Avakhada Chakra
The Avakhada Chakra is a table of traditional birth details drawn mainly from your Moon’s sign and nakshatra, such as varna, vashya, yoni, gana, nadi and your naming syllable. It is used for matching and naming.
Also known as: avkahada chakra, avakahada chakra
Most of its entries come from the Moon. Varna and vashya follow the Moon sign; yoni (an animal symbol), gana (temperament: deva, manushya or rakshasa) and nadi follow the Moon’s nakshatra. It also lists the ascendant, the Rashi and the nakshatra with their lords, the pada, the tatva (element) and the paya.
Several entries feed directly into Guna Milan, the 36-point matching of two Kundlis: varna, vashya, yoni, gana and nadi are five of its eight kootas. The namakshar, the syllable linked with your nakshatra pada, is traditionally used to choose a baby’s name.
These are traditional classifications, not judgements of character or worth. Varna here is simply a category used in matching, and a rakshasa gana describes a strong, independent temperament. Paya, the “foot” on which a birth arrives (gold, silver, copper or iron), is read here from the Moon’s house counted from the ascendant.