Narayana Dasa

 Introduction

Narayana dasa is a very important rasi dasa. It is a phalita dasa. It shows general results. Narayana dasa is computed differently for different divisional charts and we can use Narayana dasa of a divisional chart to predict matters related to that divisional chart.

Narayana dasa is based on the progression of lagna in one’s life. As one dasa ends and another starts, one rasi stops being the progressed lagna and another rasi becomes one’s progressed lagna. Using the progressed lagna as the reference, we find out the events that happened in that dasa. Thus we get twelve charts for each person, with each chart applicable in one dasa. 

This is a very versatile dasa system and readers should pay attention to the details of the calculation.

Computation

Dasa Progression

Dasas start from lagna or the 7th house, whichever is stronger. We use the rules of strength explained in the chapter “Strength of Planets and Rasis”. Let us denote the stronger of lagna and 7th house by the expression “dasa seed”. Movable signs are governed by Brahma. Fixed signs are governed by Shiva. Dual signs are govenred by Vishnu.54 Brahma is associated with the regular movement of 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc. Vishnu is associated with the trinal movement, i.e. 1st, 5th, 9th, then 10th, 2nd, 6th and so on. We cover the trines from dasa seed first, go to another quadrant and cover its trines and so on. Shiva, on the other hand, is associated with the 6th movment. We take dasa seed, 6th from there, 6th from there and so on.

The direction of reckoning these houses is based on the 9th house from dasa seed. If the 9th house from dasa seed is an odd-footed sign (Ar, Ta, Ge and Li, Sc, Sg), the direction is forward. If the 9th house from dasa seed is an even-footed sign (Cn, Le, Vi and Cp, Aq, Pi), the direction is backward.

Example 63: Suppose someone has lagna in Ta. Suppose Sc is stronger than Ta. Let us find the dasa progression. Because the 7th house is stronger than lagna, it becomes the dasa seed. So the dasa seed is Sc. Because it is a fixed sign, we use “every 6th” progression governed by Shiva. The 9th house from Sc is Cn. It is an even-footed sign. So the overall direction is backward. So we should count houses in the backward direction. The 6th house from Sc, counted backwards, is Ge. The 6th therefrom is Cp. We count the 6th house from every rasi in the backward direction and get the complete dasa sequence as:

                        Sc, Ge, Cp, Le, Pi, Li, Ta, Sg, Cn, Aq, Vi and Ar

This is the order of dasas for the native.


Example 64: Suppose someone has lagna in Pi. Suppose Pi is stronger than Vi. Let us find the dasa progression.

Because lagna is stronger than the 7th house, it becomes the dasa seed. So the dasa seed is Pi. Because it is a dual sign, we use the trinal progression governed by Vishnu. The 9th house from Pi is Sc. It is an odd-footed sign. So the overall direction is forward. So we should count houses in the forward direction. We count the 1st, 5th, 9th houses from dasa seed, then count the same houses from the 10th house, then from the 7th house and finally from the 4th house. Trines from Pi are Pi, Cn and Sc. Trines from the 10th (Sg) are Sg, Ar and Le. We get the complete dasa sequence as:

                             Pi, Cn, Sc, Sg, Ar, Le, Vi, Cp, Ta, Ge, Li and Aq.

This is the order of dasas for the native.

Example 65: Suppose someone has lagna in Cn. Suppose Cp is stronger than Cn. Let us find the dasa progression. 

Because the 7th house is stronger than lagna, it becomes the dasa seed. So the dasa seed is Cp. Because it is a movable sign, we use the regular (1st, 2nd, 3rd) progression governed by Brahma. The 9th house from Cp is Vi. It is an even-footed sign. So the overall direction is backward. So we should count houses in the backward direction. We count the 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc houses from dasa seed backwards. We get the complete dasa sequence as:

                             Cp, Sg, Sc, Li, Vi, Le, Cn, Ge, Ta, Ar, Pi and Aq.

This is the order of dasas for the native.

Saturn exception:

If Saturn occupies dasa seed, dasa progression becomes regular and zodiacal. If Sc is dasa seed and it contains Saturn, dasa progression becomes Sc, Sg, Cp, Aq, Pi, Ar etc. If Pi is dasa seed and it contains Saturn, dasa progression becomes Pi, Ar, Ta, Ge, Cn, Le etc. We basically make the direction “forward” and use Brahma’s progression.

Ketu exception:

If Ketu occupies dasa seed, the basic direction of dasa progression becomes reversed. If it is normally forward, it becomes backward. If it is normally backward, it becomes forward. If Sc is dasa seed and it contains Ketu, dasa progression becomes Sc, Ar, Vi, Aq, Cn, Sg etc (comparing this with Example 63, readers may note that the 6th house is counted in the forward direction instead of the backward direction). If Pi is dasa seed and it contains Ketu, dasa progression becomes Pi, Sc, Cn, Ge, Aq, Li etc (comparing this with Example 64, readers may note that the 5th, 9th, 10th etc house etc are counted in the backward direction instead of the forward direction.).

Dasa progressions for various dasa seeds are given in Table 40. Three cases are covered for each dasa seed — (a) the normal case, (b) with Saturn exception, and, (c) with Ketu exception.


                    Table 40: Dasa Progression in Narayana Dasa

Dasa Seed

                                                     Dasa Progression

Ar

(a) Normal: Ar, Ta, Ge, Cn, Le, Vi, Li, Sc, Sg, Cp, Aq, Pi

(b) Saturn: Ar, Ta, Ge, Cn, Le, Vi, Li, Sc, Sg, Cp, Aq, Pi

(c) Ketu: Ar, Pi, Aq, Cp, Sg, Sc, Li, Vi, Le, Cn, Ge, Ta

Ta

(a) Normal: Ta, Sg, Cn, Aq, Vi, Ar, Sc, Ge, Cp, Le, Pi, Li

(b) Saturn: Ta, Ge, Cn, Le, Vi, Li, Sc, Sg, Cp, Aq, Pi, Ar

(c) Ketu: Ta, Li, Pi, Le, Cp, Ge, Sc, Ar, Vi, Aq, Cn, Sg

Ge

(a) Normal: Ge, Aq, Li, Vi, Ta, Cp, Sg, Le, Ar, Pi, Sc, Cn

(b) Saturn: Ge, Cn, Le, Vi, Li, Sc, Sg, Cp, Aq, Pi, Ar, Ta

(c) Ketu: Ge, Li, Aq, Pi, Cn, Sc, Sg, Ar, Le, Vi, Cp, Ta

Cn

(a) Normal: Cn, Ge, Ta, Ar, Pi, Aq, Cp, Sg, Sc, Li, Vi, Le

(b) Saturn: Cn, Le, Vi, Li, Sc, Sg, Cp, Aq, Pi, Ar, Ta, Ge

(c) Ketu: Cn, Le, Vi, Li, Sc, Sg, Cp, Aq, Pi, Ar, Ta, Ge

Le

(a) Normal: Le, Cp, Ge, Sc, Ar, Vi, Aq, Cn, Sg, Ta, Li, Pi

(b) Saturn: Le, Vi, Li, Sc, Sg, Cp, Aq, Pi, Ar, Ta, Ge, Cn

(c) Ketu: Le, Pi, Li, Ta, Sg, Cn, Aq, Vi, Ar, Sc, Ge, Cp

Vi

(a) Normal: Vi, Cp, Ta, Ge, Li, Aq, Pi, Cn, Sc, Sg, Ar, Le

(b) Saturn: Vi, Li, Sc, Sg, Cp, Aq, Pi, Ar, Ta, Ge, Cn, Le

(c) Ketu: Vi, Ta, Cp, Sg, Le, Ar, Pi, Sc, Cn, Ge, Aq, Li

Li

(a) Normal: Li, Sc, Sg, Cp, Aq, Pi, Ar, Ta, Ge, Cn, Le, Vi

(b) Saturn: Li, Sc, Sg, Cp, Aq, Pi, Ar, Ta, Ge, Cn, Le, Vi

(c) Ketu: Li, Vi, Le, Cn, Ge, Ta, Ar, Pi, Aq, Cp, Sg, Sc

Sc

(a) Normal: Sc, Ge, Cp, Le, Pi, Li, Ta, Sg, Cn, Aq, Vi, Ar

(b) Saturn: Sc, Sg, Cp, Aq, Pi, Ar, Ta, Ge, Cn, Le, Vi, Li

(c) Ketu: Sc, Ar, Vi, Aq, Cn, Sg, Ta, Li, Pi, Le, Cp, Ge

Sg

(a) Normal: Sg, Le, Ar, Pi, Sc, Cn, Ge, Aq, Li, Vi, Ta, Cp

(b) Saturn: Sg, Cp, Aq, Pi, Ar, Ta, Ge, Cn, Le, Vi, Li, Sc

(c) Ketu: Sg, Ar, Le, Vi, Cp, Ta, Ge, Li, Aq, Pi, Cn, Sc

Cp

(a) Normal: Cp, Sg, Sc, Li, Vi, Le, Cn, Ge, Ta, Ar, Pi, Aq

(b) Saturn: Cp, Aq, Pi, Ar, Ta, Ge, Cn, Le, Vi, Li, Sc, Sg

(c) Ketu: Cp, Aq, Pi, Ar, Ta, Ge, Cn, Le, Vi, Li, Sc, Sg

Aq

(a) Normal: Aq, Cn, Sg, Ta, Li, Pi, Le, Cp, Ge, Sc, Ar, Vi

(b) Saturn: Aq, Pi, Ar, Ta, Ge, Cn, Le, Vi, Li, Sc, Sg, Cp

(c) Ketu: Aq, Vi, Ar, Sc, Ge, Cp, Le, Pi, Li, Ta, Sg, Cn

Pi

(a) Normal: Pi, Cn, Sc, Sg, Ar, Le, Vi, Cp, Ta, Ge, Li, Aq

(b) Saturn: Pi, Ar, Ta, Ge, Cn, Le, Vi, Li, Sc, Sg, Cp, Aq

(c) Ketu: Pi, Sc, Cn, Ge, Aq, Li, Vi, Ta, Cp, Sg, Le, Ar

 

We should choose the dasa progression based on dasa seed. If neither Saturn nor Ketu occupies dasa seed, we should use the normal progression. If Saturn occupies dasa seed, we should apply the Saturn exception. If Ketu occupies dasa seed, we should apply the Ketu exception.

Dasa Length

The length of a dasa is determined by the position of the lord of dasa rasi with respect to dasa rasi. Counting is forward if dasa rasi is odd-footed. Counting is backward if dasa rasi is even-footed. Count houses from dasa rasi to its lord. Subtract one from the count. That gives dasa length in years.

Exceptions:

(1) If the count of houses from dasa rasi to its lord is one, i.e. dasa rasi contains its lord, then we get zero by subtracting one from one. However, dasa length becomes 12 years then.

(2) If the lord of dasa rasi is exalted, add one year to dasa length.

(3) If the lord of dasa rasi is debilitated, subtract one year from dasa length.

Special Notes:

(1) If dasa rasi is Aq or Sc, it has two lords. We should take the stronger lord when computing Narayana dasa.

(2) After dasas of all the rasis are over, the second cycle starts. In the second cycle, dasa lengths of various rasis are obtained by subtracting the dasa length in the first cycle from 12 years.

Antardasas

Each dasa is divided into 12 antardasas. All the antardasas have an equal length. If a dasa is of n years, then each antardasa in that dasa is for n months. 

Antardasas start from the rasi containing the lord of dasa rasi or the rasi containing the lord of the 7th house from dasa rasi. Let us denote the stronger of dasa rasi and the 7th from it with the expression “antardasa seed”. Antardasas start from the rasi containing the lord of antardasa seed and we take the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th etc houses from there. The direction of counting houses is forward or backward based on whether the rasi from which antardasas start is an odd rasi or even rasi. (NOTE: We are talking about odd and even signs here and not about odd-footed and even-footed signs).

Interpretation

Narayana dasa gives the progression of lagna in life. During the dasa of a rasi, that rasi acts as lagna. If dasas are started from the 7th house from lagna, then Narayana dasa gives the progression of the 7th house. So the 7th from dasa rasi gives the progressed lagna, i.e. the rasi that acts as lagna during the dasa. 

Treat the dasa rasi or the 7th from it – based on whether dasas start from lagna or the 7th house – as lagna and analyze the chart, to see fortune in a dasa. We will denote it with “dasa lagna”. We will denote the rasi containing the lord of dasa lagna with “paaka rasi”.

Just as the strength of lagna lord is very important in a natal chart, strength of the lord of dasa lagna is the key to interpreting a dasa. In addition, a lot of principles were mentioned by Parasara:

Natural malefics in the 3rd and 6th from dasa lagna give success in ventures. Natural benefics in those houses give failures. Natural benefics in trines and 8th from dasa lagna give happiness and success. Natural malefics in those houses give failures, obstructions and unhappiness. Situation of a planet – benefic or a malefic – in the 11th house ensures gains. Rahu in the 8th and 12th houses from dasa lagna gives constant fear. If the lord of dasa lagna or the lord of a trine or a quadrant from it is exalted or in own house, it gives excellent results. Debilitation, on the other hand, is bad. If the lord of a dusthana from dasa lagna is debilitated, it gives good results. If the 4th house from dasa lagna has malefics, there will be discomfort and lack of happiness. Benefics in the same house give happiness, well-being and pleasures. Benefics in the 2nd and 5th houses from dasa lagna give good name, fame and favors from authorities. Malefics in the same houses bring bad results in the same areas. If the 7th house from dasa lagna and paaka rasi is afflicted by malefics, there may troubles in marriage. Raja yogas and dhana yogas with respect to dasa lagna bring success. If dasa lagna or paaka rasi is associated with an exalted planet or a planet in own house, there will be all-round success and accumulation of wealth in that dasa.

In addition to interpreting dasas taking dasa lagna as lagna, we can interpret dasas from the natal references also. For example, dasa of raajya pada gives success in career. Dasa of upapada may bring marriage. Dasa of the 2nd house or the 7th house from upapada may bring troubles in marriage. Dasa of GL may bring power. In particular, antardasas aspected by GL may bring promotions. Antardasas aspecting upapada may bring marriage. Arudha padas aspected by antardasa rasi are important in deciding the results in an antardasa.

We also judge the results given in antardasas by looking at the house occupied by antardasa lord from dasa rasi.

Another approach is to divide each dasa into three equal parts. The rasi dominates in the first part. Its lord dominates in the second part and gives his results. Occupants of the rasi and those who aspect it dominate in the third part.

Narayana Dasa of Vargas

Narayana dasa may be calculated for vargas (divisional charts) also. Narayana dasa of a varga throws light on the progress of matters shown in that varga. For example, we can use Naryana dasa of D-4 to time changes in residence, happiness from home and stay in foreign countries. We can use Narayana dasa of D-10 to time events in career. We can use Narayana dasa of D-24 to time events related to learning and knowledge. We can use Narayana dasa of D-9 to time marriage and to predict events in marital life. We can use Narayana dasa of D-7 to predict happiness from children. We can use Narayana dasa of D-12 to predict relations with parents.

Narayana dasa of vargas is computed a little differently. Each divisional chart is based on a seed house. The seed for D-n is the nth house. For example, the seed of D- 9 is the 9th house. D-9 shows dharma (duty). To get married, to live with one’s spouse and to perform religious ceremonies with spouse are one’s duties or dharma. This is why Navamsa is also called Dharmamsa. The seed of D-10 is the 10th house. That is why D-10 shows one’s karma or action in society. The seed of D-7 is the 7th house. Sex is for procreation and begetting progeny. The seed of D-4 (house) and D- 16 (vehicles and pleasures) is the 4th house. D-12 in the physical plane (it shows the lineage one belongs to) and D-24 in the mental plane (it shows one’s learning) show the evolution of one’s self in the respective planes. They are both based on the 12th house as the seed, which shows the evolution of self.

To get the seed of D-n, just take the nth house. For example, the seed of D-11 is the 11th house. If n is greater than 12, subtract multiples of 12 from n. For example, the seed of D-16 is 16–12=4th house. The seed of D-27 is 27–24=3rd house. The seed of D-30 is 30–24=6th house. The seed of D-24 is 24–12=12th house. The seed of D-40 is 40–36=4th house.

Procedure:

(1) Find the seed house of the divisional chart of interest. 

(2) Take that house in rasi chart.

(3) Find its lord. Take the stronger lord in the case of Aq and Sc.

(4) Take the rasi occupied by him in the divisional chart of interest as lagna and find Narayana dasa of the divisional chart just as if it were a rasi chart. Use the rules explained in the previous sections.

Warning on Interpretation: Narayana dasa of vargas is not the progression of lagna or the 7th house. So taking dasa rasi or the 7th from it as lagna and analyzing dasas is has no technical basis. It applies only the rasi chart.

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