What is Vimshottari Dasha?

Vimshottari Dasha (Sanskrit for 'one hundred and twenty') is the principal Vedic astrological timing system. It divides a 120-year cycle across the nine grahas (Sun through Saturn, plus the lunar nodes Rahu and Ketu) in a fixed sequence with fixed year-durations. The starting point in the sequence is determined by the nakshatra the Moon occupies at birth. Each major period (Mahadasha) is then subdivided into nine sub-periods (Antardashas), and each Antardasha into nine sub-sub-periods (Pratyantardashas), forming a layered timing scaffold accurate to weeks.

What are the Vimshottari year durations?

The canonical year durations are fixed and must never be altered: Ketu 7 years, Venus 20 years, Sun 6 years, Moon 10 years, Mars 7 years, Rahu 18 years, Jupiter 16 years, Saturn 19 years, Mercury 17 years. Total: 120 years. These come from Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra and are repeated identically in Phaladeepika, Saravali, and every classical text. Any astrologer or tool that uses different durations is not following the classical Vimshottari system.

How is the starting Mahadasha determined?

By the nakshatra the Moon occupies at the moment of birth. The 27 nakshatras are mapped in groups of three to the 9 grahas: nakshatras 1, 10, 19 (Ashwini, Magha, Mula) are ruled by Ketu, so a person born under one of these starts in a Ketu Mahadasha. Nakshatras 2, 11, 20 are Venus. 3, 12, 21 are Sun. And so on. The exact starting age of the next Mahadasha is computed from how much of the natal nakshatra had elapsed at birth — this is why two people born on the same day in different cities can have very different starting points.

What does a Mahadasha activate?

A Mahadasha activates the themes of the planet whose period is running, modified by that planet's specific placement in your birth chart. The mature themes per classical tradition: Sun — authority, recognition, paternal matters; Moon — emotional life, mother, public reputation; Mars — energy, action, conflict, real estate; Mercury — communication, learning, commerce; Jupiter — wisdom, expansion, marriage, children; Venus — relationships, comfort, art, sensuality; Saturn — discipline, long-term work, slow ripening; Rahu — sudden expansion, foreign matters, ambition; Ketu — spiritual depth, separation, withdrawal. The actual experience depends on the planet's dignity and house lordships in your specific chart.

What is an Antardasha?

An Antardasha (also called Bhukti) is a sub-period within a Mahadasha. Each Mahadasha is divided into nine Antardashas — one for each graha in the same Vimshottari sequence. The duration of each Antardasha is proportional to its own Mahadasha length (so within a 20-year Venus Mahadasha, the Venus-Venus Antardasha runs about 3 years 4 months, while the Venus-Mars Antardasha runs about 1 year 2 months). The Antardasha refines the Mahadasha — it tells you which sub-theme of the running Mahadasha is active at any given moment.

What is a Pratyantardasha?

A Pratyantardasha is the third layer down — a sub-sub-period within an Antardasha. Each Antardasha is further divided into nine Pratyantardashas (again following the same Vimshottari sequence and proportional durations). The Pratyantardasha gives weeks-to-months level timing precision. Serious classical work also uses Sookshma (4th layer) and Prana (5th layer) but those are rarely consulted outside professional rectification work.

Are there other dasha systems besides Vimshottari?

Yes — Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra lists more than 30 dasha systems, including Ashtottari (108 years, used for some Moon-prominent charts), Yogini (36 years, popular in North India), Chara Dasha (Jaimini-school, based on signs not nakshatras), Kalachakra Dasha, and many more. Vimshottari is the most widely-used because BPHS gives it primacy and because empirical experience over centuries has shown it to be the most consistently reliable for events. AstroPal's primary dasha display is Vimshottari; other systems can be added in the chat by asking explicitly.

How does AstroPal use Dasha?

Vimshottari Dasha is at the core of every timing question in AstroPal. The chart shows your current Mahadasha and Antardasha (and the Pratyantardasha on click). The AI chat factors in the running dasha for every interpretive answer — when you ask about marriage timing, career change, or health windows, the system computes the answer from your dasha context. The dasha sequence is also a key input to the Compatibility module (Dasha Sandhi risk check) and the Muhurtha module (electional astrology evaluates the proposed date against the running dasha). All durations are canonical per the classical year-list.

विंशोत्तरी दशा व्याख्या गरिएको

विम्षोत्तरी दशा — १२० वर्षको वैदिक समय प्रणाली, व्याख्या गरिएको छ।

यसद्वारा R. Sivadas · संस्थापक, एस्ट्रोपाल · अन्तिम अद्यावधिक गरियो June 2026

विंशोत्तरी दशा वैदिक ज्योतिषको समयको मचान हो। जबकि जन्म चार्टले जीवनमा के हुनेछ भनेर वर्णन गर्दछ, दशाले तपाईंलाई बताउँछ कि कहिले। यस पृष्ठमा शास्त्रीय गणना, विहित वर्ष अवधि, तीन तहहरू (महादशा — अन्तर्दशा — प्रत्यान्तर्दशा), र प्रत्येक ग्रहको अवधि के सक्रिय हुन्छ भनेर वर्णन गरिएको छ — बृहत पराशर होरा शास्त्र र फलदीपिकालाई प्राप्त गरिएको छ।

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तपाईंको नि: शुल्क चार्टले तपाईंको हालको महादशा देखाउँदछ। सशुल्क योजनाहरू (साधक र माथि) ले अन्तर्दशा र प्रत्यान्तर्दशाहरूसँग पूर्ण १२० वर्षको विंशोत्तरी अनुक्रम देखाउँदछ।

विम्सोट्टारी दशा भनेको के हो

The Sanskrit word vimshottari means “one hundred and twenty” — the number of years in the full cycle. The system divides this 120-year cycle across the nine grahas (Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu) in a fixed sequence with fixed durations. Each person's life maps onto this 120-year cycle starting at a specific point determined by their birth-Moon's nakshatra.

Source: Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra — the foundational Sanskrit text. The system is then repeated in Phaladeepika (Mantreshwara, ~13th c.), Saravali (Kalyana Varma), Jataka Parijata (Vaidyanatha), and every major classical authority.

क्यानोनिकल वर्ष अवधिहरू (यी कहिल्यै परिवर्तन नगर्नुहोस्)

विम्शोट्टारी अनुक्रम र वर्ष-लम्बाइ शास्त्रीय ग्रन्थहरूद्वारा निश्चित गरिएको छ। कुनै पनि ज्योतिषी वा उपकरण जसले तिनीहरूलाई परिवर्तन गर्दछ शास्त्रीय विमशोट्टारी प्रणाली प्रयोग गरिरहेको छैन। यो क्रम यस्तो छ:

Ketu — 7 years
Venus (Shukra) — 20 years
Sun (Surya) — 6 years
Moon (Chandra) — 10 years
Mars (Mangala) — 7 years
Rahu — 18 years
Jupiter (Guru) — 16 years
Saturn (Shani) — 19 years
Mercury (Budha) — 17 years

कुल: 120 वर्ष। बुध पछि चक्र केतुमा फर्कन्छ र दोहोर्याउँछ - यद्यपि यो भएको हेर्न थोरै मानिसहरू बाँच्छन् (दोस्रो चक्र १२० वर्षको उमेरमा फर्कन्छ + पहिलो-केतु-शेष)।

महादशको शुरुवात कसरी गणना गरिन्छ

महादशको प्रारम्भ चन्द्रमाले जन्म लिने क्षणमा रहेको नक्षत्रले निर्धारण गर्दछ । 27 नक्षत्रहरू 9 ग्रहहरूमा तीनको समूहमा म्याप गरिएको छ:

Ketu's nakshatras: Ashwini, Magha, Mula (1st, 10th, 19th).
Venus's: Bharani, Purva Phalguni, Purva Ashadha (2nd, 11th, 20th).
Sun's: Krittika, Uttara Phalguni, Uttara Ashadha (3rd, 12th, 21st).
Moon's: Rohini, Hasta, Shravana (4th, 13th, 22nd).
Mars's: Mrigashira, Chitra, Dhanishta (5th, 14th, 23rd).
Rahu's: Ardra, Swati, Shatabhisha (6th, 15th, 24th).
Jupiter's: Punarvasu, Vishakha, Purva Bhadrapada (7th, 16th, 25th).
Saturn's: Pushya, Anuradha, Uttara Bhadrapada (8th, 17th, 26th).
Mercury's: Ashlesha, Jyeshtha, Revati (9th, 18th, 27th).

जसको जन्मको चन्द्रमा अश्विनीमा बस्छ, उसले केतु महादशामा जीवन सुरु गर्छ । जसको चन्द्रमा रोहिणीमा विराजमान हुन्छ, त्यो चन्द्रमा महादशबाट सुरु हुन्छ । र यस्तै।

सही प्रारम्भिक उमेर - अर्को महादशा सुरु हुने क्षण - जन्मको समयमा जन्मको कति नक्षत्र बितिसकेको छ भन्ने कुरामा निर्भर गर्दछ। रोहिणी जन्मेपछि जन्मिने बालकको लागि लगभग पूर्ण १० वर्षको चन्द्रमा महादशा हुनेछ। रोहिणी समाप्त हुनुभन्दा ठीक अघि जन्मेको एकको लागि केही महिना मात्र हुन्छ। त्यसैले एउटै आमाबाबुबाट विभिन्न क्षणहरूमा जन्मेका दुई भाइबहिनीहरू चक्रमा पूर्ण रूपमा फरक बिन्दुहरूमा सुरु हुन सक्छन्। एस्ट्रोपलले यसलाई स्विस एफेमेरिस मार्फत उप-आर्कसेकेन्ड परिशुद्धतामा गणना गर्दछ।

तीन तह — महादशा/अन्तर्दशा/प्रत्यान्तर्दशा

1. महादश (प्रमुख अवधि)

महादशा शीर्ष-स्तरीय विभाजन हो - त्यो ग्रह जसको अवधि तपाईंको जीवनको 6 देखि 20 वर्ष सम्म प्रभुत्व राख्छ जुन कुन ग्रह चलिरहेको छ भन्ने आधारमा निर्भर गर्दछ। महादशले त्यस जीवन-अध्यायको समग्र रंग सेट गर्दछ। बृहस्पति महादशमा रहेको व्यक्ति आफ्नो मंगल महादशको भन्दा फरक १६ वर्षको अवधि बिताउँछ – चाहे उसको बाँकी कुण्डली समान नै किन नहोस् ।

2. अन्तर्दशा (जसलाई भुक्ति पनि भनिन्छ)

प्रत्येक महादशालाई नौ अन्तर्दशामा विभाजित गरिएको छ - एउटै विंशोत्तरी अनुक्रममा प्रत्येक ग्रहका लागि एक। प्रत्येक अन्तर्दशाको अवधि समानुपातिक हुन्छ: एक अन्तर्दशाले माता-पिता महादशाको भाग त्यस ग्रहको आफ्नो विंशोत्तरी वजनको बराबर १२० ले भाग दिन्छ। त्यसैले २० वर्षको शुक्र महादशामा :

शुक्र-शुक्र अन्तर्दशा: 20 × 20/120 = 3 वर्ष 4 महीने
शुक्र-सूर्य अंतर्दशा: 20 × 6/120 = 1 वर्ष
शुक्र-चंद्र अंतर्दशा: 20 × 10/120 = 1 वर्ष 8 महीने
शुक्र-मंगल अन्तर्दशा: 20 × 7/120 = 1 वर्ष 2 महीने
... र यस्तै, प्रत्येकको लागि9।

अन्तर्दशाले महादशालाई परिष्कृत गर्दछ - यसले तपाईंलाई बताउँछ कि यस विशिष्ट क्षणमा चलिरहेको महादशाको कुन उप-विषय सक्रिय भइरहेको छ। शुक्र महादशा भित्र शुक्र-शनि अन्तर्दशा शुक्र-बृहस्पति अन्तर्दशा भन्दा धेरै फरक अनुभव हो, यद्यपि दुबै एउटै व्यापक शुक्र अध्याय अन्तर्गत पर्दछन्।

3. प्रत्यान्तर्दशा (हप्ता-दर-महिना तह)

प्रत्येक अन्तर्दशालाई समान समानुपातिक नियम प्रयोग गरेर फेरि नौ प्रत्यन्तरदासमा विभाजन गरिएको छ। यसले हप्ता वा महिनाहरूमा समय सटीकता दिन्छ - गम्भीर घटना-भविष्यवाणीको लागि आवश्यक रिजोलुसन। प्रत्यान्तर्दशा भन्दा बाहिर थप दुई तहहरू (लक्ष्य र प्राण) छन्, तर यी व्यावसायिक सुधार कार्यभन्दा बाहिर विरलै परामर्श गरिन्छ।

प्रत्येक ग्रहको महादशाले सामान्यतया के सक्रिय गर्दछ

शास्त्रीय हस्ताक्षरहरू, फलदीपिका र बीपीएचएस अनुसार। वास्तविक अनुभव तपाईंको विशिष्ट चार्टमा ग्रहको गरिमा र घर प्रभुत्वमा निर्भर गर्दछ - एक बलियो, राम्रोसँग राखिएको शनिले एक पीडित, कमजोर भन्दा धेरै फरक शनि महादशा उत्पन्न गर्दछ।

Sun (6 years) — authority, recognition, government matters, paternal relationships, ego maturation, self-discovery as the centre of one's life.
Moon (10 years) — emotional life, mother, public reputation, fluctuating moods, popularity, the inner life surfacing.
Mars (7 years) — energy, action, conflict, sports, real estate, surgery, courage, siblings, competitive endeavour.
Mercury (17 years) — communication, learning, commerce, intellect, writing, networks, friends, intellectual maturation.
Jupiter (16 years) — wisdom, expansion, philosophy, teachers, marriage, children, prosperity, ethical maturation. Often the most beneficial Mahadasha.
Venus (20 years) — relationships, comfort, art, sensuality, marriage, beauty, refinement. The longest Mahadasha — a substantial chunk of a life.
Saturn (19 years) — discipline, long-term work, slow ripening of effort, restrictions, structural change, hard-earned maturity. Often the most demanding Mahadasha.
Rahu (18 years) — sudden expansion, foreign matters, ambition, materialism, unconventional success, illusions, intense desire.
Ketu (7 years) — spiritual depth, separation, withdrawal, sudden cuts, mystical experience, dissolution of attachments.

यी मध्ये कुनै पनि भाग्यको परिणाम होइन। महादशा प्रमुख समय प्रभाव हो; चार्ट कारकहरू (ग्रह प्लेसमेन्ट, पक्षहरू, वर्गा चार्टहरू) ले त्यो प्रभाव कसरी अनुभव गरिन्छ भनेर निर्धारण गर्दछ।

कसरी एस्ट्रोपलले तपाईंको दशा अनुक्रम प्रयोग गर्दछ

AstroPal मा प्रत्येक समय-सम्बन्धित उत्तरहरू तपाईंको वर्तमान महादशा र अन्तर्दशाको सन्दर्भमा गणना गरिन्छ। चार्टले दश समयरेखाको शीर्षमा तपाईंको वर्तमान महादशालाई स्थायी रूपमा देखाउँदछ। विवाह, क्यारियर, स्वास्थ्य, बच्चाहरू, वा कुनै पनि समय-सीमाबद्ध कुराको बारेमा जवाफ दिँदा च्याटको उमेर-सचेत जीवन-चरण तह तपाईंको दौडने दशामा कारकहरू छन्।

The dasha timeline on /chart — shows your full 120-year Vimshottari sequence (paid plans), highlights the current Mahadasha, and lets you drill down into Antardashas and Pratyantardashas with classical Sanskrit names alongside English.
The AI chat — receives the full dasha sequence in its context and uses canonical year durations (Ketu 7, Venus 20, etc.) hardcoded into the system prompt so it never invents periods.
The Compatibility module — checks Dasha Sandhi risk — the dangerous transitions where one major period hands off to the next, sometimes around the wedding date.
The Muhurtha module — evaluates proposed dates against your running dasha. A wedding scheduled during a benefic dasha thrives; one during a difficult dasha faces unnecessary headwinds.

See your full Vimshottari sequence in your chart now.

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म अहिले कुन महादशा चलाइरहेको छु भनेर कसरी थाहा पाउने ?

Generate your free birth chart and the dasha card displays your current Mahadasha and Antardasha. The Sanskrit graha name and English label appear together. The start and end dates are computed to the day.

के कुनै महादश सधैं राम्रो हुन्छ र कोही सधैं खराब हुन्छन् ?

No. The reputation of “Jupiter Mahadasha is always best” or “Saturn Mahadasha is always hardest” is a popular oversimplification. The classical authorities are explicit that a planet's effect during its Mahadasha depends on (a) its natural significations, (b) its dignity in your chart (own sign, exalted, debilitated), (c) the houses it owns for your specific Lagna, (d) its aspects and conjunctions. A weak Jupiter can produce a difficult Jupiter Mahadasha; a strong Saturn produces a constructive Saturn Mahadasha.

साढ़े सतीको दशासँग के सम्बन्ध छ ?

Sade Sati is Saturn's TRANSIT — the slow-moving real-time motion of Saturn through the signs around your Moon. The dasha is the natal timing scaffold. The two interact: Sade Sati during a Saturn-friendly Mahadasha is much milder than Sade Sati during a Mars or Sun Mahadasha. Both must be read together for accurate timing.

यो चक्र किन १२० वर्ष हो, १००-१४४ किन होइन?

शास्त्रीय उत्तर (बीपीएचएसमा रेकर्ड गरिएको अनुसार ऋषि पराशरका अनुसार) यो हो कि १२० वर्ष अधिकतम प्राकृतिक मानव आयु हो, र वर्ष-अवधिको अनुपातले नौ ग्रहहरूको सापेक्ष ब्रह्माण्डीय भारलाई सङ्केत गर्दछ। संख्याहरू आफैंलाई प्राप्त परम्पराको रूपमा प्रस्तुत गरिएको छ; पदहरू तिनीहरूलाई पहिलो सिद्धान्तहरूबाट व्युत्पन्न गर्दैनन्। तिनीहरू शताब्दीयौंको अवलोकनमा अनुभवजन्य रूपमा सुसंगत साबित भएका छन् - जुन शास्त्रीय मानक हो।

गहिराइमा जाँदै

For the most important divisional chart that refines dasha interpretation, see Navamsa explained. For Saturn's transit during your Saturn-period (or any period), see Sade Sati explained. For the foundational Vedic chart, see Kundli Explained.

इमानदार प्रकटीकरण[सम्पादन गर्ने]

Vimshottari Dasha is a multi-millennia documentary timing system with rigorous internal mathematics. It has not been peer-reviewed-validated as predictive of life events. We present it as the classical texts present it — a structured framework for thinking through life-timing, with canonical year durations and consistent rules — not as fate. The chart computations (planetary positions, nakshatras, dasha start-dates) are precise astronomy; the interpretations of what each period means are symbolic.