Which dasha brings marriage? Ask an astrologer to read your mahadasha and antardasha
No mahadasha is a marriage dasha for everyone; astrologers look for the antardasha of a planet tied to your own 7th house and Venus.
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I am running Saturn mahadasha and someone told me marriage cannot happen in it. Which antardasha should I look at?
Saturn's period does not rule marriage out by itself. Share your birth details and I will check which antardashas inside it belong to planets tied to your 7th house, and how they are placed.
Short answer
No single dasha brings marriage for everyone. Vedic astrologers look for the mahadasha and antardasha of planets tied to your 7th house, its lord, Venus or the Moon, and check how well placed each one is. Classical texts name marriage inside Saturn's and Rahu's dashas too, under conditions. On Kismo, verified Vedic astrologers read your dasha by chat or call, online from anywhere.
What are the key facts about marriage timing?
| Answer | |
|---|---|
| The question | Which mahadasha, antardasha or pratyantar dasha in my chart points to marriage |
| The system | Vimshottari dasha: nine periods of 6 to 20 years, each split into nine antardashas |
| What an astrologer looks for | Periods of planets in, aspecting or owning the 7th house, Venus, the Moon, and their dispositors 3 |
| Birth time matters | An hour's error moves every later dasha date by 3 to 10 months, depending on the dasha you were born in (calculated) |
| What to bring | Exact birth time, date and place, and the dates of any past proposals or engagements |
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What does an astrologer check in my dasha for marriage?
- Which planets are tied to your 7th house. The astrologer lists the 7th lord, planets in the 7th, planets aspecting it, and Venus, before opening the dasha table.
- The mahadasha now and the next one. The antardashas of those planets inside each mahadasha are the first candidates, and their lengths depend on the mahadasha 1.
- How the antardasha planet sits. Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra often names marriage only when that planet is in an angle, a trine or the 11th house 1.
- Its place counted from the mahadasha lord. The same texts read an antardasha planet in the 6th, 8th or 12th from the mahadasha lord as a harder period 1.
- The pratyantar dasha inside a promising antardasha. KP's worked example narrows a marriage to a third level of period, lasting weeks or months 4.
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What changes the answer when I ask which dasha brings marriage?
- Your own 7th house. A Saturn antardasha is a marriage candidate for someone whose 7th lord is Saturn, and not for someone else.
- Your age when the period arrives. A Venus antardasha at 19 and one at 31 are read differently, because life and family plans differ.
- The mahadasha you were born in. It sets the balance at birth, and so the age at which every later period starts.
- Your exact birth time. The dasha dates move with the Moon's degree, which shifts by about half a degree each hour.
How long does the Venus antardasha last inside each mahadasha?
The Venus antardasha lasts from 1 year in Sun's mahadasha to 3 years 4 months in Venus's own. Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (chapter 51, sloka 1) gives the rule: multiply the two planets' dasha years and divide by 120 1.
| Mahadasha | Venus antardasha inside it (calculated) |
|---|---|
| Venus (20 years) | 3 years 4 months |
| Saturn (19 years) | 3 years 2 months |
| Rahu (18 years) | 3 years |
| Mercury (17 years) | 2 years 10 months |
| Jupiter (16 years) | 2 years 8 months |
| Moon (10 years) | 1 year 8 months |
| Ketu or Mars (7 years) | 1 year 2 months |
| Sun (6 years) | 1 year |
A Venus antardasha falls somewhere between the ages of 22 and 32 for 82.1% of people. That figure comes from spreading the birth Moon evenly over the zodiac and running the Vimshottari sequence for each position.
| Mahadasha | Share of people running it at some point from age 22 to 32 (calculated) |
|---|---|
| Rahu | 32.0% |
| Jupiter | 26.3% |
| Venus | 23.7% |
| Saturn | 18.9% |
Rahu tops the list because its period is 18 years long, so about one person in three spends part of that decade in it.
Which mahadasha and antardasha pairs do the classical texts name for marriage?
Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra names marriage inside almost every mahadasha, but always for a particular antardasha and under a condition. Chapters 52 to 60 give each sub-period its own verses, and marriage appears in at least eight of them outside Rahu's period 1.
| Mahadasha | Antardasha | Condition for marriage in the verse | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Jupiter | Jupiter in an angle or trine from the ascendant, exalted or in its own sign | BPHS 52.32-33 1 |
| Sun | Mercury | Mercury in a trine or other good house from the Sun | BPHS 52.52-53 1 |
| Sun | Venus | Venus well placed; the verse lists marriage and happiness from a wife | BPHS 52.65-68 1 |
| Moon | Jupiter | Jupiter in the 3rd or 11th from the Moon | BPHS 53.25-28 1 |
| Moon | Mercury | Mercury in an angle, trine, 11th or 2nd from the Moon | BPHS 53.42-43 1 |
| Mars | Moon | Moon exalted, in her own sign or in an angle | BPHS 54.70-73 1 |
| Jupiter | Mars | Mars exalted or in its own sign or navamsa | BPHS 56.65-66 1 |
| Saturn | Venus | Venus in an angle, trine or 11th, with benefics | BPHS 57.24-27 1 |
| Mercury | Moon | Moon in an angle or trine, exalted or own sign, with Jupiter's aspect | BPHS 58.26-27 1 |
| Ketu | Mercury | Mercury in an angle or trine, exalted or own sign; the verse says suddenly | BPHS 59.69-71 1 |
The conditions matter more than the pairs. Several verses judge the antardasha planet from the mahadasha lord, not from the ascendant, so one pair can read differently in two charts 1.
Prasna Marga widens the list of planets to check. Chapter 20, stanza 65, adds the lord of the sign holding the 7th lord, the navamsa lord of the 7th lord and the navamsa lord of the ascendant 3. Its translator, B. V. Raman, writes that most classical authorities also accept Rahu's period, though the logic is not apparent 3.
The arithmetic is the same in every text. Phaladeepika (chapter 21, sloka 2) multiplies the two periods' years, divides by 120 and starts every dasha with its own lord's sub-period 2. Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (chapter 51, slokas 1 and 2) gives the same rule and order 1.
Which antardasha in Saturn mahadasha is read for marriage?
Saturn mahadasha, or shani mahadasha, runs 19 years in nine antardashas of 11 months to 3 years 2 months. Lengths are calculated with the rule of chapter 51. A line marked not named means the verse is silent, not that marriage is ruled out.
| Antardasha, in order | Length (calculated) | Marriage or a wife in the texts |
|---|---|---|
| Saturn | 3 years | Not named in BPHS chapter 57 |
| Mercury | 2 years 8 months | Not named in BPHS chapter 57 |
| Ketu | 1 year 1 month | Not named in BPHS chapter 57 |
| Venus | 3 years 2 months | Marriage, if Venus is well placed with benefics, BPHS 57.24-27 1 |
| Sun | 11 months | Not named in BPHS chapter 57 |
| Moon | 1 year 7 months | Not named in BPHS chapter 57 |
| Mars | 1 year 1 month | Not named in BPHS chapter 57 |
| Rahu | 2 years 10 months | Not named in BPHS chapter 57 |
| Jupiter | 2 years 6 months | Time in the company of wife and children, Phaladeepika 21.56 2 |
What do people get wrong about this?
Belief: Marriage cannot happen in Saturn mahadasha.
Saturn mahadasha lasts 19 years and holds a Venus antardasha of 3 years 2 months (calculated), the longest Venus sub-period after Venus's own. Astrologers read such a sub-period on its merits, not by the mahadasha's name.
Belief: Venus mahadasha is the marriage dasha for everyone.
Only 23.7% of people run Venus mahadasha at any point from 22 to 32, while 82.1% meet a Venus antardasha in those years (both calculated). The sub-period matters more than the main period.
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- Which mahadasha and antardasha am I running now, and when does each end?
- Which planets are tied to my 7th house, and when do their antardashas come?
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- Does a pratyantar dasha inside the promising antardasha narrow the window?
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Which dasha is good for marriage in my kundli?
The dasha good for marriage is the one of a planet tied to your own 7th house, so it differs from chart to chart. Astrologers look at the 7th lord, planets in or aspecting the 7th, Venus and the Moon. The antardasha of such a planet, well placed, is the usual candidate. A general list cannot replace your own chart.
Is Rahu's 18-year period a bad time to get married?
Rahu's period is not ruled out for marriage in the classical texts. Prasna Marga's translator notes that most authorities accept marriage in Rahu's dasha. Because the period lasts 18 years, about one person in three spends part of their twenties in it. The antardasha inside it decides more than Rahu does.
Does marriage happen in Saturn mahadasha or does Saturn delay it?
Marriage can happen in Saturn mahadasha, according to Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra. The text names marriage in Venus's antardasha within Saturn's dasha, when Venus sits in an angle, a trine or the 11th house with benefics. Saturn's link with delay comes from other rules, which an astrologer weighs against this one.
What is the difference between mahadasha, antardasha and pratyantar dasha for marriage?
The mahadasha is the main period of 6 to 20 years, the antardasha a sub-period inside it, and the pratyantar dasha a smaller period inside that. Astrologers usually name a marriage window at the antardasha level, lasting months to a few years. The pratyantar narrows it further, but only when the birth time is reliable.
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An astrologer says my dasha blocks marriage and I must buy a costly remedy. What should I do?
Get a second opinion before paying for any ritual. Classical texts name marriage inside dashas often called bad, such as Saturn's and Rahu's, so a blocked dasha claim needs checking. Nobody can promise a remedy works. On Kismo, pressure to pay or a request for money outside the app is misconduct, handled by a person.
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Where do these facts come from?
- Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (English translation), chapters 51 to 59, Internet Archive. Accessed .
- Phaladeepika by Mantreswara, chapter 21: Sub-divisions of dasas, slokas 2 and 56 (tr. V. Subrahmanya Sastri), Wisdom Library. Accessed .
- Prasna Marga, Part 2, chapter 20, stanza 65 with notes (tr. B. V. Raman), Internet Archive. Accessed .
- Krishnamurti Padhdhati Reader 4: Marriage, Married Life and Children (K. S. Krishnamurti), worked example, pp. 189-190, Internet Archive. Accessed .
