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Remedies Follow the Running Dasha
Remedies are chosen for the graha ruling the Vimshottari mahadasha now running, and a mahadasha is a counted period, not an energy field to be balanced. Transit is a later, lesser layer.
A period is not a vibe
Vimshottari assigns fixed lengths: Ketu 7, Venus 20, Sun 6, Moon 10, Mars 7, Rahu 18, Jupiter 16, Saturn 19, Mercury 17. The remedy question starts with whichever of those is open, then with the house that lord rules from the lagna. The first house is the self. If the lagna lord is running, the remedy is about the self and that lord's other house, not about balancing a vague field. Language of energies imported from elsewhere has no bindu, no sign, and no antardasha. It cannot tell Venus's 20 years from Saturn's 19.
Match the remedy to the lord
A weak Moon is not supported by a Mars rite. A weak Saturn is not supported by a Jupiter sweet, unless Jupiter is the sign lord or the aspect that actually helps. Color, day, and gem follow the graha, and the gem only if it is a functional benefic. The sixth house is conflict and debt. Pouring a remedy into the sixth because life feels unbalanced often increases disputes. The ninth house is dharma. Some imbalance is a neglected duty, which is conduct, not a crystal.
Do not skip ahead to transit
Gochar is a planet moving through a sidereal sign. It is read after the dasha, not instead of it. This page states no current transit and no degree. Lahiri positions fix the natal lord you would remedy. Jyothish SI can show the running period from the Moon's nakshatra once the birth data exist. Without that, balancing the horoscope is a phrase with nothing under it.
Frequently asked questions
What decides the remedy?
The lord of the Vimshottari mahadasha now running, and the houses that lord rules. The lengths are fixed, from Ketu's 7 years to Venus's 20.
Is there an energy to balance apart from grahas?
No. The method uses grahas, signs, houses, and dashas. A field with no lord has no remedy in this system.
Where do transits fit?
After the dasha, as gochar through sidereal signs. They do not replace the mahadasha, and none is dated on this page.
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