Shodsottari Dasa & Dwadasottari Dasa

Vrinda Charitable Trust
April 15, 2014
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Dr. Shanker Adawal

It will be advisable to
adopt the Shodsottari, When the birth is in the day in Krishna Paksha (dark
half of the month), or at night in Sukla Paksha (bright half).

1.
The Dasa may be adopted, when the Ascendant is in the Hora of Moon with birth
in the Krishna Paksha, or, when Ascendant is in the Hora of Sun with birth in
the Sukla Paksha.

2.
Count the number of Nakshatras from Pusya to the Birth Nakshatra. Divide this
number by 8. The remainder will indicate the Dasas of Sun, Mars, Jupiter,
Saturn, Ketu, Moon, Mercury and Venus. The Dasas of the above Planets are of
11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 years. Total 116 years.

Shodsottari
Dasa (Periods) Chart

Dasa Lord	Nakshatra				Dasa Years
Sun	Ardra	Chitra	Sarvana	Krittika	11
Mars	Punarvasu	Svati	Dhanistha	Rohini	12
Jupiter	Pusya	Visakha	Satabhisaj	Mrigasiras	13
Saturn	Aslesa	Anuradha	P. Bhadrapad		14
Ketu	Megha	Jyestha	U. Bhadrapad		15
Moon	P. Phalguni	Mula	Revati		16
Mercury	U. Phalguni	Purvasadha	Asvini		17
Venus	Hasta	Uttarasadha	Bharani		18

Dwadasottari
Dasa

This Dasa system will be
appropriate for the native, whose Ascendant is in the Navamsa of Venus.

1.
Count from Birth Nakshatra to Revati. Divide this number by 8. The remainder
will indicate the Dasa of the Planet concerned.

2.
The Dasa order is Sun, Jupiter, Ketu, Mercury, Rahu, Mars, Saturn, and Moon.

3.
The Dasas will be of 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 and 21 years of the Planets.
Total 112 years.

Dwadasottari
Dasa (Periods) Chart

Dasa Lord	Dasa Years	Nakshatra
Sun	7	Revati	Mula	P. Phalguni	Krittika
Jupiter	9	U. Bhadrapad	Jyestha	Megha	Bharani
Ketu	11	P. Bhadrapad	Anuradha	Aslesa	Asvini
Mercury	13	Satabhisaj	Visakha	Pusya
Rahu	15	Dhanistha	Svati	Punarvasu
Mars	17	Sarvana	Chitra	Ardra
Saturn	19	Uttarasadha	Hasta	Mrigasiras
Moon	21	Purvasadha	U. Phalguni	Rohini