Varga Results in the Bṛhat Jātaka
Varāhamihira’s Bṛhat Jātaka gives specific results for planets placed in vargas and receiving aspects. In the Moon’s navāṃśa results, for example, it distinguishes the Moon’s placement in Mars’s, Venus’s, Mercury’s, Leo’s, or Jupiter’s divisions and describes how the aspecting planet modifies the outcome.
These passages show vargas being used to refine the reading of the rāśi chart. The varga placement and its aspects add detail to the planet’s results; the verses do not, in these passages, establish a separate bhāva-based chart that replaces the rāśi chart.
Reading principle: Judge the rāśi placement first, then use the relevant varga placement, its ruler, and the stated aspects to qualify that judgment. Treat the varga indication as an extension of the rāśi-chart reading, not as an isolated prediction.
