Chaldean Numerology: Birth Number, Life Path and Name Number Explained
Indian numerology practice predominantly follows the Chaldean system, which assigns letters values 1-8 based on sound vibration (9 is held sacred and unassigned). Three numbers anchor a profile: the birth number or mulank (day of month, reduced), the life path or bhagyank (full date of birth, reduced), and the name number (letters of the commonly used name, reduced).
Each number carries a planetary ruler: 1-Sun, 2-Moon, 3-Jupiter, 4-Rahu, 5-Mercury, 6-Venus, 7-Ketu, 8-Saturn, 9-Mars. The classical friendships between these planets define which numbers harmonise - the same logic jyotish applies to rashi lords.
The practical question numerology answers is harmony: does your name number support your birth number and life path? When it does not, tradition offers the gentlest of remedies - a spelling refinement that shifts the name's total while keeping its sound.
Compute all three of your numbers free below, including a name-harmony check.
FAQ
Letter values differ: Chaldean assigns 1-8 by sound and is the Indian-practice standard; Pythagorean assigns 1-9 alphabetically and dominates Western usage. The same name usually yields different numbers in each.
Practitioners weigh the life path (bhagyank) as the long arc, the birth number (mulank) as the everyday self, and treat the name number as the adjustable harmoniser between them.