Planet Ashtak

What is a Ashtakvarga (Bhinashtak Varga)

Bhinnashtak Varga indicates the utilities or worth of signs containing 0 to 8 bindus. It is also helpful in evaluating the potency of transits. Nil or zero bindu sign denotes a sign without any benefic place. Signs without a bindu has a special significance. For example, Bhinnashtak of mercury has 54 bindus, Jupiter has 56 while Venus has 52 bindus. A sign without bindu 0 is rare while one can find a sign of 5 bindus. On the contrary, sings in Bhinnashtakvargas of Saturn and Mars with 8 bindus is a rarity while the bindu sign with 0 is often found in them.