[TAJIKA OR ANNUAL HOROSCOPY]

The Varshphala or the Annual Horoscopy as it may be called, is one of the scores of
techniques of Vedic Astrology employed to understand the occurrence of future events. The
Varshphala is more popular in northern India, though it is used everywhere. The annual
horoscopy differs from rest in the fact that that it picks up one particular year of a native's
life and examine it in more minute details. Going in to more minutest details, each month
of a particular year, and further, each day or half a day during a month, may be subjected
to astrological scrutiny for the clearest view of the events, and their closest timing possible.
Annual horoscopy is widely implemented in Career planning, travel planning, work planning
and job planning and various other important aspects of life.

The usual horoscope is cast for the time of birth of a native. The Varshphala, however is
solar based. In other words, it is the position of the sun that is of significance here.
The solar year for a native begins every time the Sun returns to the same longitude as it
had at the time of the native's birth. Between this time and the next solar return is covered
by one annual chart or the Varsha-Kundlani. The time of solar return is technically called
Varshapravesha, which literaly means of 'entry of the year'.
The varshphal or the annual horoscope is a branch of astrology which has been mainly in
vogue in the northern India.
The longitude of the Sun at the birth forms the basis of annual chart. The annual chart for
any given year of the native's life is the horoscope cast for the moment when the sun
attains, during that year, the same longitudes are done on the sidereal or Niryana basis.
The use of Chitrapaksha ayanmsha(as employed in the Lahiris' Indian Ephemeris) has also
given good results.
The solar cycle has a duration of three hundred and sixty five days, six hours, nine minutes
and about ten seconds. In other words, the Sun takes this length of time to complete one
round of the twlve sign of the zodiac. After this duration of time , the sun will return to its
original position.
Steps involved in preparing an annual chart
The first requirement is the construction of birth chart along with dashas and antar
dashas. Next come the determination of Varshaparvesha (year entry). Finally, a chart is
prepared for the Varshapravesha so obtained.
The Muntha
The muntha is an important point in the annual chart. It is located in the lagna at the time
of the birth. Each year , the Muntha progress by one rashi. thus, when the second year of
life begins(i.e. at the first birthday), the muntha has progressed into the rashi falling in the
second house from the birth lagna. At the commencement of the third year of birth, the
muntha is in the sign fallingin the third house from the birth lagna and so on.
In the annual chart, the Muntha is located in the house where its rashi falls, after
calculating this rashiconsidering the birth ascendant and the year of life in question. There

are various computer softwares available in market for calculation of Muntha, one of the
most commonly used software in India is Aryabhatt.
The Muntha Lord
The lord of the sign in which the Muntha is located is called the Muntha Lord. In the annual
chart, the muntha lord yields desirable or adverse results according to its location, strength
, and other planetary influences on it. The results accruinf from the Muntha Lord depending
on its location are briefly described below.
The Dasha System
In varshphal several dashas have been described as of relevance to the the annual chart.
Of these, three are more popular. They are
(a) The Mudda Dasha
(b) The Yogini Dasha
(c) The Patyayini Dasha
The Mudda dasha and the yogini dasha are nakshatra-based dashas, and depend on the
birth nakshtra. they are rhe equivalent of similar dashas (the Vimshottari and the Yogini) in
the birth horoscope, with the difference of that their period of reduced to one year. The
Mudda dasha is the most popular of the three dashas mentioned above.
Planetary Strengths
Planets give favourable or adverse results depending upon the strangth or wealness in the
annual chart. Three different methods are employed for determinig the planetary
strengthin the annual chart. The most popular of which is Panchavargiya Bala or the fivefold strength of a planet.
The Lord of the year
The lord of the year also called Varshesha or the Varsheshwara, is an important planet in
the annula chart. It is supposed to significantly influence the events that takes place during
the year. A strong Varsha Lord ensures success, prosperity and good health throughout the
year in question, while a weak one indicates the reverse. The Varsha lord is selected out of
five planets which holds special significance during the year.
There are certain rules for selecting the Year Lord
(1) It should be strongest of office-bearers.
(2) It should, at the time, aspect the Varsha Lagna.

The Tri-Pataki Chakara

The Tri-pataki chakra (or the Tri-pataki map) consists of a special charting of various
planets as located in the birth chart in relation to the ascendant in the annual chart. The
planets are progressed by one sign every year starting from position at birth.
The application and analysis of the Tri-pataki gives a very broad overview of the nature of
events likely to dominate one particular year. While the Vedha to any planet or the lagna
can be determined by charting the planets on the Tri-pataki, it is customary only to

consider the various planetary influences on the Moon, or sometimes on the ascendant.
Three parallel lines are drawn vertically. Across these are drawn three parallel lines
horozontally. The ends of these lines are joined as shown in Figure below :

On the top of three vertical lines, customarily, small flags are drawn. The word pataka
means 'a flag'; the pre-fix Tri means 'three'. This forms the Tri-pataki map.
Marking the Rashis
The central flag (marked 'a') represents the ascendant in the annual chart. The sign rising
at the time of Varshapravesha is mrked here. The remaining signs are marked in order,
in an anti-clockwise fashion, along the points 'b', 'c', 'd', etc. This forms the sekelton on
which the progressed planets will be located.
The Yogas
The clue to successful predictions on the basis of the Varshphala lies in proper
understanding of the Tajika Yogas. sixteen such yogas or planetary configurations are
described in the Tajika texts. These yogas from as a result of specific disposition or
placement of planets in relation to each other. Most of these Yogas depend on the mutual
Tajika aspects between planets, and on their special orbs of influence. These yogas are as
appropriately applicable to Horary chart as they are to the annual chart. The hundreds of
yogas as employed in the Parashari system are generally not considered in the Tajika
chart. Equally so, the Tajika yogas do not find their use generally in the analysis of the
annual chart.
There are Sixteen Yogas which are commonly used :
(1) The Ikabala Yoga (2) The Induvara Yoga (3) The Ithasala Yoga (4) The Ishrafa Yoga
(5) The Nakta Yoga (6) The Yamaya Yoga (7) The Manau Yoga (8) The Kamboola Yoga
(9) The Gairi-Kamboola Yoga (10) The Khallasara Yoga (11) The Rudda Yoga (12) The
Duphali-Kuttha Yoga (13) The dutthottha - Davira Yoga (14) The Tambira Yoga (15) The
Kuttha Yoga (16) The Durpaha Yoga
The Sahams

The Sahams are the sensitive points arrived at by certian manipulation of the longitudes of
the various planets and the cusp of the ascendant (or, sometimes, of other houses).
Different , though specific, manipulations yield different Sahams. Each Saham then holds
sway over one particular event of life during the year indicated by the annual chart. Thus,
such varied events as marriage, child birth, fame, travel, illness, death, and the like, are
each ruled by a specific Saham.
The number of Sahams recommended for application to an annual chart varies from one
author on annual horoscopy to another. thus, whereas Venkatesh describes forty-eight
Sahams, Keshava makes a mention of only twenty-five, while Meelakantha describes fifty
Sahams.
It is generally not necesary to calculate all the sahams described in the texts, in a given
annual chart. The practititoners of the Tajika pick up only the relevant sahams pretaining
to a particular year of life of native, and analyse them.