D3 Drekkana — Siblings
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D3 Drekkana — Siblings — what this divisional chart is read for, how the division is computed, and why the birth time decides it.
How to read this square
- The diamond at the top centre is always the 1st house — the lagna.
- From there the houses run anticlockwise: 1, 2, 3 and so on.
- In a real chart the number written in each compartment is the SIGN, not the house — the house is known from its position. That is why the numbers in a printed kundli look out of order.
- The shape never changes. Only the signs and the planets in it do.
The D3 is drawn in exactly this shape. The compartments do not change — only which signs and planets land in them, because each sign is cut into 3 parts and re-counted.
What it is read for
The D3 (Drekkana) divides each sign into 3 parts and rebuilds the whole chart from those parts. It is read for siblings and courage. A planet can look strong in the birth chart and weak here, and that is the point: the birth chart shows the promise, the divisional chart shows whether it is delivered.
How it is computed
Each 30° sign is cut into 3 equal parts of 10.00° each, and each part is mapped to a sign by the rule for this varga. Your planet's exact degree decides which part it falls in — which is why the birth TIME matters: a few minutes moves a planet across a boundary and the whole D3 changes.
Which sign each part falls in
- Aries
- Aries · Leo · Sagittarius
- Taurus
- Taurus · Virgo · Capricorn
- Gemini
- Gemini · Libra · Aquarius
- Cancer
- Cancer · Scorpio · Pisces
- Leo
- Leo · Sagittarius · Aries
- Virgo
- Virgo · Capricorn · Taurus
- Libra
- Libra · Aquarius · Gemini
- Scorpio
- Scorpio · Pisces · Cancer
- Sagittarius
- Sagittarius · Aries · Leo
- Capricorn
- Capricorn · Taurus · Virgo
- Aquarius
- Aquarius · Gemini · Libra
- Pisces
- Pisces · Cancer · Scorpio
If you want to act on this
A remedy in jyotish is an act, not a purchase — a fast, a mantra, a donation on the right weekday. Where a formal ritual is called for, these are the three that apply: a puja performed on your behalf, a chadhawa offered at the temple, or an abhimantrit article energised with the mantra of the planet involved.
Not sure what this means for your own chart?
Ask the astrologer — it reads your chart, not a general rule, and answers in plain words.
Common questions
- What is the D3 chart used for?
- The D3 (Drekkana) divides each sign into 3 parts and rebuilds the whole chart from those parts. It is read for siblings and courage. A planet can look strong in the birth chart and weak here, and that is the point: the birth chart shows the promise, the divisional chart shows whether it is delivered.
- How is the D3 calculated?
- Each 30° sign is cut into 3 equal parts of 10.00° each, and each part is mapped to a sign by the rule for this varga. Your planet's exact degree decides which part it falls in — which is why the birth TIME matters: a few minutes moves a planet across a boundary and the whole D3 changes.