Gocharas - Transit of planets through rashis

The movement of the Grahas or planets through the Rashis (signs of the zodiac) is called Gochara or transit. The Grahas move continually on their paths and exercise an influence on the fixed positions of the Grahas as seen in the birth horoscope. The slow moving Grahas (Shani, Rahu, Ketu, and Guru) have a longer effect and are therefore of greater importance for the predictions.
In the Maharishi Jyotish program the transits are seen primarily from the position of Chandra in the birth horoscope. However, the transits from the Lagna also have a considerable influence; and the transits from Surya or even other Grahas in the birth horoscope are also considered.
In this example we see the Janma Kundali with the fixed positions of the Grahas at the time of birth. In the circle of the Rashis and Nakshatras we see the daily movement of the Grahas—Gocharas.

Grahas & nakshatra at the Time of Birth

The positions of the Grahas in the Rashis and Nakshatras form the basis of the birth horoscope. This illustration shows an example of the placement of the 9 Grahas in the 12 Rashis and the 27 Nakshatras at the time of birth for a particular individual.
 

Grahas, Rashis and Nakshatras influence our life

The Grahas move with different speeds in their orbits in the heavens. At the time of birth, each Graha is placed in a particular position within the circles of the Rashis and Nakshatras.
Through the interaction of the 9 Grahas with the 12 Rashis and the 27 Nakshatras, manifold influences are created for individual and for collective life. As the Grahas, so the Rashis and the Nakshatras are related to all areas of life—for individuals, for organizations, nations, and for the world as a whole.

Cosmic Counterparts of Human Physiology

Professor Tony Nader, M.D., Ph.D., has discovered the precise one-to-one relationship between the fundamental structures and functions of human physiology (individual life) and the fundamental structures of Natural Law (cosmic life). The fundamental structures of Natural Law connect individual intelligence with cosmic intelligence—the basic structures of the human nervous system with their ‘cosmic counterparts’.

This illustration from Professor Nader’s book, Human Physiology, Expression of Veda and the Vedic Literature, presents a coronal section of the brain with its internal structures, and their one-to-one relationship with the nine ‘cosmic counterparts,’ the nine Grahas (planets).

The 27 Nakshatras—Lunar Mansions

The Sanskrit word Nakshatra means “that which does not decay.” The 27 Nakshatras represent consciousness and each Nakshatra represents a particular quality of consciousness. The Nakshatras permeate the whole universe and influence the quality of the Rashi in which they are positioned. In the same way the quality of the Graha depends to some extent on the Nakshatra in which it is positioned. In the Maharishi Jyotish program, the 27 Nakshatras are represented as 27 equal segments of a circle, each covering 13 degrees 20 minutes. The sequence of the 27 Nakshatras begins with Ashvini Nakshatra in Mesha Rashi.

The 12 Rashis—Astrological Signs

In the Maharishi Jyotish program, the whole universe is seen in the form of a person. The body of the universe consists of the 12 Rashis, which can be roughly translated as “astrological signs.” Each Rashi represents a part of the body. The nine Grahas or planets govern this universal body.

The Circle of 12 Rashis with Reference to the Earth

This illustration shows the sequence of the 12 equal segments of the Rashis, with their Sanskrit and English names, and numbers.
1. Mesha—Aries
2. Vrishabha—Taurus
3. Mithuna—Gemini
4. Karka—Cancer
5. Simha—Leo
6. Kanya—Virgo
7. Tula—Libra
8. Vrishchika—Scorpio
9. Dhanu—Sagittarius
10. Makara—Capricorn
11. Kumbha—Aquarius
12. Meena—Pisces
As seen from the earth, the sun moves through the circle of 12 Rashis within the course of one year. It takes the sun about one month to pass through one Rashi. Here, the sun is shown moving through Mesha Rashi or the sign of Aries. The moon is shown moving through Karka Rashi or the sign of Cancer. All the other planets are also moving through the Rashis, although they are not illustrated in this chart.

9 Grahas - 9 planets

Abbrev.—Transliteration—English name
1. Sy—Surya—Sun
2. Ch—Chandra—Moon
3. Ma—Mangal—Mars
4. Bu—Budha—Mercury
5. Gu—Guru—Jupiter
6. Sk—Shukra—Venus
7. Sa—Shani—Saturn
8. Ra—Rahu—Ascending lunar node
9. Ke—Ketu—Descending lunar node
Not pictured are Rahu, the ascending lunar node, and Ketu the descending lunar node. These lunar nodes are the two intersecting points of the solar and lunar planes as seen from the earth.
The 9 Grahas are directly related to every area of individual and collective life. According to the Maharishi Jyotish program, individual life is administrated by the same Laws of Nature that administer the whole universe. Maharishi Parashara, the greatest exponent of jyotish in the Vedic tradition, said:
“The development and progress of the people and the creation are all under the administration and authority of the planets.”

—Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, Chapter 84

Every aspect of human physiology and life has its counterpart in the structure and functioning of the cosmic physiology, represented by the Grahas, Rashis and Nakshatras.

Astrology Basics

Principles of the Jyotish- Astrology

The Maharishi Jyotish program explains how the Laws of Nature are responsible for all changes and developments experienced in life, and how life unfolds sequentially through the steps of evolution from the very moment of birth. This vast range of unfoldment of life can be easily calculated through the mathematics of the Maharishi Jyotish program, because it is capable of describing the complex functioning of Natural Law in a simplified way through the relationship of the:

9 Grahas (planets)
12 Rashis (signs)
27 Nakshatras (lunar mansions)
Cosmic Counterparts of human Astrology
Grahas, rashis , nakshatras @ the time of Birth
Gochara- Planetary transits