The sub-period of Mars within the 6-year Sun 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 Mars and Sun in your individual birth chart.
Condition: Mars in exaltation sign, own sign, or in 11th house; in Kendra (1/4/7/10) or Trine (5/9)
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 Sun 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.
Sun and Mars are natural friends — this antardasha generally produces energy, drive and government favour when Mars is well-placed.
Mars antardasha within the 6-year Sun mahadasha lasts 4.2 months, as per the fixed Vimshottari proportions given by Sage Parashara.
Classically its tone is mixed. It gives favourable results when mars in exaltation sign, own sign, or in 11th house; in kendra (1/4/7/10) or trine (5/9). 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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