PVNR's Chart — Aries Narayana Dasha Three-Parts (1995–2007) & Additional Rules
Full Three-Parts Rule application to PVNR's Aries Narayana Dasha (April 1995 – April 2007): Aries = Sirshodaya sign (results come in first third). Planets in Aries, planets aspecting Aries, and Mars (Aries lord) each get their assigned slot. Events: career change, SJC work, marriage, children — all mapped to specific quarters. Additional interpretive rules: Arudha Lagna results are Desha-Kala-Patra dependent; Badhakasthana lord or planets in Badhakasthana can take the person abroad; applying these rules to Aries dasha results.
"When you look at Arudha Lagna, the results of various combinations are Desha-Kala-Patra dependent. The same yoga manifests differently based on where and when."
— P.V.R. Narasimha Rao
Example Chart
Full Example — PVNR's Chart, Aries Dasha (April 1995 – April 2007)
Setting Up the Three-Parts
- Aries = Prishtodaya sign → LAST slot gives sign results
- Lord of Aries = Mars, placed in Aries itself (also Prishtodaya) → takes LAST available slot after sign takes its slot
- Wait: Sign takes LAST; lord is also Prishtodaya and wants the LAST available slot — but LAST is already taken by the sign
- So lord takes the LAST of the remaining two = SECOND slot
- FIRST slot goes to associations (7 planets)
Timeline: 12-year dasha; each slot = 4 years (48 months)
| Slot | Duration | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 1st (Associations) | Apr 1995 – Apr 1999 | 7 planets aspecting/occupying Aries |
| 2nd (Mars's results) | Apr 1999 – Apr 2003 | Results of Mars as Aries lord |
| 3rd (Aries itself) | Apr 2003 – Apr 2007 | Results of the sign Aries |
Associations Slot: 7 Planets (Apr 1995 – Apr 1999)
7 planets occupy or aspect Aries by rasi drishti: Venus, Saturn, Mars, Mercury (in Aries), plus Moon, Rahu, Ketu (in Aquarius aspecting Aries)
Rahu's effective advancement = 30° − 16°53' = 13°7'
Order by longitude advancement in sign (from Chara Karaka logic):
- Moon (28°33' Aquarius) — Atmakaraka (highest degree)
- Mars (26°40' Aries) — Amatyakaraka
- Saturn (15°6' Aries) — Maatrukaraka
- Rahu (effective 13°7') — Pitrukaraka (Rahu comes before Ketu — traditional view)
- Ketu (same longitude as Rahu — Ketu usually follows Rahu; or assess strength)
- Venus (7°54' Aries) — Gnatika karaka
- Mercury (3° Aries) — Dara karaka (lowest)
Each gets ~7 months (48 months ÷ 7 ≈ 7 months)
Moon (Apr 1995 – Nov 1995)
- Moon is the 11th lord (Cancer owns 11H from Virgo lagna)
- Moon occupies 6th house (Aquarius)
- Moon aspects Aries (8th house) from Aquarius
- Logic: 11L in 6H bringing 11H results to 8H = gains through service or overcoming obstacles
- Result: Gains related to job/service; changing jobs; working through obstacles
- What happened: PVNR returned to USA from India/Korea, found one job, then switched to a better one within 3 months ✓
Mars (Nov 1995 – Jun 1996)
- Mars is the 8th lord in its own sign Aries (8th house)
- 8L in 8H in own house = good period (lord is strong in own house despite dusthana placement)
- 8th house = changes, instability
- Result: Good changes in life; visa approvals; instability with positive outcome
- What happened: Job visa to USA approved; switched jobs; child born (shown by A5)
- Student identifies A5 in Aries → correctly predicts child birth ✓
Saturn (Jun 1996 – Jan 1997)
- Saturn is the 5th lord (Capricorn) AND 6th lord (Aquarius) from Virgo lagna
- Saturn is debilitated in Aries (with Neecha Bhanga — partially overcome)
- 5L in 8H → scholarship, occult learning, BUT anxiety about children
- 6L in 8H → Vipritha Raja Yoga (good eventually) BUT also accident potential (6L + 8H)
- Result: Scholarship/learning in occult; anxiety; possible accident; some health concerns
- What happened: Some occult scholarship/learning; vehicular accident (6L in 8H); health not perfect ✓
Rahu (Jan 1997 – Aug 1997)
- Rahu = co-lord of 6th house (with Saturn)
- Rahu in own sign Aquarius (strong) → 6L strong in 6H
- Strong 6th lord = "successful sailing despite not smooth sailing" — overcoming obstacles with effort
- Result: Obstacles and hard work, but successful overcoming them; service-related career activity
- What happened: Working hard, performing well, overcoming professional obstacles ✓
Ketu (Aug 1997 – Mar 1998)
- Ketu = 3rd lord (Scorpio) in 12th house (Leo)
- Ketu is the significator of parampara (guru-disciple lineage) and Vedic knowledge
- 3H = communication, writing; 12H = moksha, spirituality, occult
- Ketu aspecting Aries (8H) = occult knowledge, parampara relationships
- Result: Communication, writing, spirituality increase, meeting a guru
- What happened:
- Joined the Jyotish List on the internet (Sep 1997) — posting actively every day
- Met Pt. Sanjay Rath on that list — identified him as a future guru
- Very active writing/teaching period on Jyotish
- "Ketu is the significator for parampara. Ketu's aspect on Aries can show parampara relationships coming related to occult knowledge." ✓
Venus (Mar 1998 – Oct 1998)
- Venus = 9th lord (Taurus) AND 2nd lord (Libra) from Virgo lagna
- 9th lord = fortune, guidance, guru
- 2nd lord = wealth, resources
- Venus in Aries (8H) = good for Aries; may be bad for Venus personally (inimical sign for Venus) but that's a separate issue
- Result: Guidance from a guru; resource accumulation; fortune through guru connection
- What happened:
- April 7–8, 1998: Pt. Sanjay Rath sent email accepting PVNR as his student (second student ever)
- Devoted significant time communicating with PVNR, teaching privately
- "Venus is the 9th lord of guidance and guru. It gave me a lot of guidance during that period." ✓
Mercury (Oct 1998 – Apr 1999)
- Mercury = Lagna lord (Virgo) AND 10th lord (Gemini) from Virgo lagna
- Mercury in Aries (8H) = good for Aries; lagna lord in any sign brings positive energy to that sign
- Result: Good health; good career; positive overall period
- What happened: Positive, stable period in career and health ✓
Mars's Slot: 4 Quarters (Malefic — Avastha First)
Mars = Amatyakaraka; 3rd and 8th lord; in Aries (own sign = Moolatrikona). Malefic.
Quarter 1 (Apr 1999 – Apr 2000): Mars's Avastha
- Mars in Moolatrikona (Aries 0°–12°): excellent strength
- Nrityalipsa avastha (Chayanadi): very energetic state
- Sthala Yoga: any planet in 8H in the sign ruling that 8H gives Sthala Yoga (specific yoga of place/stability)
- Result: Excellent period for 8th house matters — occult learning; powerful energy; good career
- What happened: Excellent performance, occult knowledge growing, very energetic, Sthala Yoga results ✓
Quarter 2 (Apr 2000 – Apr 2001): Mars's Yogas
Key yogas of Mars (all graha drishti based):
- Vipritha Raj Yoga with Saturn (6L and 8L together in dusthana → good eventually)
- Rajasambandha Yoga #1: AmK (Mars) conjoins 10L (Mercury) → important person in a "king's court" (workplace recognition)
- Rajasambandha Yoga #2: AmK (Mars) in own sign → additional Rajasambandha
- Guru-Mangala Yoga (Mars and Jupiter in graha drishti through samsaptaka)
- Vesi Yoga: any planet in 2nd from Sun → balanced, truthful, happy; Mars is in 2nd from Sun here
- Negative yogas: Mars (8L malefic) afflicts Mercury (LL), Venus (9L), Saturn (5L) — all trine lords
- But: Saturn is CLOSEST to Mars (15°6' vs 27° for Mars), and Vipritha RY with Saturn dominates
- Mercury and Venus are far away (3° and 7°54') — their affliction is weak
- So positive yogas dominate
- Result: Career recognition; important person in workplace; Badhaka lord (Jupiter) associated with 8L (Mars) and 9L → settling abroad possible
- What happened: Career recognition; became important person in team; received Green Card ✓
Quarter 3 (Apr 2001 – Apr 2002): Mars's Owned Houses = 3rd and 8th
- 3rd house = communication, writing, but also 12th from 4H = big expenditure on 4H matters
- Mars + 3rd house + real estate = buying property (Mars = karaka for real estate purchases, taking loans)
- 8th house = instability, changes
- 3L and 8L placed in a dusthana (8H) = actually good for these houses' results (dusthana lords in dusthana = good)
- Result: Job change; instability in life; buying a house; big investment
- What happened: Changed job from one company; bought a new house (construction started March, received July, moved in August); period of instability from all these changes ✓
Quarter 4 (Apr 2002 – Apr 2003): Mars's Occupied House = 8th House
- Mars being in 8H — its raw placement result, forgetting everything else
- Mars is Amatyakaraka in 8H = bad for career (AmK in 8H = trouble in professional life)
- 8H = changes, instability, shocks
- Result: Problematic period in career; job loss; dynamism but not happy
- What happened: Company went into "hibernation mode" after startup, laid off a significant portion of the engineering team including PVNR; then worked from home for an Atlanta company (more dynamic than wanted); not very happy ✓
Aries Sign Slot (Apr 2003 – Apr 2007)
- Aries = 8th house from Lagna → occult studies, instability, changes; but bad for health
- Aries = 6th house from AL → malefic sign (Mars rules Aries) in 6th from AL = GOOD materially (material energy, success, achievements)
- Aries = 3rd house from Moon → mentally, lots of energy, initiative, communication
Rasi aspects on Aries: from Aquarius (6H), from Scorpio (3H), from Leo (12H):
- 6H aspect = fights, conflicts, obstacles
- 3H aspect = communication, initiative
- 12H aspect = giving up, losses
Overall: Good for material achievement (malefic sign in 6th from AL); good for occult; bad for health. Period of health concerns (PVNR notes: "for the last 1 year my health is not really great" — mentioned during the class itself, which was in 2005, within this period) ✓
Additional Interpretive Rules Covered
Same Rule Works for Divisional Charts
— PVNR"These principles also equally apply to any Divisional Chart, but there you have to focus on a particular area of life that the Divisional Chart corresponds to."
The Three-Parts Rule works for D-9 ND (marriage), D-10 ND (career), D-24 ND (learning), etc. Just filter results through the lens of that division's domain.
About the Results of a Sign — Sub-Division
For the 1/3 slot given to the sign itself, traditional knowledge does not provide further subdivision rules. But you can always look at:
- Sign nature (element, guna)
- House from Lagna, Moon, and AL
- Rasi drishti aspects on the sign
- Planets in those aspecting signs
Range of Results
PVNR stresses that the natal chart sets a range of possibilities (minimum to maximum). The Three-Parts Rule identifies when a result peaks within that range:
- Bad sub-period (inimical placement, bad avastha) → result bottoms out WITHIN the range (still within what the chart allows)
- Good sub-period (yogas, good avastha) → result peaks within the range
- The chart itself determines the absolute range; the dasha and its sub-periods modulate within that range
— PVNR"If a planet is in adhishatru sthana and giving the result of its state, it will bottom out within the range of possibility. When the planet is in a good yoga and giving the results of that yoga, it will peak."
A Warning About External Sources
PVNR mentions that information about the Three-Parts Rule also exists in Pt. Sanjay Rath's book "Narayana Dasa" and on the Vedic Astrology Yahoo Group. However:
— PVNR"Don't be surprised if there are some inconsistencies. Sanjayji intentionally slightly misrepresents things in a few places — he doesn't like spoon-feeding. This is the most authentic teaching to me privately, and this is what works in practice."
Some intentional variation exists between public and private teaching. The version taught here is the operational one.