The sub-period of Sun within the 7-year Ketu Mahadasha runs for 4.2 months. The results below are Sage Parashara's classical indications — how they manifest for you depends on the exact placement of Sun and Ketu in your individual birth chart.
केतोरन्तर्गत सूर्ये स्वोच्चे स्वक्षेत्रगेऽपि वा । केन्द्रत्रिकोणलाभे वा शुभयुक्तनिरीक्षिते ॥ १६ ॥
धनधान्यादिलाभश्च राजानुग्रहवैभवम् । अनेकशुभकार्याणि चेष्टसिद्धिः सुखावहा ॥ १७ ॥
अष्टमव्ययराशिस्थे पापग्रहसमन्विते । तद्भुक्तौ राजभीतिश्च पितृमातृवियोगकृत् ॥ १८ ॥
विदेशगमनं चैव चौराहिविषपीडनम् । राजमित्रविरोधश्च राजदण्डाद्धनक्षयः ॥ १९ ॥
शोकरोगभयं चैव उष्णाधिक्यं ज्वरो भवेत् ॥ १९½ ॥
दायेशात्केन्द्रकोणे वा लाभे वा धनसंस्थिते ॥ २० ॥
देहसौख्यं चार्थलाभो पुत्रलाभो मनोदृढम् । सर्वकार्यार्थसिद्धिः स्यात्स्वल्पग्रामाधिपत्ययुक् ॥ २१ ॥
दायेशाद्रन्ध्ररिःफे वा स्थिते वा पापसंयुते । अन्नविघ्नो मनोभीतिर्धनधान्यपशुक्षयः ॥ २२ ॥
आदौ मध्ये महाक्लेशानन्ते सौख्यं विनिर्दिशेत् । द्वितीयसप्तमाधीशे ह्यपमृत्युर्भविष्यति ॥ २३ ॥
तस्य शान्ति प्रकुर्वीत स्वर्णं धेनुं प्रदापयेत् । भास्करस्य प्रसादेन ततः सुखमवाप्नुयात् ॥ २४ ॥
— Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra
Condition: Sun exalted or in the Moon's sign, in an Angle, Trine or 11th, aspected by a benefic; or placed in an Angle, Trine, 2nd or 11th from Ketu.
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 Sun 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.
Phase-based timing: when the Sun is afflicted (8th/12th from Ketu or with malefics), the beginning and middle of the sub-period bring intense controversies and conflicts, while the end turns towards happiness.
A well-placed Sun tends to strengthen matters of vitality, recognition and children; an afflicted Sun pressures reputation, parental wellbeing and physical health.
Sun antardasha within the 7-year Ketu mahadasha lasts 4.2 months, as per the fixed Vimshottari proportions given by Sage Parashara.
Classically its tone is challenging. It gives favourable results when sun exalted or in the moon's sign, in an angle, trine or 11th, aspected by a benefic; or placed in an angle, trine, 2nd or 11th from ketu. 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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