Week 10 · Unit 3 · Timing - The Dasha Systems
Milestone 2 of 4: How far down it is honest to go
Kālachakra's Own Subdivisions
Chapters 66 and 67 — the second system's sub-periods, read for orientation and closing the daśā material.
Assumes you have done: Week 9 unit 1 — the Kālachakra orientation
Why this matters
A short unit, and it does one useful thing beyond completing the survey: it shows you that Kālachakra has the same internal architecture as Viṁśottarī — periods within periods, subdivided by the same kind of proportional logic. That is a structural observation about how these systems are built, and it is worth having before you leave the daśā material behind.
Learn
A short unit, closing the longest thematic block in BPHS.
What is here
Chapter 66 gives the Antardaśās within Kālachakra periods. Chapter 67 gives the daśās of the Navāṁśa signs in the same system.
Read both once. You are not learning to use them — Week 9 established that this course does not teach Kālachakra technique — and there is still something worth taking.
The structural point
Kālachakra subdivides by the same logic as Viṁśottarī: periods within periods, allocated proportionally, with the cyclic ordering repeating at each level.
Chapter 53 verse 5 said this in passing when you were reading it for something else: the daśā years of the signs be divided by 12, the resultant will be the Antardaśā of each sign; similarly division of the Antardaśās of the sign, the Pratyantar daśās of the signs are obtained.
Same self-similar architecture. Different units.
Which means the judgment from the last unit — how far down is honest — applies here too, and with more force. Kālachakra is built on the Moon’s pada, a quarter of a nakshatra: 3°20′, which the Moon crosses in about six and a half hours. Viṁśottarī’s foundation is the full nakshatra: 13°20′, about twenty-six hours.
So a birth-time error that leaves the Viṁśottarī starting lord intact may well change the Kālachakra sequence entirely.
Signs instead of planets
The one genuine difference is what the periods belong to.
In Viṁśottarī, a period belongs to a planet, and you read it through what that planet rules, where it sits, and what condition it is in.
In Kālachakra and Chara, a period belongs to a sign, and you read it through what occupies and aspects that sign — which is what Chapter 52’s results demonstrated, with planets counted from the running sign.
Those are different models, not translations of each other. One is anchored to an agent, the other to a place. Both are internally coherent.
The shape of the whole block
You have now read Chapters 48 to 67 — twenty contiguous chapters, a fifth of the book, and the largest thematic block in it.
Its shape:
- 48 — construction, and the survey of forty-plus systems
- 49–50 — Mahādaśā results, by planet and by house lordship
- 51–52 — Kālachakra and Chara results
- 53 — Antardaśā computation
- 54–62 — Antardaśā results, nine chapters
- 63–65 — Pratyantardaśā, Sūkṣma, Prāṇa results
- 66–67 — Kālachakra subdivisions
One system developed exhaustively, surrounded by orientation to a great many alternatives.
The daśā material is finished. What follows is a completely different instrument, and it answers a question daśās cannot.
Read BPHS
This is the source itself. The teaching above prepares you for it; it does not replace it.
Show the full passage — 24 verses, 4 diagrams
जगद्धिताय प्रोक्तानि पुरा यानि पुरारिणा ।
तानि चक्रान्तरदशाफलानि कथयाम्यहम् ॥ १ ॥
1 : Sage Parasara said - Lord Shiva recited the one before Goddess Parvati in the ancient time, I am now going to perorate the results of the Antardasas of the same Kalachakra Dasa.
मेषांशे स्वान्तरे भौमे ज्वरश्च ब्रणसम्भवः ।
बुधशुक्रेन्दुजीवेषु सुखं शत्रुभयं रवौ ॥ २ ॥
2 : In the Dasa of ARIES Amsa : The Antardasa of Mars (Aries-Scorpio) will cause fever and injuries. The Antardasas of Mercury (Gemini-Virgo), Venus (Taurus-Libra), Moon (Cancer) and Jupiter (Sagittarius-Pisces) will bring forth happiness. The Antardasa of the Sun (Leo) will produce danger from the enemies.
वृषांशे स्वान्तरे सौरे कलहो रोगसम्भवः ।
विद्यालाभस्तनौ सौख्यं गुरौ तत्र गते फलम् ॥ ३ ॥
देशत्यागो मृतिर्वापि शस्त्रघातो ज्वरोऽथवा ।
वृषभस्वांशके विप्र ! कुजे तत्र गते फलम् ॥ ४ ॥
वस्त्राभरणलाभश्च स्त्रीसुयोगो महत् सुखम् ।
शुक्रेन्दुसुत्त-चन्द्रेषु वृषभस्वांशके फलम् ॥ ५ ॥
नृपाद् भयं पितृमृतिः स्ववदाद्यैर्भयं रवौ।
3-5½ : In the Dasas of TAURUS Amsa : The Antardasa of Saturn (Capricorn-Aquarius) causes disputes and diseases, the Antardasa of Jupiter (Sagittarius-Pisces) will give effect to gain the education and physical comforts. The Antardasa of Mars (Aries- Scorpio) will result in desertion of the country or death, assault by the weapons and fever. The Antardasa of Venus (Taurus-Libra), Mercury (Gemini-Virgo), the Moon (Cancer) will confer acquisition of clothes, Jewellery, woman (wife) and great happiness. The Antardasa of the Sun (Leo) will cause danger from the king and ferocious animals and demise of father.
मिथुने स्वांशके शुक्रे धनवस्त्रसमागमः ॥ ६ ॥
पिततृमातृमृतेर्भीतिर्ज्वरश्च व्रणसम्भवः ।
दूरदेशप्रयाणं च मिथुने स्वांशके कुजे ॥ ७ ॥
6-7 : in the Dasa of GEMINI Amsa : The Antardasa of Venus (Taurus-Libra) will confer gain of wealth, clothes. The Antardasa of Mars (Aries-Scorpio) will cause fear of death of the father and mother and possibility of fever, injuries and visit to a distant country.
बुद्धि-विद्या-विवृद्धिश्व महाविभवसम्भव: ।
लोके मानश्च प्रीतिश्च मिथुने स्वांशके गुरै ॥ ८ ॥
विदेशगमनं व्याधिर्मरणं धननाशनम् ।
बन्धुनाशोऽथवा विप्र ! मिथुने स्वांशके शनो ॥ ९ ॥
विद्यावस्त्रादिलाभश्च दारपुत्रादिजं सुखम् ।
सर्वत्र मानमाप्नोति मिथुने स्वांशके बुधे ॥ १० ॥
8-10 : In the Dasa of GEMINI Amsa : The Antardasa of Jupiter (Sagittarius-Pisces) will attribute increase in intelligence and education, abundant luxuries, reverence and affection of the public. The Antardasa of Saturn (Capricorn-Aquarius) will render foreign visits, serious disease, death, loss of wealth or destruction of knismen. The Antardasa of Mercury (Gemini-Virgo) will give effect to gain of education, clothes etc., comforts from wife and children, admirations from all over etc.
कर्क स्वांशगते चन्द्रे पुत्रदारसुखं महत् ।
ऐश्वर्यं लभते लोके मानं प्रीतिं तथैव च ॥ ११ ॥
शत्रुभ्यश्च पशुभ्यश्च भयं राजकुलात् तथा ।
आधिव्याधिभयं चैव कर्के स्वांशगते रवौ ॥ १२ ॥
पुत्र-दार-सुहृत्सौख्यं धनवृद्धिस्तथैव च ।
लोके मानं यशश्चैव कर्कांशे बुध-शुक्रयोः ॥ १३ ॥
11-13 : In the Dasa of CANCER Amsa : The Antardasa of the Moon (Cancer) will bring forth special delight to wife and children, great luxuries, reverence. and affection of public.
विषशस्त्रमृतेर्भीतिं ज्वररोगादि-सम्भवाम् ।
पीडां चैव समाप्नोति कर्के स्वांशगते कुजे ॥ १४ ॥
विभवस्यातिलाभश्च शरीरेऽपि सुखं तथा ।
नृपात् सम्मानलाभश्च कर्के स्वांशगते गुरौ ॥ १५ ॥
वात्तव्याधिभयं घोरं सर्पवृश्चिकतो भयम् ।
नानाकष्टमवाप्नोति कर्के स्वांशगते शनौ ॥ १६ ॥
14-16 : In the Dasa of CANCER Amsa : The Antardasa of Mars (Aries-Scorpio) will cause danger from poison, death inflicted by weapons, possibility of distress from the ailments of fever etc. The Antardasa of Jupiter (Sagittarius-Pisces) will attribute gain of wealth, physical comforts, felicitation from the king. The Antardasa of Saturn (Capricorn-Aquarius) will indicate fear of wind disease (Vaata), occurrence of peculiar dangerous situations, danger from snake and scorpion, experiencing various troubles.
सिंहांशे स्वांशगे भौमे मुखरोगभयं दिशेत् ।
पित्तज्वरकृतां बाधां शस्त्रक्षतमथापि वा ॥ १७ ॥
धनवस्त्रादिलाभश्च स्त्रीपुत्रादिसुखं तथा ।
बुधभार्गवयोर्विप्र ! सिंहांशे स्वान्तरस्ययोः ॥ १८ ॥
17-18: In the Dasa of LEO Amsa : The Antardasa of Mars (Aries-Scorpio) will cause disease in the mouth, fever due to bile, obstacles, assault by the weapons. The Antardasas of Venus (Taurus-Libra) and Mercury (Gemini-Virgo) will give effect to gain of wealth, clothes etc. and pleasure of wife and children.
उच्चात् पतनभीतिश्च स्वल्पद्रव्यसमागमः ।
विदेशगमनं चैव सिंहे स्वान्तर्गते विधौ ॥ १९ ॥
भयं शात्रुजनेभ्यश्च ज्वरादिव्याधिसम्भवः ।
ज्ञानहानिर्मृतेर्भीतिः सिंहे स्वान्तर्गते रवौ ॥ २० ॥
धनधान्यादिलाभं च प्रसादं द्विज-भूपयोः ।
विद्यावृद्धिमवाप्नोति सिंहे स्वान्तर्गते गुरौ ॥ २१ ॥
19-21: In the Dasa of LEO Amsa : The Antardasa of the Moon (Cancer) will show results of fear of falling from a height, gain of wealth and prosperity, blessings of the king and Brahmin, progress in the field of education.
कन्यायां स्वांशगे सौरे कष्टं प्राप्नोति मानवः ।
प्रयाणं च ज्वरं चैव क्षुद्भवं वैक्लवं तथा ॥ २२ ॥
नृपप्रसादमैश्वर्यं सुहृद्बन्धुसमागमम् ।
विद्यावृद्धिमवाप्नोति कन्यायां स्वांशके गुरौ ॥ २३ ॥
22-23 : In the Dasa of VIRGO Amsa : The Antardasa of Saturn (Capricorn-Aquarius) will cause distress to the native, journey, fever, hunger and destitution. The Antardasa of Jupiter (Sagittarius-Pisces) will bring forth great luxuries at the behest of the king, visits of the friends, growth in education (knowledge).
पित्तज्वरभवा पीडा विदेशे गमनं तथा ।
शस्त्रघातोऽग्निभीतिश्च कन्यायां स्वान्तरे कुजे ॥ २४ ॥
भृत्य पुत्रार्थलाभश्च नानासुखसमागमः ।
बुधभार्गवचन्द्रेषु कन्यास्वांशगतेषु च ॥ २५ ॥
प्रयाणं रोगभीतिश्च कलहो बन्धुभिः सह ।
शस्त्रघातभयं चैव कन्यांशे स्वांशगे रखौ ॥ २६ ॥
24-26 : In the Dasa of VIRGO Amsa: The Antardasa of Mars (Aries-Scorpio) will cause fever due to bile, pains, visit abroad, assault by the weapons and fear of fire. The Antardasas of the signs of Mercury (Gemini-Virgo), Venus (Taurus-Libra), the Moon (Can cer) will produce results like gain of servants, children, wealth, varied comforts. The Antardasa of Sun (Leo) will induce visits to the foreign country, danger of disease, dispute amongst brothers, apprehension of assault by weapons.
तुले स्वान्तर्गते शुक्रे सद्बुद्धिश्च सुखोदयः ।
स्त्रीपुत्रधन-वस्त्रादिलाभो भवति निश्चितः ॥ २७ ॥
पितृकष्टं सुहृद्वैरं शिरोरोगो ज्वरोदयः ।
विषशस्त्राग्निभीतिश्च तुले स्वान्तर्गते कुजे ॥ २८ ॥
27-28: In the Dasa of LIBRA Amsa: The Antardasa of Venus (Taurus-Libra) will attribute wisdom, eminence of comforts definite gain of wife (marriage), children, wealth, clothes etc. The Antardasa of Mars (Aries-Scorpio) will produce agony of father, enmity with friends, mental sickness, apprehension of fever, poison, fire etc.
द्रव्यरत्नादिलाभश्च धर्मकार्य नृपादरः ।
सर्वत्र सुखसम्प्राप्तिस्तुले स्वांशगते गुरौ ॥ २९ ॥
प्रयाणं च महाव्याधिः क्षेत्रादे: क्षतिरेव ।
शत्रुबाधा च कार्येषु तुले स्वांशगते शनौ ॥ ३० ॥
पुत्रजन्म धनप्राप्तिः स्त्रीसुखं च मनःप्रियम् ।
भाग्योदयश्च विज्ञेयस्तुले स्वान्तर्गते बुधे ॥ ३१ ॥
29-31 : In the Dasa of LIBRA Amsa: The Antardasa of Jupiter (Sagittarius-Pisces) will give gain of wealth and gems, religious deeds and eminence from the king, all kinds of happiness. The Antardasa of Saturn (Capricorn-Aquarius) will bring forth long journey, serious disease, loss of crops, hindrance by the enemies at work. The Antardasa of Mercury (Gemini-Virgo) will confer birth of a child, gain of wealth, comforts of wife, mental exultation, elevation in fortune.
शशांकबुधशुक्रेषु वृश्चिके स्वांशगेषु च ।
नाना-धान्य - धनप्राप्तिर्व्याधिविनाशो महत् सुखम् ॥ ३२ ॥
शत्रुक्षोभभयं व्याधिमर्थनाशं पितुर्भयम् ।
श्वापदाद् भयमाप्नोति वृश्चिके स्वांशगे रवौ ॥ ३३ ॥
32-33 : In the Dasa of SCORPIO Amsa: The Antardasa of the signs of the Moon, Mercury, Venus will effect acquisition of various kinds of wealth and prosperity, relief from ailments, abundant happiness. The Antardasa of Sun (Leo) will cause wrath of enemies, apprehension of ailments, loss of wealth and father, danger from ferocious animals.
वातपित्तभयं चैव मसूरीव्रणमादिशेत् ।
अग्निशस्त्रादिभीतिश्च वृश्चिके स्वांशगे कुजे ॥ ३४ ॥
धनं धान्यं च रत्नं च देवब्राह्मणपूजनम् ।
राजप्रसादमाप्नोति वृश्चिके स्वांशगे गुरौ ॥ ३५ ॥
धनबन्धुविनाशश्च जायते मानसी व्यथा ।
शत्रुवाधा महाव्याधिर्वृश्चिके स्वांशगे शनौ ॥ ३६ ॥
34-36 : In the Dasa of SCORPIO Amsa: The Antardasa of Mars (Aries-Scorpio) will cause danger from wind and bile diseases, small pox, injuries, fire, weapon etc. The Antardasa of Jupiter (Sagittarius-Pisces) will give gain of wealth, prosperity, gems, worship of deity and respect from Brahmins, blessings from the king. The Antardasa of Saturn (Capricorn-Aquarius) will result in the loss of wealth and kinsmen, anguish, obstructions by the enemies, serious disease.
अतिदाहं ज्वरं छर्दि मुखरोगं विशेषतः ।
नानाक्लेशमवाप्नोति चापांशे स्वांशगे कुजे ॥ ३७ ॥
श्रियं विद्यां च सौभाग्यं शत्रुनाशं नृपात् सुखम् ।
भार्गवन्दुचन्द्राणां चापे स्वस्वांशके दिशेत् ॥ ३८ ॥
37-38 : In the Dasa of SAGITTARIUS Amsa: The Antardasa of Mars (Aries-Scorpio) will cause intensive inflammation, fever, cold, disease particularly to mouth and other assorted distresses. The Antardasas of the signs of Venus (Taurus-Libra) the Moon (Cancer) and Mercury (Gemini-Virgo) will confer wealth and property, education, good fortune, destruction of enemies and pleasure of the king.
भार्यावित्तविनाशं च कलहं च नृपाद् भयम् ।
दूरयात्रामवाप्नोति चापांशे स्वांशगे रवौ ॥ ३९ ॥
दानधर्मतपोलाभं राजपूजनमाप्नुयात् ।
भार्याविभवलाभं च चापे स्वांशगते गुरौ ॥ ४० ॥
39-40 : The Antardasa of the (Leo) will effect the destruction of wife and wealth, quarrel, danger from the king and visit to a distant place. The Antardasa of Jupiter (Sagittarius Pisces) will confer inclination towards charity, religion and to undergo penance, eminence from the king, gain of wife (marriage) and wealth.
द्विजदेवनृपोद्भूतं कोपं बन्धुविनाशनम् ।
देशत्यागमवाप्नोति मकरस्वांशगे शनौ ॥ ४१ ॥
देवार्चनं तपोध्यानं सम्मानं भूपतेःकुले ।
भार्गवज्ञेन्दुजीवानां मृगांशेऽन्तर्दशाफलम् ॥ ४२ ॥
41-42 : in the Dasa of CAPRICORN Amsa: The Antardasa of Saturn (Capricorn and Aquarius) will give effect to animosity of deity (देवता), Brahmin and the king, destruction of kinsmen, desertion of the country. The Antardasas of the signs of Mercury (Gemini Virgo), Venus (Taurus-Libra) and the Moon (Cancer) will confer worship of deity, inclination to undergo penance, eminence from the king, gain of wife (marriage) and wealth.
शिरोरोगं ज्वरं चैव करपादक्षतं दिशेत् ।
रक्तपित्तातिसारांश्च मृगस्वांशगते कुजे ॥ ४३ ॥
विनाशं पितृबन्धूनां ज्वररोगादिकं दिशेत् ।
नृपशत्रुभयं चैव मृगांशस्वांशगे शनौ ॥ ४४ ॥
43-44 : In the Dasa of CAPRICORN Amsa: The Antardasa of Mars (Aries-Scorpio) will cause mental disease, fever assault on hands and feet, blood infection and bile, dysentrey. The Antardasa of Saturn (Capricorn-Aquarius) will cause destruction of father and borthers, ailment like fever, danger from the king and enemies.
नानाविद्यार्थलाभश्च पुत्रस्त्रीमित्रजं सुखम् ।
शरीरारोग्यमैश्वर्यं कुम्भे स्वांशगते भृगौ ॥ ४५ ॥
ज्वराग्निचोरजा पीडा शत्रूणां च महद् भयम् ।
मनोव्यथामवाप्नोति घटांशस्वान्तरे कुजे ॥ ४६ ॥
45-46 : In the Dasa of AQUARIUS Amsa: The Antardasa of Venus (Taurus-Libra) confers assorted knowledge (learnings), gain of wealth, pleasure of wife, children and friends, sound health and copious luxuries. The Antardasa of Mars (Aries-Scorpio) causes fever, distress from fire and thieves, great danger from the enemies, mental anguish.
नैरुज्यं च सुखं चैव सम्मानं भूपतेः द्विजात् ।
मनःप्रसादमाप्नोति कुम्भांशस्वांशगे गुरौ ॥ ४७ ॥
धातुत्रयप्रकोपं च कलहं देशविभ्रमम् ।
क्षयव्याधिमवाप्नोति कुंम्भांशस्वांशगे शनौ ॥ ४८ ॥
पुत्रमित्रधनस्त्रीणां लाभं चैव मनःप्रियम् ।
सौभाग्यवृद्धिमाप्नोति कुम्भांशस्वांशगे बुधे ॥ ४९ ॥
47-49 : In the Dasa of AQUARIUS Amsa: The Antardasa of Jupiter (Sagittarius-Pisces) will bestow happiness of sound health, comforts, eminence from the king, pleasurable feelings from the Brahmins. The Antardasa of Saturn (Capricorn-Aquarius) will cause ailments of wind, bile and phlegm, quarrels, visit to foreign country, danger of some diseases. The Antardasa of Mercury (Gemini-Virgo) will confer happiness from children, friends, wealth, exultation of mind, elevation of fortune.
विद्यावृद्धिमवाप्नोति स्त्रीसुखं व्याधिनाशनम् ।
सुहृत्संग मनःप्रीतिं मीनांशस्वांशगे विधौ ॥ ५० ॥
बन्धुभिः कलहं चैव चौरभीतिं मनोव्यथाम् ।
स्थानभ्रंशमवाप्नोति मीनांशस्वांशगे रवौ ॥ ५१ ॥
रणे विजयमाप्नोति पशुभूमिसुतागमम् ।
धनवृद्धिश्च मीनांशे स्वांशयोर्बुधशुक्रयोः ॥ ५२ ॥
50-52 : In the Dasa of PISCES Amsa: The Antardasa of the Moon (Cancer) will bring forth growth of education (learnings), pleasure of wife, relief from ailments, feeling of exaltation over the company of friends. The Antardasa of the Sun (Leo) will cause quarrels amongst kinsmen, fear of theft, mental distress, dislodgement from the place (or demotion of position). The Antardasas of Mercury (Gemini-Virgo) and Venus (Taurus-Libra) will confer victory in the battle field, acquisition of animals, land, children, accretion of wealth.
पित्तरोगं विवादञ्च स्वजनैरपि मानवः ।
शत्रूणां भयमाप्नोति मीनांशस्वांशगे कुजे ॥ ५३ ॥
धनवस्त्रकलत्राणां लाभो भूपसमादरः ।
प्रतिष्ठा बहुधा लोके मीनांशस्वांशगे गुरौ ॥ ५४ ॥
धननाशो मनस्तापो वेश्यादीनां च संगमात् ।
देशत्यागो भवेद्वापि मीनांशस्वांशगे शनौ ॥ ५५ ॥
53-55 : In the Dasa of PISCES Amsa: The Antardasa of Mars (Aries-Scorpio) will cause disease of bile, dispute amongst the members of the family, danger from the enemies. The Antardasa of Jupiter (Sagittarius-Pisces) will confer gains of wealth, clothes, wife (marriage), eminence from the king, in the public. The Antardasa of Saturn (Capricorn-Aquarius) will result in the loss of wealth due to association with prostitutes, agony and even desertion of the country.
एवं प्राज्ञैश्च विज्ञेयं कालचक्रदशाफलम् ।
अन्तर्दशाफलं चैव वामर्क्षेऽप्येवमेव च ॥ ५६ ॥
इदं फलं मया प्रोक्तं धर्माऽधर्मकृतं पुरा ।
तत्सर्वं प्राणिभिर्नित्यं प्राप्यते नाऽत्र संशयः ॥ ५७ ॥
सुहृदोऽन्तर्दशा भव्या पापस्यापि द्विजोत्तम ! ।
शुभस्यापि रिपोश्चैवमशुभा च प्रकीर्तिता ॥ ५८ ॥
56-58 : The Sage Parasara Said O Maitreya ! In this manner, perceive the effects of Kalachakra Dasas and Antardasas in the Savya Chakra. In the same way, the effects of the Dasas and Antardasas of the signs of Apsavya Chakra be understood. The auspicious and inauspicious results are endured by the living beings in accordance to good or bad Karmas (actions) of the previous births. If the malefic planets who deliver inauspicious results are friendly with the lord of the Dasa-sign, the Antardasas of such planets would render benefic results and on the other hand, if the benefic planets are the enemy of the lord of the Dasa-sign, the Antardasa of such planets would produce inauspicious results.
Here are some examples related to Kalachakra Dasa to show its application and efficacy of the system. The study of these illustrations would help the readers to comprehend, one of the most important Dasa systems propounded by Maharishi Parasara, properly and would induce them to not only to get the confirmation of the results delineated through other Dasa systems but also to apply it rather more extensively for analysing the horoscopes under the complexed situations.
Example: 89 :
Data : Date of birth, 12-7-1952; Time of birth, 9-15 a.m.,; Latitude, 28-43' (N); Longitude, 77°-47' (E).
Balance of Kalachakra Dasa, 0 year, 2 months, 0 day; Nakshatra, Poorva Bhadrapad, 4th Quarter in Savya; Total Dasa period, 86 years; Deha, Cancer; Jeeva, Pisces.
This native was born in Poorva Bhadra Nakshatra in 4th quarter in the Amsa of Cancer. Sagittarius Dasa stands operative between 11-9-1989 and 11-9-1999 with Antardasa of Cancer from 13-12-1992 and 24-5-1995. Maharishi Parasara has said about Cancer Dasa as “कर्कटे धनवृद्धि” meaning thereby that during the Dasa of Cancer in Kalachakra Dasa system, there will be accretion of wealth. Besides, there will also be increase in wealth and property, in this span of Dasa and the native acquires education, and will have rise in fortune. The destruction of enemies and happiness from the king will be the other results. These effects as revealed by Sage Parasara, are felt by the native in this duration.
In this period, the income of the native had a perceptible rise and besides, he received lots of admirations. In his main work, he too could discharge his duties with great success and also received blessings and appreciations from his controlling authorities. Sagittarius sign is located in a house related to intellectual pursuits and Cancer sign is in the 12th house which denotes mysterious kind of knowledge. As such, the activities of the native were specifically inclined towards these traits. Since the Cancer sign represents the 12th house, it would acquire the tendencies for heavy expenditures due to lethargy, some disease, irrelevant and non-essential expenses. In this case, we must not ignore the presence of auspicious planets viz; Mercury and Venus which, by and large, will deliver favourable results.
In Vimsottari Dasa system, Antardasa of Rahu in the Mahadasa of Ketu is operative between 23-6-1994 and 11-7-1995 which would also give disease to the native. Leaving apart the financial gains and good attainments in the field of literature, the native was under the spell of physical ailments in the said period.
Example:90 :
Data : Date of birth, 16/17-1-1955; Date of birth, 4-21 hrs. (IST) Latitude, 28°-43' (N); Longitude, 77°-47 (E).
Balance of Kalachakra Dasa, Aries-6 years, 2 months, 27 days; Nakshatra-Swati in 3rd quarter; Total Dasa period, 83 years; Deha-Taurus; Jeeva Gemini. The birth took place in the Navamsa of Aquarius.
The native (female) got married on 2-12-1972 and at that time the Antardasa of Taurus and Mahadasa of Aquarius was operative (from 28-6-1972 to 6-4-1973), Taurus is owning the 7th house which is a house of marriage. Maharishi Parasara also indicated the other auspicious results of the Dasa of Aquarius and Antardasa of Taurus sign, such as, acquisition of wealth, birth of child etc. The native did get all these favourable results as she gave birth to a child on 7 3-1974 and had good financial gains. This was the time when Antardasa of Taurus was running (11-9-1973 to 20-6-1974).
Example: 91
Data : Date of birth, 22-7-1960; Time of birth 10-29 hrs. (IST) latitude, 28-43' (N); Longitude, 77°-47' (E).
Balance of Kalachakra Dasa, Gemini 8 years, 1 month, 27
days; Nakshatra - Arda in 4th quarter; Apsavya Total Dasa period, 100 years; Deha- Aries; Jeeva - Sagittarius.
The Antardasa of Libra operated between 1-6-1993 and 6 1-1995. Libra sign possesses the 2nd house and lord being Venus. The other sign of Venus is Taurus which has the hold over the 9th house the house of fortune. Maharishi ascribed good effects to these signs in these houses such as comforts, from wife and children, gain of wealth, happiness over agricultural activities, comforts at home, noble deeds, increase of interest in religion etc. Both the houses are of auspicious signs and there are no malefic planets in these signs. Therefore, full auspicious results could be expected.
The effects of the signs of Venus in Sagittarius Dasa are like, increase in wealth and property, rise in the fortune, destruction. of enemies and possibility of getting comforts from the king. The native, during this period i.e. from 1-6-1993 to 6-1-1995, had tremendous gains enabling him to amass sizeable wealth. Out of these copious profits, the native constructed a fairly large temple. In the said period, his earnings from the export trade had also shot up many folds. Besides, he was also blessed with a son in the same time.
Example : 92
Here is yet another example relating to Kalachakra Dasa of the sign of Venus, which would be of a great help in the delineation of horoscopes.
Data : Date of birth, 6-9-1977; Time of birth 21-30 hrs. (IST) Latitude, 28-43' (N); Longitude, 77°-47' (E); Balance of Kalachakra
Dasa, Libra 10 years, 2 months, 16 days; Nakshatra Mrigashira, 3rd Quarter; Apsavya - Total Dasa period, 85 years; Deha Capricorn; Jeeva Gemini.
The native is a female who had a white spot on the right side of lower lip by birth. This white spot was suspected to be a sign of leprosy which caused a great amount of worry to her as well as to her parents. She consulted some famous plastic surgeon who advised her to undergo plastic surgery.
In the Mahadasa of Scorpio and Antardasa of Libra i.e. from 29-7-1993 to 23-11-1994 she was operated upon and white spot was permanently removed. Infact, it was never be a case of leprosy. However, Maharishi Parasara has, infact, deposed a total eradication of disease during the Antardasa of the signs of Venus. Mars suggests operation and Mars, both in the natal and Navamsa charts, is posited in the auspicious signs duly conjoined with benefic planets and therefore, the operation was successful.
मेषे तु रक्तजा पीडा वृषभे धान्यवर्द्धनम् ।
मिथुने ज्ञानवृद्धिश्च कर्के धनपतिर्भवेत् ॥ १ ॥
सिंहभे शत्रुबाधा स्यात् कन्यायां स्त्रीजनात् सुखम् ।
तुलभे राजमन्त्रित्वं वृश्चिके मृत्यतो भयम् ॥ २ ॥
अर्थलाभो भवेच्चापे मेषस्य नवभागके ।
फलमेवं विजानीयाद् दशाकाले द्विजोत्तम ॥ ३ ॥
1-3 : Results of the Dasas of Aries-Amsa:
In the Dasa of Aries Amsa - distress due to infection of blood, in the Dasa of Taurus Amsa accretion of wealth and agricultural produce, in the Dasa of Gemini Amsa-elevation in learnings (knowledge), in the Dasa of Cancer Amsa-gain of wealth, in the Dasa of Leo Amsa-obstacles by the enemies, in the Dasa of Virgo-Amsa-pleasure of wife, in the Dasa of Libra Amsa-ministership, in the Dasa of Scorpio Amsa-apprehension of death, in the Dasa of Sagittarius Amsa-acquisition of wealth.
O-Brahmin! These are the results of the nine parts of Aries that is, 'Navamsa'. Similar results be reckoned in one's own Dasas.
मकरे पापकर्माणि कुम्भे वाणिज्यतो धनम् ।
मीने सर्वार्थसिद्धिश्च वृश्चिके वहिंतो भयम् ॥ ४ ॥
तुलभे राजपूजा च कन्यायां शत्रुतो भयम् ।
कर्के पत्नीजने कष्टं सिंहभे नेत्रपीड़नम् ॥ ५ ॥
मिथुने विषतो भीतिर्वृषस्य नवमांशके ॥ ५½ ॥
4-5½ : Results of the Dasas of Taurus Amsa :
In the Dasa of Capricorn Amsa - inclination towards sinful acts, in the Dasa of Aquarius Amsa - gain of wealth in business, in the Dasa of Pisces accomplishment of all tasks, in the Dasa of Scorpio-danger from fire, in the Dasa of Libra-eminence from the king, in the Dasa of Virgo-danger from the enemies, in the Dasa of Cancer Amsa trouble from wife, in the Dasa of Leo - eye trouble, in the Dasa of Gemini-danger from poison. These are the results of the Dasas of Taurus Amsa.
वृषभे धनलाभः स्थान्मेषे तु ज्वरसम्भवः ॥ ६ ॥
मीने च मातुलप्रीतिः कुम्भे शत्रुप्रवर्धनम् ।
मकरे चोरतो भीतिश्चापे विद्याविवर्धनम् ॥ ७ ॥
मेषे तु शस्त्रसंघातो वृषे तु कलहो भवेत् ।
मिथुने सुखमाप्नोति मिथुनांशे फलं त्विदम् ॥ ८ ॥
6-8: Results of the Dasas of Gemini Amsa:
In the Dasa of Taurus Amsa - gain of wealth, in the Dasa of Aries Amsa - ailments of fever, in the Dasa of Pisces affection of the maternal uncles, in the Dasa of Aquarius increase of enemies, in the Dasa of Capricorn - fear of theft, in the Dasa of Sagittarius-elevation in education, in the Dasa of Aries - assault by weapons, in the Dasa of Taurus - quarrel, in the Dasa of Gemini comforts. These are the results of the Dasas of Gemini Amsa.
कर्कटे सुखमाप्नोति सिंहे भूपालतो भयम् ।
कन्यायां बन्धुतः सौख्यं तुलभे कीर्तिमाप्नुयात् ॥ ९ ॥
वृश्चिके च पितुः कष्टं चापे ज्ञानधनागमः ।
मकरे त्वयशो लोके कुम्भे वाणिज्यतः क्षतिः ॥ १० ॥
मीने सुखमवाप्नोति कर्कंशे फलमीदृशम् ॥ १०½ ॥
9-10½ : Results of the Dasas of Cancer Amsa:
In the Dasa of Cancer Amsa - gain of happiness in the Dasa of Leo-fear of the king, in the Dasa of Virgo-comfort from brothers, in the Dasa of Libra attainment of great fame, in the Dasa of Scorpio-distress to father, in the Dasa of Sagittarius - increase in knowledge and wealth, in the Dasa of Capricorn-disrepute in public, in the Dasa of Aquarius - loss in business, in the Dasa of Pisces - attainment of happiness. These are the results of the Amsa-signs of the Cancer Amsa.
वृश्चिके कलहः पीडा तुलभे सुखसम्पदः ॥ ११ ॥
कन्यायां धनधान्यानि कर्के पशुगणाद् भयम् ।
सिंहे सुखं च दुःखं च मिथुने शत्रुवर्धनम् ॥ १२ ॥
वृषे च सुखसम्पत्तिः मेषे कष्टमवाप्नुयात् ।
मीने तु दीर्घयात्रा स्यात् सिंहांशे फलमीदृशम् ॥ १३ ॥
11-13: Results of the Dasas of Leo Amsa:
In the Dasa of Scorpio Amsa - quarrel and distress, in the Dasa of Libra comforts, in the Dasa of Sagittarius - gains, in the Dasa of Virgo increase in wealth and prosperity, in the Dasa of Cancer-danger from the animals, in the Dasa of Leo-happiness as well as sorrows, in the Dasa of Gemini-increase in enemies, in the Dasa of Taurus - attainment of comforts and assets (property), in the Dasa of Aries - distress, in the Dasa of Pisces Journey to a distant place. These are the results of the Dasas of Leo Amsa.
कुम्भभे धनलाभ: स्यान्मकरेऽपि धनागमः ।
चापे भ्रातृजनात् सौख्यं मेषे मातृसुखं वदेत् ॥ १४ ॥
वृषभे पुत्रसौख्यं च मिथुने शत्रुतो भयम् ।
कर्के दारजनैः प्रीतिः सिंहे व्याधिविवर्धनम् ॥ १५ ॥
कन्यायां च सुतोत्पत्तिः कन्यांशे फलमीदृशम् ॥ १५½ ॥
14-15½ : Results of the Dasas of Virgo Amsa:
In the Dasa of Aquarius Amsa - gain of wealth, in the Dasa of Capricorn-accretion of wealth, in the Dasa of Sagittarius-pleasure from brothers, in the Dasa of Aries-affection of mother, in the Dasa of Taurus-happiness from children, in the Dasa of Gemini - danger from the enemies, in the Dasa of Cancer-fondness of women folks, in the Dasa of Leo - aggrevation of disease, in the Dasa of Virgo birth of a child. These are the results of the Dasas of Virgo-Amsa.
तुलभे धनसम्पत्तिर्वृश्चिके भ्रातृतः सुखम् ॥ १६ ॥
पितृवर्गसुखं चापे मातृकष्टं मृगे वदेत् ।
कुम्भे वाणिज्यतो लाभं मीने च सुखसम्पदम् ॥ १७ ॥
वृश्चिके च स्त्रिया: पीडा तुले च जलतो भयम् ।
कन्यायां सुखसम्पत्तिस्तुलांशे फलमीदृशम् ॥ १८ ॥
16-18 : Results of the Dasas of Libra Amsa:
In the Dasa of Libra Amsa - gain of wealth and property, in the Dasa of Scorpio-pleasure of brothers, in the Dasa of Sagittarius blessedness from uncles and elderly relatives; in the Dasa of Capricorn - distress to mother, in the Dasa of Aquarius - business gains, in the Dasa of Pisces - comforts of wealth and property, in the Dasa of Scorpio - distress to wife, in the Dasa of Libra - danger from water, in the Dasa of Virgo gain of happiness and property (prosperity). These are the results of the Dasas of Libra Amsa.
कर्कभे धनहानि: स्यात् सिंहे भूपालतो भयम् ।
मिथुने भूमिलाभश्च वृषभे धनसम्पदः ॥ १९ ॥
मेषे तु रक्तजा पीडा मीने च सुखमादिशेत् ।
कुम्भे वाणिज्यतो लाभो मकरे च धनक्षतिः ॥ २० ॥
चापे च सुखसम्पत्तिर्वृ श्चिकांशे फलं त्विदम् ॥ २०½ ॥
19-20½ : Results of the Dasas of Scorpio Amsa: In the Dasa of Cancer Amsa - loss of wealth, in the Dasa of Leo fear from the king in the Dasa of Gemini - acquisition of land, in the Dasa of Taurus - wealth and property (assets), in the Dasa of Aries - infection of blood, in the Dasa of Pisces - happiness, in the Dasa of Aquaries - gain in business, in the Dasa of Capricorn - loss of wealth, in the Dasa of Sagittarius - gain of wealth. These are the results of the Dasas of Scorpio Amsa.
मेषे च धनलाभः स्यात् वृषे भूमिविवर्द्धनम् ॥ २१ ॥
मिथुने सर्वसिद्धिः स्यात् कर्कमे सुखसम्पदः ।
सिंहे सर्वसुखोत्पत्तिः कन्यायां कलहागमः ॥ २२ ॥
तुले वाणिज्यतो लाभो वृश्चिके रोगजं भयम् ।
चापे पुत्रसुखं वाच्यं धनरंशे फलं त्विदम् ॥ २३ ॥
21-23 : Results of the Dasas of Sagittarius Amsa:
In the Dasa of Aries Amsa - gain of wealth, in the Dasa of Taurus accretion of land, in the Dasa of Gemini success in all activities, in the Dasa of Cancer - gain of happiness and property (prosperity), in the Dasa of Leo - happiness all around, in the Dasa of Virgo disputes, in the Dasa of Libra - gains in business, in the Dasa of Scorpio-apprehension of contracting some disease, in the Dasa of Sagittarius - pleasure of children. These are the results of the Dasas of Sagittarius Amsa.
मकरे पुत्रलाभ: स्यात् कुम्भे धनविवर्धनम् ।
मीने कल्याणमाप्नोति वृश्चिके पशुतो भयम् ॥ २४ ॥
तुलभे त्वर्थलाभ: स्यात् कन्यायां शत्रुतो भयम् ।
कर्कटे श्रियमाप्नोति सिंहे शत्रु जनाद् भयम् ॥ २५ ॥
मिथुने विषतो भीतिमृ'गांशे फलमीदृशम् ॥ २५½ ॥
24-25½ : Results of the Dasas of Capricorn Amsa: In the Dasa of Capricorn Amsa - birth of a child, in the Dasa of Aquarius-accretion of wealth, in the Dasa of Pisces-conferment of welfare, in the Dasa of Scorpio - danger from animals, in the Dasa of Libra - gain of wealth, in the Dasa of Virgo - fear from enemies, in the Dasa of Cancer - acquisition of wealth, in the Dasa of Leo - fear from adversaries, in the Dasa of Gemini - danger from poison. These are the results of the Dasas of Capricorn Amsa.
वृषभे धनसम्पत्तिर्मेषे नेत्ररुजो भयम् ॥ २६ ॥
मीनभे दीर्घयात्रा स्यात् कुम्भे धनविवर्धनम् ।
मकरे सर्वसिद्धिः स्याच्चापे ज्ञानविवर्धनम् ॥ २७ ॥
मेषे सौख्यविनाशः स्यात् वृषभे मरणं भवेत् ।
मिथुने सुखसम्पत्तिः कुम्भांशे फलमीदृशम् ॥ २८ ॥
26-28 : Results of the Dasas of Aquarius Amsa.
In the Dasa of Taurus Amsa accretion of wealth, in the Dasa of Aries- eye disease, in the Dasa of Pisces - journey to a distant place, in the Dasa of Aquarius accretion of wealth, in the Dasa of Capricorn - success in all activities (affairs), in the Dasa of Sagittarius-increase in knowledge (learnings) - in the Dasa of Aries struction of comforts, in the Dasa of Taurus - death, in the Dasa of Gemini-increase in comforts and property (prosperity). These are the results of the Dasas of Aquarius Amsa.
कर्कटे धनवृद्धि: स्यात् सिंहे राजाश्रयं वदेत् ।
कन्यायां धनधान्यानि तुले वाणिज्यतो धनम् ॥ २९ ॥
वृश्चिके ज्वरजा पीडा चापे ज्ञानसुखोदयः ।
मकरे स्त्रीविरोध: स्यात् कुम्भे च जलतो भयम् ॥ ३० ॥
मीने तु सर्वसौभाग्यं मीनांशे फलमीदृशम् ।
दशाद्यंशक्रमेणैव ज्ञात्वा सर्वफलं वदेत् ॥ ३१ ॥
29-31 : Results of the Dasa of Pisces Amsa:
In the Dasa of Cancer Amsa accretion of wealth, in the Dasa of Leo-help from the king, in the Dasa of Virgo-gain of wealth and prosperity, in the Dasa of Libra - gains in business, in the Dasa of Scorpio - ailment of fever, in the Dasa of Sagittarius - felicity of knowledge (learnings), in the Dasa of Capricorn - confrontation with the wife, in the Dasa of Aquarius - danger from water, in the Dasa of Pisces - great fortune all over. These are the results of the Dasas of Pisces Amsa.
क्रूरग्रहदशाकाले शान्तिं कुर्याद् विधानतः ।
ततः शुभमवाप्नोति तद्दशायां न संशयः ॥ ३२ ॥
32 : During the Dasas of the malefic planets, if propitiation of such planets is performed in prescribed religious rites, the results will, undoubtedly be good.
Practice
What is the structural similarity between Kālachakra's subdivisions and Viṁśottarī's?
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Answer: Both nest periods within periods by proportional division, with the same cyclic ordering repeating at each level.
Chapter 53 verse 5 already told you this in passing: the daśā years of the signs be divided by 12, the resultant will be the Antardaśā of each sign; similarly division of the Antardaśās of the sign gives the Pratyantar daśās. Same self-similar architecture, different units. So the "how far down is honest" question from the last unit applies to Kālachakra exactly as it does to Viṁśottarī — and with more force, since Kālachakra's foundation is the pada rather than the nakshatra and is therefore four times more sensitive to birth-time error.
Source: BPHS 53.5, 66
What changes when a daśā's periods belong to signs rather than to planets?
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Answer: The subject matter comes from the sign and what occupies it, rather than from a planet's lordships and condition — so the reading is anchored to a place instead of to an agent.
Chapter 52's Chara results showed you this: planets counted from the running sign. It is a genuinely different model. In a planet-based system you ask what the period's lord rules and carries; in a sign-based one you ask what occupies and aspects the running sign. Both are coherent; they are not translations of each other.
Source: BPHS 52.4–17, 66
Chapter 67 has no numbered verses in some editions of this text. What does that tell you, and what do you do about it?
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Answer: That the conversion or the printing has lost the verse markers. You read the chapter by its internal structure — it runs through the Navāṁśa signs in order — rather than by verse number.
A practical point that generalises. When numbering is unreliable, use the chapter's own organising sequence. Chapter 67 runs Aries-Aṁśa, Taurus-Aṁśa, Gemini-Aṁśa and so on, each labelled, so any entry is findable by sign regardless of what the numbering does. This is the same reading discipline you used on Chapter 27's inconsistent naming in Week 4: trust the structure over the labels.
Having read all of Chapters 48 to 67, what is the daśā material's overall shape?
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Answer: One system developed exhaustively — Viṁśottarī, across fifteen chapters from construction to the fifth level of subdivision — surrounded by orientation to a large number of alternatives.
That shape is itself the argument for how this course is scoped. BPHS gives one system the full treatment and names the rest. A course that mirrored that proportion — teaching one thoroughly and orienting to the others — is following the text's own emphasis rather than imposing a modern simplification.
Check your understanding
Answer from memory first. Looking back at the reading before you try turns a memory test into a copying exercise.
Where does the daśā block of BPHS begin and end, and what is in it?
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Answer: Chapters 48 to 67. Construction and the system survey (48), Mahādaśā results (49–50), Kālachakra and Chara results (51–52), Antardaśā computation (53), Antardaśā results (54–62), Pratyantardaśā, Sūkṣma and Prāṇa results (63–65), and Kālachakra subdivisions (66–67).
Twenty contiguous chapters — a fifth of the book, and the single largest thematic block in it. Being able to give its shape from memory is worth having, because it is the part of BPHS people most often ask about.
Does this course's stopping rule from the last unit apply to Kālachakra?
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Answer: Yes, and with more force, because Kālachakra is built on the pada rather than the nakshatra and is therefore more sensitive to birth-time error.
A pada is 3°20', which the Moon crosses in about six and a half hours, against 13°20' and roughly twenty-six hours for a full nakshatra. So a birth-time error that leaves the Viṁśottarī starting lord intact may well change the Kālachakra sequence entirely.
What you carry forward
Two things grow across the whole course. This unit adds to both.
To your chart-analysis process
- **Step 12 — closing note.** State which system you used and at what level you stopped. Where another system would give a different answer, say whether you can evaluate it.
To your field manual
- Kālachakra subdivides by the same self-similar proportional logic as Viṁśottarī (53.5), with sign periods rather than planetary ones.
- In a sign-based daśā the subject matter comes from the running sign and what occupies and aspects it, not from a lord's holdings.
- Kālachakra is built on the Moon's PADA (3°20', ~6.5 hours) rather than the nakshatra (13°20', ~26 hours) — roughly four times more birth-time sensitive.
- The daśā block runs Ch. 48–67: construction and survey (48), Mahādaśā results (49–50), Kālachakra and Chara results (51–52), Antardaśā computation (53), Antardaśā results (54–62), finer subdivisions (63–65), Kālachakra subdivisions (66–67).
- Where verse numbering is unreliable, read by the chapter's own organising sequence.
By now you should be able to
- Say how Kālachakra subdivides and how that compares with Viṁśottarī
- State what changes when periods belong to signs rather than planets
- Confirm the boundary of what this course teaches