1. Alka Vijh_Understanding Relations the Vedic Astrology way

Understanding Relations ~

The

Vedic Astrology Way

Alka Vijh

Contents

Preface

Introduction 1. Basic Concepts of Astrology 2. Astrology for Better Marriages 3. Combinations for Successful Marriages 4. Combinations that lead to Divorce 5. Combinations leading to Unhappy Marriages 6. Combinations for more than One Marriage

7. Extramarital Relationships 8. Love Marriages 9. Intercaste Marriages 10. Combinations leading to Widowhood 11. Combinations leading to Widowerhood 12. Combinations for Denial of Marriages 13. Miscellaneous 14. Parents-Children Relationship 15. Brother-Sister Relationship 16. Friendship 17. Astrology for Better Relationships

Preface

The future is fascinating for us all. We frequently ponder over the past and remember how often we have been overtaken by surprises. We've often wondered too on the host of opportunities we've missed because they were presented suddenly. We then reflect saying, "If only I'd have known it earlier". That makes us wish for any knowledge that may help no more these situations obtainable. Since time immemorial, man has been trying to find ways to know the future. He has developed many methods to pursue this. These methods are known as occult studies. Some famous occult studies include palm reading, playing cards, tarots, dominoes; with the help of dice, tea leaves, I Ching, etc. Most of these; in fact all of these methods are operations of chance. They depend on the concentration and divinity of the fortune teller. Astrology is the only branch of fortune telling that is not based on only this. With a scientific base, Astrology delves in astronomical calculations. It is a science that has its foundations in the study of the stars and heavenly bodies. This study that revolves around the effect of heavenly bodies is known as Astrology. Situated miles away from us, stars and planets are non-living physical bodies. Intriguingly, they follow the rules of nature. Revolving in their predestined path, planets rotate on their axis. Positions of stars are generally fixed with respect to each other. According to the Law of Gravitation of the Universe, stars maintain the forces of attraction and repulsion. The Sun is the major source of energy on Earth. It affects both living as well as non-living world, even though it is 9.38 lakh miles away from us. When the Sun transits through a particular sign, seasons also change. The summer, winter and monsoon all are governed by the Sun. The energy is so vast that today solar energy is used for many purposes. When the shape of the moon is decreased or increased, there are several changes that are seen in persons with lunatic disorders. When the shape of moon is increased lunatics become more violent though they are submissive during the darker phases of the moon. Perhaps this is why certain mental diseases are named as Lunatic-meaning 'of the Moon'. It is a common observation that on a full moon day, tides of ocean are also at their peak. Similarly, other planets too affect other heavenly bodies in the solar system. Since the Earth is also a part of the solar system, it also gets influenced by these effects. The world of Astrology is a scientific as well as a mystic world. It is based on astronomical calculations so for an astrologer to predict anything, he should have in-depth knowledge of both astronomy and mathematics. This is one of the reasons, why Astrology is difficult for all to understand. As faith in Astrology increased, western countries too

succumbed to its charm. It is primarily due to curiosity that people fall into the hands of quacks and are cheated. This also shatters their faith at times. It is imperative to note that knowledge is never wrong but it is people who apply it wrongly. This book is written to help in the understanding of Astrology without pain. Although one cannot be an astrologer after reading this book but the book would certainly help a novice understand the terms and basic concepts of Astrology, relating to different areas of life. Moreover, there are different combinations made easy for a learner that are quoted with examples and their applications. For an astrologer, this book is a ready reckoner. The aim of writing this book is to make a general person aware about the terminologies and applications of astrology so that he is unaffected by quacks. New terms defined in this book would make it easy for readers to understand. Furthermore, this book helps in breaking myths and fears in Astrology. Undersstanding Relations-The Vedic Astrology Way, concentrates on different relations shared by a person. The relationship between a husband and wife are the main axis of life on which the whole family revolves. A wrong decision may spoil a complete life. It is necessary to understand your capabilities. Sometimes it is observed that a person is unaware about his hidden potential. Astrology makes you understand your hidden energies and talents, thereby allowing you to concentrate on the right direction. The same can be said about relations. When you are able to understand the behaviour and potential of another person, you can relate to and know him better. You can also make an effort to improve your relation with him. Relations with siblings, parents, friends, etc., are also included in this book. (Here I wish to note that he / him is used as common for both men and women in the book, it does not signify men only. It should be considered as either one of them wherever required.) Different examples with their birth charts are provided with a view to understand the matter more effectively. However, only a birth chart is not enough for making any prediction. No conclusion should be drawn without looking at the Navamsha chart and the related divisional chart. Hence, divisional charts are also provided wherever required. Any knowledge may lose its importance when it is bound by rigidity making it stagnant. Like stagnant water becomes polluted with time, so does stagnant knowledge. New researches are required to explore new dimensions. In conclusion, I would like to reiterate that To err is human.' Should there be any error while explaining the text or anything else in the narrative, I would be happy to know of it so that it can be improved. Your precious suggestions are always welcome. Astrologically Yours, Alka Vijh (Jyotishacharya)

Introduction

If people were really happy because they're having a fulfilling intimate relationship, wouldn't humanity as a whole be much better off than it is today? Man is a social animal. He lives amidst his family and is emotionally bound to them. He loves being with his loved ones. If there's one thing that eats into his hectic life today, it is the difficulty to concentrate and give his loved ones as much time as he would want to. Tension mounts to stress; both physically and emotionally leading to a psychological break down of his system. It is perhaps this reason that the sages in the past laid down the rules for a healthy society; grooming man from the beginning of his childhood until old age. Every relationship is a wholehearted commitment to support and to cherish. We all have several relations. These include blood, family and social relations. While each relation has its own importance in life, it is our interaction amongst others that drives our behaviour, thought and sensitivity. Within our family too, parents are committed to guarding and supporting a child; in pain and in pleasure. Parents do a thankless job, never hoping to be credited for anything. They are hurt when children are ungrateful, stubborn and disobedient. This is so as they simply expect their child to be good and be an ideal citigen for the society. Similarly, every relation has its bunch of expectations. Never as materialistic, reciprocation is usually in the form of love and care. When this remains unfulfilled according to one's expectations, the bond of relation becomes shaky. Should this continue for long; it may result in the severing of relations; leaving behind bitter memories. All relations are as important as any one of them, however, the one that takes precedence over others is that of a husband and wife. Generally perceived as the axis of the family, this relationship if strained can adversely affect the children. In most broken marriages, it is the children who are devoid of love and care of one parent, thereby creating a huge void in their lives. It's easy to note the frustrated expressions on a wife or husband's face depicting their quarrelsome night. Job related frustration often translates at home. Children have to face the brunt of this at most times. Servants and/or other members of the family aren't spared either. In conclusion, if one relation is strained, it can affect others too. A distorted shape of relations gives rise to aggressiveness in all forms; behaviour, arrogance and cruelty. In some extreme cases, it even escalates to a psychological imbalance. Physicians can treat bodily ailments; but strained relations need special care. Astrologers for one can

foresee and predict the possible outcome of the relation. Every relation is important to us. And because everybody is inquisitive about his or her relationship with the other person, a lot of anxiety surrounds marriage. There are questions galore regarding its success. In a parent-children relationship, the central focus almost always oscillates between whether the children would take care of the parents or not in their old age. Similarly in every arena of life there are always some anxieties. If you'd like to unlock your true potential, gain a better understanding of your inner self, and learn the secrets to love, success and happiness, then this may perhaps be the most important piece of information you'll ever read.

Chapter 1

Basic Concepts of Astrology

Faithful horoscope watching practised daily, provides just the sort ofsmall hut warm and infinitely reassuring fillip that gets matters off to a spirited start - Shana Alexander

To understand the 4th coming chapters, a basic knowledge of Astrology is essential. Astrology; the science of stars becomes an art when one predicts forth coming events with the help of the chart. Birth date, time and place are of primary importance in formulating the Birth Chart/Horoscope. A horoscope is but a pictorial representation of the placement of stars in the sky at the time of birth of a person, at the particular date, time and place. It is the culmination of all astronomical tools with which an astrologer (a person; a specialist who can read the horoscope and is able to predict the event, post reading), can predict the events in one's life. There are various techniques used by an astrologer that helps him do so. All these techniques are based on the movement or positioning of planets, signs, stars as well as several other astronomical factors. These are the building blocks of astrological practice. Vedic astrologers roughly follow the 10 basic factors-of which 5 are astronomical factors and the other 5 factors are derivations based on these factors. Astronomical factors

1. Solar System 2. Zodiac 3. Planets 4. Nakshatras 5. Time

Derived factors are:

1. Birth Chart 2. Divisional Charts

3. Of Planetary aspects, relations, avasthas (condition), strength, etc. 4. Of Signs- characteristics 5. Dasha system

Astronomical Factors

1. The Solar System: Our solar system is heliocentric, i.e., the Sun is in the centre and all the planets viz., Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto revolve around the Sun, in an elliptical path. As we stand on the Earth and observe the whole system revolving around us, similarly while studying astrology we take the solar system as geocentric, i.e., the planets and the Sun are moving around the Earth in the same elliptical path. The Sun, which is a star and the Moon, which is a natural satellite of the Earth are considered as planets in Astrology. In the Vedic system of Astrology, there are 2nd shadowy points known as Rahu and Ketu also recognized as planets. They are not physical bodies but are mathematically calculated sensitive points of intersection of the orbit of the Sun and the Moon. They always move in the reverse motion. This motion is known as retrograded motion. The Sun and the moon never retrograde. The remaining planets are direct in motion but due to some forces they become stationary or are sometimes retrograded when they are at certain distance from the Sun. They regain their natural courses again after some time. 2. Zodiac: The Earth rotates on its axis from the west to the east which is why we see the Sun rising from the east and setting in the west. The path on which the Sun appears to travel is known as the solar path (Fig.1). Heavenly bodies are present at the extent of 9 degree above and 9 degree below (total of 18 degrees) this solar path. This broad belt is known as the Zodiac.

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Figure 1. Solar Path

A circle has 360 degrees, since the zodiac is circular in shape; it too has 360 degrees. We have 12 signs present in this belt. Hence, each sign would have the extent of 30 degrees each. The stretch starts from 0 degrees, Aries, which is then subsequently followed by Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces. Different signs have different characteristics, which play an important role in the delineation of astrological charts. The planets move in these 12 signs. Details of such characteristics are given further in this chapter.

Figure 2. Zodiac Belt showing signs with degrees

3. Planets: Astronomically there are 9 planets known to us, viz., Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. As we have already discussed in Vedic astrology the Sun, the moon and the 2 shadowy planets, Rahu and Ketu are also considered as planets. Each sign in the Zodiac is ruled by a planet.

Another thumb rule is that different signs have different characteristics. Similarly different planets also have different characteristics. Since the signs and planets play an important role in the astrological charts, they are described later in this chapter. 4. Nakshatras: Nakshatras also known as asterisms or birth constellations. They are a group of stars with a definite shape spread across the signs of the zodiac belt. They are 27 in number each with an extent of 1 3 degrees and 20 minutes. Each nakshatra is divided into four parts of 3 degree and 20 minutes known as pada or charan. Each pada has its own characteristics. Interestingly, each sign of the zodiac covers 2 1/4 nakshatras i.e., 4+4+1= 9 padas. Nakshatras are further grouped in three's; known as triad, ruled by a planet known as its lord - means to govern. These nakshatras are influenced by the characteristics of their lords. So there are 9 groups of these triads.

Table 1. Showing Triad of Nakshatra with its Lord

S.No Triad of Nakshatras Lord

1. Ashwini Magha Moola Ketu

2 Bharani Poorva Phalguni Poorva Ashadha Venus

3 Krittika Uttara Phalguni Uttara Ashadha Sun

4. Rohini Hasta Shravana Moon

5 Mrigshira Chitra Dhanishtha Mars

6. Ardra Swati Shatbhisha Rahu

7. Punarvasu Vishakha Poorva Bhadrapad Jupiter

8 Pushya Anuradha Uttara Bhadrapad Satum

9 Ashlesha Jyeshtha Revati Mercury

The 1st Nakshatra Ashwini starts from 0 degree of the zodiac, i.e., Aries and Ketu is its lord. This is followed by Venus, Sun, Moon, Mars, Rahu, Jupiter, Saturn and Mercury follow in this sequence till the end of the sign Cancer. The same sequence starts from 0 degree, from Leo and Sagittarius till Scorpio and Pisces respectively.

Table 2. Showing extent of Nakshatra with Charan and Lords in a Sign

S.No. Rashi Nakshatra Charan Lord

Aries 1. Ashwini 4 Ketu

2. Bhaiani 4 Venus

3. Krittika 1 Sun

4. Taurus 1. Krittika 3 Sun 2. Rohini 4 Moon

5. Mrigshira 2 Mars

6. Geminī 1. Mrigshira 2 Mars

7. Ardra 4 Rahu

8. Punarvasu 3 Jupiter

9. Cancer 1. Punarvasu 1 Jupiter 2. Pushya 4 Satum 3. Ashlesha 4 Meroury

5 Leo 1. Magha 4 Ketu

2. Purva Phalguni 4 Venus

3. Uttara Phalguni 1 Sun

4. Virga 1. Uttara Phalguni 3 Sun

5. Hasta 4 Moon

6. Chitra 2 Mars

7. Libra 1. Chitra 2 Mars

8. Swati 4 Rahu

9. Vishakha 3 Jupiter

8 Scorpio 1. Vishakha 1 Jupiter 2. Anuradha 4 Satum

3. Jyeshtha 4 Meroury Sagittarius 1. Moola 4 Ketu

4. Poorva Ashadha 4 Venus

5. Uttara Ashadha 1 Sun

10 Capricorn 1. Uttara Ashadha 3 Sun

2. Sarvana 4 Moon

3. Dhanishtha 2 Mars

11 Aquarius 1. Dhanishtha 2 Mars 2. Shatbhisha 4 Rahu

3. Purva Bhadrapad 3 Jupiter 12. Pisces 1. Purva Bhadrapad 1 Jupiter 2. Uttara Bhadrapad 4 Satum

4. Revati 4 Mercury

5. Time: Time differs from country to country. The Sun rises in the eastern countries earlier than the western countries. India is five hours and 30 minutes ahead from Greenwich Mean Time. Local Mean Time, Standard Time of a country or a Zone are also taken into consideration while making a horoscope. Sidereal Time is another measure taken into consideration while making a horoscope. It is time, which is derived from the Earth's rotation with respect to a fixed star. The duration of one sidereal day is 23 hours and 56 minutes. Whenever the time is calculated with reference to sidereal day then it is called as Sidereal Time.

Derived Factors

I. The Birth Chart

For predicting any event, an astrologer needs a description of the stars at the time of the birth of a person. This birth chart is also known as the Horoscope, Janma Kundli or Janma Patrika. As discussed earlier it is based on the pictorial depiction of stars at the time of birth at that particular date and place. (Making a birth chart is an intricate mathematical exercise, which is beyond the scope of this look) You will often come across the term houses in the birth chart. Literally, a house means a place to live in. Astrologically, it is the place where signs and planets are present in the zodiacal belt. It is the space occupied by 1 2 signs in the zodiac belt of 30 degrees each. Thus in all, we get 1 2 signs with 1 2 houses; 9 planets and 27 constellations roaming in them. Each and every area of life is divided under the significations of these houses. The technique to draw a birth chart differs at different places. In a North Indian chart, houses are fixed; whereas in south Indian chart and east Indian chart, it is the signs that are fixed and not the houses. In western countries, a chart is circular in shape and houses are fixed. In a north Indian chart the houses are fixed in a rectangular shape diagram that is further divided into 12 compartments. The upper-central box is the 1st house known as the Lagna (or the Ascendant) and the other houses follow up in an anti-clockwise direction. It would be better seen

through Figure 3.

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I Ascentant 5 XI

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IV 10 4

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11 VII 3 IX

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Figure 3. A North Indian Chart showing ascendant and houses

In this north Indian chart (Figure 3) it shows that the ascendant is Libra. So Libra is the rising sign at the time of the birth of the person. Libra is the sign of the 1 st house also. The 2nd house has the number 8 which is the number of the sign Scorpio, hence the filling of the houses subsequently goes on. It is already observed that the counting of houses is done anti-clockwise and that the house is also included from where the counting starts. This simply means that if we start the counting from the IVth house then the 7th house from the fourth house would be 10th house from the ascendant. Lagna is also known as the Ascendant or the rising sign. It is the sign rising over the eastern horizon at the time of one's birth at that particular place; commonly referred to the Sign which is peering over the horizon at that very moment. A new Sign rises approximately every 2 hours. In the south Indian chart (Figure 4), the signs are fixed and the Lagna is marked by 2 lines - at the top left corner or simply written Lagna or Ascendant in the box. In the south Indian chart the houses change their position whereas the signs are fixed. Here too, the 1 st house starts where the ascendant is. In the south Indian chart, Libra is the ascendant shown by 2 lines drawn at the left corner. This is the 1st house of the horoscope. The next

sign is Scorpio which is in the 2nd house of the horoscope. Sagittarius sign is the 3rd house of the horoscope and so on and so forth.

PISCES ARIES TAURUS GEMINT IV VII VIII IX

AQUARIUS GANGER X

CAPRICORN LEO IV XI

SAGITTARIUS SCORPIO ASCENANT

IE1 LIBRA VIRGO X1I

Figure 4. South Indian Chart

In western astrology, the birth chart is circular. The inner circle drawn in the western astrology chart shows the planets in the twelve houses. The 10th house is at the top of the chart. The outer circle shows the signs. The inner lines show the aspects among the planets. This chart is made more informative by showing the degrees along with the signs and planets. The good aspects and the bad aspects among the planets are depicted through different colourful lines.

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Figure 5. Western Astrology Chart

An east Indian chart is used in Bengal and Orissa. In this chart, the signs are fixed. The Ascendant is marked with any particular sign or simply written as ascendant. The remaining houses are counted in an anti- clockwise direction.

TAURUS VIII PISCES ARIES

GEMINI VII

IX AQUARIUS

CANCER CAPRICORN X IV

LEO SAGITARIUS

XI LIBRA

ASCEN- VIRGO DANT SCORPIO

Figure 6. An East Indian Chart

Whatever the shape of the diagram, the planets are placed in the houses bearing signs where planets are located astronomically.

II. Divisional Charts

Many a times, a question arises in mind of a common man; that planetary positions do not change within a few minutes then how is it possible for 2 persons to be born at the same time and at the same place and still have different fates. This means that all people born during that time will have similar planetary combinations. In the case of twins too, it is seen that the fate of twins have lot of differences. To overcome this difficulty, Rishi Parashara had described the use of divisional charts or subtle divisions. The Divisional Charts are the division of each sign into specific number of parts. A complete sign comprises of 30 degrees each. This is further divided into fractions. So the rising sign falls within a specific area of division. This is true for planets as well. There are 16 charts described by Rishi Parashara which are helpful in predicting any event. Sometimes it is observed that an event that looks promising in the Birth Chart does not bear the fruitful result. Divisional charts come in handy here. -The birth chart is 1st analysed, followed, if necessary by the Navamsha chart. It is 1/9 division of a sign of 3 degrees and 20 minutes, that is considered as support chart (Navamsha chart is also known as the complimentary chart or the soul of the horoscope. It is usually given about 40% importance along with the Birth Chart in making predictions.). Further happenings are confirmed by the related divisional charts. Even well-versed astrologers do not consider all charts at a time for predictions. A snapshot of the 16 divisional charts (vargas) with their divisions and their specific areas of significance is given below :-

1. Birth chart- The 1 2 signs are distributed in the 1 2 houses. Each sign extends up to 30 degrees. The birth chart is considered for self, physique, health, etc. It depicts general information regarding every area of life. 2. Hora - A sign is divided into 2 parts of 1 5 degrees each. This chart is considered for wealth and prosperity of a person. 3. Drekkana - Here each sign is divided into 3 equal parts of 10 degrees. This chart is considered for the well-being of brothers and sisters and health of a person.

4. Chaturthamsha - A sign is divided into 4 parts of 7 degree and 30 minutes. It is considered for fate and residence. 5. Saptamsha- It is 1 /7 of a sign being equivalent to 4-1 7'8.5" each. It is considered for the well-being of children and grandchildren. 6. Navamsha - It is 1/9 of a sign equal to 3 degree 20 minutes. It is the most important divisional chart of a horoscope. This chart is considered primarily for spouses, but profession, business and general considerations of all areas are also considered from this chart. 7. Dashamsha - This sign is divided into 1 0 parts of 3 degree each. Dashamsha is considered mainly for profession and business. Any benefits or loss are considered through it. 8. Dwadashamsha - This comprises of 1/12 of sign of 2 degrees 30 minutes. Dwadashamsha is considered for parents as well as health that is also foretold from this chart. 9. Shodashamsha - A sign is divided into 1 6 divisions of 1 degree 52 minutes and 30 seconds. Comfort and troubles of conveyance, vehicles, etc., are considered through this chart. 10. Timshamsha - Here a sign that is divided into 20 divisions of 1 degree and 30 minutes. This divisional chart is for spiritual knowledge and penance. 11. Chaturvimshamsha - A sign is divided into twenty four equal divisions of 1 degree 15 minutes. This chart is considered for education, knowledge and learning. 12. Bhamsha -27 divisions of a sign of 1 degree 6 minutes and 40 seconds. This chart shows strengths and weaknesses of a person. 13. Trimshamsha - It is 1/30 division of a sign. The division of each sign is unequal here. It is considered for misfortunes, miseries and troubles, etc. 14. Khavedamsha - This is 1/40th division of a sign. Each division has 0 degrees 45 minutes of a sign. This is considered for all good and bad happenings in a life. 15. Akshavedamsha - Each sign is divided into 45 parts of 0 degree 40 minutes. It is considered for all happenings of life. 16. Shashtyamsha - This is 1/60 division of a sign of 30 minutes only. This is also considered for all things in a life.

III. PLANETS

Their significance as discussed earlier, there are 9 planets or navgraha in Vedic Astrology.

They have been assigned the ownership to the signs excluding Rahu and Ketu. Sun - Leo

Moon - Cancer Mars - Aries, Scorpio Mercury - Gemini, Virgo Jupiter - Sagittarius, Pisces Venus- Taurus, Libra Saturn - Capricorn, Aquarius. There are some signs where planets are strong and are able to give good results. Then they are known as exalted (i.e., uchcha in Vedic Astrology) planets. The same planet though may not be as exalted when it is in the 7th house away from its exalted sign. There it does not produce a good result. It becomes weak and is known as debilitated (i.e. neecha in Vedic astrology)

Table 3. Exaltation and Debilitated sign of a Planet

S. No. Planet Sign of exaltation Sign of debilitation

1. Sun Aries Libra

2. Moon Taurus Scorpio

Mars Capricom Cancer

4. Mercury Virgo Pisces

5. Jupiter Cancer Capricom

Venus Pisces Virgo

Satum Libra Aries

8 Rahu Taurus Scorpio

9. Ketu Scorpio Taurus

Planets also become powerless when they are combust. A planet becomes combust when it comes nearer to the Sun on its either side. Moon-12 degree Mars - 1 7 degree

Mercury- 1 3 degree Jupiter- 11 degree Venus - 9 degree Saturn - 15 degree Planets become helpless in producing the result when they are combust. According to some astrologers, the effect of a combust planet is seen in the time period of the Sun. When a planet is in good position is able to produce good result and is termed as benefic whereas the planet which gives evil result is known as malefic. Sun, Mars, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu are natural malefic planets and show separative results. Whereas Jupiter, Venus and waxing moon - the increasing Moon (when Moon is moving away from the Sun) are benefic in result. Mercury when associated with benefic will show good results and with malefic shows bad results. The waning Moon - decreasing moon too is not supposed to be good. Planets have friends and enemies too like us.

Table 4. Planetary Friendship Table

S.No. Planet Friend Enemy Neutral

1. Sun Moon, Mars, Saturn, Rahu, Meroury Jupiter Venus

2. Moon Sun, Mercury Rahu-Ketu Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn

3. Mars Sun, Moon, Meroury Venus, Satum Jupiter

4. Mercury Sun, Venus Moon Mars, Jupiter, Saturn

5 Jupiter Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus Satum Mars

6 Venus Satum, Mercury Sun, Moon Jupiter, Mars

7. Saturn Venus, Mercury Sun, Moon, Jupiter Mars

Significations of planets

Sun- The Sun signifies the father, soul, courage, power, authority,

commanding power, real love, reputation and success. It gets afflicted - which means that under the influence of malefic planets, a planet is not able to produce good results of its significance, it does so as it is badly affected. This is generally when Rahu, Ketu, Saturn or Mars have an influence on it. Then sun becomes separating in nature. An afflicted Sun produces strained relations with father, loss/trouble to father.

Moon- It signifies mother, softness, generosity, mental happiness. It becomes afflicted when associated with Rahu-Ketu fears are developed within the person. Saturn causes depression with Moon. When Mars is associated with the Moon it develops strong attraction for the opposite sex. Moon with Jupiter produces harmonious relations. Moon and Venus makes one fond of the opposite sex, cheerful and luxurious.

Mercury- It signifies education, learning, grammar, mathematics, accounts, astrology and astronomy, trading, conversation, birds, friends, speech, skin and nervous breakdown, etc. Mercury is known as malefic when associated with malefic planets. With benefic planets it gives good results. It acquires the effect of its conjunct planet or in a sign in which it is present.

Mars- It signifies brother, courage, ambitions, self-confidence, energy, accidents, operations, and immovable property. Mars is afflicted when it is associated with Rahu; it then produces unpleasant relations with brothers or sisters.

Jupiter- It is a dignified planet and signifies children, wealth, law, religion, bank, companies, air travels, and inheritance in the Birth Chart. It becomes afflicted when associated with malefic planets - then it denies the birth of son or troubles to children.

Venus-It is the planet of luxury and materialistic happiness in one's chart. It signifies wife in a man's chart, love, marriage, passion, partner, conveyance, social status, ornaments and pleasures of bed. Venus is afflicted when it is associated with malefic. Afflicted Venus signifies disturbed married life.

Saturn- It signifies servant, longevity, delays, prudence, responsibility, patience, services, scientists, foresight, and labour. It is not always bad. When Saturn is good in a horoscope it makes one famous among people, social leaders or reformers. The afflicted Saturn produces delay in matters concerned with it. When associated with other planets, it reduces happiness in relations signified with that planet.

Rahu- It signifies paternal grandfather, harsh speech, movements, foreign travels, gamble, outcaste and snakes. Rahu as a rule alienates one from

others. When associated with other planets, it produces separation with the relation signified with that planet.

Ketu- It signifies maternal grandfather, height, sewage, slaughterhouse fear, complexes, insanity, fire accidents, occultism, imprisonment, lawsuits, smoke, philosophy, detachment and renunciation.

Table 5. General characteristics of planets

Planet Gender Direction Colour Gems Element

Sun Male East Copper Ruby Fire

Moon Female North-West White Pearl Water

Mars Male South Sparkling red | Coral Fire

Mercury Eunuch North Green Emerald Earth

Jupiter Male North East Gold Topaz Ether

Venus Female South East White Diamond Water

Satum Eunuch West Blue-black Sapphire Air

Rahu Female South west Smoke Gomed

Ketu Hermaphrodite North west Black grey Lahsuniya

Aspects

An 'aspect' means an angular distance between the planets. This is the relative position of the planets in the zodiac by which they exert their influence on the other planets simply by illumination. All planets aspect their 7th house completely from their own position. Mars, Jupiter and Saturn have been assigned 2 additional aspects : Sun - 7th

Moon - 7th

Mars - 4th, 7th and 8th Mercury - 7th Jupiter - 5th, 7th and 9th Venus - 7th Saturn - 3th, 7th and 10th

Rahu - 7th (some people consider 5th and 9th too)

Ketu - 7th (some people consider 5th and 9th too) A planet is considered to be strong when it is in its own sign or in the house of great friend's and generally peaceful when it is in its friend's house. An aspect of the benefic planet makes it more stronger. A strong planet is able to produce results whereas a weak planet, is either debilitated or in an enemy's house or hemmed/ aspected by malefics is unable to produce its good effect.

IV. Signs (Rashi)

Sign is a Latin word which means mark, indication or signal. Similarly in Astrology, a sign refers to one of the 1 2 zodiac signs. The zodiacal belt is of 360 degrees when divided by 12 zodiac signs. Hence, we calculate 30 degrees for each sign. Each part of this 30 degree is called as a Sign or Rashi. These signs are - Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces respectively.

Table 6. Showing Lords and Symbols of Signs

S.No. Indian Name English Name Lord of Sign Symbol

1 Mesha Aries Mars A 2 Vrishabha Taurus Venus B Mithuna Gemini Mercury 4 Karka Cancer Moon 5 Simha Leo Sun E 6 Kanya Virgo Meroury F 7 Tula Libra. Venus G Vrischak Scorpio Mars H 9 Dhanu Sagittarius Jupiter 10 Makar Capricom Saturn J 11 Kumbh Aquarius Satumn K 12 Meena Pisces Jupiter L

The sign occupied by an ascendant. An Ascendant is importantly known as the ascendant sign or lagna rashi. It has lot of influence on one's life. The next important sign in this league is the Moon sign. It is a sign where the Moon was present at the time of birth. (Vedic astrologers make their general predictions with respect to the moon sign). The 3rd important sign is the Sun sign. The rotation of the Earth around the Sun once a year causes the Sun to pass through one sign each month. Western astrologers generally make the Sun's sign a basis for these predictions. Simply put, the sun sign of a person is the sign wherein the Sun was present at the time of birth. The date of passing the Sun through the sign

is fixed every year. After a year, the Sun passes through the same sign on the same date. These dates differ in Vedic astrology and western astrology. The difference in dates of both is given in the table below.

Table 7. Transit of Sun through different Signs

S.No. Sign Indian month Indian Date Western Date

1 Aries Vaisakha 13 Apr-14 May 21 Mar .- 21 Apr. 2 Taurus Jyeshtha 15 May-14 Jun 22. Apr .- 20 May 3 Gemini Ashadha 15 Jun-14 Jul 21 May-21 Jun 4 Cancer Shravana 15 Jul-14 Aug 22 Jun-22 Jul 5 Leo Bhadrapad 15 Aug-15 Sept .23 Jul-23 Aug Virgo Ashwin 16 Sept-15 Oct 24 Aug-23 Sept 7 Libra Kartik 16 Oct-14 Nov 24 Sept-23 Oct. 8 Scorpio Margshirsha 15 Nov-14 Dec 24 Oct-22 Nov Sagittarius Paush 15 Dec-13 Jan 23 Nov-21 Dec. 10 Capricorn Magh 14 Jan-12 Feb 22 Dec .- 21 Jan 11 Aquarius Phagun 13 Feb .- 12 Mar 22 Jan-19 Feb 12 Pisces Chaitra 13 Mar-12 Apr .2D Feb-20 Mar.

Characteristics of Signs

The 12 signs each of 30-degree extent show different characteristics. 1. Gender - Odd numbered signs 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11 are all male signs. They are malefic in nature. Even numbered signs are female signs - 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 1 2. They are benefic in nature.

2. Mobility - 1, 4, 7 and 10 signs are moveable (char). 2, 5, 8 and 11 are fix (sthir) signs. 3, 6, 9 and 1 2 have dual (dwiswabhava) nature or mixed. They show balance between the moveable and fix.

3. Elements - The signs are divided into 4 elements viz, fire, earth, air and water. 1, 5, and 9 are Fiery in nature 2, 6 and 10 are Earthy in nature 3, 7 and 11 are Airy in nature 4, 8 and 1 2 are Watery in nature

4. Direction is represented by the signs: East - 1, 5 and 9.

South - 2, 6 and 10 West - 3, 7 and 11 North - 4, 8 and 12

5. Parts of the body : 1. Aries - Head 2. Taurus - Face, throat 3. Gemini - Arms, shoulders 4. Cancer - Chest, lungs, heart 5. Leo - Stomach 6. Virgo - Waist, intestine 7. Libra - A Navel and lower abdomen 8. Scorpio - Private parts 9. Sagittarius - Thighs 10. Capricorn - Knees 11. Aquarius - Legs 1 2. Pisces - Feet Some more general characteristics of signs are tabulated in Table 8.

Table 8. Characteristics of Signs

S.No. Sign Colour Height Residing Place

Aries Red Long Forest

2 Taurus White Long Fields / meadow

3 Gemini Green Medium Village, bedroom

4 Cancer Pink white Long Pond, lakes

5 Leo Brown /gold Long Caves

6 Virgo Varied colours Medium Green wetland

7 Libra Black Medium Market

8 Scorpio Golden Short Holes

9 Sagittarius Yellow Medium Battlefield

10 Capricom Spotted Long Forest with water workplace

11 Aquarius Dark brown Medium of Potter

12 Pisces Shining colours Medium Water

Houses: The ascendant is the 1st house of the horoscope. The remaining houses are filled in anticlockwise pattern. The counting of the house starts from ascendant. In Figure 7 the ascendant has number 4 means sign cancer is in the ascendant or in the house number. The 2nd house is anticlockwise from house number 1 and the number in it is 5 means Leo; hence we can say that house number 2 is in sign Leo.

5

6

7 10

12 9 11

Figure 7. Horoscope showing houses with signs

Similarly as we move anti-clockwise we see the number 6 means the sign Virgo occupies the 3rd house of the horoscope. By this way the counting of houses is done. Houses have been classified into certain groups:

I

1. The Kendras - 1, 4, 7 and 10 houses are known as Kendras of the horoscope. 2. Panaphara - 2, 5, 8 and 11 houses are known as Panapharas. 3. The Apoklima - 3, 6, 9 and 10 houses are known as Apoklima. 4. The Trikona -1,5 and 9 houses are Trikona. 5. The Upachaya - 3, 6, 10 and 11 houses are Upachayas. 6. The Dusthana - 6, 8 and 10 houses are known as Dusthana or Trika houses.

7. The Maraka - houses 2 and 7 are known as the Maraka houses.

II

1. 1st house is also known as Lagna. It signifies the personality of a person as a whole. It depicts self-appearance, complexion, beginning, nature, shape, height, head, personality. It is the most auspicious house of the horoscope as it occupies the Kendra and Trikona, which are the most auspicious houses of the horoscope. 2. 2nd house signifies the matter of family concern, wealth, loss or gain, gems, education, food, teeth, speech, right eye, memory. It is also known as Maraka house so it signifies the death. 3. 3rd house depicts mentality, ability, siblings, valour, will power, short journeys, neighbours, communications, shoulders and collar bone. 4. 4th house depicts home, mother, atmosphere, happiness, fields, education, conveyance, parental property, private affairs. 5. 5th house represents wisdom, progeny, memory, higher education, intelligence, spiritual knowledge, riches, love, gambling, arts. 6. 6th house signifies disease, enemies, loan, debts, loss of honour, fear, pets, waist, tenant, worries, servants, service, maternal uncles. 7. 7th house represents merits, spouse, business partner, foreign travels, honour, death, litigations. It is also known as to be the Maraka house of the horoscope. 8. 8th house depicts parents of spouse, longevity, death, inheritance, will insurance, accidents, obstacles, worries, delay, defeats, thefts, organ of excretion. 9. 9th house signifies father, faith, intelligence, virtuous deeds, journey, far sightedness, temple, sacrifice, charity, teacher, religion, fate, philosophy, hips and thighs. 10. 10th house stand for occupation of the person, stars, honour, fame, success, promotion, administration, social contacts, responsibilities, knee. 11. 11th house known astobethedhan bhav, signifies source of gains. Elder brother, sisters, success in occupation, fulfilment of desires, left ear and leg. 12. 12th house signifies expenditure, sorrows, deceptions, secret, knowledge, pleasures of bed, prison, foreign, hospital, problems in family, left eye and feet.

V. Dasha System

There is a fomous saying, "Nobody gets more than his luck and before time". If there is a promise of good luck in one's horoscope then most important is the fact-when it would fructify. Even the promise in a horoscope becomes useless if there is no time for it to be active in time when required. For example, if there is a promise of widowhood in a woman's horoscope and it is just after some time of the marriage then it is fateful for her, but she may have option of remarriage and if it is after 20 years then it is not good for her. But if it happens after 50 or 60 years of marriage then it is meaningless for her. So you can judge how the combinations of horoscope become meaningless without knowledge of time. To calculate the timing of the event Rishi Parashara has given a tool named as dasha - literally means condition of a person at that time. Astrologically, it means the time when certain planets are able to produce their effect in one's life. He introduced many dasha systems but Vimshottari Dasha System is the one that is commonly used for predictions in Vedic Astrology. Vimshottari means 1 20 - a time cycle for a period of 1 20 years. It is calculated by the Nakshatra in which the Moon was transiting at the time of the birth. Nakshatra or birth constellation is very important for calculating not only dasha systems but for many predictions as well in one's life. As we have discussed earlier that each nakshatra has a lordship of a planet so the major dasha will be of the planet ruling at the time followed by the sequence given in the table of Nakshatras. For example, if you were born when the Moon was transiting in the sign of Taurus in Rohini Nakshatra, then the governing planet of Rohini Nakshatra is Moon - so the important period of dasha running from your birth time will be of the Moon followed by Mars, Rahu, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury,Ketu, Venus and Sun respectively. The order of the dashas never changes in any horoscope. Just the starting point of the dasha gets changed according to the Nakshatra of the Moon of the person at that time. Each major period of the planet is also called as mahadasha. Its time interval varies from planet to planet.

Table 9. Showing Periods of Dashas

S.No. Planet Duration of its major period (mahadasha)

7 years 127456789 Ketu 2 Venus 20 years 3 Sun 6 years 4 Moon 10 years Mars 7 years Rahu 18 years Jupiter 16 years Satum 19 years 9 Mercury 17 years

Each major period (Mahadasha) is further divided into subperiod called Antardasha. An Antardasha is then further divided into its subperiod called pratyantar dasha. Furthermore, it still gets divided into sookshma dasha and sookshama dasha is finally divided into prana dasha. In each sub period the sequence of periods are the same but becomes shorter than its major period. The period of Mahadasha is in years than its sub-period the Antardasha would be in months. Likewise the subperiod is reduced to days. So the five-fold division of dasha runs at a time. If the birth time is 100 percent accurate then there would be no error in predicting any event. But in general, one may have variations in his birth time in a minute or two for which the prediction may go wrong for the time period of the ultimate dasha which is the prana dasha. Hence it is better to predict this dasha system until the 2nd level, that is of the pratyantar dasha only. The mutual placement of the lords of the mahadasha -antardasha-pratyantar dasha and their relation between them with respect to their houses when interpreted, helps in making these predictions. Rishi Parashara had given 54 nakshatras based dasha systems and 45 Jaimini dasha systems. We have already discussed the basic concepts of astrology. Now let us summarize those rules with respect to relations. As birth chart consists of 1 2 houses and each house represents a relation with a person ofthat birth chart. The 1st house represents the 'self of the birth chart. Mother is represented by the 4th house and father by the 9th house, younger brothers/sisters are seen by the 3rd house, while elder brothers/sisters are seen by the 11th house. The 7th house is for wife and 5th for the wife and children. The 2nd relations are connected with the 1st relations, i.e., maternal uncle is seen from the 6th house as it is 3rd from the 4th house-the house

of mother and 3rd from 4th is brother/sister of mother similarly, younger brother/sister is seen through the 3rd from the 3rd house, i.e., 5th house of the birth chart. Confusion may arise as the 5th house is also the house of children. So how can one house represent two relations ? If this is so then how can an event be predicted? HO can one be clear whether-the event is with children or with 2nd brother/sister. These confusions can be made clear by the significators of relations. Different planets signify different relations. 1. Sun - Father 2. Moon - Mother 3. Mars - Brother/Sister 4. Mercury - Maternal uncle, friends 5. Jupiter - Children 6. Venus - Wife/Husband 7 Saturn Servants 8 Rahu - Maternal Grandfather 9 Ketu - Paternal Grandfather

Making judgements about the relation, its house, lord and position of its significator is analysed in the birth chart. Then it is analysed in the divisional chart too. Malefic influence to a house reduces happiness through that relation. Benefic influences quite naturally show harmonious relations. An aspect of Jupiter to signification bestows the blessings of that relation. An aspect of Jupiter on Mars shows the presence of brother/sisters in one's life. There are more than 2 afflictions that show separation from that specific relation : Let us analyse the following relations astrologically :

1. Relation in marriage 2. Parents-Children relations 3. Brother/sister relations 4. Friendship relations

Chapter 2

Astrology for a Better Marriage

We all have a childhood dream that when there is love, everything goes like silk, hut the reality is that marriage requires a lot of compromise. - Raquel Welch

When you can accept another person as they are then there is no room for worries. Problems arise when we make a frame and try to fit that person into it. Astrology makes you understand why people are attracted towards each other. It also facilitates maintenance of a positive intimate relationship between lovers. It helps in identifying the real need through processes that analyzes the whole personality. You can understand relations and other's personality and traits in your life with the help of astrology. This would make you understand one another a lot better. If most of the planets occupy fiery signs, the result is a naturally aggressive person. Airy signs show intelligence and liking for travelling. The person with his Moon in an airy sign will love travelling. A person born with planets mostly with a fix sign would be lazy or hate to switchover frequently. People with dual signs are mostly seen to be rather confused in selecting anything. They are also the ones that are not easily satisfied and seek the all superlative qualities in one thing. Relation is judged on the basis of the resultant compatibility of signs and planets. Astrology can also be applied by matching horoscopes before marriage. This is a common practice in India where most marriages are arranged by the parents. They 1st match the horoscopes and then proceed for other formalities of the marriage. For considering astrological matchmaking for a couple it is necessary to get the horoscopes of both. Mostly it is observed that matching horoscopes is finished with the consideration of the Manglik factor and Koota Milan only, which of course is not enough. Proper matching of the horoscopes is discussed in the next chapter. Conjugal happiness depends upon not only the 7th house, as is foreseen by most astrologers. The other related houses to see for married life are - Primarily, the 1st house is important as it represents the portrayal of a person.

Then 4th house is considered for domestic happiness and comforts.

5th house for love affair and children.

7th house is for husband/ wife and their married life. 12th is for bed comforts. In addition to these, the 2nd house is also taken into consideration as it represents family and its expansion and in the case of women 8th house is also important for her as it is the family of her husband. She has to adjust and live with them. So the atmosphere of the family of her husband has more effect on her. That is why it is also known as the saubhagya sthaan for her. If the family of husband is nice to her then her whole life would be spent calmly. Planets taken into consideration for married life are: Venus- It signifies wife, marriage, sex and love. Jupiter is significator of husband, even though Mars is also considered as significator of husband. Mars is also looked for marital knot and sex. Some general predictions to know about your wife (or husband) through your ascendant sign. If your ascendant sign (Lagna) is : Aries - Your wife would be fair complexioned, beautiful and religious too. Taurus - Your wife would be educated and may be cruel in nature or merciless. Gemini - Your wife may have sharp tongue and would enjoy the company of men. She may be quarrelsome too. Cancer - Your wife may be faithful but short-tempered. She would be hard working also. Leo - Your wife may be dominant in nature and adamant too. Apart from religious mind she would be cruel also. Virgo - Your wife would be good in managing household activities. She may be selfish and untrustworthy. Libra - Your wife may be quarrelsome and greedy in nature. Scorpio - Your wife may be from a rich family, beautiful and good in managing the house. Sagittarius - Your wife may be from good family, money minded, intelligent and have good conduct. She may have a habit of worrying for small matters. Capricorn - Your wife would be beautiful but would change her moods very often.

Aquarius - Your wife would be beautiful and would like to lead her life in her own way. She may be intelligent, shrewd and short-tempered. Pisces - Your wife would be beautiful and lucky woman. She would be well spoken and intelligent. Effects of planets in the 7th house : Sun - The sun in the 7th house makes one's spouse more ambitious and short tempered. It indicates unhappy married life till it is aspected by a benefic planet. Moon - The moon in the 7th house leads to early marriage, bestows sociable, beautiful and dutiful wife. If moon is afflicted then your wife may be unfaithful. Mars - The Mars in the 7th house produces the more desire of sex in spouse. Partner may be dominating. Marriage may take place out of caste. Mars in 7th is known as Manglik dosha, which is harmful for the life of spouse. (This topic is covered in matchmaking of the horoscope) Mercury- In the 7th house produces more mental affinity towards the partner. Wife would be artistic in nature. Since Mercury is eunuch so it does prove to be good for sex life. Jupiter - It is a benefic planet. It will bestow beneficial aspect whereever it is placed and will reduce any malefic effect. When Jupiter is positioned in the 7th house it gives good wife with conjugal happiness. If Jupiter is afflicted then there may be early loss of wife. Venus - Venus is significator of marriage. But since Rishi Parashara says it that 'karako bhava nashaya' means when a significator is positioned in its own house, it will then destroy significances of that house. As it is a benefic planet it will give beautiful wife and romantic passionate life. The wife may be rich and intelligent but will not be able to make the person happy. Saturn - Saturn is also eunuch planet. It is therefore not considered auspicious. It brings about a sense oftranqu il ity within the relations of a husband and wife. There may also be unusual differences in the age of both partners. Either too much or too little in which case the husband is younger to his wife. This reduces the pleasure of sex. Alternatively, the wife would be sick, dark complexioned but faithful to her husband. Rahu - The wife would be wicked and would undermine her husband. Ketu - Ketu spoils married life. The shadow is also known akin to a pair of scissors slicing the happiness within that house. Ketu is one of the reasons of widowerhood. It may also cause loss of wife or she may be outspoken. Since Venus is the significator of love life and marriage, let us learn more about how it affects when it is present in different houses and signs

Venus in various signs:

Aries - Venus in Aries makes one an affectionate lover and has relations with many women.

Taurus - Happy married life with beautiful wife.

Gemini - The person may have more than one affair. Wife would be intelligent. Venus in Gemini makes one over sexy. If Venus is afflicted in this sign then it may also gives 2nd marriage.

Cancer - Wife would be emotional, passionate. Here also if Venus is afflicted it leads to two marriages.

Leo - The person would be sincere in his relations. Wife would be from a high family.

Virgo - Successful marriage and love affairs. Generous and beautiful wife.

Scorpio - He may develop relation with women very soon. Wife may be quarrelsome.

Sagittarius - Happy & successfully married. But the person may sometimes be out for beautiful women.

Capricorn - Unsatisfactory love affairs. Marriage would be delayed. Wife may be liar.

Aquarius - Delay in marriage. More inclination towards sex. A clever wife with a sense of humanity.

Pisces - Develop involvements with many women before marriage. But at last would lead a happy marriage. Wife would be intelligent and modest.

Venus in different houses :

lst house: Venus is said to be beneficial in the 1 st house as it gives beautiful wife. The person would enjoy conjugal bliss.

2nd house: There may be dissatisfaction in married life.

3rd house: Wife would be good and the person would enjoy the family life.

4th house: Happy domestic life.

5th house: Gives love affair and romantic mood to the person.

6th house: Wife may be sick and women may dislike him.

7th house: The person may have beautiful and passionate wife. Married life would be happy.

8th house: Hidden love affairs; wife would be sick; problems in love affairs

9th house: Happy married life; dutiful wife.

10th house: Happy married life; gains through wife/ women.

11th house: Passionate wife; gains through wife/women.

12th house: Unprincipled and fond of sexual pleasures; may have more than one woman in his life; wife may be sick.

(Note: The characteristics given above are not absolute. They are subject to modification according to other combinations in one's horoscope)

Chapter 3

Combinations for a Successful Marriage

Happy marriages begin when we marry the ones we love, and they blossom when we love the ones we marry. - Tom Mullen

It is really difficult to talk with surety on what leads to a successful marriage. For many when questioned about their married life; they would soon reply positively. It is only after constant prodding do they slowly express their dissatisfactions. It is really difficult to set the criteria of a happy married life or an ideal marriage. So does that means that adjustments hold no good? If it is love then adjustments can be done for a long period, making a marriage, a happy one. Without love adjustment a marriage can't last long. In this chapter, the meaning of successful marriage is one wherein the husband and wife are living together. For a successful marriage: The 7th house, its lord, and its significator Venus should be considered 1st. If they are strong then the person is going to have a successful married life certainly. Any of these if having relation with 6-8-1 2 houses may lessen the conjugal bliss.

Influence of benefic would increase the comforts of married life and if malefic aspect or influence any of these then the comforts would be decreased.

Ascendant lord with or near to 7th lord in a benefic sign. Lord of 2nd and 7th house associated with planet of great strength. Jupiter should be strong. Lord of 2nd, 7th and 12th aspected by Jupiter and should be in auspicious houses like in Kendra or Trikona of the birth chart. These combinations should also be seen through the 7th lord and Venus to confirm the event. Here are some examples of a successful married life :

Example I

Ketu

7 Mars 10 6 Juplter

Mercury Sur 11 5 2

Moon

Venus 12 4 1

Satum Aahu

Horoscope - 1

It is the horoscope of a person said to be not only a successful businessman but also happily married. His ascendant has No. 8 in its house which means the 1st house is Scorpio whose lord is Mars hence, the lord of the 1st house is Mars. It is in the 3rd house in Capricorn. Mars is exalted in Capricorn. The 7th house is the house of married life. No. 2 shows that the sign of Taurus in his 7th house. Its lord is Venus, which is placed in the 5th house in Pisces. It is exalted in Pisces. The 7th house occupies moon. It is lord of 9th house. Moon is exalted in Taurus. Ascendant lord Mars is receiving 5th aspect of Jupiter. Venus is 7th lord as well as the 12th lord. It is receiving the 7th aspect of Jupiter. The 7th house is also receiving the 9th aspect of Jupiter. Now you can see that his 7th house is fully protected by aspect of a benefic planet Jupiter. Venus, lord of 2nd and 7th is in trikona of the birth chart. This combination is auspicious for married life. The person has a beautiful (Moon exalted in the 7th shows a fair beautiful wife) and a learned wife who is religious and intelligent. She is helping in his business also. She has held the reigns of family with responsibility. In the Navamsha Chart - the Ascendant is Capricorn. Saturn and Jupiter are placed in the ascendant. Jupiter is debilitated but its debilitation loses its strength as it coincides with the Ascendant lord Saturn. Jupiter is aspecting the 7th house and 7th lord which makes the relationship strong. The 7th lord Moon is aspected by Jupiter and it is free from any malefic effect. Venus is in its friendly sign. Ascendant lord and 7th lord is in 5/9 axis, which is meant to be auspicious. Ascendant lord of

birth chart is Mars, placed in the 4th house of the navamsha chart. It is aspecting the 7th house by its 4th aspect. 7th lord of the birth chart is Venus. It is a friendly sign - Aquarius and is in the 2nd house which is the house of family, in Navamsha Chart. This depicts that his wife holds an important position in his family. It is said that he is very lucky to have a wife like that.

Venus Sun

1.1 9 Ketu 12

10 Mars 1 1 Mercury

Rahu 2 6 Moon 5

Navamsha chart of Example - 1

Example II

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Rahu

Juplter Venus 6

Satum Mars 12

Sun Ketu

Mercury 10 11

Moon

Horoscope - 2

This is the horoscope of a lady who is said to be very fortunate in her married life. Ascendant is Virgo, its lord is Mercury in the 5th house. Lord of 7th house is Jupiter which is in the 4th house. The lord of the 4th house is Sagittarius. It is also the sign of Jupiter. The 4th house is domestic happiness. The concentration of planets is more on the 4th house. It is protected by presence of Jupiter. When a lord of house - either placed or aspect its own house - then it protects its signification and would save that house. Jupiter is lord of 7th and is with Venus which is 2nd lord -house of family and finances. Venus is the 9th lord too, which is house of fortune. Venus is benefic planet too. The 4th house is placed by two natural malefics, i.e., Saturn and Mars. Saturn is 5th lord and 6th lord. 5th house is the most auspicious house of a horoscope. It reduces the malefic effect of Saturn. Saturn aspects the 6th house which is its own house. This simply means that Saturn is providing stamina to her against her enemies and diseases. Mars is 8th lord aspecting the 7th house by its 4th aspect. Connecting the whole combination- 7th lord -husband, 8th lord - in laws, 2nd lord - family and 4th house - home, domestic bliss all together. She is living in a joint family and enjoying the bliss of a happy home. 1st and 7th houses are is in Rahu - Ketu axis. Rahu - Ketu are malefic planets and separates the signification ofthat house. Here the effect of Rahu is shaped in another way. Her husband has to travel for business purposes frequently. Let us consider its Navamsha Chart too. Its ascendant is Aries, whose lord is in the 7th house, with exalted Saturn and 4th lord Moon. Jupiter is in ascendant - aspecting the 7th house by its 7th aspect. Jupiter is a benefic planet. Its aspect will strengthen the relation. 7th lord is Venus in 6th house. It is debilitated when it is the sign of the Virgo. But here debilitation is cancelled by the presence of Mercury which is exalted in Virgo. (This is known as Neech Bhanga Yoga, which means the cancellation of debilitation).

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Juplter 11

'1 Sun Ketu 4 10

5 Mars Satum

Moon

Venus Mercury

Navamsha chart of Horoscope - 2

Mercury is ascendant lord of birth chart. It is with Venus in the 6th house. It shows that health of the person would suffer frequently. 7th lord of the birth chart is Jupiter is in ascendant of Navamsha chart. Mars is aspecting its own house. It is with exalted Saturn. The concentration of planets is mostly on 7th house. This shows the importance of the relation in one's life. The effect of malefic planets are reduced by the presence of benefic aspect. It is thus necessary to analyze the horoscope deeply to judge the effect of combination.

Chapter 4

Combination that Lead to Divorce

A divorce is like an amputation; yousurvive, hut theresless o/you. -Margaret A twood Divorce hurts not only the spouse who's left behind but also even the spouse who's proceeding to leave. Many people who have gone through divorce feel like ripping away from themselves. It is not easy to describe the pain. In the beginning of a relationship they were thrilled and shared intimacy. But later, both developed adverse feelings for each other. It is like betrayal. Both the partners are hurt. Earlier it was difficult for them to breathe but after a divorce, nothing but a dull ache is all that is left behind.

Astrological combinations for divorce :

The 7th house, its lord and significator Venus influenced by malefic

The influence of separative planets like Saturn, Rahu- Ketu or afflicted Sun.

*Divorce is evident when there is combination of 7th -4th - and 6th houses, whether through the aspect among their lords, by position or by conjunction. 7th lord in the 8th house also shows loss of wife.

• Affliction to the 4th house.

Ascendant lord and 7th lord in 6/8 or 2/1 2 in position to each other.

Lord of Lagna and Lord of 7th are placed in 2/1 2 or 6/8 in position. * Venus in Ardra, Moola, Krittika or Jyeshtha Nakshatra.

• These combinations are seen through Venus and the 7th lord to confirm the prediction. Let us see some examples of horoscopes analyzed astrologically to confirm the combinations of divorce.

Example III

This is the horoscope of a female born in a rich family. She had never seen any problem in her life. Her marriage was arranged to a good looking and well-settled boy. He stayed abroad for some time and was supposed to take his wife too. He left his wife just after 1 5 days of her marriage and never came back. Later on it was known that he was living with some other woman in the same city and did not want to live with his wife. Ultimately the divorced was filed and was soon materialised. Astrological combinations in this horoscope are - Ascendant is Gemini and its lord is Mercury. It is in the 6th house with 3rd lord Sun and 7th lord Jupiter. Mercury is aspected by the 8th lord Saturn. The 6th house is house of diseases, enemies and loan, etc. Here the 1st lord and 7th lord in 6th house is a combination of legal séparation, i.e., divorce. Mercury is the 4th lord too. 4th house is the house of domestic bliss. 4th house is placed with Moon. Moon is 2nd lord, and the 2nd house is in Rahu Ketu axis. The 4th house is aspected by Mars which is 6th lord. So all combinations are concentrated on 6th house - the house of a court case. The 7th house is placed with Venus. Although Venus is significator of love and marriage; but according to Rishi Parashar, 'Karko Bhava Nashaye' means significator when present in its own house will destroy its significance. Venus is twelfth lord too- showing loss of marriage. A combination of the 4th lord - 6th house with 7th lord confirms a divorce.

Ketu Satum

4 2

5

3

Moon 6 12 9

Venus 7 11 Mars 8 10 Jupiter Mercury Rahu Sun

Horoscope of Example - 3

Her Navamsha Chart had an Aquarius ascendant. Its lord is Saturn is in the 2nd house with debilitiated Mercury. The 7th lord is Sun is with Jupiter. Ascendant lord and 7th lord is in 2/1 2 axis. Ascendant lord of birth chart is Mercury which is debilitated in the Navamsha Chart. 7th lord of birth chart is Jupiter which is with Sun - a cruel planet. Mercury and Jupiter are in 2/1 2 axis.Venus in navamsha chart is in Rahu Ketu axis. Rahu Ketu axis is separative in result. Venus is also aspected by Mars by its 4th aspect. Hence Venus in this axis is afflicted here and separated the significance of it, which in this case is her husband. It is observed that if there are 3 afflictions; in such a case the aspect of Jupiter becomes ineffective.

Example IV

This horoscope is of a man who divorced his wife after 20 years of marriage. There was nothing serious in their marriage except that they both egoistic. Moreover, their misunderstanding increased when their younger daughter died of illness. His wife wanted attention and help at the time of stress but he could not spare time, things got worse and led to a divorce. All of this is pretty much evident from the horoscope. The ascendant is Libra and its lord is Venus. Venus is the significator of love and marriage. It is in the 2nd house in Rahu- Ketu axis. Venus being with malefics amounts to reduced love and sympathy in the person. The 7th house occupies Aries and its lord is Mars. It is placed in the 1st house aspecting its own house. But it is placed with the 6th lord Jupiter and with 12th lord Mercury. Venus is afflicted with Rahu-Ketu in the 2nd house. And the 4th lord is Saturn, aspecting the 7th house. So the 7th house is getting no protection except Jupiter, which is a natural benefic, but in this horoscope it is not providing protection being the lord of 6th. Note that the special combination - that of the Ascendant lord and 7th lord are in 2/1 2 in position with each other. This position is known as a position of mental tensions and losses which again show separation.

Ketu Venus Sun

8 Mercury 6

9 Jupiter Mars 5

7 10 7 Satum

Moon 11 3 2 2

Rahu

Horoscope - 4

In the Navamsha Chart, Ascendant is Sagittarius with Mercury and Jupiter in it. Jupiter is the Ascendant lord and Mercury is the 7th lord. This strengthens the relation. (Even after divorce they ask each other's welfare). The ascendant lord of the birth chart is Venus and 7th lord of birth chart is Mars - they both are in 6/8 axis in navamsha chart which surmounts quarrels and animosity. Venus is also afflicted here as it is in Rahu Ketu axis and with Sun. The question here is that if these were the combinations, why did they not show their result before and now after 20 years of marriage, the resultant is a divorce. In this horoscope there were combinations to support the marriage and there were combinations of separation both. Here comes the role of Dasa, which gives you the time of event. The combination in the horoscope will show their effect only when their Dasa arrives. The person has Moon in the sign Aquarius in Nakshatra of Satbhisha. Refer to the table of nakshatra you will come to know that lord of Satbhisha Nakshatra is Rahu. He was born under the Mahadasha of Rahu which was followed by Jupiter and then Saturn. Mahadasha of Mercury comes at the age of 45. During this period the friction between both increased and get separated in dasha of Mercury and antardasha of Ketu. Mercury the 12th lord and Ketu is famous as scissors, efficient in breaking up relations. If there are 3 or more than 3 afflictions in a certain house then the event is certainly going to happen.

It just waits for the right moment to occur, i.e., the appropriate dasha to fructify the results.

Ketu Saturn

Moon 10 Mercury 8 Mars 11 Jupiter 7

12 6

1 5 2 4

Sun Venus Rahu

Navamsha Chart of Example - 4

Example V

This is the horoscope of a woman who was also divorced after 20 years of marriage. Actually she never led a contented married life. Both partners were arrogant and quarrelsome. As it generally happens in India, whether the marriage works out or not it is very difficult for a couple to go to court and get a divorce. Both were adjusting in one way or the other, trying to drag their married life but failed. Just analyse the horoscope with the point of view of her married life. The ascendant of this horoscope is Capricorn and its lord is Saturn, is placed in the 11th house. The 7th house has a sign Cancer in it whose lord is in the 1st house. 7th house is occupied by the Sun - the 8th lord. The 8th house is occupied by the 6th lord Mercury. In this horoscope also you can see the combination of 6th- 7th- 8th lords. The 4th house is domestic bliss. Its sign is Aries and its lord Mars is present in its own house. Mars in this horoscope is afflicted as it is with Rahu - Ketu axis and its other house is Scorpio in which Saturn is placed, which is a natural malefic planet. Mars is aspected by Jupiter but here it is lord of twelfth and 3rd house. Jupiter

is afflicted here, forming Guru- Chandal yoga (this yoga is formed when Jupiter is in Rahu-Ketu axis with Mars). Mars in the 4th house shows that the woman is Manglik. (while her husband was not). It is said that Saturn in Scorpio makes one daring and if afflicted then notorious too. Here Saturn is aspected by Mars. Saturn is lord of ascendant as well as the lord of 2nd house too which is the house of speech. This woman is known to have a bad tongue. Venus, a significator of love and marriage is lord of 5th and 10th houses. This is placed in the 6th house. Its 5th house is aspected by Saturn and the 10th house is already associated with malefics. Hence Venus is also not supportive in this horoscope. So you can clearly see that 7th house, 7th lord and significator Venus is afflicted. Benefic Jupiter is also helpless and association of 6-7-8 houses led to divorce.

11 Moon

12 Satum

10 Jupiter

Mars Ketu 1 7 4

2 Sun 6 3 5

Venus Mercury

Horoscope of Example - 5

Navamsha Chart has Gemini ascendant. Its lord is Mercury is in 2nd house with debilitated Mars. 7th lord is Jupiter is in the 5th house in Rahu Ketu axis. Venus is exalted in 10th house. This has supported the marriage but not for long. Ascendant lord of birth chart is Saturn which is in Aquarius of Navamsha Chart. It is aspected by afflicted Jupiter and debilitated Mars.

Here Jupiter is vargottama means a situation when a planet occupies the same sign in birth chart and in Navamsha Chart. This is then known as vargottama; the vargottama planet gets its strength that is equivalent to the exalted planet. 7th lord of birth chart is Moon which is in Aries of Navamsha Chart. It is afflicted as it is in Rahu Ketu axis and aspected by Saturn. This aspect is good for marriage as Saturn is ascendant lord of birth chart and Moon is 7th lord of birth chart. This is supportive to the marital relation. In this chart you can see that the afflictions are more than the supporting factor in marriage. Even the support is afflicted here. It is due to this parent support that the marriage was going on; though with some problems. But ultimately gave way.

Mars Mercury

4 2 Ketu 5 Moon

6 12 Venus

Jupiter 7 11 Satum Rahu 10

Sun

Navamsha chart of Example - 5

Then again the question of time. Why did it lead to a divorce after 20 years of marriage? For that we have to analyse the Dasha. Her moon was in the Nakshatra of Sravan in the 1st charan. Hence she got the mahadasha of Moon at the time of her birth. Her problems became unbearable when the mahadasha of Jupiter arrived. As already discussed, Jupiter is not favourable for this horoscope. Jupiter is known to be as the most benefic planet for any horoscope but for Capricorn ascendant it is not. It is lord of twelfth. By observing the degrees of Jupiter it was seen that Jupiter has just changed its sign and has longitude of zero degree. It

is a rule that any planet which has just entered a sign or is just leaving any sign means if it is at 0 degree in a sign or at 29 degree in a sign then it is said in rashyanta - meaning in the end of a sign. That planet in its dasha is known to cause trouble.

Chapter 5

Combinations Leading to UnhappylMarriage

Marriages are made in heaven. But, again, so are thunder, lightning, tornados and hail. - Unknown

In many cases it is seen that couples living together lead a stressed, unhappy married life. This is mostly seen in the cases where one partner is dependant on the other financially (this is observed in India where wives are supposed to take care of family - rather than pursue a career) or partners are compromising for the sake of children. Sometimes it is seen that they both have love for each other but they are different on their mental planes. A psychological approach thus becomes imperative for such marital relations as the mental condition and attitude can also mar the happiness of married life. Astrologically, it is observed that if the afflictions are less, then the marriage may face some problems (these problems can be further reduced by a good horoscope matching with the partner) if there are more than three afflictions with the related combination, then a separation is indicated. The aspect of Jupiter on the concerned affliction gives strength to the relationship and would support it. Hence then the marriage life would go on but with troubles and unhappiness. Conditions that lead to an unhappy married life are:

Mars or Saturn in Sagittarius or Pisces aspected by Jupiter. Venus is bereft of strength.

7th lord in association with 8th lord or house.

If 7th house occupies Venus in Scorpio or Jupiter in Capricorn. Moon and Venus together aspected by Saturn and Mars.

Rahu with Venus shows that one's affection lies somewhere else.

• Moon with Rahu gives rise to an unpredictable mood, which mar matrimonial happiness. * Rahu with Sun arise complex of disparity of status. * Rahu with Mars gives rigid attitude which hurt the feelings.

Navamsha chart should also be considered. All these combinations will not show their effect on surface unless the 7th house is clean or aspected by benefic. In a nutshell, if the effect of malefics are less in the chart on the 7th house, and the 7th house is well protected by benefic, then married life will not be broken but will continue with some problems. If the natal chart has affliction in the 7th house but the Navamsha Chart does not and the 7th house is protected, then too there would be no separation but it may mar marital happiness.

The examples of unhappy married life are:

Example VI

This is the horoscope of a man who is the only son in his family and living with his parents. He has a beautiful but quarrelsome wife. Once aggressive, she doesn't care much for anything. The ascendant here is Virgo, its lord is Mercury. It is in the 6th house with Sun. The ascendant and 7th house is in Rahu-Ketu axis. As discussed earlier, Rahu-Ketu are malefic planets. The 7th house has a sign Pisces whose lord is Jupiter. It is in the 3rd house. Jupiter is aspected by Mars. Mars is the planet of aggression. This combination shows the aggressiveness of his wife. Venus - the significator of love and marriage is in 7th house in the Rahu Ketu axis. The significator in its own house would not show any result. Venus here is exalted and depicts that the wife would be beautiful. The 7th house is receiving aspect of Jupiter, giving support to its own house. Here Jupiter acts like a saving factor for his marriage. Even though the marriage is saved, the person faces troubles and unhappiness through his quarrelsome wife. The lord of 2nd house in 7th place shows the family ties of the wife. If there is any relation of 2nd house and the 7th house the wife would fulfill the responsibility of a family life. This in turn strengthens the married relation.

5 Jupiter Rahu 4 Moon

6

Satum 9 3 2

Venus

10 Ketu 2 Mars 1

Sun Mercury

Horoscope - 6

Navamsha Chart has the Pisces ascendant. Its lord is Jupiter in the 7th house. 7th lord is Mercury in the 12th house.

Mars Mercury

11

2 10 Ketu

12

3 Sun

Satum Venus 4 Jupiter 8 Moon Rahu 5

Navamsha chart of Example - 6

Jupiter is aspecting the ascendant, thus protecting the ascendant as well as the 7th house. Venus is in the 5th house within the Saturn and Rahu-Ketu axis. It does not have a good position. Mercury is the ascendant lord of the birth chart and Jupiter is the 7th lord. They both are in 6/8 axis in Navamsha chart. Jupiter is also aspected by Saturn by its 3rd aspect from the 5th house of Navamsha Chart. Saturn is the 5th lord of the Birth Chart thus representing love and the results of karmas of previous birth too. Venus is also afflicted. But since Jupiter is in the 7th house thus the supporting ascendant and 7th house too gives strength to the relation. Even though there are afflictions the marriage still slugs along because of Jupiter and also because the Dasha of marital discord planets has not fructified.

Example VII

This is the horoscope of a lady who is leading a very unhappy married life. She went against her father's wish and married this person who was a drug addict. He used to earn nothing, even when he tried all his might he was unable to do any job. The only happiness that came her way was the birth of a son after 14 years of marriage and after countless

prayers and wishes. The attitude of her husband sadly never changed. His condition deteriorated day after day. He started stealing things. A case was filed against him for theft. She did everything in her might to improve him; all in vain. Every treatment she tried failed. She cannot leave her husband and go to her parents' house because she had defied her parents' and brothers already. Neither can she live alone with her son as her husband would never let her go off easily. Her horoscope revealed unhappiness in her marriage life. Ascendant is Capricorn - its lord is in the 12th house. The 7th house is Cancer whose lord is Moon. Moon is in the 9th house in Rahu Ketu axis. Moon is afflicted. It is receiving aspect of Saturn. Ascendant lord aspecting the 7th lord shows the attachment of lady with her husband.

Safum

9 Jupiter Ketu 12 8 Mercury

10 Mars 7 4 Sun

2 Rahu 6 3 5 Moon

Venus

Horoscope - 7

The 7th house is receiving the aspect of Jupiter which is the 12th lord. There is a benefic aspect with combination of malefic aspects too. The aspect of Jupiter always gives wisdom and generosity. This aspect gave her generosity towards her husband and never let others know about his behaviour. In spite of her grief she stuck to her marriage because of Jupiter - which is providing her the patience to maintain her married life. If you look at the combination of Moon with Rahu that gives it an unpredictable mood marring matrimonial happiness. There is an

exchange of Sun and Venus in 8th and 10th house. This is known as dainya parivartan yoga; wherein the person is persistently troubled by his opponents and suffers due to ill health. Venus is significator of love and has been exchanged with the Sun that too is debliltated. Hence the exchange is malefic and reduces marital happiness. The 4th house is the receiving aspect of 2 cruel planets - Mars and Sun; depicting a disturbed domestic life. The 3rd house of brothers and sisters is afflicted by presence of Ketu that shows no support from her siblings. The sun is the significator of a father - which is again debilitated and is in conjunction with Mars, thereby offering no help from her father. In Navamsha Chart the ascendant lord placed is Venus in the 7th house. The 7th lord is Mars in the 9th house. Mars on the other hand is exalted in Capricorn. It is placed with the 4th lord, Sun. It is good combination for married life. But this is due to malefic planets and is devoid of any benefic aspect, thus marital discord is not as evident though it predicts a tough marriage. The 5th lord Mercury is aspected by Saturn by its 3rd aspect showing delay in 1 st progeny. It also shows no love in their married life as the 5th house is also the house of love and its lord Mercury is a eununch planet. It is aspected by Saturn, also a eunuch planet thus showing the cold behaviour of the partner. Mars aspects the 4th house by its 8th aspect. It is with the 4th lord, Mercury. Mercury lies in the 4th house which is actually the lord of the 2nd house. So a combination of the 2nd, 4th and 7th house shows support to married life.

Satum Rahu

4 12

2

Mercury 5 11 Moon 8

6 Mars Venus 10 7 9 Sun

Jupiter Ketu

Navamsha chart of Horoscope No. 7

Ascendant lord of birth chart is Saturn, in the 2nd house and aspected by Jupiter by its 9th aspect. The 7th lord of the birth chart is the moon placed in the 10th house. The moon here lies in Aquarius - that is ruled by Saturn; It is also aspected by Jupiter by its 5th aspect. So here, Jupiter supports the married life of the lady. Even though her marriage life is full of troubles she still survives because of many supportive combinations that are in store to save her marriage.

Chapter 6

Combination for More then One Marriage

Marriage is the triumph oi imagination over intelligence. 2nd marriage is the triumph oihope over experience. -Oscar Wilde

Count the number of planets associated with 2nd and 7th lord. It will predict the number of women or partners in one's life. Some of these examples are:

Venus in dual sign. 7th lord strong. Malefics in 4th, 8th and 12th houses from Venus

Several planets in 7th without 2nd lord.

Rahu in the 7th house and Saturn in the 2nd house.

The relation between the 7th and 11th lord by position, aspect or conjunction. Moon and Mars in 7th house.

7th lord in ascendant. Ascendant lord in 8th house or 12th house indicates remarriage. 8th lord in 5th house, Moon placed in 7th from Venus, and Mercury placed 7th from Moon. If strong Mars is present in 7th house aspected by 7th lord.

Malefic planets present in 7th or 2nd house and their lords are weak in strength.

Malefic planets present in 7th or 8th houses and Mars in the 12th house then the person may marry again after the death of his 1 st wife.

*The person may also have two wives if there are malefics in 7th or 11 th house and 1 st lord in the 12th house.

• Mars in 7th house and Saturn in 8th house then the person may marry again after the loss of his 1 st wife. If the 7th house is occupied by 2 eunuch planets, viz., Mercury and Saturn and 2 malefics then also the person may have two wives.

Ascendant lord and 7th lord together indicates that the person may have 2 wives out of which the 1 st wife would belong to a good family.

Moon and Saturn together in 11th house. * Malefics in 1st, 2nd or 7th house and the 7th lord is debilitated or combust.

Malefics in 2nd house and 7th house associated by malefics and Ketu in 6th house.

Example VIII

Satum Ketu

10 Jupiter 11

12 6 Venus

Mars

1 Moon 5 Sun 2 4 Mercury

Rahư

Horoscope - 8

This horoscope clearly shows the combination of more than 1 marriage. This person has been married thrice. The ascendant is Sagittarius. Its lord is Jupiter in the 3rd house. The 7th lord Mercury is with Sun in the 9th house aspected by Jupiter shows inclination to get a life partner (He didn't lose hope for a good partner even after his 2nd marriage broke). The 7th house is placed with a moon and Mars conjunct which is well known combination for money and to multiply the

signification of that house. Venus is in dual sign and is debilitated. As it is already given in the combination above that if Ascendant lord and 7th lord are together indicates that the person may have 2 wives out of which his 1 st wife would belong to a good family. Here in this horoscope there is relation of ascendant lord and 7th lord by aspect. His 1 st wife belonged to a good family. The 1 st marriage is seen from 7th house. Moon and Mars in 7th house, showed the tough relations in his 1st marriage. Mars shows the fiery temperament of his 1st wife. She was non cooperative and demanding. He divorced his 1 st wife and went abroad. The 2nd wife is seen through the 11 th house whose lord Venus is debilitated (neecha). The 2nd wife was from the family related to illegal activities. He got afraid of them and ran away. The 3rd wife is seen through fourth house whose lord is Jupiter aspected by the 7th lord Mercury. Fourth house is aspected by the 2nd lord Saturn by its 3rd aspect. 2nd house is family of a person. Hence one can safely say that his 3rd marriage is better than the earlier 2.

Example IX

This is the horoscope of a very intelligent person who married thrice. Lets analyze the promise of marriage in his horoscope. The 1st house is occupied by 4 planets with the 7th lord mercury in it. The 1st and the 7th houses are in Rahu-Ketu axis. Venus is exalted in the 1 st house. This combination shows that the person will have many wives. Also count the number of planets associated with the 1st and 7th lord predicts the number of wives in one's life. The other combination of multiple marriage also applies here that Rahu in 7th and Saturn in 2nd.

Satum Mars Mercury Sun

1 Venus 11

2 Ketu Jupiter

12

3 9 Moon

6

4 Rahu 5

Horoscope - 9

The 1st wife is seen through the 7th house. Its lord is Mercury and is an ascendant with the Rahu Ketu axis. Mercury is debilitated in this horoscope cancelled by the presence of an exalted Venus in the same house - this is known as neechbhanga means cancellation of debilitation. It is in the Nakshatra of Saturn. Whenever Saturn is related to the 7th house it indicates unusual age difference between husband and wife. His 1st wife was very much elder to him. Due to some biological reasons he left her. Astrologically, the 7th house has Rahu which shows separation from his 1st wife. The 2nd wife is seen from the 11th house. The 11th lord is Saturn which is debilitated in the 2nd house with Mars in its own sign. The 2nd house is the family. The 11th lord in the 2nd house means that the 2nd wife is close to his family. His 2nd wife took care of the elders of the family. He married for the 3rd time for the sake of money and brought home his 3rd wife. He introduced his 2nd wife as a relative who was just taking care of the people old persons in the house. (If the 2nd house is in influenced with malefics then the person is a liar). The fourth house is the house of the 3rd wife. It is aspected by Saturn. The 3rd wife was much younger to him. Later on when she came to know the truth she left him. The fourth lord is again Mercury with exalted Venus and in Rahu Ketu axis. Then this person returned to his 2nd wife. As it is said earlier, the 2nd house is the house of family and the 11th house is

that of the 2nd wife. The 2nd wife would hold the responsibility of the family and she is also a part of in the family. But 2nd house has 2 malefics - debilitated Saturn and Mars. This depicts problems in signification of the 2nd house as well as with the 2nd wife. Mars here is in its own sign Aries hence it will protect the relation as much as possible. Hence the relationship with the 2nd wife will remain firm.

Chapter 7

Extramarital Relationships

The combinations of extramarital relations and multiple marriages are almost similar. Just as marriage is solemnised by the priest, so is the connection of the 9th house considered important with respect to either position, aspect, conjunction or with nakshatras. When Venus is in 8th house or 12th house it can be easily predicted that the person may have extramarital affairs. Since the 8th house is the house of hidden affairs and Venus the symbol of love affairs; in the 8th house it shows hidden affairs.

• Rahu in 10 or 11 house or Venus in a movable sign aspected by a malefic.

5th house is the house of love, 7th of partner, 8th house is of hidden things and the 12 is pleasures of bed any connection among these would predict the extramarital affair.

12th house is the house of luxuries and bed pleasures. If the 12th house is strong then the person has tendency to attract the opposite sex easily Venus with malefic in Gemini, Sagittarius or Pisces.

Strong Venus with Moon conjunct. * 7th house with many planets. If there is Gemini, Virgo, Capricorn or Aquarius in the 7th house and their lord afflicted. If any of these combinations has relations with the 2nd lord or house then the affair may culminate into marriage. The influence of Rahu shows an affair with the person of another caste. The influence of Mars is devoid of any benefic influence which may create a scandal. Combination of 5th lord / house with 10th lord / house shows an affair at the office or workplace. Influence of moon shows strong mental attraction towards a beloved. Influence of ascendant lord shows strong physical attraction towards a

beloved. Ascendant sign/lord, moon or Venus if all three are in dual signs; 7th lord strong show flotation nature of a person.

Example X

Let us consider the horoscope of the person who himself admits that he has an inclination towards other women and wanted to improve but couldn't. (Was he true to himself ?) The ascendant is Gemini - It's lord is Mercury. It is in the 7th house. Where the ascendant lord is placed shows the inclination of person to the signification of that house. His inclination is mostly towards the opposite sex. The 7th lord is Jupiter placed in the 3d house. It is aspecting its own house by its 5th aspect, so married life is not in trouble. Venus is in the 8th house shows extramarital affairs. Venus is aspected by Mars also - there may be problems in his married life due to other women but it would not break because the 7th house is well protected by the aspect of its own lord Jupiter, which is a benefic too. Venus is in movable sign aspected by a malefic planet Mars. The 5th lord in the 8th house shows hidden affairs. The 5th house is house of love and 8th house is hidden affairs. The 12th house is for sexual pleasures. Venus is lord of these 2 and is in the 8th house. All these combinations lead to extramarital affairs of the man.

Ketu

2 Jupiter 5 1 Moon

3

6 12 9

7 Sun Mars Mercury 11 10

Satum Rahu Venus

Horoscope- 10

Example XI

This is the horoscope of a woman whose marriage was broken because of her extramarital affair. Again you can see the combination of 5-7-8-12 houses, i.e., 5th lord Mars is in 12th house aspecting the 7th house, 8th lord Moon in 7th house aspected by 5th lord showed the hidden affair affecting married life. Venus is moving aspected by Saturn. Rahu is in 11th house. The 7th lord aspecting the 7th house gives strength to her married life. Thus she was married after a divorce. Note that Jupiter would not let things go wrong socially. If the 7th house is aspected by Jupiter then the person is afraid of society. As in Example - 10, the aspect of Jupiter did not allow the person publicize his relations and break his married life. But in this example the 7th house is aspected by Mars which gives courage and it is devoid of any benefic aspect like that of Jupiter which could give wisdom to her to differentiate between the wrong and the right.

Venus Sun Mars

1O 8

1t Mercury 7 Rahu

9 12 6 3

Ketu 1 Moon 5 2 4

Jupiter Satum

Horoscope - 11

Example XII

Jupiter Sun

7 Satum Ketu 8 Mars 5

Venus 4 Mercury

6

9 3 12

10 2 Rahu 11

Moon

Horoscope - 12

This is the horoscope of a man who had numerous extramarital affairs in his life. His latest affair entrapped him in scandal that the whole world came to know. He is the US President Bill Clinton. He had an affair not only with Monica Lewinsky but also with Gennifer Flowers, Paula Jones, Kathleen Willey and numerous other women. All these women came into limelight when Monica's case was produced publicly. Astrologically you see that ascendant lord is Mercury in 11th house with Saturn. 7th house has a sign of Pisces whose lord is Jupiter in the 2nd house. It has been discussed earlier that the relation of 2nd and 7th gives strength to married life. It was well known he had affairs despite his married life and the marriage didn't break up although it was a bitter setback Hillary. The ascendant is occupied with Venus - significator of love and marriage. Venus is debilitated with Mars. Mars is the 8th lord. Lord of hidden affairs with Venus- Hidden love affairs. Venus and Mars both aspected by Saturn. Moon is in the 8th house. 8th house is aspected by Mars by its 8th aspect and Saturn by its 10th aspect. Saturn is the 5th lord - lord of love affairs. Moon is mental inclination. His inclination for falling for other women is clear here. Mars shows explosion and Saturn shows conspiracy; the 8th house refers to hidden affairs. Here Mars is not read as explosion but scandals as it is with debilitated Venus. So his affairs embroiled him in scandals.

Chapter 8

Love Marriages

Married love between man and woman is bigger than oaths guarded by right of nature. - Aeschylus Earlier cases of love marriage was uncommon. It was considered a crime in society. Things are different today. Times have changed now specially in metropolitan cities, but villages and/or narrow minded societies people still object to love marriages. The 5th house is the house of love affairs or intimate relations and the 7th house is of spouse. If there is any relation within the lords of these 2 either by position, aspect or conjunction then love marriage is predicted.

Moon and Venus are in 7th house. * The 7th lord stronger than the ascendant lord and Jupiter afflicted.

• If there is a combination of 5 and 7 houses as described above in association with Rahu, and the fourth house shows that the person may run away from home to marry his own choice.

Any malefic planet such as Saturn, Mars or Rahu Ketu in 9th house and afflicted Jupiter. ¢ Venus in 7th aspected by a malefic planet.

Influence of Rahu in 7th house.

• Ascendant lord with 7th lord either in Kendra or trikona.

Moon lies with 7th lord in Kendra or trikona.

Example XIII

4 2

5 Moon Ketu

6 12 9

Jupiter Sun Rahu 7 Mercury 11 10

Satum Mars Venus

Horoscope- 13

The ascendant is Gemini and its lord is Mercury in the 7th house. This shows strong attraction towards his partner. The 7th lord is Jupiter in the 5th house - house of love affairs. It is in the Rahu-Ketu axis that depicts courage to go against ethics of society. The 7th house is occupied by the 3rd and 4th lord. The 4th house is for domestic affairs- the marriage took place with consent of members of the family. Venus is lord of 5th and significator of love in 8th house shows hidden affair. This affair is aspected by Saturn which is 9th lord. The 9th house also depicts religious activities. Hence this affair was solemnised with religious rituals.

Example XIV

This is also an example of a love marriage with the consent of the parents. The ascendant is Leo and its lord in the 12th house. Ascendant is occupied with Mars - lord of 4th and 9th house, Mercury - lord of 2nd and 11th house, and with Venus - lord of 3rd and 10th. The 5th lord is Jupiter and the 7th lord is Saturn. Jupiter is in the 2nd house whose lord is Mercury and Saturn is in the 4th house whose lord is Mars. Mercury and Mars are both together placed in the 1st house with Venus and aspecting the 7th house.

Jupiter Sun

6 Mercury 4

Rahu 7 Venus 9 Mars

5

Satum 8 2 11

Moon 9 Ketu 10 12

Horoscope- 14

Example XV

This is an example of a girl who went against her parents and married a boy of her own choice.

Jupiter

6 4

Venus 7

Sun 5 Satum 8 2 Ketu Rahu 11

Mercury 9 10 12

Mars Moon

Horoscope- 15

The Ascendant is Leo and its lord is Sun in the 4th house. 7th house is Aquarius whose lord is Saturn in the 4th house. Sun and Saturn is in Rahu Ketu axis. This shows that she would run away from her house to marry. Venus is in its own sign Libra in the 3rd house. This is aspected by 9th and 4th lord. Mars is the lord of auspicious houses. Her married life will go peacefully.

Chapter 9

Intercaste Marriages

Mostly intercaste marriages are love marriages. Today even in this modern era, people fix marriages within their castes only. Even they at times cannot get a suitable match. It needs great courage to go against the society. For an inter-caste marriage, Rahu is considered because it represents an outsider/other caste.

Rahu is associated with 7th house or 7th lord shows intercaste marriage. * The 9th house is considered for religious beliefs. The 9th house should also be under the influence of a malefic sign to defy the religious backgrounds of the society. Any malefic in 9th gives courage to oppose the religious merits by the person. Some other combinations for inter-caste marriage are :

Moon and Mars should be 6/8 in position with respect to each other.

Mars and Venus should be in 12th house or in trikona.

Venus and Rahu in 6th house or in 11th house.

• 7th house or lord in relation with Rahu either with position aspect or in the Nakshatra of Rahu.

Example XVI

Venus Mars Rahu Mercury

7 5 Satum 8 Jupiter 4 Sun

6

9 3 12

Moon 10 2

Ketu

Horoscope- 16

This is the horoscope of a lady who is a Hindu and is married to a Christian. Ascendant is Virgo whose lord is Mercury in 12th house. Mercury is with Venus and Mars. It shows strong attraction towards partner. The 7th lord is Jupiter in 1 st house thus aspecting its own house by 7th aspect. Her parents were against this marriage. The boy asked her to elope and go for a court marriage; but she refused and told her parents. She waited for years for the consent of her parents. Finally her parents agreed and she was married to the man of her choice. Jupiter in the ascendant gives patience to maintain the honour of her family. The 9th house is the house for religious activities and of the father. It is receiving the 9th aspect of Jupiter thus providing strength to her religious ethics and loyalty towards her father. As the 9th house is the house of the father. But how did she go against the rules of the society to marry a boy of another caste, is seen by the combination of inter-caste marriage narrated above. Note that moon and Mars are present in 6/8 position to each other. The other combination which confirms intercaste marriage is the presence of Mars and Venus in the 12th house.

Example XVII

In Example - 17, a Punjabi boy married a girl of Bihar who was a divorcee and had a son. The whole family was against this marriage. The ascendant is Aries. Its lord is Mars in Virgo is in the 6th house. The 7th house is placed with Mercury, Jupiter, and Sun. The position of the 5th lord in the 7th house shows marriage of one's own choice - love marriage. Venus in the 8th house again showing a hidden affair. He did not expose his affair publicly. The 5th and 10th lord are related to each other by aspect that depicts he would find his love at his workplace. For the Aries Lagna or for the Aquarius Lagna when Jupiter is in the 7th house then an intercaste marriage is predicted. The 5th lord is in 7th house and 5th house in Rahu-Ketu axis. Rahu is the significator of outsider so his wife didn't belong to his caste.

12

Moon Satum 11 Rahu

4 10 7 Jupiter Mercury Ketu 5 Sun 9 6 8

Mars Venus

Horoscope - 17

Example XVIII

This is not an example of any inter-caste marriage but a marriage in the 1st relations of a rigid Brahmin family. It is totally banned in a pandit family to marry the daughter of a mother's brother. Horoscope has the Capricorn sign in the ascendant. The lord of the ascendant is Saturn which is placed in the 5th house with Venus and Mars. This combination show courage to defy for love and presence of

ascendant lord gives strength to this combination. The 7th house is in the Rahu-Ketu axis and the 9th lord is debilitated in the 3rd house indicating that the person is able to break the rules of his religion. Mars and Venus in true form again strengthen the possibility of breaking the rules of society regarding marriage. Furthermore moon - the 7th lord is in the Nakshatra of Rahu. If there are 3 or more than 3 combination then the event is going to happen. Repetition confirms the prediction to happen in one's life.

Jupiter

11 Mercury 12 Rahu 8

10

Sun 7 4

Venus Satum 2 Ketu 6 Mars 3

Moon

Horoscope- 18

Chapter 10

Combinations Leading to Widowhood

There is no lonelier man in death except the suicide, that that man has lived many years with a good wile and then outlived her. If two people love each other there can be no happy end to it. - Ernest Hemingway The 8th house is known as the house of good luck for women. In India, the good luck of a girl is determined by the family in which she is going to be the member of after marriage; the family of her husband and in- laws. Since it is the 2nd from the 7th house, the age of the husband is also considered from this house. If both these things are good in her life, she is known to be lucky in her life and considered fortunate.

If the 8th house is afflicted by a malefic planet or if the 8th lord is with malefic planets then it shows the problem with her husband's health or even death of her husband.

If 7th lord is in the 8th house or 8th lord in 7th house or any relation between the 7th or 8th houses indicates widowhood. These combinations should be considered with the Moon and Venus too.

If there are 2 malefic planets or aspects of 2 malefic planets on the 7th house from the moon, an afflicted Rahu in Aries or Scorpio in the 8th house or even in the 12th house.

6th lord and 8th lord in the 6th house or 12th house is also a possibility. The afflicted Moon in 6th or 8th house. The most important factor in widowhood is that when a combination fructifies. If it happens just after marriage then it would be more significant. If it happens to be in old age then these combinations are of no importance. Dasha of the 2nd house, 7th house, 8th house, or the 12th house or planets associated with them are of equal importance. The Transit should also support these events.

Example XIX

This is the horoscope of a wife of a famous personality. Her husband

died in an air crash.

Sun Jupiter Venus

5 3 Mercury 6 2 Ketu

4 7 Moon 10

Satum Rahu 12 9 11

Mars

Horoscope- 19

In this horoscope the Ascendant is Cancer, its lord Moon is in the 10th house. The 7th lord is Saturn which is in the 5th house with Rahu- Ketu. Saturn is afflicted here. There is no benefic aspect or support to Saturn, Saturn is the 8th lord too. The 8th house is placed by Mars which is 5th lord. This exchange is not good as this exchange is with the 8th house thus reducing the auspicious effects of the 5th house. The 8th house is aspected by Sun which is a cruel planet. The Sun is with Jupiter but here Jupiter is the 6th lord too. Hence there are 3 afflictions to the 8th house and the 7th house is also afflicted by the 2 malefics. 1st it is receiving the 3rd aspect of Saturn and Mars which is in retrograded motion thus effecting its previous house which is also the 7th house. Venus is in the 12th house. So this horoscope is not getting any support for the life of the husband. In Navamsha Chart ascendant lord is Mars is in 8th house with cruel planet Sun. Sun and Mars both are fiery planets.

Rahu

9 7

10 6 Jupiter

8

Mercury 11 5 Satum 2

12 Venus 4 3

Moon Ketu Sun Mars

Navamsha Chart of Example - 19

The 8th house belongs to the longevity of the husband and happiness in the husband's family. Both were affected in this case. 7th lord Venus is in the 7th house. Again it is the rule of 'karko bhava nashaye' applied here. Venus is aspected by Saturn by its 10th aspect. It is also receiving the 9th aspect of Jupiter, which in turn is under the influence of Mars. The 8th house is Gemini, whose lord is in the 4th house. It is aspected by Saturn. Hence Navamsha Chart is also not supporting life of the husband as 8th house and its lord is devoid of any benefic influence. Ascendant lord of birth chart is Moon in the 6th house in Rahu Ketu axis. The 7th lord Saturn is in the house of its enemy Sun which is in the 8th house with Mars. Saturn and Moon are in 6/8 axis. Hence Saturn and Moon are not in a good position to support married life. Her phase was under the Dasha of Venus-Mercury when her husband died. Venus is in the 12th house and Mercury the 12th lord. Venus is the significator of marriage. It confirms the combinations given above.

Example XX

This is the horoscope of a lady whose husband expired after seven years of her marriage. The horoscope has a Taurus ascendant, its lord is

in 9th house aspected by exalted Jupiter from 3rd house. The 7th house is that of Scorpio whose lord is Mars in the 5th house with Moon. Mars is aspecting the 8th house. The 8th house is occupied by Sun and Mercury. Sun is a cruel planet. The 8th house is also aspected by Saturn by its 1 Oth aspect. Hence the 8th house is receiving aspect of 2 malefics -Saturn and Mars. One cruel planet, the Sun is positioned in here. It is the longevity of husband which is seen effected here.

Rahu

1

Jupiter 4 12 Satum

2

5 11 8

Moon 6 Mars 10 Venus 7 9

Ketu Sun Mercury

Horoscope - 20

This combination is confirmed better by Navamsha Chart in which debilitated Mars is present in ascendant with Saturn which is the lord of 7th and 8th lord. The 12th lord Mercury is also present along with them. Venus is in the 7th house. It is aspected by the 2 malefics, Saturn and Mars. The 8th house is aspected by Mars shows problem in the significations of 8th house. After the death of her husband her share was possessed by her husband's brothers. Her domestic happiness was shattered. In Navamsha Chart, the 4th house is afflicted by the presence of the Rahu-Ketu axis. In the birth horoscope also, the 4th lord Sun is in the 8th house aspected by Mars and Saturn. Her domestic bliss is effected after the death of her husband. In Navamsha-7th house is aspected by its own lord Saturn which is with Mars. Venus is placed in the 7th house 'karko bhava nashaye.' The

8th house belongs to the longevity of the husband whose lord is Saturn in ascendant with Mars. Mars in turn is aspecting the 8th house. No benefic aspect on the 8th house thus reducing the longevity of the husband.

Jupiter 5 Mercury 3

Sun 6 Satum 2 Moon Mars

4

Rahu 7 Ketu

Venus 12 9 11

Navamsha Chart of Example - 20

Chapter 11

Combinations Leadings to Widowerhood

• Sun placed in the Virgo ascendant and Saturn in the 7th house in Pisces.

Mars in 6th house, Rahu in 7th and Saturn in 8th.

Malefics in 2nd house and 7th house. Rahu in 7th aspected by 2 malefic planets. 2nd and 7th lord afflicted in 6th house or in 8th house or 12th house.

Afflicted Jupiter and Venus in 7th house. 5th lord is placed in the 7th house and the 7th house and 7th lord ultimately get afflicted. It shows that the separation or death of the wife due to their children. If the 7th lord is afflicted in the 9th house, then the cause of separation would be the father and if the 7th lord is afflicted in the 1st house, then the cause of separation would be the person himself.

Afflicted Venus or Venus hemmed in malefics - malefic planets on either houses of the house where Venus is placed coupled with malefic planets placed in the 4th house or 8th house or even the 12th house from Venus.

7th house afflicted and Venus in dual sign, i.e., 3-6-9-12 (Gemini- Virgo-Sagittarius-Pisces). * Consider these combinations through 2nd house and Venus also. If any of these combinations is present in the horoscope then Dasha of Venus may prove harmful to the wife's health.

Example XXI

Jupiter

12 10 Rahu Mars 1 9 Moon

11

2 5

Ketu Venus Satum 3 7 4 6

Sun Mercury

Horoscope-21

The wife of this man died after 11/2 years of marriage. Ascendant is Aquarius and its lord Saturn is in 5th house in Rahu-Ketu axis. The 7th house is Leo. Its lord is in 6th house with 5th and 8th lord. The 5th house already has two malefics and the 8th house is known to be an inauspicious house as it is bad for longevity of the partner. Venus is in the 7th house, which is not considered good. According to Rishi Parashar - Karako Bhava Nashaye - significator if present in its own house will destroy its significance. Moreover, the 7th lord is in the 6th house with Mercury. Mercury is malefic here as it is the lord of the 5th and the 8th house. Since the 5th house is an auspicious house of the horoscope, here it gets afflicted by the presence of Saturn and Rahu-Ketu. The 7th lord is also receiving the 4th aspect of Mars from the 3rd house. Hence the 7th lord is not happily placed and association of 8th lord. Moreover the 7th lord in the 6th house shows loss of wife due to disease. His wife suffered from blood cancer and it was detected after a year of marriage; she died within 6 months. Ascendant lord Mercury is in 3rd house in the Rahu-Ketu axis aspected by Sun, Mars and the Jupiter-malefic influence is more than the benefic one. 7th lord is Jupiter is in 11th house. The 7th house is placed with Saturn, Moon and Venus, aspected by Mars. Venus in 7th house is afflicted.

Mars

Mercury 2

Rahu 5 1 Jupiter

3

6 12 9

Sun 7 Venus Satum 11 Ketu 8 Moon 10

Navamsha Chart of Example No. 21

The ascendant lord of birth chart is Saturn, which lies in the 7th house. 7th lord is Sun in the Rahu-Ketu axis. So the loss of wife is certain in this case.

Chapter 12

Combinations of Denial of Marriages

Things when done at a proper time are useful, else they lose their importance. Similarly, marriage conducted at a proper age is better off than one conducted at a later stage. Sometimes the delay may be denial too. Saturn is a slow moving planet. Wherever it is present or aspects it may slacken the speed or delay the process. Its presence or aspect on the 7th house or lord may delay the marriage and when there is influence of any other malefic planet then there may be further delay or sometimes denial of the marriage. Some other combinations of denial of marriage are:

Influence of malefics on 7th house or lord or Venus.

Venus hemmed in malefic planets or combust.

Saturn in the 5th or 7th house without any benefic influence on it.

Sagittarius ascendant with Mercury placed in it.

Moon - Venus afflicted by Saturn and Mars.

Rahu in the 7th house with malefic planets. + 2nd house and 7th house and their lord under the influence of retrograded planets.

1st house and 7th house and their lord in a fix sign and moon in a movable sign.

Example XXII

This is the horoscope of a girl who is unmarried at the age of 42. Despite an exhaustive search for a groom, her parents could not get any suitable match for her. The ascendant is an Aquarius and its lord Saturn is in 12th house. Saturn is in the Rahu-Ketu axis. The 7th house is occupied by Moon and Mars and these 2 planets are very close to each other and are rashyanta, i.e., they both have zero degrees and have just entered the 7th house. The 7th lord is the Sun which is also at zero degrees and is in conjunction with Mercury which is

the 8th lord. The 8th house is the house of obstacles so every time they go for negotiations, it fails. They have tried lot of remedies. Even a Kaal Sarpa Pooja was recommended to them. (Kaal Sarpa dosha is said when all planets are within the limits of Rahu-Ketu axis but in this horoscope Jupiter has crossed the house of Ketu so this horoscope doesn't have any kaal sarpa dosha). But as the problem is with the planets associated with the 7th house, the marriage cannot take place. There is a repetition of combinations. All 3 planets are at zero degree.

Satum Ketu

12 10 Sun 1 Jupiter 9 Mercury

11

2 5

Moon 3 Mars 7 Venus 4 6

Rahu

Horoscope - 22

Signifier of love Venus is in 9th house. It is aspected by Jupiter as well as by Saturn. Again Saturn delays the event. So here delay was so much that it succumbed to be a denial. Navamsha chart is also considered for further confirmation. The ascendant lord is Mars with Venus which is the 7th lord. Although this combination is considered good for marriages here are 2 malefic planets Sun and Mars with Venus. Again Moon and Mars are aspecting the 7th house. The position of Venus is deteriorated than the position in the birth chart. There is no benefic influence on the 7th house. The 8th house is the receiving aspect of Saturn and Mars both hence spoiling the Saubhagya

Sthan. Jupiter, a natural benefic planet is also debilitated. So no support is seen in the case of marriage in this chart too.

Satum Ketu

2 12 Sun Moon 11 Mars Venus

1

Mercury 4 10 Jupiter 7

5 6 8

Rahu

Navamsha Chart of Example - 22

Example XXIII

This horoscope is very unique. Any person who has seen only the birth chart may predict that it is a very promising horoscope but it is not so in this case. Despite 3 exalted planets present in the horoscope the person not suffers through extreme financial crisis it is also likely that he will not able to get married. In his birth chart his lagna has exalted Saturn and the 7th lord has exalted the Sun but both are cruel planets. (Malefic planets when they have the strength they are able to produce results more effectively). The 7th lord is in the 8th house and the 8th lord is in the 6th house, i.e., Venus is exalted in the 6th house. The strong planets or lords related to 6-8-1 2 are not considered auspicious.

8 6 Rahu Satum 5 Moon

7

10 4 1

Sun Jupiter 11 Mercury 3 Ketu 12

Venus Mars

Horoscope - 23

As strong planets of bad houses they are able to produce bad results. 3 afflictions are enough to destroy the fructification of the signification ofthat house.

Moon

Satum 1 11

Rahu 2

Jupiter 12 Mars 9 6

Mercury 4 8 5 Ketu Venus

Sun

Navamsha Chart of Horoscope - 23

It is further confirmed by the Navamsha Chart that all planets are not supportive. The ascendant is Pisces whose lord is Jupiter in the 4th house with Mars. The 7th house of Navamsha Chart is Virgo whose lord is Mercury afflicted with Rahu-Ketu along with Venus-significator of marriage. The 7th house is aspected by Mars from the 4th house. Saturn is also aspecting Venus and Mercury. The ascendant lord of birth chart is Venus which is afflicted in the Navamsha Chart. Mars is the 7th lord of the birth chart which is in the 4th house of the Navamsha Chart. Mars and Venus are in 6/8 axis in the Navamsha Chart. So the Navamsha Chart too is not too supportive. It is thus seen that the person is devoid of marital happiness.

Chapter 13

Miscellaneous

It is general curiosity of every girl to know about her in-laws, i.e., to know about her husband's family or perhaps the family she is going to spend the rest of her lifetime. It is indeed of great concern for the girl in a country like India where she is bound by societal rules to make several sacrifices in making her in-laws happy. For a woman, the house of husband's family is the house of her in- laws, i.e., the 8th house is the house of her in-laws. Any involvement of malefic planet in the 8th house would reduce the happiness in her in- laws' house. Brother/sister-in-law are considered from the 9th house of the horoscope.

Example XXIV

Let us see an example of a beautiful girl who was happy until 15 days of her marriage. It was the bad luck that seeped in when her elder sister in-law's a baby girl passed away. It was more so as the little girl was loved dearly by all. Everybody blamed the new bride. She was mentally harassed and physically tortured. She asked helped from her parents but her parents flatly denied, saying that if an elder girl comes back to her father's family, nobody would marry her younger sisters. She was forced to bear all the suffering. When she was blessed with a child, she offered her child to her mother-in-law but was refused without apology. They were ruthless.

Rahu

2

5 1

3

Mars 6 12 9

Sun Mercury 7 Jupiter 11 Satum Moon 8 10

Venus Ketu

Horoscope of Example - 24

Astrologically her ascendant was in Gemini and its lord is Mercury in the 5th house with debilitated Sun and Moon. The 7th house is aspected by Mars. So 7th house which is the house of marriage is afflicted. The 4th house which is sukh sthan (house of domestic happiness) is afflicted by Mars and the lord of the 4th house, i.e., Mercury again, is afflicted. Moon is quite close to Ketu by degrees. Ketu being the pair of scissors with the Moon; the lord of the 2nd house. It depicts that the family is not supportive to her. Venus with Ketu in the 6th house aspected by the malefic Saturn; also the 8th lord, shows the differences created between husband and wife due to her in-laws. The 5th house is the house of love. It is afflicted. She is devoid of the love of her husband and his family.

Sun

Mars Rahu 6

Satum 9 Mercury 5

7

10 4 1

Venus

Jupiter 11 Ketu 3 12

Moon

Navamsha Chart of Horoscope - 24

In the Navamsha Chart, the 7th house is afflicted along with Venus. There is no benefic influence on the 7th house. Venus is the lord of 8th house, akin to the in-laws' house of the girl. It is also under affliction. The events are confirmed in this horoscope.

Astrological Myths :

About Mangal Dosha Mostly people think that the Manglik factor is dangerous but it is not so. There are 12 houses in a horoscope and if Mars is in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th and 12th house then is said to be Mangal dosha. So out of 1 2 houses there are 6 houses where the position of Mars is said to cause Manglik factor. Hence the ratio of Manglik and non-Manglik is 50 : 50. Actually Mars is a planet that makes an individual boisterous by nature. It gives tha native a dominating, aggressive and quarrelsome nature. When its aspects are present in the 7th house it brings about a quarrel between the husband and wife. It is planet of over-sex drive also. All these factors amount to a disposition that leaves little room for peace in married life. This notion that if there is a Mangal Dosha in a horoscope then the partner will die, is absolutely non-acceptable. It happens in that

case where Mars is heavily afflicted and there are more than 2 afflictions to the 7th house. According to some astrologers Mars becomes powerless after the age of 28 years. This is one reason why some astrologers ask parents to wait until the completion of 28years for the native who seeks to marry. Logically though, this is nothing but wishful thinking. Mars will show its effect in its period/subperiod. The best way to reduce the Mars Dosha is to match the horoscope of both partners. Mars in the same position will reduce the Dosha but not certainly nullify it. At most times it is seen if a boy has Mangal Dosha and girl is also having Mangal Dosha in her horoscope then the cancellation of Mangal Dosha is judged without consideration of the houses in which Mars is present. Actually it is observed that the mere presence of the Mangal Dosha in both horoscopes would not reduce the effect of Mangal dosha. Mars should be in the same house of both the partners, e.g., If a boy has Mars in his 4th house then girl should also have the Mars in her 4th house.

The effect of Mars is different in different houses and in different signs.

Mars in 1st house makes c one bold, aggressive and dominating. The person would be short tempered. He would have nature of tiding over critical periods with tensions. Rash tendency is commonly seen among the persons having Mars in their 1st house.

Mars in 2nd house gives a sharp tongue. The person may not have control over his tongue and the condition may worsen if he is in anger. He may speak at any extent without consideration which may lead him to loss financially and socially. Mars aspects the 8th house from here so it also affects the family and age of spouse. 4th house is the house of comforts and happiness. Besides reducing the factors of 4th house Mars also reduces happiness in marital relation as it aspects the 7th house by its 4th aspect. It causes unrest in the domestic happiness. It may arouse jealousy with brothers/sisters which may be due to wife/husband.

• In the 7th house the presence of Mars is worse than its aspect. It gives rise to violence in marital life. There would be mismatch in emotional and sexual needs of the partners. In some cases it may also cause inter-caste marriages.

Mars in 8th house shows short life of the spouse. Since it is the family of the husband, it may show disturbances in the

family of the spouse. It will reduce the happiness of the girl in her in-laws' house. Afflicted Mars shows an extravagant partner. The 8th house is the house of hidden matters. Mars in 8th house shows the involvement of the spouse in hidden matters, which when resurfaces may create troubles.

• The 12th house is a house for losses and bad pleasures. In marital life, partners may not be compatible to each other in this respect therebycausing disharmony. According to some astrologers an exalted Mars or Mars in its own house or a benefic Mars does not produce any Mars Dosha. In fact this does not occur at all. Mars shows its effect in any manner. The strength of the Mars should be considered while observing Mars Dosha. As it is said earlier that out of twelve houses if Mars is present in 6 houses then it is Mars dosha so you can find many people suffering with this dosha. Mars does not affect every one in much the same way. People however, think that Mars dosha untimely means an accidental death of the partner. This usually happens when Mars is afflicted, not otherwise. The effect of Mars in married life is reduced by appropriate and respective matching of the horoscopes of the boy and girl. It would not cancel violent effect of Mars completely but may reduce its effect to some extent.

If Venus and Moon are in 2nd house or even one of them is present in the 2nd house then also it is said that the effect of Mars is reduced to some extent. It has also been seen that this factor does not count in every case.

Aspect of Jupiter on Mars or 7th house: Jupiter is planet of wisdom and righteousness. So it may reduce dosha to the extent that the problem may persist in the life but the matter would remain in the four walls of house. If there are more than two afflictions then Jupiter would also prove not to be supportive to that extent. It is also said that if Saturn is present in the house of the partner's horoscope where Mars is present then also it reduces the Mars Dosha. But actually it is also to less extent. If Rahu and Mars are conjunct. If Mars is the owner of the same house i.e., if Mars is placed in Aries or Scorpio Ascendant or if Mars is placed in the signs of Taurus or Cancer in the 7th house.

All these combinations may reduce the affliction to some extent but could

not nullify it. Actual reduction of affliction can be done by the factors that:

1. Matching of the horoscopes of boy and girl with respect to the placement of Mars according to Ascendant, Moon and Venus respectively. The placement of Mars should be similar in both horoscopes. If Mars is present in the fourth house of the boy then it should also be present in the fourth house of the girl too. For example, this is the case of a man and his wife where both were Manglik but he was Manglik of 12th house and his wife was having Mars in the 8th house of her horoscope. Presence of Mars dosha was observed in both the horoscopes but of different houses. But it could not reduce the effect. He was killed in an air accident after few years of his marriage. 2. While matching the compatibilities of the horoscopes has the Mars Factor and Koota Milan; these are not sufficient. 1st the longevity factor of both horoscopes should be considered. If there is no longevity in either charts then it should not be considered even though the horoscopes are matching on other accounts. 3. The next factor considered in the matching is to consider the strength of Venus as it is the significator of love and marriage life. Similarly the strength of 7th and 8th house should also be considered. 4. The 3rd factor taken into consideration is sama sandhi, i.e., the dasha of boy and the girl should not be same. If it happens then the boy's dasha should precede the girl's dasha. That is why the minimum age difference between a girl and boy should be of 6 months. This sama sandhi dosha can cause misery and separation. If the horoscopes promises a long life and lots of happiness, it should be dispensed with. 5. The 4th factor is Bal-Balika Dosha. According to this factor - The presence of any malefic planet i.e. Sun, Mars, Rahu-Ketu and Saturn in 1 st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th and 12th house from Ascendant, Moon and Venus. It is counted in both the horoscopes. The boy's horoscope should exceed in numbers than the girl's horoscope. 6. The 5th factor is Koota Milan in which Gunas are matched on the basis of birth constellation of the boy and the girl. There are gunas means the points which covers aspects of married life. These gunas are: Varna, Vashya, Tara, Yoni, Graha Maitri, Gana Maitri, Rashi, Nadi, Rajju, Mahendra Koota, Stree deergha koota, Vedha koota and Tatwa. Out of these thirteen gunas, the importance is given to the 1st 8t gunas and there are some points assigned to them. The table of points are seen in every panchang or almanac (The book

for easy reference to know the astronomical position of stars with respect to Astrology). The maximum points calculated are 36 in each birth constellation. The minimum points to be matched in the horoscopes are 18. If matching of horoscopes shows 18 to 21 points, then it is considered as medium matching, 21 to 31 is known as to be best matching areas, while 30 and over 30 points matched are considered to be excellent one. There is a catch here, despite a high score, there may be ego clashes between both partners.

Although 8 gunas are preferred while matching horoscopes but other five gunas should also be considered as well. If the birth horoscopes are not available then the 1st letter of the name is considered and matched under varga koota guna. Some astrological ready reckoners for married life are : 1. The birth constellations are grouped in 5 categories :- I. Ashwini, Ardra, Poorva Phalguni, Vishakha and Uttara Ashadha. II. Bharani, Punarvasu, Uttar Phalguni, Anuradha and Sravana. III. Krittika, Pushya, Hasta, Jyeshtha, Dhanishtha. IV. Rohini, Aslesha, Chitra, Moola and Satbhisha. V. Mrigshira, Magha, Swati, Revati, Poorva Ashadha, Poorva Bhadrapad and Uttara Bhadrapad. If the birth constellations of the boy and the girl fall in the same category then the marriage is said to be successful and with good luck. 2. If the boy's ascendant is 7th from the girl's ascendant then there would be strong physical attraction between them. 3. If the boy's moon sign is 7th from the moon sign of the girl then there would be strong mental attraction. 4. If the boy's sun sign is 7th from the sun sign of the girl then there would be the deep attraction of the soul and spirituality between them. 5. If malefics are present in the house where Venus is present in the horoscope of partner's horoscope then there is possibility of a separation. 6. It is observed that marriages that take place after so many negations and hurdles thus bringing one to consider that birth, death and marriages are totally in control of fate. You need ot simply look for any connection between the 5th house and the 9th house of partners. If they are in relation with each other in any form as in position, aspect or conjunction, then it is due to

the karma of previous birth they are together by the fate in their current birth. (The 5th house incidentally is the house of the karmas committed in the past life and the 9th house is the fate of this birth).

Chapter 14

Parents-Children Relationship

Families with babies and families without babies are sorry for each other. - Edgar Watson Howe It is true that families without babies have only one problem that they have no child but families with children have lots of problems. It is a famous saying that 'aulad na ho to ek dukh, ho kar mar jaye to sau dukh aur agar aulad bigadi ho to dukhon ka ant hi nahin.' This means if a person has no child then it is only a one point of grief for him, if the couple has a child and unfortunately passes way, then the grief is manifold. But should the couple have a child and the child is a terrible brat, then the list of grief is endless for both parents. Astrology here helps a lot in understanding the relationship between a parent and a child. You can very well understand the nature and behaviour of your children and can mould them with the help of astrology. The 5th house in the horoscope is for children and Jupiter is the significator of children. The relation of 5th lord with the house tells you the relation of children with you. If the 5th lord is exalted and in happy condition then the children will do much better than the parents. If the 5th lord is friendly with the ascendant lord and is in good strength then the children will be favourable to the person. If the 5th lord/house is having association of Jupiter then also the children will be good to the person.

Father - Son Relationship

When a son is born in a family then father's shoulders get upright, so it has been observed in most Indian families. This is so as sons are given the power, as it were akin to the father. A son grows up in the shade of his father. He is expected to support the family and business as his father does. So when he enters his family business the other people see an impression of his father in him. But many a times it is seen that the relation of father and son are strained. Children mostly fight for their individuality. Sometimes their arrogance and misbehaviour creates a gap between them. It is important that the gap is filled otherwise with time it gets widened and there is no going back; even though they love each

other. Astrologically the father is seen by the 9th house and the significator of father is the Sun. The 1st child is seen by the 5th house and the significator is Jupiter. The divisional chart considered for children is saptamsha and for parents is dwadashamsa.

• Son would be affectionate to the person if the sign of ascendant of son falls in 2nd, 9th or 11th house of the father. The same should be looked by father's horoscope too.

The son may be cause of grief if its birth constellation (nakshatra) is the lord of the 12th house from the Moon sign. *The son may pose as an enemy to his father if there is any connection of 5th lord/house with the 6th lord/house either with position, aspect or conjunct. It may also be seen that 6th house is the house of disease also. In that case it is seen carefully that either the son would be an enemy or would be ill. It should be further seen through Navamsha and Saptamsha Chart. This should also be confirmed with respect to significator Jupiter too.

• If there is any relation with the 12th house of father or son or vice versa then it may be the cause of loss to father. If the lord of ascendant and the 5th lord is 6/8 in position then there would be no happiness from children. There would be disagreement in the views of both. * If they are in 2/12 in position then also the children will give less happiness to the person. It is seen that in these cases children may cause to spend more on them. Because the 12th house is the house of expenditure. If it is 5/9 in position then it is known as to be the most auspicious to each other. * 7/7 position gives attachment to the relation of father and son. if the ascendant lord and the 5th lord are in kendra to each other then also the father and son share a relation in which they complement each other. Let us consider some examples :

Example XXV

It is the example of a person who has 4 children-3 daughters and a son. The 1st daughter died of an accident and the 2nd daughter was

married to her brother-in-law, where her condition was not good.

Mars Ketu

CO 6 Satum 5 Mercury

7 Sun

10. 4 Jupiter

1 Venus

Moon 11 3 12 2

Rahu

Horoscope - 25

The 3rd son was obedient. The 4th is his daughter who is unmarried and he is unable to get a good groom for her. The 1st child is seen from the 5th house whereas the 2nd child is seen from the 3rd of 5th, i.e., 7th house. The 3rd child, 3rd from 7th, i.e., 9th house and thus successive 3rd house tells about the next child. The 5th house is Aquarius whose lord is Saturn in the 3rd house aspected by Mars. Mars again is with Ketu. Ketu is also known as similar effect as Mars which is why it is also known as Kujavat Ketu. So the killer effect of Mars has increased. As it is aspecting the 5th lord his 1st daughter may face a fire accident. Jupiter the significator of children is combust. His 2nd daughter is also unhappy. Mars is again aspecting the 7th house the house of 2nd progeny. But here it is the own house of Mars. A planet where aspect is in its own house will always protect it. Hence the girl is alive but as Mars is a malefic planet - it reduced the happiness of that girl. The 9th lord Mercury is better than the 5th house and 7th house. His son is with him and is obedient to his parents too. The 11th house again as Mercury in it. Its lord is Sun which is in the 10th house. Sun has got its directional strength in the 10th house. Sun is with the ascendant lord Venus. Sun is the dispositor of Mercury which is 9th lord and the Sun is lord of 11th house

too. So both children are with him and happy, except that the youngest girl is unmarried. But she is leading a luxurious life and has no grudges.

Moon

1 Mercury 4 Ketu 12 Mars

2

Venus 5 11 8

Satum

6 Rahu

7 Sun 10 9

Jupiter

Navamsha Chart of Example - 25

The events are confirmed through Navamsha Chart and Saptamsha Chart too. In the Navamsha Chart the ascendant lord is Venus in the 4th house and 5th lord is Mercury. The ascendant lord of birth chart is Venus too. The 5th lord of birth chart is Saturn which with Sun and Rahu in the 7th house of navamsha chart. The 5th house is also aspected by Mars showing loss of his child. The troubles of 2nd from the 7th house is seen as it is afflicted here. The 3rd and 4th child from 9th and 11th respectively. The troubles are clearly seen. In Saptamsha Chart ascendant has 2 fiery planets - Sun and Mars. Sun is exalted and Mars in its own house depicts that the person will enjoy his fatherhood but troubles are seen through this chart. Saptamsha chart clearly shows troubles to his children Ascendant is placed with 2 fiery planets - Sun which is exalted and Mars which is in its own house, thus both of them are strong. Sun being 5th lord showed fire accident of his 1st child. The 2nd child is seen through 7th house. It is showing malefic effect depicts troubles to his 2nd daughter but since its lord is strong so the daughter is alive but with

troubles. Son is seen through 9th house is in Rahu-Ketu axis -He wants to leave his father but his father is against his wish. Relation between the two are amicable. The fourth child, his daughter is seen through 11 th house in which Venus is in friendly house. She is happy but not married. Jupiter is in its own sign in the 12th house. Moon in 7th house shows that the number of girls would be more than boys.

Satum Juplter

3 Sun 12 Ketu Mars 11 Venus

4 10

Moon 5 Mercury 9 Rahu

Saptamsha Chart of Example - 25

The ascendant lord of birth chart is Venus is in good position in Saptamsha chart and is aspecting 5th house, and Mercury the 5th lord of birth chart is aspecting ascendant of the Saptamsha Chart. This position tells that the horoscope is promising for children. The position of each child is then seen through Saptamsha Chart.

Example XXVI

It is horoscope of a father who has 2 sons. Both sons are obedient and take care of their parents as expected in Indian families. The 5th house is Taurus which is aspected by ascendant lord Saturn which shows the concentration and love of father with his children. The 5th house is aspected by its own lord Venus and by its significator Jupiter. The 5th house, its lord and significator are well-placed and hence showing the well-settled and obedient children in his life. 7th house is aspected by Mercury. 7th lord is in Rahu-Ketu axis. His 2nd son has been posted abroad. 7th house is also aspected by Jupiter. Hence his 2nd son is also

good for him.

Mars Satum Sun Aahu

11 9 Juplter 12 Mercury Venus

10 1 7 4

2 6 3 5

Moon Ketu

Horoscope - 26

In the Navamsha Chart, the ascendant is Gemini and Jupiter is placed in it. It is aspecting the 5th house thereby strengthening the relation of father and son. The 5th lord is Saturn, with the Sun in the 9th house and is aspected by Jupiter. Sun is the significator of the father. The ascendant lord of the birth chart is Saturn, it is the 5th lord of the Navamsha Chart. The 5th lord of the birth chart is Venus, aspecting the 5th house of Navamsha Chart. Navamsha chart is showing strong good relations of father and son. Let us see these relations through Saptamsha Chart too.

Mercury Ketu

7 5

4 Venus Juplter

4+

Moon 12

Sun 10 2 Satum 11

Mars Rahu

Navamsha Chart of Example - 26

Mercury Ket

2 12

11 Satum

1 4 10

Mars Moon 5 Sun 9 Juplter 8 Venus Rahu

Dreshkana Chart of Example - 26

In the Saptamsha Chart ascendant is Aries whose lord Mars is in the 7th house 5th house is aspected by Saturn - ascendant lord of birth chart. 5th lord Venus is in the 7th house. Ascendant lord and 5th lord together conjunct in the 7th house gives strength to have a progeny to a person.

Jupiter is aspecting the ascendant and the 5th house thus depicting good and wise children to the person.

Example XXVII

In this horoscope the ascendant lord is Jupiter, placed in 5th house shows that the person is very attached to his children. The 5th lord is Mars in 6th house with Moon and Rahu. Ascendant lord and 5th lord are in 2/1 2 position. This position led to expenditures as 12th house is house of expenditure. He has to spend his money on his children. It is combination of Rinanubandhan, i.e., agreement of loan. One has to pay his debts of past lives in the present in the form of children. At the age of retirement he has to work to settle his 1st child. The 2nd one also created trouble mentally and financially. The problem with the 3rd one was always finance. Even at the age of above 70 years he was worried about the welfare of his children and supported them whenever needed. In the Navamsha Chart ascendant lord is Aries and Saturn is placed there. Saturn is debilitated. Its lord is Mars in the 6th house. 5th lord is Sun in the 12th house. 5th house has Ketu placed in it. Both are under the influence of malefics. Ascendant lord of birth chart is Jupiter, which is in the 3rd house. 5th lord of birth chart is Mars which is in the 6th house aspected by Sun.

Sun Mercury Ketu

10

Venus Satum

9 12 6 3

Juplter 1 5 2 4

Moon Mars Rahu

Horoscope - 27

In the Saptamsha Chart Ascendant is hemmed with malefics with

Saturn and Rahu-Ketu axis. Jupiter is in the 7th house with Ketu. Jupiter is afflicted here. 5th lord is Mars is in the 6th house. The combination of the 5th lord in the 6th house again and again confirms Rinanubandhan, i.e., contract of loan means here father is troubled by children and he has to support all the 3 of them.

Venus Sur

12

Juplter 3 Satum 11 Rahu

1

Mcon 4 10

Ketu 9

Mercury Mars

Navamsha Chart of Example - 27

Mercury

10 Satum Rehu

12 6 Sun

Jupiter Mcon 1 Ketu 5 2 4

Venus Mars

Saptamsha Chart of Example - 27

Example XXVIII

In this example, the horoscope of a father and son are taken. As both love each other it is due to disagreement of views and ego problems that they live separately.

Sun Mars

6 Mercury 7 Juplter Venus 3 Ketu

5 2 11

Moon Aahu 10 12

Satum

Horoscope - 28 (i)

The father 28 (i) has Leo ascendant and the 5th house has a Sagittarius sign. The 5th house is the house of 1 st progeny. Its lord is in the ascendant itself. He has a daughter as his 1st child but it is seen here that the 5th lord is badly afflicted, which showed that his daughter expired at an early age. The 2nd progeny is seen at the 7th house. He has a son younger than his daughter. The 7th house is also badly afflicted. It is with Rahu-Ketu, the 12th lord Moon present in it. This is aspected by Venus and Jupiter. The 7th lord is Saturn in the 6th house - the house of enemy depicting the disagreement of views. But Saturn is the 5th from the ascendant lord and the 7th house is also aspected by two benefics, i.e., Jupiter and Venus. Hence the love between father and son is there. The placement of Rahu-Ketu shows separation between them.

Venus

Sun 12 Moon Mercury 11 Mars Ketu

T

4 10 7

Jupiter 5 Rahu 9 Satum 6

Horoscope - 28(ii)

Example No. 28(ii) is the horoscope of the son of Example No. 4. In this horoscope, the 9th lord Jupiter is in the 7th house which is with Rahu-Ketu and aspected by exalted Sun. The 9th house is the house of father and the Sun which is the significator of the father. So the mutual placement and aspect shows that the father and son are attached to each other but here again they are in the Rahu-Ketu axis which separate is them.

Mother - Children ^lationship

The relationship between a mother and child is known to be the most sacred relation. It is said that Cod cannot be everywhere that is why he created mothers. Astrologically, the fourth house is of Mother and the significator is Moon. The rest of the combinations are just seen like as in father - children relations.

Example XXIX

Here I want to discuss a horoscope in which the son is the enemy of his mother. He even beats her and abuses her. Many a times it happened that police was called but all in vain. At that time he would behave normally and after some days he would again continue the same old story. After all these happenings, the mother still loved her child and

never left him. The 1st child is seen by the 5th house. Her 1st child is a daughter. 5th lord is in the 6th house. The 5th house is aspected by the Saturn the ascendant lord. The daughter loves her but due to disagreement of views she left her mother and started living separately.

11 9 12 Moon Satum

10 Mars Ketu 1 7 Aahu

4 Jupiter

2 Sun 6

Venus Mercury

Horoscope - 29

The 2nd child is her son who is very arrogant. The 2nd child is seen with the 7th house. The 7th house is with the cruel planet. The Sun which is the lord of the 8th house too. The 7th house is aspected by Mars which is associated with Ketu. Jupiter is also with mlalefics. There is combination of 5th lord with 6 and 7th with 8th. Hence she could not get happiness from her children.

Example XXX

Here is the horoscope of a son who loved his mother more than anything else in the world. His mother also loved him too much. The 4th house of the person has a Virgo sign whose lord Mercury, present in it. Moon Significator of mother is in Leo, the 3rd house aspected by Jupiter. The 4th house is devoid of any malefic influence and so does Moon. So you can easily see the cordial relation between mother and son.

Rahu Mars

2

Moon 5 1

Mercury 6 12 9

Sun 10% 11 Juplter

Venus Satum Ketu

Horoscope of Example - 30

Chapter 15

Brother/Sister Relationship

There is a destiny that makes us brothers, No one goes his way alone; All that we send into the lives of others, Comes back into our own. -Edwin Markham. Brothers and sisters are different in nature even though they are born in the same family and of the same mother. They have their own individuality. Some children develop sibling jealousy as they share the attention of his mother. When attention and love is divided between two individuals, jealousy is both common and natural. If they understand the position and feeling of their sibling the situation would be different. Sometimes love between siblings is very deep as if they are one. In some cases though they are inimical to each other. If brothers or sisters are not considerate then life too can become strained.

*The house of elder brother/sister is 11th house. The house of younger brother/sister is 3rd. The 3rd from the 3rd house signifies the next to the younger brother. The significator of siblings is Mars. So if Mars is aspecting, it certainly means that the person would have a younger brother. And if Jupiter is in the 11th house then it is observed that the person himself is the eldest of all in his coborns.

If Mars is aspected by Jupiter then too, the person may have younger brother/ sisters. * If malefic are present in the 3rd then the relation with brothers/sisters would not be on friendly terms. Even though they may be besides each other socially. Let us see some examples :

Example XXXI

This is an example of a person who has 3 younger sisters. They all love each other very much. The sisters respect him as a father. His ascendant is Gemini and his 3rd house is Leo. Both lords are together in the 12th house. Since the 12th house is house of expenditure so it is known that he had no father and he had to compensate the place of his father and bear the responsibility as a father does for a family.

Sun Mercury

2 Venus 5 1 Ketu

Juplter 6 12 Mars 9

Rahu 7 11 10

Satum Moon

Horoscope - 31

In Navamsha Chart the ascendant lord is Mercury debilitated in the 10th house with Saturn. The 3rd lord is Sun in the 2nd house. Mercury and Sun are in 5/9 axis which is auspicious and good for relations. This axis is axis of the father and children. Here it confirms his relations with his sisters as their father. 3rd house is placed with Venus and Mars. His eldest sister is suffering from a prolonged illness. The same is with the 2nd sister. The 7th lord is Venus with Mars which is 6th lord. The 3rd sister is settled abroad, as seen with 7th house with Rahu in it. Rahu shows distant places.

Sun Sun

4 2 Venus 5 Ketu 1 Mars

Moon Juplter 6 12 Satum Mercury

7 Rahu 11 10

Navamsha Chart of Example No. 31

In Dreshkana chart, ascendant lord is Saturn in 6th house aspected by Sun which is 3rd lord of birth chart. The 3rd lord Mars is in 2nd house. Jupiter is conjunct with Mercury, the ascendant lord of birth chart, thus showing love among brothers and sisters.

Mars Sun

12 10 Venus Ketu 9

11 Mercury Juplter 2

7 Aahu 4

Satum Mcon

Dreshkana Chart of Example - 31

Example XXXII

This is the horoscope of a person who has been ruined by his own brother. He had a good business along with his elder brother. He lent him some money too. But after some years, his brother asked him to separate from the business. He asked for his share of the money. His brother gave him his money in installments. Because of this he could not start his business and after some time was ruined. He asked for help from his brother, in vain. He had no sympathy for his younger brother. The ascendant is Moon in the 10th house in the sign of Aries.

5 3 Aehu 49 2

4 7 1 Moon 10

Kėtu 12 11 Sur

Mercury Juplter Satum Venus Mars

Horoscope of Example - 32

For the elder brother, the 11 th house can be considered. The 11th lord is Venus in the 8th house with Mercury, which in turn aspects the 3rd and 12th lord with Mars. Mars aspects the 11th house. Venus is seen as receiving the 3rd aspect of Saturn. Hence Venus is afflicted here - it is a significator of marriage, lord of the 11th house showing his elder brother and source of income too. All the 3 factors of his life are in trouble. As Venus is lord of the source of income, with Mars it shows that he may be benefitted by his brother for sometime but afflictions to Venus shows non-cooperative behaviour of the brother. In Navamsha Chart also Mercury is ascendant lord in 8th house whereas 11th house is in Rahu-Ketu axis. Mars is again with two other malefics - Saturn and Sun. Position of Mars is very bad here. Ascendant lord of birth chart is Moon is in 2nd house. 11th lord Venus aspected by

three malefics. Position of Moon and Venus is 6/8 axis. Hence no support is seen from the brothers.

Moon Venus

Mars 7 5 Satum 4 Ketu Sun

3 Juplter 12

Rahu 10 11 1

Mercury

Navamsha Chart of Example - 32

In Dreshkana Chart, the ascendant is Cancer whose lord is the Moon in the 6th house with Jupiter. The 11th lord Venus with Mercury is aspected by Saturn. Mercury and Moon are in 3/11 axis; good for brotherly relations. But Mars -the significator of brothers is in 8th house and is aspected by Saturn. Hence relations between brothers will not always be sour. They are on talking terms. Though the dasha of Saturn has proved to be bad for him, where he suffered losses due to his brother and this has also created differences amongst brothers.

Satum

5

Rahu Sun 2 40

Venus Mercury 7 1 10

12 Ketu 9 11

Moon Juplter Mars

Dreshkana Chart of Example - 32

Example XXXIII

The next horoscope is of a person who is fighting in the court with his brothers for paternal property. The ascendant is Virgo whose lord Mercury is placed in its own house. The 3rd house is Scorpio placed with two malefics Saturn and Rahu. Both these are separative planets. The lord of the 3rd house is Mars, significator of siblings. Mars is in the 6th house with 11th lord Moon aspected by the 4th lord Jupiter, related to home. The 6th house is the house of quarrels, enemies and court cases and the 11 th house is the house where lies the source of income. His source of income is related with his brothers. He is fighting in the court to divide the share of income judiciously. He is suffering monetary loss due to his brothers. The 11th lord in 6th house shows loss of money in disputes. The exchange of 3d lord with the 6th lord confirms enmity with brothers. In the Navamsha Chart, the ascendant is placed with Saturn aspecting the 3rd house. The lord of the 3rd house is Mercury - ascendant lord of the birth chart too. The 3rd lord is Mercury is in 7th house aspected by Saturn as well as by Mars. Mars aspects the 3rd house which shows that the person has the presence of Mars. Mars is aspecting the 3rd house disclosing that the person will have brothers. (When a significator aspects its house then the relation signified by that planet will be there in one's life.) Hence, Mercury is under the influence of two malefics-Saturn and Mars.

Sun Juplter

5 Satum Rahu Mercury 4

Venus 12

10 2 Ketu 11 1

Moon Mars

Horoscope - 33

Juplter Mars

5

6 Satum 2 Sun

Rahu 4 Ketu Moor 7 1 10

Mercury 12 Venus 9 11

Navamsha Chart of Example - 33

In Dreshkana Chart ascendant lord is Venus is with Mars in 6th house showing court cases with brothers. Mercury, the ascendant lord of birth chart is in Rahu-Ketu axis which shows separative behaviour of the person with his brothers as this chart infers the events related to his

brothers. The 3rd lord of birth chart is Mars which is in the 6th house. Mercury and Mars are in 2/1 2 axis shows losses and tensions due to his brothers.

1

4 12 Rahu

Sur 5 11 Moon

Mercury Ketu 6 Satum 10 7

Venus Mars Jupiter

Dreshkana Chart of Example - 33

Every relation requires adjustment and needs attention. Good communication proper time and a civil behaviour develops a good relation. Often we take our relations for granted. This is specially so in the case of a husband and wife. We forget that the relation is the foundation of our life and needs more care and attention. So take care of your relations and the relations will take care of you.

Chapter 16

Friendship

Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life lor his friends. -Bible, John 15:13 It is a common knowledge that if you want to know about the nature and behaviour of a person then judge him through his friends. You can't choose your brothers, sisters, mother and father, etc., as they are all blood relations, but what you can choose is a friend that suits your nature. It is common understanding that if you dislike your friend then your friendship too doesn't last long. A friend is one you can rely on, share your views with and do lots more. You have faith in him, but many a times it is seen that friends also deceive and betray you and become your enemy. Friends are seen through 11th house in the horoscope and the significator of friend is Mercury. Friends turn open enemies by the 7th house and secret enemies can be spotted by looking at the 12th house. A times, the 8th house too is viewed for hidden enemies as the 8th house signifies hidden things and sudden happenings. Secret plans are also foreseen by viewing this house. For analysing friendship compatibility, horoscopes of both friends are needed. The birth constellation, the ascendant, the moon and the significator of both friends in 1/5, 3/11, 4/10, 7/7, 5/9 positions are known as to be good for them. 2/1 2 position shows expenditure or loss of money through friends. 6/8 position shows enemity or disputes raised by giving or taking money from friends. The lords of birth constellations for both charts should also be allies in the birth chart. Here are some examples of the horoscopes which would highlight the relations between friends.

Example XXXIV

This is the horoscope of a boy who had a number of friends around him. They used to spend their evenings together. They used to enjoy and spend money leisurely. The boy belonged to a middle-class family. He could not afford to spend too much money on his friends. Sometimes his friends lent him some money. After a month or so

when they asked him to pay their money back but he was unable do so. After buying more time too he failed to arrange the money in the required time span. On asking for money again he was severely beaten by his friends. This is a classic example of friends becoming enemies in the name of money. The ascendant lord is Mercury, a significator of friends too. In the 6th house lies Saturn the 8th lord. In the association of the person with his friends who may prove to be hidden enemies for him and any involvement of money lending may be the creator of their enemity. It is further noted that 11th house of friends is in Rahu-Ketu axis which are separative planets. Ketu joins in with Mars depicting violence and quarrel. So people in such situations need to be cautious in making friends. He should not believe or totally trust his friends and be aware while dealing in money matters with them.

Moon

2 5 1 Rahu

6 12 9

MarG Ketu 7 Venus Sun 11 10

Satum Mercury Juplter

Horoscope - 34

Example XXXV

The next horoscope is of a person who is extremely helpful in dealing with his friends. He knows that his friends would never be able to return his money back but still con times to helps them without any expectation. He stands by his friends through thick and thin and love is also reciprocated by his group of friends along with respect. He is a true friend who is totally reliable. The ascendant lord Mercury in the 12th house and the 11th lord is Mars in the 10th house. Both these planets are in 3/11 in position. This position is good for friends. Mars is aspected by Jupiter and is placed in the sign of Jupiter too. Although the 11 th

house is in Rahu-Ketu axis with Venus; it shows that some friends may deceive him. So he can only trust a select group of friends.

Sun Mercury

5

2 Venus Ketu

Juplter 7 1 Mars 10

Rahu 12 11

Satm Moon

Horoscope - 35

Example XXXVI

This is a horoscope of a person who is rather fortunate with friends. He has a good circle of friends. He has a Virgo ascendant with Mercury and Mars placed. The 11th house is Cancer with its lord Moon present. Moon joins with Venus. The 11th house also receives the Jupiter aspect as well as the aspect of Saturn. Jupiter is debilitated and is placed with Saturn. Saturn is in its own house. A well placed Saturn also gives him fame and honour in the society. So the fellow does well amongst his group of friends.

Satum Mars Moon

12 11

1 Rahu 4 .10 Sun Ketu 7

Sun Juplter Mercury 5 Ketu 8 Venus

Horoscope - 36

Example XXXVII

This is a person who has been always benefitted by his friends. He opened his business in partnership with his friends and benefitted from it. His relations with his friends are always cordial. The ascendant is Aries and its lord is in the 2nd house with Saturn, the lord of the 11th house. The 2nd house is the house of accumulated money or assets of the person. He was thus benefitted by doing business with his friends. The 11th house is aspected by Jupiter from the 5th house as well.

Satum Mars Moon

12 11

1 Rahu 4 10 Sun Ketu

Sun Juplter Mercury 5 Ketu 8 Venus

Horoscope - 37

Chapter 17

Astrology for Better Relations

Those who are kind, lovable and helpful to others are lucky. Those who have balanced their relations with better understanding are the blessed ones. It is not possible for everyone to be like that always. A relation which is good for you today may turn sour tomorrow. It is difficult to keep everybody happy at all times. Relations can be kept balanced if one treats his relations with a balanced mind. This condition is difficult to attain for any normal human being. Regular meditation and leaning towards God makes one thoroughly understand life. In the Bhagwad Gita, Lord Krishna, has beautifully divided the whole world in three qualities- Sattva, Rajas and Jamas. The balance in these three qualities makes a life successful. Any imbalance within these three qualities strains the life. The only way to achieve this balance is Meditation -'Dhyanam Nirvishayam Manah'. Meditation brings that state of mind where there are no Vishayas (worldly attachments) of sensual thoughts. But most of people are still unaware or unwilling to follow this path. For them few remedial measures are given to bring harmony in their relations as far as possible. There are many remedial methods such as Yantra poojan, Mantra poojan, Reiki, Vastu, Fengshui, etc., which seem to be effective in life. Since Yantras need special methods and practice. Always learn from an appropriate teacher or 'guru' as even a small mistake can make the method ineffective in producing the desired result. Reiki: -one should be properly channelised by his 'Reiki guru' to utilize the powers of Reiki. I seek to narrate a few mantras and tips of fengshui to improve your relations. While narrating the mantras just keep in mind the:

Place and time of worship should be same everyday. One should be clean physically and mentally. Face towards the north east or east directions while reciting mantras.

Always pray for peace and happiness for everyone. 1. Most relations get strained because of anger. If anger is controlled most of your problems can be solved. The mantra is given here to minimize the anger. Recite this mantra and blow into the water. Repeat it for 21 times and sprinkle it thrice on

the face. Your anger will vanish away slowly and slowly.

॥ ऊँ शान्ते प्रशान्ते सर्व क्रोध पशनीन स्वाहा ॥ I 1 Om shante Prashante Sarva Krodh Pashneen Swaha i I

2. This is known as 'Aakasshan Mantra' to attract a person to listen you properly and would come round your views. Recite this mantra for one lac times. Replace the name of person where Hy5 (Amukam) is written.

।। ऊँ नमो आदिपुसाय अमुकं आर्कण कुरु कुरु स्वाहा॥। I | Om namo Adipurushaya Amukam Akarshanam Kuru Kuru Swaha | I

3. When there is delay in getting a good groom for a girl then the girl should recite the following mantra-5 rosaries of 108 beads for 21 days continuously after performing Japa and Durga pooja with all rites.

हे गौरि शंकराधागिनि यथा त्वं शंकरप्रिया।

तथा मां कुरु कल्याणि कान्तकान्तां सुदुर्त्तभाम् ॥ Hey Gauri Shankaradhangini Yatha twam Shankar priya, Tatha mam Kuru Kalyani Kantkantam Sudurlubham.

4. For boys to get a good bride the above mantra should be replaced by :

पत्नी मनोरमां देहि मनोवृत्तानुसारिणीम्।

तारिणीं दुर्गसंसारसागरस्य कुलोद्ावाम् ॥ Patnim manormam dehi manovritanusarinim,

tarinim durgsansarsagaasy kulodbhavam.

5. When the husband of a wife gets angry too much with her then she should pray in front of Shankar-Gauri bhagwan and recite this mantra for 108 times daily for 21 days. The mantra should start easily in the morning of Monday.

ऊँ क्लीं त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पतिर्वेदनम्। पतिमु चर्वारुकमिव बन्धनापतिमोक्षय मामृतात; बतीं ऊँ।। Om Kleeng traymbakam yajamaha Sugandhi patirvedanam, Patimu urvarikmiv bandhan patimokshaye mamritat; Kleeng Om |i

6. Woman should recite 21 times for 21 days start from Friday morning.

ऊँ यथा नकुलो विचिछध सन्दधात्यहि पुनः एवा कामस्य विचिछनं सन्धेहि वीर्यावतिः॥

Om yatha nakulo vichichhdha Sanddhatyahi Punah Aeva kamasya vichichhanam Sandehi Veeryanvatih | I

7. To attract anyone, recite this mantra 1000 times daily for 21 days continuously. Insert the name of a person instead of 'Amuk'.

'ऊँ चामुण्डे तरुततु अमुकाय आर्काय आर्काय स्वाहा ।

I | Om Chamunde Tarutatoo Amukaye Aakarshaye Aakarshaye Suaha II

Gems are also seen effective in improving relations.

1. For happiness and adjustment women should wear yellow sapphire in gold in the 1st finger of the right hand. Men should wear diamond in bronze in little finger of right hand. This combination should also be used for early marriage. 2. If children are creating problem by their improper behaviour with parents, a Moon stone of 11 carats in silver in the ring finger of the right hand should hold good for children. Parents should wear yellow sapphire in the 1 st finger (index finger) of 5 carats on a thursday morning. 3. Aquamarine is presented by lovers to each others for stabilising their love, harmony and affection. It avoids disputes and divorce between husband and wife. 4. Agate is good for making friends. 5. Cornelian is meant for preserving harmony.

6. Gometh promises consistency in friendship and love. Those who are fickle minded 1st and moody in love should use this stone to bring stability. 7. Tumarline is stone meant for people who are feeling lonely and leading isolated life. 8. Moonstone cools anger. 9. Emerald helps to keep harmony and sympathy. 10. Peridot rivers lost love between husband and wife.

Note :

1. Any stone should not be worn before consulting an expert. 2. Avoid stones represented by the lords of 6-8-12 houses.

Usually relations are strained due to anger. So here are few tips to reduce the vibrations of anger and fire in the house. The walls and the upholstery of the house should be light in colour. Walls should be painted white or cream. * Door chimes are known as to increase harmony in the house.

• If there are persistent quarrels between husband and wife then a diya of pure ghee should be lit in the bedroom after sunset.

• A glass bowl filled with water and some petals of flowers also reduces bad vibrations in the house.

Pictures of war, fights sicking ships, etc., should not be placed in the room.

Utensils or any instrument lying under the bed should be removed.

Doors should be well decorated with auspicious things.

The mirrors of the bedroom should be covered.

• Scissors, knives and sharp tools should not be kept openly. The house should be clean spick span. Shoes should not be kept near the entrance. The mystic knot of China should be kept in the office or house to bring good luck. It is also known as to bring romance between husband-wife. As this knot has no beginning and no end so it is also called as endless knot.

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