Drekkana
A third of a sign, 10°. Brihat Jataka divides the body into three by the rising drekkana; a reader never checks a chart against anyone's marks.
- Samudrika Shastra
- हिंदी: द्रेष्काण
What is the rule behind Drekkana?
Brihat Jataka divides the body into three by the rising drekkana: the head and face, the trunk, and the lower body. A malefic in the matching house is said to give a scar there and a benefic a mole or mark.
Source: Brihat Jataka
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Related terms
- ShashaThe great type tied to Saturn. In Jyotish, Shasha yoga is Saturn in its own or exaltation sign in a kendra from the Lagna.
- Stri lakshanaThe marks of women listed in Brihat Samhita and the Garuda Purana, beside those of men. Taught as history; no one is chosen or rejected for marriage by their body.
- MalavyaThe great type tied to Venus. In Jyotish, Malavya yoga is Venus in its own or exaltation sign in a kendra from the Lagna.
- PhysiognomyReading character from the face, as in Greek, Chinese and European traditions. People agree on first impressions from faces, but those impressions do not reliably match character.
- HamsaThe great type tied to Jupiter. In Jyotish, Hamsa yoga is Jupiter in its own or exaltation sign in a kendra from the Lagna.
- Purna phala (full reading)A full reading, from the whole to the parts: the first look, head and face, body, the hand for a palm reader, voice and gait, and a summary of three or four points.
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What does Drekkana mean in Samudrika Shastra?
A third of a sign, 10°. Brihat Jataka divides the body into three by the rising drekkana; a reader never checks a chart against anyone's marks. Brihat Jataka divides the body into three by the rising drekkana: the head and face, the trunk, and the lower body. A malefic in the matching house is said to give a scar there and a benefic a mole or mark.
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