[Jagannath] Length of period in Drig Dasha

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Jaya Jagannath

Dear Jyotisha,

Anybody working on the Drig Dasa of Srila Prabhupada?

Om Tat Sat

Best Wishes

Sanjay Rath

-

Robert A. Koch <rkoch

<varahamihira >

Wednesday, February 23, 2000 4:24 AM

[Jagannath] Re: Length of period in Drig Dasha

 

 

> Namaskara Gauranga dasa,

>

> You wrote:

> >JAYA JAGANNATHA!

> >

> >Dear Gurudeva, and Narasimha,

> >

> >Pranaams.

> >

> >We have begun a discussion on Drig Dasha with Narasimha, but we didn't

> finish a point.

> >GC Sharma says that the legth of Dasha is like in Brahma Dasha. But

> Narasimha's calculation revealed different Dasha lengths. Please explain

to

> me which one is the correct method for the determination of Dasha lengths?

>

> With respect to Sanjay and Narasimha, I wish to answer your question as

> above, by reproducing Narasimha's tutorial on Drig dasa, which appeared on

> this list some months ago. In my case, the methods of dasa/antara

> calculation as given here, matched the times of both of my spiritual

> initiations from Srila Prabhupada. Pay special attention to dasas/antaras

> connected to the Mantra-pada (Arudha of the 5th house) when seeing the

> external formalities of initiation (diksha). Actual spiritual devotion

> (Raganuga-bhakti) should be seen from the 5th itself. Here is the

tutorial:

>

> DRIG DASA -- PURPOSE:

>

> Drig dasa (Drig=vision) is excellent for understanding religious pursuits.

>

> DEFINITION:

>

> (1) Start dasas from 9th house.

>

> (2) First dasa will belong to the 9th house and the next 3 dasas will

> belong to

> the 3 signs aspecting 9th. Order of reckoning is forward/backward based on

> whether the 9th house is odd-footed/even-footed (odd-footed signs: Ar, Ta,

Ge;

> Li, Sc, Sg).

>

> (3) Next set of 4 dasas will start from the 10th house and include the 3

signs

> aspecting it. Order of reckoning is forward/backward based on whether the

10th

> house is odd-footed/even-footed.

>

> (4) Next set of 4 dasas will start from the 11th house and include the 3

signs

> aspecting it. Order of reckoning is forward/backward based on whether the

11th

> house is odd-footed/even-footed.

>

> (5) Dasa durations are found as in Narayana dasa (see archives or the

recent

> Sudasa mail).

>

> Note: Use rasi drishti (sign aspects). Movable signs aspect all fixed

signs

> except the adjacent one. Fixed signs aspect all movable signs except the

> adjacent

> one. Dual signs aspect all other dual signs.

>

> An example will make it clearer.

>

> * * *

>

> PRINCIPLES:

>

> (1) If you are looking at someone whose chart holds promise for

renunciation,

> Drig dasa of Arudha lagna brings it.

>

> (2) Drig dasa of lagna is excellent for religious pursuits. It can bring a

> good

> position also.

>

> (3) Drig dasa of the sign containing mantra pada (Arudha pada of 5th) or

> its lord

> can bring mantra/religious initiations.

>

> (4) Drig dasas of the signs containing Rahu and Ketu are excellent for

> spiritual

> pursuit.

>

> * * *

>

> EXAMPLE:

>

> Brendan Feeley shared his birth data on this list a couple months back:

>

> 13 March 1949, 12:30 or 12:32 am (GMT), 8w13, 53n20

>

> His rasi chart: Rahu in Ar; Moon & Saturn in Le; Ketu in Li; Lagna &

mantra

> pada

> in Sc; Jupiter in Cp; Arudha lagna, Sun, Mars, Mercury & Venus in Aq.

>

> (1) The 9th house is Cn. It starts dasas.

>

> (2) Cn is an even-footed sign. Go backwards from Cn (as Cn, Ge, Ta, Ar, Pi

> etc)

> and pick the signs that aspect Cn. So the first 4 dasas are Cn, Ta, Aq and

Sc.

>

> (3) The 10th house is Le. It is an even-footed sign. Go backwards from Le

> (as Le,

> Cn, Ge, Ta, Ar, Pi etc) and pick the signs that aspect Le. So the next 4

dasas

> are Le, Ar, Cp and Li.

>

> (4) The 11th house is Vi. It is an even-footed sign. Go backwards from Vi

> (as Vi,

> Le, Cn, Ge, Ta, Ar, Pi etc) and pick the signs that aspect Vi. So the next

4

> dasas are Vi, Ge, Pi and Sg.

>

> (5) You can find dasa durations as in Narayana dasa.

>

> Dasa sequence for reference:

>

> Cn: 11 yrs: 1949-1960

> Ta: 9 years: 1960-1969

> Aq: 6 years: 1969-1975

> Sc: 3 years: 1975-1978

> Le: 6 years: 1978-1984

> Ar: 10 years: 1984-1994

> Cp: 5 years: 1994-1999

> Li: 4 years: 1999-2003

>

> Aq has AL and many planets. Aq dasa might have brought philosophical

> thoughts and

> even thoughts of renunciation, though it came at a very young age (20-26).

>

> Sc has lagna and mantra pada and see principles (2) and (3) above. Because

of

> mantra pada, it brought religious initiation.

>

> Le dasa has Saturn and Moon and it brought Radha Krishna bhakti (Saturn or

> Mercury with Moon shows Krishna).

>

> Ar dasa from 1984 is good for religious pursuits because of Rahu

(principle

> (4)).

>

> Cp dasa has debilitated Jupiter. Nothing special.

>

> Li dasa started in March 1999. Li has GL. It is the 12th from lagna. It

has

> Ketu

> (refer principle (4)). It also has kashta pada (Arudha pada of 8th). It is

> likely

> to create difficulties and obstacles in religious pursuit (kashta pada),

BUT

> result in great spiritual progress (Ketu in 12th!!) despite those

obstacles.

>

> If one has Ketu in 12th, Drig dasa of the 12th will be an excellent dasa

in

> spiritual pursuit. So your guru told you at the right time to become more

> active.

> Why don't you follow his advice?

>

> GL shows outward activities and Ketu in 12th shows inward progress (the

two

> are

> different). I guess both will be experienced in the next 3.5 years.

>

> Antardasas go as in Narayana dasa (this is not Sanjay's explicit

> instruction, but

> my inference). In Li dasa, they go as Aq, Pi, Ar etc. Aries antardasa runs

> from

> Nov 1999 to March 2000. Aries has Rahu. So the next 4-5 months may be very

> good

> for spiritual sadhana. All the best!

>

> WARNING: Drig dasa is a good dasa when used for spiritual and religious

> pursuits.

> But Vimsamsa and Vimsamsa Narayana dasa have a final say. Nevertheless the

> purpose here is to illustrate Drig dasa.

>

> With regards,

> Robert

>

> =====================================

> Robert A. Koch, Vedic Astrologer

> 760 NW Broken Arrow Rd.

> Bend, OR. 97701-9037

> Phone: 541-318-0248

> visit <http://www.robertkoch.com> or e-mail

> rk. rk

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