How to Use: Tarabalam
Count from your birth star to the day’s star, in rounds of nine. The day is good when the count falls on Sampat, Kshema, Sadhana, Mitra, Parama Mitra.
1. What to enter
- In the app, open More → Tools → Tarabalam.
- Choose your birth star. The app remembers it.
- Read the next 7 days. The arrows and the calendar move to other weeks.
2. Reading the result
Each day lists its star until the time it ends, with ✓ or ✗ and the tara’s name. The nine taras:
| Count | Tara | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janma | Avoid |
| 2 | Sampat | Good |
| 3 | Vipat | Avoid |
| 4 | Kshema | Good |
| 5 | Pratyak | Avoid |
| 6 | Sadhana | Good |
| 7 | Naidhana | Avoid |
| 8 | Mitra | Good |
| 9 | Parama Mitra | Good |
3. Worked example
Ashwini birth star, Rohini day star: count 4, Kshema (Good).
4. Limits
The ✓ and ✗ follow the calendar publisher’s tara table, which is the classical count. A day with two stars shows both, each with its time.
Questions
What is tarabalam?
The strength of the day’s star for your birth star. The count from your birth star to the day’s star, in rounds of nine, names one of nine taras.
Which taras are good?
Sampat, Kshema, Sadhana, Mitra, Parama Mitra. Janma, Vipat, Pratyak, Naidhana are avoided.
How else is tarabalam spelled?
Tara balam, thara balam or tharabalam; தாரா பலம் in Tamil.