The sub-period of Venus within the 20-year Venus Mahadasha runs for 3 years 4 months. The results below are Sage Parashara's classical indications — how they manifest for you depends on the exact placement of Venus and Venus in your individual birth chart.
अथ स्वान्तर्गते शुक्र लग्नात्केन्द्रत्रिकोणगे । लाभे वा बलसंयुक्ते तद्भुक्तौ च शुभं फलम् ॥ १ ॥
विप्र मूलाद्धनप्राप्तिर्गो महिष्यादिलाभकृत् । पुत्रोत्सवादिसन्तोषो गृहे कल्याणसम्भवः ॥ २ ॥
सम्मानं राजसम्मानं राज्यलाभो महत्सुखम् ॥ २½ ॥
स्वोच्चे वा स्वर्क्षगे वापि तुंगांशे स्वावांशगेऽपि वा ॥ ३ ॥
नूतनालयनिर्माणं नित्यं मिष्ठान्नभोजनम् । कलत्रपुत्रविभवं मित्रसंयुक्तभोजनम् ॥ ४ ॥
अन्नदानं प्रियं नित्यं दानधर्मादिसङ्ग्रहः । महाराजप्रसादेन वाहनाम्बरभूषणम् ॥ ५ ॥
व्यवसायात्फलाधिक्यं चतुष्पाज्जीवलाभकृत् । प्रयाण पश्चिमे भागे वाहनाम्बरलाभकृत् ॥ ६ ॥
लग्नाद्युपचये शुक्रे शुभग्रहयुतेक्षिते । मित्रांशे तुंगलाभे शयो गकारकसंयुते ॥ ७ ॥
राज्यलाभो महोत्साहो राजप्रीतिः शुभावहा । गृहे कल्याणसम्पत्तिर्दारपुत्रादिवर्द्धनम् ॥ ८ ॥
षष्ठाष्टमव्यये शुक्रे पापयुक्तेऽथ वीक्षिते । चौरादिद्रणभीतिश्च सर्वत्र जनपीडनम् ॥ ९ ॥
राजद्वारे जनद्वेष इष्टबन्धु विनाशनम् । दारपुत्रादिपीडा च सर्वत्र जनपीडनम् ॥ १० ॥
— Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra
Condition: Venus duly strong in an Angle (1/4/7/10), Trine (5/9) or the 11th; or exalted, in own sign, or in the exalted or own Navamsa; or in the Upachaya houses (3/6/10/11) conjoined with or aspected by benefics, or with the 11th lord or a Yogakaraka.
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 Venus 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.
A strong Venus markedly refines the native, who becomes more composed, devotes time to religious scriptures and discourses, gives charity, and prefers the company of devout persons; classical works add gain of gems, fine clothes and ornaments, and a heightened interest in art and romantic and artistic pleasures.
Business note: this sub-period especially favours finance, storage or warehousing, consumer goods (chiefly food products), automobiles and luxury items — though the extent depends on the influence of other planets over Venus.
On the apparent contradiction between the Upachaya (favourable) and Trik (unfavourable) rules — the 6th house is common to both — the resolution is profession-dependent: Venus as 10th lord in the 6th is excellent for a doctor; in the 8th, for leather goods, ivory or antiques; and in the 12th conjunct the 12th lord, it boosts import-export business.
Illustrative case: with Venus as 10th lord in the 6th house, aspected by Jupiter and Mars and exalted in the Navamsa, the native completed a Doctor of Medicine degree and secured a post as a medical college lecturer during this sub-period — the classic profession-dependent reading of a 6th-house 10th lord.
Venus antardasha within the 20-year Venus mahadasha lasts 3 years 4 months, as per the fixed Vimshottari proportions given by Sage Parashara.
Classically its tone is mixed. It gives favourable results when venus duly strong in an angle (1/4/7/10), trine (5/9) or the 11th; or exalted, in own sign, or in the exalted or own navamsa; or in the upachaya houses (3/6/10/11) conjoined with or aspected by benefics, or with the 11th lord or a yogakaraka. 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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