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Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra

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सर्वज्ञोऽसि महर्षे त्वं कृपया दीनवत्सल । दशाः कतिविधाः सन्ति तन्मे कथय तत्त्वतः ॥ १॥

Maitreya said. O Venerable Maharishi Parashar! You are omniscient. There is no subject, with which you are not conversant. Therefore now please favour me with guidance about the different kinds of Dashas (periods) of the various Grahas.

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साधु पृष्टं स्वया विप्र लोकानुग्रहकारिणा । कथयामि तवाग्रेऽहं दशभेदाननेकशः ॥ २॥

Maharishi Parashar replied. O Brahmin! Dashas are of many kinds. Amongst them Vimshottari is the most appropriate for the general populace.

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दशाबहुविधास्तासु मुख्या विंशोत्तरी मता । कैश्चिदष्टोत्तरी कैश्चित् कथिता षोडशोत्तरी ॥ ३॥

But the other Dashas, followed in special cases, are Astottari, Shodshottari.

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द्वादशाब्दोत्तरी विप्र दशा पञ्चोत्तरी तथा । दशा शतसमा तद्वत् चतुराशीतिवत्सरा ॥ ४॥

Dwadashottari, Panchottari, Shatabdik, Chaturashiti-sama, Dwisaptati-sama, Shastihayani, Shat-trimshat-sama.

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द्विसप्ततिसमा षष्टिसमा षड्त्रिंशवत्सरा । नक्षत्राधारिकाश्चेताः कथिताः पूर्वसूरिभिः ॥ ५॥

Our ancients have described these different kinds of Dashas, based on Nakshatras.

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Chapter 46

Verses 6-10