The sub-period of Rahu within the 20-year Venus Mahadasha runs for 3 years. The results below are Sage Parashara's classical indications — how they manifest for you depends on the exact placement of Rahu and Venus in your individual birth chart.
शुक्रस्यान्तर्गते राहौ केन्द्रलाभत्रिकोणगे । स्वोच्चे वा शुभसंदृष्टे योगकारकसंयुते ॥ ३६ ॥
तद्भुक्तौ बहुसौख्यं च धनधान्यादिलाभकृत् । इष्टबन्धुसमाकीर्ण भवनं च समादिशेत् ॥ ३७ ॥
यातुः कार्यार्थसिद्धिः स्यात् पशुक्षेत्रादिसम्भवः ॥ ३७½ ॥
लग्नाद्युपचये राहौ तद्भुक्तिः सुखदा भवेत् ॥ ३८ ॥
शत्रुनाशो महोत्साहो राजप्रीतिकरी शुभा । भुक्त्यादौ शरमासांश्च अन्ते ज्वरमजीर्णकृत् ॥ ३९ ॥
कार्यविघ्नमवाप्नोति सञ्चरे च मनोव्यथा । परं सुखं च सौभाग्यं महाराज इवाऽश्नुते ॥ ४० ॥
नॠत दिशमाश्रित्य प्रयाणं प्रभुदर्शनम् । यातुः कार्यार्थसिद्धिः स्यात्स्वदेशे पुनरेष्यति ॥ ४१ ॥
उपकारो ब्राह्मणानां तीर्थयात्राफलं भवेत् ॥ ४१½ ॥
दायेशाद्रन्ध्रभावस्थे व्यये वा पापसंयुते ॥ ४२ ॥
अशुभं लभते कर्म पितृमातृजनावधि । सर्वत्र जनविद्वेषं नानारुपं द्विजोत्तम ॥ ४३ ॥
द्वितीये सप्तमे वापि देहालस्यं विनिर्दिशेत् । तद्दोषपरिहारार्थं मृत्युञ्जयजपं चरेत् ॥ ४४ ॥
— Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra
Condition: Rahu in an Angle, Trine or the 11th from the Ascendant, exalted, aspected by benefics, conjoined a Yogakaraka; or in the Upachaya houses (3/6/10/11).
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 Rahu 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.
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.
Phase-based timing: for Rahu in the Upachaya houses (3/6/10/11), the first five months of the sub-period bring pleasure, destruction of adversaries and favour from authority, while the end brings fever and indigestion.
Even in an otherwise favourable Rahu period, journeys can carry obstruction in work and mental tension, though all other kinds of happiness, good fortune and recognition from authority prevail.
Rahu antardasha within the 20-year Venus mahadasha lasts 3 years, as per the fixed Vimshottari proportions given by Sage Parashara.
Classically its tone is mixed. It gives favourable results when rahu in an angle, trine or the 11th from the ascendant, exalted, aspected by benefics, conjoined a yogakaraka; or in the upachaya houses (3/6/10/11). 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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