Stability in marriage

Before marriage an astrologer is consulted for analysis of the horoscopes of boy and the girl who are about to get married. It is done to ensure harmonious, balanced and healthy relationship between husband and wife. If we compare the success rate of marriages now a days as compared to older times say for example during the last 50 or 100 years and more especially in modern society, we will find out that the percentage is decreasing drastically. Some would attribute this to increasing ego problems and a feeling of independence in human beings especially women. During ancient time, our ancestors gave special attentions towards the match making criteria and always preferred to consult a good astrologer about married life of the prospective couple. Gradually, many people started neglecting the given principles and many young people started marrying their lovers without getting their charts checked from a good astrologer. The result of this is unsuccessful marriage, and marital discords. Now again, astrological consciousness about match making is increasing day by day. More and more people are consulting good astrologers for match making and usually it is done by referring to Melapak Chart given in any Panchang. This Melapak chart is calculated on the basis of eight factors. These eight factors are known as Ashtakoota and considered in order to judge the stability of married life for the couple. There is one other important factor which is equally important and we call it promise of healthy and stable married life in the horoscope. If this promise in a given horoscope is weak in that case Ashtakoota Milan results into a futile exercise. So, for the health and future of married life promise of stable married life should also be assessed in the horoscope. There are horoscopes in which the probability of marriage is not indicated or else strong indications of failure of marriage are there. For these horoscopes the perfect ashtakoota and manglik dosa matching can not help to ensure the happiness in marriage because basically the destiny to enjoy marital happiness in these horoscopes is missing. Therefore, here we shall discuss few combinations which are necessary for marital happiness and for the stability of married life. In male’s horoscope Venus is the chief Karaka of married life. The ideal placement for Venus is in Lagna in an auspicious sign. The other good condition which can promise a faithful wife is placement of powerful Jupiter in 7th house. In girl’s horoscope Jupiter is the chief Karaka of marital happiness and the ideal placement for happy married life is considered to be in first house, similarly Venus should be placed in its own rashi or navansha, in exalted rashi or navansha or in a friendly sign in 7th house. The placement of Jupiter and Venus both in 7th house is considered extremely auspicious for happy married life. In addition to these conditions the placement of 7th lord can not be overlooked. 7th lord should not be combust or in debilitation and should be placed in any Kendra aspected by benefic planet, should be in its exalted rashi or navansha. It should not be afflicted by conjunction or aspect of any malefic planet. 7th lord should not be placed in 6th, 8th, or 12th house and it shouldn’t be hemmed between malefic planets. It has been observed that Mars also plays a crucial role in married life. Sometimes it ruins the married life specially when it is in debilitation and aspects the 7th lord or 7th house. Further the placement of malefic planets in 7th house specially when they are in debilitation ruin the married life. The aspect of malefic planets on 7th house can also ruin the married life specially if the position of Jupiter, Venus and 7th lord is also bad in chart. One other blow to the married life can come from Manglik Dosa therefore astrologers always recommend that following three factors should be given prime importance. 1. Promise of marital happiness 2. Ashtakoota matching. 3. Manglik Dosa matching. It has been observed that in spite of having all positive factors the married life fails. According to scholars of astrology the main reason for it can be the debilitation of Saturn in Navamsha chart because Saturn is the star of stability and balance in our life and Navamsha is the most important divisional chart for assessing married life therefore debilitation of Saturn in Navamsha chart kills the stability of married life in spite of having positive promises in the birth chart for one’s married life. This is considered a very big negative factor. For the success and failure of one’s married life the horoscope of both husband and wife play equally important role. If all the positive factors are there in the charts of both then chances of success of marriage get increased if Manglik dosa matching and Ashtakoota guna matching is also done under expert astrological guidance. If 7th lord and 7th house in one’s birth chart have enough strength and the majority of planets specially Saturn, Jupiter and Venus are exalted in Navamsha chart the stability of married life remains intact. Example horoscope In Lata Mangeshkar’s chart 7th lord is in 6th house and Saturn is in debilitated Navamsha. She did not marry. Illustration 2 In the above horoscope Saturn is in debilitated Navamsha therefore Jupiter in 7th house failed to protect the marriage. Marriage continued only for one year. Illustration 3 In this chart Venus and Jupiter are properly placed but aspect of Rahu, Saturn and Mars on 7th house is ruining the health of wife. If there is mutual exchange in the houses of Mars and Venus in Navamsha i.e. if Mars is in the Navamsha of Venus and Venus is in the Navamsha of Mars the husband and wife both commit adultery. Sometimes marital happiness is promised in one chart but denied in wife’s horoscope, this indication is not enough for a good match. If marital happiness is indicated in both charts it can result in happy and stable married life specially if Ashtakoota and Manglik dosa is also not there. In some horoscopes there is indication of polygamous tendency and multiple relations. Because of such yogas which can cause probabilities of multiple relations the person becomes over passionate and gets involved in more than one relation and as a result fails to maintain healthy relationship with spoue. The planetary combination for the formation of these yogas is given below : 1) अश्विन्यामुद यस्थिते भृगुसुते सर्वग्रहरीक्षिते। जातो राजकुलाग्रजो रिपुकुल ध्वंसी बहुस्त्रीरतः।। If Venus is placed in lagna in Ashwini Nakshatra and is aspected by majority of planets 2- केन्द्रगौ सितदेवेज्यौ स्वोच्चे केन्द्रगतेऽर्कजे। चर लग्ने यदा जन्म योगोऽयमवतारजः।। पुण्यश्लोकी तीर्थचारी कलाज्ञः कामासक्तः कालकर्ता जितात्मा। वेदान्तज्ञो वेदशास्त्राधिकारी जातो राज श्री धरो ऽशावतारे।।