The present state of affairs in the life of a human being is obviously judged from the changeable and dynamic factors in the horoscope. When we ask ‘how are you’ or ‘how are things’, these parts or constituents of the horoscope come to the forefront. In Vedic astrology, the foremost amongst such factors is the Dasha, and more particularly, the lord of the Dasha. This planet is called the Dashanatha in Jyotisha.
The Dashanatha is far more important than is ordinarily thought. He is the temporary Lagna during the course of the entire Dasha. Suppose someone has Virgo Lagna and Venus is placed in the 10th Bhava from the Udaya Lagna in Gemini. When Shukra/ Venus Dasha commences, the Lagna or the Dasha Lagna is determined by Shukra and Gemini acts as the active Lagna during the Dasha.
The reason why the Dashanatha is more important that might appear to be the case at first glance is that He rules the life of the individual during the Dasha. What could be more important.
This proposition furnishes the first basis for the judgement of the various Antaradashas in that Dasha or Mahadasha. When we see the relative positioning of the AD lord from the Dashanatha, it immediately reveals the fundamental configuration or context of that period. Say, an Antaradasha lord is in the 2nd Bhava from the Dashanatha, before rejoicing about the favourable Bhava lordships of the AD Graha from the Udaya Lagna and the positive placement therefrom, it has to be recognised that the AD lord is the main Maraka or the killer planet from the Dashanatha. Immediately, the enquiry must focus on whether there are vulnerabilities which may make this placement conspicuous and if there are then this one facet will become most important.
Similarly, if the Antaradasha Graha is in Dusthana then it is likely to be a time beset with fear and anxiety.
Charts are evaluated in a layered way but the dynamic aspects worked out from the Dashanatha are certainly one of the prominent matters which are required to be delved into.
When we consider the Dashanatha, it is obvious that the study cannot overlook the Rashi where the Dashanatha is placed. This sign is referred to as the Dasha Rashi both in Graha and Rashi Dashas in Jyotisha. The Rashis in the zodiac contain material reality and furnish the context for things. The Dasha Rashi furnishes the Lagna for the Dasha and the constituents of it will inform life during the currency of the Dasha and rule the circumstances or context; to reiterate and emphasise, these will be from the Dasha Rashi and not the Udaya Lagna.
The Dasha Rashi may have some peculiarity. Even if there is nothing adverse or overly positive in the placement of the Rashi from the Udaya Lagna, the Rashi may house an exalted or debilitated Dashanatha, This is a specific example to state that the Dasha will be in a particular environment overwhelmingly dictated by the exaltation or debility of the planet. Needless to say, the exalted planet especially if favourably disposed to the Lagna and promising a good Dasha will yield a phase of life which will be extremely pleasant. The expression ‘phase of life’ has been used because Mahadashas in the Vimshottari Dasha scheme can be very long and are crucial for that one reason itself.
Let us take an example where the Dashanatha is a benefic planet but debilitated and is placed in an auspicious Bhava from the Lagna. Debilitation is a specific Avastha which shows receptivity and humility as defining marks. It shows that a Graha is very weak. If a planet is not debilitated in the Rashi but is debilitated in the Navamsha it is more difficult to go through the Dasha because with Navamsha debility, the Graha will act as Neecha throughout the horoscope in all divisional charts. It is also at times referred to as Bhagya debilitation. Sometimes debility accrues when a planet is exalted but retrograde and acts as a debilitated planet. In this situation the ideals in matters associated with the Graha are at their highest but the person lives an outwardly ordinary life through the Dasha. This kind of an experience is extremely difficult to go through since for mere mortals, as distinguished from the saints, the chasm between ideational and manifest reality is huge and very difficult to assimilate.
When such a planet is well-placed from the Udaya Lagna, He is favourably inclined but is not able to do anything because of the weakness. The individual has to discharge the negative Karma associated with the Neecha Graha and try and use the context or the circumstantial benefit, even though it will not seem like much at the time. The extraordinary thing is that during the Dasha of a planet which is notable for some reason or the other, the physical appearance of the person will be dictated by the Dashanatha in the Dasha Rashi. The features of the Udaya Lagna may not be discernible. This is the reason behind moments when one says ‘I do not know what happened to him’ or ‘I could hardly recognise him’.
The Bhava placement of the Dashanatha furnishes the other context as well. The significations of the Bhava become dominant. For example, the Dasha of a Graha placed in the 9th House will involve the significations of the 9th House heavily, like the father, or higher education, religion, Dharma, independence, foreign travel, temples, law and so on. Life will revolve around these significations throughout the Dasha period. The Antaradasha planets have signification of their own, but it is important to remember that they work within the framework of the Mahadasha.
The change of Dasha can bring a change in Dashanatha and Dasha Rashi both, because in some cases, the subsequent Dasha may have some commonalities with the preceding one. There is therefore a change of scenery all around with a change of Dasha bearing significant differences from the time that has passed. The Dashanatha is a Graha with a personality and significations which may be totally different from the other one. There is an accompanying inward change as well. With Chitrapaksha Ayanamsha, it is seen that basically a notable Dasha change feels as if a switch has been flipped and almost exactly on time.
The greater the difference between the two sets of Dashanathas and the Dasha Rashis, the greater the difference in the phases of life lived. If, if the Prarabdha is such that, for example, the Dasha of a debilitated planet is followed by that of an exalted one, there may not be any connect between that which has gone and that which has replaced it. In such a scenario, and it is not an uncommon one, Interpersonal realities, associations, places and contexts all change completely. Exaltation has Vishnu Tattwa, the primordial element of sustenance. Depending on the Graha/ the Dashanatha who is exalted, the highest attributes of that Graha will be showered on the individual generally throughout the Dasha.
Appearance will change, the working of the brain will change and the nature of life choices will change. It is quite true that Dashas are modified by the transit/ Gochara of important Grahas and the transit of important planets are, in turn, modified by the Dasha. For ease of reference, to gauge how things are at a moment in time, simply examine the Dashanatha in some detail.
Since all these are matters of manifest and visible life, they have to be judged from the Arudha Lagna. The core Karma is seen from the Lagna but how it manifests must be seen from the Arudha Lagna and with reference to all the other Arudha Padas. The judgment of results from the Arudha Lagna is entirely different from the effects which come from placements relative to the Lagna. All Bhavas from the AL are magical in the sense that they show some aspect of visible life but some are more magical than the others.
Let us pick only three for the moment- two of these would make any select list, otherwise it is a free exercise depending on the person undertaking it. The AL, of course, is the manifest image of the person himself and a strong or exalted planet there can dictate to all the other Bhavas. The 7th Bhava from the AL is crucial in that it indicates the emergence of the person into the world. A strong or exalted benefic here can be extremely auspicious for station, prosperity and fame in the world. Lastly, consider the 10th Bhava from the AL indicating the way in which the work or career of the person is seen. The best Yogas when formed from the AL will be seen to give the results that they promise.
Dashanatha has to be in the good books of the lord of the Chandra Rashi because the Atmakaraka may be king of the horoscope but Chandra is the king of experiences in this life. If Chandra is happy and pleased, that is mostly the end of the discussion. He exalts in pleasure and plenty and therefore if Moon supports the Dasha, life will unfold in a positive way throughout that period.
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