Vilka planeter i mitt horoskop är starkast enligt Shadbala?

Vilka planeter i mitt horoskop är starkast enligt Shadbala?

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:

1. Sthana Bala — positional strength (exaltation, multi-varga dignity, odd/even sign, angular placement, decanate)
2. 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)
3. Kala Bala — temporal strength (day/night birth, lunar half, year/month/day/hour lordships)
4. Cheshta Bala — motional strength (apparent speed; retrograde planets gain in this component)
5. Naisargika Bala — intrinsic natural strength (a fixed value per planet: Sun strongest, Saturn weakest)
6. Drik Bala — aspectual strength (net effect of benefic vs. malefic aspects falling on the planet)

The total is reported in rupas, den klassiska styrkaenheten.

The classical thresholds

BPHS anger en annan minimigräns per planet, eftersom var och en har en annan naturlig Naisargika-baslinje. De kanoniska tröskelvärdena (i rupas) är:

• 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.

Starka benefics (Jupiter, Venus, Måne) vid eller över tröskeln är de mest pålitliga givarna av sina klassiska betydelser — visdom, partnerskap, emotionell stabilitet. Starka malefics (Saturnus, Mars, Sol) levererar sina disciplinerade resultat — struktur, energi, auktoritet — utan den destruktiva kant som klassiska texter förknippar med svaga malefics.

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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