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Love in the 5th House and Marriage in the 7th
Love that is still courtship lives in the 5th house. Love that is a spouse lives in the 7th. Venus karakas both, and the Moon colors how safe it feels. A Friday rite is Venus's day. It is relevant after you know whether Venus or the house lord is the graha in trouble.
Do not treat the 5th and the 7th as one wish
The 5th lord in trouble strains romance, intelligence, and children. The 7th lord in the 6th, 8th, or 12th strains the marriage bond. A person can have a vivid 5th and a delayed 7th, which feels like love that does not arrive at a wedding. Strengthening Venus because 'love' is the word may feed the 5th's karaka while the 7th lord is Saturn and unattended. For Makara lagna the 5th lord is Venus and the 7th lord is the Moon. Friday and Monday are different offices. For Mesha both the 7th lord and the pleasure karaka are Venus, so Friday matches. The lagna chooses. A universal love remedy does not.
What a remedy is allowed to be
Attention on the weak lord's weekday, if that lord is not a dusthana lord you will regret feeding. Jupiter's aspect, if it already exists, is the chart's bloom. You cannot buy the aspect. The dasha of the 5th lord blooms the romance house. The dasha of the 7th lord blooms or tests the marriage house. Venus mahadasha, 20 years, does both only when Venus rules one of them or occupies one of them. A gem, diamond, feeds Venus's houses. For Kanya, Venus rules the 2nd and the 9th, not the 7th. Diamond is then a fortune-and-treasury stone worn for a love story it does not rule. Check before you set it.
The other person is not a remedy target
Their affection is their Venus and their 5th, if you have a birth time. Your rite does not operate their chart. Bloom, if it happens, is mutual and timed on your side by your dasha. Navamsa shows whether the 7th and Venus improve in the marriage varga. A rashi remedy that ignores a fallen D9 Venus is decorating the wrong varga. Read D9. Then decide if any Friday practice is even the right graha.
Frequently asked questions
Is Friday enough for every love problem?
Friday is Venus. If the 7th lord is Saturn, Saturday is the house lord and Friday is only the karaka. They can both matter, and they are not the same stone.
Which house should singles read?
The 5th for romance, Venus for the style of affection, the 7th for what a marriage would be. A strong 5th with a delayed 7th is a common split.
Does diamond make love bloom?
It feeds Venus. That helps a love question when Venus is the 5th or 7th lord, or occupies those houses, and when Venus's other lordships are safe. Otherwise it feeds a different department.
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D1, D9, D10, dashas, yogas, and transits, the same calculations referenced in this article.