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Spouse Prediction From the 7th Lord
Venus is the kalatra karaka, and the 7th lord's sign and house describe the spouse's circumstances more reliably than a portrait of height or complexion. The Navamsa is where that reading is checked.
Circumstances, not a sketch
The 7th house is the marriage. Its lord is the spouse as a planet you can follow. If that lord sits in the 10th, the partner's life is tied to work and public role. If it sits in the 12th, distance, a private life, or a cost is part of the marriage. If it sits in the 4th, home and mother-themes gather around the union. These are circumstances. Turning them into a height, a skin tone, or a city name is a step the texts do not force, and this page will not invent the missing detail.
Venus and the Navamsa
Parashari Jyotish uses Venus as kalatra karaka for the spouse significator. A strong Venus supporting the 7th lord agrees with the house. A Venus in the 6th, 8th, or 12th complicates the karaka even when the 7th lord is well placed. D9, the Navamsa, is the division for the marriage vow. The 7th house of D9, and the sign Venus occupies there, can confirm or soften the birth chart. Read D9 only after the birth time is sound, because a wrong lagna builds a wrong Navamsa.
When, not a stranger's biography
The meeting is timed by the dasha of the 7th lord, of Venus, or of a planet in the 7th. Jupiter's transit over the 7th sign is a trigger many practitioners watch inside that dasha, not instead of it. Saturn aspecting the 7th delays more often than it denies. Direction, if used at all, is a weak hint from the element of the 7th lord's sign, and it loses to the house placement every time. Cast the chart from the birth city so the lagna, and therefore the 7th, is the real one.
Frequently asked questions
Which planet is the spouse significator?
Venus is the kalatra karaka. The 7th lord is the personal significator, and it changes with the lagna.
Does the 7th lord in the 10th mean a working spouse?
It ties the marriage to career and public standing. The spouse's own chart, if you have the birth time, is the direct reading of their work.
Can the prediction name a year?
It can name the type of period: 7th lord, Venus, or a planet in the 7th. A calendar year needs that person's Vimshottari dates, which need the Moon's nakshatra.
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D1, D9, D10, dashas, yogas, and transits, the same calculations referenced in this article.