Shani Saturn in yuvati bhava-7

Residing in bhava-7, Shani gains special directional strength = dik bala = His power to build character through endurance tests of loyalty in partnership.

Benefits of Shani in Kendra:

in kendra (1, 4, 7, 10) lawful Shani = slow and steady toward material and social success.
Shani imposes routines , conventional behavior patterns, predictable environments , and realistic expectations .
In kendra, Shani's influence is overall favorable due to the value of regularity in those environments.
In 7, Shani the Taskmaster in kendra AND in Makara, Kumbha, or Thula may provide benefits of a highly disciplined and routinized personality = Karkata lagna, Simha lagna, and Mesha lagna Bepin Behari

Advocacy = 7 = balance, representation, equity

Shani social structures = regulated vertical hierarchies (Makara) and lateral systems (Kumbha) . Shani in bhava-7 = alliance-regulating and contractual duty structures. Work and respectability = core values of life's core partnerships.

A strong regulator-Shani marks the native as an imposer of the terms of contracts.
A weak Shani is imposed upon by an oppressive partner.

Jyotisha problematics:

Bitter resentment is possible when Shani occupies a rashi of Mangala or when bhava-7 suffers incoming Kuja Dosha.

Despite feeling oppressed the native insists upon fulfillment of marital duty when Shani in 7. Rigidity in marital practice and resistance to counseling can be an obstacle to happiness but the relationship remains social fixed unless a catastrophic change occurs via actions of the L-8 or Mangala.

Mutual aspect of Shani + Mangala is highly oppressive and when Shani obtains a kendra the native feels obliged to absorb this potentially deadly (7) stress.

Worst scenario: the verbally hypocritical and complaining Mangala Kanya 4 + depressive Shani Mithuna 7. May be helped by a positive Budha.
Also difficult = Mangala Mithuna-4 + Shani Kanya-7. May be helped by a positive Budha.

Shani-7 in rashi of Budha may generate anxiety regarding Terms of the Contract. Fear and worry regarding Agreements and unions.

Must work hard to earn validation of the alliances.

Works to be fully approved, in compliance, and judged worthy under the rule of human law.
Yet survival fears based in past-life karma enforce the mandate to perform this work over and over again, until the ignorance is transformed into wisdom.

"Not equal enough " syndrome. Attracts a partner who values work and social station more than amiability or pleasure. Marriage arrangements emphasize material stability and fulfillment of social duty.

= a legal functionary who works the socially approved system of contracts and alliances.

Shani-7 must apply sustained effort with limited resources (Shani) toward the maintenance of systems of negotiation and arbitration, marriage and partnership arrangements, counseling and advising, crafting of alliances and treaties, and balancing mechanisms at every level of reality.

Attitude toward marriage contract, business partnership, agreements and the negotiating process is fundamentally stubborn, persistent, conservative and slow.

Shani-7 life union requires sacrifice and personal discipline. Supports marriage to an older, socially conservative, rather plain, conventional, simple, or hardworking person.

Much resistance, constraint and difficulty in things marital.

Some difficulties or maturation required before obtaining the blessings of wisdom/father (9) and security/mother (4) via the full 3/10 aspects whilst casting the 75% aspect upon body image/self (1).

Shani-7 harms ALL of life's fundamental -childhood relationships of mother-father-self.

Traditionally, for females:

"If Saturn is in the 7th house and receives aspect from malefics, she will remain unmarried, or she will become a widow and go to other men." ~~ Hora Sara, Ch. 25, Shloka 28-29
"If Saturn is in its own house in the 7th house or in the 7th amsha, gives old man and a dunce as husband." ~~ Hora Sara, Ch. 25, Shloka 40

For males,

In practice, Shani-7 is socially easier for a man. Most of the time, dik bala Shani-7 gives fidelity in marriage and adherence to the "letter of the law" in the alliance contract if not the "spirit of the law" in the emotional balance.
Possibly an unrelaxed, dry, aged, or cold mate. The male may need to express his Shani karma in the world of business alliances, or international contracts if the marital partner is not cooperative, but there is generally no opportunity for officially leaving the marriage.

For females,

Shani-7 = karaka for unequal first marriage and sometimes promiscuity as a result.

Shani-7 lifetime opportunity for change and growth in relationships may be prevented or delayed. However marriage is very stable and divorce is highly unlikely (Shani in kendra).

Habits of bargaining and negotiation in contractual relationships are resistant to change. Marriage is not possible until after the conventional age (according to culture) has passed. Marriage counseling, labor contract bargaining, and other adjustments to alliances which might accommodate the changing needs of the partners, is slowed or prevented entirely.

The marital contract is fixed; therefore unless other factors (such as Kuja dosha) might interrupt Shani's tightly regulated conventional march of Time, the marriage persists by carrying a heavy burden of responsibility but divorce is not likely and in many cases not socially possible. If marriage is arranged, the spouse hails from a lower social class and has common habits..

the native who wishes to change the spouse's behavior, will find such a project to be slow-going and demanding much time.

Try as one might to change the package of marital attributes, the spouse's expectations are fixed.

Good results: the spousal appearance and behavior may change very little over time. The spouse may have a surprisingly youthful appearance as a result. This spouse looks old or world-weary (Shani) in the first part of life, but because Shani resists change, this one may look surprisingly "timeless" in elder years.

Hard-working, stable and pessimistic spouse.

Marriage is oppressive, entailing heavy social and material responsibilities, yet dik bala Shani produces a lasting balance and community approval.

The spouse may be experienced as a humble person; judged perhaps from the outside as a burden and a disappointment. Yet the partners are typically faithful to each other, and to their contractual vows. Each sees the other as hailing from a lower social class (each believes they have "married down").

Barring the presence of other more lovely graha in yuvati bhava, the spouse may be less educated and less reputed socially.

The partner shares a powerful work ethic with the native . Shani is good for career in 10th-from-10th. With Shani's solid material focus, the the spouse will shoulder any necessary burdens and work long hours to build a respectable public profile. Shani gives longevity, so this partnership even if crushingly difficult typically lasts a long time, again barring any complications.

(Complications example: Shani in Dhanushyain 7 catching the glance of Mangala-Kanya from 4 is positively unsustainable, and no matter Shani's sober contractual diligence it may break. )

The partners work very hard to stay in the contract to maintain respectability, and getting out of the promise if that becomes necessary may be quite difficult.

Accepting limitations - sometimes stringent limitations - may be the key to happiness with this position.

Good placement for spouses who work together, especially in humble service work or agriculture where the material outcome of the partnership can be proven. It is important when Shani occupies 7 for the value (Shukra) of the contractual output to be materially measurable.

Shani in bhava-7 is undeniably difficult emotionally. Consider that from kalatra bhava, Shani casts oppressive drishti upon one's wisdom and guidance from the father (9); body/self appearance (1); and social security, home, schooling (4). the native may feel much criticized and constrained by public opinion regarding how one should or should not (Shani, Shani) conduct a marriage union or business partnership.

Realism and low expectations will help maintain good marital health.

~~ Luke 11:34-35

"The light of the body is the eye:

therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light;

but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.

Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness."

Shani in bhava-7 = deficiency of harmonious agreement

core areas of initial lack of understanding + required repetition =

7 = marriage
9 = father
1 = self
4 = mother

Repeating Homework Assignments

Shani-7 = regulator of lawful systems of contracts, trusts, agreements, and alliances
legal contracts, terms of agreement, points of mutual interest = drill and practice
repeat
repeat
repeat

Karmic pressure

One= judged according to one's balancing and diplomatic skills.

Repetitive task = Karma = dealing with people who are unbalanced and disagreeable. Always short of equity. Does not extract value equal to the investment. Carries the heavier burden of responsibility in marriage and contractual partnership.

As an exercise in this assignment, one may have the experience of being rejected by the spouse or business partner.

the native is challenged to repeat many "practice" iterations while learning art of crafting and keeping agreements. The lifetime is devoted to the slow and patient eradication of the at-birth deficiency regarding loyalty and consistency to the terms of agreement, arts of negotiation and diplomatic skill, valuation and validation of the partner and the partnership,

Shani friend of Shukra = in 7 = good for pragmatic, working relationships because Shani resists impractical agreements.

Four areas of special difficulty caused by karmic necessity to correct a deficiency of agreement.

One never quite in agreement. 100% drishti to 9 and 4 = both mother (4) and father (9) judge the native (overtly or covertly) and the 75% drishti = one judges oneself.

Core Practice Environments which require repetitive drill and careful study:

the spouse-partner + those who make contractual agreements (7)
temples, universities, the father, preachers, professors; world travel (9)
one's own social personality and the flesh-shell appearance (1)
both of one's parents and the early childhood school-and-home (4)

Repetitive Ignorance-Purifying Exercise = Effects of Shani-7

Distrust and suspicion toward the spouse, who may hail from a lower social class and whose equality to oneself seems doubtful. Dislike of the constraints of marriage, but these are grudgingly accepted in exchange for conjugal pleasures. The spouse is ignorant or intractable.

Shani in a hospitable rashi of Shani, Shukra, or Budha = a deeper acceptance of the value of stability which is stronger than the oppressive constraint. In rashi of Guru, Kuja, or Surya, extreme Resistance and delay to the contractual bond, feeling of servitude to the spouse, or of being chained to someone below one's own status who suffers bad habits.

Shani-7 is a legalist who specializes in rules, terms, and conditions of contractual relationships. Shani cherishes few expectations of "unconditional love" from mother, father, spouse, or self. One becomes a duty-oriented spouse focused upon conditional requirements and material achievements as the means and method of achieving a lasting balance.

Minimal inspired love in the marriage, yet dik bala Shani produces plenty of respect for a dignified partner who can follow the rules of committed partnership. Good material success due to dedication and work ethic of the partner. Emotionally it may be unbearably materialistic and duty-oriented, unless yuvati bhava receives softening drishti from a friendly graha.

file update: 18-May-2013

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