Jyotishya, the Vedic science of time, applied to your chart
Jyotishya studies the sky as a clock for human life. Your birth chart sets that clock to your hour, and Darshanam, the free five-week reading, tells it back to you in plain English.
What jyotishya means
Jyotish comes from jyoti, light. Jyotishya, spelled jyotisham in South India, is the study of the lights of the sky: the Sun, the Moon, the five visible planets and the two lunar nodes. It is one of the six limbs of the Veda, the one that keeps time.
Its question is when. The chart shows what a life is made of, and the dashas show which period brings each part forward.
The Vedic method
A Vedic jyotish reading follows a fixed method:
- The sidereal zodiac, measured against the fixed stars
- Lahiri ayanamsha, the standard correction between the two zodiacs
- The Vimshottari dasha system, a 120-year cycle of planetary periods
- The divisional charts that each question calls for
The positions are exact to the arc-minute, and the interpretation follows Parashara, Varahamihira and Mantreswara.
What you get free
Darshanam, the free five-week reading, answers the question you ask and dates the weeks ahead, one by one. It also gives the strongest month for each part of life and turning points from years you have already lived, so you can test the method against your memory before going further.
What the paid readings add
Each paid reading widens the window and the number of questions answered with dates:
- Disha, the six months ahead reading, with three questions: $8.99 / ₹399
- Jatakam, the five years ahead reading, with eight questions: $29.99 / ₹899
- Maha-Jatakam, the ten years ahead reading, with thirteen questions: $48.99 / ₹1,299
Prices include taxes.
Questions people ask
What is a Vedic jyotish reading?
It is an interpretation of your birth chart under the rules of classical jyotishya, prepared for reflection and planning.
Why can my sign differ from the one I have always used?
The sidereal zodiac sits about twenty-four degrees behind the seasonal one, so many people find their Vedic rashi is the sign before the familiar one.
Can I do jyotishya online?
Yes. Enter your birth details and the PDF reaches your email.