Saravali

Saravali (सारावली) is Kalyana Varma's Sanskrit work on birth-chart astrology, covering signs, planetary placements, combinations and their traditional interpretations.

Its discussions include planets in signs, aspects from other planets, conjunctions and patterns formed across the chart. It is one of the texts named in the Kundli page's conventions.

The connection to chart patterns

The Nabhasa yogas describe the arrangement of the seven visible grahas: the Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn. These patterns consider such features as the kinds of signs occupied, the shape made across houses and the number of occupied signs.

Saravali's Nabhasa discussion describes 32 named patterns. The site's Kundli results contain a section for these combinations and state the placements that satisfy each listed rule. The section draws on Saravali and Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra.

An example: counting occupied signs

In the Sankhya group of Nabhasa yogas, the number of signs occupied by those seven grahas determines the name. One occupied sign gives Gola; two give Yuga. The sequence continues through seven occupied signs, called Veena or Vallaki.

This is a description of the chart's distribution. It does not use the daily Panchang Yoga, which is a separate calendar concept.

The text also discusses precedence between groups. A chart can satisfy more than one pattern's geometry, so reading only a name omits part of the discussion. The site lists the patterns that fit; its conventions explain the scope of that display.

Where to begin reading

Start with the distinction between a sign and a house, then follow one pattern using the chart. Check which planets the passage includes and whether a rule uses consecutive houses, sign types or occupied signs.

After identifying the formation condition, read the interpretation and any exceptions separately. This helps distinguish what can be seen directly in the chart from the traditional meaning assigned to it.

Reference passage

Kalyana Varma, Saravali, chapter 21, “Nabhasa Yogas.” The chapter's opening groups the patterns; verse 19 describes the seven Sankhya combinations. Chapter headings and verse references help locate the discussion when comparing editions.

The books overview includes the other sources used on the site. See the chart-pattern section in a Kundli result to follow an example.