The sub-period of Ketu within the 7-year Ketu Mahadasha runs for 4.9 months. The results below are Sage Parashara's classical indications — how they manifest for you depends on the exact placement of Ketu and Ketu in your individual birth chart.
केन्द्रे त्रिकोणलाभे वा केतौ लग्नेशसंयुते । भाग्यकर्मसुसम्बन्धे वाहनेशसमन्विते ॥ १ ॥
तद्भुक्तौ धनधान्यादि चतुष्पाज्जीवलाभकृत् । पुत्रदारादिसौख्यं च राजप्रीतिमनोरुजः ॥ २ ॥
ग्रामभूम्यादिलाभश्च गृहं गोधनसंकुलम् ॥ २½ ॥
नीचास्तखेटसंयुक्ते ह्यष्टमे व्ययगेऽपि वा ॥ ३ ॥
हृद्रोगो मानहानिश्च धनधान्यपशुक्षयः । दारपुत्रादिपीडा च मनश्चांचल्यमेव च ॥ ४ ॥
द्वितीयद्यूननाथेन सम्बन्धे तत्र संस्थिते । अनारोग्यं महत्कष्टमात्मबन्धुवियोगकृत् ॥ ५ ॥
दुर्गादेवीजपं कुर्यान्मृत्युञ्जयजपं चरेत् । एवं स्वान्तर्गते केतौ ततः सुखमवाप्नुयात् ॥ ६ ॥
— Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra
Condition: Ketu conjoined the Ascendant lord in an Angle (1/4/7/10) or Trine (5/9); or with the 4th lord in the 11th; or conjoined the 9th or 10th lord; or associated with a planet in its own sign in an auspicious house.
Sage Parashara also describes specific configurations under which this period becomes testing — for health, relationships, wealth or work. Whether any of these apply to you depends entirely on where Ketu and Ketu sit in your individual chart. If this period is approaching or running for you, a personal reading examines these placements and, where needed, the classical remedies for them.
Sage Parashara prescribes specific remedies for this period — japa, charity and propitiation — selected according to the afflictions present in the individual chart. Because the remedy must match the affliction, the applicable remedies for your chart are shared in a personal consultation.
Sage Parasara names three especially auspicious signatures: (i) Ketu with the Ascendant lord in an Angle or Trine, (ii) Ketu with the 4th lord in the 11th house, and (iii) Ketu conjoined the 9th or 10th lord. Any of these makes Ketu give good results across the whole Mahadasha.
Ketu in the 2nd house alone promises little; but when conjoined the 2nd lord there it can generate substantial wealth. If the 2nd holds a debilitated planet — especially a fallen Ascendant lord — or malefics, the risk shifts towards physical distress.
Illustrative case: with Ketu conjoined the Ascendant lord in a Trine, alongside an exalted Sun and the Yogakaraka Mars (and Ketu in the 10th of the Navamsa), the native experienced the full favourable results of the opening verses during this sub-period.
Ketu antardasha within the 7-year Ketu mahadasha lasts 4.9 months, as per the fixed Vimshottari proportions given by Sage Parashara.
Classically its tone is mixed. It gives favourable results when ketu conjoined the ascendant lord in an angle (1/4/7/10) or trine (5/9); or with the 4th lord in the 11th; or conjoined the 9th or 10th lord; or associated with a planet in its own sign in an auspicious house. The Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra also describes specific placements under which this period becomes testing — whether those apply to you can only be determined from your individual birth chart, which is examined in a personal consultation.
The Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra prescribes specific remedies — japa, charity and propitiation — for this period, chosen according to the exact afflictions present in the individual birth chart. Since the wrong remedy for the wrong affliction brings no benefit, the applicable remedies are shared as part of a personal consultation after examining your full horoscope.
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