DharmSetu

Kundli Reading — from nothing to a first interpretation

31 lessons written of 31Written by Akash

This course assumes nothing. It does not assume you know what a rashi is, that you can read Devanagari, or that you believe any of it.

What it does assume is that you want to understand Jyotish the way its own tradition sets it out — the vocabulary, the geometry, the reasoning — rather than collect predictions. By the end you should be able to look at a birth chart, name every element in it, and explain what a classical text would say about it. Whether you then act on that is your business, not this course's.

Lessons are short. Read them in order the first time; afterwards, use them as reference.

Foundations

What Jyotish is, where it came from, and what a Kundli actually is.

  1. What is Jyotish?10 min
  2. A short history of Jyotish12 min
  3. The three branches of Jyotish9 min
  4. Horoscope vs Kundli — what is the difference?9 min

Building Blocks

The five things every chart is made of: planets, signs, nakshatras, the ascendant and the houses.

  1. The nine grahas and how they work14 min
  2. The twelve rashis and how they work14 min
  3. Nakshatras — the twenty-seven lunar mansions16 min
  4. The ascendant (Lagna)12 min
  5. The twelve houses (Bhavas)16 min

Planetary Behaviour

How planets relate to each other and change strength — aspects, friendships, exaltation, retrogression, combustion.

  1. Planetary aspects (Drishti)12 min
  2. Planetary friendships and enmities10 min
  3. Exaltation (Uccha)8 min
  4. Debilitation (Neecha)8 min
  5. Retrograde motion (Vakri)10 min
  6. Combustion (Asta)8 min
  7. Conjunction (Yuti)10 min

Reading a Chart

The combinations and time-systems classical astrologers actually use.

  1. Yogas — planetary combinations18 min
  2. Doshas — and how seriously to take them14 min
  3. Dasha — the Vimshottari time system18 min
  4. Transits (Gochara)14 min
  5. Divisional charts (Vargas)16 min

Applied Interpretation

Life areas, remedies, worked examples, and practice on real charts.

  1. Reading marriage in a chart14 min
  2. Reading career in a chart14 min
  3. What classical texts say about health — and its limits12 min
  4. Reading children in a chart12 min
  5. Reading wealth and finance12 min
  6. Foreign travel and relocation10 min
  7. Ayu — how classical texts approach longevity, and why they counsel silence14 min
  8. Remedies (Upaya) — what the tradition prescribes14 min
  9. Worked case studies20 min
  10. Practice: read a chart yourself20 min