Gods and Demons
A reference of the devas and asuras who appear as amsa lords across the divisional charts. When a planet falls in a deity's amsa, it inherits that deity's flavour — Vishwakarma's Jupiter builds, Maya's Mars deceives.
How to use this section
Divisional charts (Vargas like D-10, D-16, D-30) divide each rasi into smaller arcs. Many classical assignments place a deity — often alternating between devas and asuras — as the lord of each arc. The deity's archetype tells you what flavour the planet brings when it sits there.
- Example: Jupiter in Vishwakarma amsa in the D-10 (Dasamsa) — the native builds, designs, engineers, develops something. Career colours toward construction, architecture or systems design.
- Example: Mars in Maya amsa — illusion, special effects, weapons of deceit, technology used for power. Maya was the asura architect; his amsa carries cunning craft.
Browse devas and asuras below. Each entry lists the figure's domain so you can quickly look up an amsa lord's flavour.
Devas (Gods)
Architects, kings, sages and benefactors of the cosmic order. Each deity represents a domain — kingship, knowledge, healing, architecture, wealth — that flavours a planet sitting in their amsa.
Asuras (Demons)
Powerful counterparts of the devas — illusionists, warriors, shape-shifters and boon-abusers. Their amsas mark technical brilliance with shadow tendencies: ego, excess, deceit, force.