Saturday, September 24, 2011

SAPTAMSA – D7
SAPTAMSA – D7
The Saptamsa is a divisional chart showing the activities and results of sexual interaction. To see the
fruits of this sexual interaction, ie., children, the analysis of Saptamsa is to be done. Hence this
division is seen for children, grand children, their possibility, well-being, prosperity etc. It is the view of
some astrologers that in female charts this division signifies the husband’s well being and proeperity.
It is also belived that with regard to progeny better results are obtained from female charts than from
male charts.

Each sign of 30 degrees is divided into 7 equal parts of 4 degrees 17 minutes and 8.57 seconds each.
In odd signs the counting starts from the sign where the planet is posited and in even signs counting
starts from the 7th place from the planet.

Deities of 7 Saptamsas:
KSHAARA (BITTER), KSHIRA(MILK), DADHI(CURD), GHRITHA (GHEE),
IKSHU (SUGARCANE), MADHU (HONEY) AND SUDDHA JALA (PURE WATER)
These are the 7 Rasas mentioned for the 7 Saptamsas in Odd rasis.
In even rasis the order is reversed.

First child is to be seen from the 5th house, which is the 11th from the 7th house. This is for first wife.
For second wife’s first child, the 11th house from 2nd house is to be seen as 2nd house indicates second
wife.
Arudha pada of the 3rd and 9th houses from lagna and Sun indicate the ability to conceive. 3rd house
which indicates copulation is vital in detrmining the persons ability to conceive. If Sun is placed in the
2/12 or 6/8 axis from Arudha pada of 3rd or 9th house, it indicates a physical obstruction in conceiving
children.  

As per Jaimini Sutras:

Mercury, Saturn and/or Venus in Saptamasa lagna tend to deny children or progenic bliss. Mercury
and Saturn are eunuch planets and in D7 lagna they deny fertility. If Venus is also associated there in
D7 lagna or trines, then the person has had excessive sexual encounters and the chances of progeny
are depleted.
For female charts 9th house and for male charts 5th house should be considered for procreative
success.
Sun, Jupiter and Rahu in the 9th house will indicate many sons. Sun, Rahu, Jupiter and Moon are son-
giving planets.
If both child giving planets and child denying planets are present in D7 lagna a child will be born after
some delay.
If Mars and Saturn are in the 9th house of D7
i)                    a Dattaputra is indicated
ii)                  it also indicates a marriage with a widow / divorcee who already has child from previous wedlock.
iii)                Indicate begetting a child through a kinsman as the native may lack procreative ability or otherwise.

If the 9th house in D7 chart is an odd sign there will be many children and if it is an even sign few
children.
For male, the first progeny is from 5th house, the subsequent children are judged from the
7th ,9th ,11th etc. This is continued till 3rd house. The next house should be 5th house but as we have
already started from that house, the next house will be the 4 th house and the subsequent houses will
be the third from it. 
For females, the first progeny is from 9th house, the subsequent children will be from the lords of 7 th ,
5th , 3rd and 1st etc. The above method is adopted here also.
Sun, Rahu, Jupiter and Mars are male planets. Venus, Moon, Ketu are female planets. Saturn and
Mercury are eunuch planets.
If the lord of the child (5th lord or 7th lord as mentioned above) joins a male planet or a planet in
exaltation, the child will be male.
If the lord of the child joins a female planet or a planet in debilitation, the child will be a female.
If the sign lord of the house is a male planet, the child will be a male and if the dispositer of the  house
is a female planet, the child will be a female child.
The gati either changes or ends when it reaches one of the nodes, unless Jupiter is strong in
Saptamsa.
In male charts 5th house is the controlling house for children, while in the female chart, the it is th
9th house. The 6th and 10th houses are respectively the maraca houses. Hence their lord (maraca
lords) should be analysed with respect to the houses of the children and their lords. For eg. 5 th lord vs
6th lord, 7th lord vs 6th lord, 9th lord vs 10th lord etc. From this one can analyse the Aristha of a particular
child.

If the lord of the D7 lagna is posited in such maraka place, the person will not have inclination to get
children. Similarly, if D7 lagna lord is in the house then disease may delay or hinder childbirth
Moon is the significator of Mother. Its weakness in D7 indicates the inability of the mother to carry the
child. See in which saptamsa Rasa the Moon is posited. By consuming that particular Rasa, and
worshiping Mother (Godess), the mother can get potentiality to carry the child. Chanting of Santana
Gopala mantra is the most auspicious.

The lord of the house should be considered lagna for the child. If this lord is having good relation with
the lagna lord of D7, the relationship between the parent and child will be very good.  

Other principles of analysis:

The D7 lagna lord must be seen in relation to the position 5H, 5L in
D-1.
Secondly, the position of Jupiter, Lagna lord of D-1 have to be checked in D-7.
The position of 9L and planet Venus are to be checked in D-7.
That means, lagna lord of D-1, 5L, 7L, 9L, karaka Jupiter and Venus are to be seen in relation to
Lagna of D-7. If there is any affliction one may have delayed progeny.

See the position of Jupiter, Lagna lord and 7th Lord of D-7. If there is any affliction, the progeny will
only after performing certain Santhi-Karmas.

If there is any affliction to 9th lord, 9th house and Venus in D-7, in relation to lagna lord of D-7, then
there will not be any progeny at all.
Venus is given so much of importance because Venus is the significator of semen.

Number of children:
Ist method: Count the number of planets falling in between 5th lord and karaka Jupiter. The number of
strong planets falling in between 5th lord and Jupiter indicate the number of children.
(Counting from 5th lord to Jupiter, including both)
IInd  method: In D-7, see the number of rasis the 5th lord of D-1 travelled from his house, ie.,
5th house. That much number of progenies one will have. The Kshaya rasis and planets should be
excluded.
IIIrd method: Association of planets with Lagna lord of D-7 in D-1 and vice-versa.

These are the few methods to see the number of progeny. Now a days these are not applicable
because of family planning methods adopted by the people.

Different Bhavas of D-7:

Lagna: This will indicate the longevity, physical stature, complexion, colour, mental disposition, fame,
and sudden fall of progeny. The promise of progeny is also seen from D-7. The dasa/antar dasa of the
D-7 lagna lord or planets in lagna can give progeny.

2nd house: Secret ambitions of progeny, their longevity, welfare, children’s well-being, their capacity to
inherit the ancestral property.

3rd house: It will indicate about the prowess, strength of children. This will also tell about the children’s
native (self). The death of the native is not only connected to his Karmas, but also his child’s his
karmas as well as his father’s karmas. That means, the 3 rd house of D-7 will indicate the longevity of
self. It will also tell about the person’s immediate travels. Success in a place outside his father’s house
can be seen from 3H of D-7.
4th house: This tells about the happiness one will enjoy from their chidren. Enjoyment, fame,
recognition, attachments, responicibilities, accomplishments in materialistic pleasures achieved from
children can be seen from this house. The permanency and arishta can also be seen from this house
(12th house to 5th house).

5th house: This will indicate about the Poorva Punya Bala, intelligence of progeny, Godly inclinations,
following of religion by the children.
Sun in the 5th house of D-7 is not considered very pious. Moon, Mercury, Jupiter and Venus are
considered very good. The children will be self illuminated and need not have guidance towards
wisdom. Knowledge of Vedas, Sastras, Tarkam will be very good with the progeny.
Saturn or Mars in the 5th house of D-7 indicate Putra dosham. The remedies for such a Saturn are
Pooja to Kaalabhairava, offering white butter to Lord Anjaneya or lighting Tila Deepam. On Saturdays
before Lord Shiva. Undertaking of Brahmachary’s studied on his shoulders is also one of the
remedies.
For Mars, propitiation to Lord Subrahmanya or Pooja to the ShatKona yantra, Kumara Bhojanam &
Vasra Daanam.
For Sun, donate the first child. Any affliction of 5 th house by debilitated planet, inimical planet, or
otherwise afflicted planet is not considered very good. Errosion of intelligence factor of progeny is
indicated. Particularly debilitated Mercury or inimical Moon in 5 th house is not at all good for the
progeny.
Exalted Venus or Jupiter is extraordinarly good.

6th house: This house talks of diseases of progeny & Balarishta. Placement of Mars in 6 th house is
considered to be exceptionally good. It gives Pushti, the vitality to the progeny.
Placement of Mercury is not good, alongwith Moon it is worse.
If Lagna lord of D-7 falls in 6th house or otherwise afflicted, the progeny will not rise in life than their
parents. The child’s recognition will be till the death of father.
Placement of Jupiter in 6th house is also considered very good.
If Mars&Jupiter, Saturn & Sun, Venus are placed in 6 th house, physical discomforts of emotional crisis
of progeny can be indicated. The projeny will suffer from certain complexes or phobias in their life.
If Moon & Mercury are afflicted in 6th house, the progeny will never have steady progress in their life.
The afflicton of Soumya grahas in 6th house by Rahu/Ketu or Saturn will indicate that certain negative
forces will be pullig back the progress of the children.
Because 6th is the 9th from 10th house, the children’s profession and because of 3rd house of 4th house,
the child’s education may suffer.
As a rule, the 6th house should be Riktam, Vacant, to make the 6th house afflictionless. The lords of
6th house goes into Kendra bhava or associated with malefic planets like Sun & Mars is a good
placement.
If 6th lord goes into Kona bhava, though it is not very bad, it will not give full potentiality to the native’s
progeny. It may spoil the karakatwas of the Bhava, where it is posited, but the karakatwas of its own
bhava will be held prominently. It makes a person isolated in life.
6th lord in 2nd House or 11th House, the person will get support from his relatives, Dayadees.
6th lord in 2nd house will make a person long lived and happy.
6th lord in 6th house is the second best position.
8th lord or 12th lord in 6th house is the third best position without any conjunction of any benefic planet.
This will indicate that the person will not have any untoward incidents in life.
6th house and 6th lord are to be seen from Mars also. If both are well placed in good axis, the person
will have good life and he will not have any Akala Mrityu to his children.
If there are extraordinary yogas in 6th , 7th and 8th houses, the children will be very happy.

7th House: This will talk of Aristhas to progeny. Take 5 th lord of D-1 along with 7th house of D-7 to
assess the arishta.

5th lord of D-1 with 7th house of D-7 talks of Arishta to 1st progeny.

7th lord of D-1 with 7th house of D-7 talks of 2nd progeny’s Arishta.
9th lord of D-1 with 7th house of D-7 talks of 3rd progeny’s arishta.
Another method:
5th lord’s nakshatra lord will talk of 1st progeny.
Suppose 5th lord is Mars and Mars is in Jyesta. So the nakshatra lord of Mars is Mercury. See
Mercury and the 7th house of D-7 to talk about Arishta to 1st progeny.
Take Mercury’s nakshatra lord. Suppose Mercury is in Moon’s nakshatra. Moon position and the
7th house of D-7 will take about 2nd progeny’s arishta.

Transiting position of Rahu or Saturn or Mars alongwith Putrakaraka Jupiter on 7 th house of D-7 will
talk of Arishta coming to the concerned progeny.

8th house: This will indicate longevity of native’s progeny. Incurable diseases, that may come to
progeny will also indicated by this house. 8th house and 8th lord talk about to whom the incurable
diseases will come. Secret ambitions, Govt. displeasures, punishments, etc. will be seen from
8th house.

9th house: This will talk of Keerti, Bhagyam of progeny. Here lagna lord, 5 th lord or 9th lord of D-1 or D-
7 with Sun, if placed in 9th house of D-7, the Bhagyodayam of child will be after the departure of
parents.
Long distance travels, Pitru Runam, Pitra Putra arishtam, Devata Prakopam will be seen from here.
Which God or Godess should be propitiated by which progeny to get success will be indicated from
this house.

10th house: Fame, status, achievements, Deerghayu of progeny (8 th from 3rd ) will be seen from this
house.
If 10th house is well placed by 10th lord or Sun (even debilitated), it indicates Deerghayu.
Placements of malefics in 10th house ( Mars & Sun) is very good.
Jupiter & Venus, if they are in own sign or in exaltation in 10 th house of D-7, will give fame to progeny.
But presence of Moon & Venus in 10th house of D-7 will give recognition but fame will not be there.
Mid cusp lord of 10th house in D-1, if having strength in D-7 chart, the progeny will be extraordinarly
well placed than the native.

11th house: This will talk of amicability of the progeny, terror amongst co-born, their status,
relationships, friends of progeny.
If malefics are spoiled in 11th house, the progeny will suffer due to jealous of others.
Rahu & Ketu will get afflicted in the following circumstances.
If they are in direct motion, if they are in static motion, if associated with retrograde planets.

When Rahu is afflicrted in 11th house of D-7, one should be very careful. Pumpkin Bali is to be given
to Godess Kali, to ward of evil Drishti, jealous etc. Bali is to be given once in Uttarayanam and once in
Dakshinayanam of every year.
Afflicted Sun in 11th house will give diseases to children. The child should wear Surya Yantra.
Afflicted Moon in 11th house will spoil the girls in the family.
Afflicted Mercury will spoil boys in the family.
Afflicted Venus will spoil wife in the family.
Afflicted Jupiter in 11th house will spoil parents in the family.
Afflicted Saturn in 11th house will spoil old people in the family.

12th house: Expenditure, losses, untoward happenings, police or juditiary interference of progeny will
be indicated.
Sun & Mars in 12th house is
Saturn and Mercury in 12th house indicate that the person will not be interested in sex.
Jupiter & Venus in 12th house is good for progeny.

Normally, 5th house dasa, in India, will give marriage

Siblings
1. Third house is considered for younger siblings whereas eleventh house is explored for the elder siblings.
Third house lord in eleventh house or vice-versa indicates that the native is either the youngest in the
family or the eldest.
2. In most of the cases if Rahu is posited in third house then the native is eldest in his sex. However, Rahu
in eleventh makes him eldest in the family.
3. Elder sibling is denoted by Jupiter whereas the younger sibling is devoted by Mars.
4. Rahu or Jupiter, if posited in the eleventh house, the native may be either the youngest or the eldest.
5. If relationship of either Jupiter or Mars by position, conjunction or aspect is there in the horoscope with
the third house, Native enjoys siblings.

6. If in the same manner, if benefic planets are related with third house in any manner, probability of
siblings will be very high.
7. If either Mars or 3rd lord makes a relationship with the third house, it promises siblings. Mars denotes
younger siblings while Jupiter denotes elder siblings.

8. If male planets (Sun, Jupiter, Mars) are posited in the third house or there is aspect of these planets on
the third house, there may be siblings to the Native in all probability.
9. If the third house lord is in the lagna (Ascendant) being exalted whereas Venus is in 3rd aspected by
Mars; Mars in turn aspected by Jupiter; give siblings to the native.
10. Ketu in the eleventh aspected by Mars and Saturn makes the native the eldest one.
11. Ketu and Mars in eleventh aspected by Saturn give the native two elder sisters.
12. Ketu's association with Saturn in the eleventh house by position or aspect makes the native the eldest.
13. Association of Jupiter and Ketu in eleventh house aspected by Saturn or Venus, Mercury in the third
being the lord of eleventh aspected by either Moon or Sun, indicate that the eldest of the siblings will be a
sister.
14. Mars being the natural Karaka (significator) of the third house, if relates itself to the concerned house
by conjunction or aspect, there is a sibling in the family.
15. If the Dasa lord, Antardasa lord or Pratantyar Dasa lord makes a relationship with the third lord, this
period gives siblings to the native.
16. If in any manner Jupiter and Saturn are related by conjunction or aspect, this promises siblings also.

17. If in the D-3 chart (Dreshkan), either the third house or its lord are influenced by Sun, Mars, Rahu,
Mercury and Jupiter then a brother will be born and the influence of Moon, Venus and Ketu gives a sister.
18. Elder sibling's Mahadasa of male planet promises a brother, however elder sibling's mahadasa of a
female planet gives.
19. If Saturn as third house lord sister is related to lagna by aspect or conjunction and aspects 5th lord
Mars/Jupiter, it signifies the birth of a sibling.
20. If exalted Jupiter and Mars are in the angles and related to each other, then a sibling might be born.
21. The native has five siblings if the third lord is related with Jupiter and third house is aspected by exalted
Saturn.
22. If the third lord Jupiter is posited in the Kendras being exalted, then two issues are promised after the
native. However, debilitated Jupiter would give only one issue. Exalted Mars in angle here makes the
native the youngest.
23. Ketu in the third indicates first sibling to be a female one. The second house tenanted by lagna lord,
third lord and eleventh lord makes the native the eldest one.

24. The eleventh lord in the sixth is not good for the elder sibling.
25. If the lagna lord being debilitated, tenants the eleventh house whose dispositor is retrograde and
aspected by Mars, then the sibling dies.
26. If the Jupiter is posited in eleventh house and in horoscope there is conjunction of eleventh lord and
lagna lord, then the native is the eldest one.
27. If the eleventh lord is in the sixth house in the rasi chart as well as Dreskana chart, it indicates the
native to be the eldest.
28. If the Mars aspects either the eleventh house or its lord, the native is the eldest one.
29. Rahu in the tenth house provides a brother and in the fourth gives a sister.
30. If in the transit Saturn/Jupiter or Mars make a relationship with third house or its lord, this period may
facilitate the birth of a sibling.
31. If Ketu aspects eleventh house or its lord, the native might be the youngest one.
32. Jupiter aspects the third house from the eleventh, third lord is in third, fifth or seventh house, Mars in
eighth with nodes, show that only one sibling remains alive.