Guru seasons expand what life is allowed to be: teachers appear, wisdom lands, luck lends a quiet hand. Marriage, children, learning and faith often flower here. The invitation is generosity — what you give in a Guru period tends to return multiplied.
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Reveal my timeline ✦ Computed live from your birth detailsA mahadasha is the major planetary period ruling a chapter of your life. The Guru one lasts 16 years — an expansion of wisdom, luck, and meaningful growth.
| Length | 16 years of 120 |
| The arena | growth, wisdom, and grace |
| What it gives | guidance and generous fortune |
| What to watch | excess and complacency |
| Overall colour | a widening of opportunity, faith, and good counsel |
| Area | What tends to happen |
|---|---|
| Love | Love turns honest and deep. A meaningful relationship that grows. These are strong years for engagement or marriage. |
| Career | Growth, promotion, a mentor's support, and higher studies. Teaching, law, finance, and consulting go well. Luck is on your side. |
| Money | Good luck with money. Savings grow, investments do well, and property or gold may come. Giving to others brings more back. |
| Marriage | The most blessed stretch for marriage and children. Happiness at home, new bonds, and a growing family. |
These describe the weather of the period, not fixed events. Where you are in life changes how a period lands — the same Guru years read very differently at 8 than at 40, which is why your own timeline reads them against your actual age.
Every mahadasha divides into nine sub-periods — antardashas — one per planet, each proportional to its own dasha length. Across 16 years they run:
| Antardasha | Duration | The weather inside it |
|---|---|---|
| Guru–Guru | 2y 2m | growth, luck, and good counsel widen the path |
| Guru–Shani | 2y 6m | discipline and tests that quietly make you stronger |
| Guru–Budh | 2y 3m | a sharp mind — deals, words, and learning flow |
| Guru–Ketu | 0y 11m | a quiet clearing — loosen your grip and let go |
| Guru–Shukra | 2y 8m | warmth, love, and ease return to your days |
| Guru–Surya | 0y 10m | step into visibility, will, and authority |
| Guru–Chandra | 1y 4m | feelings, home, and family come to the fore |
| Guru–Mangal | 0y 11m | energy to push, to build, to finally begin |
| Guru–Rahu | 2y 5m | ambition spikes — new doors, and fast |
The first is always Guru–Guru, the purest and most concentrated stretch of the chapter. How the full 120-year cycle works →
| Do | Don’t |
|---|---|
| Seek teachers, study, and real mentorship | Overpromise or overextend on optimism |
| Be generous — it returns multiplied now | Coast on luck without doing the work |
| Commit to growth that actually means something | Preach what you don’t yet practise |
| Trust good timing and say a brave yes | Overindulge — expansion has an edge |
Classical practice strengthens Guru, supporting what the period is already trying to give.
| Mantra | ॐ गुरवे नमः |
| Gemstone | yellow sapphire (pukhraj) |
| Day | Thursday |
| Colour | yellow |
| Daan (charity) | turmeric & chana dal |
A gemstone should only be worn after consulting a qualified astrologer — the wrong stone can unsettle rather than steady. Gemstones are not advised for children.
See exactly when your Guru chapter begins and ends.
Reveal my timeline ✦ Free · nothing leaves your device16 years. In the Vimshottari system the nine mahadashas run to 120 years in total, and Guru holds 16 of them. Which one you start life in depends on the nakshatra your Moon occupied at birth.
Generally supportive. A Guru period tends to bring guidance and generous fortune, with excess and complacency as the thing to watch. What you do with it matters more than the label.
Every mahadasha divides into nine antardashas, one per planet, each sized in proportion to its own dasha years. The Guru–Guru antardasha runs 2y 2m and is the most concentrated stretch of the whole period.