ASTROLOGICAL CALCULATIONS OF UDU DASAS

Being an amateur in ASTROLOGY, I do not know myself whether I am competent to write this article. However, Sage Parasara himself has said that UDU DASA OR VIMSHOTTARI DASA is based on approximation taking PARAMAYUS as 120 years in Kaliyuga. Whie teaching MAITHREYA a great Brahmin, he said

“ विंशोत्तरशतं पूर्णमायुः पूर्वमुदाह्र्तं l

कलौ विंशॊत्तरि तस्माद् दशा मुख्या द्विजॊत्तमा l “ Bruhat ParASara hOrA SAstra

I have a doubt, If this is so can we rely on this Dasa System ?. I think we have to check some other Dasa System like KALACHAKRA DASA which are more reliable.. For this , we require the exact time of birth. The Time of birth as I feel is the time when the SHIRAS appears since all the rays of planets fall first on the SHIRAS. This point also requires clarification as most of the astrologers are of the opinion that the time of birth is the time when the child first touches the ground. Friends, generally, the astrologers while checking for .DASAA SANDHI DOSHAM, while matching horoscopes, only see VIMSHOTHTHARI DASA. Secondly, when this is based on approximation , I feel we must not take UDU DASAS as ultimate in our life. At the most we may take it as a guideline.. In other words our astrological system itself is based on assumptions and hence we may take the prophesies of astrologers as guide lines.

Long back , I saw an article on the Subject of DASA SANDHI in THE HINDU that it is not at all to be checked or words to that effect.

I request all ASTROLOGERS to comment on my humble opinion with proper arguments.

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