pācakādi sambandha

पाचकादि सम्बन्ध/pācakādi sambandha
Notes by Sanjay Prabhakaran

	पाचक/pācaka		बोधक/bodhaka		कारक/kāraka		वेधक/vedhaka
	Graha	House	Graha	House	Graha	House	Graha	House
Sun	Saturn	6	Mars	7	Jupiter	9	Venus	11
Moon	Venus	7	Mars	9	Saturn	11	Sun	3
Mars	Sun	2	Moon	6	Saturn	11	Mercury	12
Mercury	Moon	2	Jupiter	4	Venus	5	Mars	3
Jupiter	Saturn	6	Mars	5	Moon	7	Sun	12
Venus	Moon	2	Mercury	6	Sun	12	Saturn	4
Saturn	Venus	3	Moon	11	Jupiter	6	Mars	7

Legend & Notes:
bold:The ones shown in bold are variations from [SC]
Colour: The red ones indicate inimical relations, For moon it's taken as 12th house from itself. All houses are as counted from the planet itself.
TIP: If you cannot remember the above table Then, In Jagannatha Hora software, right click on any top of any graha and select "Relationships;Pachakaadi...". This will show relationship of each graha.

Classics like sarvārtha cintāmaṇi mention the 4 types of relations called paachakaadi sambanda, literally paachaaka+aadi means "paachaka+etc" and sambanda means realtionships. The 4 relations are,

Word	Meaning
1. पाचक/pācaka	Digestor, The one who creates opportunity for the graha
2.बोधक/bodhaka	Informer, The one who brings the opportunity in front of graha
3. कारक/kāraka	Doer, The one who does the necessary task for the graha
4. वेधक/vedhaka	Vedhak  is explained in Monier Williams as "वेधक m. a piercer , perforator (of gems &c )" It indicates the obstructions it can be at three levels physical, mental or soul level (Replaced 05/June/2014 as per Pt. Sanjay Rath comments below)

Graha are like people. Each person has a purpose at given time. Also each person needs help from others to perform certain task, depending on the purpose of the person.

An astrological House or Sign (Kshetra) is like a place or environment needed to attain the purpose. It provides the resources needed for the purpose.

All purposes of humans can be broadly divided in four, called chaturartha or four purpose. They are, Dharma, Artha, Kaama and moksha.

An attempt to bring out the meaning of the paachakaadi is to equate them with chatur-artha (quad-purpose). I request readers to provide their view (Inserted/5th June 2014)

1. पाचक/pācaka	Dharma
2. बोधक/bodhaka	Kaama
3. कारक/kāraka	Artha
4. वेधक/vedhaka	Breakthrough

The pachaka planet is like the graha which give make the Dharma of the planet. It’s like the 9^th house. When favorable it can give raaja yoga. It gives fortune to a graha by making opportunities. It's the ripener, which fructifies into sweet fruit. Pachaka is the giver and maker of opportunities.

The Bodhaka planets is like the 7th house, the 7th house is the dwaara or the door and hence brings the opportunity to the graha. The bodhaka knows the desires of the graha. The Bodhaka graha knows the opportunities and hence can be called the informer.

Kaaraka planet is like the 10th house, the kaarka for any graha does the jobs of the graha. Paachaka of a graha knows the karma to be performed by the graha. Pachaka can also do the karma for the graha.

Vedhaka is signified by Pierce through or  obstacles in terms of aquisition or salvation of the planet. If Vedhaka is benefitial to the graha the goal is reached easily. This graha effects in mental level, hence worship to relevant forms of ganesha helps to overcome.

Certain Usages:

• In dasa antardasa, See if the antardasa planet's paachakadi relations. The Mahadasa is like the king and antardasa is like minister, If the relation between them is good the objective of the King is fulfilled.
  
• In Naarayana Dasa, If the dasa sign contains a planet. Then, find the inimical pachakadi sign to that graha. That house or sign will be troubled during that dasa. For example if dasa sign has Saturn, Jupiter or Sun the 6^th house from the dasa sign will be troubled.

Similarly for every dasa find the paachaka etc relation of antardasa with mahadasa lord. This will reveal the out of the dasa-antardasa.

क्रमाद्ग्रहः पाचकवोधकश्च सकारको वेधकसंज्ञकश्च।
मंद् अर जीव् अमरशत्रुपूज्याः शुक्र अर सूर्यात्मज वासरेशाः॥११९॥
रवीन्दुसूर्यात्मजचन्द्रपुत्राः शशांकजीवाच्छधरासुत श्च।
सुर्यात्मजारेंदुदिनाधिनाथाः सौम् येंदुपुत्र अर्क दिनेशपुत्राः॥१२०॥
शुक्रेंदुदेवेज्यधरासुताश्च भवंति तत्पाकमुखा ग्रहेंद्राः॥१२१॥
स्थाननि वक्श्ये क्रमशो ग्रहाणां षट्सप्तधर्मायगताः क्रमेण।
भानोः शशांकान्मदभाग्यलाभयुक्क्ततस्तृतीयेन धरासुताच्च॥१२२॥
धनारिलाभांत्यगताब्जसून्र्द्वितीयवध्वात्म् अजसोदराश्च।
गुरोस्तुषष्ठात्मजकामारिष्फाः शुक्राद्धनारिव्ययबंधुयुक्ताः॥१२३॥
तृतीयलाबारिकलतगास्तु दिनेशसूनोः प्रवदंति तज्ज्ञाः॥१२४॥
kramādgrahaḥ pācakavodhakaśca sakārako vedhakasaṁjñakaśca |
maṁd ara jīv amaraśatrupūjyāḥ śukra ara sūryātmaja vāsareśāḥ ||119||
ravīndusūryātmajacandraputrāḥ śaśāṁkajīvācchadharāsuta śca |
suryātmajāreṁdudinādhināthāḥ saum yeṁduputra arka dineśaputrāḥ ||120||
śukreṁdudevejyadharāsutāśca bhavaṁti tatpākamukhā graheṁdrāḥ ||121||
sthānani vakśye kramaśo grahāṇāṁ ṣaṭsaptadharmāyagatāḥ krameṇa |
bhānoḥ śaśāṁkānmadabhāgyalābhayukktatastṛtīyena dharāsutācca ||122||
dhanārilābhāṁtyagatābjasūnrdvitīyavadhvātm ajasodarāśca |
gurostuṣaṣṭhātmajakāmāriṣphāḥ śukrāddhanārivyayabaṁdhuyuktāḥ ||123||
tṛtīyalābārikalatagāstu dineśasūnoḥ pravadaṁti tajjñāḥ ||124||

Vide: Sarwartha Chintamani