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Yuvati Bhava
Kalatra / Punya / Jaya / Kaama
House 7
Balance, Relationship, Agreement, Respect
7th-from-any-house; 7th-from-Chandra
Yuti:
mixing, union
junction, connection
being endowed with
gaining possession of
Yuvah:
young adult, achieved puberty
strong, healthy
excellent, good
Yuvati:
young woman
-- V. S. Apte, Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, p. 1316
Kalatram:
a wife
the female of an animal
hip and loins
any royal citadel
the seventh house
-- V. S. Apte, Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, p. 545
"This house stands for love & marriage, husband or wife, public enemies, law suits, partnership in trade, travel, happiness, children from a second marriage, son-in-law, relatives, ways & means & merchandise"
Know from the seventh house about cohabitation, wife or husband, teeth or navel, diseases in and around it.
-- Madhya Parashari, Ch. 9 , Shloka 7
The profile of "Yuvati" or "the yoke", comes through:
7th house from rashi lagna
7th house from Chandra
7th-from-Shukra
7th from Saturn (Karaka of 7th house)
In addition it would be foolhardy to jump to conclusions about marriage, business partnership, or legal agreements without surveying:
lords of 7th and 7th-from-Moon in radix
7th-from-7th, or Tanu bhava
D-1 planets in Tula (Libra)
radix L7 within navamsha
navamsha 7th house
4th house within D-4
occasionally 7th from Surya, especially if Surya occupies Tula
L-7 in Lagna vs. Lagnesha in domain-7:
Seventh lord in lagna = Marriage partnership controls the personality.
Social personality conforms to partnership requirements and the needs of the spouse. Native is socially identified with one's marriage and business partners.
Nature of conformance judged by characteristics of L-7.
E.g., if L-7 = Budha, native mainly talks about their marriage commitments (follow-through would depend on other graha in lagna). L-7 in a rashi of Shani = conservative traditional spouse and marriage practices. L-7 in a rashi of Guru = liberal & expansive character of the spouse, and native conforms to/expands with that character. L-7 = Shukra, tendency toward sensualism. In Kanya, troubled women partners define the identity. Etc.
Lagnesha in domain-7 = Personality controls the contractual relationships.
One sees the partnership as an extension of the vital self.
Native is a born negotiator, contract-maker, and crafter of agreements. Finding balance of mutual interest is the core component of one's personal self-image. Because the partner is an extension of the Self, what is good for the native must be good for the partner.
One imposes one's own social profile onto marriage & partnership operations. May not conform to the conventional model of marriage practices, but will normalize one's own eccentric views by asserting that the spouse shares fully in the partnership process. Spouse is likely to go along with one's own stronger personality, esp. if the graha is favorable.
Nature of personalized expression of agreement-crafting is to be judged by characteristics of L-1. Some examples:
If L-1 = Shukra, native expresses a feminized taste, full of sweetness & sensual indulgence. If in Mesha, celebration of friendly competition & sexuality as the ultimate in-body experience.
If L-1 = Guru, liberal and permissive. If in Kanya, prefers demure & youthful spouses.
If L-1 = Surya, what's mine is mine and what's yours is mine too. (Only possible for Simha lagna, usually unfavorable.)
If L-1 = Shani, the native is a traditionalist in marriage and the spouse will be chosen for their ability to reflect a conventional, law-abiding social profile.
See how the angles work out with high positive effects for the all-important third kendra, Yuvati bhava:
Trine houses 1,5, and 9 are always auspicious.
Kendra houses 1,4,7, and 10 are generally auspicious.
Regardless of planetary aspects, the Marriage/ Contracts/ Relationships/ Agreements house has many expansive, auspicious attributes due to its relatively favorable angle to the other 11 houses:
1st-from-7th
(body parts, physical level)
- internal genitals
- groin
- prostrate gland
- uterus
- vertebrae
- navel
- traditionally rules the teeth
2nd-from-6th
death of animosity/imbalance
3rd-from-5th
courageous self-expression, love-mindedness (compassion)
4th-from-4th
nurturing the nurturer; bondage to home and family
5th-from-3rd
abundance of siblings (your spouse's siblings become yours)
7th-from-1st
presence of Other, which reminds us of the presence of God
the person with the most intimate engagement toward your physical body,
person who is the most intimate mirror of your appearance
mirrors in general :)
9th-from-11th
gives blessings of income & friends
10th-from-10th
recognition from society
11th-from-9th
"gain of dharma",
increase in your spiritual knowledge.
The less auspicious, constrictive angles are:
6th-from-2nd
animosity/imbalance with your birth family, and debt from buying food
8th-from-12th
destroys your fantasies/privacy/sanctuary, transforms foreign residence
12th-from-8th
dissolution of your 8th-house magical powers (e.g., charisma, sexual magnetism) with someone who knows you too well to be fooled!
erosion or loss of longevity
By and large, if the marriage indicators are even moderately favorable, marriage & core partnerships are predisposed to help us in life - with a 75% positive / 25% negative ratio.
...the 11th sign from the 9th house is the 7th house which shows gains/increase of Dharma and the 12th sign from the 9th house in the 8th house which shows loss/decrease of Dharma.
Thus, marriage indicates an increase of Dharma while widowhood symbolizes a destruction of Dharma. ... in Hindu wedding the son-in-law is regarded as Vishnu, as his coming to the family has led to an increase in Dharma.
--Sanjay Rath, Dharma and Marriage
Marriage, Cohabitation, Conjugal Life
The seventh rashi , or yuvati bhava, is a very influential house. Generally yuvati bhava is the second most powerful house in the chart, after the lagna or Chandra lagna.
Yuvati bhava displays the blueprint for marriage, the character of the first spouse, the condition of the internal genitals, and the quality of sexual communication in this life.
Yuvati bhava especially signifies the first marriage, but its blueprint continues to affect subsequent marriages. Yuvati signifies the energy and function of the internal genitals, and this energy influences all but the most rarified marriages. Sexual tastes develop slightly but in essence they do not change. What changes is our understanding of human sexuality and our skill in managing it.
Also the psychological profile of yuvati bhava will continue to apply in a sort of translucent way, to all subsequent spouses. This is the very basic dynamic of relating - how much time alone, time for sexual relaxation, basic body requirements - which don't change because the vibe generated by tanu bhava (native's physical body) remains pretty steady throughout life.
Also the psychological profile of yuvati bhava will continue to apply in a sort of translucent way, to all subsequent spouses. This is the very basic dynamic of relating - how much time alone, time for sexual relaxation, basic body requirements - which don't change because the vibe generated by tanu bhava (native's physical body) remains pretty steady throughout life.
Yuvati profiles expression of all natural bodily urges, especially the sexual instincts. As the house of the object of desire, the possessed, and the projected-upon, yuvati profiles gross materiality of all kinds.
Not all adults have sexual partners; yet, all adults have a punya bhava. Everyone has one significant partnership, even if that partnership is with a deity or an idea. Yuvati rules the opposite polarity to the self - whatever that opposite pole is. The opposite pole can arrive in many different packages. To truly understand sexuality, it is necessarily to understand energy polarity. Yuvati or the marriage house governs all energy exchanges - energy coming in, energy going out - between spiritual beings and their psychic projections.
Legal Partnerships, Contracts, deals, Brokerage
First and most important signification of kalatra bhava is contractual unions of all kinds, especially the first marriage but also business partnerships -- which except for the sexual element, function identically to marriage.
All equal-to-equal, peer partnerships should be considered from the 7th house and its attributes. Professional consulting relationships, business partners, performing arts partners, and most partners in a therapeutic or advising relationship are seen through yuvati bhava.
Deals and deal-making, brokerage, trading, all forms of equal exchange on the balance scale, are in yuvati. Negative effects on the seventh house can result in legal bondage originating in unfavorable binding contracts. (Such as lease, child custody, etc.)
Legal and medical advising, at least in situations where the client or patient takes adult responsibility for making their own choices using information provided by the advisor rather than having the advisor dictate their decisions.
Exceptions are non-peer therapeutic or advising relationships which are more accurately understood as replacements for parenting, or are primarily vehicles for teaching. Often this occurs with medical advising in particular.
If bandhu bhava is dramatically stronger than yuvati or if L7 occupies bandhu, or Moon in yuvati, etc. then yuvati's egalitarian qualities diminish, and partnerships become more settings for mothering. Similar effects for dharma will bring partnerships more into a fathering or guru space. A super-powerful L9 in yuvati might see the native marrying their guru.
Attributes of the First Spouse, judged from lagna of house-7
Kalatra bhava represents the first spouse.
From the seventh house we learn the character, appearance, and holdings of the first spouse.
(to get attributes of a second spouse, use house-2 as lagna)
1st-from-7th
because house-7 is 4th-from-4th, there will be a character resemblance between first spouse (of either gender) and the maternal grandmother, who is also 4th-from-4th.
2nd-from-7th
shows the spouse's wealth. Randhra bhava therefore shows the joint wealth & shared values of marriage, or the spouse's contribution to the financial welfare of the union. [see also 2nd-from-7th-from-Moon]
3rd-from-7th
shows the spouse's younger siblings/cousins, competitors, and mental health. [see also 3rd-from-7th-from-Moon]
4th-from-7th
shows the spouse's fixed properties, his/her family's lands/properties, level of education. Most importantly, karmasthana shows spouse's mother - but always see 4th-from-7th-from-Moon to clarify mother-in-law.
It may or may not be amusing to realize that spouse's mother occupies the same house as your boss at work. Yes, spouse's mother is subconsciously in the role of moral authority i.e., the right way to do things.
Karma bhava shows status accruing to the first marriage through the landed property of the spouse and the negotiation of authority between you & your mother-in-law within in the marital home. (If 10th-from-Moon i& its lord are strong, the native enters the marriage with superior authority and will not negotiate much & have permission to do things your own way.)
5th-from-7th
shows the spouse's artistic/literary creativity, luck in speculation, and romances (including extramarital affairs) [see also 5th-from-7th-from-Moon]
6th-from-7th
shows the spouse's enemies, debts/financial dealings, and illnesses. Thus the dissolution house includes losses caused by illness or animosity of the spouse. [see also 6th-from-7th-from-Moon]
7th-from-7th
shows the appearance, form of the spouse's spouse (hey, that's you!) [see also your-Moon]
8th-from-7th
or dhana bhava shows the spouse's next marriage (if any) and their hidden dealings, including taxes & secret investments [see also 8th-from-7th-from-Moon]
9th-from-7th
or sahaja bhava shows the spouse's father and religious life [see also 9th-from-7th-from-Moon] Expect the spouse's father's character to resemble your immediate younger sibling/cousin, because the spouse-father house is also your own sibling house
10th-from-7th
or bandhu bhava shows the spouse's public respect, profession, and scope of leadership [see also 10th-from-7th-from-Moon]
11th-from-7th
or putra bhava or shows the spouse's friendship networks, gainfulness, and wishes [see also 11th-from-7th-from-Moon]
12th-from-7th
or Vyaya bhava shows the spouse's meditation/dreams, holy pilgrimage/foreign journeys, imprisonment or sanctuary [see also 12th-from-7th-from-Moon]
The law courts and litigation appear strongly in house-7. Attorneys and advocates must have a prominent 7th-house and radix-L-7 to be successful in legal practice.
The ideal charts for success in legal reasoning feature Mercury, in any sign, occupying yuvati bhava. Positive dasha and transit planets indicate success in court.
However, philosophy of law, judgeship, legal education, and other contemplative aspects of understanding the law appear in dharma bhava, the 9th house of moral philosophy.
It is the day-to-day workings of the court which are seen in punya bhava.
Attorney [advocate] profession, legal and paralegal, legal secretary, making of contracts and agreements, partnership, mediation, arbitration, litigation, fair resolution of disputes, adversarial undertakings, are all part of the seventh house.
In keeping with the adversarial potential of relationship management, punya bhava also rules War.
The second and seventh radix houses are "maraka" houses. Their planetary lords time the departure of spirit out of the container of the fleshly body.
The periods of L2 and L7 from lagna or Moon can show timing of death for the native. Similarly, 2nd-from-7th can show death of first spouse (or end of first marriage/divorce) 2nd-from-4th or 7th-from-4th can time death of mother, etc.
However conditions of death - place, cause, environment etc. - are of the 8th house, thus condition of death for first spouse = dhana bhava, whilst conditions of death for spouse-2 = dharma sthana, etc.
Mars/Rahu period is extremely dangerous if Rahu occupies yuvati bhava:
Danger from snakes, wounds, destruction of cattle, danger from animals, diseases, due to imbalance of bile and wind, imprisonment etc. will be the results, if Rahu is in Randhra, or Vyaya, or receives a Drishti from, or is associated with malefics.
There will be loss of wealth, if Rahu is in Dhana and great danger of premature death, if he is in Yuvati.
The remedial measure to be adopted to obtain relief from the above evil effects are Naga Puja, offering food to Brahmins and Mrityunjaya Japa. They will help in the prolongation of longevity.
--BPHS 11-14.
Mother's fixed property, maternal grandmother
4th-from any house shows the property owned by matters of that house, as well as mother-of matters in that house. As 4th-from-4th, yuvati bhava indicates landed or otherwise immovable property belonging to the mother, as well as mother's mother, or the maternal grandmother. See also 4th-from-Moon to confirm.
By extension, 4th-from-4th-from-4th or karma bhava shows the maternal grandmother's landed estate. See also 10th-from-Moon to confirm.
As 10th-from-10th, yuvati bhava is one of the three primary angles which define the career and "favor from government".
To profile the native's career, consider :
- condition of karma bhava itself,
- role of L-10 in D-10 and D-9,
- any graha in 10th-from-Moon.
- Then, confirm conditions in 10th-from-10th, yuvati bhava.
This process should yield a fairly complete picture of career.
3rd-from-5th, punya sthana represents the second child. Bhukti of L-7 from lagna or L7-from-Moon, or 7th-from-Guru, can bring a second child into your life if other circumstances are aligned.
As 12th-from-8th, yuvati contains the mandate for deterioration or dissolution of longevity. It is well known that nothing gives a person wrinkles faster than marriage. Naturally, the process of sharing one's vital energies with the spouse can lead to erosion, even hemorrhage, of one's own vital energies.
Malefics in yuvati not only generate a draining spouse; naturally, they also exhaust the native.
Owing to their status as 12th-from-8th, the seventh house and its lord are called Maraka, or "death causing". Timing of death is seen from period of rashi L7 or L2. In my experience L2 is generally more potent in death charts overall, but L7 figures more prominently in surprise deaths.
As 4th-from-4th, yuvati can signal acquisition of residence.
Check also 4th-from-Moon, and transits to bandhu bhava and yuvati bhava.
Saturn drishti to kalatra bhava:
N.B.: I find that, ceteris paribus, Shani's negative aspect to the marriage house, which occur when Shani occupies houses 1, 5, & 10, does not break up marriages.
It makes them loveless, unhelpful, and full of grief. But doesn't cause divorce per se. It gives stamina.
Shani occupying house-7 gives tremendous endurance, despite the reality of an often loveless marriage to a lower, unsuitable or oppressive spouse.
Shani respects rules & tradition above all.
L-8 and L-6 in yuvat bhava make marriage miserable. L-8 in java sthana will eventallu cause divorce (during bhukti of L-8 or L-2).
Unless Shani is L-8 (as for Mithuna & Karka lagna) Shani is not a divorce causer. Just a misery causer...
The best relationship is one in which
your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
[Tula]...Literally means scale. It refers to the seventh sign of the zodiac also known as Libra. Thula also means one's position or stance, which is similar to one's weight on a scale.
The word 'thula' is used throughout Indian languages to mean one's position. For example, in the west if someone is known as a "heavyweight", or "a major player", such references are in regard to one's 'thula', position or stance in relation to others. This process of judgment can be likened to the balance of a scale.
...The abbreviation for pound, "lb.," comes from the Latin "librum" or the scales, meaning balance...
The Twelve Solar Domains (Bhava, Sthana, Kshetra)
Updated: 24 July 2008
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