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The Hindu Vedic Astrology Manual
CUSPAL OR BHAVA MADHYA CHART We have already explained that the cusp means the middle point of a horoscope. In the BHAVA SPAST TABLE in Lesson VIII we have given the cusp or Bhava spast (which is also Bhava Madhya) of each house. When we prepare the cuspal chart, it will clearly show in which rasis fall the cups of the various houses. The Cuspal Chart of the example horoscope will be as below. It is a coincidence in this case all the cusps have fallen in the same rasi as in the Rasi Charts but quite often it so happens that more than one cusp falls in one rasi. The result of this is that the lord of the rasi becomes Lord of both the cusps in that rasi. It will be better if this is illustrated by an example of another horoscope. CUSPAL CHART
(The roman figures show the house or Bhava cusps) RASI CHART
CUSPAL CHART
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Casting of Horoscope (Continued)
This is the birth chart of a native who was born at Agra at 1.15 pm I:S:T: on January 10, 1925. Just see the world of difference the position of cusps of the various houses has made in this horoscope. In the Rasi Chart the third house falls in Kumbha rasi while in the Cuspal Chart the III cusp falls in Meena rasi. So the Lord of III House is Guru and not Sani. Again, in the Rasi Chart the IV House falls in Meena rasi but in the Cuspal Chart the IV cusp falls in Mesha, thus making Kuja the Lord of IV cusp. The V and VI cusps have fallen in Vrishabha in the Cuspal Chart making Sukra the Lord of the V and VI while it would appear in the Rasi Chart the Lord of 5th is Kuja. The IX cusp has fallen in Kanya so the Lord of IX becomes Budha and not Ravi as would appear from the Rasi Chart. The X cusp falls in Thula, making Sukra the Lord of X and not Budha as shown in the Rasi Chart. The XI and XII cusps fall in Vrishika making Kuja the Lord of these two houses and not Sukra (of XI) and Kuja (of XII only) as would appear in the Rasi Chart. We have dealt with this matter at some length in view of the great importance of the Cuspal Chart in horoscopy. It is from the Rasi Chart that we should see the position of planets in various rasis, their aspects, conjunctions, yogas (this will be dealt with later). From the Bhava Chart we should see the position of planets in various bhavas: and from the Cuspal Charts we have to see which planet is Lord of a particular cusp (bhava or house). If two cusps fall in a particular rasi, the owner of that rasi becomes lord of both the cups (bhavas). This has already been adequately explained in the example given above. We would advise the students not to get confused by trying to assess the value of these charts but just to try to follow them and understand them as per instructions given in this lesson and the previous lessons. It will not be difficult for them to understand their significance more clearly as they advance in their study of the subject.
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