Lord Rama and Lagna Kendradi Dasa - K.N Rao and Sanjay Ratha

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What our elders has to say on this - Lalit.

Introduction - Lagna Kendradi Graha Dasa

Also known as the Moola Dasa (Refer: Saravali of Kalyan Verma), is one of the very important dasa systems of Vedic astrology. It is a sister Dasa or derivative of the Vimsottari dasa and is fundamental to Jyotish. Although this had been known for quite some time, to my knowledge this would be the first time that this secret of the tradition is being revealed in print. It answers some of the most basic questions in Jyotish. For example everyone has wondered as to how Bhagavan Sri Rama Chandra was banished to the forest in the beginning of Saturn dasa when the Moon was in Cancer at the time of His birth (appearance in this world) and would have been over by the time He left for the forest.

Then again the scriptures say that this period of Vanvas (forest dwelling was for 14 years. This is grossly different from the well known period of 19 years for Saturn dasa. Moola dasa gives the vital clues. It maybe noted that the Rishi's were very careful in using the names of the Dasa and this itself gives a vital clue to its deciphering. Here the word "MOOLA" is short for "MOOLATRIKONA" and the importance of this we shall see later in deriving the period of the dasa