Ch. 51. Working out of Antar Dashas of Grahas and Rashis in Vimshottari etc. Dasha systems

1. For finding out the span of the Antar Dasha of a Grah in the Dasha of the same, or another Grah multiply the Dasha years of the former with the Dasha years of the latter and divide the product by the total Dasha years of all the Grahas. For finding out the span of the Pratyantar Dasha of the same, or any other Grah in the Antar Dasha of another Grah multiply the years etc. of the Antar Dasha with the Dasha years of the other Grah and divide the product by the total Dasha years of all the Grahas. The figure so available in months etc. will represent the Pratyantar Dasha of the former.

2. In every Dasha the first Antar Dasha belongs to the Lord of the Dasha. Then the further Antar Dashas belong to the other 8 Grahas in the same order, as followed for the Dashas. The same applies to Pratyantar Dasha.

The Antar Dashas of Char Grahas in Char etc. Dasha

3-4. The Antar Dashas of the Charadi Kendradi Dasha of the Grahas are worked out by dividing the Dasha years by 9. The first Dasha will invariably be of the Lord of the Dasha. Thereafter there will be Antar Dashas of Grahas, placed in Kendras, Panapharas and Apoklimas, respectively, according to their strength.

Antar Dashas of Rashis

5. The Antar Dashas of Rashis is worked out by dividing the Dasha years by 12. Pratyantar Dashas of the Antar Dashas are also calculated in the same manner.

6. The Antar Dashas will start from the Dasha Rashi, or from the Rashi 7^th therefrom, whichever is stronger. The Antar Dashas are in the onwards order, if the Dasha Rashi is odd and in the reverse order, if it is even.

7-12. O Brahmin! Now I will acquaint you with the special characteristics of the order of the Antar Dashas of the Rashis. If the Dasha Rashi is a Movable one, the Antar Dashas of the 12 Rashis are in the onwards, or reverse order. If the Dasha Asraya Rashi is a Fixed one, the Antar Dashas will start from it and thereafter there will be an Antar Dasha of every sixth Rashi. If the Dasha Ashraya Rashi is a Dual one, the first Antar Dasha will belong to it. Thereafter there will be Antar Dashas of Rashis in Kendr to it, Rashis in Kendr to the 5^th from it and Rashis in Kendr to the 9^th from it. In the case of all kinds of Rashis, namely Movable, Fixed, or Dual, the order will be onwards, if the Dasha Asraya Rashi is an odd one and in the reverse order, if it is an even one. The so called Dasha Asraya Rashi is known, as Pak Rashi. In the first order Rashi, which is Pak Rashi, is also called Bhog Rashi. Later, if the Dasha Prad Rashi is even, then the Bhog Rashi will be that, which is at the same Rashi distance, as the Dasha Asraya Rashi is from the Dasha Prad Rashi. For the Char, Sthir and Trikon Dasha, the Pak and Bhog should be determined in this manner. If Pak and Bhog Rashis are associated with malefics, there will be pain in the body and mental agony. There will be enjoyment, if they are associated with benefics. In the Kaal Chakr Dasha, like the Vimshottari Dasha system, the span of Dasha should be multiplied by the span of the Dasha of the Rashi, whose Antar Dasha is required and the product should be divided by the total Dasha years of (all) the Rashi(s). The years, months etc. as arrived at will represent the Antar Dasha of the Rashi concerned.

13-16. Now I will tell you the method of working out the Antar Dashas in the Pinda, Ańś and Nisarg Dashas. The Lord of Dasha is Dasha Pachak of full part, the Grah, associated with, is Pachak of ½ part, the Grah in Trikon from him is Pachak of l/3 part and the Grah in the 4^th and 8^th from him are Pachak of ¼ part, the Grah in the 7^th from him is Pachak of l/7 part of the Dasha. No Grah in any other Bhava is Antar Dash Pachak. In this manner there are Antar Dasha Pachakas in the above-mentioned Bhavas from the various Bhavas, including Lagn. In any of such Bhavas, if there are more than one Grah, then the one, who is the strongest amongst them will be the Pachak. Take the fractions and reduce them in equivalent fractions with a common denominator. Add up the aliquot parts of the Dasha, representative of the various numerators, leaving out the denominators. The Antar Dashas will be arrived at, when the various aliquots are converted into years, months etc. within the main Dasha and divided by the above sum. (The calculations, given above, are not the literal translation of the text in the verses concerned, but their actual meaning and sense. This has been got confirmed by checking up with similar information, given in Kalyana Varma’s Saravali and Varamihir’s Brihat Jatak)