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Delay in Marriage: Saturn's Aspect on the 7th
Saturn aspects the 7th house from the sign seventh from itself, and also from the signs that are third and tenth away, by its special aspects. Any of those glances on the marriage house is a classical reason marriage comes late.
The aspect, then the other delays
If Saturn is in the 1st, it aspects the 7th directly. If Saturn is in the 5th, its 3rd aspect reaches the 7th. If Saturn is in the 10th, its 10th aspect reaches the 7th. Those three Saturn positions are the aspect delays. Saturn in the 7th itself is occupation, even stronger as a bind, and it is not an aspect from elsewhere. Other delays exist: the 7th lord in the 6th, 8th, or 12th, Rahu in the 7th, and a Vimshottari queue that has not yet reached the 7th lord or Venus. A late marriage can have one of these or several. Name which one is in the chart.
Late is not absent
The 7th lord's mahadasha, or Venus's 20 years, or a planet sitting in the 7th, is still the window. Saturn's aspect slows the window. It does not delete the 7th house. For Cancer and Leo, Saturn is the 7th lord, so the delay and the marriage lord are the same graha, and the wedding theme is Saturn-shaped: duty, age difference, or a slower yes. An upay that tries to remove Saturn from a yogakaraka chart, Taurus or Libra, is aimed at the wrong kind of Saturn. Those lagnas are not the Cancer and Leo case.
Upay that matches a delay
Saturday conduct during Saturn's antardasha or during Sade Sati is proportionate. It will not bring the 7th lord's dasha forward. If the delay is Rahu in the 7th rather than Saturn's aspect, Saturday is the wrong weekday. Rahu's period is 18 years and its dispositor matters more than a fast. Check D9. A delayed 7th with a sound Navamsa is a late marriage that can hold. A delayed 7th with a broken D9 7th lord is late and fragile. The upay does not choose between them. The chart does.
Frequently asked questions
From which houses does Saturn aspect the 7th?
From the 1st, by its direct 7th aspect. From the 5th, by its 3rd aspect. From the 10th, by its 10th aspect. Saturn in the 7th occupies it instead.
Does delay mean no marriage?
No. It means the 7th lord or Venus has not had their period yet, or Saturn is holding the house. The house remains.
Which lagnas have Saturn as the marriage lord?
Cancer and Leo. Their delay and their 7th lord are the same planet. Taurus and Libra have Saturn as yogakaraka, a different role.
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D1, D9, D10, dashas, yogas, and transits, the same calculations referenced in this article.