Sarva Ashtakavarga: The 337-Point Combined Scoring System.
Sum of the seven planetary Bhinna Ashtakavargas. Sarva Ashtakavarga is the sum of the 7 planetary Bhinna Ashtakavargas. The total across the 12 signs is always exactly 337 bindus on any chart.
What Sarva Ashtakavarga is
Sarva Ashtakavarga (literally, the total Ashtakavarga) is the sum of the 7 planetary Bhinna Ashtakavargas computed for a single chart. Each sign on the chart receives the sum of all 7 planets' Bhinna contributions for that sign. The total across all 12 signs on any chart is exactly 337 bindus.
The 337-bindu total is the sum of the 7 planet Bhinna totals: Sun 48, Moon 49, Mars 39, Mercury 54, Jupiter 56, Venus 52, Saturn 39. The number does not vary by chart; only the per-sign distribution of the 337 bindus varies.
Why Sarva Ashtakavarga matters
The Sarva Ashtakavarga reads the chart's aggregate constructive-potential per sign. A sign with high Sarva (above 30 bindus, well above the average of 337/12 = 28.1) is constructively-loaded across multiple planetary themes on the chart. A sign with low Sarva (below 25) is a structurally-challenged sign across multiple themes.
For transit reading, Sarva Ashtakavarga gives the broad signal. Slow transits through high-Sarva signs read as broadly constructive phases; slow transits through low-Sarva signs read as broadly challenging phases. The Bhinna Ashtakavargas refine this broad signal to specific planetary themes.
Threshold reading for Sarva
The classical reading thresholds for Sarva Ashtakavarga per sign are: above 30 = constructive, 25-30 = neutral, below 25 = challenged. The average sign value across the 12 signs is 28.1 bindus by construction.
Some classical sources use the threshold 28 instead of 30 for constructive, treating signs above the average as constructive and below as challenged. Tempora uses the 30-25-25 threshold structure for clearer separation of the three reading tiers.
Operational use in prediction
When applying Sarva for prediction, the classical sequence is: (a) reduce Bhinna Ashtakavargas via Trikona Shodhana and Ekadhipatya Shodhana, (b) compute reduced Sarva by summing reduced Bhinnas per sign, (c) compare reduced Sarva per sign against transit positions.
The reduced Sarva preserves the chart's per-sign relative ordering but removes shared baselines that don't carry predictive information. Classical practice prefers reduced Sarva over raw Sarva for transit prediction.
What Sarva Ashtakavarga does not predict
Sarva Ashtakavarga is a structural-potential index per sign. It does not predict specific events. It does not generate dated forecasts. It provides the per-sign baseline that transit and dasha overlays refine into event-level reading. For Tempora's calibrated forward-call framework (Note 005 and Note 006), the signature library is independent of Ashtakavarga values.
FAQ
What is Sarva Ashtakavarga (the 337-point system)?
Sarva Ashtakavarga is the sum of the 7 planetary Bhinna Ashtakavargas. The total across the 12 signs is always exactly 337 bindus on any chart.
How is Sarva Ashtakavarga (the 337-point system) used in chart reading?
Sarva Ashtakavarga reads the chart's aggregate constructive-potential per sign, integrating contributions across all 7 planets.
Where does this technique sit in the prediction sequence?
Bhinna Ashtakavargas are computed first, then Trikona Shodhana (trinal reduction), then Ekadhipatya Shodhana (single-rulership reduction), then the reduced values are read against transit positions. Sarva Ashtakavarga is computed at the broad-signal level by summing the 7 Bhinnas per sign (either raw or reduced).
Is this technique calibrated by Tempora?
No. Tempora's calibrated signature library (Note 005) uses 9 transit signatures that do not currently include Ashtakavarga-based signatures. This article documents the classical methodology. Calibration of Ashtakavarga signatures against historical event corpora is open work.
Where does the methodology come from?
Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (Chapter 66-67) is the primary source. The Phaladipika and the Sarvartha Chintamani document subsequent applications. Tempora references these classical sources for methodology documentation.
- The Ashtakavarga cluster hub · all 7 Bhinna Ashtakavargas plus the 4 methodology articles
- Trikona Shodhana (trinal reduction) · First reduction technique on Bhinna Ashtakavarga before prediction work
- Ekadhipatya Shodhana (single-rulership reduction) · Second reduction technique on Bhinna Ashtakavarga before prediction work
- The Ashtakavarga prediction system · Operational application of reduced Bhinna and Sarva Ashtakavarga values
- The Mahadasha cluster · the major-period system that activates each chart point
This article was prepared by Tempora Research as an informational piece in the Ashtakavarga cluster. Methodology is documented in Tempora's research-publishing standards and reproducible against the public engine. Internal audit log maintained. This article does not constitute medical, financial, legal or professional advice. First published 2026-05-30 by Tempora Research.