Sarvatobhadra Chakra (सर्वतोभद्र चक्र)

Primary Uses

The 5 Layers of the Grid

The 9×9 grid is built in 5 concentric rectangular layers, from outermost to innermost:

Layer 1 — Nakshatra Ring

Nakshatra placement proceeds clockwise from the NE corner in Krittikadi order. The 4 corner cells hold Sanskrit vowels; the 28 side cells hold the nakshatras.

Complete 9×9 Cell Map

Using rows A–I (top to bottom) and columns 1–9 (left to right):

Layer 5 — The 5 Tithi Groups

Vedha — The Piercing Influence

Vedha is the core mechanism of SBC. A transiting planet in a nakshatra cell "pierces" (influences) other cells in 3 directions simultaneously.

Vedha Strength Multipliers

Special Corner Vedha

When a planet is in the last pada of Bharani, Ashlesha, Vishakha, or Shravana OR the first pada of Krittika, Magha, Anuradha, or Dhanishtha, it additionally vedhas the entire diagonal crossing the Poorna Tithi and all vowels in the adjacent corner. This is the most powerful form of vedha.

Severity Scale

When multiple planets simultaneously vedha the same nakshatra, the effects compound:

When ALL FIVE elements (nakshatra + akshara + swara + tithi + rasi) simultaneously suffer vedha → death is certain (classical rule).

Key Nakshatras From Moon (Shannadi Group)

The right-side panel in JHora shows two reference columns: From Moon and From Lagna. Each nakshatra type has special significance when vedha'd by malefic transits.

From Lagna gives the same categories but counted from the Ascendant's nakshatra — useful for physical/health matters vs. mind/environment matters.

Trishula Nakshatras (From Sun — longevity): Counted from Sun's nakshatra: 1st, 9th, 15th, 21st — critical for death/longevity analysis.

Effect of Each Planet's Vedha

Moon's status: Strong Moon (Shukla Dvitiya to Shukla Ashtami, and Krishna Ashtami to Krishna Trayodashi) = mild benefic. Dark Moon (Krishna Chaturdasi to Shukla Pratipada) = malefic.

Effect of Vedha on Different Elements

When a planet vedhas a cell, every element in that cell is affected:

Using SBC with Dasha Analysis

SBC does not work in isolation. Events materialize only when all of the following conditions align:

1. The running Mahadasha/Antardasha lords are involved in inauspicious yogas in the natal chart
2. AND those same planets are simultaneously causing vedha to vital nakshatras in SBC
3. AND the Tajaka/TP annual chart also shows the event

Practical Workflow

1. Identify running dasha lords
2. Locate them in SBC based on their current transit nakshatra
3. Check which vital nakshatras (Janma, Karma, etc.) they are vedha-ing
4. Count the number of malefics simultaneously vedha-ing the same vital nakshatra
5. Correlate with annual chart and natal promise

Classical References

• Mantreswara — Phaladeepika (chapter 26, with Gopesh Kumar Ojha's commentary)
• M.K. Agrawal — Mystics of Sarvatobhadra Chakra and Astrological Predictions
• Brahma Yamal Grantha (primary classical source)
• Pt. Sanjay Rath / SJC — modern teaching