Question 1

What planetary combinations in a female birth chart indicate she will be loyal, caring and an ideal supporting wife?

Accepted Answer

Well placed Venus, 7th lord, and Jupiter will be the indicator of a loyal and caring wife

Who is an ideal wife(or husband) in the modern context?

The definition of loyal, ideal, and caring spouse is ever-changing. If you rewind back the history, women were restricted to speak in front of spouse. So a woman listening to a spouse without any disagreement was considered to be an ideal wife. Due to globalization, and industrialization woman are empowered today and started living independently in modern society. So the definition of an ideal spouse would be,

The ideal spouse is not the one who has the most commonality and one who listens to the spouse but one who understand and appreciate their difference of opinion between them.

The role of Venus

The Venus is the kalatra karaka ie: indicator of the spouse. If Venus gets benefic aspection or conjunction then the native will get a caring, understanding and loving spouse. If Venus gets afflicted by malefics then the spouse will be nagging, immatured and will always involve in conflicts.

The role of the 7th lord

The 7th house is the indicator of marriage and life partner. When 7th lord is well placed with benefic aspection then the spouse will be loyal, understanding and caring. The 9th lord conjoined with 7th lord without any affliction will give a righteous and loyal spouse. If Jupiter occupies the 7th house or conjoins the 7th lord without any affliction, then the spouse will be matured person and will become moral support to the husband.

Conclusion

When 7th lord and Venus are well placed with benefic aspection from Jupiter, Mercury, benefic 9th lord and well placed Moon the spouse will be loyal, loving, righteous and character of high moral standard.

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Question 2

How Planets vibes (or feels) with each other in Astrology? (Graha Sambandha)

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There are Groups of planets which go good with each other and then there are planets which shows clashes.

It is a very basic of Indian Astrology and as my teacher said When it comes to going deeper in Jyotisha. Most wisdom is mined by digging more and more into basic.

If you ever want to know that any of the planets in your birth chart is good or bad, this basic will help you get the finest touch in understanding it.

Varahamihira gives an excellent foundation of understanding Planet and in a unique way as below. He divides planets into to camps as DEVAS and ASURAS. This classification by him very legit as per Indian astrology and backed strong fundamentals of Jyotisha.

The Deva and Asura camp

Let us understand the high-level relationship between the two camps, the Deva and Asuras, the Daityas and the Adityas.

Among the Deva grahas, Surya, Chandra and Brhaspati are endowed with Sattva Guna, while Mangal and Ketu are endowed with Tamas Guna. On the other hand the Asura grahas Shani, Rahu are endowed with Tamas Guna while Shukra and Budha are endowed with the Rajas Guna. The more about the Gunas can be understood from Srimad Bhagavad-Gita.

The Devas and Asuras are in an eternal fight to dominate and overpower each other. This is also seen among the grahas belonging to these two camps. The Devas army represented by Ketu, who is led by Mangal and guided by Devaguru Brhaspati. On the other hand, the Asura's army is represented by Rahu and guided by Shukra. They are into a never-ending fight.

Hence, it can be said that the grahas belonging to each of the camps are friendly to each other. For instance, in the Deva camp, Surya, Chandra, Brhaspati and Mangal are friendly to each other. Similarly, in the Asura camp, Shani, Shukra and Budha are friendly to each other. The treatment of the nodes are different as they are Chaya grahas.

Mapping the grahas into the zodiac, the Deva Grahas govern the Fiery and watery signs while the Asura Grahas govern the Earthy and Airy signs. Each group have one pair of Odd and even signs, representing, the prevalence of both masculine and feminine energies within both the groups. However, from a tattva perspective, there is a difference as some tattvas are in exclusive control of both the camps. This has a deeper meaning. Let explore that.

Gandanta point between Fire and Water signs

Fire represents the father Surya and Water represents the Mother Chandra. Both of them are needed for the creation to happen. But they need to be balanced, else, the fire will turn water into Air or Water will douse the fire. The creation happens at the juncture of the water and fire signs, which is a very delicate and fragile process. Hence the junction represents the danger zone which is prone to mishaps and death. They are also known as the Gandanta. Coming back to the nature of the Tattvas, the fire governs energy, drive, enthusiasm, optimism, positivity, innovation and creative potential. The water element governs compassion, beauty, harmony, comfort, care, knowledge and wisdom. These characteristics are needed to maintain positive energy, balance and harmony in the world.

On the other hand, the Tattva governed by the Asura grahas are Earth and Air. The Earth represents achievement, success, dominion and settlement. The airy signs represent human interaction, intellectual growth, logic, application of intelligence, philosophy etc. They are required for growth and progress in the world. So in a way, the Asura energies are not that bad, they bring growth and success in the world. The things turn sour, only when greed comes into the picture and the growth starts hurting the balance and harmony.

The Upachayas are the houses of growth and in the natural zodiac, they are governed by the Asura grahas Budha and Shani. on the other hand, the Trikona are the houses of harmony and are governed by the Deva grahas Mangal, Surya and Guru. The Kendras are equally shared by both the Deva and Asura grahas. The Dharma and Moksha Kendra are governed by the Deva grahas, while the Artha and Kama Kendras are governed by the Asura grahas. they also tell a lot of the primary and the root motive of the Deva and Asura Grahas. Among the four primary goals of the world, the righteousness (dharma) and moksha (freedom) are governed by the Devas, while the Artha (success, wealth) and Kama (fulfilment of desires) are governed by the Asuras.

The Trines from a Sign are always governed by the same tattva and the same camp of graha. That is why when a Bhava lord occupies a Kona from its Bhava, it is always placed in a friendly sign. Thus it is always conducive for a graha to be placed in the Kona from its Bhava. However, when a Graha occupies a Kendra, two of the four Kendras always belong to the friends while two belong to the enemies. Among the Kendras, the 7th is always ruled by a Graha belonging to the enemy camp, while the 1st is owned by the Graha. Among the 2 other Kendras 4th and 10th, the friendship or enmity depends on the oddity of the signs. For the odd signs, the 4th house is always ruled by a friendly graha, while for even signs, the 10th is always ruled by a friendly grahas. It is useful to keep these concepts in mind as this helps in developing the overall idea of graha placements in a snap.

Question 3

How to understand Mutual Relationship between Planets?

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Understanding Mutual Relationship between Planets

According to Satyacharya, the lord of the Rasis falling in the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th and 12th from the Mulatrikona of a Graha (Planet) are friendly to that Graha.

The Mulatrikona of various grahas are as follows :

Sun: Leo (Simha)
Moon: Taurus (Vrishabh)
Mars: Aries (Mesha)
Mercury: Virgo (Kanya)
Jupiter: Sagittarius (Dhanu)
Venus: Libra (Tula)
Saturn: Aquarius (Kumbh)

Some other rules about Mulatrikona of grahas (planets) :

All planets excluding Mercury and Moon have their Mulatrikona in the odd sign owned by them.
Mercury and Moon have their Mulatrikona in even sign. Both this grahas attain their Uccha Or Exaltation in their Mulatrikona Rasi.
Moon is the only Planet whose Mulatrikona falls in a sign Not owned by itself. (Moon has its Mulatrikona in Taurus owned by Venus)

Classification into 6 fold mutual relationships

There are 21 pairs of relationships among the Saptagrahas (7 Planets), out of which 6 are mutual love, 4 are one-sided love, 1 is love and hatred, 2 are complete indifference, 5 are one-sided hatred, and 3 are mutual hatred.

Love-Love: Sun-Moon, Sun-Mars, Sun-Jupiter, Mars-Jupiter, Mercury-Venus, Venus-Saturn.
Love-Neutral: Mercury-Sun, Mars-Moon, Jupiter-Moon, Saturn-Mercury.
Love-Hate: Moon-Mercury.
Neutral-Neutral: Mars-Venus, Jupiter-Saturn.
Hate-Neutral: Venus-Moon, Saturn-Moon, Saturn-Mars, Jupiter-Mercury, Jupiter-Venus.
Hate-Hate: Sun-Venus, Sun-Saturn, Mars-Mercury.

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Rule for Reading these relationships: Let us take Moon-Mercury’s relationship to demonstrate this. We note above that this relationship is classified as Love-Hate. Moon-Mercury’s love-hate relationship means Moon loves Mercury while Mercury hates Moon. Similarly, Venus-Moon’s Hate-Neutral relationship means Venus hates Moon while Moon is neutral towards Venus.

Some other important Points for deeper insights into these Relationships:

Moon is mildly inimical towards Mars as Moon is debilitated in the 7H making it doubly inimical towards Scorpio.
Mercury is mildly inimical towards Jupiter as Mercury is debilitated in the 7H making it doubly inimical towards Pisces.
Jupiter is mildly inimical towards Saturn as it is debilitated in the 2H making it neutral towards Capricorn instead of friendly towards it.
Venus is mildly friendly to Mercury as it is debilitated in the 12H making it neutral towards Virgo.
Saturn is extremely friendly towards Venus as it is exalted in 9H making it doubly friendly towards Libra.

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BPHS 3.55: Note the Rāśis, which are the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th and 12th from the Mulatrikona of a Graha. The Grahas ruling such Rāśis are its friends, apart from the Lord of its exaltation Rāśi. Lords other than these are its enemies. If a Graha becomes its friend as well, as its enemy, then it is neutral.

Understanding the Priciple in Deepth (Note : Indian name for planets and signs are used)

According to this principle, the the owner of the signs falling in the Upachaya 3H-6H-10H-11H and Saptama 7H, from the mulatrikona Rasi of a graha are its enemies. Lets take Kuja whose Mulatrikona is Mesha. Counting from Mesha, the enemies should be the lords of Mithuna (3H), Kanya (6H), Makara (10H) and Kumbha (11H) as well as Tula (7H). Hence, the enemies of Kuja should be Budha (Mithuna, Kanya), Shani (Makara, Kumbha) and Shukra (Tula). However, there is a catch. Shani can’t be Kuja’s enemy as Makara is the Uccha Rasi of Kuja. Similarly, Shukra’s other Rasi Vrsha is placed in the 2H from Mesha. Thus, the only enemy is Budha, while Shani and Shukra should be neutral. The remaining i.e., Guru, Surya and Chandra should be Kuja’s friends.

**Using this logic, the friendship and enmity of grahas are as follows: **

Surya (Simha): Surya is friendly towards Chandra (12), Guru (5-8) and Kuja (4-9). Surya is inimical towards Shani (6-7), Shukra (3-10). Surya is neutral towards Budha (2-11).
Chandra (Vrishabh): Chandra is friendly towards Surya (4) and Budha (2-5). Chandra is neutral towards Kuja* (7(deb)-12), Guru (8-11), Shukra (1-6), and Shani (9-10). Chandra is inimical to none.
Kuja (Mesha): Kuja is friendly towards Surya (5), Chandra (4), Guru (9-12). Kuja is inimical towards Budha (3-6). Kuja is neutral towards Shani (10(exalt)-11), Shukra (2-7).
Budha (Kanya): Budha is friendly towards Shukra (2-9) and Surya (12). Budha is inimical towards Chandra (11) and Kuja (3-7). Budha is neutral towards Guru* (4-7(deb)) and Shani (5-6).
Guru (Dhanu): Guru is friendly towards Surya (9), Chandra (8), Kuja (5-12). Guru is inimical towards Budha (7-10) and Shukra (6-11). Guru is neutral towards Shani* (2(deb)-3).
Shukra (Tula): Shukra is friendly towards Budha* (9-12(deb)) and Shani (4-5). Shukra is inimical towards Surya (11), Chandra (10). Shukra is neutral towards Kuja (2-7) and Guru (3-6(exalt)).

Question 4

Is it possible to predict the complexion of your spouse through astrology?

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Yes, there are several methods to predict the complexion and nature of spouse from the native chart. But accuracy is not guaranteed, please note the complexion and nature are always accurate according to native chart. Some of the thumb rule of access the complexion and nature of spouse,

Find the sign in which lord of 7th house occupies and the sign of 7th house itself. The complexion will be based on the nature of the sign. For example, the sign Taurus gives beautiful complexion, Gemini makes native tall, Cancer white complexion, Leo majestic appearance so on and so forth.
The planet influencing 7th house or 7th lord will give its influence on spouse complexion. For example, Sun gives the majestic appearance, Jupiter gives a magnetic personality, Moon gives the attractive appearance, Venus gives fine texture and beautiful appearance so on and so forth. If there are more than two planets in 7th house or with 7th lord then stronger planet among them will give clue.
Find the lord of 7th house occupied in navamsa. For example in 7th lord in Mercury and if it occupies Gemini. Then Apply inference from rule 1 & 2 for the sign Gemini and its lord Mercury.
Find the placement of Kalatra karaka Venus and its association in both D1 and D9. Apply the inference from rule 1 & 2 for Venus.

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Question 5

Which planetary combination in a woman's birth chart denotes a handsome husband?

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In astrology 7th house rules spouse, the planet Jupiter gives Magnetic personality, Venus rules beautiful skin texture, well placed Moon will give pleasing appearance.

When 7th house happens to be Taurus or Libra both ruled by Venus with with benefic aspection will give handsome spouse.
When 7th house happens to Sagittarius or Pisces with Venus(exalted in Pisces) will give handsome spouse.
7th house occupies or aspected by Jupiter will give spouse of Magnetic personality.
7th house occupied by exalted Moon with conjunction or aspection from well placed Venus will give handsome spouse.
Mars being fiery and Masculine planet, if well placed in 7th house with benefic aspection from Venus or Jupiter will give handsome spouse.

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Question 6

How is Vasumathi (Vasumati) yoga formed in a horoscope? What are its effects?

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When benefics occupy upachaya houses(3rd house, 6th house, 10th house, and 11th house) either from ascendant or from the moon then Vasumathi yoga is formed. The Vedic text mentions that a person born with Vasumathi yoga will have sound wealth throughout life.

Upachaya houses

The upachaya houses are given more importance in Vedic astrology. The malefic planets in the horoscope when occupies upachaya house are generally considered good and with this, we can quite easily understand that benefics occupying Upachaya houses are considered Raja yoga.

Benefics

In astrology following planets are considered benefics,

Jupiter

All these benefics occupying upachaya(3rd house, 6th house, 10th house, and 11th house) is a very rare combination, but if happens then it would create powerful Vasumati yoga

Strength of the Yoga

Strength of the yoga depends on the number of benefics occupying upachaya houses. For example, 3 planets occupying upachaya will be less strong than 4 planets occupying upachaya but it is powerful than 2 planets occupying upachaya houses.

When considering from the Moon, the maximum number of benefic planet that can occupy upachaya is only 3 as Moon is already left out.

Even if one or two benefics occupying upachaya house can create moderate yoga, but if that planet gets exalted or aspected by benefic then it will give considerable results.

Overall conclusion

While accessing any yoga, the overall strength of the yoga should be thoroughly studied before the conclusion. For example, if 2 benefic planets exalted in the upachaya houses(possible only for Taurus ascendant and Libra ascendant when Jupiter and Venus exalted) but if the 2nd lord is extremely weak and conjoined with 12th house then it may not give lasting wealth.

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Question 7

What is 7th house?

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The 7th house in Astrology holds the Status of one the most important houses in Astrology.

I personally say it “The Door of Happiness”.

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Let me explain why, Renowned work Phaladeepika says Happiness can be seen from 10th house and 7th house.

There are basic informations and understandings around this house as :- This house is mainly linked with partner, Life partner or Spouse, Marriage and partnership.

But as per my humble understanding of Indian astrology I have always found that there are more deeper and underlying meanings to it.

It is a saying amongst astrologers who link this subject with spirituality is that :- Our Soul enters this world through 7th house and sits in 1st house (then we are born). Our Soul even leave this world through 7th house.

Essentially in Astrology,

7th house says how we see this world and how we deal with this word. So this way this further give us an idea of our interactions with this world and also the people we deal with. It is said that the world is a Mirror of our own selves. The way we treat the world, the same treatment we get.

The Spouse and 7th house

The major subject of 7th house in Astrology is Spouse or Life partner. A strong and well conditioned 7th house in any ones birth chart truly indicates Good marriage and a blissful life partner.

People often say, Who you are thats what you get. I have read Astrologers saying that, your Life partner is just a deep inner reflection of your self. And this is very true.

Partnerships are very important areas of our life and the 7th house rules it. Partnerships bring many many things in Life, like Happiness, Growth and mutual nurturing between partners, children and so on. Although there are always downsides too.

Now some important points

7th house rules happiness from Marriage.
Business or Marriage like partner ships.
Your Spouse (your life partner)
Signifies Sukh or Peaceful Bliss (Since it is 4th place from 4th house)
Signifies cause of success (Since it is 10th place from 10th house)
Give information about success in partnership.
Says about your general tuning with people around.

Question 8

What are the effective rules of Neecha Bhanga Raj Yoga (cancellation of debilitation) in astrology?

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When a planet is debilitated and if this debilitation is cancelled by another planet then it is termed as Neecha banga. I have seen dozen of rules about neecha banga but of which only few are time tested and found to be working in actual. Following are rules that found to be working in my humble experience,

When the lord of sign occupied by Neecha planet occupies own house then Neecha banga is raised. For example, if Sun debilitated in Libra then lord Libra Venus if occupies its own house(ie; Libra or Taurus) ir will create neecha banga.
When the lord of sign occupied by Neecha planet gets exalted then neecha banga is raised. For example, if Saturn is debilitated in Aries, the lord of Aries Mars gets exalted in Capricorn then it will create neecha banga.
When the debilitated planet occupies kendra house from Moon then neecha banga is raised. For example, if Mars debilitated in Cancer and Moon occupies Libra which is 4th house from Cancer then it will create neecha banga.

Coming to the result of neecha banga. Some scholars points this as a Raja yoga, but in my personal experience neecha banga will only limit the potential damage caused by it. In most cases, the effect of neecha will still need to be faced by the native. For example if 10th lord gets neecha banga then some of ill effects of neecha will be reduced but at the same time native will always have job dissatisfaction irrespective of cancellation.

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Question 9

What is difference between Chalit chart and Kundli chart?

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The main difference between Chalit kundli and Janam kundli or what we normally refer to as kundli is that : Chalit is the house reference for that planet and Kundli chart is the sign reference of the planet.

So what I mean to say is, we get the information about - Which sign the planet occupies from Normal kundli chart.

What is Chalit kundli?

When you are born one of the sign is rising in the 1st house at that time. This is called ascendant OR Lagna house. And the sign is Lagna rasi. But it is possible that this rising sign might be in the middle of the horizon OR at the starting OR even might be at the end of the horizon.

Why the need of Chalit kundli?

Chalit kundli is needed to know the exact positions of the planet during your birth, irrespective of that planet’s sign. By this way an Astrologer can have a proper idea of which house that planet influences the most.

Question 10

Can marital disharmony be predicted from the horoscope? Which planet indicates quarrelsome spouse?

Accepted Answer

In astrology 7th house rules Marriage/spouse, 2nd house rules family life, 4th house general happiness and 12th house refers conjugal life. Following are the some of the combination(but not limited to) for discontent married life,

When 7th lord is debilitated or 7th house is occupied by debilitated planet with low shadbala then native will have discontent in married life.
7th house occupied by top rated malefics like Mars, Saturn, Rahu/Ketu will give quarrelsome unless the planet is exalted, gets benefic aspection or gets very good shadbala.
2nd lord debilitated and afflicted by top rated malefics will give fights and misunderstanding in family life.
4th house or 4th lord afflicted by malefics will give mental restless and devoid of happiness from family life and relatives.
12th lord debilitated and afflicted by malefics will give conjugal discontent, if too much affliction then extra marital relationship can be predicted.
7th lord occupying 6th or 8th house with affliction from 2nd & 12th lord and other malefics will give separation from spouse. If the affliction in minor then temporary separation, but if the affliction severe and corresponding dasha bukti runs long then permanent separation can be predicted.
The Kalatra karaka Venus afflicted by Mars, Saturn and Rahu without any benefic aspection will give quarrelsome spouse.

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