Vimshottari Dasas 5 Levels

By Ernst Wilhelm
www.astrology-videos.com

Vimshottari Dasa, as well as other Nakshatra Dasas, is meant to be calculated down to five levels:

1. Maha Dasa (Great Dasa)

2. Antar Dasa (Intermediate Dasa) or Bukti
3. Pratyantar Dasa (Near to Intermediate Dasa)
4. Sooksma Antar Dasa (Short Intermediate Dasa)
5. Prana Dasa (Filled or Breath Dasa)

Each of these Dasa Levels has its own important role:

1. The Maha Dasa represents the ceiling of what may happen in the Dasa – all other Dasa levels
operate only in the context of that for which the Maha Dasa provides.
2. The Antar Dasa sets the individual up for the event – it moves them into place for the event
to happen. Secondarily, it provides some details relevant to the event.
3. The Pratyantar Dasa indicates the growing hunger for and activity towards the event.
4. The Sooksma Antar Dasa brings the event together and thus represents the immediate
circumstances that allow for the event to happen.
5. The Prana Dasa is the concrete event and reveals the details of the person, place or thing
that comes into the person’s life.

Each of these Five Levels must indicate the event in question.

MUTUAL AGENDA
Mutual Agenda is the key to making predictions whether with Vimshottari or any other Dasa. The
Dasa, Antar Dasa, Pratyantar Dasa, Sooksma Antar Dasa and Prana Dasa must all indicate the same
type of event – which is to say that they must have a Mutual Agenda. Dasa lords can indicate the
event in several ways.

Maha Dasa lord must indicate the event:

As a Karaka.
As a Bhava Cusp Lord. Keep in mind that the Lagna and 10th Bhava Cusps can always
activate the activities of a Varga.
As the lord of a pertinent Rasi as counted from the Lagna – the Rasi Lord.
As the lord of a pertinent Rasi as counted from the Karaka.
As the dispositor of the Karaka
As the dispositor of the Bhava Cusp or Rasi Lord
Antar Dasa lord must indicate the event:
As a Karaka.
As a Bhava Cusp Lord.
As the lord of a pertinent Rasi as counted from the Lagna – the Rasi Lord.
As the lord of a pertinent Rasi as counted from the Karaka.
As the dispositor of the Karaka
As the dispositor of the Bhava Cusp or Rasi Lord
As a Rasi Lord as counted from the Dasa Lord
As the dispositor of the Rasi Lord as counted from the Dasa Lord

Similarly, the Pratyantar Dasa must indicate the event from the Lagna or from the Antar Dasa Lord.
The Sooksma Antar Dasa must indicate the event from the Lagna or from the Pratyantar Dasa lord.
And finally, the Prana Dasa must indicate the event from the Lagna or from the Sooksma Antar
Dasa Lord.

In the event of an auspicious event:

1. The most significant Dasa will be that of the most auspicious Graha that indicates the event
as determined from the Lagna.
2. The most significant Antardasa will be that of the most auspicious Graha that indicates the
event as determined from the Dasa Lord.
3. The most significant Pratyantar Dasa will be that of the most auspicious Graha that indicates
the event as determined from the Antar Dasa Lord.
4. The most significant Sooksma Dasa will be that of the most auspicious Graha that indicates
the event as determined from the Pratyantar Dasa Lord.
5. The most significant Prana Dasa will be that of the most auspicious Graha that indicates the
event as determined from the Sooksma Antar Dasa Lord.

In the event of an inauspicious event, the most significant Dasa, Antar, Pratyantar, etc. will similarly
be that of the most inauspicious Graha as determined from the higher level Dasa.