Basics of Vimshottari Dasa

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By Darshram
Sri A.V.Sankaran PaDana kendram
Acharyan:Sri: V.V.Giri
(Research in Astrology-Shastyamsam Padhati
known as Sri.A. V.Sankaran Padhati)
 Dasa Kalam
• Ketu Dasa = 7 years
• Sukra Dasa = 20 years
• Surya – 6 years
• Chadra-10
• Kuja-7
• Rahu-18
• Guru-16
• Sani 19 years
 Each nakshtra are born in one
particular Dasa
Aswathy Makam Moolam = Ketu
Bharani Pooram Pooradam = Sukra
Kartika Uthram uthradam = surya
Rohini Atham Thiruvonam = chandra
Makeeram Chitra Avittam = Kuja
Thiruvatira Choti Chatayam = Rahu
Punartham Vishakham Poororutati = Guru
Pooyam Anizham Uthrattati = Sani
Ayilyam Thrikketta Revathy = Budha
 The Order is fixed
• The order is always fixed in Vimshottari Dasa that is
• Ketu
• Sukra
• Surya
• Chandra
• Kuja
• Rahu
• Guru
• Sani
• Budha After Budha Dasa Ketu Dasa will appear
 Example
• A person born in Aswathy after garbha sista dasa-KETU
will experience chandra 10 years, kuja 7 years, rahu 18

• A person born in Rohini will experience balance of birth

chandra dasa after that full years of Kuja, Rahu, Guru,
etc

• The order of dasa and period is fixed except for the first
garbha sista dasa

• Garbha sista or balance of birth has to be calculated in

each horoscope BASED ON Chandra Sputam of Birth
Time
 The five classifications of Time
Event calculation in Vimshottari
• Dasa
• Apahara
• Schidra,
• sooskhma Dasa, & Prana Dasa
In general cases only upto
Schidra level is calculted for
Predictive purpose
 Sub Dasas
• Inside each Full Dasa the first apahara will be
the planet’s own apahara called swapahara the
pattern in Dasas are followed later
• Similerly inside each Apahara there is a period
of Schidra first starts from the apahara nathan

The calculations of Dasa, Apaharam &Schidram

Panchangam is availablein Panchangam
 Use of Panchangam
• All the Data's and calculations are
transcribed along with planetary positions
of the corresponding year called Graha
Sputas are found in panchangam
• The give angas are
• Week day, naksatram, thidhi, karanam,
nitya yogam
 Darshnam
Sri.A.V.Sankaran Samskritam
Jyothishm Padhana Kendram
Acharyan:
Sri.V.V.Giri
S/o (Late) Sri A.V.Sankara Warrier
Research in Shastyamsam Padhati
known as Sri.A.V.Sankaran Padhati
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