The fixed checksum totals
Use the classical row totals as a calculation checksum, not as a personal strength score.
With this raw table set the fixed BAV totals are Sun 48, Moon 49, Mars 39, Mercury 54, Jupiter 56, Venus 52 and Saturn 39.
These totals do not change from horoscope to horoscope; only their distribution among the twelve signs changes.
Adding the seven fixed totals gives 337. A raw SAV using this profile must therefore total 337 exactly.
Ashtakavarga is a point-distribution system. The fixed BAV checksum belongs to the rule system; the useful chart-specific information is how those points distribute across the twelve signs.
Read the audit grid before reading the total. Each bindu comes from a contributor and a counted position, so the learner should be able to reproduce why a cell is 0 or 1. SAV is then the sign-wise sum of the seven planetary BAV rows.
How to read it
- Choose the target BAV planet.
- Choose one sign column.
- Audit all eight contributor decisions.
- Verify the planet’s fixed row checksum.
- Use SAV/BAV as context, not as a standalone event prediction.
Key points
- BAV row totals are fixed checksums.
- Distribution across signs is chart-specific.
- SAV = sum of seven planetary BAV rows, not a separate mysterious score.
Do not call a high raw SAV number a guaranteed positive event without the rest of the transit/natal context.
Apply this lesson to a chart
- Open Ashtakavarga Lab.
- Choose one planet and one sign.
- Explain at least two contributor bindu decisions from the audit table.