SYSTEM 06 / 12 · TIER-S · RASHI-KEYED
चर · Cara
Cara Daśā. The chara (cara) daśā of Jaimini — twelve rāśi mahā-periods sequenced by the chara/sthira/dvisvabhāva qualities and the special Jaimini count from Lagna. Years per rāśi range 1–12.
cycle length
144 yr
mahā periods
12
primary source
Jaimini Sūtras 2.1.1–60
provenance
Tier-S
01
When to use this daśā
- Jaimini practitioners (primary mahā-daśā in many lineages)
- ārūḍha-derived event timing
- complement to Nārāyaṇa for second opinion
02
Period sequence
TOTAL 116 YR · RASHI-KEYED| # | period | IAST | span |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | मेष | Meṣa | 7 yr |
| 02 | वृषभ | Vṛṣabha | 8 yr |
| 03 | मिथुन | Mithuna | 9 yr |
| 04 | कर्क | Karka | 7 yr |
| 05 | सिंह | Siṃha | 8 yr |
| 06 | कन्या | Kanyā | 9 yr |
| 07 | तुला | Tulā | 11 yr |
| 08 | वृश्चिक | Vṛścika | 12 yr |
| 09 | धनुस् | Dhanus | 11 yr |
| 10 | मकर | Makara | 11 yr |
| 11 | कुम्भ | Kumbha | 12 yr |
| 12 | मीन | Mīna | 11 yr |
03
Classical sources
primary → Jaimini Sūtras 2.1.1–60
COMPUTE · YOUR CHART
Run Cara on your kuṇḍalī
Sun within ~0.1′ (p95), Moon within ~1′ of NASA/JPL Horizons · daśā windows dated by the mathematics.
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The twelve systems
- विंशोत्तरीVimśottarī
- अष्टोत्तरीAṣṭottarī
- योगिनीYoginī
- कालचक्रKālacakra
- नारायणNārāyaṇa
- स्थिरSthira
- ब्रह्मBrahma
- सुदर्शन-चक्रSudarśana-Cakra
- ताराTārā
- दृग्Dṛg
- माण्डूकMāṇḍūka
(R, g, k) = (ℤ/3337ℤ, 2, k=337) · APEX v5 Saptamukhī · Tier-S classical provenance · sources cited above.