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Second Marriage in the Birth Chart
The 2nd house is the 8th counted from the 7th, which is why it is the house Jyotish opens for the end of a first marriage and the start of another. A hint in one chart is not yet a second wedding.

Counting eight houses from the 7th
The 7th house is the first marriage. The 8th from any house shows what ends it. Eight houses from the 7th land on the 2nd. So the 2nd house, its lord, and planets sitting there are examined when someone asks about marrying again. A malefic in the 2nd, or the 2nd lord in the 6th, 8th, or 12th, is the sort of condition texts cite. It can also describe family money and speech, which are the ordinary meanings of the 2nd. Context decides which meaning is awake.
The 7th lord in a dual sign
Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces are dual signs. A 7th lord placed in one of them is a second, separate hint, because dual signs do two things. Two planets in the 7th are a third hint people cite. None of these is a decree of divorce. The Navamsa has to show a broken or repeated 7th of its own before the birth-chart hint is treated as strong. One yoga in the rashi chart, with a clean D9 7th house, is often a delay or a difficult patch inside one marriage.
Timing belongs to the dasha
A second union, when the chart supports it, is timed by the Vimshottari period of the 7th lord, of Venus, or of the 2nd lord. Venus mahadasha lasts 20 years. A short antardasha inside another mahadasha can be the actual window. Saturn aspecting the 7th, by its 3rd, 7th, or 10th aspect, more often delays the first marriage than it schedules a second one. Read the delay and the second-union hint as different lines.
Frequently asked questions
Does a dual sign on the 7th guarantee two marriages?
It is a hint, and only with the 7th lord's condition and a matching Navamsa. Many such charts have one marriage that changes form.
Which house is the second spouse?
The 2nd house, because it is the 8th from the 7th. The 7th remains the first marriage.
Can a dasha year be named from this rule alone?
No. The window is the running mahadasha and antardasha of the 7th lord, Venus, or the 2nd lord in that person's chart.
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D1, D9, D10, dashas, yogas, and transits, the same calculations referenced in this article.
