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Jyotish, in plain words

Sound and scent remedies: a mantra, raga and oil for each graha

Jyotish remedies you can hear and smell — the classical mantra, a raga from the raga-samay tradition, and essential-oil fragrances for all nine grahas.

Manodasha: how planetary periods colour the mind

Why do some months feel heavy and others light? Manodasha explained in plain words: how Vedic astrology's planetary periods describe your inner weather, what part is exact math, and how to test it against your own life.

Ashtakavarga: the point system behind transit strength

Ashtakavarga scores every sign of the zodiac with bindus — benefic points — so transits can be judged numerically. How the counting works.

Career in the birth chart: how Jyotish reads the 10th house

The 10th house governs career and public standing. How its lord, the Dharma-Karmadhipati yoga, and the planetary profession method actually work.

Dhana yogas: how classical texts read wealth in a chart

Jyotish reads wealth from the 2nd house, its lord, and specific planetary combinations called dhana yogas. The classical method, in plain words.

Lagna: why your ascendant is the anchor of your chart

Lagna (ascendant) calculator basics: the rising sign at your birth fixes your houses and your chart's ruler. Why exact birth time matters for the janam kundli.

Nakshatras: the 27 lunar mansions behind your Moon sign

Nakshatra finder basics: the 27 lunar mansions of 13°20′ each, how they sit inside the rashis, and why your janma nakshatra by date of birth matters so much.

How to read a panchang

Aaj ka panchang, decoded: the five limbs of today's panchang — tithi, vara, nakshatra, yoga and karana — explained simply, with today's live panchang.

Mahadasha: the planetary periods that pace a life

Mahadasha calculator logic explained: the Vimshottari dasha splits 120 years among nine grahas. How mahadasha and antardasha periods work and how to find your current dasha.

Sade Sati, explained calmly — and who is in it in 2026

Shani Sade Sati is Saturn's 7.5-year transit around your Moon sign. Its three phases, which rashis are in Sade Sati in 2026 with Saturn in Meena, and calm classical remedies.

Sun sign vs Moon sign: why Jyotish starts with the Moon

Moon sign vs Sun sign: Vedic astrology reads your rashi — the Moon sign by date of birth — and its nakshatra. Why rashifal is by Moon sign, and how to find yours.

What is a Kundli? Your Janam Kundli, in plain words

A kundli (janam kundali) is your Vedic birth chart by date, time and place of birth. Houses, signs, planets and how a free online kundli is computed — without jargon.