Stanza 1: The most powerful among Lagna, Surya and Chandra, with planets in their kendras give results in the commencement, middle, and last periods of life respectively. If planets are not in kendras, etc., the results will flow in the commencement even from Apoklima planets.

Stanza 2: The planet most powerful gives the first dasa extending over that period of life granted by him. If many planets are equally powerful then the first dasa will belong to that planet who gives the largest term of life. If some planets give equal terms of life, then the first dasa will be given by that planet who rises first.

Stanza 3: The planet with the Dasanatha gives half the term of that dasa with his results. The planet who occupies the thrikona from him gives one-third of that period with his results. The planet in the 7th from him gives one-seventh of his period. The planet who is in chaturasra gives one-fourth of that term. In this manner lagna and planets give their Dasas and Antardasas.

Stanza 4: Bring all the fractions to a common figure, omit the denominators and multiply severally the numerators by the dasa years and then divide the whole by the total of the numerators. By doing this you get the Antardasa periods.