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Love
By
Muhammad Imran, Pakistan
Apart from female partner or girl friend, “lobha” (love, sexual desire, cupidity
etc.) is again an exclusive jurisdiction of Venus both in male and female
horoscopes. All astrological schools accept this attribute of Venus. It explains
the way, how one falls in love. Placement of Venus in mooltrikona,
swakshetra, or uccha (either in rasi or navamsa) surely yields a soul painted
by Eros and Cupid. Aspect of Jupiter over such a Venus is indeed a gifted
combination. But R. Santhanam holds that retrogression of Venus (especially under
aspect of Saturn) is ominous for enjoying inter-personal happiness. Retrograde
Venus unearths deep rooted misunderstanding about intimacy and sometime
produces love-hate relationship. This signature (when devoid of beneficial
sambandha) may entail failed affair in early life and later disturbed married
life. On the other hand, Moon in the sign or navamsa of Venus, especially in Libra,
reveals a mind, highly sensitive towards love business. Interestingly, very few
people are aware of the fact that English word “love” and Latin term “libido”
are driven from Germanic word “liob” which itself taken from ancient
Sanskrit term, “lubhaeti” or “lubhyati”. Lobh and lubhana being its derivatives
are still in vogue in various vernaculars of Indian sub continent.
Earlier scholars have also paid significant importance to 6th house for
“sapatni”, (co-wife, fellow mistress) and pratiyuvati (concubine, courtesan). In
present day context, sapatni should imply extramarital relations and sexual
liaison with others, when one is already married. In female chart, 6th house
indicates possibility of extramarital relations of her boyfriend or husband.
Followers of western astrology still rely on 5th and 11th houses for love and
friendship respectively. However, traditional perhaps strict adherents of
jyotish do not endorse this thesis. Despite, many modern Vedic astrologers
have espoused this notion without any hesitation.
1) Native will fall in love when in rasi or navamsa, Venus and Moon are
mutually related by aspect or conjunction.
2) One will encounter a love affair, when Mercury and lunar nodes
(Rahu/Ketu) are mutually related. Similar result matures when Mercury
and Moon are sambandhi.
6) If Venus is sambandi with Mars, or 1st lord is sambandi with 7th lord
then native will be very passionate and may easily fall in love. However,
Venus conjoined Mars is not a welcome combination for early and happy
relationship.
7) When Venus is conjoined or aspected by Saturn, and neither 7th lord nor
Venus gets shubh argala or shubh drishti, then a miserable end of
intimacy is indicated. Moreover, pain of parting terribly hurts the native if
Moon occupies in the navamsa of Venus or Saturn.
8) For male nativities, Venus in 12th or 6th house having aspect and
association of at least two natural malefics; and for female nativities,
Mars in 12th or 6th house having aspect and association of at least two
natural malefics reveals failed affair as well as separation from spouse.
10) Saturn in planetary war with Venus and opposite to Moon; or Saturn in
planetary war with Mars and opposite to Venus; or Venus in planetary
war with Mars and opposite to Moon, gives uncountable affairs and
enormous breakups.
11) If AL and A7 are placed 6th-8th or 2nd-12th to each others; and malefics
occupy in 2nd and 4th from UL then shortcoming in emotional
relationship is indicated.
13) In natal chart, if Jupiter aspects/conjoins Venus or Mars (as the chart
belongs to male or famle respectively), then during second guru-parayaya
(age 13-24), transit of Jupiter over, opposite or trine to natal Venus or
Mars produces emotional intimacy with opposite sex.
14) When Mercury and Lunar Nodes, or Mercury and Moon form love yoga
in the natal chart, then transit of Jupiter, over, opposite or trine to these
radical planet yields begining of love affair.
Illustrations
Case 1
Here in chart 1, Moon with Mars in ascendant renders the native highly
emotional, headlong and bit capricious. Lagnesh Jupiter, who is also the rasi
dispositor of Moon and Mars, is casting its full aspect over Venus. And
Case 2
She fell in love with a young teacher in her academic life (Moon owns 9th
house and occupies in the navamsa of 7th lord). Coincidently, this event
happened during Moon-Venus period when Jupiter was transiting over natal
Mars (a karaka for boyfriend in female chart). But it was a one-sided love from
her end, and she could not get the due attention of her choice despite her full
efforts spreading over many years. This ultimately resulted in extreme
emotional turmoil and mental agony especially in Mars-Mars and Mars-Rahu
periods. Unfortunately, 7th lord Venus is under full aspect of Saturn, Mars
and Rahu, besides associated with Gulika and Mandi. Resultantly, she could
not get due warmness in return (see aphorism no. 4 and 7).
Case 3
Venus and Mars are in opposition (although not exactly degree-wise), yet it is
a well known combination for love affair. Since 11th-Mercury and 12th-Venus
are in parivartana therefore both planets are bound to yield each others results
in their periods.
Native of chart 4 is a very dynamic, enterprising and loyal man, as seen from
Jupiter in Leo lagna, and lagna lord in 10th house with 9th and 10th lords.
Apart from this yoga, he too had a long story of relationship with a teenager
of entirely different cultural background. His chart fulfils aforementioned
combinations no. 4, 2 and 6, viz., Venus is aspected by Saturn, Moon is along
with Mercury, and Venus is conjoined with Mars. Note that Mars is the lord
of 7th from Venus and Saturn is the lord of 7th from ascendant. Resultantly,
he remained under spell of a girl’s charm. Saturn’s 3rd aspect over Venus usually
gives a love affair spanning over many years. In fact his longing started in
Mercury-Mercury. But presence of Jupiter in lagna makes him follower of
social norms and customs. He never touched the girl, not to speak of
establishing any physical liaison.
Instead, he got the proper approval of girl’s parents, and they agreed.
Nonetheless, wedding could not take place since after few years girl herself
declined him. At that fateful time native was going through Mercury-Rahu
antardasa and Sade Sati as well. Venus with Mars under full aspect of Saturn
often spoils the happiness from beloved one.
Case 5
Chart 5 illustrates a female who married twice and both times, “I love you”
followed “I do”. Here again not only aphorisms related to romance are present
but also yogas for separations are pronouncedly existing. Venus is sitting with
7th lord Saturn in the sign of Taurus. Similarly, Mercury in opposite to Rahu,
and Moon with Mercury in 12th house, ensure manifestation of love affairs
before marriage. She encountered her first love in Venus-Jupiter and wedded
to him in Venus-Saturn antardasa. However, the said love marriage could
hardly run for 10 years and she got divorced during Sun-Jupiter. Later, she
established an intimacy with her aged boss and married to him during Sun-
Mercury. But unfortunately, second marriage again proved a mirage for
happiness. In fact, she had her pati karaka (Mars – Husband Karaka) in 12th
house under the malefic influence of Rahu and Saturn. In the very 12th house,
Moon is weak on account of lacking pakshabala and Mercury has lost its
beneficence because of Ketu and Mars. Thus 12th house is completely ruined.
Jupiter (who is itself chara dara karka) is placed in 8th from Venus and 6th
from Mars and Moon. This is an unlucky signature that gives many ups and
downs in relationship.
Case 6
This is a peculiar chart having many unique planetary signatures. Born with a
silver spoon on February 20, 1900, she was the only daughter of an Indian
business tycoon and granddaughter of Dinshaw Maneckji, who was the
founder of modern cotton industry in India. Having splendid beauty and
aesthetic taste, she was known as “the flower of Bombay” by the then elites of
India.
Exalted Venus in lagna having full aspect of lagna lord Jupiter explains the
plenty of richness, flair for literature and gifted charisma. The auspiciousness
of Venus and Jupiter upon lagna is multiplying, since Venus is the rasi
In the summer of 1916, when she had just crossed her 16th year, she came
across an articulate and affluent lawyer of Bombay, who was a friend of his
father (observe, 7th lord Mercury is with 9th lord and pati-karaka Mars in
12th; astrologically, 12th house also rules parental kith and kin and friends of
father). She fell in love with him (in first meeting), despite knowing that he
was 23 years older than her and hailed from a different religious background.
Jupiter-Saturn was running at that time. Saturn is in 10th house in rasi and
aspecting pati-karaka Mars, 7th lord Mercury and 7th house Virgo. While in
navamsa, Saturn sitting in 7th house reveals the age difference between girl
and her would-be. Her father was against this inter-religious wedlock. But she
only heeded to her heart and soon after turning 18 (legally independent), left
her father, religion and parental home just to marry with her beloved one. At
the time of her marriage (Friday, April 19, 1918), she was going through
Jupiter-Saturn-Rahu as per Vimshottari. All the three planets are self
explanatory.
The initial years of marital life were happy and harmonious. But later, her
husband got engaged in Indian politics and found no time for her. Yet, they
never parted. Finding herself emotionally aloof, she got escaped in occult
studies and joined Theosophical Society during Jupiter-Venus.
Unfortunately, the chart does not promise much longevity (lord of lagna
Jupiter is in the mouth of Rahu while both the marakas, Mercury and Mars,
are under full aspect of Saturn). She died of stomach cancer on February 20,
1929 (when Jupiter-Rahu-Mercury was running). Coincidently, it was her 29th
birthday. The beloved of the native1 was none but leading statesman
Mohammad Ali Jinnah, whom she used to call J.
1
I've rectified her time of birth. Given information (birth in morning) gives me three possible
ascendants - Aquarius, Pisces and Aries. By tallying Ruttie's nature and appearance, family background,
and major life events; I concluded that she should have Pisces lagna. Thus, it is not a cent percent
accurate time of birth. Rest of the all horoscopes (Chart 1 to Chart 5 in article) are either my friends or
friends of friends. I personally know them all and owe the correctness of their horoscopes.