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Rahu Delays Marriage When It Joins the 7th, Not by Existing
Rahu is not sitting on every late marriage. Look for it on the 7th, on Venus, or on the 7th lord, then check the dasha.
The three contacts that count
Rahu delays or unconventionalizes marriage when it occupies the 7th, joins Venus, or joins the 7th lord. Outside those contacts, a late marriage is more honestly Saturn's work, or a 7th lord placed in the 6th, 8th, or 12th. Rahu in the 10th can keep a person busy with status and still leave the 7th lord free to marry on time. Blaming Rahu because a wedding is late, without opening the chart, confuses a malefic's reputation with a house. The unconventional piece matters as much as the delay: a different community, a sudden bond, a partner met far from home.
Problems inside marriage are the same link
Trouble after the wedding uses the same planets, plus Navamsa. Rahu in the 7th can make the bond obsessive, foreign, or unstable if the dispositor is weak. If the dispositor is strong, the same Rahu can make the bond unusual and durable. Venus combust or Venus with Rahu affects desire and harmony. The 7th lord in the 12th with Rahu can mean distance, private life, or expense through the partner. D9 has to confirm. A birth-chart Rahu on the 7th and a clean D9 7th is a milder story than Rahu repeated in Navamsa. Do not call every argument a Rahu dosha.
Timing is the 18-year dasha or the 7th lord
Rahu mahadasha lasts 18 years. If it runs across the usual age of marriage and Rahu sits on the 7th, delay is a fair reading. If the person is in Venus mahadasha and Venus is clean, Rahu is not the clock even if Rahu is somewhere in the chart. Remedies that claim to pull a wedding forward do not move the antardasha. The practical chart step is to identify the next antardasha of the 7th lord or of Venus and to see whether Rahu afflicts that lord. If it does, expect an unusual marriage, not a cancelled one. If it does not, stop accusing the node.
Frequently asked questions
Does Rahu in the 5th delay marriage?
It unusualizes romance. Marriage delay needs the 7th, Venus, or the 7th lord involved. A 5th-house Rahu can marry on time if the 7th lord is free.
Is Saturn or Rahu the main delayer?
Saturn is the classic graha of delay. Rahu delays when it joins the marriage factors, and it adds an unconventional quality Saturn does not.
Can a strong dispositor save a 7th-house Rahu?
It can make the unusual marriage workable. It does not turn Rahu into Venus. The bond stays nodal in style and needs the 7th lord's dignity.
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D1, D9, D10, dashas, yogas, and transits, the same calculations referenced in this article.