Is it necessary to get afraid of Sade Sati???

Gaurav Ghosh
The Theory
Sade Sati is that phase when planet Saturn, is placed in the 12th from
the Moon Sign, in the Moon Sign & the sign next to Moon sign of the
native. This whole period is a journey of 7 years, as Saturn takes 2
years to travel each sign.
Contemporary Beliefs
In Puranas, Shastras, Saturn has been associated to be super
malefic than all other malefic planets. So, Saturns phase of Sade
Sati has to be related to any malefic results. Such says, most the
contemporary astrologers, that the native who is running through
Sade Sati, will earn defamation, ill luck & failures in all spheres of life.
The health will suffer; there will be additional expenses, which might
even ruin the subject concerned.
Another combination has come up, is Dhaiya, meaning Two & half.
This means Saturns position in Kendras from Moon Sign during
Transits. As I said that Saturn travels each sign of zodiac for 2
years, so when Saturn occupies Kendras (1, 4, 7, 10) from Moon sign,
one is said to suffer from such phenomenon. Saturns aspects are
3,7,10 from the sign its placed, so if Saturn is posted in any of the
Kendras, he will be either aspecting the Moon Sign or be posted in the
Moon sign, thus bringing distress to the native.

Saturn:-Its origin & why such fright???

We all know more or less about the birth of Saturn. It is said that once,
Samjgya, wife of Sun, could not bear the fierce rays of Sun & so she
turned herself into Shadow (Chaaya). Sun, knowingly, mated with her
& gave birth to a dark coloured son. As soon as he was born, Sun went
into eclipse. When Sun was reported about the birth of his Sun,
considered him to be illegitimate & didnt accept him as his son.
Saturn, thus turned against his father, & started doing Penance
(Tapasya), after marriage. It was once during Tapasya, that when his
wife called him, he didnt even look at her, for which her wife cursed
him, that from now onwards, whenever you look at anyone, his future
will be damned.

Saturn or Shani, did severe penance, propitiated Lord Shiva & got the
status of planet. Lord Shiva arranged the forest Mahakala for him &
blessed him that while staying in each Rasi, he will cause trouble to
the native & that will be is food.
There is another reference that it was due to Saturns look, the face of
Lord Ganesh, was burnt. Saturn is lord of basal things & metals in
this world. Once King Janaka invited 9 planets & placed mats made of
gold, silver, pearls etc. for 9 planets. All Planets except, Saturn sat on
their respective seats, which they Lord. Only the sit made of iron was
left. Saturn could realise the intention of King Janaka. He got terribly
angry, that as you have given me such a basal seat, I proclaim that I
will be only planet to travel each house for longer periods.
According to Kalikapurana, tears of Mahadeva, after the death of
Parvati, have turned Saturn black. Mahanirvana Tantra says that
Saturn is blind & lame.
All these scriptural references have created a BAD impression about
Saturn/ Shani, also it helped to cook things like Sade Sati, Dhaiya or
Ashtam Sani.

Prediction of Events-Dasa Results & Transits

Never any astrologer said that the results of Transits have to
supersede the Dasa results. Rather, the Transits are given very little
importance for predicting events. Not only that, the transit of a single
planet should never be judged alone, but other relevant details must
be kept in mind before coming into a conclusion.
It is known to all, that during Transit (Gochara), the odd results due
to Transit of any planet will minimise if there is Chandra Shuddhi.
Rather, one will say that good results will be felt due to that transit. In
the Ancient Classics, it is said, that since the Transits give results
according to the Moon sign of the native, so if the Moon during the
Transit is beneficial for the native, then definitely, the good results
will be felt, even if the placement is ominous.
Again, good results will be felt, if during Transits, the Natal Moon
sign is aspected by a benefic. So, before coming into conclusion about
Sade Sati, one should see that whether during Transits, there was
Chandra Shuddhi or whether Natal Moon receives benefic aspects. If
any of them clicks, then definitely, the results will be good, even if it is
case of Sade Sati. Again Vedhas should be seen before drawing any
conclusion.
As per Ashtavarga dictum, from Jataka Parijata or from Brihat
Parasara Hora Sastra, the results of Transits may even change.

Again, if planets are well placed in the Natal Birth Chart, then the
results of transits of concerned planets will be good. Same rule
applied for Sade Sati.
Not withstanding that, if the Lagna & Lagna Lord, 9th house & its
Lord, 10th house & its Lord & Atmakarak are strong in Natal Chart, or
creating Raj yogas, while a good dasa is going on, then definitely, the
Sade Sati, will hardly have any bad results to give.
The Practical
No theory cannot be accepted until there are any valid practical
explanations/references.

Case I

Birth Chart of the Native

Transit Chart

As you can see, this native was born in Sade Sati itself (Moon in
Scorpio & Saturn in Libra, i.e. on 12th house from Moon). He was born
with sound health. There was some trouble to the native like illness
during the first 3 years, as Saturn gets 8 malefic dots in Libra, while
in Scorpio it gets 5 malefic points. However, good result was seen
when Saturn entered Sagittarius where it gets 6 benefic points.
The chart on the right side is a Transit chart of the same native. As
from the birth chart, in Saturns Ashtavarga, it gets 6 benefic dots in
Gemini. When Saturn entered Gemini, the native enjoyed all kind of
Luxuries, excellence in studies & gains. Thus Dhaiya or Ashtam Sani
hardly could do any harm to the native. However, Saturns entry to
Cancer caused some problems, where it gets 8 malefic dots.
Case II

I have a very bad habit of giving examples of famous people. However,

the first one was of an infamous person. This one is of the Noble
Laureate Ravindranath Tagore.

Birth Chart of Rabindranath Tagore

His First Sade Sati:-1875-1882--Nothing major event occurred, & he

was young too.
His Second Sade Sati: February 1905
to May 1912
Major Events during this period:
He wrote more 30 books during this
period, including short stories, poems,
drama, novels & short compositions.
Among these, Gitanjali was also
written during this period, which
fetched him the Noble prize. He also took part in the Partition of
Bengal, establishing Santiniketan in Bengal during this Time. During
this time, the Operating dasa was of Moon, a Yogkarak for Meen
Lagna. The positive event that took place in this Sade Sati is endless.
However, he lost his son during Sade Sati.

His Third Sade Sati: - March, 1934 to June 1941

Major events during this period:
During this time, Tagore wrote more than 45 books. During this time,
he travelled to Ceylon with his group for drama. In Kashi Hindu
University, he delivered lecture during their convocation ceremony &
was honoured with D.Litt. Also he visited South India, Lucknow, and
Lahore during this time. He received donations from Mahatma
Gandhi during this period for Shantiniketan & also he was invited to
deliver a lecture in the Convocation Ceremony of Calcutta University--this was the first instance where, a private person was invited &
was honoured. To add, he was also honoured by Oxford University
with D.Litt. However, his health started worsening, but he didnt die
during Sade Sati.

Case III
Lets see how Sade Sati affected the Father of the Nation, viz.,
Mahatma Gandhi. He was born in Karka Rashi while some others
claim it to be Simha Rashi (B. V. Raman for example).

The First Sade Sati

From August 1916 to November 1920, Saturn was posted in Cancer &
Leo. During this period, Gandhiji came back to India from South
Africa, & took active participation in
the Khilafat Movement against the
British Raj. He also became the
leader of Congress during this period,
& took active role in various
movements to shake the British Raj.

The Second Sade Sati

Again Saturn entered Cancer in the month of September in

the year 1945 & left Leo in 1950. During this period,
Gandhijis dream was fulfilled; however he was assassinated
during this period.

Case IV
Now we shall discuss about the role of Sade Sati played in Indira
Gandhis Life.

Indira Gandhi Birth Chart 1

The First Sade Sati

It took place when Indira was in her teens & tweens. So no major
events during this time
The Second Sade Sati
Time: - From November 1958 to April 1966
Events: During this period, she gained success
in politics, became a minister & during the last
phase of Sade Sati, she became the prime
minister of the country---a dream of a
successful politician was accomplished.

Case V
Let me deal with another real time chart, to end the case studies.

Birth Chart

See, this native was born during the end part of Sade Sati. Now lets,
what happened when he was undergoing through the 1st phase of Sade
Sati when Saturn entered Cancer in the year 2004.

Transit Chart

During this period, he got a great job with loads & loads of money. He
started becoming quite successful in his jobs, got a job in U.A.E.
where he started earning more than he desired. In one sentence, he
felt the height of career during this period.

Dessert---The End Note

So, from the aforesaid examples, it is quite obvious that results of
Dasa-Antardasa are primary, while results of Transits should be
analysed properly, before drawing any conclusion.
We dont wish to give any primary importance to Sade-Sati or Transit
results. Lord Narayan takes the form of nine planets & we experience
the results of the good & bad periods through dasas-antardasas only,

which might slightly alter due to transits. So, THERE IS NO NEED

TO WORRY ABOUT SADE-SATI RESULTS, & DONT WASTE YOUR
MONEY BEHIND REMEDIES OF SADE-SATI.