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Shukra · Budh
Shukra Mahadasha, Budh Antardasha
Budh antardasha in Shukra mahadasha runs 2 years 10 months. It is the eighth of the nine and begins 16 years after the mahadasha starts.
How long it runs
Shukra’s 20 years × Budh’s 17 years ÷ 120
2 years 10 months · 1,035 days
Shani antardasha comes before it, and Ketu antardasha after it.
How the two grahas get on
Shukra and Budh are friends to each other. That natural relationship is where reading a Shukra–Budh period starts; where Shukra and Budh sit in your kundli decides what it brings.
Budh antardasha adds
trade, study and the written word
What it touches in life
Shukra–Budh 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: a rise in fortune and happiness from one's employer. |
| Money and property | When it goes well: gains of wealth through a court judgement; when it is hard: loss of livestock and losses in business. |
| Family | When it goes well: the birth of a son and visits from close friends. |
| Health | When it is hard: anguish, and distress from fever towards the end. |
| Faith and journeys | When it goes well: listening to stories from the Puranas. |
What Parashara says
Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, chapter 60, verses 60–66
Parashara reads Budh’s antardasha in Shukra’s mahadasha by where Budh sits, counted from the lagna and from Shukra, 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 Budh (Mercury) is in a kendra (the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house), a trikona (the 1st, 5th or 9th house) or the 11th, counted from the lagna (ascendant) or from Shukra (Venus), the mahadasha lord, or is in his exaltation or own sign, BPHS gives a rise in fortune, the birth of a son, gains of wealth through a court judgement, listening to stories from the Puranas, the company of people skilled in poetry, visits from close friends, happiness from one's employer, and sweet foods.BPHS 60.60–62
When it is hard
- When Budh (Mercury) is in the 6th, 8th or 12th, counted from Shukra (Venus), the mahadasha lord, or is weak, or is joined by a malefic graha, BPHS warns of anguish, loss of livestock, living in other people's houses and losses in business. It sees some good at the start, middling results in the middle, and distress from fever and the like at the end.BPHS 60.63–65
Parashara’s remedy
For relief, BPHS prescribes reciting the Vishnu Sahasranama, the thousand names of Vishnu.
BPHS 60.66A caution: When Budh rules your 2nd or 7th house (the maraka houses, which the texts link with danger to life), BPHS warns of physical distress and asks for care with health. BPHS 60.66
Shukra–Budh for your lagna
What Shukra and Budh are for each lagna, as Parashara lists them, and the two read together
For Kanya (Virgo) lagna, Parashara names Shukra and Budh together as givers of yoga (34.32): the strongest this pair can be. Both are favourable for Makar (Capricorn) lagna. Both are hard for Mesh (Aries), Kark (Cancer), Singh (Leo), Vrishchik (Scorpio), Meen (Pisces) lagna, where the period asks for the most care. For Dhanu (Sagittarius) 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 good for Mithun (Gemini), Tula (Libra), Kumbh (Aquarius) and towards hard for Vrishabh (Taurus).
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 | Shukra is (lord of) | Budh is (lord of) | Together |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesh (Aries) | Malefic · Maraka 2nd and 7th | Malefic 3rd and 6th | Hard |
| Vrishabh (Taurus) | Malefic · Maraka— the lagna lord, but also lord of the 6th: a malefic and a killer (34.23–24) 1st and 6th | Mildly malefic— lord of the 2nd and 5th, which the verse calls 'somewhat inauspicious' (34.23) and does not name among the killers 2nd and 5th | Leans hard |
| Mithun (Gemini) | Benefic 5th and 12th | Lagna lord— the lagna lord, which the verse leaves unjudged: 34.25 names only Shukra auspicious for Mithun 1st and 4th | Leans favourable |
| Kark (Cancer) | Malefic 4th and 11th | Malefic 3rd and 12th | Hard |
| Singh (Leo) | Malefic 3rd and 10th | Malefic— lord of the 2nd, but the killers the verse names for this lagna are Shani and Chandra (34.29–30) 2nd and 11th | Hard |
| Kanya (Virgo) | Benefic · Maraka · Yoga— gives yoga together with Budh (34.32) 2nd and 9th | Benefic · Yoga— gives yoga together with Shukra (34.32) 1st and 10th | Yoga pair |
| Tula (Libra) | Neutral— the lagna lord, which the verse calls neutral (34.34) 1st and 8th | Benefic · Yoga— gives yoga together with Chandra (34.34) 9th and 12th | Leans favourable |
| Vrishchik (Scorpio) | Malefic · Maraka 7th and 12th | Malefic 8th and 11th | Hard |
| Dhanu (Sagittarius) | 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 | Benefic · Yoga— gives yoga together with Surya (34.38)— lord of the 7th, but the killers the verse names for this lagna are Shani and Shukra (34.37–38) 7th and 10th | Mixed |
| Makar (Capricorn) | Yogakaraka 5th and 10th | Benefic 6th and 9th | Favourable |
| Kumbh (Aquarius) | Yogakaraka 4th and 9th | Neutral— gives mixed results (34.42) 5th and 8th | Leans favourable |
| Meen (Pisces) | Malefic 3rd and 8th | Malefic · Maraka 4th and 7th | Hard |
“Together” reads Shukra and Budh 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. “Lagna lord” and “Mildly malefic” are the verse’s own words, neither favourable nor hard, and count as neutral here.
Read on a real kundli
One kundli that meets Shukra–Budh at 90, read the way the report reads yours
From the Janam Kundli report
Shukra mahadasha Mixed
Shukra rules your 6th house and 11th house and sits in your 1st house: this period brings those matters forward — illness, debt, disputes, and thankless work; income, gains, elder siblings, and friends who help. Mixed — a kendra or trikona and strong in the navamsa; on the other side: short of Shadbala.
Budh antardasha Mixed
In this kundli it runs 21 August 2074 – 21 June 2077, from the age of 90 to 93. Its length here can differ from the one above by a day, because each kundli’s dates round to the day.
Budh: rules your 7th house and 10th house, sits in your 1st house. It brings the spouse, partners, and those one deals with; work, standing, and those senior to you. Mixed — a kendra or trikona; 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. Navamsa: the ninth-division chart, read for a graha’s inner strength.
Its nine pratyantars
Shukra–Budh divides into nine pratyantars from Budh’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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budh | 4 months 25 days | 21 August 2074 – 15 January 2075 | Mixed |
| Ketu | 2 months 1 day | 15 January 2075 – 16 March 2075 | Care |
| Shukra | 5 months 19 days | 16 March 2075 – 4 September 2075 | Mixed |
| Surya | 1 month 22 days | 4 September 2075 – 26 October 2075 | Mixed |
| Chandra | 2 months 25 days | 26 October 2075 – 20 January 2076 | Mixed |
| Mangal | 2 months 1 day | 20 January 2076 – 21 March 2076 | Opens |
| Rahu | 5 months 2 days | 21 March 2076 – 23 August 2076 | Care |
| Guru | 4 months 16 days | 23 August 2076 – 8 January 2077 | Mixed |
| Shani | 5 months 13 days | 8 January 2077 – 21 June 2077 | Mixed |
The dasha calculator finds your own Shukra–Budh dates free, and the Janam Kundli report reads your antardashas this way, with the pratyantars of the one you are in.
Upay in Shukra–Budh
Suggestions for Budh’s months, which your kundli confirms
For this pair
Parashara gives Shukra–Budh a remedy of its own (BPHS 60.66), set out above under “Parashara’s remedy”; it comes first.
Budh’s beej mantra and daan
ॐ ब्रां ब्रीं ब्रौं सः बुधाय नमः
Daan: green moong and green cloth, on Wednesday
Every Budh upay
What helps and what to keep clear of in any Budh period: Budh mahadasha. Its vrat, ratna, stotra and puja: Budh upay.
Budh antardasha in the other mahadashas
Common questions
How long is Shukra mahadasha Budh antardasha?
2 years 10 months (1,035 days): Shukra’s 20 years × Budh’s 17 years ÷ 120. It begins 16 years after a Shukra mahadasha starts.
Is Shukra mahadasha Budh antardasha good or bad?
Not in advance: it turns on your lagna and on where Shukra and Budh sit in your kundli. By Parashara’s lists it is strongest for Kanya (Virgo), Makar (Capricorn) lagna. It is hardest for Mesh (Aries), Kark (Cancer), Singh (Leo), Vrishchik (Scorpio), Meen (Pisces) lagna. By nature the two are friends. On the Dhanu lagna kundli above, the Janam Kundli report reads it as “Mixed”, as its chip above says.
What are the pratyantars of Shukra mahadasha Budh antardasha?
Nine, in the order Budh, Ketu, Shukra, Surya, Chandra, Mangal, Rahu, Guru, Shani. Each is Shukra–Budh’s length × the pratyantar lord’s years ÷ 120, so the longest is Shukra’s, about 5 months 19 days, and the shortest Surya’s, about 1 month 22 days.
What upay helps in Budh antardasha?
Parashara gives this antardasha a remedy of its own (BPHS 60.66), set out above under “Parashara’s remedy”. The Budh beej mantra, Om Braam Breem Braum Sah Budhaya Namah, and a daan of green moong and green cloth on Wednesday are the everyday upay for Shukra–Budh, where your kundli shows the need.
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