"The point of marriage

is not to create a quick commonality by tearing down all boundaries; on the

contrary, a good marriage is one in which each partner appoints the other to be the
guardian of his solitude, and thus show each other the greatest possible trust

 To take love seriously and to undergo it and learn it like a profession - that is
what young people need to do.

First life-partnership = indicated by:

1. 7th-from-Chandra
2. Graha in 7th-from-Chandra (if any)
3. general dhava-karaka Guru * husband
4. general kalatra-karaka Zukra * wife
5. Dara-karaka
6. yuvati-pathi ruler of bhava-7 in Radix
7. Graha in bhava-7 (if any)
8. lagnesha-1 and ruler of navamsha-7 and occupants of 1/7 navamsha (if any)
9. other considerations unique to the individual nativity

Namaste, Generally speaking, marriage occurs in Vimshottari subperiods of one of the

following graha

1. Zukra
2. Rahu
3. lordRuler of swamsha
4. lord of navamsha-7

To trigger the marriage event, there should be a corresponding transit of Rahu-Ketu to

one of the key points in either radix or navamsha, such as

 radix lagna
 swamsha
 radix axis of Rahu-Ketu
 navamsha axis of Rahu-Ketu
 radix Moon
 navamsha Moon
 in a masculine nativity, possibly the transit of Rahu-Ketu in contact to Zukra

You should be able to determine the timing windows using your own Jyotisha
knowledge of your Vimshottari Dasha
  Zukra-and-or-Rahu
 Guru
 Shani

Exempli gratia,,

1. Zukra/Zukra (gives the romance and love of material comfort)

2. Zukra/Rahu (gives the passionate attraction)
3. samchara Rahu-Ketu contacting one of the key lagna (gives the identity-change
behaviors)

The n, following immediately after Rahu bhukti comes

 Zukra/Guru bhukti (gives the children)

 Zukra/Shani bhukti (gives the heavy responsibility for structured parenting
roles, social expectations, and requirement to provide material support.)
 Partners older than age 45 at time of second marriage have extremely low
divorce rates (as do first marriages made after age 35 generally.)
 Partners who are both university educated also have much lower divorce
statistics.

"To judge the suitability of a couple,

 The features of their feet, hands, etc.

 The influence of Moon's position,
 The Ascendant,
 The time of query,
 The behavior of the crow towards the oblation offered to it

And the omens should be taken into consideration by the learned astrologer and then only the
marriage should be performed since the marital union is the most fundamental ritual in the life of
mankind."

Consciousness is the ultimate goal of marriage. Therefore for a nativity that shows
multiple unions (several graha with Zukra for husband's nativity or several graha with
Guru for wife's nativity), it can be VERY USEFUL to have several spiritually legitimate
but relatively short-term marriages.

Even if Shani is neither lagnesha-1 nor ruler of navamsha-7 ,

  Bhukti of Shani can be marriage-makers when one is under intense mental or
physical pressure of survival . The typical case of Shani-driven marriage is a
widow/er who 'must' remarry in order to care for their children. The pressure
may be clearly material (starvation, servitude) or more social (marginalization,
humiliation). The marriage will tend to be duty-oriented.
 Bhukti of Zukra often provide the enchantment of falling in love with
a physically or financially attractive person. The marriage promises material
comfort, luxury and sweet companionship, according the character of Zukra in
nativity. The marriage will tend to be focused on physical beauty, sensual
indulgence and material ease, with a relatively low tolerance for illness,
austerity or hard work.
 Bhukti of Rahu create "hot-house marriages marked by psychological
possessiveness, deep trauma, taboo-breaking, intense psycho-sexual
attraction * akarshana * , and the passionate rush to a quick wedding.
Typically the partner is a 'foreign' person from a different culture, religion, or
social class than one . The marriage will tend to focus on crossing cultural and
psychological boundaries in pursuit of deep desires.
 Bhukti of the lords of the first or seventh navamsha create a deep
psychological compensation or mirroring attraction. Each partner is
mesmerized by the other, who expresses their own dormant traits in a more
active, public way. The marriage will tend to focus on public/private and
inner/outer division of social and psychological labor.

You will know, if you have met someone special in a period of Venus (or 2nd-from-Venus for 2nd
marriage = male; 2nd from Guru also for female) AND An appropriate bhukti AND one of the required
Rahu-Ketu transits will soon apply, that you are likely to be getting married in the near future.

Some marriages, especially those undertaken during period of Rahu, might better be avoided by those
with the self-knowledge to avoid them . But this is a Catch-22 statement because it is precisely the
Rahu-dominated folks who can't avoid these marriages due to intense, past-life-rooted passions which
strongly tend to make history repeat itself. Rahu gives burning desires for pleasure, excitement,
tumultuous change, and uprising of subconscious patterns into consciousness. If your consciousness
permits a higher awareness of your repeating desire patterns, you can avoid uncomfortable marriages
entirely by working out some other type of partnership [business, caretaking, service] with the object of
your Rahu-driven passions.
 More information about marriage from the D-1 and D-9 charts

D-1 Chandra Relationship Opposite moon pairs, such as

between the partners' his=Virgo, hers=Pisces, are auspicious
respective Moon for emotional balance and mutual
lords= overall cooperation in marriage.
emotional harmony
in the marriage. E.g., However the benefits of opposite-
Mesha Moon and pairing are reduced when Moon lords
Meena Moon are unfriendly, such as Leo-Aquarius,
although 2/12 have
friendly lords, which Moon = same rashi = excellent but
assists compatibility. beware both partners will get hit
with Sade-Sati at the same time.

D-1 Lagna Relationship Opposite lagnas, opposite Venus-Mars

between the can give lasting physical attraction
partners' Lagna * akarshana *. Same lagna is also
lords =physical very compatible.
harmony

D-1Sun Aspects Ravi in bhava-7 gives a broadly

between Moon and independent streak to the spouse.
Sun display private Surya here tends to attract partners
vs. public role who, while they may be very loving,
coordination. also have their own way of doing
Psycho-emotionally things.
these aspects reveal
the mother/father On the plus side, Ravi in 7th gives
balance in each strong negotiation and contract-
person. agreement skills, so that you are also
gifted to craft rational agreements
 Female between partners (presuming each
Moon, in Mercury position is OK).
same rashi
with Male Do not expect much natural or
 Sun emotional-affinity-based concord
between the spouses when Surya
- or - occupies 7th radix or 7th navamsha.

 Female Surya represents the rational

Moon, in intelligence and leadership. Expect to
same rashi do a lot of negotiating in marriage
with Male because both partners are strong-
Jupiter willedand self-concerned.

= excellent

Venus(Zukra) kalatrakaraka To be happy over the long term, a

couple must derive pleasure from at
shows love attracted; least some of the same habits,
customs, ways of spending time
rules incoming and cintamani * mani * money , etc.
pleasures Coordinated Venus positions really
help.

Venus in 7th makes a person

physically attractive and highly skilled
in the erotic arts, but their sensual
nature is strong enough to extend their
affections to a second marriage when
that time comes.

Usually the first spouse is quite

attractive if Venus in 7th is strong.

Venus in the 7th house means two

marriages,because there is overflow
when Venus occupies his own house.

The first marriage may be very

satisfying in its day, but eventually
a secondlifepartnership should be
expected (during some future bhukti
of lord of the 2nd navamsha).
Mars (Kuja, shows love Two opposing Mars, or Mars
Mangala) projected, opposing Moon,may create a
powerful emotional/sexual attraction
kuja dosha gives outgoing initially. But unless other planets step
sexual energy in to smooth
communication, Mars makes fights.

The two partners' Venus and Mars

positions reveal sexual
communication style.These styles
determine physical, emotional, and
possibly spiritual sexual compatibility.

Budha profiles compatible Budhapositions are a

communication major blessing, allowing the couple
abilities good internal communication

Professor Budha's characteristics also

contribute to educational attainment
levels; similarly educated people have
high levels of logical reasoning
agreement that is a benefit in marriage

Jupitershows represents religion, The person whose D-1 Jupiter

wisdom, values, and conjuncts or trines your D-1 Moon
open- consciousness, will protect you and improve your life.
mindedness, blessings earned in
and religious parallel life . Partner's Jupiter conjunct one's own
nature Chandra is generally a highly
The couple's charts beneficial arrangement.
should show either
religious agreement Ideally * very ideally * Jupiter in the
or personal respect male chart and Moon in the female
(good Jupiter aspects chart should be in the same sign or
to Sun, Mars, trine signs.
Mercury).
Otherwise,
arguments about
ethics and religion
 can destroy mutual
trust.

Shani shows determines one's the partners' Saturn positions should

responsibility karmic obstacles and be compatible if they are to enjoy an
and karma work style adequate division of labor

Tight orbs between her Saturn and his

Moon, or his Saturn and her Sun, may
reveal emotional oppression.

Conversely, well-related Saturn

positions can give excellent working
relationships, mutually respectful joint
planning, and great wealth. Saturn
and bhava-4 (10th-from-7th) shows
the public faceof the marriage.

Rahu- Ketu Partner's Rahu

matched to your
Chandranakshatra is
generally a challenge
to the customary
rhythms of a
homelife.

The person with

Rahu in the same
nakshatra with your
Chandra may
challenge your
assumptions about
boundaries, cultural
customs, safety and
shelter, or
patriotism, by
introducing
fascinating or exotic
persons into your
 shared environment.

Depending on your
ability to
accommodate
unfamiliar
influences, this can
be a threat or a thrill

Dara-Pada Arudha lagna of the

rashi 7th house
shows The inner
truth of a
marriage, Often a
quite different story
from how the
marriage appears on
the outside.

the"feeling of anticipating the arrival of the marriage era, and of the spouse, is
tangible. There will be dreams and other psychic portents - look for these during
periods of the ruler-of-12 , especially ruler-of-12 from Chandra.

Ceremonial marriage generally occurs in the bhukti of (1) seventh navamsha's lord,
or (2) Zukra, or (3) Rahu-Ketu, or (4) Shani. There are a few other combinations too.
Rahu-Ketu must simultaneously transit one of the key axes of either radix or
navamsha, to set the timing of marriage.

one could confirm onset of marriage time, if one had sufficient faith. However for
those who seek confirmation from the knowledge tradition of Jyotishavidya,
the Vimshottari dasha is a reliable supplementary guide to marriage timing, usually
during periods of the lord of the swamsha or navamsha-7, but also periods of Zukra
and Rahu can bring marriage. If any of these era are imminent for you, then the
deeper intuition can be Jyotisha-confirmed.

Marriage-like relationships (live-in, sweet, romantic, sexually pleasuring

relationships) don't generally qualify as marriages unless

(1) private vows of consecration have been spoken between the partners and a third
witness, such as a priest, govt official, or in the presence of a sacred fire homa

(2) a child was conceived into the union (even if that pregnancy did not result in the
birth of a live child).

If the previous relationships were vow-free and conception-free, they don't involve
any vow, and they don't count toward the marriage enumeration.

(These lovely sweetheart romances, even when long-lasting, indeed belong to bhava-
5, the house of amusements, poetry, fame and romantic love.)

According to your reckoning, so long as you can be assured that no conceptions

occurredin either party's previous romances, You are your husband's first wife.

Devdutt Pattanaik, writer-mythologist, says : Though Indian mythology is replete with

instances of bigamy and polygamy in the divine pantheon, instances of this practice
are more symbolic than prescriptive.

Vishnu has a bhoga-patni for sensory pleasure (Lakshmi) and a moksha-patni for
intellectual pleasure (Saraswati).

Shiva has Ganga (the restless one) and Gauri (the mature one).

Murugan has Valli (tribal) and Sena (celestial).

"I think men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage.

They've experienced pain and bought jewelry."