D-6 · Health, illness, daily conflicts
Shashtamsa
The Shashtamsa parallels the 6th house — health patterns, daily work and routine, debts, and the small daily conflicts that shape life over time. Read alongside the D-1 6th lord and the D-30 Trimshamsa (which handles deeper adversity); the Shashtamsa is for ongoing maintenance themes rather than transformative crisis. Odd signs run from the same sign; even signs from the 7th.
What to look for in your D-6
- 6th house lord of D-6 — the texture of health patterns and daily challenges
- Mars and Saturn placements — the malefic significators of conflict and chronic strain
- Mercury placement — nervous system and analytical-work signature
- Vargottama planets — health themes that deliver reliably (for better or worse)
- D-6 Lagna lord — overall constitutional vitality
Classical signatures
Named combinations and stacking patterns drawn from Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra and the broader classical canon.
- Mars exalted or own-sign in D-6 — robust resilience against conflict and illness
- 6th lord D-6 in 1/4/7/10 — health themes structurally manageable
- 6th lord D-1 vargottama with D-6 — chronic patterns to address consciously
Read with care. D-6 readings are diagnostic rather than predictive — flag patterns to manage, don't treat them as fixed verdicts.
Computed from your sidereal natal chart by applying the Parashara D-6 Shashtamsa formula.