method of calculation of jaimini chara dasha

METHOD OF CALCULATING JAIMINI CHARA DASHAMETHOD OF CALCULATING JAIMINI CHARA DASHAMETHOD OF CALCULATING JAIMINI CHARA DASHAMETHOD OF CALCULATING JAIMINI CHARA DASHA

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Notes for students of Jyotisha Bharati, Bharatiya Vidya Bhaan, Mumbai, India

A FEW FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS OF CHARA DASHA

• Determine the degrees/minutes/seconds of the seven planets of a natal horoscope in

order to get their “Karaka” (significator) status, excluding Rahu and Ketu.

• At the same time, Rahu and Ketu have given dominant role in deciding Dasha

sequence for Aquarius and Scorpio respective. A) the span of Dasha of Aquarius

could be either on the basis of the placement Rahu or Saturn according to their

strength according to their association and/or planetary degrees. B) Similarly, the

span of Scorpio Dasha could be either on the basis of the placement of Ketu or Mars

according to their strength, which include their planetary association and/or

planetary degrees.

• In Jaimini System, dasha implies dasha of signs like Aries, Taurus, Gemini …

Pisces.

• Chara Dasha begins from sign rising in the Lagna. Suppose Aries sign is rising in

the Lagna, first Mahadasha will be of Aries. Likewise, the sequence of Antara,

Pratyantara etc will be in the same manner. In a particular sign dasha first

antaradasha, pratyantardasha etc. will of that particular sign.

• The durations of Jaimini Chara Dasha can range from 1 year (minimum) to 12

years (maximum).

DIRECTION OF CHARA DASHA

• Six signs adopt direct direction when these are in Lagna: Aries, Leo, Virgo, Libra,

Aquarius and Pisces. Rule : If the 9th house from the lagna is falls in the Savya rashis -

Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Libra, Scorpio or Sagittarius, the dasha order will be forward or

direct.

• Six signs adopt indirect direction when these are in Lagna: Taurus, Gemini, Cancer,

Scorpio, Sagittarius and Capricorn. Rule: If the 9th from lagna is in the Apasavya rashis -

Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Scorpio, Sagittarius or Capricorn, then the dasha is backward of

indirect.


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THE ORDER OF CHARA DASHA CALCULATION:

LAGNA PATTERN OF CHARA DASHA FOR MAJOR PERIODS

Aries Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius,

Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces

Taurus Aries, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, Sagittarius, Scorpio, Libra, Virgo, Leo,

Cancer, Gemini

Gemini Gemini, Taurus, Aries, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, Sagittarius, Scorpio,

Libra, Virgo, Leo, Cancer

Cancer : Cancer, Gemini, Taurus, Aries, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, Sagittarius,

Scorpio, Libra, Virgo, Leo

Leo : Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces,

Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer

Virgo Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries,

Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo

Libra Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus,

Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo

Scorpio Scorpio, Libra, Virgo, Leo, Cancer, Gemini, Taurus, Aries, Pisces,

Aquarius, Capricorn, Sagittarius

Sagittarius : Sagittarius, Scorpio, Libra, Virgo, Leo, Cancer, Gemini, Taurus, Aries,

Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn

Capricorn : Capricorn, Sagittarius, Scorpio, Libra, Virgo, Leo, Cancer, Gemini,

Taurus, Aries, Pisces, Aquarius

Aquarius Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra,

Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn

Pisces : Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, Sagittarius, Scorpio, Libra, Virgo, Leo,

Cancer, Gemini, Taurus, Aries, Pisces

Calculation of the chara daha period

The 12 rashis are divided into 2 groups :

• (1) Direct or Savya group: Aries(1) Taurus (2) Gemini(3) Linra (7) Scorpio (8)

and Sagittarius (9) – From these rashis, count upto the rashi directly where the lord

of the rashi is tenented.

• (2) Indirect or Apasavya group: Cancer(4) Leo (5) Virgo (6) Capricorn (10)

Aquarius (11) and Pisces (12) – From these rashis, count upto the rashi indirectly

(or in reverse direction) to where the lord of the rashi is teneted.

• (3) The rules for computing the dasha period of Scorpio and Aquarius are stated

below in 6.** 7.** and 8.**


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• (4) For determining the length of Mahadasha, there is concept of counting in

forward and backward order for particular sign. Once we determine the starting

Chara Dasha of a Rashi, the duration is that Rashi dasha is assessed by counting in

forward or backward as follows:

LAGNA DURATION OF DASHA

Aries Count Forward to Mars' location, then subtract 1

Taurus Forward to Venus' location, then subtract 1

Gemini Count forward to Mercury's location, then subtract 1

Cancer Count backward to the Moon's location, then subtract 1

Leo Count backward to the Sun's location, then subtract 1

Virgo Count backward to Mercury's position, then subtract 1

Libra Count forward to Venus' location, then subtract 1

Scorpio Count forward to Mars' (or Ketu's) position, then subtract 1

Sagittarius Count forward to Jupiter's position, then subtract 1

Capricorn Count backward to Saturn's position, then subtract 1

Aquarius Count backward to Saturn's (or Rahu's) position, then subtract 1*

Pisces Count backward to Jupiter's position, then subtract 1

• (5) If a planet is in its own sign, it is assigned twelve years.

• (6) **If there are more planets in the sign in which Mars (for Scorpio dasha) or

Saturn for Aquarius) sits, then the counting is done to this sign; if there are more

planets in the sign in which Ketu or Rahu sits, the counting is done to that sign.

• (7) **If Mars is in Scorpio, and Ketu is not, then, Ketu is selected. If Ketu is in

Scorpio and Mars is not, then Mars is picked. If both are alone in signs, then

determine which among Ketu or Mars is at higher degree. The planet at higher

degree is selected for assigning the dasha years.

• (8) **If both are at the same degree, then count to the planet at higher minute. If

both are at higher minute, count to the sign with higher second. This same way of

determining the winning planet, for terms of counting the number of years to be

assigned to the sign in question, is to be used for Saturn and Rahu in the case of

Aquarius.

The number which results from the counting (including the sign from which the counting

starts) is then to subtract 1 from the total. This will give the Mahadasha in years.


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THE ORDER OF CHARA DASHA SUB-PERIODS

The same method of direction is used in the sub periods of the Chara Dasha, as used for

the major periods. The only exception or deviation in the order is that the Rashi whose

dasha is operating will have it’s own sub period last, as shown through the two examples

below:

Aries

Direct

Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius,

Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces and Aries. Major period rashi Aries comes

last.

Taurus

Indirect

Aries, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, Sagittarius, Scorpio, Libra, Virgo,

Leo, Cancer, Gemini and Taurus. Major period rashi Taurus comes last.

TABLE FOR CHARA DASH CALCULATION FOR MAJOR, SUB AND SUB-SUB PERIODS

Major period

(years)

Sub period

(Months)

Sub-sub period

Days Hours

12 12 30 00

11 11 27 12

10 10 25 00

9 9 22 12

8 8 20 00

7 7 17 12

6 6 15 00

5 5 12 00

4 4 10 00

3 3 7 12

2 2 5 00

1 1 2 12

NB: The sub period of major period is 1/12th

of major period. The sub-sub period of the

sub period is 1/12th

of the sub-period.


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Reference: Jaimini Upadesha Sutra – Sanjay Rath

Jaimini Sutram - Prof. P. S. Sastri

Jaimini’s Chara Dasha – Dr. K. N. Rao

In this chart, the Karakas have been identified and the 9th housefrom the Ascendant falls in Pisces which is in the ApasavyaGroup. Therefore, the dashas of the rashis will be in the Reverse direction – from Cancer, followed by Gemini, Taurus,Aries, Pisces ….....to Leo.

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