Knowledge Hub: Yantra and Astrology Guides

विषयBy topic

Articles by topic

Each topic opens the blog at its own articles, newest first.

Yantras: the foundations

What a yantra is and how to read one: the point at its centre, the triangles and petals around it, the deity it belongs to, and how it is consecrated and kept.

Each yantra, and how to begin it

One yantra at a time, from Mahalaxmi and Kuber to Durga, Budh and Siddha Ketu: its deity, its bija mantra and the steps to begin it at home.

Astrology fundamentals

Your kundali, the nine grahas, dashas and transits, explained the way jyotish reads them.

Tarot and oracle

How tarot and oracle decks are read, and the dowsing pendulum, for readers who use them. A Bhagya Card belongs to devotion, not to divination.

Spiritual practice

Sankalpa, the daily sandhya, prasad and counting a mantra on the mala: the small practices that hold a devout day together.

The Bhagya Cards story

Why we began, and how a card is made for you, one order at a time, and consecrated in Pune before it travels.

मार्गदर्शनGuides

Guides to choosing and using a yantra

Start here if you are choosing your first card, or have one in your hands and want to begin it.

How to begin your yantra. The seven steps, about thirty minutes, ideally at sunrise, and then one breath of attention each morning.
How to choose a yantra by intention. Each intention matched to its card, and where families keep it.
Which yantra do I need? Answer three questions, and the picker suggests the card.
Yantras by rashi. The traditional pairing for each of the twelve rashis, from Mesha to Meena.
The Navagraha and their yantras. Surya to Ketu: each graha's day, its bija mantra and its yantra.
Yantra and amulet compared and yantra and rudraksha compared. Fair comparisons, respectful to both, and when each one suits you.
Glossary. Yantra, sankalpa, tithi and every other term the site uses, spelled once and explained.

पर्वFestivals

Festival guides

For the days when families begin a new yantra: which card tradition pairs with the festival, where to keep it, and when to order so it reaches you in time.

Diwali. Which card for the Lakshmi Puja, where to keep it, and how to begin it on the night.
Dhanteras. The year's traditional day for a new purchase, and when to order so the card reaches you before it.
Akshaya Tritiya. Which yantra for the day, for the desk, the shop or the new home's puja ghar.
Temple pilgrimage. The dhams and tirthas families travel to, and a keepsake of the tirtha for the puja ghar at home.

नित्यDaily and devotional

Daily and devotional

Reference pages we publish. The tithis, nakshatras and timings are worked out every day by our own panchang; how we compute explains the method.

The Hindu calendar

The Hindu calendar by city and month: each day's tithi, its festivals and vrats, sunrise and sunset, and the Moon's rashi. What the calendar shows, feature by feature.