By Pt. Abhishek Sharma
Life Transformation and Activation of Feminine Power Through Eight Goddesses

This article is based on moon sign in Vedic astrology. The moon sign represents your mind and emotions. To know your moon sign, you need your birth date, exact time and place of birth. The zodiac sign in which the Moon is placed at the time of your birth is called your moon sign or Chandra Rashi.
Yes Yogini Dasha is explicitly framed around eight feminine forces of time called Shakti each mapping to a planetary ruler and a distinct mode of becoming. Practically it times fast shifts in relationships creativity learning vows discipline and transformation with each Yogini coloring how the soul receives and expresses feminine energy meaning nurture radiance wisdom courage adaptability endurance grace and taboo-breaking change. In the rich tapestry of Vedic astrology the Yogini Dasha system offers a unique and profound perspective on destiny viewing the unfolding of life not just through planetary influences but through the lens of Shakti meaning the primordial divine feminine energy. This 36-year karmic cycle is governed by eight Yoginis who are seen as different facets of the Great Goddess each embodying a specific form of Shakti that guides tests and transforms an individual's life.
Shakti is the dynamic creative and intelligent force that animates the universe. It is the energy of manifestation the divine will that brings all things into being. In Vedic thought every planet possesses a form of this energy. The Yogini Dasha system is unique because it personifies these planetary energies as goddesses emphasizing that the events of our lives are activations of these different modes of feminine power. Shakti is not passive or weak but represents the ultimate creative power from which all manifestation emerges accessing feminine consciousness including intuition cyclicality nurturing and liberation is essential for individual and collective evolution.
The Yogini Dasha system is a journey through eight distinct expressions of Shakti each with its own nature duration and purpose.
Planet: Moon
Duration: 1 Year
Shakti: The Nurturing and Creative Shakti. Mangala represents the divine mother's unconditional love and support. Her dasha is a period of emotional well-being comfort and fertile ground for new beginnings. She is the power that nurtures and provides a secure foundation for all growth.
Life Experience:
Planet: Sun
Duration: 2 Years
Shakti: The Shakti of Truth and Illumination. Pingala embodies the fierce purifying power of the Goddess like the blazing sun that burns away impurities. Her dasha tests the ego and brings challenges designed to reveal inner truth and strength. Align ego with service practice Surya arghya and lead without domination.
Life Experience:
Planet: Jupiter
Duration: 3 Years
Shakti: The Shakti of Abundance and Grace. Dhanya is the benevolent form of the Goddess who bestows blessings and prosperity. Her dasha is a time of expansion wisdom and good fortune where the universe provides generously.
Life Experience:
Planet: Mars
Duration: 4 Years
Shakti: The Shakti of Dynamic Movement and Action. Bhramari meaning the wandering bee represents the restless exploratory energy of the divine feminine. Her dasha often brings travel change and the courage to venture into new territories pushing one out of their comfort zone.
Life Experience:
Planet: Mercury
Duration: 5 Years
Shakti: The Shakti of Intellect and Harmonious Communication. Bhadrika embodies the refined intelligent and graceful aspect of the Goddess. Her dasha promotes learning career success and the ability to build auspicious relationships through skillful communication and diplomacy.
Life Experience:
Planet: Saturn
Duration: 6 Years
Shakti: The Shakti of Transformation through Hardship. Ulka meaning the meteor is the fierce disciplinary aspect of the Goddess akin to Kali. Her dasha brings karmic lessons through obstacles and delays teaching patience humility and the importance of righteous action. She is the tough love that forges character.
Life Experience:
Planet: Venus
Duration: 7 Years
Shakti: The Shakti of Creative Fulfillment and Bliss. Siddha is the Goddess in her form as the granter of wishes and the muse of arts. Her dasha is a time of accomplishment where desires related to love beauty creativity and material comfort come to fruition.
Life Experience:
Planet: Rahu
Duration: 8 Years
Shakti: The Shakti of Radical Transformation and Rebirth. Sankata meaning crisis is the most powerful and often most challenging Yogini. She represents the chaotic unpredictable energy of the Goddess that dissolves old structures to create something new. Her dasha brings profound often painful changes that are ultimately designed to liberate the soul from its karmic bondage and lead to a spiritual rebirth.
Life Experience:
The complete Yogini Dasha cycle represents a complete feminine consciousness evolution across eight sacred stages.
| Stage | Yogini | Years | Consciousness Phase | Spiritual Task |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mangala | 0-1 | Birth/Foundation | Establishing safety trust embodiment |
| 2 | Pingala | 1-3 | Purification | Burning false ego through intensity |
| 3 | Dhanya | 3-6 | Expansion | Receiving wisdom expanding heart |
| 4 | Bhramari | 6-10 | Action | Courageously implementing vision |
| 5 | Bhadrika | 10-15 | Integration | Communicating truth weaving patterns |
| 6 | Ulka | 15-21 | Consolidation | Building lasting foundations through discipline |
| 7 | Siddha | 21-28 | Manifestation | Creating beauty embodying perfection |
| 8 | Sankata | 28-36 | Liberation | Transcending illusion ego death awakening |
As the 36 years progress through all eight Yoginis these archetypal feminine qualities awaken and integrate:
By the end of the 36-year cycle the soul ideally integrates all eight Shakti expressions becoming a vessel through which divine feminine energy can flow in its complete multi-faceted form.
Critical clarification: Yogini Dasha is not for women it's for activating feminine principle consciousness in all humans regardless of gender. Modern neuroscience confirms that all brains contain both masculine meaning logical linear aggressive and feminine meaning intuitive circular nurturing processing and optimal development requires both.
The masculine principle meaning planets Vimshottari emphasizes linear achievement hierarchy accumulation and individual agency.
The feminine principle meaning Yoginis emotional and intuitive emphasizes cyclical integration networks cooperation and collective consciousness.
Why Kaliyuga needs Yogini Dasha: The age's crises including environmental destruction relationship breakdown and spiritual emptiness stem from hyper-masculine consciousness meaning unchecked expansion exploitation fragmentation. Yogini Dasha rebalances this by reactivating feminine wisdom meaning respect for limits honoring interdependence valuing inner transformation over external accumulation.
Mangala: Mother energy cultivate nurturing practices deepen family bonds ground in your body.
Pingala: Warrior energy embrace challenges as purification practice courage shed what no longer serves.
Dhanya: Wisdom energy study sacred texts receive teachings allow abundance to flow through gratitude.
Bhramari: Action energy take bold steps trust your power move decisively toward vision.
Bhadrika: Communication energy speak your truth teach others integrate knowledge into wisdom.
Ulka: Time energy accept impermanence build lasting structures honor sacred time.
Siddha: Beauty energy create art express yourself authentically enjoy sensory and spiritual pleasure together.
Sankata: Liberation energy surrender attachments face illusions embrace ego-death as awakening.
The deepest message of Yogini Dasha: Across 36 years you're systematically reclaiming and integrating every facet of divine feminine power whether you identify as male female or beyond gender.
In a world that has marginalized exploited and feared the feminine treating it as weak irrational or subservient Yogini Dasha restores understanding that Shakti is the ultimate creative power from which all manifestation emerges and accessing feminine consciousness meaning intuition cyclicality nurturing liberation is essential for individual and collective evolution.
By the time the 36-year cycle completes those who consciously engage with Yogini Dasha energy report profound shifts including increased intuitive clarity healed relationship patterns embodied creative power spiritual depth combined with worldly effectiveness and peace with both strength and vulnerability the integrated wholeness that emerges when masculine and feminine principles dance together as equals.
What is Yogini Dasha?
Yogini Dasha is a 36-year karmic cycle in Vedic astrology governed by eight Yoginis representing different expressions of Shakti or divine feminine energy.
Is Yogini Dasha only for women?
No Yogini Dasha is for activating feminine principle consciousness in all humans regardless of gender.
How long does each Yogini period last?
Mangala 1 year; Pingala 2 years; Dhanya 3 years; Bhramari 4 years; Bhadrika 5 years; Ulka 6 years; Siddha 7 years; Sankata 8 years.
Can I find my current Yogini Dasha?
Yes you can determine your current Yogini Dasha using your birth date exact time and birth place.
Does Yogini Dasha really predict life events?
Yes Yogini Dasha is used to accurately predict life event timing and the nature of shifts in relationships creativity discipline and transformation.
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