Events fructify in the sub-periods of indicative planets.  Therefore, it is very important that we understand the method of analyzing the dasa (main period) & bhukti (sub-period) results. The results of the general significations of the sub-period lord depend upon its strength, placement conjunction and aspects to the same. The significations of the house of placement are touched when transit planets create benefic or malefic influences on the sub-period lord. In the sub-period of a planet, the following significations are touched:

(1) The general significations of the planet. For example the Sun rules father, social status, position with the government, male child, digestive system, heart, blood pressure, etc.

(2)    The significations of the house where the mooltrikona sign of the said planet is placed.  In cases where in the mooltrikona sign house some malefic planet is placed or some malefic planet is aspecting the most effective point of the said house, then during the sub-periods of the afflicting/afflicted planets the significations of the mooltrikona sign house shall not prosper and face problems indicated by the afflicting planet depending upon the lordship.

(3) The significations of the houses where the planet is placed.

(4) During the sub period of a planet all the impacts on the house, which contains the MT sign of the said planet, also come into force. Due to such influences on the MEP by a strong functional benefic planet even the sub period of a weak planet would be blessing the native with good or very good results. Similarly, a close impact of a functional malefic planet on the MEP of a MT sign house may not allow the planet ruling that MT sign house to show good results in its sub periods even if the said planet is strong in the natal chart.

Let us see the application of MMP and MEP while analyzing the results of sub-periods, with the help of an example.

Suppose 23 degree rises in the Ascendant. Therefore, the most effective point of all the houses will be 23 degrees.  Any planet conjunct within 5 degrees on either side i.e. within 18 degrees to 28 degrees in any house would be influencing the significations of the house in question in a pronounced manner depending upon the functional nature of that planet. The planet Moon is placed at 24 degrees in the third house in the sign Aquarius ruled by Saturn. The Moon is most malefic planet (MMP) as it rules the eighth house.  Since the Moon is conjunct with the most effective point of the third house, it not only mars the initiatives of the person but during the sub-periods of both the Moon and Saturn it will not allow any ventures/initiatives of the persons to succeed. The aspect of the Moon to the most effective point to the ninth house would also cause obstructions to the significations of the ninth house during the sub-periods of both the Sun and the Moon.  The Sun is lord of the ninth house which the Moon is aspecting and malefically influencing its MEP. In such situations if the planet Sun is well-placed and strong as in this case, the impact of the influence of the Moon would be a little bit milder than if the Sun is badly placed and weak.  As the Saturn is badly placed in the sixth house and is weak due to its being in the state of infancy, the malefic impact on the third house and during the sub-periods of the Moon and Saturn would be quite grave.