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Vedic astrology, explained — and what we're building at TevaPatra.
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Kundali matching (guna milan): what the 36 points actually mean
The ashtakoota compatibility score out of 36 that runs every arranged-marriage decision — what the eight kootas measure, what the score misses, and where Mangal dosha fits.
AI + classical Jyotish: how answers stay grounded
An LLM that knows astrology trivia will happily invent a reading. TevaPatra's approach: the AI can only speak about what your computed chart actually says.
How TevaPatra computes your birth chart
Most astrology apps generate text. TevaPatra computes your chart — sidereal positions, houses, nakshatras — before a single word is written. Here's what happens under the hood.
Muhurta: how Vedic astrology picks auspicious timing
Why Indians check the stars before weddings, griha pravesh, and business launches — how muhurta (electional astrology) actually works, limb by limb.
Panchanga explained: tithi, vara, nakshatra, yoga, karana
The Vedic five-limb calendar that rates every day — what tithi, vara, nakshatra, yoga and karana actually measure, and how to use them.
Sade Sati: what Saturn's 7.5-year transit really means
The most feared transit in Vedic astrology — Saturn crossing your natal Moon for seven and a half years. What it is, what it actually does, and why it isn't a curse.
Retrograde planets (vakri graha) — stronger or weaker?
Mercury retrograde memes aside: in Jyotish a retrograde planet (vakri) is a technical condition with real effects — sometimes amplified, sometimes distorted. Here's the actual rule.
Gochar: how transits actually work in Vedic astrology
Your birth chart is fixed; the sky keeps moving. How Jyotish reads transits (gochar) — against your lagna and Moon, layered over your dasha — and what they can and can't tell you.
Birth time accuracy: why minutes matter, and how rectification helps
Your lagna changes every two hours and your navamsa in minutes. What a wrong birth time corrupts, and how Vedic astrologers reverse-engineer the real one.
Vargas in astrology: the divisional charts that make Jyotish unique
Your birth chart isn't one chart — it's a stack. How Jyotish subdivides each sign into divisional charts (vargas), and why the navamsa matters almost as much as the main chart.
Karma vs daiva — fate, effort, and what a chart actually is
Is Jyotish fatalism? No — the tradition splits karma into what's already in motion and what you're still writing. Daiva is the printout of past karma, not a decree about the future.
Vimshottari dasha — meaning, and how to read your planetary periods
The Vimshottari dasha system divides your life into planetary periods that colour everything. What each period means, how to read yours, and why timing is the point of Jyotish.
Nakshatras: the 27 lunar mansions and why they matter
Finer than signs, older than houses — the nakshatras divide the zodiac into 27 lunar mansions. Your Moon's nakshatra sets your name-sound, your dasha clock, and half your daily panchanga.
Navagraha: the nine planets of Vedic astrology
Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn — plus Rahu and Ketu, the shadow planets. What each graha signifies, and why Jyotish counts nine instead of ten.
Sun, Moon, and Lagna: the big three of your birth chart
The three anchors every Vedic reading starts from — what your Sun sign, Moon sign, and rising sign (lagna) each mean, and why Jyotish cares most about the two you're not asked about.
The 12 houses (bhavas) and what each one governs
Every house in a Vedic chart rules a territory of life — self, wealth, career, marriage, loss. A plain-language tour of all twelve bhavas and what planets do when they land in them.
What is a kundali (kundli) — the Vedic birth chart, and how to read it
Your kundali — also spelled kundli — is a snapshot of the sky at your birth moment, drawn as twelve houses around your ascendant. What each part of the chart means, in plain English.
Vedic vs Western astrology: sidereal vs tropical — and what else differs
Same planets, different sky. The sidereal/tropical split, why your sign may 'change', and the deeper differences — dashas, nakshatras, and what each system is actually for.
What is Vedic astrology (Jyotish)? A beginner's guide
Jyotish — 'the science of light' — is the astrological tradition of India: sidereal charts, lunar mansions, and a timing system built on planetary periods. Here's what makes it different.
Why the name TevaPatra
Teva + patra: fate and the document that records it. The name is the whole product thesis in two Sanskrit-rooted words.
Why we're building TevaPatra
Classical Vedic astrology is precise, mathematical, and locked behind jargon. We're building TevaPatra to change that — computed charts, honest readings, and your own language.