Author of this article is currently under Venus Dasha and Saturn Antardasha Venus is in 28.51 Capricorn and
Saturn is in 26.12 Aquarius. Venus is in Deva Shastiamsa and Saturn is in Nirmala Shastiamsa. Deva gives a
prediction as “Shastrapathak” which means one engaged in reading Shastra’s. Nirmala Shatiamsa gives a
prediction as “Swarnkari” One engaged in making Gold, although I am not related to Gold in any way I am
doing researches on Jaimini Astrology which have the potential such as Gold, meaning very genuine,
invaluable and precious. Usage of Shastiamsa in Dasha as a very important influence will be dealt with and
explained exhaustively in last and third part of this article.

Shri Ramakrishna Paramhansha

Ferbuary 18, 1836; 05:59:06; Kamarpukur-West Bengal

9th lord indicates Dharma, we find his  9th lord Venus in 09.05 Degree Pisces in Vamshakashaya
Shastiamsa. Venus 9th lord of Dharma gives a prediction as Vedavedangvit which means an expert in Veda’s,
although he was not a scholar like his contemporaries of Brahma Samaj and others he knew all the principles
of spirituality and Veda’s. He knew them by his heart and can be considered as an authoritative scholar on
Veda’s.

This is the power of Shastiamsa in chart interpretation, Shatiamsa is very crucial no astrologer can afford to
miss it. Without its usage, one will never be able to read hidden workings of Karma. In coming two part of
this article series I will show other usages of Shastiamsa and some very fundamental principles of Divisional
Charts Interpretation.

Shri Ramakrishna Arpanamastu

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