In other 4 parts of this series of articles we have seen use of char dasha as given by sage Parashara in his Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra. As given by K.N.Rao and as given by Mr. Irangnati Rangacharya. In this article in this chart I will use all 3 of the Char Dasha variation naming them Char Dasha – 1, 2 and 3 respectively. A caution that I will give here is by no means it is a decisive article. All of them are masters and I am no one to say someone right or wrong. My only attempt will be to see by which method results are more clearly visible. We will use normal rules of interpretation of Char Dasha as given by Sage Parashara and Jaimini in their immortal classics. But here one should keep in mind that different masters use different techniques to analyze the same. Parashara have only given rules no example chart for demonstration. K.N.Rao uses Karaka’s a lot. And Rangacharya Ji Uses all rules but as their demonstrations are very less. We will use normal analysis method and will try to find out which one is easy to use and snapshot to find event. We will be using 7 char karakas only. As Mr. Rao says it as their own original research and Rangacharya Ji also seems to be saying the same. But in Arudh Pada Calculation we will be taking exceptions into account with dual lordship of Scorpio and Aquarius.

Nelson Mandela – 18th July 1918, 14:54:51 (Rectified by myself) Mvezo, South Africa (31S57/28E31)

South African president – Hora Lagna and Ghati Lagna in 3rd house shows person achieved money and power through his own efforts. Lord of that sign Aquarius is Rahu and Saturn Rahu in 12th showing his Jail travels and Saturn in 8th house showing his long life as well as his struggles. Aspect of Jupiter on ascendant made him a great man with high ideals. Rahu by his 11th aspect and Saturn by his 3rd aspect is aspecting 10th house where 5th lord Mars is placed in having Dig Bala and he is also Lagna lord of navamsha that is in 3rd house with moon and having aspect by Jupiter that is 9th house also influencing his D9 ascendant showing Jovian influence on his life, mind, intellect and himself and also making a powerful Raajyoga. 6 planets in bad houses in D1 and 3 planets in bad houses in D9 made his life full of struggle, strife and hard-work. In D9 chart Bandhan yoga on 4-10th axis by Sun and Saturn shows his imprisonment in his own homeland for his work to his own homeland. Debilitated AK in 6th house in D9 made his soul’s journey difficult. AK with Ketu shows a good person but in 6th house in D9 as well as D1 shows his hard-work, struggle and suffering and own people becoming enemies. His 9th lord is vargottama and ascendant lord is in trine to Navamsha Lagna. Shows his Raajyoga and Mars over AL shows his fighting nature that is never to accept defeat.

Been Married 3 times – Venus is afflicted in his chart being in 6th house with Ketu aspected with Rahu. In his Navamsha he is debilitated again with Ketu aspected by Rahu and Mars in 6th house 12th from 7th house and in both chart Venus Karaka of Marriage is in Maran Karak Sthan. 7th house have Jupiter it have to be good but Jupiter being ascendant lord in 7th house show more than one marriage that is further strengthened by Venus and 7th lord that is in 8th house with Sun and Saturn 2 dire malefic making it more and more hemmed aspected by Rahu and the same Mercury in navamsha is in 11th house of more than one marriage with Gulika in Aquarius whose lord Rahu is in 12th house and Saturn in 10th house hemmed in between malefic it all shows more than one marriage and misery in marital life. Sun is DK that in D1 is in 8th house with malefic Saturn and Mercury aspected by Rahu and in navamsha in 4th house Dig bal less under aspect of Rahu and Saturn Again. Depositor of 7th lord as well as DK is moon in 11th house of multiple marriages. In navamsha in 3rd house of copulation with Mars high sexual drive and in both charts aspected by Jupiter that shows that he did marriages and was not in other practices like prostitution or other bad things like the same. A7 and UL are in same house showing Love Marriage that he did (we will see it later) but in 12th from AL showing ignorance by spouse. Lord of UL and 2nd from UL is in 8th house from ascendant showing all the trouble and 2nd from UL is mars showing break in marriage. We will all these with events while using Char Dasha on the chart.

Arrested as political prisoner on august 5th 1962. And spend 27 years in Jail. Released on February 11th 1990.

Char dasha 1 – Aries/Libra/Scorpio – Aries is 5th house showing political activity for which he was arrested. From Aries there is Bandhan yoga in 6-8 house showing imprisonment and suffering. Libra is 11th house with A8 and 8th lord Moon therein. Scorpio is 12th house with Rahu this Rahu is also involved in with sign in Bandhan Yoga.

Char dasha 2 – Aries/Taurus/Pisces – Aries is same; Taurus is 6th house with AK in that showing suffering of soul along with Ketu that shows emancipation. Can also show bondage. Being 6th house it is bit natural to be prisoner. Pisces is 4th house showing Imprison in own home land.

Char Dasha 3 – Virgo/Virgo/Virgo – Virgo is 10th house with Mars that is 5th and 12th lords showing imprisonment due to political activities. There is AL showing image of the person. Maandi is also there showing prison and the same sing is also aspected by Lagna and 4th lord Jupiter. From there no Bandhan yoga exists but lord being in 8th house and from sign in 11th house of punishment it shows the event. Arudh of the same is in 6th house showing the event.

Char Dasha 1 – Sagittarius/Virgo/Gemini – Sagittarius is ascendant showing the self, Virgo 10th house showing Karma and having 12th and 5th lord shows freedom as well as back to power/work/politics. Gemini is 4th house of happiness. He was released from prison in this time, all of them are in quadrants showing his comfort and blessing of Vishnu.

Char Dasha 2 – Sagittarius/Aries/Aries – Sagittarius is the same. Aries is the 5th house of power whose lord is in 10th house again of power. Shows the blessing of Lakshmi and Vishnu together.

Char Dasha 3 – Pisces/Pisces/Taurus – Pisces is the 4th house of happiness whose lord is in 4th from 4th in 7th house and Taurus is 6th house with AK in it and Ketu showing Emancipation. This shows the event. See the same Ketu and AK giving bondage and then emancipation showing it was all suffering of the soul.

Nobel peace prize in 1993

Char Dasha 1 and 2 – Sagittarius Maha dasha the sign rises in ascendant aspected by ascendant and 5th lord showing Raajyoga as well as Honor being 5th lord too. A11 and A3 are there along with PP showing life force. Jupiter and Mars GK+PK don’t show Raajyoga but PK surely shows awards and other things.

Char Dasha 3 – Pisces Maha dasha – it is 4th house aspected by the same Jupiter Mars combination. A4 is in 7th house with A9 and Shree Lagna along with Lagna lord Jupiter showing Flow of Shree Maha Lakshmi in his life and this prize will be thing for which he would be remembered in history. All 3 char dasha is aspected by the same showing validity of all 3 of them and showing that their usage has to be done carefully. All of them work. Jupiter Lagna lord is also there that shows honor.

Nations first black president on 2nd May 1994

Char Dasha 1 – Sagittarius/Taurus/Gemini – Sagittarius is in ascendant aspected by ascendant lord as well as 5th lord and PK mars showing Raajyoga. Aspected by Shree Lagna and Arudh Lagna it shows growth of Status in society and flow of shree in life. Taurus is the 6th house showing hard-work and struggle also having AK shows the achievement of the thing for which soul was born (freedom of South Africa) it have A10 showing power and aspected by DK and AmK makes one of the most potent Jaimini Raajyogas.

Char Dasha 2 – Sagittarius/Aquarius/Libra –Aquarius is 3rd house where Ghatika Lagna and Hora Lagna is placed along with A5 of power and A6 of service being AK in 4th there from it shows gain of throne. AmK is in 9th house there from showing the event. Libra is 11th sign showing gains with Moon that is depositor of DK and BK MK making small Jaimini Raajyoga. There are 3 planets in 10th house there from showing power. Being 11th from ascendant it shows gains but not Raajyoga Activation. For Activation of Raajyoga Position of AK and AmK have to be carefully judged from all MD and AD.

Char Dasha 3 – Pisces/Gemini/Virgo – Pisces is 4th house of throne whose lord is in 7th house 4th from 4th over SL and A4 and A9 showing the event but AK in 3rd house and AmK in 8th house there from is not a good indication for Raajyoga. Gemini is where Shree Lagna along with A4 and A9 throne and luck is placed in showing the event. And Virgo is 10th house with Dikbali Mars who is 5th and 12th lord but Having AL there it shows an important event related to Image of the Native.

Served till June 1999

Char Dasha 1 – Scorpio/Gemini – Scorpio is the 12th house showing freedom with Rahu that is depositor of HL and GL. Gemini is 7th house with SL and GK showing end of Job (6th house matter) being 10th from 10th it shows something important related to job and as in politics their career never ends but just gets a new turn. From dasa Rashi 10th lord is in 9th house 12th there from showing end of profession work and a new type of Raajyoga working. That is spending life as a high politician. AmK in 12th from Dasha Sign also shows end of profession.

Char Dasha 2 – Scorpio/Virgo – Virgo is 10th house with AL and PK mars that is also 12th lord showing end of profession, some significant event related to profession. End of job and a new status in society. Lord of Virgo that is Natural 10th house is in 8th house that shows retirement. For better results concerned divisional charts should also be used, here I am leaving that but readers are advised to do the same.

Char Dasha 3 – Pisces/Aries – Pisces is the 4th house of Throne and Home land too. Being 7th and Marak from 10th shows being at home/not working. Why it is also a throne house is a politician can work from home too. For politicians the whole country is their home. Aries is 5th house 8th from 10th and its lord is in 10th house showing important event related to profession.

· Author of “long walk of freedom – 1994”, “the struggle is my life – 1986”

Char Dasha 1 and 2 – Capricorn Dasha – it is 5th from Karkamsha Lagna aspected by Venus in D1 showing literary activities.

Sagittarius dasha – 4th from Karkamsha aspected by Jupiter in D1 and by moon and Venus in D9 having Jupiter in it. Showing validity of Karkamsha in D9 and Yogas Given by sage Jaimini. 2nd 4th 5th from Karkamsha and Moon Venus and Jupiter shows Literary Activities.

Char Dasha 3 – Libra dasha – 2nd from Karkamsha aspected by Venus in D1 and having moon in it in D1. In my humble opinion Karkamsha have to be seen in both D1 and D9 difference between them I will explain in an article on the subject.

Pisces dasha – 7th from Karkamsha aspecting Karkamsha and being aspected by Venus, Moon, Jupiter in D9 and By Jupiter and PK in D1.

Qualified in Law in 1942

Char Dasha 1 and 2 – Cancer Dasha – of 8th house where 9th lord of college and 2nd lord and 7th lord is placed in whose lord is in 11th house over A2. 4th house is primary education, 9th house bachelor, 2nd house masters and 7th house doctorate/specialization. 5th from Dasha sign is Rahu in 12th house in Scorpio sign showing the nature of education to deal with criminal, underground people, court etc. PK is in 3rd from dasha sign that is 8th from 8th showing termination of education.

Char Dasha 3 – Leo Dasha – it is 9th house dasha showing higher education, whose lord is in 8th house with Mercury and Saturn who be being in cancer created a Raajyoga in itself. This also shows the nature of education along with Rahu in 12th house in 4th from dasha sign.

In 1991 elected president of “The African National Congress”

Char Dasha 1 and 2 – Sagittarius dasha from where AmK is in 11th house of gains and AK in 6th house of service. Sign is also having A11 showing gains and A3 showing hard work.

Char dasha 3 – Pisces dasha – aspected by Shree Lagna and 10th lord from dasha sign Jupiter along with PK and 5th lord showing coming into politics but AK in 3rd there from and AmK in 8th isn’t favorable that also shows no great achievement in that period. But aspected by AL it shows the event clearly along with other factors.

1957 divorced with 1st wife

Char Dasha 1, 2 and 3 – Taurus dasha – AK is placed here debilitated. Having Venus and Ketu in same sign it shows marriage. Applying the same principle pervasively we can expand it to something related to marriage. Venus being 3rd lord from UL 8th from 8th and marriage significator that is afflicted as well as debilitated in D9 and in Maran Karak Sthan Shows Divorce. Lord of UL is in MKS (Maran Karak Sthan) from UL that have considerably damaged his UL. Being 12th from 7th it also shows the event. Taurus is also in 2nd house from Navamsha Lagna being Marak for Navamsha Lagna.


Second marriage June 1958, – 2 Daughters.

Char Dasha 1 and 3 – Taurus/Gemini – Taurus as we have seen have both Venus and Ketu Jaimini says the sign having Ketu as the most benefic sign. The sign having Ketu or Venus shows marriage and as it is in the same sign it shows very much potential for marriage being in 10th from UL it shows some marriage karma in form of divorce from one wife and marriage to another. Taurus being in 2nd from Navamsha Lagna shows end of first marriage and start of second marriage. Gemini is 7th house having A9 2nd that shows 2nd marriage being 3rd from 7th. Younger sister of first wife as Indian society takes second wife of a man. It also has Shree Lagna showing coming of shree or Lakshmi in his life. Only this Lakshmi gave him bliss of progeny that Jupiter shows naturally. Shree Lagna is very vital to time Marriage.

Char dasha 2 – Taurus/Virgo – Virgo is 2nd from UL with Mars in it that is raajyogkarak from UL and also PK showing his 2 daughters only from this marriage. This sign have Venus and Ketu in Navamsha.

Separated in 1992

Char Dasha 1 and 2 – Sagittarius dasha – being 10th from 2nd UL that is 8th from 1st UL and 12th from 2nd house that is 8th from 7th house it shows separation. As it is 10th it shows distance from home 4th house opposite showing separation for some time and being in 12th from 2nd house it shows loss of pleasures of 2nd house.

Char Dasha 3 – Pisces Dasha it is 2nd UL that is afflicted by GK and maandi but also helped and supported by Shree Lagna and PK and Jupiter but despite all these. Its affliction by Rahu in D9 (The concerned divisional chart for marital life that being 12th lord of separation from 2nd UL) shows the event.


Divorced in 1996

Char Dasha 1 and 2 – Scorpio dasha – here Rahu is placed in D1 chart that is lord of 7th marak from 9th house lord of 2nd marak from 2nd house and lord of 12th expenditure from 2nd UL and as it is not aspected by SL it failed to save the marriage and the fateful event happened. See till the time dasha of the house aspected by SL was going on it was separation not divorce. The same sign in navamsha is 8th house showing bad event related to marital life. It is also aspected by Afflicted DK and 7th lord in D1. And by afflicted DK in D9 too.

Char Dasha 3 – Pisces dasha – here it happened even after being aspected by Shree Lagna. Why so is it because next time he was going to marry his “sweetheart” Shree is manifestation of Lakshmi and what she have decided for the native only she knows. Here the same interpretation from the last analysis under separation can be used. Keeping in mind that it is also 12th from Navamsha Lagna. And if we don’t take progression of UL it will be 8th there from. Readers should think on the same to get a clear picture.

Celebrated his 80th Birthday by marrying his “Sweetheart” 52 years old “Graca Machel” on July 18, 1998 (28 Year younger)

Char Dasha 1 – Scorpio/Aries/Virgo – Scorpio is 12th house Having Rahu in it “Nest Graha” is very important in love marriage. It is 9th from 2nd UL and 2nd house of sustenance from 3rd UL. Aries is 7th from 3rd UL and 2nd from 2nd UL. In navamsha Aries is ascendant. Virgo is the 10th house 2nd from Primary UL and 12th from 3rd UL. Virgo also has Venus and Ketu in Navamsha.

Char Dasha 2 – Scorpio/Taurus/Taurus – Taurus is 6th house with Ketu and Venus in it is 8th from 3rd UL and 10th from 1st UL and 11th from DK.

Char Dasha 3 – Pisces/Leo/Taurus – Pisces is aspected by SL in D1 and also it is 8th from 1st UL and 6th from 3rd UL. From Pisces there is MKS Mars in 7th house and for this reason this dasha have shown him divorces and re-marriages too. Leo is the sign having UL and A7 showing Love marriage as well as normal marriage. Taurus is having Ketu and Venus combination.

· On January 6, 2005. Mandela’s 54 Year old son died of septic shock and pneumonia associated with AIDS. He was only surviving son of South African Leader.

For death and related matters Char dasha can be used but it being an Falit dasha is not appropriate for this work thus we will use Shool dasha for this and next event.

Middle life – taking 5th house as ascendant Lagna lord in 6th house is weak. 8th lord in 6th house is powerful making Vipreet Raajyoga. And 10th lord in 4th house in cancer with friend Mercury and 5th lord Sun are powerful also for the reason that his aspects on his own 10th house and for this reason 2 factors being powerful out of 3 he had middle life 40-80 years. He was 54 years old.

Shool dasha for 5th house – Cancer/Aquarius/Taurus – cancer is having afflicted 10th lord Saturn, aspected by 11th lord Rahu that shows punishment and also death. “Tanu tanou danda harah” lord of cancer being in 7th house from 5th house made it more Marak. Aspected by Rahu it was to produce bad event. Also it is in trine to 8th house from 5th house. Lord of Aquarius Rahu is in 8th from 5th house and another lord is in 4th house there from afflicting ascendant lord Mars by his 3rd aspect. Trine from Aquarius has Rudra Yoga with Moon aspected by Venus that is essential for death in shool dasha. Taurus is 2nd house where Prani Rudra Venus is placed in and it is also in trine to Aprani Rudra Mars and is making Rudra yoga all conditions fulfilled.

Mandela died on 5th December 2013 at his home, after several moth of fighting with Pneumonia (aged 95)

Age determination – Lagna + Hora Lagna = Long Life, Lagna Lord + 8th lord = Short Life, Moon + Saturn = Short Life. As two things shows Short life but as Jupiter is in 7th house it show Kakshya Vriddhi. And as Saturn or moon is not in 1st 7th house. Lagna and Hora Lagna shall prevail. Lagna lord is in 7th house powerful. 8th lord is in 11th house powerful and 10th lord is in 8th house weak as two factors is powerful it shows middle life, but as 10th house is strong under virtue of a Dikbali planet we can take 10th house as powerful too. Making it to long life.

We will also use char dasha here to time death but readers should keep in mind that there are longevity dasha in Jaimini and that should be used for this purpose.

Char Dasha 1 – Virgo/Capricorn/Virgo – Virgo is 10th house only whose lord is weak in the pairs and also its lord is in 8th house. Saturn is aspecting Virgo that is 3rd lord. 8th form 8th and Virgo have 12th lord mars. Capricorn is 2nd house that is a marak house.

Char Dasha 2 – Cancer/Pisces/Gemini – Cancer is 8th house, Pisces is 4th house afflicted by 12th lord Mars and Maheshwar Jupiter. Gemini is 7th house Marak where Maheshwar Jupiter is placed in and Pisces is Marak from AL being in 7th there from.

Char Dasha 3 – Scorpio/Pisces/Sagittarius – Scorpio is 12th house with Rahu in it. It is also in trine to 8th house and Pisces and Sagittarius both are aspected by Maheshwar Jupiter and 12th lord Mars.

Shool dasha – Aries/Taurus/Cancer – Aries is trine to Lagna but also trine to UL and A7. Lord of Aries is in 10th house afflicting the 3rd cornerstone of 3 longevity builders. It Is in 8th from Arudh Lagna. Taurus is 6th house with AK this should not kill but that AK is malefic being debilitated in Navamsha and is with Ketu the karaka of emancipation and forming Rudra Yoga in the sign that is important for death in shool dasha. Cancer is 8th house where Aprani Rudra is placed in along with 10th lord the weakest among 3 longevity building blocks.

Conditions around death have to be seen in 3rd from AL there is Rahu in Scorpio Rahu being like Saturn shows disease surrounding death. Pneumonia is also a Rahuvian disease. It is in a fixed sign Scorpio showing death in his own home.

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