Turyāṁśa
svarkṣādikendrapatayasturyāṁśeśāḥ kriyādiṣu |
sva-self; rkṣa-sign; adi-others; kendra-quadrants; pati-lord; turya-fourth, fourth state of soul; aṁśa-part, division; īśa-lord; kriyā-Aries;
Translation: The turyāṁśa (one-fourth divisions) of a sign are ruled by the lords of the kendra from it, in order, reckoned for Aries and other (signs).
The word caturthāṁśa is normally used by vedic astrologers to refer to the standard D4 chart where immovable properties and such wealth is seen. There are a number of subjects handled in the fourth house which includes mokṣa (kendra), property, home and residence, mother, family affairs including maids, happiness, comforts, vehicles etc. It is natural that we cannot use one chart for everything as they do not fall into the same level of consciousness nor are they based on similar principles.
Parents are studied from dvādaśāṁśa (D12), and mother gets included in that chart. Venus is the significator of vehicles and comforts and is in the mental level for which we have the D16 chart (16=12+4, second cycle D4). Maids and servants have Saturn as significator and would have a different chart than properties and residences which have Mars and Ketu as significator.
However, we would like to make it amply clear that there are at least five methods of calculating the Turyāṁśa D4. Three important methods are listed below.
- D4 Chart: Standard ‘Caturthāṁśa’ which is used for property, especially immovable although it can include everything of tangible value including expensive gifts, gemstones, shares and stocks etc.
- D4-V Chart: which is the Vedāṁśa (from the four veda – Ṛk, Yajur, Sāma and Atharva veda) and the four sons of Brahma who are in perfect celibacy and reciting the roots of the four veda. This includes all ‘indestructible property’ which falls in the realm of knowledge that is indestructible. It maps into the four gāyatrī which are the four junctions of the day and defined as the power of the four devatā – Brahma, Viṣṇu, Rudra and Indra.
- D4-P Chart: the Parivṛtti Caturthāṁśa
Observation: We are more concerned with the physical consciousness at the D4 level and Parāśara has not advised us to study all possible D4 charts. Therefore at this stage, we stick to the standard caturthāṁśa chakra where Mars is bhūmi kāraka, the significator of property while Ketu is gṛha kāraka the significator of built-up property like house, home, factory or any building. Although, to be very clear, we must reiterate that Parāśara has advised the study of turyāṁśa, D4-V which is for the Veda and Vedic learning. We may cover this in the future.
