Vedic Astrology Lesson 34 Directional Influences

About Astrology, the Science of Time, an indicative science which indicates events happening in the Four Dimensional Space-Time Continuum, the Eternal Continuum in which we exist, live and breathe.

Nothing happens by itself.? Everything happens by Cause.? The ?? Universal Law of? Cause & Effect, the Law of Retribution, the Law of??Nemesis, the Law of? Action & Reaction is the grand Law of Causation,???known to the philosophers as the Universal Law of Karma. Who can? transcend?? the Universal Law ?

?????????? The system in VA which corresponds to this Universal Law is called the Dasa System, which is made up of planetary periods and subperiods?and which?extends to?120 years.?Dasa is translated as the? period of directional influence of the ruling planet. Inevitable? effects are to be judged ? from Dasa ( Dasa? prabhedena Vichinthayeth Dridam).? Astrology? is?? based? on this? Universal Law? of Cause and Effect .

????????? In his?? ignorance, Man? transgresses? the? eternal? Laws of? Nature? & wonders? when ? her inexorable penalties are exacted. There is a mathematical law behind this physical Universe, which is conditioned in? Space, Time &? Causality. All? events? are? connected ? by ? Time,? all? places? are connected by Space & all effects are connected by Cause in the? Space-Time-Causality? equation.

??????????Planets have got? dualistic role? and? always the? negative? aspect of the ruling planet must be taken into consideration & divine?remedial measures? must? be? resorted? to? overcome? the? minus points of? the Dasa ruler.

?????????? Philosophically Dasa represents the Prarabda Karma (the inevitable punishment imparted by Nature for a deed done with malice aforethought ) of the native? and the ineluctable? effects he/she has to undergo during the planet's reign.?

?????????? There are many Dasa systems,? the prominent? among them? being? Vimshottari ? Dasa System.?? Vimshottari means? 120 and this is a 120 year cycle. Every planet is given a period in sequential order of stars in the?Sidereal Zodiac. For instance, South Node ( Ketu ) is assigned a period of 7 years & the South Node rules the first constellation Beta Arietis (Aswini ). The ruler of the next constellation of 41? Arietis? ( Bharani ), Venus, gets 20 years. Sun gets 6 years,? Moon 10, Mars 7,?North Node ( Rahu ) 18, Jupiter 16, Saturn?19 & Mercury 17.?This 120 year system? is the most widely used. There?are other systems like the Kala Chakra Dasa System, based on the Signs of the Sidereal Zodiac, which are?also used.

?????????? There is a rule that if the Moon's? Navamsa? dispositor is strong, the Kala Chakra Dasa should be used. ( Kala Chakra Dasagneyam Chandramsheshe Balanvithe ). If not, the 120 year cycle or? Vimshotthari can be be used.

??????????? There are many astrologers who base their predictions on other systems of predictions. There are actually 3 major systems of prediction in V? A.

1) The Vimshottari or Udu Dasa System of 120 years.

2) The Transit of Gochara System based on Planetary Transits.

3) The Ashtakavarga System.

??????????? The Transit influences are always subordinate? to? the? Directional?? influences.? This? is exemplified by the statement Dasa Prabhedena Vichinthayeth Dridam ? ( Dasa deals with ineluctable effects ). Transit influences are caused by non-Prarabdha Karma ( Dridadridam cha Ashtakavarga Gocharai ).

???????????? The?accumulated Karma of the individual is called Sanchitha Karma.? The? Karma which is?about to come is called Agami and the Karma for which inevitable punishment is necessary? is called Prarabda? Karma. It is this Prarabda Karma, which needs ineluctable punishment, which is represented by Dasa or the Planetary Period of Directional Influence.??

?????????????In order to know whether a? Dasa is beneficial or?not, one should study the strength of the Dasa?ruler. If the Dasa ruler is a functional benefic ( owner of a trine or angle ) in the chart &? if he be well posited, one can surmise that the directional influences will be benefic. If on the?other hand, the?Dasa ruler is a functional malefic and badly positioned in the natal chart,?? the directional influences?can?be very adverse indeed. ??Aspects from other planets should also be? considered. Planets in cuspal degree are devoid of strength. So are combust planets and planets weak in the Navamsa chart. It is always better to know the strength of the planet via Shad Bala ( the? sixfold source of planetary strength ) and apply the principle Balavan Ishtam Kuruthe,? Balaheeeno Viparya . ( a powerful planet will do only good and weak planet will do harm ).

???????????? The balance Dasa at the time of birth is ascertained by observing the longitude of the Moon and the distance traversed by the Moon in that particular constellation. If the Moon has traversed, say 75%, the balance 25% will be the dasa balance at birth.? A constellation is 800 minutes or 13 degrees 20 minutes of arc. For example, if the Star is Pushya ruled by Saturn and if the Moon has traversed 600 minutes of arc in the 800 minutes of Pushya, the balance Dasa can be calculated by the formula

Balance Dasa at birth = 19 years of Saturn Dasa * (800-600)/800

Vimshottari? Dasa in Natal Astrology?

Planet???????????????????????????????????Years?

Sun
6??

Moon
10

Mars
7

North Node ( Rahu )
18

Jupiter
16

Saturn
19

Mercury
17

South Node ( Ketu )
7

Venus
20

Trisphuta Dasa in Horary Astrology?

As important as Vimshottari? is to Natal Astrology,? so is?? Trisphuta?? Dasa to Horary Astrology. The Ascendant rules Life, the Moon the Body &? Gulika , the satellite of Saturn, Death. The sum of these 3 longitudes is called the Triune Longitude or? Trisphuta.? Since Horary Astrology deals only the the current effects for one year, the span of Trisphuta? Dasa is one Year. In Horary Astrology, the numbers assigned to the planets in terms of years is multiplied by 3 to get days ruled by the planet. So Sun gets 18 days, Venus 60 days, Moon 30 days, Mars 21 days, Rahu 54 days, Jupiter 48 days , Saturn 57 days, Mercury 51 days, Ketu 21 days etc. Here, instead of the longitude of the Moon, the longitude of Trisphuta ( Triune Longitude ) should be taken into consideration.

Balance Dasa at Birth = 57 days of Saturn Dasa * (800-600)/800??

Planet????????????????????????????????????? Days

Sun
18??

Moon
30

Mars
21

North Node ( Rahu )
54

Jupiter
48

Saturn
57

Mercury
51

South Node ( Ketu )
21

Venus
60

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