Sanskrit verses with English translation from Maharishi Parasara. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.
बहूनि दशनामानि शास्त्रेऽस्मिन् परिकीर्तितानि । तेषां फलमनुक्रम्य वक्ष्ये सर्वं यथाक्रमम् ॥
bahūni daśanāmani śāstre'smin parikīrtitāni | teṣāṃ phalam anukramya vakṣye sarvaṃ yathākramam ||
Many names of dashas are declared in this scripture; their results I shall explain in due order.
शताब्दकालमायुषः शतब्दीकीर्तिता दशाः । नक्षत्रक्रमतो ज्ञेया ग्रहाणां भाग्यकारिणाम् ॥ २॥
śatābdakālamāyuṣaḥ śatabdīkīrtitā daśāḥ | nakṣatrakramato jñeyā grahāṇāṃ bhāgyakāriṇām || 2||
The dashas celebrated as Shatabdika span a hundred years of life; they are to be known by the order of the nakshatras of the planets that dispense destiny.
जन्मनक्षत्रयोगेन ग्रहस्याद्या तु या दशा । अवशिष्टं तथा तस्याः शेषकालफलं भवेत् ॥ ३॥
janmanakṣatrayogena grahasyādyā tu yā daśā | avaśiṣṭaṃ tathā tasyāḥ śeṣakālaphalaṃ bhavet || 3||
By conjunction with the nakshatra at birth, the first dasha belongs to its ruling planet; the balance remaining in that dasha is then computed, and results operate for that remaining measure of time.