The sub-period of Mars within the 18-year Rahu Mahadasha runs for 1 year 0.6 months. The results below are Sage Parashara's classical indications — how they manifest for you depends on the exact placement of Mars and Rahu in your individual birth chart.
Condition: Mars in 11th/Trine/Angle from Ascendant, in exaltation/own sign, with benefics; Mars in Angle/Trine/3rd/11th from Rahu
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 Mars and Rahu 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.
The martial energy of Mars is amplified by Rahu; the period often begins harsh and improves toward the middle.
Example 40 (positive): DOB 2-11-1954, Mars-Rahu period 21.11.1992–9.12.1993. Mars = 7th lord (Business) + 12th lord (Export), exalted in the 9th (Fortune). The native received a very big export order, with many more following. Contrast: during the Saturn Antardasha of the same Rahu Mahadasha, business was bad.
In the Navamsa: Mars in the 4th aspecting the 9th. In the Dashamsa: Mars exalted in the 12th. With the 12th house (birth chart), Dashamsa and business house all connected, the export business accelerated with sizable profits.
Mars antardasha within the 18-year Rahu mahadasha lasts 1 year 0.6 months, as per the fixed Vimshottari proportions given by Sage Parashara.
Classically its tone is mixed. It gives favourable results when mars in 11th/trine/angle from ascendant, in exaltation/own sign, with benefics; mars in angle/trine/3rd/11th from rahu. 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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