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Vedic astrology glossary
Use this glossary while reading your kundali result. Each term explains what it means and how Soul Yatri applies it to computed chart output.
Calculate your kundaliStart with the complete Vedic astrology guideWhat is Kundali?What a kundali (Vedic birth chart) is, what its houses, grahas, nakshatras and dashas show, and what to check before interpreting one.What is Lagna?What the lagna (ascendant) is, why it anchors every house in a Vedic chart, how to find yours, and how it differs from your Moon and Sun signs.What is Navamsa?What the navamsa (D9) chart represents in Vedic astrology, how its divisions work, vargottama, marriage reading conventions, and its birth-time sensitivity.What is Mahadasha?What a mahadasha is, the full Vimshottari order and years for all nine grahas, how to find your current mahadasha, and common myths worth dropping.What is Antardasha?What an antardasha (bhukti) is inside the Vimshottari dasha system, how long sub-periods last, and how to read the antardasha lord against the mahadasha.What is Yoga?What a yoga means in Vedic astrology — named planetary combinations like Raj Yoga and Gaja Kesari — how yogas form, and why this differs from yoga as physical practice.What is Varga?What varga (divisional) charts are in Vedic astrology, how they are derived from the main chart, which ones matter most, and how practitioners actually use them.What is Nakshatra?What nakshatras are, how the 27 lunar mansions and their padas divide the zodiac, why the Moon nakshatra matters most, and how nakshatra lords drive the dasha clock.What is Rahu?What Rahu is in Vedic astrology — the north lunar node, its hunger and amplification themes, how it acts by house and dispositor, and how it pairs with Ketu.What is Ketu?What Ketu is in Vedic astrology — the south lunar node, its themes of release and interiority, how it acts by house and dispositor, and how it pairs with Rahu.What is Shadbala?What shadbala is in Vedic astrology — the sixfold system for measuring planetary strength, its six components, and why a "strong" planet is not automatically a good one.What is Ashtakavarga?What ashtakavarga is in Vedic astrology — a point-based system for scoring how supportive each sign is, how bindus work, and how it is used for transits and timing.