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Background and Technical Explanation of Karma Index
- by Satrajit Majumdar
However, with the advance of information technology in the last decade, and with enormous computing power now being available at the hands of an astrologer, there is bound to be renewed interest in Ashtakbarga,. More and more astrologers will start using Ashtakbarga, with vengeance for working out their predictions.

Ashtakbarga, will also take its rightful place in prediction technique and will not be yet another tool for Gochar or transit prediction.

One can then truly appreciate the significance of Parashar‘s statement:

"We can give general (Samanya) predictions on the basis of the natal chart. But definite (Nischaya) predictions can be obtained only by Ashtakbarga"

(Secrets of Ashtakbarga, by Prof. P. S. Shastri).

With this preamble, I would now like to describe a new software program called "Karma Index". This software exploits the power of Ashtakbarga, and has been developed by us in Cyber Astro.

The Karma Index software first computes the standard Ashtakbarga from a horoscope chart. Presently we use a 337 model that is without considering contributions of Lagna (Ascendant) and Rahu. The input required for this is the position of planets and Ascendant position in the chart only. However, we also input the shadbal of the 7 planets from the natal chart. We then compute an average natal benefic and malefic coefficient of every planet on the basis of both shadbal and Natal Ashtakbarga strength of each planet, based on the number of benefic dots received by each planet in their Natal sign as per their individual Bhinnashtaka Varga. We then compute the daily strength of each planet based on the status of benefic dots received by the planet in the particular sign from its Bhinnashtak and Sarvashtak status.

The values are suitably modified based on whether they have received any benefic dots with reference to Kakshya lord that they are transiting at any point of time. The values are further modified with the dignity of the planet with reference to the Kakshya lord, sign lord as well as the sthanbal, combust and retrogression status of the planet with reference to the sign it is transiting at any given day. The whole value is then further discounted with respect to the Average natal coefficient of each planet to arrive at the Net positive or Net negative index value representing the net benefic or malefic effect of the particular planet for a particular day.

The algebraic sums of the daily index value of each of the 7 planets (Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn) represents the "Karma Index" value for the chart for the particular day. The positive and negative strength, of all planets from the different criterion mentioned above, are all rationalized and expressed in terms of units of 2, the way relative strength of Shadbal is expressed. Thus, after effecting the entire criterion, the maximum or minimum index value for a planet in this model can be ± 22.5 (twenty-two point five).

Thus, if we consider all seven planets, the theoretical maximum or minimum value of Karma Index can be ± 157.5 (one hundred fifty seven point five). Next, we have introduced a concept of "Cumulative Karma Index". The cumulative Karma Index for the first day is equal to the daily value of Karma Index for the first day. The cumulative Karma Index for the second day is the algebraic sum of Karma Index for the first day and the Karma Index for the second day and so on so forth. Thus, the cumulative Karma Index of any day is the algebraic sum of the day’s Karma Index and the previous day’s cumulative Karma Index.


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