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Chandra Mahadasha, Shukra Antardasha
Shukra antardasha in Chandra mahadasha runs 1 year 8 months. It is the eighth of the nine and begins 7 years 10 months after the mahadasha starts.
How long it runs
Chandra’s 10 years × Shukra’s 20 years ÷ 120
1 year 8 months · 609 days
Ketu antardasha comes before it, and Surya antardasha after it.
How the two grahas get on
Chandra counts Shukra neither friend nor enemy (neutral), and Shukra counts Chandra an enemy. That natural relationship is where reading a Chandra–Shukra period starts; where Chandra and Shukra sit in your kundli decides what it brings.
Shukra antardasha adds
marriage, comforts and the arts
What it touches in life
Chandra–Shukra area by area, in plain words, from Parashara’s verses set out below
| Area | What the verses give |
|---|---|
| Work and standing | When it goes well: your position improves, you defeat rivals, gain favour from those in power, succeed in your aims; when it is hard: you face obstacles, a bad name and an unwanted government charge. |
| Money and property | When it goes well: you gain clothes, ornaments, livestock, vehicles, a new house, more land and even hidden treasure; when it is hard: you lose land and livestock. |
| Family | When it goes well: your spouse and children are happy, you enjoy romance and a son is born; when it is hard: your spouse and children suffer loss. |
| Health | When it goes well: you enjoy sound health and bodily well-being; when it is hard: you feel sorrow and face danger from thieves, snakes and even to your life. |
| Faith and journeys | When it goes well: you grow devoted to the gods and Brahmins; when it is hard: you are sent away to a foreign land. |
What Parashara says
Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, chapter 53, verses 53–64
Parashara reads Shukra’s antardasha in Chandra’s mahadasha by where Shukra sits, counted from the lagna and from Chandra, and by what it rules; your kundli shows which line is yours, and though the text speaks of a man, its results apply to anyone.
When it goes well
- When Shukra is in a kendra (the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house) or a trikona (the 1st, 5th or 9th house), or in the 11th, 4th or 9th house, or is exalted (in his sign of greatest strength) or in his own sign, BPHS gives a rise to authority or a position of command, gains of clothes, ornaments, livestock and vehicles, happiness for spouse and children, a new house, sweets every day, perfumes, the pleasures of romance, and sound health.BPHS 53.53–55
- When Shukra is joined with Chandra, the lord of the mahadasha, BPHS gives bodily well-being, a good name, and more land and houses.BPHS 53.56
- When Shukra is in the 2nd house in his sign of exaltation or his own sign, or is in the 2nd joined with the lord of the 11th, BPHS gives unexpected wealth, such as a hidden treasure, gains of land, enjoyment, and the birth of a son.BPHS 53.58–60
- When Shukra is joined with the lord of the 9th or of the 11th house, BPHS gives rising fortune, hopes fulfilled through the kindness of those in power, devotion to the deities and to Brahmins, and gains of pearls and other jewels.BPHS 53.58–60
- When Shukra is in a kendra (the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house) or a trikona (the 1st, 5th or 9th house) counted from Chandra, the lord of the mahadasha, BPHS gives more house property and farmland, gains of wealth, and enjoyment.BPHS 53.61
When it is hard
- When Shukra is debilitated (in his sign of weakness), combust (too close to the Sun and lost in its rays), or receives the drishti (aspect) of, or is joined with, malefic grahas (the harsh planets), BPHS warns of loss touching landed property, children, spouse and livestock, and of opposition from government.BPHS 53.57–57½
- When Shukra is in the 6th, 8th or 12th from Chandra, the lord of the mahadasha, BPHS warns of being sent away to a foreign land, sorrow, and danger from thieves and snakes; the text also warns of danger to life.BPHS 53.62
Parashara’s remedy
For relief, BPHS prescribes Rudra japa and giving a white cow and silver in charity.
BPHS 53.63–64A caution: BPHS counts this a maraka period (one the texts link with danger to life) when Shukra rules your 2nd or 7th house. It warns of danger of untimely death and asks for care with health. BPHS 53.63–64
Chandra–Shukra for your lagna
What Chandra and Shukra are for each lagna, as Parashara lists them, and the two read together
Both are hard for Vrishabh (Taurus), Singh (Leo) lagna, where the period asks for the most care. For Mithun (Gemini), Kark (Cancer), Kanya (Virgo), Vrishchik (Scorpio), Makar (Capricorn), Kumbh (Aquarius), Meen (Pisces) lagna one is good and the other hard, so the period is mixed. Where one of the two is neutral, the other decides the lean: towards hard for Mesh (Aries), Dhanu (Sagittarius). For Tula (Libra) lagna both are neutral, and where Chandra and Shukra sit decides it.
The labels, from Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, chapter 34:
- Yogakaraka: the strongest graha a lagna can have: the one Parashara names as bringing yoga, or the one lord of both a kendra (1st, 4th, 7th, 10th) and a trikona (1st, 5th, 9th) (34.13)
- Benefic, Malefic, Neutral: works for the lagna; brings its harder matters; neither
- Lagna lord: the lagna’s own graha, where the verse calls it neither good nor hard
- Maraka: a killer Parashara names for the lagna, watched for health and longevity; printed alone, or after another label. It is not always the lord of the 2nd or 7th: where it differs, the line under it gives the verse
- · Yoga: one of two grahas he says give yoga together for this lagna
| Lagna | Chandra is (lord of) | Shukra is (lord of) | Together |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesh (Aries) | Neutral 4th | Malefic · Maraka 2nd and 7th | Leans hard |
| Vrishabh (Taurus) | Malefic · Maraka— lord of the 3rd only, not the 2nd or 7th; the verse names it a killer all the same (34.23–24) 3rd | Malefic · Maraka— the lagna lord, but also lord of the 6th: a malefic and a killer (34.23–24) 1st and 6th | Hard |
| Mithun (Gemini) | Maraka 2nd | Benefic 5th and 12th | Mixed |
| Kark (Cancer) | Benefic 1st | Malefic 4th and 11th | Mixed |
| Singh (Leo) | Maraka— lord of the 12th only, not the 2nd or 7th; the verse names it a killer all the same (34.29–30) 12th | Malefic 3rd and 10th | Hard |
| Kanya (Virgo) | Malefic 11th | Benefic · Maraka · Yoga— gives yoga together with Budh (34.32) 2nd and 9th | Mixed |
| Tula (Libra) | Neutral · Yoga— gives yoga together with Budh (34.34) 10th | Neutral— the lagna lord, which the verse calls neutral (34.34) 1st and 8th | Placement decides |
| Vrishchik (Scorpio) | Yogakaraka— as the verse names it, together with Surya, the 10th lord (34.35–36) 9th | Malefic · Maraka 7th and 12th | Mixed |
| Dhanu (Sagittarius) | Neutral 8th | Malefic · Maraka— lord of the 6th and 11th, not the 2nd or 7th; the verse names it a killer all the same (34.37–38) 6th and 11th | Leans hard |
| Makar (Capricorn) | Malefic— lord of the 7th, but the killer the verse names for this lagna is Mangal (34.39–40) 7th | Yogakaraka 5th and 10th | Mixed |
| Kumbh (Aquarius) | Malefic 6th | Yogakaraka 4th and 9th | Mixed |
| Meen (Pisces) | Benefic 5th | Malefic 3rd and 8th | Mixed |
“Together” reads Chandra and Shukra side by side: both favourable is Favourable; one favourable and one neutral, Leans favourable; one each way, Mixed; one hard and one neutral, Leans hard; both hard, Hard; both neutral, Placement decides. A Yoga pair is two grahas Parashara names together for that lagna.
Read on a real kundli
One kundli that meets Chandra–Shukra at 43, read the way the report reads yours
From the Janam Kundli report
Chandra mahadasha Care
Chandra rules your 10th house and sits in your 6th house: this period brings those matters forward — work, standing, and those senior to you. Go carefully — a difficult house and short of Shadbala; on the other side: vargottama.
Shukra antardasha Mixed
In this kundli it runs 15 March 2034 – 13 November 2035, from the age of 43 to 45. Its length here can differ from the one above by a day, because each kundli’s dates round to the day.
Shukra: rules your 1st house and 8th house, sits in your 9th house. It brings the body, health, temperament and the self; hidden matters, delay, and other people's money. Mixed — a kendra or trikona, well placed from Chandra and strong in the navamsa; on the other side: short of Shadbala.
Shadbala: the six-fold measure of a graha’s strength the report computes; “short of Shadbala” means below the strength the texts ask of it. Vargottama: in the same rashi in the birth chart and in the navamsa, which strengthens a graha. Navamsa: the ninth-division chart, read for a graha’s inner strength.
Its nine pratyantars
Chandra–Shukra divides into nine pratyantars from Shukra’s own on. Each length is counted between the dates beside it, and comes out the same in any kundli give or take a day; the dates and readings are this one’s.
| Pratyantar | Length | In this kundli | The report reads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shukra | 3 months 9 days | 15 March 2034 – 24 June 2034 | Mixed |
| Surya | 1 month 1 day | 24 June 2034 – 25 July 2034 | Opens |
| Chandra | 1 month 19 days | 25 July 2034 – 13 September 2034 | Mixed |
| Mangal | 1 month 6 days | 13 September 2034 – 19 October 2034 | Mixed |
| Rahu | 2 months 30 days | 19 October 2034 – 18 January 2035 | Mixed |
| Guru | 2 months 22 days | 18 January 2035 – 9 April 2035 | Care |
| Shani | 3 months 6 days | 9 April 2035 – 15 July 2035 | Opens |
| Budh | 2 months 24 days | 15 July 2035 – 9 October 2035 | Care |
| Ketu | 1 month 4 days | 9 October 2035 – 13 November 2035 | Mixed |
The dasha calculator finds your own Chandra–Shukra dates free, and the Janam Kundli report reads your antardashas this way, with the pratyantars of the one you are in.
Upay in Chandra–Shukra
Suggestions for Shukra’s months, which your kundli confirms
For this pair
Parashara gives Chandra–Shukra a remedy of its own (BPHS 53.63–64), set out above under “Parashara’s remedy”; it comes first.
Shukra’s beej mantra and daan
ॐ द्रां द्रीं द्रौं सः शुक्राय नमः
Daan: white cloth and rice, on Friday
Every Shukra upay
What helps and what to keep clear of in any Shukra period: Shukra mahadasha. Its vrat, ratna, stotra and puja: Shukra upay.
Shukra antardasha in the other mahadashas
Common questions
How long is Chandra mahadasha Shukra antardasha?
1 year 8 months (609 days): Chandra’s 10 years × Shukra’s 20 years ÷ 120. It begins 7 years 10 months after a Chandra mahadasha starts.
Is Chandra mahadasha Shukra antardasha good or bad?
Not in advance: it turns on your lagna and on where Chandra and Shukra sit in your kundli. By Parashara’s lists no lagna has both lords favourable. It is hardest for Vrishabh (Taurus), Singh (Leo) lagna. By nature the friendship is uneven: Chandra sees Shukra as neutral, and Shukra sees Chandra as an enemy. On the Tula lagna kundli above, the Janam Kundli report reads it as “Mixed”, as its chip above says.
What are the pratyantars of Chandra mahadasha Shukra antardasha?
Nine, in the order Shukra, Surya, Chandra, Mangal, Rahu, Guru, Shani, Budh, Ketu. Each is Chandra–Shukra’s length × the pratyantar lord’s years ÷ 120, so the longest is Shukra’s, about 3 months 9 days, and the shortest Surya’s, about 1 month 1 day.
What upay helps in Shukra antardasha?
Parashara gives this antardasha a remedy of its own (BPHS 53.63–64), set out above under “Parashara’s remedy”. The Shukra beej mantra, Om Draam Dreem Draum Sah Shukraya Namah, and a daan of white cloth and rice on Friday are the everyday upay for Chandra–Shukra, where your kundli shows the need.
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