Module 4 of 6 · Jaimini-mārga

स्थिर-दशा

Sthira-daśā

Sthira-Daśā — Fixed-Sign Periods

~60 min · 1 prerequisite(s)

Adhy. 3 · Pāda 2 — Sthira-daśā uses fixed periods (7/8/9 years per sign) rather than computed periods. A coarser timing-frame than cara-daśā.

Viṣaya-sūcī · Topics
  • Sthira ('fixed') — periods do not depend on chart-specific counting
  • Movable signs (cara) — 7 years per sign
  • Fixed signs (sthira) — 8 years per sign
  • Dual signs (dvi-svabhāva) — 9 years per sign
  • Use as cross-check with cara-daśā

1. Saṃkṣepa

साराशं · विषय-विस्तारःSāra-aṃśa · Viṣaya-vistāraSummary — the topic unfolded

Sthira-daśā ('fixed daśā') is one of Jaimini's secondary daśās. Unlike cara-rāśi-daśā where each rāśi's duration depends on a chart-specific counting rule, sthira-daśā uses fixed per-sign periods: 7 years for movable (cara) signs, 8 for fixed (sthira), 9 for dual-natured (dvi-svabhāva). The total cycle is 4×7 + 4×8 + 4×9 = 96 years.

Interpretive use: sthira-daśā provides a 'rougher' timing frame than cara-daśā and acts as a cross-check. When both cara-daśā and sthira-daśā emphasize the same rāśi or graha in a window, the interpretive signal is stronger. Adhy. 3 · Pāda 2 also covers Niryāṇa-daśā and Sūla-daśā — additional sign-based timing systems with specialized applications (Niryāṇa for longevity-end indications, Sūla for ariṣṭa-class events).

2. Śāstra-Pramāṇa

शास्त्र-प्रमाण · ग्रन्थ-निर्देशाःŚāstra-pramāṇa · Grantha-nirdeśāḥClassical anchors — textual references
Jaimini-sūtrasAdhy. 3 · Pāda 2
verses · approx. 40 sūtras

Sthira-daśā and other Jaimini daśās — Niryāṇa, Sūla, fixed-period cycles.

BPHSCh. 66

Sthira-daśā in the Pārāśara line.

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3. Abhyāsa

अभ्यासः · प्रयोग-मार्गःAbhyāsa · Prayoga-mārgaPraxis — the path of application

Engine surfaces (substrate compute)

/jaimini-dasha-deep

Exercises

  1. Computation

    At /jaimini-dasha-deep, identify the current cara-daśā AND the current sthira-daśā for the same chart. Do they emphasize related rāśis or grahas? Where they converge, the classical tradition reads a stronger signal.

4. Agrima

अग्रिमम् · पथः निरन्तरःAgrima · Pathaḥ nirantaraNext — the continuing path
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चर-राशि-दशा
Cara-rāśi-daśā

Adhy. 3 · Pāda 1 — Cara-rāśi-daśā is a sign-based daśā (not nakṣatra-based). Each rāśi rules for years determined by counting to the lord's position.

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नारायण-दशा
Nārāyaṇa-daśā

An extension of cara-rāśi-daśā computed from the ārūḍha-lagna rather than the lagna. Used for analyzing how the projected-self evolves over time.

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