ADHYAYA – XIX
Sloka 1 : The nine planets who were worshipped in many ways with devotion for a long time by sage Parasara, having been pleased, bestowed upon him the knowledge of accurately determining their effects (on births in this world.) Being convinced after many tests that they are unfailing, take out only the essence from the astrological scriptures containing his famous sayings and set forth the famous ‘Maha Dasa.’
Sloka 2 : Count the stars from Krittika in groups of nine. The planets presiding over the Dasas belonging to the nine stars composing each group are respectively the Sun, the Moon, Mars, Rahu, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Ketu and Venus, and their respective years are 6,10, 7,18,16, 19, 17,7 and 20.
Sloka 3 : At the time of birth, find, out the number of Ghatikas, etc, still to be, traversed (by the Moon) in the star he is in. Multiply this by the number of years alloted to the ruler of the star and divide the product by 60. The quotient-will be the period in years still to elapse. Any remainder remaining may be converted into months by multiplying by 12 and dividing by 60 and the remainder again into days by multiplying by 30 and dividing by 60 and so on.
Sloka 4 : Note the exact position of the Sun in the zodiac at the time of birth. When, the Sun in his next round arrives at -the’ same position, it is considered as one solar year, which is also the year taken for the Ududasa system. By subdividing the same, days are also calculated.
Sloka 5 : If at a birth the Sun be badly placed, he will during his Dasa promote quarrel, sudden displeasure of the sovereign, diseases among relatives, wandering with other, intolerable mental anguish, and danger from fire to concealed wealth, grain, sons and wife.
Sloka 6 : If at a birth the Sun be posited in a good house, he will during his Dasa bring on acquisition of wealth through cruel deeds, journeys, kings and quarrels, roaming through forests and mountains, wide fame, success in business, severity, attachment (devotion) for ever to one’s duty and happiness.
Sloka 7 : During the Moon’s Dasa, there will be tranquility of the mind, success in all business good food, acquisition of wife, children, ornaments, clothes gems, cows and lands. The a person will honour Brahmins.
Sloka 8 : Everything ought to be declared after examination of the Moon’s strength. In the first period of ten days of the lunar month, the Moon is of moderate strength. During the middle period of ten days, his strength is full, and he is therefore very auspicious. During the third period often days, his strength is on the wane and the effect also will be gradually declining.
Sloka 9 : During the Dasa of Mars, the person concerned gets wealth through fire, the King, fighting and the like there will be influx of money by administering medicines, falsehood, cheating and various cruel actions. He will be always bothered (afflicted) by bilious complaints, impurity of blood and fever; he will have intrigues with low fern ales; he will quarrel with his wife, children, relations and elders, and thereby suffer misery; and he will take delight in (enjoying) other’s fortune.
Sloka 10 : When Mercury’s Dasa is operating, there will be meeting of friends, personal comforts, fame through the applause of the learned, favour from elders, cleverness in (one’s) speech, help other, happiness to one’s wife, children, friends, etc., acquisition of fame.
Sloka 11 : During Jupiter’s Dasa, the person concerned will perform some virtuous deed, acquire children, will be honoured by the sovereign and will receive praise from great men; there will be acquisition of elephants, horses and vehicles, meeting of wife, children and friends, and accomplishment (fulfillment) of one’s desires.
Sloka 12 : During the Dasa of Venus, the person concerned will obtain materials and facilities for his sport and happiness, good vehicles, cows, gems, ornaments, treasure. He will have enjoyment in the company of young damsels, intellectual pursuits, voyage. He will do auspicious deeds and accept presents from the sovereign.
Sloka 13 : During the Dasa of Saturn, the person concerned may expect his wife and children to be troubled by gout, rheumatism or similar windy diseases, loss in agriculture, evil talk, intercourse with wicked women, desertion of servants absence from his residence and destructions or loss of a sudden of his relations, lands, happiness and wealth.
Sloka 14 : During Rahu’s Dasa, the person may expect trouble from the sovereign, thieves, poison, fire and weapons, sickness to children, ruffled mind, loss of relations, insult from base people, scandal due to a breach of decoram, ejection or dismissal from an office, insulting treatment such as receiving kicks and failure of the business undertaken.
Sloka 15 : If Rahu be associated with a benefic and occupy auspicious houses his Dasa period will be fully auspicious, and will lift (raise) the native to affluence on a par with the king. The native will have all his desires fulfilled enjoying happiness in his house. There will be steady accumulation of wealth and he will become widely renowned.
Sloka 16 : Astrologers say that Rahu in Kanya, Meena or Vrischika, gives the person concerned, during his Dasa, honor and happiness, lordship of lands, carriages and servants. All these, however, are liable to be lost at the conclusion of the Dasa.
