Sahadeva Arooda Chakra |top| -
Location and Significance
- Location: The Sahasrara Chakra is located at the crown of the head.
- Significance: It is considered the highest spiritual center, associated with higher states of consciousness and enlightenment.
Location and Associated Colors
The Sahasrara Chakra is situated at the crown of the head, and its associated color is typically depicted as violet or white. The violet color symbolizes the integration of all the other chakras and represents the completeness and perfection that one achieves when this center is activated.
Structure of the Sahadeva Arooda Chakra
The chakra is typically drawn as a circular or rectangular grid of 27 houses (or 12 modified houses in some versions). Each house corresponds to:
- A Nakshatra (star constellation)
- A prediction category (gain, loss, travel, health, legal matters, etc.)
- A directional aspect (East, West, North, South)
The core of its method lies in Arooda — a Sanskrit term meaning “mounted” or “ascended.” This refers to the specific sign or house that “rises” in answer to a query after applying a simple arithmetic formula based on the query number. sahadeva arooda chakra
Part 6: Practical Application – A Case Study
Let us look at a fictional but astrologically correct chart.
Native: Industrialist born April 15, 1965, 10:00 AM, Delhi. Location and Significance
- Lagna: Cancer (Karka)
- 10th Lord (Mars): Placed in Scorpio (8th house)
- 7th Lord (Saturn): Placed in Capricorn (10th house)
Calculation: Sahadeva Arooda is derived by counting the difference between the 10th Lord (Scorpio) and the Lagna Lord (Moon in Pisces). Using the advanced rule: Arooda = Sign of 10th Lord + Number of signs from Moon to Lagna. Result: Sagittarius (Dhanu).
Interpretation (Sagittarius Arooda):
- Prediction: Native will be the "Treasurer of Kings." He will handle public money or religious donations.
- Reality: This person became the Finance Minister of his country.
- Verification: Sagittarius Sahadeva Arooda gave him authority over the royal treasury, but not the crown (Leo).
If this had been a simple Jaimini AL (Pada Lagna), it might have shown Leo (King) – giving a false impression of supreme power. Sahadeva’s method corrected the illusion.
Cautions & Practical Advice
- Not canonical: The Sahadeva Chakra is not found in the Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (the foundational text of Vedic astrology). It is a later regional or oral tradition addition.
- Conflicting versions: Different astrologers draw the Sahadeva Chakra differently (some as a 7x7 grid, some as a wheel with specific planetary placements). Without a clear sampradaya (lineage teaching), its use is inconsistent.
- Arudha priority: For standard Arudha Pada analysis, stick to the classical rule: Pada = sign of the house lord + (distance from house to lord). The Sahadeva method is considered secondary or supplementary.
Associated Elements
- Element: Thought or consciousness.
- Sound: The seed sound or bija mantra is "OM."