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विंशोत्तरी · Vimśottarī
Vimśottarī Daśā. The 120-year nakṣatra-based mahādaśā cycle keyed to Moon's birth nakṣatra. Seeded from the lord of the natal Janma-Nakṣatra; bālāriṣṭa and balance-at-birth handled per Pāraśara.
cycle length
120 yr
mahā periods
9
primary source
BPHS adhyāya 46
provenance
Tier-S
01
When to use this daśā
- default natal timing for life-events
- 5-level sub-period (mahā→antara→pratyantara→sūkṣma→prāṇa)
- transit-confirmation overlay on dāśā-changes
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Period sequence
TOTAL 120 YR · NAKSHATRA-KEYED| # | period | IAST | span |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | केतु | Ketu | 7 yr |
| 02 | शुक्र | Śukra | 20 yr |
| 03 | सूर्य | Sūrya | 6 yr |
| 04 | चन्द्र | Candra | 10 yr |
| 05 | मङ्गल | Maṅgala | 7 yr |
| 06 | राहु | Rāhu | 18 yr |
| 07 | गुरु | Guru | 16 yr |
| 08 | शनि | Śani | 19 yr |
| 09 | बुध | Budha | 17 yr |
03
Classical sources
primary → BPHS adhyāya 46
alt → Sārāvalī ch. 41
alt → Phaladīpikā ch. 9
COMPUTE · YOUR CHART
Run Vimśottarī 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
- अष्टोत्तरीAṣṭottarī
- योगिनीYoginī
- कालचक्रKālacakra
- नारायणNārāyaṇa
- चरCara
- 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.