আমার তালিকাভুক্ত কোন কোন গ্রহগুলি শাদ্বল অনুসারে শক্তিশালী?
আমার তালিকাভুক্ত কোন কোন গ্রহগুলি শাদ্বল অনুসারে শক্তিশালী?
Classical Vedic methodology · Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra Ch. XXVII
Shadbala — literally “six-fold strength” — is the classical Vedic system for measuring how reliably a planet can deliver its results. It was codified in Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (BPHS) Chapter XXVII and is the foundation for almost every quantitative judgment in serious Vedic astrology.
The six components of Shadbala
Per BPHS, every graha’s total strength is the sum of:
- Sthana Bala — positional strength (exaltation, multi-varga dignity, odd/even sign, angular placement, decanate)
- Dig Bala — directional strength (each planet has a preferred direction: Sun & Mars in 10th, Jupiter & Mercury in 1st, Moon & Venus in 4th, Saturn in 7th)
- Kala Bala — temporal strength (day/night birth, lunar half, year/month/day/hour lordships)
- Cheshta Bala — motional strength (apparent speed; retrograde planets gain in this component)
- Naisargika Bala — intrinsic natural strength (a fixed value per planet: Sun strongest, Saturn weakest)
- Drik Bala — aspectual strength (net effect of benefic vs. malefic aspects falling on the planet)
The total is reported in rupasশক্তি, শক্তির শাস্ত্রীয় একক।
The classical thresholds
বি.পি.এইচ.এস প্রতিটি গ্রহের জন্য একটি ভিন্ন ন্যূনতম সীমা নির্দিষ্ট করে, কারণ প্রতিটি গ্রহের একটি ভিন্ন প্রাকৃতিক স্বাভাবিক ভিত্তি রয়েছে। ক্যানোনিকাল থ্রেশহোল্ড (রূপায়) হল:
- Sun: 5.0
- Moon: 6.0
- Mars: 5.0
- Mercury: 7.0
- Jupiter: 8.5
- Venus: 5.5
- Saturn: 5.0
A planet’s “ratio” in AstroPal’s output is its computed Shadbala divided by this classical threshold. A ratio ≥ 1.0 means the planet meets the BPHS bar; below 1.0 it does not.
What strength actually does
BPHS and Phaladeepika both treat a planet at or above threshold as a reliable “trustee” of its significations — the karakatva (significations) of that planet will manifest cleanly during its own Vimshottari dasha or antardasha. A weak planet still rules the same houses and signs, but the results come delayed, with friction, or only when activated by a supporting transit or sub-period.
দৃঢ় কল্যাণকামী (বৃহস্পতি, শুক্র, চন্দ্র) সীমার উপরে বা তার উপরে তাদের শাস্ত্রীয় তাৎপর্য-জ্ঞান, অংশীদারিত্ব, আবেগগত স্থিতিশীলতা প্রদানকারী সবচেয়ে নির্ভরযোগ্য দাতা। শক্তিশালী ম্যালিফিক্স (শনি, মঙ্গল, সূর্য) তাদের শৃঙ্খলাবদ্ধ ফলাফল - কাঠামো, শক্তি, কর্তৃত্ব - ধ্বংসাত্মক প্রান্ত ছাড়াই প্রদান করে যা শাস্ত্রীয় গ্রন্থগুলি দুর্বল ম্যালিফিক্সের সাথে যুক্ত করে।
Why Rahu and Ketu aren’t in the Shadbala list
The classical six-fold Shadbala system applies to the seven traditional grahas (Sun through Saturn). Rahu and Ketu — the lunar nodes, treated as “shadow grahas” in Jyotish — are evaluated through different frameworks: house placement, nakshatra dispositorship, and their dasha periods. BPHS uses a separate set of rules for them.
What this means for your reading
The classical thresholds above are universal; your chart’s specific Shadbala distribution is unique. AstroPal’s engine computes all six components for each of the seven grahas, sums them, divides by the classical threshold, and ranks the planets. The chart page shows the table and AstroPal’s chat draws the running dasha’s strength into every timing question.
Going deeper
For the broader framework, see our birth-chart guide. The Glossary defines each of the six Shadbala components individually. For the timing layer that uses these strengths, see the Vimshottari dasha guide.
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