6 Effects of Venus in the Twelve Houses
Venus in the First House
Sutras 1-13-If Venus is in the first house (ascendant) the native will be proficient in mathematics and lor.glived. He will be loved by his wife, fond of ornaments, good dresses and beauty. He will be liked by women, will be wealthy and learned. If Venus is in conjunction with a benefic, the native will have a lustrous body shining like gold and will own many ornaments. If Venus is associated with of aspected by a malefic or is in his sign of debilitation (Virgo), the native will be a thief and a cheat and will suffer from rheumatic and phlegmatic diseases. If the lord of the first is associated with Rahu the native will suffer from hydrocele. If Venus is in the ascendant and the fourth house is occupied by a benefic, the native will own elephants (conveyances) and enjoy high prosperity. If Venus is in his own sign (Taurus or Libra) the native will enjoy Maharaja yoga (great name, fame and wealth). If Venus is lord of the 8th, 6th or 12th.house or is weak, the native will have two wives, his fortune will be fluctuating and he will be hard hearted.
Comments-The effects given in the above Sutras are logical and relevant to the significations of Venus and the first house. In Sutra llth it is inter alia stated that if Venus is lord of the 6th, 8th or 12th house, the native will suffer from evil effects mentioned therein. While such effects may be realised if Venus is in the ascendant as lord of the 12th house, it will not be so if he is lord of the 8th or 6th. When he will be lord of the 8th or 6th house he will be in the first house, in his own sign Libra or Taurus and the effects of his being in his own sign will prevail over the effects of the 8th or 6th house as already accepted by the learned author in Sutra 10th where it is said that if Venus is in his own sign (Taurus or Libra) the native will enjoy Maharaja yoga. For Virgo, Capricorn and Aquarius ascendants, Venus is a yoga karaka planet, being lord of 2nd and 9th houses, lord of 5th and 10th-houses, and lord of 4th and 9th houses, respectively. Such Venus in the ascendant will prove immensely beneficial to the native and bring him, name, fame, wealth, conveyances and all worldly comforts. If Venus in the ascendant (Lagna Kendra) is in his sign (Taurus or Libra) or in his sign of exaltation, Malavya yoga (a Panch Mahapurusha yoga) will be formed, the effects of which have been given as under:-"The person will have a well developed physique, will be strong minded, wealthy, happy with children and wife, will command vehicles, endowed with clean sense organs and be renowned and learned."
The following horoscope of Stalin is illustrative of Malavya yoga:-
In this horoscope Ruchaka Yoga is also present (the effects of which have been described in Part II-Chapter III) on account of Mars being in his own sign in Kendra to the ascendant.
Other Views
Brihat Jatak-The person concerned will be skilled in amorous sports (love affairs) and will be happy.
Phaldeepika-The native will have an attractive body, charming eyes and will be happy and long lived.
Saravali-The native will be handsome in every respect, happy and long-lived. He will be liked by women.
Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will have an attractive body and will like the company of noble persons. He will be suitable for the company of beautiful women. He will perform pious deeds and will enjoy high class comforts.
Note-All the above authorities agree that Venus would be good in the first house but Bhrigu Sutras arriving at the same conclusion have dealt with the effects in more detail and much more appropriately after keeping the significations of Venus and the first house in view.
Venus in the Second House
Sutras 14-19-The native will be wealthy, will have a family, will get good food to eat, will have attractive eyes and will be of humble nature, kind hearted and helpful to others. He will get a beautiful wife in his 32nd year. If the lord of the second is weak or in the 6th, 8th or 12th house, the native will suffer from eye troubles. If Venus is associated with Moon (while the lord of the 2nd is in 6th, 8th or 12th), the native will suffer from night blindness, without any family and sufferer of eye troubles and will squander away his wealth.
Comments-We have no comments on the effects given in the above Sutras which are logical and relevant to the significations of the second house. The effects given in Sutra 19 are worth verifying by practical experience. Venus will give still better results if he is in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation, in the second house. When Venus is in Taurus, the ascendant will be Aries and he will be in the 2nd, as lord of 7th and 2nd houses. If he is in Libra, the ascendant will be Virgo and he will be in the 2nd as lord of 9th and the 2nd houses. When Venus is in Pisces (sign of exaltation), the ascendant will be Aquarius and he will be in the 2nd exalted as lord of the 4th and 9th houses. These are all very powerful Dhana yogas.
Other Views
Brihat Jatak-The native will be eloquent or sweet tongued.
Phaldeepika-The native will acquire wealth from many sources and will be a poet.
Saravali-The native will be very wealthy, humble in his speech and will enjoy good food and drinks, will be full of glory and will enjoy high class luxuries (including company of women).
Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will be sweet tongued and intelligent. He will have good appearance and decent dresses. He will be fond of beautiful women.
Note-There is a consensus amongst all the above authorities that Venus is very beneficial in the second house but the situations in which Venus could give evil effects as mentioned in Bhrigu Sutras should be kept in view.
Venus in the Third House
Sutras 20-22-If Venus is in the third house, the native will be very miser, he will be tolerant, there will be a good number of brothers and the native will have success by his determined efforts. Later on, the number of brothers will decrease. In successive order the native's brothers will have less and less of financial gains by their efforts. If the lord of the third house is strong, is in his own or in his sign of exaltation, there will be increase in the number of brothers. If the lord of the third house is in the 6th, 8th or 12th house or he is associated with malefics there will be loss of brothers.
Comments-In Sutra 20 it is stated that there will be growth in the number of brothers and also that is decrease in the number of brothers or deprivation of brothers. This statement is not clear because Venus as a benefic should cause only increase and not decrease of brothers. Further Venus being feminine should give more sisters than brothers. The learned author has not talked of sisters while giving the effects of third house.
Other Views
Brihat Jatak-The person concerned will be stingy.
Phaldeepika-The native will be miser, not liked by people, without happiness and wealth and also without wife.
Saravali-The native will be miser, happy and wealthy wife will dominate over the native, he will not be courageous and will be unfortunate.
Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will not like women. He will not lose his brothers and sisters. He will have children but will not be happy in regard to them. He will not be courageous.
Note-All the above authorities have given different effects of Venus in the third house. Saravali says that the native will be happy and will be wealthy but he will be unfortunate. If we closely examine these views we will come to the conclusion that Venus has not been considered good in the third house. We, however, think that if Virgo or Aquarius is the ascendant, Venus will be lord of the 9th house. Venus in the third house will aspect the 9th house (his own house) and will improve the significations of that house, making the native prosperous.
Venus in the Fourth House
Sutras 23-28-If Venus is in the fourth house, the native will be handsome, intelligent, will have happiness from brothers, will be happy and of forgivable nature. In his 30th year he will possess conveyances pulled by horses. He will also have abundance of milk. If the lord of the fourth house is strong the native will possess horses, palanquins and gold etc. If the lord of the fourth house, is associated with a malefic, is in the house of a malefic or his enemy or is debilitated or is otherwise weak, the native will be without lands or conveyances. His mother will be in distress and he will have illicit relations with women other than his wife.
Comments-According to above Sutras the placement of Venus in the fourth will be beneficial to the native in regard to the significations of the fourth house and more so if the lord of the fourth is well placed. Sutra 23 talks of happiness from brothers if Venus is in the fourth. This is not relevant to the significations of Venus or the fourth house. It will be noted that no mention has been made in the above Sutras of the effects of Venus when he is in own sign or his sign of exaltation. In the fourth house Venus will be in Kendra to the ascendant. His disposition in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation will give rise to Malavya yoga the effects of which have already been described earlier in this chapter. It is not clear how a benefic like Venus in the 4th can give distress to mother. The placement of Venus for Virgo, Capricorn and Aquarius ascendants will prove very beneficial as Venus will be in
the fourth as lord of the 2nd and 9th, the 5th and 10th and the 4th and 9th respectively. These dispositions will give rise to powerful Dhana yogas.
Other Views
Brihat Jatak-The person concerned will be happy.
Phaldeepika-The native will possess a good conveyance, good house, ornaments, dresses and articles of perfumery.
Saravali-The native will have happiness from relations and friends, will possess conveyance and house and will be handsome and generous.
Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will be superior to others. He will get many gifts from his followers. He will look after his mother from his early life.
Note-All the above authorities have attributed good effects to Venus in the fourth house but in their own way. But none of them has attempted to cover all the significations of the fourth house.
Venus in the Fifth House
Sutras 29-33-The native will be full of wisdom and will be a minister or commander of the army. He will have the good luck of seeing his grand mother alive, will have a young wife and also children. He will be respected and honoured by Government, will be a clever minister and his wife will be full of happiness. If Venus is associated with a malefic or is in the house of a malefic or in his sign of debilitation, the native will be dull headed and will remain in want of children. If Venus is associated with a benefic or is in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation the native will be very wise, will be versed in worldly affairs and will have children and conveyances.
Comments-According to above Sutras, Venus will give very beneficial effects if in the 5th house in accordance with the significations of that house. For Virgo, Capricorn and Aquarius ascendants, Venus will prove still more beneficial as Venus is a yogakarka for these ascendants and fifth is a very auspicious house for any planet to be placed in. Our view is that Venus being a female planet will give more daughters than sons.
Other Views
Brihat Jatak-The person concerned will be intelligent.
Phaldeepika-The native will be wealthy and honoured like a king. He will have happiness from children and will be very intelligent.
Saravali-The native will be happy, will have children and friends. He will be fond of enjoyments and very wealthy. He will be a minister or a judge.
" Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will have children but will not get happiness from them. He will not be courageous but will get success in his undertakings by hard work. He will be educated but will be incapable of being a poet.
Note-All the above authorities except Chamatkar Chintamani are agreed that Venus in the fifth gives good results. Brihat Jatak as usual does not cover all the significations of the house and it is difficult to understand the logic behind the views of Chamatkar Chintamani.
Venus in the Sixth House
Sutras 34-36-If Venus is in the sixth house, the native will have good number of relations, there will be destruction of enemies and the native will have children and grand children. He will incur wasteful expenditure, will be deceitful and will suffer from diseases. If the lord of the sixth house is strong there will be increase in the number of relations and enemies. If the lord of the sixth is associated with a malefic or is in his sign of debilitation or is associated with Moon, there will be loss of relations and destruction of enemies.
Comments-We have been greatly impressed by the views of the Bhrigu Sutras and the principles contained in it but some of the Sutras are very confusing. This may be due to the fact that some incompetent people who could not perhaps trace some parts of the original script have filled in those portions with text of their own without going into the relevancy or logic of what they were writing. It is stated in Sutra 34 that if Venus is in the sixth house the native amongst other things will have children and grand children. Neither the sixth house nor the Venus is a significator for children and grand children. According to Sutra 36 which is very logical if the lord of the sixth is strong, there will be increase in the number of enemies. If he is weak there will be destruction of enemies. The logic behind this is that if the sixth house gets strength, there will be more enemies and diseases and if the sixth house is weak there will be no diseases and no enemies.
Other Views
Brihat Jatak-The native will be without enemies.
Phaldeepika-The native will be without enemies but he will be poor and unhappy. He will have contacts with several women.
Saravali-The native will have bitterness towards his wife. He will have many enemies, will be in distress and of mean mentality.
Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will have dangerous enemies. He will incur lot of expenditure. He will be unsuccessful in all his efforts. He will be deprived of happiness from father, preceptor etc.
Note-Brihat Jatak and Phaldeepika agree with the views expressed by Bhrigu Sutras in regard to enemies but Saravali and Chamatkar Chintamani are opposed to them. The views of Brihat Jatak and Phaldeepika should be considered more authoritative.
Venus in the Seventh House
Sutras 37-44-If Venus is in the seventh house, the native will be fond of kissing on the mouth and will be highly sexed. He will be wealthy and will take interest in women other than his wife. He will possess conveyances, will be efficient in his work, will play foul with women and will have a family consisting of brothers and wife etc. If Venus is associated with a malefic or is in the house of a malefic or in his sign of debilitation (Virgo) there will be loss of his wife but he will marry again. If there are many malefics with Venus, the native will have to marry many times on account of successive loss of his wives. In this situation the native will have no children. If Venus is associated with a benefic or in his own or in his sign of exaltation (Pisces) the native will become very wealthy on account of gift of wealth by his in-laws. He will be very influential with the help of his wife and will be surrounded by women.
Comments-Venus is a planet of emotion, passion and love. These are the significations of the 7th house also. When Venus is in the 7th, the native becomes highly sexed and has therefore many love affairs. Venus aspects the ascendant from the 7th house. The native therefore will become very attractive for women. He will also be wealthy and will possess all comforts of life including conveyances. If Venus is afflicted he has to suffer loss of his wife and may have to marry more than once. A dignified Venus brings wealth for the native from his wife's parents. He becomes a favourite of women and is always surrounded by them. We, however, feel that if Venus is aspected by or associated with Jupiter both the native and his wife will be very chaste and will enjoy a very happy married life. In the seventh house Venus will be in Kendra to the ascendant. The disposition of Venus in his sign or in his sign of exaltation will give rise to Malavya yoga, the effects of which have already been described earlier in this chapter.
Other Views
Brihat Jatak-The person concerned will promote quarrels and will be fond of sexual union.
Phaldeepika-The native will have a good wife but he may have to suffer the loss of his wife. The native will be wealthy and will fall for unchaste women.
Saravali-The native will be handsome, and will enjoy a happy married life. He will be wealthy, fortunate and a friend of everybody.
Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will be very attractive. His wife will give birth to jewel of a son. He will be fond of enjoying life in every possible manner.
Note-In essence all the above authorities agree with Bhrigu Sutras about the effect of Venus in the seventh house. Saravali however does not consider that the native will have contact with many women, but Bhrigu Sutras have dealt with the matter in more detail taking into account the different dispositions of Venus in the seventh house.
Venus in the Eighth House
Sutras 45-48-The native will be happy. His mother will suffer from a throat trouble in his fourth year. He will have less than medium span of life and will be sickly. He will have a devoted wife but he will be discontented. If Venus is in the house of a benefic, (or associated with a benefic) the native will enjoy full span of life. If Venus is associated with (or aspected by) a malefic, the native will be short lived.
Comments-The above Sutras are self explanatory and need no comments. There is, however, a contradiction-the native will be happy and discontented. Both these cannot go together. As the 8th house is an evil house, the disposition of Venus there will adversely affect the significations of the good house Venus owns.
Other Views
Brihat Jatak-The native will be base.
Phaldeepika-The native will be wealthy, long-lived and owner of lands.
Saravali-The native will be long lived and equipped with all kinds of comforts, very wealthy, like a king and happy.
Chamatkar Chintamani-He will enjoy comforts of all kinds of conveyances like horses, elephants etc. He will be long-lived but he will be harsh in speech. He will always remain in debt.
Note-Phaldeepika and Saravali have spoken very highly of the disposition of Venus in the 8th house. We are inclined to agree with their views. 8th house is house of longevity and Venus as a benefic should improve its-signification. Venus is a great benefic (only 2nd to Jupiter) and will aspect the second house (Dhana bhciva) and will therefore make the dative wealthy. As regard longevity we feel that the views of these authorities should prevail over those of Bhrigu Sutras. Even Chamatkar Chintamani is of the view that Venus in the 8th will make the native long lived.
Venus in the Ninth House
Sutras 49-58-If Venus is in the ninth house, the native will be religious minded, will devote himself to meditation and will perform religious rites, he will have very auspicious signs in his foot (like lotus, ankush, conch, etc), will enjoy all kinds of comforts and will be blessed with children. The father of the native will be long lived. If Venus is associated with (or aspected by) a malefic there may be loss of father early in native's life. Again if Venus is associated with (or aspected by) a malefic, or is in the house of a malefic or is in his sign of debilitation, there will be loss of wealth and the native will have illicit relations with the preceptor's wife. If Venus is associated with (or aspected by) a benefic (or is in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation), the native will enjoy high prosperity as a result of Maharaja yoga. If Venus is associated with the lord of the 4th or 7th house, the native will be exceedingly fortunate and enjoy the comforts of all kinds of conveyances, dresses and ornaments.
Comments-The ninth house is the most auspicious house in a nativity. When a great benefic is posited there, all the good significations of the house will become fruitful. The results will become more beneficial when Venus is associated with or aspected by benefics and is in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation. When Venus is in his own sign Taurus, the ascendant will be Virgo and Venus will be in the 9th as lord of the 2nd and when Venus is in his own sign Libra, the ascendant will be Aquarius, and Venus will be in the ninth as lord of the 4th and 9th houses. These are very powerful Dhana yogas.
The following horoscope of the late Jamshedji Tata illustrates the above point of view: '
Further the disposition of Venus in his own sign in the ninth (lord of ninth in the ninth) will give rise to a distinguished Raja yoga making the native very wealthy, highly respected and famous.
Other Views
Brihat Jatak-The native will be devout and philosophical.
Phaldeepika-The native will get rise in life by the favour of the king (Government). He will enjoy happiness in respect of wife, children and friends.
Saravali-The native will have a stout constitution. He will acquire great wealth, will be generous and will be happy in respect of wife and friends. He will devote himself to the service of his guests, preceptor and gods.
Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will be a prosperous moneylender and religious minded. He will have happiness in respect of his brothers (as Venus aspects the third house). He will live a very comfortable and happy life.
Note-All the above authorities are agreed that Venus proves very auspicious and beneficial when posited in the ninth house.
Venus in the Tenth House
Sutras 59-61-If Venus is in the tenth house, the native will be full of glory. If Venus is associated with (or aspected by) a malefic, the native will have difficulties and obstacles in his undertakings. If Venus is associated with Mercury, Jupiter and Moon, the effects will be as under:- (a) The native will enjoy the comfort of many conveyances. (b) He will perform religious ceremonies of many kinds. (c) He will enjoy world wide reputation. (d) He will enjoy many Raja yogas (that is, he will be wealthy, honoured and famous). (e) He will be very fortunate and talkative.
Comments-According to above Sutras, Venus gives very beneficial results in the tenth in respect of the significations of this house unless afflicted. The results will be far more beneficial when Venus gets associated with three benefics-Jupiter, Mercury and Moon. All the effects given are logical and relevant to the significations of the tenth house. For the Virgo, Capricorn and Aquarius ascendants, Venus will be in the 10th, as lord of the 2nd and 9th, the 5th and 10th the 4th and 9th respectively. For the Cancer ascendant, Venus will be in the 10th as lord of 4th and llth. These dispositions give rise to very powerful Dhana yogas. When Venus is posited in the 10th in his own sign (lord of 10th in 10th), a distinguished Raja yoga is formed which will confer great wealth, name and fame upon the native. Venus in the tenth is in Kendra to the ascendant. The disposition of Venus there in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation will give rise to Malavya yoga, the effects of which have already been described earlier in this chapter.
The following horoscope of the late President Zakir Husain is an illustration of this yoga:-
Here Venus is in the tenth in his sign of exaltation. Venus a benefic being in the 10th to the ascendant also gives rise to the Amala yoga, the effects of which have been given as under:
"The person will achieve lasting fame and reputation. His character will be spotless and he will lead a prosperous life".
Other Views
Brihat Jatak-The native will be wealthy.
Phaldeepika-The native will perform virtuous deeds, he will have happiness from friends. He will be respected and will attain a high status and get name and fame.
Saravali-The native will achieve by his efforts happiness, name, fame, honours and good reputation.
Chamatkar Chintamani-the native will earn wealth by doing religious work.
Note-All the above authorities agree that for Venus to be in the tenth is an ideal disposition in a horoscope.
Chamatkar Chintamani has taken a very narrow view of the effects of Venus in the 10th.
Venus in the Eleventh House
Sutras 62-64-If Venus is in the eleventh house, the native will be learned, very wealthy, owner of lands and kind hearted. If Venus is associated with (or aspected by) a benefic the native will enjoy the comforts of many conveyances. If Venus is in conjunction with a malefic, the gain of wealth will be through questionable means. If Venus is associated with a benefic the financial gains will be through rightful means. If Venus is in his sign of debilitation or is associated with a malefic or the lord of 8th, 6th or 12th there will be no financial gains.
Comments-The effects given in the above Sutras are very logical and relevant to the significations of the eleventh house. For Virgo, Capricorn, Aquarius and Cancer ascendants, Venus will be in the eleventh, as lord of the 2nd and 9th, the 5th and 10th, the 4th and 9th and the 4th and llth respectively. These dispositions give rise to powerful Dhana yogas. Another very gainful position for Venus in the eleventh will be in her sign of exaltation. Then Venus will be exalted in the llth as lord of the ascendant (Taurus ascendant).
Other Views
Brihat Jatak-The person concerned will be prosperous.
Phaldeepika-The native will be wealthy, will have contacts with women other than his wife and will enjoy all comforts of life. Saravali-The native will be happy and will enjoy large financial gains.
Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will be handsome, well behaved, reputed, lover of truth, full of good qualities, fortunate, wealthy and king or like a king.
Note-All the above authorities are in agreement with Bhrigu Sutras that Venus in the llth makes the native wealthy and happy.
Venus in the Twelfth House
Sutras 65-68-If Venus is in the twelfth house, the native will face exterme poverty. If Venus is associated with a malefic the native will be inclined towards sexual indulgences. If Venus is associated with a benefic the native will be very wealthy, will have all comforts of bed (sexual pleasures) and will go to heaven after death. He will go to hell if Venus is associated with a malefic.
Comments-The above Sutras are self explanatory and need no comments.
Other Views
Brihat Jatak-The person concerned will be rich.
Phaldeepika-The native will be rich and will have sexual enjoyments with many women.
Saravali-The native will be lazy and happy. He will have a plump body. He will be mean, clever in sexual matters and dominated by women.
Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will be rich. He will destroy his fame and good qualities and will be inimical towards his friends and others.
Note-Except Saravali all the above authorities have expressed the view that Venus in the twelfth house will make the native rich. According to Bhrigu Sutras the native will face extreme poverty but will be very rich if Venus is associated with a benefic. We in this matter support the view of Brihat Jatak, Phaldeepika and Chamatkar Chintamani. The following Shloka from Bhavartha Ratnakar also gives support to the stand taken by us:-
This means that Venus in the sixth gives the same yoga effect (wealth) which he gives by being posited in the twelfth house.
