KCD, Kalachakra Dasa

Introduction
Maharshi Parasara taught tens of dasa systems in Brihat Paaraasara Horaa Saastram. He only taught the calculations and did not elaborate the purpose and use of each dasa. He probably expected the learners to figure them out. Kaala dasa and Chakra dasa were two of the dasas taught by him. Kaala means time and chakra means wheel. In this article, we will look into those two dasas. Kaala dasa and Chakra dasa are both of 120 years and both are based the division of the day into 4 parts. While Kaala dasa is of planets, Chakra dasa is of signs. My view is that these two dasas are to be combined and used together. It must be clarified that this article is not based on any secret knowledge preserved in a parampara or on any long and extensive research project. Though the calculations presented in this article are based on Parasaras unambiguous teachings, the judgment of results is based on my insights after meditating on the verses of Parasara and some limited research that followed. When the ideas were tested with a few charts, there were very interesting results. The research was not extensive, but I feel that it is significant enough to share with others. With the limited time I have, I may not be able to do any further justice to these findings. If my findings are recorded, I hope that some keen students of Jyotish will study this research in future and refine the knowledge.
Four Parts of the Day

These two dasas depend on the division of the day into four parts (1) morning sandhya (dawn) time, (2) day time, (3) evening sandhya (dusk) time, and (4) night time. Sunrise is the time when the center of Sun is exactly on the eastern horizon, i.e. lagna and Sun are exactly conjoined. Sunset is the time when the center of Sun is exactly on the western horizon, i.e. lagna is exactly 180 degrees from Sun. If we divide the time period from sunrise to sunset into six equal parts, the first part belongs to dawn, the next four parts constitute the daytime and the last part belongs to dusk. If we divide the time period from sunset to the next sunrise into six equal parts; the first part belongs to dusk; the next four parts constitute the nighttime; and, the last part belongs to the dawn (of the next day). Suppose sunrise happens at 6 am and sunset happens at 6pm everyday. Then dawn is from 4 am to 8 am, daytime is from 8 am to 4 pm, dusk is from 4 pm to 8 pm and nighttime is from 8 pm to 4 am.
Computation of Kaala Dasa

In Kaala dasa, dasas always start with Sun dasa and go as Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu. There are two cycles of these nine dasas. All the eighteen dasas together give 120 years. Find the fraction that has elapsed in the portion of the day (dawn or day or dusk or night). The first cycle of nine dasas gives the same fraction of 120 years. Then find the fraction that is yet to come in the portion of the day. The second cycle of nine dasas gives the same fraction of 120 years. Suppose sunrise is at 6 am and sunset is at 6 pm. Suppose someone is born at 5 pm. Evening sandhya (dusk) starts at 4 pm and lasts till 8 pm. So birth happened in sandhya. The length of this portion of the day is 4 hours. Out of it, 1 hour has elapsed at 5 pm. This is one-fourth of the entire length of the portion of the day (dusk). Then one-fourth of 120 years, i.e. 30 years, is the length of the first cycle of nine dasas. The length of the second cycle of nine dasas is 90 years. In each cycle, the length of the cycle is divided by 45 to get the length of the first dasa of Sun. It is multiplied by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 to get the lengths of Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu dasas (respectively). Table 1: Dasa Lengths (F = length of first cycle in years) DASA ORDER (1) Sun (2) Moon (3) Mars (4) Mercury (5) Jupiter (6) Venus (7) Saturn (8) Rahu (9) Ketu DASA LENGTH IN 1ST CYCLE (F / 45) 2 x (F / 45) 3 x (F / 45) 4 x (F / 45) 5 x (F / 45) 6 x (F / 45) 7 x (F / 45) 8 x (F / 45) 9 x (F / 45) DASA LENGTH IN 2ND CYCLE ((120F) / 45) 2 x ((120F) / 45) 3 x ((120F) / 45) 4 x ((120F) / 45) 5 x ((120F) / 45) 6 x ((120F) / 45) 7 x ((120F) / 45) 8 x ((120F) / 45) 9 x ((120F) / 45)
Let us take the first cycle in the above example. The length of the first cycle of nine dasas is 30 years. If we divide it by 45, we get 2/3 year. So Sun dasa is of 2/3 year, i.e. 8 months. Moon dasa is 2 x 2/3 = 1 1/3 year, i.e. 1 year 4 months. Mars dasa is 3 x 2/3 = 2 years. Mercury dasa is of 4 x 2/3 = 2 2/3 years, i.e. 2 years 8 months. And so on. Let us take the second cycle in the above example. The length of the second cycle of nine dasas is 90 years. If we divide it by 45, we get 2 years. So the dasas of Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu are of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 years
(respectively).

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Introduction

Four Parts of the Day

Computation of Kaala Dasa

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