In astrology all mahadasa of planets are good as well as bad. It all depends on the horoscope of an individual. Suppose a person going thru Jupiter mahadasa is giving him a very good result at the same time some other person going thru same Jupiter mahadasa may experience very bad effect of it and this is because of the placements of the planets in ones horoscope.
The placement is effected due to its placement, the nakshtra in which it is placed, the rashi / zodiac, aspects of other planets, conjunction with planet, degree of the planet, the placement of the planet with respect to lagna / ascendant. Now in aspects and conjunction the result will differ according to the nature of the aspected and conjunction planets. The nature of the benefic planet will give one type of result while malefic planet will give other type of result.
PAINFUL MAHADASA IN GENERAL
It all depends on what are events a person looking for, during the period of mahadasa of a the planet.In general, planets giving results of 6th, 8th and 12th are considered to be painful in their dasa/bhukti. Here a natural benefic planet eg. Jupiter if signifies 6th, 8th, and 12th house will also give negative results.
PAINFUL MAHADASA ACCORDING TO EVENTS
When you are looking for job and career, planets giving negative results to your professional house of 2/6/10th are most painful. These houses are 1st, 5th and 9th house mahadasa.When you are ill 6th house representing planet linked to 1st, is painful.
When you are disappointed in love, negative to 5th, means planets giving 4th house results are painful.
A person can meet divorce or separation during the mahadasa of the planet signifying 6th, 8th and 12th house. ( Separation or divorce should be promise in the horoscope ).
When you are old age, planets representing Maraka and Badhaka houses are painful.
All the planets giving 11th and 10th house results are pleasing. Their dasa are always good. Like Saturn and Rahu representing 11th give very pleasing results in their dasa/bhukti.
Therefore placement of planets and their orientations towards your conditions decide bad or good results of dasa/bhukti of those planets.