Results of a Mahadasha

Everyone at anytime is running a mahadasha, or major period of a planet and may be about to start a mahadasha of another planet. It is not easy to judge what results a coming mahadasha can bestow a native. First let us look at the total time periods of all mahadashas:

Planet	Mahadasha Period
Sun	6 years
Moon	10 years
Mars	7 years
Rahu	18 years
Jupiter	16 years
Saturn	19  years
Mercury	17 years
Ketu	7 years
Venus	20 years

When a child is born, she is actually running a mahadasha of some planet. A mahadasha is further divided into antadasha (sub-period) and pratyantardasha(sub-sub period) periods of planets.While judging a mahadasha we must consider the following:
1. The position of planet (house and rashi) in D1.
2. The position of planet (house and rashi) in D9 (helps in understanding judging the happiness/satisfaction from one's partner and spiritual propensity)
3. The position of planet (house and rashi) in D10 (when judging the career during the mahadasha)
4. The position of planet (house and rashi) in D3 (when judging happiness/satisfaction in general.
5. The position of planet (house and rashi) in D60 (the chart of previous life and sanchit karma)
6. Whether the planet is friendly to ascendant or not.
7. One thing could be very important is Mahadasha of Naksthatra ascendant. If you are going through or started the mahadasha of planet of nakshatra lord under which you are born, then it could be a life changing mahadasha. It can bring in the 'Self-Realization' phase in your life. For example someone born under ascendant of Sun (Leo) might have ascendant nakshatra as Magha (ruled by Ketu), Purva Phalguni (ruled by Venus) or Uttara Phalguni (Sun). Hence, if the person has Leo ascendant and Magha as ascendant Nakshtra, then the mahadasha of Ketu will be mahadasha of greater change in life, leadering to movement towards higher goals indicated by Ketu, such as emancipation.

Obviously, if a planet is in its highest position in any of the charts then it will give better than average results. But, it may happen that a planet is exalted in D1, but debilitated in D9 or D60. Then it means that the mahadasha will not give that good results.I had read that in general a mahadasha lord if enemy of ascendant lord will give bad results, specially if badly placed. But, I have witnessed that if the same planet was well placed in D60 (in center in own house) gave good results.Also, the planets give results as per their intrinsic nature.
1. Jupiter, Venus, brigher Moon (Moon in shukla paksha) and non-afflicted Mercury being a beneficial planets, will give good results as per their placement.
2. Sun, Saturn, Mars, Rahu, Ketu tend to give some struggles to native due to their intrinsic malefic character.
Also, if any of these planets are with one or more benefics, their strength to give good results increases. On the similar lines, if the mahadasha lord is with a malefic planet, its tendency to give bad results/struggles increases. If a planet is giving a Rajyoga (Neecha bhang rajyoga, Viparit rajyoga, Mahalakshmi yog etc.) in D1 chart, and is present in D10 chart with a malefic in 10th house, the native is destined to rise further in her career, but after a lot of struggle. 

The struggle is alleviated, if the planet is with a benefic. Also, the planet's location gives its major results. Examples:
1. A mahadasha of planet located in 12th house will give results with respect to the 12th house significations and the houses the planet rules. Mars in Leo for Virgo ascendant, will give results with respect significations of 12th house, 3rd house (Scorpio) and 8th house (Aries).
2. Mars in Virgo for Aquarius ascendant will give results primarily with respect to 8th house, 3rd house (Aries) and 10th house (Scorpio).

Again, while judging we must consider associations, aspects and exchanges and various divisional charts when judging the mahadasha.A small note on how to judge an antardasha - In general consider, the location of antardasha planet with respect to mahadasha planet. If the antardasha planet is in center (located 1,4,7,10) or kona (1,5,9) with respect to mahadasha planet, then the antardasha planet will give good results. While on the whole mahadasha lord will keep focus on houses it rules and where it sits, for smaller periods (antardasha planet) the focus will accordingly shift to houses rules by antardasha planets and where they sit.For more details on houses see the following links. 

The links can tell where your focus is currently depending on mahadasha and antardasha:

http://oneastrovedic.blogspot.in/2013/01/the-houses-of-your-vedic-chartascendant1.html

http://oneastrovedic.blogspot.in/2013/02/the-houses-of-your-vedic-charthouse-2.html

http://oneastrovedic.blogspot.in/2013/02/the-houses-of-your-vedic-charthouse-3.html

http://oneastrovedic.blogspot.in/2013/02/the-houses-of-your-vedic-charthouse-4.html

http://oneastrovedic.blogspot.in/2013/03/the-houses-of-your-vedic-charthouse-5.html

http://oneastrovedic.blogspot.in/2013/03/the-houses-of-your-vedic-charthouse-6.html

http://oneastrovedic.blogspot.in/2013/03/the-houses-of-your-vedic-charthouse-7.html

http://oneastrovedic.blogspot.in/2013/04/the-houses-of-your-vedic-charthouse-8.html

http://oneastrovedic.blogspot.in/2013/04/the-houses-of-your-vedic-charthouse-9.html

http://oneastrovedic.blogspot.in/2013/05/the-houses-of-your-vedic-charthouse-10.html

http://oneastrovedic.blogspot.in/2013/05/the-houses-of-your-vedic-charthouse-11.html

http://oneastrovedic.blogspot.in/2013/05/the-houses-of-your-vedic-charthouse-12.html

Accidents...4

Following combinations also define accidents in some form:

1. If in the Leo ascendant Moon is present along with the Sun(master of Leo) and Rahu sits in 12th, it can define sudden severe accident, which can be life threatening.

2. Mars, Saturn and Ketu form a conjunction in 7th house of spouse in D1 or D9 chart then the native's spouse can commit suicide or have a fatal accident.

3. The conjunction of Saturn and Mars in 8th house in Gemini, Libra or Aquarius can cause accident by fire.

4. The Lord of 7th is present with Mars and Saturn (or under aspect of both if them), then an accident is inevitable.

Most of the time these accidents or mishaps can occur when the Mahadasa/Antardasa or Pratyantar of the the lords of 2nd, 6th, 7th or 8th house lords is going on.

All the above combinations that have been described above must be considered after noting the aspect/conjunction of benefics/yogkarakas/friends with the ascendant lord and/or the combination described.

Accidents...1

Vedic Astrology can be used as a tool for knowing the forthcoming events of life. Most of us wait for good events in our life - School, Graduation, Marriage, Kids etc. But life is not always about happiness. Due to past deeds (Karma from the previous lives) diseases and accidents can happen. Again, I must reiterate that all the events of life must be judged based on a holistic view of all planets in a chart and the mahadasa, antardasa of planets involved. I have already mentioned some indications of good health, bad health and recovering from bad health in my previous posts. So, from today I will write on how to look for accidents in a chart.

Knowing about accidents is important because if we are aware of an upcoming event we can be prepared for that. Just imagine that you are not aware of today's weather. You go out and see that bright sun is out, taking toll of your skin. If you were aware of that fact earlier on, you can take an umbrella with you and save yourself from the severity of weather. Hence the pre-knowledge is important. It must not be used for causing the fear, but for getting in all precautions in time. 

For judging accidents in a chart, the most important houses are house 6 and house 8. Their significations are stated in the following posts:

http://oneastrovedic.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-houses-of-your-vedic-charthouse-6.html

http://oneastrovedic.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-houses-of-your-vedic-charthouse-8.html

Whenever the master of 6th house and 8th house are under some relation with a malefic (Sun, Mars, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu, Waning Moon), the accidents are inevitable to some extent. 

All the above combinations that have been described above must be considered after noting the aspect/conjunction of benefics/yogkarakas/friends with the ascendant lord and/or the combination described.

To be continued...

Special Aspects of Outer Planets...6

Well now you will feel why I am writing this post when the special aspects have all been covered. There are some points that we need to remember when we are interpreting any chart with respect to special aspects. 

Most of the time when two planets are present in 7th to each other or they are together they will influence each other mutually. It will be good if they are good friends! But what is the case when there is planet with special aspect involved? Oh yes, as you can guess, they will definitely influence and be influenced by planets present in house 7 and house 1, but what about house 5 and 9 in case of Jupiter? House 4 and 8 in case of Mars and house 3 and 10 in case of Saturn? Following holds good in those cases:

1. The planet which is under aspect cannot see them (as in case of 1 and 7), and hence cannot influence back, obviously if someone is pushing you and you cannot see that person, you will get pushed but you might not be able to push back, right? Example: 

In this case Mercury is being influenced by all 3 planets, Jupiter - 9th aspect, Mars - 8th aspect and Saturn - 3rd aspect. But Mercury will not be able to influence them back. In such a case, the aspect and influence is very strong on the planet under aspect. Hence they will not only influence with respect to House 1 and House 3 but also for Houses 4 and 7 (ruled by Jupiter here), houses 3 and 8 (ruled by Mars) and houses 5 and 6 (Saturn).

Special Aspects of Outer Planets...5

And what happens when Saturn is good? That's will be my example with Saturn exalted in Libra which is the current location of Saturn till Nov 1, 2014. It is will be golden days since Jupiter will be exalted in Cancer from Jun 19, 2014 and at the same time Saturn will also be exalted. Rare event in fact! So kids during that time will be blessed by the Jupiter as well as Saturn. This will specially be beneficial if the ascendant of the children can be Cancer, Libra, Capricorn or Aries! 

If Saturn is good (specially when it forms the Shasha Yoga),  it is located in Libra, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Taurus (in center - 1,4,7,10) then the person can be elevated to the levels of a Vice President or may be some decision taking Director at least to say! When Saturn is good, it gives the person the wisdom to rule over others and govern and guide them. After all, it is the son of ruler of the astrological chart - The Sun!  You will go to West (as compared to your birthplace) and flourish there. So Saturn influences 4 houses as shown below:

As you can see Saturn influences the 1st, 3rd, 7th and 10th houses. Hence it will present its delays with respect to younger siblings and short journeys (house 3), marriage (house 7) and job (house 10). Delays only, denial only in rare cases! The 3 houses are center houses (which are most important for a native) so Saturn if placed in center, does more harm/good to the native than any other planet even gets chance to!

Special Aspects of Outer Planets...4

Saturn, predominantly the most dreaded planet in the astrological world, also has special aspects. As I have already mentioned, Saturn delays things, but rarely denies. And your have to be very very righteous in your life if you have to please Saturn. You can offer whatever you have - lots of oil, til (sesame seeds), black cloth, iron stuff and all, as much quantity as you want, but the best way to ward away evils of Saturn is to change yourself. That comes from within, as you can guess. 

Saturn is the master of Justice and delays. If you see things getting delayed in your life, most of the time Saturn is responsible. It wants you to learn lessons of life, the hard way. Justice is another aspect of Saturn, it has orders from Lord Shiv to carry out the justice! And you know very well, it does that successfully, in fact it has the authority for that! So, as I said offer anything but change yourself if you wanna please Saturn. 

Be righteous, don't indulge in any politics at workplace to get ahead of others, never indulge in infidelity, take care of your ageing parents in whatever best way you can, be respectful towards subordinates, elders and Gurus, and avoid castigating others specially if Saturn influences your first/second house; and help the needy in best manner! Saturn will definitely shower its blessings over you! 

to be continued...

Special Aspects of Outer Planets...2

Coming back to special aspects. Well following holds true for Mars:

Mars aspects the fourth and the eighth house from its location besides the first and seventh. In that case, Mars will influence planets located in 1st, 4th, 7th and 8th houses and also the activities of that house, specially during its major/minor period and during transits through those houses. The below diagram can help you understand this concept better:

As you can see, Mars is present in house 1, numbered 8 because the ascendant is Scorpio. Hence it will influence all houses and planets in Scorpio (8), Aquarius (11), Taurus (7) and Gemini (3). We must also know that depending upon the sign the planet aspects, it aspects will be inimical or friendly. In the above example, Mars will actually negatively influence the first house positively (since it is the master of Scorpio), while it will mostly negative influence the other houses (4,7,8) since it is enemy to Saturn (Lord of 4th), Venus (Lord of 7th) and Mercury (Lord of 8th), unless otherwise influenced by any other planet. So, if you have above configuration in your chart (Mars located in first house in Scorpio), then during Mars major/minor period you can see positive influence with respect to your personality (indicated by first house) but negatively with respect to your Mother and Spouse (indicated by 4th and 7th house) and may be interest in occult (indicated by 8th house). One thing to keep in mind is that, even though Mars is influencing these houses and planets situated herein, the final result still lies with master of that house. So, in all above example, Saturn, Venus and Mercury are the final judge in giving you what you deserve. Actually, Mars might not be able to give its negative result if these planets are well placed!

Special Aspects of Outer Planets...1

I thought I will put forth some theory that I had read earlier. The outer planets namely Mars, Jupiter and Saturn lay special aspects. But before moving further I would like to state what does aspect mean? I have mentioned this term before too. Aspect means affect in the current context. Whenever a planet aspects another planet, it actually has the right to influence that planet. All the planets affect and influence the planets in the first house (where the planet is situated) and the seventh house. You have to count anti-clockwise (in the North Indian style of horoscopes) from the first house where the planet is situated and then count till 7.  For example in the below pic, Sun is located in house 1 (Aries ascendant, hence exalted), so it will influence(aspect) any planets present in Aries or Libra (7th house). It will also influence activities connected with that house (houses 1 and 7, I have written about them earlier). 

During the Sun major/minor period, the native will witness the influence of Sun on the activities of these houses too. Also, when Sun will transit through these houses, the native will witness the activities with respect to these houses.

More in the next post...

Recovering from bad health...2

Greater period/sub period of a favorable planet - If you have been going through bad health for quite some time, just look for the coming periods. If the coming periods are that of your ascendant lord (which is located well and is strong), or of the yogkaraka planets or of a friendly planet, then general recovery is indicated for the native from the long time disease. Refer to the following table:

Ascendant Sign	Planet which is yogkaraka
Aries	----
Taurus	Saturn
Gemini	----
Cancer	Mars
Leo	Mars
Virgo	----
Libra	Saturn
Scorpio	----
Sagittarius	----
Capricorn	Venus
Aquarius	Venus
Pisces	----

E.g. if the period/sub period for Saturn is beginning for the person with Taurus/Libra ascendant then good health/recovery is indicated.

Besides the above, if there is a favorable transit (for the ascendant/ascendant Lord) is going on. The above table is valid for transits also. 

Good Health Indicators...5

Following also indicate good health for a native. Also, they indicate the recuperating power of the native.

1. Presence of Saturn in eighth house - Saturn naturally signifies longevity and hence when it sits in house of longevity, house 8, it promotes good health if the native.

2. Strength of eighth lord - If the lord of eighth house is also strong, the good health of the native is further assured.

3. Benefics are direct - If the benefics are retrograde, they pose health challenges significantly. Hence, if they are direct, they will assure good health.

4. Shubha Kartari yoga for ascendant - If the ascendant has benefics in houses in 2nd and 12th houses, good health is indicated.

As indicated in earlier posts, the Sun is the naturally signifies your soul. So we must strengthen the soul (by strengthening Sun). For more details read the following:

http://oneastrovedic.blogspot.com/2009/12/sun-god.html

The Houses of your Vedic chart...House 6

The sixth house is the 6th from ascendant when counted anti-clockwise. If the master of 6th house is present in exaltation or in own house, specially if in center (1,4,7,10) or in trine (1,5,9), it will give native good results. The 5th house is also called the Shatru Sthan (the house of enemies/diseases). In order to be free of diseases and enemies the lord of this house, must be, as compared to that of ascendant Lord, be less strong. 

The 6th house mostly signifies the following:

1. Enemies

2. Diseases, wounds, injuries, operations

3. Service, debts and litigation

4. Struggle in general, obstacles, disagreements, divorces.

5. Small intestine, appendix, kidney, upper ureter

6. Mental agony, phlegmatic, poison

7. Eye disease

8. Tuber culosis and eruptive diseases (such as small pox) and tumors, ulcers and inflammations
9. Mother's younger brother

During the dasa, antardasa of the Lord of 6th house, you will see the above significations of 6th house, taking prominence in your life. If a malefic such as Mars, Sun, Saturn or Rahu is present in 6th house, the native will defeat his enemies easily. If Rahu is present, the native will have stomach related problems.

The Houses of your Vedic chart...ascendant...2

The ascendant is considered most important house in a birth chart. The strength of ascendant and its Lord is considered utmost important when determining general success in life. A person with strong ascendant will be bold and very strong in keeping his opinions/views etc. If the ascendant lord is exalted or in own house the person will be strong physically. He will have success depending upon location of ascendant lord.

In general the ascendant signifies the following:

1. Your physical existence or your body. 

2. Your will power.

3. Your physical strength.

4. Your physical beauty.

5. Your head and hair. 
6. Brain, appearance, skin, sleep, longevity
7. Freedom from ill-health, longevity and old age
8. Ability to perform work

The ascendant must be considered a temple and hence the planets present in it must be considered deities of the temple. An inimical planet (planet that is malefic for the Lagna) must, preferably be not present in the ascendant. Following is the list of planets that are ascendants and the planets that are malefics/benefics to it:

Lagna	Benefics	Malefics
Aries (Mesha)	Sun, Jupiter	Mercury, Venus, Saturn
Taurus (Vrish)	Sun, Saturn	Moon, Jupiter
Gemini (Mithun)	Venus	Mars, Jupiter
Cancer (Karka)	Moon, Mars, Jupiter	Mercury, Venus
Leo (Sinha)	Sun, Mars, Jupiter	Mercury, Venus, Saturn
Virgo (Kanya)	Mercury, Venus	Moon, Jupiter, Mars
Libra (Tula)	Mercury, Venus, Saturn	Sun, Mars, Jupiter
Scorpio (Vrishchik)	Moon, Mars, Jupiter	Mercury, Venus, Saturn
Sagittarius (Dhanu)	Sun, Mars, Jupiter	Venus
Capricorn (Makar)	Mercury, Venus	Moon, Mars, Jupiter
Aquarius (Kumbh)	Mercury, Venus, Saturn	Sun, Mars, Jupiter
Pisces (Meen)	Moon, Mars, Jupiter	Sun, Mercury, Venus, Saturn

The planets that are present in ascendant will deliver their properties to the ascendant and hence influence the  native. For example, presence the Venus in ascendant will always make a native lover of beauty in general and also give the native a bent towards arts, similarly, Saturn will make native pessimistic and Sun will always keep the native in limelight. Hence, while judging a chart we must keep in mind these factors, besides the above malefic/benefic planets.