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Which Dasha Brings Marriage
There is no dasha called the marriage dasha. The 7th lord's period is the one, and the planet's name changes with the lagna.
Name the 7th lord
Marriage takes place in the mahadasha or antardasha of the 7th lord, or of Venus, or of a planet that occupies the 7th. The 7th lord's name is not fixed. Venus rules the 7th for Aries and Scorpio. Mars rules it for Taurus and Libra. Jupiter rules it for Gemini and Virgo. Saturn rules it for Cancer and Leo. The Sun rules it for Aquarius. The Moon rules it for Capricorn. Mercury rules it for Sagittarius and Pisces. Asking which dasha, without the lagna, is asking which of those planets you were born under.
For a woman, Jupiter signifies the husband, so Jupiter's 16 years join the list when Jupiter connects to the 7th. For a man, Venus signifies the wife even when Venus is not the 7th lord.
Antardasha inside a long run
Venus mahadasha lasts 20 years, long enough to contain several marriage-capable antardashas and several that are not. The event clusters when the antardasha lord is the 7th lord or a planet in the 7th. Saturn mahadasha, 19 years, brings marriage if Saturn is the 7th lord, as for Cancer, and otherwise brings marriage only in the antardasha of the real 7th lord. People who wait for Saturn because someone called it the wedding period may be waiting for the wrong climate.
The Navamsa has to agree. A 7th lord fallen in the D9 can pass through its dasha without a stable wedding.
Double transit is only a trigger
Jupiter's transit over the 7th, and Saturn's transit in a relevant house, are watched as triggers inside the right dasha. They are famous because they are slow. They do not marry a person whose 7th lord is silent for another decade. Rahu in the 7th can make the event fall in Rahu's 18 years and look sudden. The 7th lord may still be the one who signs it, during a Rahu-to-that-lord antardasha.
Calculate the lagna, name the 7th lord, and see when that lord next runs. That is the dasha.
Frequently asked questions
Is Venus dasha always the marriage dasha?
Venus is the karaka, and its 20 years often can marry. The specific period is the 7th lord's, who may be Mars, Saturn, or another planet.
Who is the 7th lord for Cancer lagna?
Saturn. Marriage is watched in Saturn's 19 years or in Saturn's antardasha, with Venus still the comfort karaka.
Does Jupiter's transit replace the dasha?
No. It can trigger the 7th inside a willing mahadasha or antardasha. It does not choose the lord.
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