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"How to Judge Ketu Mahadasa"

Ketu is considered a malefic in Hindu Astrology nowadays commonly known as Vedic Astrology.
People who are running Dasa or major period of Ketu quite often search the effects of Ketu
Mahadasa or the results of Ketu Mahadasa on the net and in the books of astrology. They get
varied point of views on the net and in the books. Let us try to understand why there are varied
point of views and how can we arrive at the accurate results in Ketu Mahadasa. Everyone on
the planet Earth is born with an altogether different horoscope because of the different planetary
combinations. Similar planetary combination is repeated after 4800 years approximately.
Now if we have to understand the results of Ketu the placement of Ketu in sign, in house, in
Nakshatra and sub lord has to be seen for the results signified by Ketu. As you know there are
various Antar Dasas run in the major dasas. Same will happen in case of Ketu . First it will be
Anatardasa of Ketu, then Venus, then Sun and in the last Antardasa of Mercury will run in the
Dasa of Ketu. Results of Dasa of Ketu of 7 years depends also on the Antardasa of all the nine
planets. Similarly each Antardasa will have nine Pratyantar dasas whose results are relevant to
arrive on the final results of Antardasas in the Dasa of Ketu. Results of all the planets depend
upon the sign, house, Nakshatra and the sub lords in which they are placed.
This implies that all nine planets sign, house, Nakshatra and the sub lords longitude of the
Ascendant is the key factor in telling the results of Ketu Mahadasa or Dasa of 7 years. There
can be ups and downs in career, sale and purchase of properties, travels, health related
problems/ recovery etc. depending upon the other eight planets placement of the planets also.
In addition to it transits play vital role in pointing the events of life.
Conclusion is each horoscope will have different results of Ketu and Ketu Mahadasa. Whole
horoscope is required to be analyzed for arriving at the results of Ketu. General results written in
texts, net, books etc. have no meaning whatsoever.