Ch. 58. Effects of the Antar Dashas in the Dasha of Mercury
1-3. Gain of jewels, like pearls etc., learning, increase in happiness and performance of pious deeds, success in the educational sphere, acquisition of name and fame, meeting with new kings, gain of wealth and happiness from wife, children and parents will be the effects in the Antar Dasha of Mercury in his own Dasha, if Mercury is placed in his exaltation Rāśi, or is otherwise well placed.There will be loss of wealth and cattle, antagonism with kinsmen, diseases, like stomach pains, piety in discharging duties, as a government official, if Mercury is in his debilitation Rāśi etc., or, if Mercury is in 6th, 8th, or 12th, or, if Mercury is associated with malefics.
4-5. Distress to wife, death of members of the family, affliction with diseases, like rheumatism and stomach pains etc. will result, if Mercury is 2nds, or 7ths Lord. Remedial measure to obtain relief from the above evil effects, is recitation of Vishnu Sahasranam.
6-8. Effects, like physical fitness, little gain of wealth, affectionate relations with kinsmen, increase in cattle wealth, income from industries, success in the educational sphere, acquisition of name and fame, honors, audience with the king and joining a banquet with him, comforts of clothes etc., will be experienced, if Ketu is associated with benefics in a Kendra, or Trikona, or, if Ketu is conjunct with Lagnas Lord, or with a Yoga Karak. The same will be the results, if Ketu is in a Kendra, or in the 11th from the Lord of the Dasha.
9-11. Fall from a conveyance, distress to son, danger from the king, indulgence in sinful deeds, danger from scorpions etc., quarrels with the menials, sorrow, diseases and association with menials etc. will be the results, if Ketu is conjunct with malefics in the 8th, or 12th from the Lord of the Dasha.
12. There will be physical distress, if Ketu is 2nds, or 7ths Lord. The remedial measure to obtain relief from the above evil effects, is giving a goat in ch6thty.
13-15. Effects, like inclination to perform religious rites, fulfillment of all ambitions through the help of the king and friends, gains of agricultural lands and happiness etc. will be derived in the Antar Dasha of Venus in the Dasha of Mercury, if Venus is in a Kendra, in 11th, in 5th, or in 9th. There will be acquisition of a kingdom, gain of wealth and property, construction of a reservoir, readiness to give charities and to perform religious rites, extraordinary gain of wealth and gains in business, if Venus is in a Kendra, in the 5th, 9th, or 11th from the Lord of the Dasha.
16-17. Heart disease, defamation, fevers, dysentery, separation from kinsmen, physical distress and agony will result, if Venus is weak in the 6th, 8th, or 12th from the Lord, or the Dasha.
18-19. There will be fear of premature death, if Venus is 2nds, or 7ths Lord. The remedial measure to obtain relief from the above evil effects is to recite Mantras of Goddess Durga.
20-22. Effects, like dawn of fortune by the beneficence of the king, happiness from friends etc., will be derived in the Antar Dasha of Sun in the Dasha of Mercury, if Sun is in his own, or in his exaltation Rāśi, or in a Kendra, or Trikona, or in 2nd, or 11th, or in his exalted, or own Navāmśa. There will be acquisition of land, if Sun receives a Aspect from Mars and comforts of good food and clothes, if such a Sun receives a Aspect from Lagnas Lord.
23-24. Fear, or danger from thieves, fire and weapons, bilious troubles, headaches, mental agony and separation from friends etc. will be the results, if Sun is in 6th, 8th, or 12th from Lagna, or from the Lord of the Dasha and, if Sun is weak and associated with Saturn, Mars and Rahu.
25. There will be fear of premature death, if Sun is 2nds, or 7ths Lord. Worship of Sun is the remedial measure to obtain relief from the above evil effects.
26-27. The Yoga becomes very strong for beneficial effects, if in the Antar Dasha of Moon in the Dasha of Mercury Moon is in a Kendra, or Trikona from Lagna, or, if Moon is in her exaltation, or in her own Rāśi, associated with, or receiving a Aspect from Jupiter, or, if Moon is a Yoga Karak herself. Then there will be marriage, birth of a son and gain of clothes and ornaments.
28-29. In the circumstances, mentioned above, there will also be construction of a new house, availability of sweetish preparations, enjoyment of music, study of Shastras, journey to the South, gains of clothes from beyond the seas, gain of gems, like pearls etc.
30-31. There will be physical distress, if Moon is in her debilitation, or in an enemy Rāśi. If Moon is in a Kendra, Trikona, in the 3rd, or 11th from the Lord of the Dasha, there will be at the commencement of the Antar Dasha visits to sacred shrines, patience, enthusiasm and gains of wealth from foreign countries.
32-33. Danger from the king, fire and thieves, defamation, or disgrace and loss of wealth on account of wife, destruction of agricultural lands and cattle etc. will be the results, if Moon is weak and is in the 6th, 8th, or 12th from the Lord of the Dasha.
34-35. There will be physical distress, if Moon is 2nds, or 7ths Lord. There will be relief, prolongation of longevity and restoration of comforts by the beneficence of Goddess Durga, if the Mantras of the Goddess are recited in the prescribed manner and clothes are given in ch6thty.
36-38. Effects, like well-being and enjoyments in the family by the beneficence of the king, increase in property, recovery of a lost kingdom etc., birth of a son, satisfaction, acquisition of cattle, conveyances and agricultural lands, happiness from wife etc., will be derived in the Antar Dasha of Mars in the Dasha of Mercury, if Mars is in his exaltation, in his own Rāśi, in a Kendra, or Trikona, or, if Mars is associated with Lagnas Lord.
39-40. Physical distress, mental agony, obstacles in industrial ventures, loss of wealth, gout, distress from wounds and danger from weapons and fever etc. will be the results, if Mars be associated with, or receives a Aspect from malefics in 8th, or in 12th.
