Venus, the Divine Minister for Marriage

Dr. Shanker Adawal (Jyotishaacharya, PHD, MBA)

Published in Starteller, November 2005

Venus facilitates the marital harmony. Venus associated with Saturn, Mars or Rahu
brings forth unconventional marriage. Mars and Venus exchanging their relative
positions in the horoscopes of the couple ensure long-lasting loving relationship.

Venus occupies supreme position in predicting one’s marital prospects, being the lord
of the 2nd and the 7th houses of the Zodiac; thus it holds the portfolio of marriage.
The degree of harmony in marriage can be gauged on the basis of its strength
(exaltation/debilitation) coupled with the Digbala. Strength and disposition of Venus
corresponds to the vitality of the native. It also determines the time of marriage.

Astro-pointers for Unconventional (inter-caste) love marriage

1. Association between the houses 5 and 7, and their lords.

2. Weak 9th house and the 5th house associated with Moon, Mars, Venus or Rahu.

3. Venus associated with Saturn, Mars or Rahu, and also the 7th lord occupying the
5th.

4. Affliction to Jupiter, the 7th lord remaining stronger than the ascendant lord and
the 9th house occupied by Saturn, Mars and Rahu indicate inter-caste marriage.

5. Association of the 7th lord with Mars, Rahu or Venus.

6. Malefics afflicting the houses 7th and 12 and also their lords.

7. 5th house associated with weak Moon.

Effects of association of Venus with various planets

Case-study 1, Unconventional (inter-caste) Marriage

Astro-reasons

9th house aspected by Mars and the 8th lord Mercury.

9th lord Moon afflicted by the Nodes and aspected by the retrograde Saturn posited
in an inimical Sign Leo.

5th lord Jupiter posited in the star of Venus is conjunct with Venus.

In Navamsa chart, the 9th lord is unfavouably posited in the 8th, rendering it weal.
5th lord Venus is debilitated, occupying the 9th house. 9th house is aspected by
Mars, Saturn and Rahu. 5th house is occupied by the 7th lord Moon, afflicted by the
Nodes.

Case-study 2, Love Marriage

Astro-reasons

Association between the lords of 5 and 7, 7th lord Mars is posited in the 5th,
aspecting the 5th lord Mercury.

5th lord is aspected by Rahu.

Vargottama lagna.

In Navamsa, 7th lord Mars and the 5th lord Mercury are squaring each other.

RESEARCHFINDINGS

Successful Love Marriage

· 5th lord in Kendra / Trikona position to the 7th lord.

· Mars and Venus exchanging their relative positions in the horoscopes of the couple

· Venus of the male horoscope associated with Mars of the female horoscope

· Jupiter of the male horoscope occupying the Sign, where Venus of the female
horoscope is placed.

Unsuccessful Love Marriage

· Venus of the male horoscope occupying the Sign, where Rahu, Sun or Saturn of the
female horoscope is placed.

· Rahu of the male horoscope occupying the Sign, where Venus of the female
horoscope is placed.

· Mars of the female horoscope occupying the Sign, where Rahu of the male
horoscope is placed.