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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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