With a quiz being framed on the basics of Divisional Chats, an idea struck to extend the theory further and make it a wee bit more complicated than the earlier one by adding some extra spicy masala elements on top of the Basic Divisional Chart Rules.
This quiz is also about finding the planet and the Nakshatra space which it occupies in the zodiac. The complexities however come with bringing along extra zonal layers with concepts such as exaltation, debilitation, aspects etc spruced up in to the mix. Hence here goes. Let's see who strikes this brain teaser 🏆
Set of Clues:
1) I sit in a fixed sign in Hora (D2), Drekkana (D3), Chaturthamsa (D4), Sapthamsa (D7) and Navamsa (D9)
2) In all of the above Amsas mentioned, I sit in a Fire sign except in the Navamsa.
3) 3 planets get exalted in the Navamsa when they sit in my Nakshatra padas (3 out of 4 padas)
4) 3 of the planets when they sit in the Mool Trikona or Exalted signs in Rasi, their aspects will tend to fall in the sign where I'm placed.
5) I'm neither of the planets mentioned in Points 3 and 4 above in addition to not being the planet owning the Navamsa sign in which I'm placed. Also I'm not a node.
Answer to Trivia:
Nakshatra : Magha - 2
First up, we need to deduce the sign in question and the best way is to target the clues in D3 and D4. We know that planet in D3 and D1 will always end up in same element of Fire, Earth, Air or Water and here it's clearly given that planet sits in fire sign. So it can only be either of Aries, Leo or Sagittarius in Rasi chart. Next we know that in D4 and D1, planets will always map in a kendra and needs to be of same nature sign be it movable, fixed or dual. It's mentioned Fixed & Fire and hence the only planet which rules a Fixed sign and a Fire element happens to be Leo. Hence we can be rest assured that whichever planet it is, it can only be placed in Leo sign. We can derive this without even using the D2, D7 and other D9 charts.
D2 is important to know which zone the planet is placed whether in the first half or second half. In an odd sign only when a planet sits within the first 15 degrees it will be placed in Leo otherwise it will make it's way into Cancer. So this clearly establishes that since the planet is in fixed and Fire sign, it definitely is within the range of 0 to 15 degrees and we clearly know that only the 4 padas of Magha end up falling within this designated zone.
Now how do we know which of the 4 padas of Magha it is in? Here the use of D9 will come in handy as it's told that it does not sit in a fire sign in Navamsa. We know the first pada of Magha will map into a fire sign in Navamsa and hence it's ruled out. So the options available are Pada 2,3,4. Now is where the Saptamsa enters as it's a chart that divides 30 degrees into 7 equal parts and hence each of the parts will be about 4 degrees and a bit or 4°17' to be precise. The counting of D7 in an odd sign starts from the same sign and goes forward till it finishes up to 7 parts. We know Nakshatra is already Magha and the first part gets placed in Leo itself for 4°17', then next 4°17' will be in Virgo followed by Libra and so on. To reach the next fire sign of Sagittarius which is the 5th sign from Leo, it should have at least elapsed beyond 17 degrees (4°17'*4 is greater than 17) in the rasi chart because only then it can go to next fire sign. But we know it's within the first 4 padas of 13 degrees 20 mins and in a fire sign so in D7 it has to be within first part of 4°17' to remain in a fire sign. It is not in first pada of Magha because its clearly said that it is not in fire sign in D9 and hence it can only be within that space between 3°20' to 4°17' which clearly indicates Magha Pada 2 😃
Planet : Mercury
Sun, Moon and Jupiter gets exalted when they are placed in Magha - 1,2,4 padas. So we need to rule out these 3 planets. It's already mentioned that it's not a Node hence Rahu and Ketu also get eliminated. Another clue mentions that when 3 of the planets sit in exalted or Mool Trikona signs, their aspect fall on the sign of Leo. We know Jupiter's Mooltrikona is Sagittarius, Mars exaltation sign is Capricorn and Saturn's Mooltrikona sign is Aquarius. Jupiter's 9th, Mars 8th and Saturn's 7th aspect all end up falling in Leo. Hence along with Jupiter which is already withdrawn, Mars and Saturn also get rejected. So it just leaves us to either of Mercury or Venus. In the last clue, it's mentioned that it is not the ruler of the sign lord in Navamsa. We know that Magha pada 2 ends up mapping in Taurus in the D9 which is ruled by Venus. Hence Venus also gets vetoed out and finally we deduce and arrive at the result which is Mercury 😃.
This quiz is also about finding the planet and the Nakshatra space which it occupies in the zodiac. The complexities however come with bringing along extra zonal layers with concepts such as exaltation, debilitation, aspects etc spruced up in to the mix. Hence here goes. Let's see who strikes this brain teaser 🏆
Set of Clues:
1) I sit in a fixed sign in Hora (D2), Drekkana (D3), Chaturthamsa (D4), Sapthamsa (D7) and Navamsa (D9)
2) In all of the above Amsas mentioned, I sit in a Fire sign except in the Navamsa.
3) 3 planets get exalted in the Navamsa when they sit in my Nakshatra padas (3 out of 4 padas)
4) 3 of the planets when they sit in the Mool Trikona or Exalted signs in Rasi, their aspects will tend to fall in the sign where I'm placed.
5) I'm neither of the planets mentioned in Points 3 and 4 above in addition to not being the planet owning the Navamsa sign in which I'm placed. Also I'm not a node.
Answer to Trivia:
Nakshatra : Magha - 2
First up, we need to deduce the sign in question and the best way is to target the clues in D3 and D4. We know that planet in D3 and D1 will always end up in same element of Fire, Earth, Air or Water and here it's clearly given that planet sits in fire sign. So it can only be either of Aries, Leo or Sagittarius in Rasi chart. Next we know that in D4 and D1, planets will always map in a kendra and needs to be of same nature sign be it movable, fixed or dual. It's mentioned Fixed & Fire and hence the only planet which rules a Fixed sign and a Fire element happens to be Leo. Hence we can be rest assured that whichever planet it is, it can only be placed in Leo sign. We can derive this without even using the D2, D7 and other D9 charts.
D2 is important to know which zone the planet is placed whether in the first half or second half. In an odd sign only when a planet sits within the first 15 degrees it will be placed in Leo otherwise it will make it's way into Cancer. So this clearly establishes that since the planet is in fixed and Fire sign, it definitely is within the range of 0 to 15 degrees and we clearly know that only the 4 padas of Magha end up falling within this designated zone.
Now how do we know which of the 4 padas of Magha it is in? Here the use of D9 will come in handy as it's told that it does not sit in a fire sign in Navamsa. We know the first pada of Magha will map into a fire sign in Navamsa and hence it's ruled out. So the options available are Pada 2,3,4. Now is where the Saptamsa enters as it's a chart that divides 30 degrees into 7 equal parts and hence each of the parts will be about 4 degrees and a bit or 4°17' to be precise. The counting of D7 in an odd sign starts from the same sign and goes forward till it finishes up to 7 parts. We know Nakshatra is already Magha and the first part gets placed in Leo itself for 4°17', then next 4°17' will be in Virgo followed by Libra and so on. To reach the next fire sign of Sagittarius which is the 5th sign from Leo, it should have at least elapsed beyond 17 degrees (4°17'*4 is greater than 17) in the rasi chart because only then it can go to next fire sign. But we know it's within the first 4 padas of 13 degrees 20 mins and in a fire sign so in D7 it has to be within first part of 4°17' to remain in a fire sign. It is not in first pada of Magha because its clearly said that it is not in fire sign in D9 and hence it can only be within that space between 3°20' to 4°17' which clearly indicates Magha Pada 2 😃
Planet : Mercury
Sun, Moon and Jupiter gets exalted when they are placed in Magha - 1,2,4 padas. So we need to rule out these 3 planets. It's already mentioned that it's not a Node hence Rahu and Ketu also get eliminated. Another clue mentions that when 3 of the planets sit in exalted or Mool Trikona signs, their aspect fall on the sign of Leo. We know Jupiter's Mooltrikona is Sagittarius, Mars exaltation sign is Capricorn and Saturn's Mooltrikona sign is Aquarius. Jupiter's 9th, Mars 8th and Saturn's 7th aspect all end up falling in Leo. Hence along with Jupiter which is already withdrawn, Mars and Saturn also get rejected. So it just leaves us to either of Mercury or Venus. In the last clue, it's mentioned that it is not the ruler of the sign lord in Navamsa. We know that Magha pada 2 ends up mapping in Taurus in the D9 which is ruled by Venus. Hence Venus also gets vetoed out and finally we deduce and arrive at the result which is Mercury 😃.
