| | O hy Ni DASHA SYSTEMS Alter finishing our carlier sessions .an:reading through each house, and analysing through Vargas, the nextiimportant Ieeson is on Dasha. Dasha system has been enunciated.for the purpose of timing an event for any particular horoscope. There are many dasha systems prevailing in Hindu Astrology, the five, most important amongst them is Vimshotari Dashd, -Ashtottari Dasha, Kala Chakra Dasha, Yogini Dasha and Navamsha Dasha, Jaimini’s System of Chara Dasha and Sthir Dasha are also considered now for thé purpose of analysing the horoscope, Earlier, Jaimini system of astrology was used for the purpose of specific events in: Mundane Astrology sand Astro- metereology only. Slhira Dasha was used | particularly for analysing 12th Jongevity or Arishla in a birth chart.’ That is why, 6th, § Jord ie. Rudra, Meheshwara_and Brahma play an important role in Jaimini Dasha System. Now Jaimini Dasha is gaining popularity and’ is used as a parallel system ofDasha for co-relating the day-to-day. events of an individual. Vimshottari Dasha: Here we are considering only the most popular method of analysing the horoscope, from dasha point of view. The word Vimshottari is derived from the words ‘Vimshamy’ and ‘Uttar? i.e. 20 more than 100 (shati). So the life of a native as per Hind system has a span of 120 years. It is another matter that Lord Krishna.tived for 126 years, but according to Hindu Mythology and belie’ it is considered that a person lives for {120 | years -inaximum or the maximum Life span of an individual is 120 years. This 120 years have! been divided amongst the 9 planets ‘forming various span of life for different planets. The grand total of the dasha period will come to 120 years. Starting from Sun, ritikadhi Nakehatra, (since the first nakshatra cited on the eastern horizon was Kritika), ancientastrologers, saints and rishis divided the | time period of $20 years amongst the 9 planets ie. Sun, Moor Mars, Rahu, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Ketu and Venus. Krittika was treated as the first nakshatra. The logical reason for starting from Krittika could be because Sun is in the centre of the solar system and all planets revolve round the Sun ‘after recent developments, may be 2000 oF 3000 years before, Ashwini and Bharani was a ded before Krittika. Even now most. astrologers use Krittika for following astrological principles. Keittika is ruled py Sun and Sun has 6 years in Vimshottari Dasha System. After Sun, it is Moon for 10 years, followed by Mars for'7 years, then Raku for 18 years, Jupiter for 16 years, Saturn for 19 years, Mercury for 17 years, Ketu for 7 years and Venus for 20 years: What is the secret behind this? Different ways of allottifng span of years for cach planet is not clearly known. Sun being the prime planet gets only 6 yeats. Venus being the servant of Sun controls all the enjoyments and materialistic pleasures on carth (Bhoolokam}, and gets the maximum of 20 years, probably since it is known as papa loka we are more concerned about our enjoyments andy comforts in life. Hence Venus must have got 20 years. It isa logical guess but not a classical one, Dasha Systems were enunciated Keeping in view three basic principles. For any event to fructify, it should heve three basic qualities. First, i hecbasic promise in the horoscope ‘ynere should be a basic promise in the horoscope, the chart should convey the necessary promise, which we are trying to predict oF foresee. Secondly, @ conducive Dasha System i.c. Dasha should come at @ proper time and proper place so that the fructification of the result, i.e. the promise in the horoscope aS per the prime condition should be fulfilled. ‘Thirdly, the transit. Favourable transit along, with conducive dasha with promise in the horoscope shall be the clinching factor for om @the purpose of fructification of any evel. go the analysis _of 8 horoscope should be based upon three basic principles _viz. basic. promise, conducive dasha and favourable transit. If there is no basic promise in the horoscope put there is avery good favourable fiesha and very positive transit running for native, then a he may pttain the desired goals with great difficulty and to some extent jonly i.e. his achievement will not be to his full satisfaction, théugh for others it may look Tike a great achievement. But if favourable dasha is not there, but there is a basic promise iD the horoscope and also there is a positive transit period, a person by doing proper propitiation or dosha pariharas can {nis problems solved and attain the desired success in his life to @ large extent. Thirdly, fan unfavourable transit is coming, but there is & basic promise and favourable dasha, then one is advised to stay pul OF slow down all his activities, postpone or defer his future plans, 6° that when conducive dasha and transit comes, he can be asked to take advantage of it. This swaiting’ should not be done onlMfar the purpose of passing time, But one should always be asked todo Japa, Homa, Mantra or Puja, visit holy places, observe fas 5 (vrata), so that his mind gets diverted and intellect gets bala or strengthened. On the whole, if all the three above basic factors are favourable, a person's growth and success will not be hindered and will be lasting. So far.for analysing the horoscope these three factors have to be kept in mine in order (0 proper conclusion. Dasha System is to be seen with regard to the following 10 principles: (}) Garb: shishta :of Maha Dasha - Antardasha_at the time_of birth. The most important planets in:,our horos Garba Shishta_is the balan rope. Apart. from Lagna Lord, 10L and Yogakaraka, the Mahadasha and Antardasha Lord. at birth time gains importance. Any promise in our horoscope, anything we are going attain in this life, any diseases we are going to suffer in this life, span of life, achievement, the losses - everything is decided by these two plancts only. They are the seed of our success or logses} \ ncerned with our Mahadasha Jord and Antardasha, Lord. If these lords have any connection with the Gth, 8th or 12th lord or papa grahas or sandwitched between papa grahas or fosing in planctary war or losing strength in the basic chart and vargas, the native will have a very miserable and uneventful life By this we do not mean that Rahu or Saturn or a Krura graha or papa. graha spell doom for a particular native. If these plancts i.e. papa grahas or krura grahas owns good houses or get associated with good planets or Yoga Karaka it attains immense strength, a person’s life will ada wena, definitely have an upward mbnanent, though there could be slight hindrances Garba Shista balance Mahadasha and Antardasha lords have to from the Garba Shista planet’s position. The 101 and the SL's position have got importance but do not become the prime planets fer analysing the horoscope. It is only the Lagna Lord, which is to be seen for the purpose of giving credit balance bala or strength to the native. Li should not be placed _in 6th, 8th or 12th house from the Mahadash: Lord of garba shishta balance. If it is so, ‘A_person_meets with great 4@ He will be often misunderstood and will not have Trustworthy friends,in his life. LL_should,also not be placed in the 2H or in the 12H from the Antardasha Lord. If so, a person will not have ‘ium will Iso be under question. good{physical health; his sental equili Here for further analysis in regard to mental competency, one has to see Moon, Ketw’s position. Any influence will further deteriorate the mental condition of the native. From Lagna, the major lord and the minor lord should be in na. If they are placed in Kendras, they are supposed to be powerfully placed. If in the 11th bhava, it ives immense strength and longevity to the native, He may be having sufferings because of his poorva janma dosha, his discases may go un-noticed/undetected or may have gupta-roga or marmacroga i.e. the native may not know what he is suffering from or what is happening to him. But such natives have great re covering strength. in 6, 8 or 12th From_the SH. if the Mahadasha_or Antardasha lord i house, then the pel poorva_janma dosha. It can amount to Putra dosha, Pitry dosha, Guru dosha if Jupiter, Sun, Venus, Moon are also afflicted along with these lords. Pariharas are given in various vedas and granthas for such doshas. If properly done, the person will come out of his poorva janma dosha and may attain success in his life, S11 has_been given so much importance here because the life's cycle. starts from there, But if the lords are placed in the oth, 8th or 12th house from lagna, then from the SH they may not fall into bad houses, on the contrary they may go into Kendras or Konas, indicating poorva punya balas. So a person's _ propitiation in\ this janma, will help him to come out of papa _karmas: of previous births.@ Likewise, the; analysis has to pe carried out for the 10th bhava also. © oth bhava is the karma _sthane and indicates our attainments. ‘Any papa Karmag, any dushta karmas which a person may «lo shall be indicated by placement of Garba Shishta balance planets’ Mahadasha and Antardasha tords’ from the 10H. If they are placed in the 6th, Sth or 12th from the, 10H and associated with Pape grahas like Rahu, Ketu, Saturn, the native may do papa karmas and Jand himself in great trouble during bad dashas. Likewise, the position of planets from the 10H is to be seen. The Garba Shista planets is to be scen if they are in Kendras and gct associated with Yogakcaraka, a person will have unhindered progress, will be envied by his own brothers, sisters and may also become at some point of time the bone of contention between his co-borns. Now the planct’s strength is to je analysed before commenting upon any results. The above results of Garba Shista plancts, from the Lagna, Lagna Lord, 5H, 10H which are the four main analysing factors in & horoscope has to be clearly done by Keeping in view the above mentioned principles. f_in_any way Yogakaraka planets aspects associate or otherwise get connected, establishes connection with the 10L or SL then though there_could be an initial set back, failures, From any horoscope, th but eventually the native will be a WORE Te the background one has to draw because the kind of success onc will achieve can be known from the Garba ghista balance. Ifa person has the aspiration to[become a Prime Minister, © will have to see whether he will become or not before laughing at him. A person may like to become an actor. Though he may net have the physical attributes, because of his excellent horescopic features, he could become a famous actor. Hence we should always analyse the garbashista balance Dasha and Anterdasha and then form @ view on what all can fructify/occur during the lifetinic of a native. {ii)_Lagna/Lagna Lord the next step will be to analyse the lagna and the lagna lords Lagna and Lagna Lofd has to be analysed from Dasha and Antardashe lords. Dasha of Kendra and Kona from any bhava, particularly konas indicate success and achievement for that particular bhava, Het us take the dasha of 6th house. We may say it is bad, but for the 2nd house the 6H happens to be a Kona. Being a Kona, it indicates success for the 2H i.e. Kutumba Sthana, wealth - GH indicates service. We can see if there is a. promotion in service or rise in salary; is there @ court case going on; is there a dispute involved; or is there a possibility of winning in Jotteries - everything comes from the GH only. For 2H, GH te a Kona and for the 3H it isa Kendra - may indicate success through self efforts. Likewise, for any bhava Kona indicates success. If the Kona, Jords are well placed, associated with the Yoga. Karaka of the birth chart and establishes connection with Lagna or Lagna Lord, success is indicated, During the course of any dasha/antardasha, only when there sea connection of Lagna or lagna Lord achievements can be predicied, since Lagna/LL. indicate] self. If instead of Lagna/LL, SH/3L is getting, connected, success for brothers or co-borns can be pi edicted Moon is our sharira, Like Moon waxes or wanes everyday, our body also grows or deteriorates. This basically means that there are some subtle or minute changes in our body everyday. ‘This is also seen in Medhini where the tides rise and fall as per Moon’s position. Likewise 7our emotions rise and fall.according to Moon’s position, So Moon is concerned with our body and bodily strength. So any disease or mental ailment or physical suffering can be attributed to Moon’s position or Moon's dispositor as he also takes on the responsibility of our body. Se the position of Mahadasha and Antardasha Jord should be carefully analysed to know about any kind of bodily ailment oF arishta. If they are having the aspect bf Yogakaraka or association of Lagna Lord or Sun, the ailment even if it is prevailing may whither out after the arishta Antardasha is over. The position is to be further secn In p-9 and D-3, because any arishta or ailment is secn from D-3 for knowing, the cause and the effect. () Karalcat (tanned 0 bo i) ror analysing any bhava, we take the particular planet which is the Karaka for that particular Bhava. Suppose we 27° analysing the sukha of a person, then the karal for sukha, Venus has to be analysed. fromm Dasha and Antardasha, For senice matters, Karaka Batu 3S £m, Some Kendra to each other, success is indicated. If further associated with Yoga Karaka, Lagna Lord or gaining trength in vargas, further enhancement in the strength is indicated, (v) Bhava: Bhava is to be analysed from Dasha and Antardasha Nath. Foran bhava, the dashas of 6th, 8th oF } 12th lords need not give good, results unless _the 6th, 8th of rds are placed in own ho in each other’s house. any bhava will rates unless the kona g indicates success when its etl 4,jords ere'ill placed or getting associated with papa grahas. Otherwise success is always indicated for that particular bhava. When bhava is to be analysed in respect of Mahadasha and Antardastia Lord, one has to see the particular house from the bhava. If one has to see about education (which has two versions), some astrologers say that it has to be seen from the Sth bhava whereas old classics and rishis maintain that education has to be seen from the 4th bhava, Since Sth house shows about education, inclination towards studies, probably the modern astrologers used the Sth bhava for education. And 4th house cle the 4th_bhava, ics and_we will restrain our educational analysis, only. So from the 4th bhava we have to see the 4th ic, 7th or bhavat - Shavam. First we have to look into this, How the Mahedasha and vAntardasha. are placed from the 471 of tha bhava concerned. Suppose we are looking at marriage, i.e. 7th from the 7th. Likewise, one has t see the bhavat - bhavamn in respect of Mahadasha/Antardasha lord. iy the bhavat-bhava fall in 11th bhava, Kona, Kendra or the 10H it is considered to be well placed. 4th bhava and 7th bhava along with 2nd bhava and the 3rd are fconsidered to be normally placed or neutral Otherwise, if aspected oF associated by Yogakaraka or bY exalted planets, oF 46 vargottama planets, it is then considered to give penefic results, otherwi neutrality will be maintained, Other places are a considered to be ill placed. So onc has to analyse bhava from these analysis-ontyr 482 oly. | vi) Bhavathipathi To maintain our ¢a ier example the 4th bhava 's to be seen for education. Karaka for-education ig Mertury. So, Merc. is to De concerned with edt cation as_per oldbhava from there. has.to. be sce! St got benefics, Lagna Lord, Yosa Karaka d with, » Mahndashe/ Anandsts lord cational pattern in life. Same way sitll aaa Jord is ill placed from the bhava lord, then the bhava loses its primary strength. That is if the bhava has basic str¢ngth, then it’ means a person who can employ his benefic results of thé bhava for his self emancipation or to further his own achievements. Since education is diréctly concerned with our tivlihood or living standards, If the bhava lord is afflicted or if the 4H from the bhava lord is weak, one will not be able to use education for his own benefit, There are lot many cases where highly qualified people are lowly placed in their fe and they are not able {0 enjoy their own earnings for rising their living standards itself because the bhava lord ie. 4th from 4th gets afflicted heavily. The native may improve after some time when the Dasha or ‘Amtardasha changes and the dasha inust be well placed from the phavadhipathi, One may be well educated but may not be very well placed. A small refresher course or @ training done by him mey give him a big break or change in hi career, ‘This person may attribute his rise to this course or study, but wejas astrologers should know that itis the change in Mahadasha/Antardasha which has brought this change 10 his career. - From the bhavadhipathi one nas to see if the Mahadasba/Antardasha jord are placed in Kona oF 1H for materialistic gains. If it is placed in 10th or and financial gains is ingigated. IF itis sn 3rd it will give a person indications and enthusiasm Lk (ow te OLS own efforts for bringing up his own entrepr meurship; for having success through own efforts, If it is 4h or in the 7H he might 10(si get help from different sources for making him a better successful person and if in 6,8, 12 itis ill placed, loser in definite terms. vi) Ke Karaka for: the bhava is also to be seen. Karaka should also be analysed ina similarfashion as one will analyse the bhava lord or bhava. Karaka plays thd prime most important role for the whole of the dasha period. If the kar} gets afflicted ie. (1) if placed in 6,8,12 from Lagna, (2) if he isin 6,8,12 from the bhava, then is losing strength as far as the bhava is concerned; (3) he will be afflicted if associated with debilitated planet or eclipsed or set there in 6 different ways - in planctary war, associated with inimical planets, in papa-Irartari yoga; or himself debilitated, associated with debilitated planet; placed in inimical sign or losing strength in navamsha; then the promise that . is otherwise shown in the horoscope gets diminished to a considerable extent due to karaka’s own position. If Karaka does not have good strength as far ‘as Mahadasha lord is concerned then interaction between Ikarala and Mahadasha Jord, gets lost are consequent results will not be to the}dosirable level of-the-native or the promise in the horoscope. But one has to keep in mind transitory positions also if otherwise due to transit’s better position, if native’s benefic points can be enhanced, one should try to educate him to that level and bring the maximum benefit from that situation. Karaka if hen a native is If Karaka is placed in the 2H, then also the position need not be very affluent ot benefic. He may experience ‘some benefic results curing the Antardasha times and also during the transitory position of Yoga Karaka planet for the native the concerned in good bhavas. The ulplacement of Karaka in Kona from Mahadasha lord is considered to be the best_ osition, along with the placement in the 1ith bhava. Karaka’s position in 4th and 10th is considered to be good as far as achievement in regard to profession or_s' Otherwise, the Posi ion “may not give the native emancipation or fulfilment of his ts goals in life. The 1-7 axis may give some has arg concerned. anxious moments ard great loss to family members or irreparable loss or tragedies to the native is noted, but the dasha period may give materialistic upliftment. viii) Navamsha position: Navamsha positions of the above six points have to be carefully analysed to come to @ conclusion on the inner strength of the planet or bhava or karaka concemed. As has already been mentioned if they loss strength in the navamsha chart they do not have to loss considerable strength as. far as their priliminary strength are concerned. Whereas if they gain strength in navamsha, they get immense power to overcome all difficulties and hurdles and confer upon the native benefic or happy results in duc time. Navamsha is to be seen as per their placement, their associations ana the sign where they are placed, i.e. the sign that they are placed in the navamsha should indicate a benefic bhava in the Rashi Chart to give the planet, bhava or karaka enough strength in D-9. A better way to look at the navamsha position is to superscribe the navamsha placement on the D-t chart and analyse from the D-1 lagna only to look at the strength of the planet or karaka concerned. ix) Strength in Vargas: YeBach planet, karaka or, bhavadhipati, should be .able to enjoy immensely or fait’ good strength in the concerned/varga chart, for which analysis are going to be carried out Suppose we are analysing emancipation or attainment of yoga shakti, or mantra shakti or oneness with God, we have to analyse the Vimsamsha or chatur- yimsamsha along] with D-1 gnd D-9 chart and sce the position of saturn, Jupiter 4nd Venus for confirming the position in regard to becoming a cult figure or for gelf-emancipation or developing his own style of practices in this janma. i.e. if Jupiter and Venus are well connected, in the D-24 chart, ie. chaturtho- imsamsha or in D-20. Venus enjoys great powers along with Ketu, the mystic planet for giving a planet intuitive powers and fore-warning capacities, then @ person will have good associations in these aspects of life, Otherwise association of Ketu is not considered good for any kind of analysis. But for this purpose it is considered to be good if Jupiter, Venus, Ketu and Saturn have co-telation. We have to see the planet concerned in each varga to know the exact position for that particular matter, If'we are looking at a horoscope about a person building his own empire, oF building his own concerns, we have 10 analyse the chaturtamsha along with Mars and Saturn. Likewise, we have to keep sceing the particular varga for a particular event that lord along with that| Dasha lord and gaining strength, that dasha will be beneficial to bim XY x) Placement of Jahadasha and Antar/tasha Lo spect of each other's position: No Mabadasha and Antardasha lords should be placed in 6-8 axis in D-1, D-9 or any other varga concerned. If so, itfindicates obstructions, failures, etc. in regard to that particular event. 2°12 axis is also not considered good as for as achievements abe © neerned. One Bmey not achieve the desired goal in his life, Even if he achieves something, it may not be to hig desired level. 3-11 axis is consider ed to the best placement in regard to Mahadasha and Antardasha lords. If so, success much beyond his expectations is assured. 4-10 is another benefic position for Mehadasha and ‘Antardasha lord to be in. During the initial period the native my not get any success, but later on one will detitety come up and achieve the desired success: 59 position is a neutral position, sometimes not good, becuase it is considered as @ dosha as Sth in the 7H, 7th in the 9H, sth in the 9th house or 9th in the Sth house as far as basic charts are concerned. The same principle is extended for the Mahadasha ‘and Antardasha also. So the position of 5-9 if they are associated with benefics or in any Wey gotting strength, will not fructify. 1-7 axis is also considered to be neutral, It will give good results if there are malefic planets in 1-7 axis, but if they are benefics and are exalted, in ow? house or associated with LL or Yogakaraka, they may not be able to produce geod results. ‘The position is to be further analysed in the varga chart and the D-9 chart to know the exact position of the Mahadasha and Antardasha. lord in respect of confering results upon the native. Any person's achievement capacity, moral character is to be seen from 1-30. For achievement in life, one has to have & good moral character t supplement his achievement qualities in He. So in 19- 30}the position of Lagna Lord, Mahadasha and Antardasha lord, Yogakaraka of D-}y Moon’s position and Moon’s diSpositor have to be seen. If they are all well placed, connected to good bhavas, & person’s earnings will be permanent, Also position of Mars is to see in a horoscope to see the staying capacity of any achievement, his 27 nings or luxuries, If Mars is not well placed from the LL, Moon, Moon's dispositor, Yogalvaralea, Garba Shishta Balance planets, Mahadasha lord or the currently running Mahadasha Lord, @ person’s earnings will never stay with him. “| BAHU & KET In Hindu Astrology, Rahu & Ketu have been given great importance. These two nodes of Moon, though physically non-existent are yet regarded and treated as fullsledged planets ‘A knowledge of Rahu and Ketw ojited from ancient times. Rau is known a8 the Dragon’s Head anit Ketu as the Dragon’s Tail. Head is forward looking and hence represents future, while the tell represents the past. The position of Rahu represents the qualities to be developed and work to be done during the present janma and the position of Ket shows the qualities developed during past lives and thus indicates attitudes that come naturally to the native. They are classified as Karmic planets. The qualities represented by the dispositors of Rahu and Ketu are significantly found to be manifesting in natives. A planet in conjunction with Rahu or Ketu has special significance jn selaltion to the things signified by these planets. Well posited Rahu or Ket with \pnencficiat connections and aspects rise the native (0 dizzy heights in life. No other planet can be compared to Rabu and Ketu in this respect. According to Hindu Astrology both Rahu & Ketu are malefics but Ket is considered to be spiritual and is the Moksha Karaka, Rahu is more earthly indicating mundane _prospesity. Both Rahu and Ket have @ constructive role to play in the long run ‘they make the native pass through various phases of difficulties and sufferings and will also‘enable him to progress’ spiritually. When placed in malefic nakshatras and conjoined with Mars or Saturn without any Denefie association, life will be marked by misery, struggle and misunderstanding throughout. Rabu and Ketu eclipse the sun and the Moon representing the soul and the mind respectively. Rahu or Ketu within 2 degree of the ascendant give an unsual type of personality and very distinctive appearance. Rahu isexalted in Gemini, Ruler in Virgo, Harmonious Libra fallen in Sagittarius, detrimental in Pisces and disharmony in Aries. Ketu is exalted in Sagittarius, Ruler in Pisces, Harmonious in Aries, fallen in Gemini, detrimental in Virgo and disharmony Libra, Rahu jg feminine and rules over Aridra, Swati and Satabhisa! which fall in Gemini, Libra and Aquarius ruled by | Mere. venus and Saturn rhein lovds respectively, All these signs are airy and |ghare an intimate friendship M cury rules over intellect, Venus rules pleasure and Saturn rules mis! ary. Thus Rahu’s role is to give these in plenty. Ket is an enunch and rules over Ashwini,\ Magha and Moola falling in Aries, Leo and Sagittarius all fiery signs. These signs are ruled by Mars, Sun and Jupiter who share close friendship. Mars signifies power, sun rules soul and Jupiter rules wisdom, A correct blend of these three leads to liberation or moksha. Thus it is said that Ketu gives liberation and Rahu, attachment C