The sub-period of Moon within the 17-year Mercury Mahadasha runs for 1 year 5 months. The results below are Sage Parashara's classical indications — how they manifest for you depends on the exact placement of Moon and Mercury in your individual birth chart.
सौम्यस्यान्तर्गते चन्द्रे लग्नात्केन्द्रत्रिकोणगे । स्वोच्चे वा स्वर्क्षगे वापि गृरुदृष्टिसमन्विते ॥ २६ ॥ योगस्थानाधिपत्येन योगप्राबल्यमादिशेत् । स्त्रीलाभं पुत्रलाभं च वस्त्रवाहनभूषणम् ॥ २७ ॥
नूतनालयलाभं च नित्यं मिष्टान्नभोजनम् । गीतवाद्यप्रसंगं च शास्त्रविद्यापरिश्रमम् ॥ २८ ॥ दक्षिणां दिशमाश्रित्य प्रयाणं च भविष्यति । द्वीपान्तरादिवस्त्राणां लाभश्चैव भविष्यति ॥ २९ ॥ मुक्ता विद्रुम रत्नानि धौतवस्त्रादिकं लभेत् ॥ २९½ ॥
नीचारिक्षेत्रसंयुक्ते देहबाधा भविष्यति ॥ ३० ॥ दायेशात्केन्द्रकोणस्थे दुश्चिक्ये लाभगेऽपि वा । तद्भुक्त्यादौ पुण्यतीर्थस्थानदैवतदर्शनम् ॥ ३१ ॥ मनोधैर्यं हृदुत्साहो विदेशधनलाभकृत् ॥ ३१½ ॥
दायेशात्षष्ठरन्ध्रे वा व्यये वा पापसंयुते ॥ ३२ ॥ चोराग्निनृपभीतिश्च स्त्रीसमागमतो भवेत् । दुष्कृतिर्धनहानिश्च कृषिगोऽश्वादिनाशकृत् ॥ ३३ ॥
द्वितीयद्यूननाथे तु देहबाधा भविष्यति । तद्दोषपरिहारार्थं दुर्गादेवीजपं चरेत् ॥ ३४ ॥ वस्त्रदानं प्रकुर्वीत आयुवृद्धिसुखावहम् । जगदम्बाप्रसादेन ततः सुखमवाप्नुयात् ॥ ३५ ॥
शिशु) and adolescent (किशोर) stages respectively; if Mercury forms 'Arista Yoga' with Moon → danger to the life of the native
— Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra
Condition: Moon in an angle or trine, exalted or in its own sign, aspected by Jupiter, or acting as Yogakaraka.
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 Moon and Mercury 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.
Mercury takes on the Moon's reflective, nurturing character in this pairing, so the Moon's condition strongly colours the results.
For Aries Ascendant with the Moon in the 10th or 11th, growth in assets, profit from manufactured goods, vehicles and a new home are indicated. For Taurus Ascendant with the Moon connected to the 10th, good profit comes through commission and leasing work, as Mercury the messenger and the Moon the reflector of others' light both support such intermediary roles. Libra, Scorpio, Capricorn and Pisces Ascendants are also slated for beneficial results.
The Moon and Mercury also signify the childhood and adolescent stages of life respectively; if Mercury forms an Arista Yoga with the Moon, health challenges for the native are more likely during this period.
Classical illustrations: in Example 59 (Taurus Ascendant) the Moon as 3rd lord in the 10th brought sizeable wealth in the licensing business; in Example 60 a debilitated Moon in an 8th-house Arista Yoga with Mars and Ketu coincided with a serious illness for the native and physical distress for the mother.
Moon antardasha within the 17-year Mercury mahadasha lasts 1 year 5 months, as per the fixed Vimshottari proportions given by Sage Parashara.
Classically its tone is mixed. It gives favourable results when moon in an angle or trine, exalted or in its own sign, aspected by jupiter, or acting as yogakaraka. 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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