Pitru Dosha (Pitru Shapa)

Detects and analyses Pitru Dosha (Pitru Shapa — Ancestral Curse) from the natal chart using all five classical combinations that indicate Pitru Dosha presence. Returns presence flag, severity (mild/moderate/severe), which of the 5 classical combinations are triggered, Sun and 9th lord analysis, afflicting planets, cancellation conditions (Jupiter protective), classical symptoms, and classical remedies. Primary classical symptom: denial of progeny or difficulties with children. This is a standalone endpoint providing deeper analysis than the pitru_dosha field in /v1/astro/doshas.

Endpoint

POST /v1/astro/pitra-dosha

Request parameters

Field	Type	Required	Description
location	string \| null	No	City name to resolve to lat/lon/tz automatically. Example: 'Mumbai' or 'New Delhi, India'. If provided, latitude, longitude and timezone are not required.
name	string	No	Person name associated with the birth record
date	string	Yes	Birth date in YYYY-MM-DD format
time	string \| null	No	Birth time in HH:MM 24-hour format. If omitted, sunrise chart is used as fallback.
latitude	number \| null	No	Latitude. Required if location not provided.
longitude	number \| null	No	Longitude. Required if location not provided.
timezone	string \| null	No	IANA timezone. Required if location not provided.
ayanamsa	string	No	Sidereal ayanamsa mode used in calculations

Example request

curl
Python
TypeScript

curl -X POST "https://api.asterwise.com/v1/astro/pitra-dosha" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"date":"1985-11-12","time":"06:45","latitude":19.076,"longitude":72.8777,"timezone":"Asia/Kolkata"}'

import asterwise
from asterwise.api.astrology_api import AstrologyApi
from asterwise.models.birth_input import BirthInput

configuration = asterwise.Configuration(
    host="https://api.asterwise.com",
    access_token="YOUR_API_KEY",
)

request = BirthInput(
    date="1985-11-12",
    time="06:45",
    latitude=19.076,
    longitude=72.8777,
    timezone="Asia/Kolkata",
)

with asterwise.ApiClient(configuration) as client:
    api = AstrologyApi(client)
    result = api.pitra_dosha(birth_input=request)
    print(result)

import { createClient, createConfig, pitraDosha } from 'asterwise';

const client = createClient(createConfig({
  baseUrl: 'https://api.asterwise.com',
  headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' },
}));

const result = await pitraDosha({
  client,
  body: {
      "date": "1985-11-12",
      "time": "06:45",
      "latitude": 19.076,
      "longitude": 72.8777,
      "timezone": "Asia/Kolkata"
  },
});

console.log(result.data);

Example response

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "success",
  "data": {
    "present": true,
    "severity": "severe",
    "severity_note": "Multiple Purvajanma Shapa combinations active. Classical Vedic doctrine indicates significant ancestral karmic burden re…",
    "combinations_triggered": [],
    "combinations_count": 0,
    "sun_analysis": {
      "house": 1,
      "sign_index": 6,
      "debilitated": true,
      "afflictions": [
        "conjunct Saturn",
        "conjunct Ketu",
        "... and 1 more item"
      ]
    },
    "ninth_lord_analysis": {
      "planet": "Mercury",
      "house": 2,
      "sign_index": 7,
      "debilitated": false,
      "afflictions": [
        "aspected by Rahu",
        "aspected by Saturn"
      ]
    },
    "all_factors": [
      "Sun debilitated",
      "conjunct Saturn",
      "... and 4 more items"
    ],
    "cancellations": [],
    "interpretation": "Pitru Shapa (ancestral curse) operates as karma unresolved within the family lineage expressing itself in the current ge…",
    "classical_symptoms": [
      "Denial of progeny or difficulties with children (primary Pitru Dosha indicator)",
      "End of family lineage",
      "... and 2 more items"
    ],
    "remedies": [
      "Pitru Tarpan on Amavasya (new moon) every month",
      "Shradh ceremonies during Pitru Paksha (16-day ancestral fortnight)",
      "... and 4 more items"
    ]
  }
}

Response fields

Field	Type	Description
success	boolean	True if the request succeeded
message	string	Human-readable status message
data	object
data.present	boolean
data.severity	string \| null
data.severity_note	string \| null
data.combinations_triggered	array[string]
data.combinations_count	integer
data.sun_analysis	object
data.sun_analysis.house	integer \| null
data.sun_analysis.sign_index	integer \| null
data.sun_analysis.debilitated	boolean
data.sun_analysis.afflictions	array[string]
data.ninth_lord_analysis	object
data.ninth_lord_analysis.planet	string \| null
data.ninth_lord_analysis.house	integer \| null
data.ninth_lord_analysis.sign_index	integer \| null
data.ninth_lord_analysis.debilitated	boolean
data.ninth_lord_analysis.afflictions	array[string]
data.all_factors	array[string]
data.cancellations	array[string]
data.interpretation	string
data.classical_symptoms	array[string]
data.remedies	array[string]

Errors

Code	Description	Reference
authentication_failed	Missing or invalid API key.	authentication_failed
ephemeris_unavailable	Upstream ephemeris service error.	ephemeris_unavailable
insufficient_tier	API key tier does not include this endpoint.	insufficient_tier
internal_error	Unexpected server error.	internal_error
ip_rate_limit_exceeded	Too many requests in a short window.	ip_rate_limit_exceeded
payload_too_large	Request body exceeds the size limit.	payload_too_large
resource_not_found	Referenced resource was not found.	resource_not_found
validation_error	Request body failed schema validation.	validation_error

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