The sub-period of the owner of the house can be troublesome according to Parashar.
A powerful owner of the house with influence of beneficial planets gives wealth and status. The individual will enjoy life. There will be successful partnerships in business. The individual will travel purposefully according to Phal Deepika Chapter 20 verse 8, during the period of powerful owner of the house. When the Moon is in the house with Mercury, Jupiter or Venus, the individual will be very wealthy. According to Jataka Parijat, Chapter 18 verse 49, during the major-period of the owner of the house and sub-period of a malefic planet the individual may have to travel aimlessly or go abroad. An individual will stay at a distant place in the major-period of a planet that is related to the Arudha of the VII house from the natal Moon. When Rahu is related to the Arudha it shall be a distant foreign country.
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The planet that owns the VII house, when powerful, will ensure marriage of the individual or a happy married life. Location of favourable or yogakaraka planets in the VII houses from the ascendant and Venus/ Jupiter (depending on the gender of the chart) will make the married life of the individual happy and long. He may solemnise a marriage at his home. There could be distress to wife if the planet is weak, debilitated or combust. It may cause losses because of the opposite sex. Venus with a malefic planet anywhere in birth chart is an indication that the wife of the individual may die early. The combined aspects of the Sun and Jupiter on either the ascendant or the VII house will cause very early death of the wife. The location of the dispositor of Venus in a house of the Adverse Trio too will shorten the life span of the wife. The wife of the individual will always keep poor health when the owner of the VII house is a malefic planet and a malefic planet occupies the house. If this combination occurs simultaneously in the II house the individual will remain unmarried. According to Varahmihir when alongwith waning Moon in the V house and malefic planets in the VII and XII houses, a malefic planet also occupies the ascendant the individual will remain unmarried. The Sun in the house makes the wife of the individual barren. The Sun in the VII house with malefic influence will cause the spouse to neglect the individual. The domestic life will be happy in case the owner of the II house has no affliction and it is well placed. This will be further confirmed in case the owners of the II and VII houses are together in a friendly sign and good house. The location of the owner of the II house in the XII with the Moon indicates incompatibility between married partners and early separation. If the owners of the ascendant and the IV house are associated in the ascendant in a birth chart, the wife of the individual will live mostly at her mother's place.
Venus in the VII house imparts beauty to the breasts of the wife of an individual.
When the Nodes occupy the I/VII axis the spouse remains under the control of the individual. The location of Saturn and Mars in the VII house puts a question mark on the moral character of the wife of the individual. Venus in the navamsha sign of Mars or Saturn under aspect of the respective planet; and, the Moon, Saturn and Mars in the VII house will turn the couple morally depraved according to Varahmihir.
individual and his wife would both be of loose morals when the VII house has a sign of Mars or Saturn and either of these planets projects an aspect too to it.
When the owner of the house occupies a sign that Venus or Saturn owns and has the aspect of a beneficial planet, the individual is likely to have more than one wife. Similar result may be expected if the owner of the house occupies its own sign or is exalted, and receives aspect of a beneficial planet. The location of the owner of the VII house in a movable sign imparts an inclination to marry more than once. The location of the owner of the VII house in a fixed sign may not cause multiple marriages. However if the only aspect that Venus receives is of the full Moon or Jupiter, the individual will marry once and the married life will be happy. The association of the owners of the II and VII houses in an angle or a triangular house shall also have the same effect. When the Karaka-Factor for marriage has the influence of Mercury, and is in a sign or constellation that shows multiplicity, an individual is likely to marry more than once. In this respect the birth chart of Elizabeth Taylor is very instructive. If a Factor for marriage has similar influence, the individual may marry more than once in the major-period of that Factor. The owners of the ascendant and VII house associated in one of these two houses indicate that the individual would have two wives. Venus in Cancer or a dual sign is the surest indication of more than one marriage. The association of Venus with a malefic planet also points to this fact. According Saravali Chapter 34 verse 46 the individual would marry a widow in case the Moon occupies the VII house with Saturn.
A waning Moon in the V house and malefic planets in the VII and XII houses place the individual under the control of his wife. Venus with the Moon; and, Mars with Saturn in the VII sign from Venus will keep the individual unmarried.
Let us take the birth chart of Shri Yogananda Parmahamsa, a renowned Kriyayogi who passed away in 1952 in USA. He came from a good family and was highly spiritual from his early childhood. He became a disciple of Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri and renounced the world. He was deputed by his guru to spread the light of spiritualism in the West. He went and established a centre in the USA. He, in the true tradition of Indian spiritualism, had remained unmarried.
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Male, January 5, 1893, 2038 hours LMT, Gorakhpur, UP, India,
Chart II-5
Lagna
Navamsha
26°N45', 83°E24', Time Zone 0533 hours East of Greenwich.
Planet Longitude Owner/C Planet Longitude Owner/C Sun 8s23°12'46" Venus Venus 7s24°44'30" Mercury Moon 4s03°14'27" Ketu Saturn 5s20°13'27" Moon Mars 11s13°18'54" Saturn Rahu 0s12°41'37" Ketu Merc 8s00°55'28" Ketu Ketu 7s12°41'37" Rahu Jupiter 11s23°51'23" Mercury Ascdt 4s06°38'32"
Owner/C means owner of the constellation in which the planet is placed.
We know that the XII house from natal Saturn shows denial. The sign Leo is placed in the XII house from Saturn and the Moon occupies
How to Time an Event
it Saturn is in Hasta constellation of the Moon. Saturn is thus related to the XII house from its natal position. Saturn is in Cancer in the navamsha chart. This relates Saturn to the XII house from the ascendant. The XII house from Arudha lagna is Pisces. Mars and Saturn are in sambandha with the Moon in the navamsha. Mars is in Uttarbhadra constellation of Saturn. Mars occupies Pisces. Saturn is thus the Karaka-Factor for denial. Venus is similarly the Karaka-Factor for marriage and spouse. Venus is in a navamsha sign of Saturn. Venus is in Jyestha constellation of Mercury. The latter is in association with the Moon in the navamsha chart. We have seen the close relationship that the Moon has with Saturn. Thus, the Karaka-Factor for denial is related to the Karaka-Factor for marriage. The denial of marriage in the chart is clear. We notice that this is a bachelor's chart.
Malefic planets in the IV and VIII houses from Venus will cause death of the wife of the individual from fire. The wife will die due to a fall if malefic planets hem in Venus. Mars in the VII house with only malefic influence will cause early death of the spouse. The location of the owner of the VII house in a house of the Adverse Trio is also indicative of the same effect. The loss of wife will take place early according to
Jatakabharnam Chapter on VII house verse 14 when Rahu in the house
is hemmed in by Mars in the VI house and Saturn in the VIII. According to Jatakabharnam Chapter on Female Horoscopy verse 20 a malefic planet in the VIII house shall cause death of spouse in the life of the individual. It further says that the death of husband would happen in the major or sub-period of the owner of the navamsha sign in which the owner of the VIII house is placed. Jatakabharnam is also of the view in this verse that placement of a beneficial planet in the II house from the ascendant would mean that the female would die before her husband. According to Jataka Parijat, Chapter 18 verse 49, the wife of the individual could face trouble or may even die during the major-period of the owner of the VII house and sub-period of a malefic planet. The individual may be separated from his wife according to verse 18 when the planet is weak or afflicted. The individual will face adverse conditions in life due to his wife.
Marriage will give rise to prosperity if the owner of the VII house and Venus are placed in III, VI, X or XI house from the ascendant. In this case, association of these two planets is not necessary. Marriage will
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be followed by misfortune, according to Chapter 20 verse 64 of Prasna
Marg, when the owners of the I, II and VII alongwith Venus are badly
placed, combust, debilitated or in inimical signs in the navamsha chart.
Prasna Marg has given certain combinations for timing of marriage.
These combinations are effective. We will give some important combinations for timing of marriage. The elegance of these combinations lies in their simplicity, (i) According to Chapter 20 verses 59 and 60, marriage will take place early in life if the owner of the VII house is a naturally beneficial planet and it is associated with the owner of the ascendant, (ii) Marriage would take place early if Venus is powerful in the chart and it is associated with the owner of the ascendant, (iii) Venus and the owner of the VII house in angular houses too indicate early marriage, (iv) When the owner of the VII house is close to the owner of the ascendant, or a naturally beneficial planet is near the ascendant or VII house, the individual will get married early in life, (v) Saturn and Mars in the VII house receiving the aspect of a beneficial planet will delay marriage, (vi) The owners of the ascendant and VII house close to each other, or one owner close to the other house in birth chart indicate early marriage. This is a strong indication and is capable of over ruling the influence of Saturn on various VII houses, (vii) The individual would marry early in case the ascendant, II and VII houses have beneficial planets in them. On the other hand, when these three houses and Venus are afflicted, the marriage of the individual will be delayed, (viii) According Saravali Chapter 34 verse 56 the individual will remain unmarried when Venus and Mercury occupy the VII house. In this case he will also not have any children. He will marry at an advanced age if this combination receives aspect of a beneficial planet, (ix) According to Jatakabharnam Chapter on the VII House, verse 3, when the house has beneficial sign and planets, and aspect of such beneficial planets, the individual would get married early. Such influence by malefic sign and planets will delay marriage and if it has the influence of both beneficial and malefic planets, marriage will take place after obstructions and failures, (x) Verse 13 says that when Rahu occupying the VII house receives aspect of two malefic planets the individual either remains unmarried, or loses his wife early if he marries at all. (xi) However, Rahu in the VII house and the owner of the VII house powerfully located in an angle will give much sexual pleasure to the individual through his marriage.
According to Brihat Parashar Hora Shastra Chapter 18 verse 3, the location of Venus in this house makes the individual highly sexed. The individual may have attraction for prostitutes if Mercury occupies the house. The individual may marry a relative of his if powerful Mercury occupies the VII house. An exchange of navamsha signs between Saturn and Venus makes the individual very highly sexed. The individual would indulge in oral sex with a female (since the analysis has been male- centric in the classics, this would mean a heterosexual contact) when Venus occupies a sign of Mars in the birth or navamsha chart and Mars influences Venus. When Saturn replaces Mars in the above combination, the individual does it with a male (since the analysis has been male- centric in the classics, this would mean a homosexual contact). According to Jatakabharnam verse 12 of Chapter on Female Horoscopy a female shall be homosexual if there is exchange of signs between Venus and Saturn in the navamsha chart and there is mutual aspect between the two. The same result should be expected when there is a sign of Venus in the ascendant and the ascendant in the navamsha chart has Aquarius. According to Varahmihir when Venus occupies the VII house with either of the combinations relating to Mars and Saturn referred to above, the individual will be a philanderer.
A question is put to astrologers regularly. People wish to know if a male or female will marry a particular female or male respectively. The answer to this query has three elements for analysis, (i) We know that the VII house from the karaka represents the spouse. The Arudha of the VII house from Venus in the birth chart of the male shall be the strongest representation of the persona of the first wife. It should therefore be closely related to the Arudha of the place that the Sun occupies in the chart of the female. Similarly, the Arudha of the VII house from Jupiter (first husband) in the chart of the female should be closely related to the Arudha of the place the Sun occupies in the male chart. When both these conditions are satisfied in the charts of male and female it shows that the two would have marital relationship at some juncture in their lives. We can with some changes analyse for any wife/husband.
Incidentally, if the Arudha of the place that the Sun occupies in a birth chart were related to the Arudha of the place of the Sun in another chart, the two individuals would remain in physical proximity to