The sub-period of Saturn within the 20-year Venus Mahadasha runs for 3 years 2 months. The results below are Sage Parashara's classical indications — how they manifest for you depends on the exact placement of Saturn and Venus in your individual birth chart.
शुक्रस्यान्तर्गते मन्दे स्वोच्चे तु परमोच्चगे । स्वर्क्षकेन्द्रत्रिकोणस्थे तुंगांशे स्वांशगेऽपि वा ॥ ५२ ॥
तद्भुक्तौ बहुसौख्यं स्यादिष्टबन्धुसमागमः । राजद्वारे च सम्मानं पुत्रिकाजन्मसम्भवः ॥ ५३ ॥
पुण्यतीर्थ फलावाप्तिर्दान धर्मादिपुण्यकृत् । स्वप्रभोश्च पदावाप्तिः नीचस्थे क्लेशभाग्यभवेत् ॥ ५४ ॥
देहालस्यमवाप्नोति तथाऽऽयादधिकव्ययम् । तथाष्टमे व्यये मन्दे दायेशाद्वा तथैव च ॥ ५५ ॥
भुक्त्यादी विविधा पीडा पितृमातृजनावधि । दारपुत्रादिपीडा च परदेशादिविभ्रमः ॥ ५६ ॥
व्यवसायात्फलं नष्टं गोमहिष्यादिहानिकृत् । द्वितीयसप्तमाधीशे देहबाधा भविष्यति ॥ ५७ ॥
तद्दोषपरिहारार्थं तिलहोमं च कारयेत् । मृत्युञ्जयजपं कुर्याच्चण्डीपाठमाथपि वा ॥ ५८ ॥
स्वयं वा ब्राह्मणद्वारा यथाशक्ति यथाविधि । ततः शान्तिमवाप्नोति शिवाशम्भुप्रसादतः ॥ ५९ ॥
— Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra
Condition: Saturn in deep exaltation, exalted or in own sign; in an Angle, Trine, or in the exalted or own Navamsa.
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 Saturn 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 an afflicted Saturn (8th/12th from the Ascendant or Venus), the beginning of the sub-period brings various troubles, distress to parents, and pains to spouse and children.
The deciding factor is Saturn's strength and placement: deeply exalted or own-sign Saturn in an Angle or Trine gives comforts, honour, a child and spiritual merit, whereas debilitation or Trik placement turns the period towards lethargy, overspending and family strain.
Saturn antardasha within the 20-year Venus mahadasha lasts 3 years 2 months, as per the fixed Vimshottari proportions given by Sage Parashara.
Classically its tone is mixed. It gives favourable results when saturn in deep exaltation, exalted or in own sign; in an angle, trine, or in the exalted or own navamsa. 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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