Vedic Jyotish Series
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Vimshottari Dasha is a significant and widely used system in Vedic astrology for predicting the timing of events in a person’s life. It’s based on the positions of the Moon at the time of an individual’s birth and divides a person’s life into major and minor periods (Mahadasha and Antardasha, respectively) associated with different planets.
Vimshottari Dasha system
- Mahadashas: The Vimshottari Dasha starts with the Mahadasha of the ruling planet of the Moon's Nakshatra at the time of birth. Each Mahadasha lasts for a fixed period of time, determined by the position of the ruling planet in the Vimshottari Dasha cycle. The total duration of all Mahadashas combined is 120 years.
- Antardashas: Each Mahadasha is further subdivided into Antardashas, which are periods governed by sub-period planets. Antardashas follow the sequence of planets in the Vimshottari Dasha cycle. The duration of Antardashas varies within each Mahadasha, depending on the specific planet's position in the cycle.
sequence of Mahadashas in the Vimshottari Dasha system
- Ketu (7 years)
- Venus (20 years)
- Sun (6 years)
- Moon (10 years)
- Mars (7 years)
- Rahu (18 years)
- Jupiter (16 years)
- Saturn (19 years)
- Mercury (17 years)
Vimshotri Dasha Reference
| Name |
|---|
| Greh-01 Ketu-केतु-☋ |
| Greh-02 Venus-शुक्र-♀ |
| Greh-03 Sun-सूर्य-☉ |
| Greh-04 Moon-चन्द्रमा-☽︎ |
| Greh-05 Mars-मंगल-♂ |
| Greh-06 Rahu-राहु-☊ |
| Greh-07 Jupiter-बृहस्पति-♃ |
| Greh-08 Saturn-शनि-♄ |
| Greh-09 Merucry-बुध-☿ |