DRISHTI
Graha drishti
Drishti is directed planetary sight counted by whole signs in the supported Parashari method, unlike Western degree-and-orb geometry.
The idea in context
Drishti describes traditional planetary sight and is not the same calculation as a Western degree-based aspect.
MAKE IT CONCRETE
An example to picture
From Mesha, counting that sign as 1 makes Tula the 7th sign, regardless of the source's exact degree within Mesha.
How to read it
Identify the source graha, count inclusively and apply its supported sight pattern before reading a target connection.
A common misunderstanding
A 7th-sign sight is not necessarily an exact 180° opposition, and a directed connection need not be reciprocal.
BRING IT BACK TO YOUR LIFE
A question to sit with
Can you trace which graha is the source and why the target qualifies?
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Foundational rule set
The current Parashari view gives each classical graha a 7th-sign drishti. Mars additionally casts 4th- and 8th-sign drishti, Jupiter 5th and 9th, and Saturn 3rd and 10th.
A directional relationship
A drishti is cast from a source graha toward a target. The number is counted by whole signs from the source and is not automatically the same as the target’s natal Bhava number.
Disclosed limits
Schools differ on node aspects and other extensions. Synastry does not invent Rahu or Ketu source drishti when that policy has not been selected and reviewed.
Explore the Vedic natal view
Create your free Vedic birth chart from a recorded time and birthplace. Compare the sidereal placements and displayed conventions with this lesson. The guide also explains techniques, including Vedic timing and compatibility, that this web view does not calculate.
Connect the ideas
Sun drishti
Sun casts supported whole-sign Parashari drishti to the 7th signs counted from its own Rashi.
1 min readMoon drishti
Moon casts supported whole-sign Parashari drishti to the 7th signs counted from its own Rashi.
1 min readMercury drishti
Mercury casts supported whole-sign Parashari drishti to the 7th signs counted from its own Rashi.
1 min readVenus drishti
Venus casts supported whole-sign Parashari drishti to the 7th signs counted from its own Rashi.
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