Special Rules for Calculation of Dasha Periods of Scorpio and Aquarius
- Scorpio (Direct)
There are two lords of Scorpio: Mars and Ketu. The rules to be followed are:
(a) If Mars is in Scorpio and Ketu in some other rashi, count upto other rashi, where Ketu is posited, ignoring Mars.
(b) If Ketu is in Scorpio and Mars in some other rashi, ignore Ketu and count, upto Mars.
(c) If both Mars and Ketu are in Scorpio give full twelve years without any deduction.
(d) If both Mars arid Ketu are in rashis other than Scorpio, then find out which of the two is stronger. To decide the strength of the two follow the points mentioned below:
(i) A planet associated with another planet is stronger than an unassociated one. In the model horoscope no. 3, Ketu is alone while Mars is with the Moon. So Mars is stronger.
In horoscope no. 2, Ketu is with two planets, while Mars is alone. So Ketu is stronger.
(ii) If both Mars and Ketu are associated with one planet each as in the case of horoscope no. 1, one with the higher degrees will be considered stronger. Here Ketu is stronger.
(iii) If Ketu and Mars are alone in the rashis other than Scorpio, again higher degree will settle their strength.
(iv) If both Ketu and Mars are alone and have same degree and minutes then decide their strength on the basis of higher seconds.
- Aquarius (Indirect)
The same rules as have been given for Scorpio will apply, with the difference that the dual lords are Saturn and Rahu and the method of counting is indirect.
Enough examples will be illustrated in the following chapters. Notes:
- Commentators want one extra year to be added where a planet is exalted and one extra year to be deducted in case of a debilitated planet. It has given me incorrect results. I proved this in my papers and no one has countered me. This is for one simple reason. Suppose Jupiter is debilitated, in Capricorn, then while counting the dasha period of Sagittarius we will have to count two years and make one year’s standard deduction and then another year’s extra deduction, which will give zero years to Sagittarius. It appears illogical as Sagittarius dasha has also to give its results. If there are zero years, then Sagittarius will become a non-functional rashi and dashas will be of eleven rashis. After working on thousands of horoscopes and timing events, I found that no rashi can ever have zero years.
Extending this logic I decided not to add one year extra for an exalted planet and found my timings accurate as illustrated in this book.
- Thus, the maximum a rashi can have is twelve years and the minimum one year. Dr. P.S. Sastri calculates the fractions of each dasha period of each rashi. For instance Venus in Libra will give twelve years. But if Venus is at 10 degree, he will calculate one third (four years) as expired portion and give only eight years to Libra. He wrote a series of articles in the Astrological Magazine in 1983 in which he was not applying this. Though he has started applying it now he has not shown through a single illustration that how this calculation ‘Comes out correct.
Therefore, take full years and not fractions thereof.
- Follow the special rules for Scorpio and Aquarius. These are two rashis where most astrologers commit mistakes.