In the Sarvatobhadra Chakra your name is not decoration — it has its own cells. The first consonant of the name people actually call you by sits on the chakra's inner ring, and its svara (vowel class) sits on the diagonals. When a transiting graha's vedha line crosses either cell, the classical manuals read it as naam vedha — vedha on your name, also called akshar vedha. This free calculator checks both cells for today.
Pick your name's first letter
The calling name as pronounced — "Ramesh" starts with र even if the pet name is spelled differently. For names that begin with a vowel (Arun, Isha), tradition takes the first consonant.
How we compute naam vedha (and the one convention choice)
The classical manuals check a name through the Panchaka — five personal points: name-consonant, svara, tithi, janma nakshatra and rashi. (This five-point Panchaka is different from the Panchak dates — the Moon's five-nakshatra period.) For the name itself, two cells matter. The consonant cell is direct: र sits in the west row of the inner ring. The svara comes from the classical varn-swar table, which assigns every consonant to one of five basic vowels — र belongs to ए.
One honest footnote: a second manual convention takes the syllable's own spoken vowel instead ("Ra" → अ). The manuals themselves recommend the table where doubt arises, so we follow the table — the same convention used by traditional swar calculators. Letters like श or ब that have no cell of their own use their classical pair (श↔स, ब↔व), and a few letters ride on nakshatra cells (घ on Ardra, ठ on Hasta, ध on Purva Ashadha, थ on Uttara Bhadrapada).
The full akshara map — letter to svara to tithi
Every consonant of the varnamala belongs to one basic svara and one tithi group. This is the classical varn-swar table the calculator uses:
| Basic svara | Tithi group | Consonants (letter → tithi) |
|---|---|---|
| अ | Nanda (1, 6, 11) | क → 1 · छ → 1 · ड → 6 · ध → 6 · भ → 11 · व → 11 |
| इ | Bhadra (2, 7, 12) | ख → 2 · ज → 2 · ढ → 7 · न → 7 · म → 12 · श → 12 |
| उ | Jaya (3, 8, 13) | ग → 3 · झ → 3 · त → 8 · प → 8 · य → 13 · ष → 13 |
| ए | Rikta (4, 9, 14) | घ → 4 · ट → 4 · थ → 9 · फ → 9 · र → 14 · स → 14 |
| ओ | Purna (5, 10, 15/30) | च → 5 · ठ → 5 · द → 10 · ब → 10 · ल → Purnima · ह → Amavasya |
What akshar vedha means
The classical effect-verse assigns each pierced point its domain: the name-consonant pierced points to loss or setbacks in dealings that carry your name — reputation, agreements, transactions; the svara pierced points to strain on health and spirits. As always, the graha's nature grades it: a Jupiter or Venus line on your akshara supports the very same matters.
Practically, astrologers use naam vedha as a light daily filter: on a day when a harsh graha pierces your name's cells, let paperwork, launches and signature-moments wait if they can. It is a caution register, not a prediction of harm.
Frequently asked questions
What is naam vedha?
Naam vedha (akshar vedha) is the classical Sarvatobhadra Chakra reading of a transit piercing your name. The chakra carries 20 name-consonant cells and 16 svara cells; when a graha's vedha line crosses the cell of your calling name's first consonant — or its svara — the day carries that graha's signature for name-linked matters.
Is naam vedha the same as akshar jyotish?
They share the akshar but differ in scope. Akshar jyotish — name letter astrology — broadly reads character and fortune from the first letter of a name. Naam vedha is narrower and classical: it only asks whether a transiting graha's vedha line crosses your name's cells in the Sarvatobhadra Chakra today. The letter is fixed; naam vedha changes with the transits.
Which name should I use — official or nickname?
The classical manuals are explicit: the calling name as pronounced, "the name a sleeping person wakes to" — regardless of spelling or the name on paper. If everyone calls you Monu, check म.
My name starts with a vowel. What do I pick?
Tradition takes the first consonant in such names — for Arun, the vedha is checked on र; for Isha, on श (via its pair स). Purely vocalic names are checked on the svara cells alone.
What about Shri, Kri and other conjunct letters?
The manuals give no explicit rule for conjuncts, so this calculator keeps to simple syllables — pick the first uttered consonant (श्री → श). We would rather narrow the input than compute from an unattested rule.
What does it mean if my name is under vedha today?
Read it as a light caution for name-linked matters — signatures, launches, agreements, reputation moments — especially when the piercing graha is Saturn, Mars, Sun, Rahu or Ketu. A Jupiter or Venus line on your akshara is supportive, not harmful.
Does the vowel of my syllable (Ka vs Ki) change the result?
The consonant cell is the same for का and कि. For the svara cell we follow the classical varn-swar table, under which the svara is fixed by the consonant (क → अ) — the table the manuals themselves recommend where doubt arises. The alternative uttered-vowel convention exists and is disclosed in our methodology note.
Is naam vedha from the same tradition as the Sarvatobhadra Chakra?
Yes — it is not a modern add-on. The classical effect-verse preserved with Phaladeepika XXVI lists the name-consonant and svara among the five canonical vedha targets, alongside nakshatra, tithi and rashi.
How often should I check it?
The Moon's vedha shifts roughly daily and the inner planets move every few days, so a quick daily or before-important-work check is the traditional use. Slow grahas can hold a line on your akshara for weeks — worth knowing once, not re-checking hourly.
Akshar vedha is a muhurta-level caution from the classical Sarvatobhadra Chakra manuals — a reason for care in name-linked matters, never a fixed outcome.