Compare within one BAV row
Do not compare the same raw bindu number across planets as though all planetary rows use the same scale.
Planetary BAV totals differ: Jupiter distributes 56 bindus, while Saturn distributes 39. Their average bindus per sign therefore differ too.
A count of 5 is not the same relative result in Jupiter’s row as in Saturn’s row. The more defensible comparison is between signs within the same planet’s BAV.
SAV is a separate combined map and should not be confused with one planet’s BAV.
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.