Devi Saptashati / Chandi path

For long, I have been thinking that the very structure of the 13 chapters of the incredible Devi Saptashati is organized  on the basis of natural zodiac and hints at vedic remedies for birth chart afflictions.

Guruji Sanjay Rath taught that exalted planets are high in sattva guna and are like Vishnu avataras, while debilitated planets have tamasic energy and represent Devi avataras / Mahavidyas, whose noble function as a loving Mother is to clean up the bad karma accumulated by her children. 

This is not connected to Ishta Devata, unless there is some association between the debilitated planet and Ishta devata.

Let me test it out.

Each chapter has a presiding Devi, who I feel, is linked to the planet debilitated in that sign. For the purpose of this study, Ayus exaltation / debilitation are not taken into account for the nodes. Only phalita results are considered. For those signs, where no planets are debilitated, the lord of the house is considered.

For the 3 mandalas only the Mulatrikona of planet is considered. It holds the key to the number of chapters included in the Charitras.

1        Prathama charitra - Vahni Mandala – Chapter 1

2      Madhyama charitra - Soma Mandala – Chapters 2,3,4

3        Uttama charitra - Surya Mandala – Chapters 5-13

Mandala	Mula Trikona	Chapters	Sign	Planet in Debility / Lord	Devata
Vahni / Agni	Mars	1	Aries	Saturn Deb	Maha Kali
Soma / Chandra	Moon	2	Taurus	Lord Venus	Maha Lakshmi
		3	Gemini	Ketu Deb	ShAnkari
		4	Cancer	Mars Deb	Jaya Durga
Surya	Sun	5	Leo	Lord Sun	Maha Saraswati
		6	Virgo	Venus Deb	Padmavati
		7	Libra	Sun Deb	Raja Matangi
		8	Scorpio	Moon Deb	Bhavani / Lalitha
		9	Sagittarius	Rahu Deb	Ardhambika (ArdhanArishvari)
		10	Capricorn	Jupiter Deb	Kameshvari
		11	Aquarius	Lord Saturn	NarAyaNi / Bhuvaneshvari
		12	Pisces	Mercury Deb	Agni Durga
		13	Aries	Sun exalted	Sri Vidya

I think that the entire Devi Saptashati charts the Soul’s journey from terrible ignorance / Avidya (Saturn in debility) to great  enlightenment / Sri Vidya (Sun in exaltation). This is reinforced by the fact that Devi Saptashati is narrated for protection mostly during Vasantha Navaratri  (When Sun is about to traverse the gandanta & move into exaltation) or during Sharad Navaratri (when Sun is poised to traverse the hidden gandanta & move into debility).

For those people with debilitated planets, the remedy could be in propitiating the Devata associated with that Sign & planet. For example, in Sri Krishna’s chart, Mars is in debility, and his worship of Durga is legendary.

In my chart, Venus is in debility, and the remedy lies in worship of Padmavathi. By God’s grace, I moved to Tirupati, where the presiding Devi is Padmavathi, the consort of Lord Venkateshwara. People who know me, also know how this Divine Mother guided my coming to Tirupati and how she continues to bless me.

This is my humble view point.

Om NamaH ShivAya.