Of the Lagna, the Sun and the Moon, whichever is strongest will have its Dasa first. Then will come the Dasa of the planets in its Kendra and other positions. When several occupy together any one of these positions, the precedence will be given to the planet which predominates in strength. When they happen to be of equal strength, that which gives a longer period, in years, of Ayurdaya will have its turn first. When there is equality even in regard to the number of years of the Ayurdaya of the planets, that which rises first after being eclipsed by the Sun gets its Dasa prior to its fellows. If such planets should however chance to be of equal strength, equal Ayurdaya and equal rising after their conjunction with the Sun, then that planet which is anterior in the general order of precedence among the significators would rule the Dasa in question; and this general order of precedence is usually taken to be (1) the Lagna, (2) the Sun, (3) the Moon, (4) Mars, (5) Mercury, (6) Jupiter, (7) Venus and (8) Saturn. And the strength of any planet for this purpose is obtained by multiplying it — the position — by the distance of the planet from its nearest Bhava-sandhi and dividing the product by the distance between the Bhavamsa and one of its Sandhis.
लग्न, सूर्य और चन्द्र — इनमें जो बली होगा, उसकी दशा प्रथम आवेगी। तब उन ग्रहों की दशा आवेगी जो इस 'बली' (सूर्य, चन्द्र या लग्न) से केन्द्र में हों। तब उनकी जो इस बली से 'पणफर' में हो, तब उनकी जो आपोक्लिम में हों। मान लीजिये १ से अधिक ग्रह केन्द्र में हैं, किसकी दशा सर्वप्रथम आवेगी? उसकी जो बली ग्रह से केन्द्र-स्थित ग्रहों में सबसे बलवान हो। यदि समान बली हों तो जो अधिक आयुकाल (वर्ष आदि) प्रदान कर रहा हो। यदि प्रदत्त आयु काल भी बराबर हो तो उस ग्रह की दशा सर्वप्रथम आवेगी जो सूर्य से अस्त होकर सर्वप्रथम उदित होगा। यह क्रम प्रायः निम्नलिखित है — (१) लग्न, सूर्य, चन्द्र, मंगल, बुध, बृहस्पति, शुक्र, शनि। यहाँ ग्रह का बल इस प्रकार निकाला जाता है — भावमध्य से जितने अंश-कला-विकला पर ग्रह हो, उस अन्तर को भाव-मध्य से भाव-सन्धि के अन्तर से भाग दीजिये।
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