D4 — caturthāṃśa
The caturthāṃśa (D4) divides every sign into 4 equal parts of 7°30′ and gives each part a sign of its own, so a graha's D4 position is a sign in a second chart. Parāśara names it among the sixteen vargas, gives the rule for assigning its signs, and in the viveka chapter says it is consulted for fortune. SIA computes it for every kundli, with whole-sign houses from the D4 lagna, and reads it alongside the rāśi chart for that matter.
At a glance
- Division
- 4 per sign · 7°30′ eachcomputed
- Consulted for
- fortuneBPHS viveka.2
- Position in the sixteen
- 4 / 16BPHS shodashavarga.2
Parāśara's rule and office
स्वर्क्षादि केन्द्रपतयस्तुर्यांशेशाः क्रियादयः। सनकश्च सनन्दश्च कुमारश्च सनातनः।।८।।
Edition gloss (Hindi)एक राशि में ७ अंश ३० कला के चार चतुर्थांश होते हैं। प्रत्येक राशि में उस राशि से प्रथम, चतुर्थ, सप्तम और दशम राशियों के स्वामी क्रम से चतुर्थांश के स्वामी होते हैं और सर्वदा क्रम से सनक, सनन्दन, सनत्कुमार और सनातन ये स्वामी होते हैं।।८।।
द्रेष्काणे भ्रातृजं सौख्यं तुर्यांशे भाग्यचिन्तनम्। पुत्रपौत्रादिकानां वै चिन्तनं सप्तमांशके।।२।।
RenderingFrom the dreṣkāṇa the happiness of siblings; from the caturthāṃśa fortune; from the saptāṃśa children and grandchildren.
Questions
What is the D4 chart used for?
Parāśara's viveka chapter assigns it fortune; SIA reads the D4 for that matter beside the rāśi chart and cites the verse.
How large is one D4 division?
7°30′ — thirty degrees divided by 4.
See these verses fire on your own chart.
Cast your kundli in SIA — every line of the reading carries the verse it rests on.
Related
Every chip is a real verse id in SIA’s store — the same chips the app prints beside its readings. · Updated
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