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Swati Nakshatra and Rishabha Lagna
Rishabha is Taurus. Swati cannot leave Libra, so this birth star is the 6th house, ruled by Venus, timed by Rahu.

Libra is sixth from Taurus
Swati is a Rahu nakshatra that lies only in Libra, with Vayu as its deity. Rishabha lagna is Taurus. A birth star of Swati means the Moon is in Swati, so the Moon is in Libra, and Libra is the 6th house from Taurus. The mind sits in the house of conflict, service, debt, and competition, in a Venus-ruled sign, under Rahu as nakshatra lord.
Life opens in Rahu mahadasha. The full period is 18 years. The balance is the remainder, longer if the Moon is early in Swati. Jupiter, 16 years, follows that remainder. Venus, the sign lord and the lagna lord, is the planet the Moon has to live with while Rahu runs the clock.
Venus owns both the lagna and the 6th
For Taurus, Venus rules the 1st and the 6th. The Moon in Swati is therefore in the other sign of the lagna lord. The person and the conflict house share a ruler. That can look like a capable handler of disputes, medicine, law, or service, or like a mind that turns every day into a contest. Venus's dignity decides which. Venus exalted in Pisces is a strong lagna lord even though the Moon is in the 6th. Venus debilitated in Virgo weakens the lord who must manage both houses.
Saturn is yogakaraka for Taurus, ruling the 9th and 10th. Swati's story is not Saturn's story, but Saturn's 19-year mahadasha is the other long period this lagna cares about.
Marriage is Mars, not the birth star
The 7th from Taurus is Scorpio, so the marriage lord is Mars. A Swati Moon in the 6th does not describe the spouse. Mars in a Kuja house would. Rahu, the star lord, describes the opening years and whatever house Rahu itself occupies, which is not fixed by Swati. The Moon's nakshatra and Rahu's house are different points.
Vayu's image is wind, independence, trade, movement. In the 6th that wind blows through competition. It is a poor reason to call the person unmarriageable. Read Mars, the 7th, and the Navamsa.
Frequently asked questions
Which house is Swati for Rishabha lagna?
The 6th. Swati is in Libra, and Libra is sixth from Taurus.
Which mahadasha opens this chart?
Rahu's balance, because Swati belongs to Rahu. Jupiter follows, for 16 years.
Who rules marriage for this lagna?
Mars. The 7th sign is Scorpio. Venus rules the lagna and the 6th, not the 7th.
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