This report is prepared after taking into consideration several principles for determining the functional benefics and malefics (the good and bad planets in one's birth-chart), as told by sage Parashara, and the principles told in various streams of Vedic Jyotish to measure the exact benefic or malefic nature of the planets in one's natal chart. The importance of various astrological parameters has been calibrated very carefully - as told in ancient Vedic Jyotish texts. This calibrated scale is referred as 'Vjyotish beneficence scale' hereinafter. 

The purpose of this report is to help you in identifying any of the 'malefics', or 'negatives' in your chart... so that you can take appropriate precautions and actions to transform any of your problems and challenges... into Strengths!.... in your life!

At times, some special Jyotish principles may over-shadow the net result obtained through the normally used Parashari principles to determine the beneficence of a planet. In such cases, these special principles will prevail and may reduce (or enhance) beneficence of a planet considerably. This report considers these special principles also.

On 'Vjyotish beneficence scale', suppose, Mars stands out as the best planet for a person. It's Vimsottari-periods will generally be the excellent periods of his life. Specially those periods - where Mars simultaneously holds portfolios of Mahadasa Lord, Antardasa Lord and Pratyantar dasa lord (i.e., when he is running under 'Mars-Mars-Mars' dasa, or at least, Mars is the 'Antardasa lord' [AD Lord] ). 

On the same 'Vjyotish beneficence scale', suppose, Sun has been determined as the most damaging planet in his chart. It's Vimsottari-periods will generally be the trying periods of his life. He needs to be extra cautious when he is under Vimsottari dasa of 'Sun-Sun-Sun' or when Sun is the 'Antardasa lord' [AD Lord].

Normally, the values around zero should be considered as average beneficence while increasing negative values here denote increasing malefic nature of the concerned planets in one's chart due to various astrological parameters. Same way, higher positive values indicate higher benefic nature of the planets concerned.

However, we have to remember that the terms 'Good', 'Poor' etc. are comparative. Planet-A might be negative but much less negative than Planet-B. Thus, when a comparison will be made between Planet-A and Planet-B, the planet-A will be called 'Good' than planet-B. In the table below (prepared for an exemplar chart), same concept has been used. Whatever the maximum and minimum beneficence (or maleficence) values have been obtained between the 9 planets, a comparative categorization, like 'Excellent', 'Good', 'Worst' etc., has been done between the available value ranges. Thus, though a planet might be showing negative value in the table below, but it may still be far better than some other planets (with higher negative values) and thus may have been assigned the category of 'Good' or 'Average'.