The sub-period of Mercury within the 18-year Rahu Mahadasha runs for 2 years 6.6 months. The results below are Sage Parashara's classical indications — how they manifest for you depends on the exact placement of Mercury and Rahu in your individual birth chart.
Condition: Mercury strong in the 9th house, own sign, exaltation or an Angle; Mercury in 11th/3rd/Angle/Trine 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 Mercury 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.
Example 38: DOB 23-8-1961, Mercury-Rahu period 28.12.1991–16.7.1994. Mercury in 9th with Sun (9th lord) and ruling the 10th (Angle lord) → a Yogakaraka combination with the Sun. Although Mercury was combust, the native made excellent livelihood progress.
In the Dashamsa: Mercury in the 2nd in exchange with Saturn in the 10th → an income-house ↔ profession-house connection that explains the beneficial results.
Mercury antardasha within the 18-year Rahu mahadasha lasts 2 years 6.6 months, as per the fixed Vimshottari proportions given by Sage Parashara.
Classically its tone is mixed. It gives favourable results when mercury strong in the 9th house, own sign, exaltation or an angle; mercury in 11th/3rd/angle/trine 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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