The sub-period of Saturn within the 7-year Ketu Mahadasha runs for 1 year 1.3 months. The results below are Sage Parashara's classical indications — how they manifest for you depends on the exact placement of Saturn and Ketu in your individual birth chart.
केतोरन्तर्गते मन्दे स्वदशायां तु पीडनम् । बन्धो: क्लेशो मनस्तापश्चतुष्पाज्जीवलाभकृत् ॥ ६१ ॥
राजकार्यकलापेन धननाशो महद्भयम् । स्थानाच्च्युतिः प्रवासश्च मार्गे चौरभयं भवेत् ॥ ६२ ॥
आलस्यं मनसो हानिश्चाष्टमे व्ययराशिगे ॥ ६२½ ॥
मीनत्रिकोणगे मन्दे तुलायां स्वर्क्षगेऽपि वा ॥ ६३ ॥
केन्द्रत्रिकोणलाभे वा दुश्चिक्ये वा शुभांशके । शुभदृष्टयुते चैव सर्वकार्यार्थसाधनम् ॥ ६४ ॥
स्वप्रभोश्च महत्सौख्यं भ्रमणं च सुखावहम् । स्वग्रामे सुखसम्पत्तिः स्ववर्गे राजदर्शनम् ॥ ६५ ॥
दायेशात्षष्ठरिःफे वा अष्टमे पापसंयुते । देहतापो मनस्तापः कार्ये विघ्नो महद्भयम् ॥ ६६ ॥
आलस्यं मानहानिश्च पितृमात्रोर्विनाशनम् । द्वितीयद्यूननाथे तु ह्यपमृत्युभयं भवेत् ॥ ६७ ॥
तद्दोषपरिहारार्थं तिलहोमं च कारयेत् । कृष्णां गां महिषीं दद्यादायुरारोग्यवृद्धये ॥ ६८ ॥
तिल) as oblation into fire be performed and black cow, female buffalo be given in charity and this will confer longevity and sound health.
— Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra
Condition: Saturn in a Trine from Pisces, in Libra or own sign, in an Angle, Trine, 3rd or 11th from the Ascendant, in a benefic Navamsa or with benefic aspect.
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 Saturn 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.
When Ketu is placed in a sign owned by Saturn, the advent of the Saturn sub-period tends to bring perceptible changes relating to the houses Saturn rules. Because Ketu is ever-retrograde, it characteristically brings change and reversal.
Illustrative case: with Ketu in Saturn's sign (Saturn ruling the 9th and 10th and linked with Mars, lord of the 7th and 12th), and Saturn retrograde in the Ascendant at a Trine from Ketu, the native changed his business during this sub-period — the retrograde, change-bringing pair delivering both transformation and, from the Trine placement, success from the very beginning.
Saturn antardasha within the 7-year Ketu mahadasha lasts 1 year 1.3 months, as per the fixed Vimshottari proportions given by Sage Parashara.
Classically its tone is challenging. It gives favourable results when saturn in a trine from pisces, in libra or own sign, in an angle, trine, 3rd or 11th from the ascendant, in a benefic navamsa or with benefic aspect. 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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