Chapter 3 Chara Dasha Order
In Jaimini astrology the dashas are of rashis and not of nakshatras (constellations). Therefore, we speak of dasha of Aries, Taurus, Gemini … Pisces etc.
Similar is the nomenclature of the sub-periods. Here we will describe a particular period as, for example – Aries mahadasha or Aries major period and Scorpio sub-period.
The most important principle to remember is the order of the Chara dasha. And this order is – six dashas are direct or forward and remaining six are indirect or backward.
How is this to be decided? Now follow the logic step by step.
The First Step: Note the ninth house from lagna. From Aries it is Sagittarius; from Taurus it is Capricorn and so on.
The Second Step: If the ninth house from the lagna is Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Libra, Scorpio or Sagittarius then the dasha order will be direct or forward.
The Third Step: If the ninth house from the lagna is of the remaining rashis, e.g., Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Capricorn, Aquarius or Pisces then the dasha order will be indirect or backward.
Thus the twelve houses of the zodiac get divided into two groups: the direct group and the indirect group.
The Direct Lagna Group
Aries, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Aquarius and Pisces.
Note: Remember Aries, Aquarius, Pisces and the seventh houses from them.
The Indirect Lagna Group
Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Scorpio, Sagittarius and Capricorn.
Note: Remember Taurus, Gemini, Cancer and the seventh houses from them.
The Chara dasha order for each lagna is being given here:
Aries: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces.
Taurus: Taurus, Aries, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, Sagittarius, Scorpio, Libra, Vigro, Leo, Cancer and Gemini.
Gemini: Gemini, Taurus, Aries, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, Sagittarius, Scorpio, Libra, Virgo, and Leo.
Cancer: Cancer, Gemini, Taurus, Aries, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, Sagittarius, Scorpio, Libra, Virgo and Leo.
Leo: Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo and Virgo.
Virgo: Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer and Leo.
Libra: Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo and Virgo.
Scorpio: Scorpio, Libra, Virgo, Leo, Cancer, Gemini, Taurus, Aries, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Sagittarius.
Sagittarius: Sagittarius, Scorpio, Libra, Virgo, Leo, Cancer, Gemini, Taurus, Aries, Pisces, Aquarius and Capricorn.
Capricorn: Capricorn, Sagittarius, Scorpio, Libra, Virgo, Leo, Cancer, Gemini, Taurus, Aries, Pisces and Aquarius.
Aquarius: Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius and Capricorn.
Pisces: Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn and Aquarius.
The Chara Dasha Order
| Lagna | Order of Chara Dasa major period | |||||||||||
| Aries | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Taurus* | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Gemini* | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Cancer* | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Leo | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Virgo | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Libra | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Scorpio* | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Sagittarius* | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Capricorn* | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 |
| Aquarius | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Pisces | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
* These lagans follow indirect order of dasha.