The sub-period of Venus within the 17-year Mercury Mahadasha runs for 2 years 10 months. The results below are Sage Parashara's classical indications — how they manifest for you depends on the exact placement of Venus and Mercury in your individual birth chart.
सौम्यस्यान्तर्गते शुक्रे केन्द्रे लाभे त्रिकोणगे । सत्कथापुण्यधर्मादिसंग्रह: पुण्यकर्मकृत् ॥ १३ ॥ मित्रप्रभुवशादिष्टं क्षेत्रलाभः सुखं भवेत् । दशाधिपात्केन्द्रगते त्रिकोणे लाभगेऽपि वा ॥ १४ ॥ तत्काले श्रियमाप्नोति राजश्रीधनसम्पदः । वापीकूपतडागादिदानधर्मादिसंग्रहः ॥ १५ ॥ व्यवसायात्फलाधिक्यं धनधान्यसमृद्धिकृत् ॥ १५½ ॥
दायेशात्षष्ठरन्ध्रस्ये व्यये वा बलवर्जिते ॥ १६ ॥ हृद्रोगो मानहानिश्च ज्वरातीसारपीडनम् । आत्मबन्धुवियोगश्च संसारे भवति ध्रुवम् ॥ १७ ॥ आत्मकष्टं मनस्तापदायकं द्विजसत्तम ! ॥ १७½ ॥
द्वितीयद्यूननाथे तु ह्यपमृत्युर्भविष्यति ॥ १८ ॥ तद्दोषपरिहारार्थं दुर्गादेवीजपं चरेत् । जगदम्बाप्रसादेन ततः शान्तिमवाप्नुयात् ॥ १९ ॥
— Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra
Condition: Venus in an angle, trine or the 11th house and strong.
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 Venus 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 and Venus are natural friends, and Mercury's chameleon nature lets it blend smoothly with Venus's comfort-giving qualities.
This pairing is especially favourable for Capricorn and Aquarius Ascendants, where Venus is Yogakaraka and Mercury rules trinal houses; for Libra Ascendant the results are benefic though not ideal for health. For Taurus Ascendant more health challenges appear, since Venus rules both the Ascendant and the 6th, with its Moolatrikona falling in the 6th house.
Classical illustration (Example 57, Sagittarius Ascendant): with debilitated Venus (the 11th lord, signifying the elder brother) in the 10th with Rahu, the native's business was badly affected by an elder brother's actions and fell into heavy debt during this period. Sagittarius Ascendant is noted as damaging for business and Pisces as straining the spouse relationship.
Venus antardasha within the 17-year Mercury mahadasha lasts 2 years 10 months, as per the fixed Vimshottari proportions given by Sage Parashara.
Classically its tone is mixed. It gives favourable results when venus in an angle, trine or the 11th house and strong. 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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