ASHTAKAVARGA SYSTEM OF PREDICTION

PART 19
By Dr. E.S. Neelakantan
Introduction
We just now completed our discussion on the Ashtakavarga of Jupiter. From Jupiter we now
move on to Venus. One of the most important planets in the planetary hierarchy is the Venus.
What Venus stands for?
Mantreswara in his magnum opus, Phaladeepika has given an exhaustive list of matters which
come under the purview of Venus.
1. Wealth
2. Vehicles
3. Clothes
4. Ornaments
5. Hidden wealth
6. Dance, drama, music
7. Wife
8. Pleasure
9. Perfumes or scents
10. Flowers
11. Sexual union
12. Couch
13. House
14. Prosperity
15. Poetry
16. Sex and women
17. Sports
18. Lust
19. Ministership
20. Politeness
21. Marriage
22. Festivity
Venus is the Karaka planet for the 7
th
house. The 3
rd
house along with the 7
th
and 11
th
houses
rule over the Kama triangle. Dharma,Artha, Kama and Moksha are the four Vedic ends of life.
The lagna, along with the 5
th
and 9
th
rule the Dharma triangle. By Kama we mean the
desires of a human being, which is possible of fulfillment in this world. If we look at the 22
items ruled by Venus, the predominant theme is fulfillment of desire and things required for
the same.
Venus, when afflicted would lead to a person living a discontented life. Venus with Mars can
lead to an immoral life especially with reference to marriage. The same is the case when Venus
conjoins Saturn. Hence an unafflicted Venus is a boon for every individual.
When Venus occupies a quadrant, in exaltation or if placed in Taurus or Libra leads to an
auspicious yoga known as Malavya yoga. Incidentally this happens to be one of the
Mahapurusha yogas extolled in the ancient textbooks on Astrology. The faculty of enjoyment
should be used sparingly this is the Ayurvedic view of life. A person born with Malavya yoga
will be endowed with gift of enjoyment of life without abuse of the faculty of enjoyment. Such
people ought to be treated as role models of society.
When Venus transits over a house with certain number of bindus, it gives different effects: (as
tabulated below)
No. of
bindus
Effects
8 One gets enjoyment, good dress, women, sweet smelling flowers, varieties of
eatables, etc.
7 Ornaments, precious stones
6 Meeting beloved wife
5 Contact with friends
4 Mixed effects
3 Enmity
2 Sickness, degradation
1 Fear from disease through phlegm, water, poison
0 Calamities

A cursory look at the table above would reveal that when Venus transits houses with more
number of bindus, it invariably gives good effects especially on matters related to Kama
(desire) which we discussed earlier.
Many people look forward eagerly to advent of Venus dasha in their lives. It is only some who
have the good fortune to have this in the peak of their lives. When Venus dasha is on, the
effects would be maximumwhen Venus is in Libra, Pisces and Taurus while its effect would be
negligible when Venus transits Virgo. As the saying goes: Make hay while the sun shines- one
should enjoy life to the fullest possible extent when Venus dasha is in progress. I would slightly
alter the adage and say Make hay while Venus shines.
Without considering the placement of Venus in an individuals chart, one should not make
sweeping predictions about Venus. As we all know the natural qualities of a planet get
conditioned by its placement in an individuals chart. It is this functional role that will come to
pass when Venus dasha is on. If located in own house or getting the Yoga karaka status, Venus
would deliver excellent results; else it would just be mediocre. Proper weightage should be
given to all the factors influencing Venus before pronouncing a verdict on its role in an
individuals chart. In augmenting the role of Venus, the Rasi-sign dispositor as well as Navamsa
sign-dispositor play a significant part.
To understand the effect of a powerfully placed Venus let us take up the horoscope of the
noted Hollywood Superstar of yesteryears,Gregory Peck as a case study.

In the chart of Gregory Peck Venus as Lagna lord is placed in the Lagna itself a very powerful
MalavyaYoga.It is also exalted in the two important divisional charts namely Navamsa and
dasamsa.WhileNavamsa is the most important among all divisional charts,dasamsa holds the
key to Professional success.Venus secures 5 bindus in its Ashtakavargachart.Needless to
say,Venus lifted Gregory Peck to dizzy heights in his profession.
Peck was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning once. He was nominated for The Keys
of the Kingdom (1945), The Yearling (1946), Gentleman's Agreement (1947) and Twelve
O'Clock High (1949). He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Atticus Finch in
the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird. In 1968 he received the Academy's Jean Hersholt
Humanitarian Award.Peck also received many Golden Globe awards.. He received the Cecil B.
DeMille Award in 196.
In 1969 US President Lyndon Johnson honored Peck with the Presidential Medal of Freedom,
the nation's highest civilian honor. In 1971 the Screen Actors Guild presented Peck with the SAG
Life Achievement Award. In 1989 the American Film Institute gave Peck the AFI Life
Achievement Award. He received the Crystal Globe award for outstanding artistic contribution
to world cinema in 1996.
In 1986 Peck was honored alongside actress Gene Tierney with the first Donostia Lifetime
Achievement Award at the San Sebastian Film Festival Spain ,for their body of work.
In 1998 he was awarded the National Medal of Arts.


On April 28, 2011, a ceremony was held in Beverly Hills, California celebrating the first day of
issue of a U.S. postage stamp commemorating Peck. The stamp is the 17th commemorative
stamp in the Legends of Hollywood series.
One gains lasting name and fame when the Lagna is rendered strong.Gregory Pecks chart is a
wonderful illustration of this dictum

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