7 Padas
Avery unique feature of Jaimini Astrology is a Pada. Generally all Jaimini commentators commit the mistake of calculating only two padas: the lagna or aroodha pada and the pada of the twelfth lord, which is known as upa-pada.
Padas should be calculated for all planets and for all houses. It is being illustrated here:
- See how far, in direct counting, the lord of a house has travelled from own house. Suppose it has gone to the sixth house, then note six as the figure.
- Now count six from that planet.
- The position you have arrived now is the pada concerned.
| Illustration One | ||
| House | Placement of the lord | Progression |
| Lagna | Two houses | 2nd from Taurus is Gemini |
| Second | In own house | So Taurus is pada for 2nd |
| Third | Ten houses (Pisces) | 10th from Pisces is Sagittarius |
| Fourth | Four houses (Libra) | 4th from Libra is Capricorn |
| Fifth | Nine houses (Aries) | 9th from Aries is Sagittarius |
| Sixth | Seven houses (Pisces) | 7th from Pisces is Virgo |
| Seventh | Eight houses (Taurus) | 8th from Taurus is Sagittarius |
| Eighth | Seven houses (Taurus) | 7th from Taurus is Scorpio |
| Ninth | Five houses (Aries) | 5th from Aries is Leo |
| Tenth | Four houses (Aries) | 4th from Aries is Cancer |
| Eleventh | Three houses (Aries) | 3rd from Aries is Gemini |
| Twelfth | Two houses (Aries) | 2nd from Aries is Taurus |
You may do similar exercise yourself in the case of other two horoscopes.
Note: Some Varanasi astrologers have given a few exceptions. For instance they say that if the Lagna Lord is in the lagna then the pada will be the tenth house. This is not followed by the majority of astrologers. Besides no Varanasi astrologer has ever shown how this so called exception works and gives correct results. So follow the method given here, ignoring the so-called exceptions.
Similarly they give another exception in the case of the 7th lord being in the seventh from its position. They say that the 4th house will become the pada of the 7th. It again fails in actual practice.
Some Delhi computers have done totally wrong programming of these padas. They give you wrong results.
The lagna pada is also known as Arudha or Aroodha pada and is a key-factor for predictions. The pada of twelfth lord or the Upapada is also a very important key-factor for predictions.
Lot of research on the use of padas will have to be done still. Here only the method is being taught.
