Astrology is defined as PHAL JYOTISH in Indian languages. It consists of three parts.


(1)Phal Swaroop (an incident to happen)
(2)Phal Praman (intensity of the incident)
(3)Phal Kaal (the period in which the incident will take place)

Out of the above, the first two are indicated by the Horoscope itself, however the third part is calculated mathematically and is known as Mahadasha. There is a misconception that 'Mahadashas' are bad & give negative results to a native, but it is incorrect. Any Mahadasha gives results as per the Lord of the dasha i.e. as per the lordship of the planet, placement of the planet & the strength of the planet & of course as per the Lagna (a malefic or benefic planet to the particular Lagna).

There are 42 types of Mahadashas, out of which in recent days only 3 Mahadashas are in use. The names of 42 Mahadashas are as under.

Vimshotaridasha	Kaalchakradasha	Paaindydasha
Ashtotaridasha	Charparyadasha	Anshidasha
Yoginidasha	Sthirdasha	Naisargikdasha
Shodshotaridasha	Brahmadasha (also known as Brahma Graha shritShasthatyabdikdasha)	Ashatakvargdasha
Dwadashotaridasha	Kendradidasha	Sandhyadasha
Panchotaridasha	Kaarakdasha	Paalakdasha
Shatabdidasha	Maandukidasha	Kaarakendradasha
Chaturshitidasha	Shooldasha	Nakshatradasha
Dwisaptatidasha	Yogardhdasha	Uttardasha(also known as Chaturvidh Prandasha)
Shashtivarshadasha	Drugdasha	Nakshatradrashidasha
Shadvishatidasha	Trikondasha	NavmanshaSthirdasha
Navamanshadasha	Rashidasha	Taradasha
Rashyanshdasha	Varnaddasha	Sudarshanchakradasha
Kaaldasha	Panchswardasha	Shattrishatdasha

In the above 42 Mahadashas, there are 6 parts. They are:
1.Mahadasha.
2.Antardasha.
3.Vidasha (pratyantardasha).
4.Sukshmadasha.
5.Prandasha.
6.Pratiprandasha.

Period of Mahadasha is always longer than the Antardasha.
Antardasha is always longer than Vidasha.
Vidasha is longer than Sukshmadasha.
Sukshmadasha is longer than Prandasha.
Prandasha is longer than Pratiprandasha.
It so happens that on a particular day, a native may be under the influence of more than 1 dashas in Sukshmadasha,Prandasha & Pratiprandasha.
Out of the above 42 dashas, other that those in use, the details of only a few are available. They are as under:

1. Dwadashotaridasha:-112 years (Shukra has no dasha).

Dwadashotaridasha:-112years(Shukrahasnodasha).
Dashaswami	Janmanakshatra	Period in years
Ravi	Krittika,Purvaphalguni,Moola,Revati	7
Guru	Bharani,Magha,Jyeshtha,Uttarabhadrapada	9
Ketu	Ashwini,Ashlesha,Anuradha,Purvabhadrapada	11
Budh	Pushya,Vishakha,Shattaraka	13
Rahu	Punarvasu,Swati,Dhanishtha	15
Mangal	Ardra,Chitra,Shravan	17
Shani	Mrugshirsh,Hasta,Uttarashadha	19
Chandra	Rohini,Uttaraphalguni,Purvashadha	21
		112

2. Shodshottaridasha:-116 years(Rahu has no dasha).

Dashaswami	Janmanakshatra	Period in years
Ravi	Pushya,Vishakha,Shattaraka,Mrugshirsh	11
Mangal	Ashlesha,Anuradha,Purvabhadrapada,Ardra	12
Guru	Magha,Jyeshtha,Uttarabhadraprada,Punarvasu	13
Shani	Purvaphalguni,Moola,Revati	14
Ketu	Uttaraphalguni,Purvashadha,Ashwini	15
Chandra	Hasta,Uttarashadha,Bharani	16
Budh	Chitra,Shravan,Kruttika	17
Shukra	Swati,Dhanishtha,Rohini	18
		116

3. Panchottaridasha:-105 years(Rahu & Ketu have no dasha).

Dashaswami	Janmanakshatra	Period in years
Ravi	Anuradha,Shattaraka,Rohini,Purvaphalguni	12
Budh	Jyeshtha,Purvabhadrapada,Mrugshirsh,Uttaraphalguni	13
Shani	Moola,Uttarabhadrapada,Ardra,Hasta	14
Mangal	Purvashadha,Revati,Punarvasu,Chitra	15
Shukra	Uttarashadha,Ashwini,Pushya,Swati	16
Chandra	Shravan,Bharani,Ashlesha,Vishakha	17
Guru	Dhanishtha,Kruttika	18
		105

4. Shatabdidasha:- 100 years (Rahu & Ketu have no dasha).

Dashaswami	Janmanakshatra	Period in years
Ravi	Revati,Punarvasu,Chitra,Uttarashadha	5
Chandra	Ashwini,Pushya,Swati,Shravan	5
Shukra	Bharani,Ashlesha,Vishakha,Dhanishtha	10
Budh	Kruttika,Magha,Anuradha,Shattaraka	10
Guru	Rohini,Purvaphalguni,Jyeshtha,Purvabhadrapada	20
Mangal	Mrugshirsh,Uttaraphalguni,Moola,Uttarabhadrapada	20
Shani	Ardra,Hasta,Purvashadha	30
		100

5. Chaturshitidasha:- 84 years (Rahu & Ketu have no dasha); each dasha is of 12 years.

Dashaswami	Janmanakshatra
Ravi	Swati,Shravan,Bharani,Ashlesha
Chandra	Vishakha,Dhanishtha,Kruttika,Magha
Mangal	Anuradha,Shattaraka,Rohini,Purvaphalguni
Budh	Jyeshtha,Purvabhadrapada,Mrugshirsh,Uttaraphalguni
Guru	Moola,Uttarabhadrapada,Ardra,Hasta
Shukra	Purvashadha,Revati,Punarvasu,Chitra
Shani	Uttarashadha,Ashwini,Pushya

6. Dwisaptatidasha:- 72 years (Ketu has no dasha); each dasha is of 9 years.

Dashaswami	Janmanakshatra
Ravi	Moola,Revati,Pushya,Vishakha
Chandra	Purvashadha,Ashwini,Ashlesha,Anuradha
Mangal	Uttarashadha,Bharani,Magha,Jyeshtha
Budh	Shravan,Kruttika,Purvaphalguni
Guru	Dhanishtha,Rohini,Uttaraphalguni
Shukra	Shattaraka,Mrugshirsh,Hasta
Shani	Purvabhadrapada,Ardra,Chitra
Rahu	Uttarabhadrapada,Punarvasu,Swati

7. Shasthivarshadasha:- 60 years (Ketu has no dasha).

Dashaswami	Janmanakshatra	Period in years
Guru	Ashwini,Bharani,Kruttika	10
Ravi	Rohini,Mrugshirsh,Ardra,Punarvasu	10
Mangal	Pushya,Ashlesha,Magha	10
Chandra	Purvaphalguni,Uttaraphalguni,Hasta,Chitra	6
Budh	Swati,Vishakha,Anuradha	6
Shukra	Jyeshtha,Moola,Purvashadha,Uttarashadha	6
Shani	Abhijit, Shravan,Dhanishtha	6
Rahu	Shattaraka,Purvabhadrapada,Uttarabhadrapada,Revati	6
		60

This is the only dasha in which Abhijit  Nakshatra is being taken into consideration.

8. Shattrishatdasha:- 36 years (Ketu has no dasha).

Dashaswami	Janmanakshatra	Period in years
Chandra	Shravan,Kruttika,Purvaphalguni,Moola	1
Ravi	Dhanishtha,Rohini,Uttaraphalguni,Purvashadha	2
Guru	Shattaraka,Mrugshirsh,Hasta,Uttarashadha	3
Mangal	Purvabhadrapada,Ardra,Chitra	4
Budh	Uttarabhadrapada,Punarvasu,Swati	5
Shani	Revati,Pushya,Vishakha	6
Shukra	Ashwini,Ashlesha,Anuradha	7
Rahu	Bharani,Magha,Jyeshtha	8
		36

9. Yoginidasha:- 36 years (Mostly in use in West Bengal side, each dasha has some name).

Name of dasha	Dashaswami	Janmanakshtra	Period in years
Mangala	Chandra	Ardra,Chitra,Shravan	1
Pingala	Ravi	Punarvasu,Swati,Dhanishtha	2
Dhanya	Guru	Pushya,Vishakha,Shattaraka	3
Bhramari	Mangal	Ashwini, Ashlesha,Anuradha,Purvabhadrapada	4
Bhadrika	Budh	Bharani,Jyeshtha,Uttarabhadrapada	5
Ulka	Shani	Kruttika,Purvaphalguni,Moola,Revati	6
Sidhdha	Shukra	Rohini,Uttaraphalguni,Purvashadha	7
Sankata	Rahu/Ketu	Mrugshirsh,Hasta,Uttarashadha	8
			36

In Sankata Mahadasha,first 4 years are influenced by Rahu & last 4 years by Ketu. Dasha of Chandra, Guru, Budh & Shukra gives positive results & rest all gives negative results.

10. Ashtottaridasha:- 108 years (Ketu has no dasha).

Dashaswami	Janmanakshatra	Period in years
Ravi	Ardra,Punarvasu,Pushya,Ashlesha	6
Chandra	Magha,Purvaphalguni,Uttaraphalguni	15
Mangal	Hasta,Chitra,Swati,Vishakha	8
Budh	Anuradha,Jyeshtha,Moola	17
Shani	Purvashadha,Uttarashadha,Abhijit,Shravan	10
Guru	Dhanishtha,Shattaraka,Purvabhadrapada	19
Rahu	Uttarabhadrapada,Revati,Ashwini,Bharani	12
Shukra	Kruttika,Rohini,Mrugshirsh	21
		108

11.Vimshottaridasha:- 120 years (widely in use all over).
      A separate article will be written on this.
      Thus, out of 42 dashas, we now know about 11 dashas, out of 11 dashas, 3 dashas are in use.

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