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Dashas
The planetary periods of a life, read the way the text reads them.
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- Mahadasha and antardasha meaning: your years and seasonsWhat mahadasha and antardasha mean in Vedic astrology: each planet's years, the seasons inside them, their order, and how the two combine, verse by verse.
- Mercury mahadasha: your 17 Mercury years and how you thinkSeventeen years ruled by Mercury, the planet you know for mind and speech. A centuries-old Sanskrit text reads them by Mercury's dignity and house.
- Jupiter mahadasha: the 16 Jupiter years people call luckySixteen years ruled by Jupiter, the planet you know as luck. A centuries-old Sanskrit text makes those years conditional, and says when they open hard.
- Venus mahadasha: your 20 Venus years and how you loveTwenty years ruled by Venus, the longest any planet gets. A centuries-old Sanskrit text reads them by Venus's sign, house and the houses it rules.
- Ketu mahadasha: your 7 Ketu years in Vedic astrologySeven years ruled by the South Node. A centuries-old Sanskrit text gives those years an arc, and conditions every line of it on where Ketu sits.
- Rahu mahadasha: your 18 Rahu years in Vedic astrologyEighteen years ruled by the lunar node. A centuries-old Sanskrit text reads them by Rahu's house, sign and company — and gives those years a shape.
- Saturn mahadasha: your 19 Saturn years, read two waysSaturn rules 19 years of your life. A centuries-old Sanskrit text reads them as standing and gain for a strong Saturn, and as hard years for a weak one.
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