HARMONIC ATLAS (D16 · 16 DIVISIONS PER SIGN)D16 Shodasamsa (Kalamsa) (Ṣoḍaśāṃśa (Kalāṃśa / Nṛpāṃśa)) — 01° 52' 30" (112.5' arc)
In the sixteen-fold divisional system (Shodashavarga) of Maharishi Parashara, D16 Shodasamsa (Kalamsa) (Ṣoḍaśāṃśa (Kalāṃśa / Nṛpāṃśa)) partitions each 30° 00' sidereal sign into 16 harmonic segments of 01° 52' 30" (112.5' arc) to examine Conveyances (Vahana), Luxury, Aesthetic Pleasure & Inner Emotional Equilibrium (Sukha-Dukha). Within jyotish_corpus_core_v3, D16 Shodasamsa (Kalamsa) is indexed in 20 direct varga passages (12 shlokas) and 89 combined Shodashavarga concordance passages across 13 Sanskrit treatises.
D16 Shodasamsa (Kalamsa)
D16 Shodasamsa (Kalamsa) belongs to Bheda Cycle II (Mental & Subtle Plane: D13–D24), correlates with the Fourth House (Sukha Bhava, Second Harmonic Cycle), and has Shukra (Vahana Karaka) and Chandra as its natural significator. In the twenty-point Shodashavarga Vimshopaka Bala scale, D16 Shodasamsa (Kalamsa) carries an official Parashari weight of 2.0 / 20.0 points.
PARASHARI DEGREE-PARTITION ALGORITHMMathematical Construction & Sign-Mapping Rules of D16 Shodasamsa (Kalamsa)
The mathematical construction of D16 Shodasamsa (Kalamsa) is codified in Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra Chapter 6 Verse 10 and Chapter 7 Verse 3 and Hora Ratnam Chapter 2 Shodasamsa Section. To compute the harmonic placement of any Graha or Lagna in D16 Shodasamsa (Kalamsa), the astronomer takes the exact sidereal degree within the occupied sign: Sixteen equal 1°52'30" segments: Movable (Chara) signs count from Mesha, Fixed (Sthira) signs from Simha, and Dual (Dwiswabhava) signs from Dhanu.
Across the composite Varga weighting schemes of Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra Chapter 7, D16 Shodasamsa (Kalamsa) contributes 0.0 points in Shadvarga, 0.0 points in Saptavarga, 1.5 points in Dasavarga, and 2.0 points in the complete sixteen-chart Shodashavarga matrix.
| Harmonic Arc / Parameter | Natal Sign Category | Target Varga Sign Rule | Classical Analytical Function |
|---|---|---|---|
16 Segments of 01° 52' 30" |
Movable / Chara Signs (Mesha, Karka, Tula, Makara) | Counts forward from Mesha (Aries, 1st Sign) |
Sixteen Kalas presided over sequentially by Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, and Surya in D16. |
16 Segments of 01° 52' 30" |
Fixed / Sthira Signs (Vrishabha, Simha, Vrishchika, Kumbha) | Counts forward from Simha (Leo, 5th Sign) |
Anchors permanent material comfort, palatial conveyances, and artistic patronage in D16. |
16 Segments of 01° 52' 30" |
Dual / Dwiswabhava Signs (Mithuna, Kanya, Dhanu, Meena) | Counts forward from Dhanu (Sagittarius, 9th Sign) |
Links mental serenity and vehicular safety to dharmic merit in D16. |
Shodashavarga Weight (2.0 / 20) |
4th Highest Weight in 16-Varga Scheme | Surpassed only by |
Establishes D16 Kalamsa as a primary diagnostic chart for lived happiness and Shukra dignity. |
MULTI-TREATISE SHASTRA CONCORDANCECorpus Coverage of D16 Shodasamsa (Kalamsa) Across 18 Sanskrit Shastras
The concordance table below presents the treaty-by-treaty distribution of D16 Shodasamsa (Kalamsa) and its parent Shodashavarga chapters inside jyotish_corpus_core_v3. Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra establishes the canonical sign-mapping equations and presiding deities for D16 Shodasamsa (Kalamsa), while Hora Ratnam and Sarvartha Chintamani detail how D16 Shodasamsa (Kalamsa) modifies natal house lords during Mahadasha fruition.
| Sanskrit Treatise | Verified Passages | Chapter Coverage | Analytical Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra | 29 passages |
8 ch / 17 v |
Codifies degree-partition rules, presiding varga deities, and Vimshopaka Bala evaluation for D16 Shodasamsa (Kalamsa) across 8 chapters. |
| Hora Ratnam | 17 passages |
3 ch / 9 v |
Codifies degree-partition rules, presiding varga deities, and Vimshopaka Bala evaluation for D16 Shodasamsa (Kalamsa) across 3 chapters. |
| Phaladeepika | 9 passages |
2 ch / 7 v |
Codifies degree-partition rules, presiding varga deities, and Vimshopaka Bala evaluation for D16 Shodasamsa (Kalamsa) across 2 chapters. |
| Ashtakavarga Grantha | 8 passages |
3 ch / 3 v |
Codifies degree-partition rules, presiding varga deities, and Vimshopaka Bala evaluation for D16 Shodasamsa (Kalamsa) across 3 chapters. |
| Brihat Jataka | 5 passages |
3 ch / 4 v |
Codifies degree-partition rules, presiding varga deities, and Vimshopaka Bala evaluation for D16 Shodasamsa (Kalamsa) across 3 chapters. |
| Jaimini Upadesha Sutras | 4 passages |
1 ch / 4 v |
Codifies degree-partition rules, presiding varga deities, and Vimshopaka Bala evaluation for D16 Shodasamsa (Kalamsa) across 1 chapters. |
VERBATIM CORPUS FOLIO & VIMSHOPAKA SYNTHESISArchival Public-Domain Folio Excerpt for D16 Shodasamsa (Kalamsa)
This archival excerpt for D16 Shodasamsa (Kalamsa) is retrieved from the public-domain edition of Phaladeepika (Chapter 3, Verse 1) in jyotish_corpus_core_v3. In classical chart synthesis, D16 Shodasamsa (Kalamsa) is never read in isolation from the root D1 Rashi chart and the D9 Navamsa chart.
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When evaluating conveyances (vahana), luxury, aesthetic pleasure & inner emotional equilibrium (sukha-dukha) through D16 Shodasamsa (Kalamsa), the astrologer inspects three converging factors: the dignity of the D16 Lagna lord, the placement of the natural significator (Shukra (Vahana Karaka) and Chandra) inside D16, and the D16 dispositor of the natal house lord corresponding to the fourth house (sukha bhava, second harmonic cycle).
SUTRA BLACK LABEL · INDIVIDUAL EPHEMERIS SYNTHESISCompute Exact D16 Shodasamsa (Kalamsa) Cusps & Vimshopaka Scores
This encyclopedia entry documents the classical degree-partition rules of D16 Shodasamsa (Kalamsa) (01° 52' 30" (112.5' arc)). Because D16 Shodasamsa (Kalamsa) and higher divisional harmonics shift signs within minutes of birth time, visit jyotish.vip to compute birth-second DE441
D16(01° 52' 30" (112.5' arc))DE441Ephemeris (0.001°)Vimshopaka Weight 2.0/20Presiding Varga Deities
