Chapter 19: Dasas and their Effects

The nine planets who were worshipped in many ways with devotion for a long time by sage Parasara, having been pleased, bestowed upon him the knowledge of accurately determining their effects (on births in this world). Being convinced after many tests that they are unfailing, I take out only the essence from the astrological scriptures containing his famous sayings and set forth the famous 'Maha Dasa.'

Count the stars from Krittika in groups of nine. The planets presiding over the Dasas belonging to the nine stars composing each group are respectively the Sun, the Moon, Mars, Rahu, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Ketu and Venus, and their respective years are 6, 10, 7, 18, 16, 19, 17, 7 and 20.

At the time of birth, find out the number of Ghatikas, etc., still to be traversed (by the Moon) in the star he is in. Multiply this by the number of years allotted to the ruler of the star and divide the product by 60. The quotient will be the period in years still to elapse. Any remainder remaining may be converted into months by multiplying by 12 and dividing by 60 and the remainder again into days by multiplying by 30 and dividing by 60 and so on.

Note the exact position of the Sun in the zodiac at the time of birth. When the Sun in his next round arrives at the same position, it is considered as one solar year, which is also the year taken for the Ududasa system. By sub-dividing the same, days are also calculated.

If at a birth the Sun be badly placed, he will during his Dasa promote quarrel, sudden displeasure of the sovereign, sickness among relatives, wandering, with others, intolerable mental anguish, and danger from fire to concealed wealth, grain, sons and wife.

If at a birth the Sun be posited in a good house, he will during his Dasa bring on acquisition of wealth through cruel deeds, journeys, kings and quarrels, roaming through forests and mountains, wide fame, success in business, severity, attachment (devotion) for ever to one's duty and happiness.

During the Moon's Dasa, there will be tranquillity of the mind, success in all business, good food, acquisition of wife, children, ornaments, clothes, gems, cows and lands. The person will honour Brahmins.

Everything ought to be declared after examination of the Moon's strength. In the first period of ten days of the lunar month, the Moon is of moderate strength. During the middle period of ten days, his strength is full, and he is therefore very auspicious. During the third period of ten days, his strength is on the wane and the effect also will be gradually declining.

During the Dasa of Mars, the person concerned gets wealth through fire, the king, fighting and the like. There will be influx of money by administering medicines, falsehood, cheating and various, cruel actions. He will be always bothered (afflicted) by bilious complaints, impurity of blood and fever; he will have intrigues with low females ; he will quarrel with his wife, children, relations and elders, and thereby suffer misery ; and he will take delight in (enjoying) other's fortune.

When Mercury's Dasa is operating, there will be meeting of friends, personal comforts, fame through the applause of the learned, favour from elders, cleverness in (one's) speech, doing good to others, happiness to one's wife, children, friends, etc., an exalted position.

During Jupiter's Dasa, the person concerned will perform some virtuous deed, acquire children, will be honoured by the sovereign and will receive praises from great men ; there will be acquisition of elephants, horses and vehicles, meeting of wife, children and friends, and accomplishment (fulfilment) of one's desires.

During the Dasa of Venus, the person concerned will obtain materials and facilities for his sport and happiness, good vehicles, cows, gems, ornaments, treasure, enjoyment in the company of young damsels, intellectual pursuits, voyage, auspicious deeds and acceptance of presents from the sovereign.

During the Dasa of Saturn, the person concerned may expect his wife and children to be troubled by gout, rheumatism or similar windy diseases, loss in agriculture, evil talk, intercourse with wicked women, desertion of servants, absence from his residence and destruction or loss all on a sudden of his relations, lands, happiness and wealth.

During Rahu's Dasa, the person may expect trouble from the sovereign, thieves, poison, fire and weapons, sickness to children, ruffled mind, loss of relations, insult from base people, scandal due to a breach of decorum, ejection or dismissal from an office, wounding of the leg (or kicks) and failure of the business undertaken.

If Rahu be associated with a benefic and occupy good houses (i. e., houses other than the 6th, the 8th or the 12th), his Dasa period will be benefic and fully auspicious, and will lift (raise) the native to affluence on a par with the king. The native will have all his desires fulfilled and will stay at home enjoying happiness. There will be steady accumulation of wealth and he will become widely renowned.

Astrologers say that Rahu in Kanya, Meena or Vrischika, gives to the person concerned, during his Dasa honor and happiness, lordship of lands, carriages and servants. All these, however, are liable to be lost at the conclusion of the Dasa.

During Ketu's Dasa, the person concerned will have troubles from enemies, thieves, the sovereign, wounds from weapons, wounds, disease due to excessive heat, false calumny, a stigma to his family, danger from fire and absence from his own country.

When the Dasa of the Sun is in progress, the general effects to be noted will be money-making by cruel acts, through kings and fighting, trouble from fire and beasts, inflammation of the eyes, illness affecting the stomach and teeth, severe trouble to wife and children, separation from revered seniors and parents, destruction of servants and loss of property.

During the Moon's Dasa, the person concerned will get money through Sacred prayers, Gods, Brahmins and royal favour. He will secure to himself women, wealth and lands. He will further have a profusion of flowers, clothes, ornaments, perfumes and various valuable juicy objects of enjoyment. There will be misunderstandings with the wicked and loss of money and he will suffer from wind disease.

During the ripening of Mars' Mahadasa, there may be attempts of money-making through lands, litigation and the sovereign. He will also acquire more cattle and lands. There will be quarrels with his brothers and sons. He will resort continuously to the society of wicked men and women and suffer diseases arising from bile, blood, as well as through fire. He will also have loss of wealth.

At the time when Rahu's Dasa is in progress, the person concerned will become wicked in (his) disposition, or will suffer from a terrible disease; which cannot be diagnosed he will lose his wife and children. There will be danger from poison and trouble from enemies and he will suffer from diseases relating to the eyes and the head. There will also arise misunderstandings with friends and cultivators, and displeasure from the sovereign.

During the Dasa of Jupiter, the person concerned will get new cloths and such other objects will have attendants, retinue and similar grandeur, and will command intense respect and dignity. There will be acquisition of children, wealth and friends. He will further receive adoration for sanity of his speech which has won general approbation. He will suffer separation from his elders, have ear disease and phlegmatic troubles.

At the time when Saturn's Dasa is in progress, the native will acquire wealth on account of some trouble in the country and fighting ; he will get servants and old women ; will have acquisition of cows buffaloes and bulls ; and trouble to children and wife. He will suffer from windy and phlegmatic diseases, and piles, and a burning sensation in the legs, hands and other limbs.

During the Dasa of Mercury, the person concerned will get always the benefit of spiritual preceptors. He will get money through Brahmins, and will acquire new lands, cows and horses, he will worship great men and Gods and acquire immense wealth. Diseases resulting from wind, heat, and phlegm will also torment him.

During Ketu's Dasa the person will have sorrow and confusion caused by females, trouble from the rich and loss of wealth ; he will do improper acts to others. He will suffer banishment from his country. There will be suffering from toothache, leg pain, and phlegmatic troubles.

During the Dasa of Venus there will be acquisition of wife, jewels, clothes, brilliance treasure, wealth, ornaments, horses, comforts of the couch, and seats. There will also be augmentation of wealth by trade, agriculture and voyages, and anxiety, mental anguish separation (or demise) of parents and elders and misery to one's relatives.