You have now learned about the main birth chart. The birth chart is called the rashi chart or the D1 chart. It is the map of the sky at the moment of your first breath. It shows your body, your mind, your emotions, your desires, and your relationships. But the birth chart is only the first layer of truth. There is another chart that is even more important for love and marriage. This chart is called the navamsha. The navamsha is the chart of the soul. It is the chart of the deeper truth. It is the chart that reveals what is really happening beneath the surface.

The word navamsha comes from two Sanskrit words. Nava means nine. Amsha means division. The navamsha is the ninth division of each sign. Each sign is divided into nine equal parts. Each part is three degrees and twenty minutes. Each part is called a navamsha. The navamsha chart is created by placing each planet into the sign where its navamsha falls. This is a technical calculation, but the idea is simple. The navamsha shows the inner fruit of the outer tree. The birth chart is the tree. The navamsha is the fruit.