Chapter 6 Calculation of Jaimini Chara Dasha
In this book only one dasha of Jaimini, known as Jaimini Chara dasha is being introduced with the intention of helping astrologers start straight away with the predictive uses of Jaimmi dashas. There are many books on Jaimini astrology but not a single one shows how the Chara dasha is to be used for predictions. Dr. Raman’s book, Studies in Jaimini Astrology shows the uses of only Nirayana Shoola Dasha to a limited extent for timing the death of father, mother, brother, wife, husband, etc. The question whether Chara dasha can be made use of in timing all types of events in a man’s life has been left untouched by all writers on Jaimini astrology. This omission, it appears, is for two reasons: first is that in Jaimini Sutras, there is no clear hint about the predictive use of various dashas; the second reason is that the writers on Jaimini have not tried the various dashas and tested them through repeated applications to various horoscopes for giving predictions.
The first ever published articles showing how Chara dasha could be used for predictions were the series of articles written by me and published in the Astrological Magazine in 1992. Here I referred to my differences with all other writers in the computation of Chara dasha, inviting them to express their differences. No one wrote a single letter against my writings. Obviously, they accepted what I wrote or had not done their own research to have a definite difference with the practical application I showed in the illustrations given by me.
Those papers have been included as case studies at the end of this book.
The steps to be followed in computing the Chara dasha are:
- First write down the order of the dasha as explained in Chapter 3.
- Now divide the twelve rashis into two groups of six rashis each. The first group’s counting is to be done in the direct way and the second group’s counting is to be done in the indirect way.
A very easy way of remembering this grouping is to write under direct group the names of the first three rashis and then under the second group the name of next three rashis.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| Aries | Taurus
|
Gemini | Cancer | Leo | Virgo | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Libra | Scorpio | Sagittarius | Capricorn | Aquarius | Pisces |
- Now count from the rashi concerned upto its lord directly if the rashi belongs to the direct group and indirectly if the rashi belongs to the indirect group.
- From the total figure obtained by this counting, deduct one year as will be shown in practical illustrations.
- The net total (gross years of count minus one year) is the dasha of the rashi in question.
- Astrologers must remember that there are special rules for computing the dasha periods of Scorpio and Aquarius.
In Jaimini astrology Scorpio has two lords, Mars and Ketu. Aquarius also has two lords, Saturn and Rahu. It is because of this dual lordship that while computing the dasha scheme of these two rashis special rules have to be applied. They will be explained in the following three illustrations.
