6. Chandra-vela in Astrology

While assessing the horoscope, Momentary Prashna Chart or Muhurta Fixation, Chandra Kriya, Chandavastha and Chandravelas are having prime consideration in Astrology. The position of the Moon is so important in the Vedic chart. There are three kinds of partitions to fix-up the results of Nakshatra position of the Moon; known as Chandrakriya, Chandravasthas and Chandravelas.

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The time taken by moon to traverse a star (13^o 20) divided into 36 equal divisions yields a Chandravelas provided under:—

[Table 5.3 Chandravela(s) 36 Types.]

SLN	Chandravela
1	Skull Disease
2	Contentment
3	Sacramental Offerings
4	Happy Life
5	Ocular Diseases
6	Ostentatious Life
7	Sexual Pleasure
8	Severe Fever
9	Golden Ornaments
10	Relief from worries
11	Poisonous Troubles
12	Sexual pleasure
13	Stomach disorders
14	Female Sports
15	Jovial mood
16	Interest in Arts
17	Antagonism
18	Dancing
19	Enjoying Ghee Mixed Foods
20	Sound Sleep
21	Charities and Kindness
22	Dental Pain
23	Squabbles/Disagreements
24	Journey/Expedition
25	Dull Headedness
26	Water Bath
27	Bitterness
28	Independent status
29	Wounded Body.
30	Scholastic Features
31	Hostility
32	Confrontational thought
33	Charitable deeds
34	Mean-spirited inclinations
35	Ruthlessness
36	Delight

Astrology bestows more importance to time factor, especially local mean time (Pradeshika) during the occurrence of any type of incidents. In Jataka Rachana there are

Sixty Kriyas of Moon in Jyotisha which are calculated as per the time factor of Nadis.

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Footnotes and references:

[1]:

P.S.Purushottaman Nampoothiri (2005); Madhaveeyam, S.T.Reddiar, Quilon; [...]

[2]:

P.S.Purushottaman Nampoothiri (2005); Madhaveeyam, S.T.Reddiar, Quilon; Chap-2, Ver-73-75, pp-44-45.