Yoga

A specific planetary configuration with a named effect — e.g. Gaja Kesari Yoga (Jupiter-Moon angular), Budhaditya Yoga (Mercury-Sun conjunction). The classics list hundreds; in practice 20-30 are widely consulted.

Related terms

• Mahadasha

  A 'major period' — the planetary lord whose influence dominates a span of years in the Vimshottari Dasha cycle. The 9 grahas each get a Mahadasha; the cycle totals 120 years. The current Mahadasha is the single most consulted operative timing tool in Vedic astrology.