The Ekadasamsha D11 (11 sections) is a special case.

It is a Tajika divisional chart

(meaning it came to Vedic astrology late in the game, probably from the West Aryan
lands of Iran or Central Asia) and there are very different methods of calculating it, and
interpreting it,depending upon what school of astrology you subscribe to. Generally one
uses the D11 for two purposes:

A. To assess the flow of income in a person's life.

B. To see when and if a person is likely to receive an honor, and if so, for what. This is the
only time in divisional chart analysis where each house's themes are emphasized. E.g. if a
person is running the dasa of a planet in its own sign in the 5th house of the D11, they
will receive honors for their discernment, mentoring, or creativity (5th house themes) or
their child will receive an honor.

D6 Shashtamsa indicating health issues of the native and D8 Ashtamsa indicating major
challenges in life are also Tajika divisional charts like D11.

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The term Varga (Sanskrit varga, 'set, division') in Indian astrology (Jyotisha) refers to

the division of a zodiacal sign (rāśi) into parts. Each such fractional part of a sign,
known as an aṃśa, has a source of influence associated with it, so that these
sources of influence come to be associated with collections of regions around the
zodiac.
There are sixteen varga, or divisional, charts used in Jyotisha.[1] These vargas form
the basis of a unique system of finding the auspiciousness or inauspiciousness of
planets.[2]

Contents

 1Overview
 2Divisional charts
 3Implication
 4References
 5See also

Overview[edit]
Hindu astrology divides the zodiac into several types of segments; these subtle
divisions or divisional charts are called Vargas and are said to be the various micro-
zodiacs created within the natural macro-zodiac, the Horoscope. [3]
The particular location of planets in the Varga charts materially influences the results
of planets constituting a yoga. The two sets of vargas that are commonly used are –
a) the Shadvarga i.e. the six-fold division of sign namely, the Rasi or sign, the Hora,
the Drekkena or decanate, the Navamsa, the Dwadasamsa and the Trimsamsa, and
b) the Saptavarga i.e. the seven-fold division, by tagging the Saptamsa to the
Shadvargas.[4] Some follow the Dasavargas or the ten-fold division, and in his Bṛhat
Parāśara Horāśāstra, Parasara speaks about the Shodasvarga or the sixteen-fold
division of a rasi. Planets become more auspicious if they are in same zodiac sign in
shodasa varga or 16 divisional charts. Accordingly, the status thus acquired by
planets stands graded for easy identification etc. When a planet acquires two out of
sixteen such vargas(divisional charts) or divisions then it is known to have gained the
status called the Parijatamsa or Bhedakamsa, when three vargas are gained then
the Uttamamsa or Kusumamsa or Vyanjanamsa, four – the Gopuramsa or
Naagpushpamsa or Kimshukamsa or Chaamaramsa, five – the Simhasanamsa or
Kundakamsa or Chhatramsa, six – the Parvatamsa or Keralamsa or Kundalamsa,
seven – the Devalokamsa or Kalpavrkshamsa or Mukatamsa, eight – the
Kumkumamsa or Brahmalokamsa or Chandanvanamsa, nine – the Iravatamsa or
Poornachandramsa, ten – the Vyshnavamsa or Shridham or Ucchaishrvamsa,
eleven – the Saivamsa Dhanvantriamsa, twelve – the Bhaswadamsa or
Suryakantamsa, thirteen – the Vaisheshikamsa or Vidrumamsa, fourteen – the
Indrasanamsa, fifteen – the Golokamsa, and sixteen – the Shrivallabhamsa (Bṛhat
Parāśara Horāśāstra Slokas 42-51) (Sarvartha Chintamani St.32-35).
Divisional charts[edit]
The Bṛhat Parāśara Horāśāstra defines sixteen divisional schemes,[5] each named
according to the denominator of the fraction specific to the division. Thus, the integral
fraction is division by 1, which yields, trivially, 12 regions of the zodiac corresponding
to the 12 signs themselves: perforce this varga scheme is named rāśi. Similarly, a
divisor of 2 defines 24 regions; the name horā, derived from the word अहो-रात्र (aho-
rātra) meaning day-night by removing the first अ (a) and last sounds त्र (tra)
{Reference: Saravali by Kalyanaverma (Sanskrit Classic)}, is etymologically related
to the analogous 24 hours in a day. The divisor of 3 defining 36 regions,
named drekkana, is similarly related to the Decans of Chaldean horology.

Diviso
Varga Chart Area of Influence
r

Rasi 1 D-1 Body, Physical Matters and all General Matters

Hora 2 D-2 Wealth, Family

Drekkana 3 D-3 Siblings, Nature

Chaturthamsa 4 D-4 Fortune and Property

Saptamsa 7 D-7 Children/Progeny

Navamsa
9 D-9 Spouse, Dharma and Relationships
(astrology)

Dasamsa 10 D-10 Actions in Society, Profession

Dvadasamsa 12 D-12 Parents (Paternal and Maternal Legacies)

Shodasamsa 16 D-16 Vehicles, Travelling and Comforts

Vimsamsa 20 D-20 Spiritual Pursuits

Education, Learning and Knowledge (Academic

ChaturVimsamsa 24 D-24
Achievements)
SaptaVimsamsa 27 D-27 Strengths and Weakness

Trimsamsa 30 D-30 Evils

KhaVedamsa 40 D-40 For auspicious and inauspicious effects in horoscope

For all general indications (character and conduct of the

AkshaVedamsa 45 D-45
native)

Shastiamsa 60 D-60 For all general indications (Past birth or Karma of the native)

Four other vargas are attributed to Jaimini:

Varga Divisor Chart Area of Influence

Panchamsa 5 D-5 Fame & Power

Shasthamsa 6 D-6 Health

Ashtamsa 8 D-8 Unexpected Troubles

EkaDasamsa/Rudramsa 11 D-11 Death and Destruction

Besides Rāshi (D-1), Navamsha (D-9), Drekana (D-3), Dasamsa (D-10), Trimsamsa
(D-30) and Sashtiamsa (D-60) are considered significant divisional charts.

Implication[edit]
A planet situated in any one rasi i.e. sign, by itself constitutes a yoga or an ava-yoga
owing to the relationship it establishes with the rasi-lord and other bhava-lords with
reference to the Lagna and each other, but its mere occupation need not necessarily
produce the results assigned for its such occupation. No planet acts alone, it
becomes an active participant by having established an unavoidable relationship
with one or more other planets; its assigned results are influenced by the rasi and
the vargas gained, that is, according to the varga-wise status gained by it and the
associating planets. The failure of the yogas to give the expected results can also be
due to the varga-wise weak status of the dispositors of the yoga-forming planets
rather than the weakness of these planets. The Sun situated in the 9th house from
the lagna but not in an inimical sign or navamsa gives wealth, sons, friends and piety
even though it makes one antagonistic towards father and wife and not experience
happiness. However, the Sun as the lagna-lord exalted in the 9th makes the person
and his father fortunate, have many brothers and friends, intelligent, adept, influential
and renowned; in case the exalted Sun in the 9th is in its own navamsa or in
vargottama but aspected by a friendly planet, he will enjoy Raja yoga.[6]
Janardan Harji in his Mansagari states that if at the time of birth any planet occupies
a friendly sign or its own sign or is in its exaltation sign in a trikonabhava (trine) then
that planet having gained many favourable vargas gives its assigned good results in
full. One such planet makes one wealthy, and two adept, successful and renowned.
[7]
 In the section devoted to arishtas and arishtabhanga of Chapter IV he reiterates
that if at birth a strong (varga-wise) Mercury or Venus or Jupiter is situated in a
kendrasthana from the lagna even if combined with an evil planet, it will single-
handedly soon destroy all arishtas, and that the Moon situated in the 8th house from
the lagna in a drekkena owned by Jupiter, Venus or Mercury will confer a long lease
of life.
Parasara states that the Moon in mutual aspect with Venus gives rise to Raja yoga;
the person born with the Moon in Vargottma navamsa or in Goparamsa aspected by
all strong planets will be a ruler even if lowly-born, three planets aspecting such
Moon will make a person born in a royal family a king. A Raja yoga arises if the birth
ascendant or hora-lagna or ghati-lagna is occupied by one or more planets
occupying their exaltation, own or moola-trikona rasi, navamsa or drekkena; a
person will certainly become a ruler if the concerned lagna equipped with
unobstructed argala is occupied by Jupiter, Venus or the Moon (Bṛhat Parāśara
Horāśāstra XXXV.14-16, 37). If the lord of a kendrasthana and a trikonabhava
combining having gained favourable vargas give rise to Raja yoga; having gained
Uttamamsa they will make a person a very wealthy ruler, if in Gopuramsa that
person will be honoured by other rulers and if in Simhasanamsa the person will be a
great ever-victorious ruling a large kingdom (Bṛhat Parāśara Horāśāstra XXXVI.18-
20).
Venkatesa in his Sarvartha Chintamani (Slokas I.29 & 112) explains that planets
occupying the cruel Shashtiamsas (1/60th division of a sign) produce evil results,
planets in good Shashtiamsas, and which planets are also occupying good vargas or
divisions become powerful to confer good results and that planets in exaltation, in
friendly signs, own navamsas, own rasis, drekkenas, shodasmsas and trimsamsas
possess Sthanabala and exercise the most favourable influence. [8]

References[edit]
1. ^ Hart DeFouw and Robert Svoboda, Light on Life: An Introduction to the Astrology of
India, Penguin, 1996, p.109
2. ^ Gopesh Kumar Ojha. Astrological Secrets of Friendship, Love and Marriage. Motilal
Banarsidass. p.  303.
3. ^ Hart de Fouw. Light on Relationships: the Synastry of Indian Astrology. Weiser Books.
p. 239.
4. ^ K.S.Charak.  Yogas in Astrology. Institute of Vedic Astrology. p. 28.
5. ^ Bṛhat Parāśara Horāśāstra, 6,1-53
6. ^ Ravinder Kumar Soni. Planets And Their Yoga Formations. Pigeon Books India.
pp.  31–33, 195.
7. ^ Janardan Harji. Mansagari. Savitri Thakur Prakashan. p.  202. Shadavargashuddhih
verse III.3
8. ^ Venkatesa. Sarwarthachintamani. P. Ramanah Naidu. pp.  36, 96.