Overview
Dashas provide a system to judge the effects of the planets throughout a person's life, by indicating how the planets distribute their effects throughout a lifetime. Each dasha is controlled by one planet, and the quality and relative benevolence of each period is determined by the condition and position of that planet in the natal chart.
There are nine planets or grahas which may rule dashas: the seven classical planets, plus the north node, Rahu, and south node, Ketu, of the Moon.
There are at least 43 different dasha systems, including:
- Vimshottari dasha
- Ashtotari dasha
- Yogini dasha
- Kaalchakra dasha
- Panchottari dasha
- DwisaptatiSama dasha
- Shasthiyayni dasha
- Dwadashottari dasha
- Shodashottari dasha
- Shatabdika dasha
- Chara dasha
- Sthira dasha
- Varnada dasha
- Shoola dasha
- Brahma dasha
- Kaal dasha
- Chakra Dasha
- Karaka Dasha
- Manduka Dasha
- Kendra dasha
- Navamsa Dasha
- Drig Dasha
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