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Venus Mahadasha — Moon Antardasha

Duration: 1 year 8 monthsmixedBrihat Parashara Hora Shastra

The sub-period of Moon within the 20-year Venus Mahadasha runs for 1 year 8 months. The results below are Sage Parashara's classical indications — how they manifest for you depends on the exact placement of Moon and Venus in your individual birth chart.

The original shlokas

शुक्रस्यान्तर्गते चन्द्रे केन्द्रलाभत्रिकोणगे । स्वोच्चे स्वक्षेत्रगे चैव भाग्यनाथेन संयुते ॥ २० ॥

शुभयुक्ते पूर्णचन्द्रे राज्यनाथेन संयुते । तद्भुक्तौ वाहनादीनां लाभं गेहे महत्सुखम् ॥ २१ ॥

महाराजप्रसादेन गजान्तै श्वर्यमादिशेत् । महानदीस्नानपुण्यं देवब्राह्मणपूजनम् ॥ २२ ॥

गीतवाद्यप्रसंगादिविद्वज्जन विभूषणम् । गोमहिष्यादिवृद्धिश्च व्यवसायेऽधिकं फलम् ॥ २३ ॥

भोजनाम्बरसौख्यं च बन्धुसंयुक्तभोजनम् ॥ २३½ ॥

नीचे वास्तंगते वापि षष्ठाष्टव्ययराशिगे ॥ २४ ॥

दायेशात्षष्ठगे वापि रन्ध्रे वा व्ययराशिगे । तत्काले धननाश: स्यात्सञ्चरेत महद्भयम् ॥ २५ ॥

देहायासो मनस्तापो राजद्वारे विरोधकृत् । विदेशगमनं चैव तीर्थयात्रादिकं फलम् ॥ २६ ॥

दारपुत्रादि पीडा च निजबन्धुवियोगकृत् ॥ २६½ ॥

दायेशात्केन्द्रलाभस्थे त्रिकोणे सहजेऽपि वा ॥ २७ ॥

राजप्रीतिकरी चैव देशग्रामाधिपत्यता । धैर्य यशः सुखं कीर्तिर्वाहनाम्बरभूषणम् ॥ २८ ॥

कूपारामतडागादिनिर्माणं धनसंग्रहः । भुक्त्यादौ देहसौख्यं स्यादन्ते क्लेशस्तथा भवेत् ॥ २९ ॥

— Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra

Favourable indications

  • Acquisition of vehicles and great happiness at home, with luxuriant comforts through the goodwill of authority
  • The merit of a sacred dip in a holy river, and devotion to one's deity and holy persons
  • Singing, instrumental music and the association of scholars, with increase of ornaments and valuable assets
  • Good success in business and the comforts of food and clothes, with the pleasure of dining alongside the brothers
  • Affection from authority and expansion of land and property holdings
  • Attainment of patience, fame, comforts, glory, vehicles, clothes and ornaments
  • Construction of a well, garden and water tank, and accumulation of wealth
  • With the Moon in an Angle, Trine, 11th, own or exaltation sign, with the 9th or 10th lord, or full and with benefics: the full measure of these comforts

Condition: Moon in an Angle, Trine, 11th or 3rd (from the Ascendant or from Venus), in own or exaltation sign, with the 9th or 10th lord, conjoined benefics, or full.

Challenging placements

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 Venus 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.

Classical remedies

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.

Timing and classical commentary

Phase-based timing: for a well-placed Moon in an Angle, Trine, 11th or 3rd from Venus, there are comforts and physical wellbeing at the beginning of the sub-period, while some distress can set in towards the end.

Commentary exception: if the Moon is in the 12th from Venus but conjoined a Yogakaraka planet, the difficult results of the debilitation/Trik verses are NOT experienced — instead the sub-period brings progress and gain of wealth.

Illustrative case: with Venus in the 10th house and the Moon 12th from Venus but conjoined the Yogakaraka Mars (and Moon and Venus together in the Navamsa), the native established a very large-scale cloth business — Venus being the significator of cloth — and succeeded right from the beginning of this sub-period.

Frequently asked questions

How long does Moon antardasha last in Venus mahadasha?

Moon antardasha within the 20-year Venus mahadasha lasts 1 year 8 months, as per the fixed Vimshottari proportions given by Sage Parashara.

Is Venus mahadasha Moon antardasha good or bad?

Classically its tone is mixed. It gives favourable results when moon in an angle, trine, 11th or 3rd (from the ascendant or from venus), in own or exaltation sign, with the 9th or 10th lord, conjoined benefics, or full. 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.

What is the remedy for Venus–Moon period?

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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These are the general classical results

Sage Parashara himself ties every outcome to the exact placements in the individual chart. Whether Venus–Moon elevates or tests you depends on your horoscope — get a personal reading of your full chart.

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