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Shukra · Shani
Shukra Mahadasha, Shani Antardasha
Shani antardasha in Shukra mahadasha runs 3 years 2 months. It is the seventh of the nine and begins 12 years 10 months after the mahadasha starts.
How long it runs
Shukra’s 20 years × Shani’s 19 years ÷ 120
3 years 2 months · 1,157 days
Guru antardasha comes before it, and Budh antardasha after it.
How the two grahas get on
Shukra and Shani are friends to each other. That natural relationship is where reading a Shukra–Shani period starts; where Shukra and Shani sit in your kundli decides what it brings.
Shani antardasha adds
hard work, duty and delay
What it touches in life
Shukra–Shani 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: recognition from those in power and authority conferred by them; when it is hard: losses in your profession. |
| Money and property | When it is hard: spending more than one earns and loss of livestock. |
| Family | When it goes well: visits from friends and relatives and the birth of a daughter; when it is hard: strain for parents, spouse and children. |
| Health | When it is hard: lethargy and physical distress. |
| Faith and journeys | When it goes well: visits to holy places and sacred shrines; when it is hard: journeys to foreign lands. |
What Parashara says
Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, chapter 60, verses 52–59
Parashara reads Shani’s antardasha in Shukra’s mahadasha by where Shani 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 Shani (Saturn) is in his exaltation or own sign, in a kendra (the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house) or trikona (the 1st, 5th or 9th house), or in his own navamsa (the ninth-division chart), BPHS gives great enjoyment, visits from friends and relatives, recognition from those in power, the birth of a daughter, visits to holy places and sacred shrines, and authority conferred by those in power.BPHS 60.52–54
When it is hard
- When Shani (Saturn) is in his debilitation sign (neecha rashi, where a graha is weakest), BPHS warns of lethargy and spending more than one earns.BPHS 60.55
- When Shani (Saturn) is in the 8th, 11th or 12th house, or in the 8th, 11th or 12th counted from Shukra (Venus), the mahadasha lord, BPHS warns of many kinds of distress at the start of the antardasha: strain for parents, spouse and children, going away to foreign lands, losses in one's profession and loss of livestock.BPHS 60.55–57
Parashara’s remedy
For relief, BPHS prescribes a havan (fire offering) with sesame seeds (til), the Mahamrityunjaya japa, and recitation of the Durga Saptashati, done oneself or through a Brahmin.
BPHS 60.58–59A caution: When Shani 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 60.57
Shukra–Shani for your lagna
What Shukra and Shani are for each lagna, as Parashara lists them, and the two read together
Both are favourable for Kumbh (Aquarius) lagna. Both are hard for Mesh (Aries), Kark (Cancer), Singh (Leo), Vrishchik (Scorpio), Dhanu (Sagittarius), Meen (Pisces) lagna, where the period asks for the most care. For Vrishabh (Taurus) 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), Kanya (Virgo), Tula (Libra), Makar (Capricorn).
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) | Shani is (lord of) | Together |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesh (Aries) | Malefic · Maraka 2nd and 7th | Malefic 10th and 11th | 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 | Yogakaraka 9th and 10th | Mixed |
| Mithun (Gemini) | Benefic 5th and 12th | Neutral 8th and 9th | Leans favourable |
| Kark (Cancer) | Malefic 4th and 11th | Maraka 7th and 8th | Hard |
| Singh (Leo) | Malefic 3rd and 10th | Malefic · Maraka 6th and 7th | Hard |
| Kanya (Virgo) | Benefic · Maraka · Yoga— gives yoga together with Budh (34.32) 2nd and 9th | Neutral 5th and 6th | Leans favourable |
| Tula (Libra) | Neutral— the lagna lord, which the verse calls neutral (34.34) 1st and 8th | Yogakaraka 4th and 5th | Leans favourable |
| Vrishchik (Scorpio) | Malefic · Maraka 7th and 12th | Malefic 3rd and 4th | 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 | Maraka 2nd and 3rd | Hard |
| Makar (Capricorn) | Yogakaraka 5th and 10th | Neutral— the lagna lord; not a killer on his own, the verse says (34.39) 1st and 2nd | Leans favourable |
| Kumbh (Aquarius) | Yogakaraka 4th and 9th | Benefic— the lagna lord, and one the verse itself names auspicious for Kumbh (34.41) 1st and 12th | Favourable |
| Meen (Pisces) | Malefic 3rd and 8th | Malefic · Maraka— lord of the 11th and 12th, not the 2nd or 7th; the verse names it a killer all the same (34.43–44) 11th and 12th | Hard |
“Together” reads Shukra and Shani 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 Shukra–Shani at 87, 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.
Shani antardasha Mixed
In this kundli it runs 21 June 2071 – 21 August 2074, from the age of 87 to 90. Its length here can differ from the one above by a day, because each kundli’s dates round to the day.
Shani: rules your 2nd house and 3rd house, sits in your 11th house. It brings the money at hand, the family, and speech; effort, courage, younger siblings and short journeys. Mixed — a house of wealth or gain, strong in its sign and well placed from Shukra; on the other side: short of Shadbala and debilitated in the navamsa.
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. Debilitated: in its sign of fall, where a graha is weakest.
Its nine pratyantars
Shukra–Shani divides into nine pratyantars from Shani’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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shani | 6 months 1 day | 21 June 2071 – 22 December 2071 | Mixed |
| Budh | 5 months 11 days | 22 December 2071 – 2 June 2072 | Mixed |
| Ketu | 2 months 7 days | 2 June 2072 – 9 August 2072 | Mixed |
| Shukra | 6 months 9 days | 9 August 2072 – 18 February 2073 | Mixed |
| Surya | 1 month 29 days | 18 February 2073 – 16 April 2073 | Mixed |
| Chandra | 3 months 6 days | 16 April 2073 – 22 July 2073 | Mixed |
| Mangal | 2 months 5 days | 22 July 2073 – 27 September 2073 | Opens |
| Rahu | 5 months 21 days | 27 September 2073 – 20 March 2074 | Care |
| Guru | 5 months 1 day | 20 March 2074 – 21 August 2074 | Mixed |
The dasha calculator finds your own Shukra–Shani dates free, and the Janam Kundli report reads your antardashas this way, with the pratyantars of the one you are in.
Upay in Shukra–Shani
Suggestions for Shani’s months, which your kundli confirms
For this pair
Parashara gives Shukra–Shani a remedy of its own (BPHS 60.58–59), set out above under “Parashara’s remedy”; it comes first.
Shani’s beej mantra and daan
ॐ प्रां प्रीं प्रौं सः शनैश्चराय नमः
Daan: black sesame and iron, on Saturday
Every Shani upay
What helps and what to keep clear of in any Shani period: Shani mahadasha. Its vrat, ratna, stotra and puja: Shani upay.
Shani antardasha in the other mahadashas
Common questions
How long is Shukra mahadasha Shani antardasha?
3 years 2 months (1,157 days): Shukra’s 20 years × Shani’s 19 years ÷ 120. It begins 12 years 10 months after a Shukra mahadasha starts.
Is Shukra mahadasha Shani antardasha good or bad?
Not in advance: it turns on your lagna and on where Shukra and Shani sit in your kundli. By Parashara’s lists it is strongest for Kumbh (Aquarius) lagna. It is hardest for Mesh (Aries), Kark (Cancer), Singh (Leo), Vrishchik (Scorpio), Dhanu (Sagittarius), 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 Shani antardasha?
Nine, in the order Shani, Budh, Ketu, Shukra, Surya, Chandra, Mangal, Rahu, Guru. Each is Shukra–Shani’s length × the pratyantar lord’s years ÷ 120, so the longest is Shukra’s, about 6 months 9 days, and the shortest Surya’s, about 1 month 29 days.
What upay helps in Shani antardasha?
Parashara gives this antardasha a remedy of its own (BPHS 60.58–59), set out above under “Parashara’s remedy”. The Shani beej mantra, Om Praam Preem Praum Sah Shanaishcharaya Namah, and a daan of black sesame and iron on Saturday are the everyday upay for Shukra–Shani, where your kundli shows the need.
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