Separation and Divorce Possibility in Vedic Astrology

 Separation, divorce and second marriage are becoming more and more common phenomenon in our society with each successive day. In the erstwhile Indian society, the concept of 2^nd marriage was   incontrovertibly considered as a sign perversion or a dogma; but with the rolling down of time it has now become a trend! In this article I shall try to shed some light on the possibility or chances of separation and divorce. 

Separation or divorce possibilities: -

Discord in marital life may, perhaps be attributed to mainly four factors: -

1)     Emotional instability or immaturity of the married partners.

2)     Outside influences such as economic, social and parental or family

3)     Unsatisfactory sexual life, and

4)     Infertility issues related with married partners (in a woman inability to conceive, and in a man inability to impregnate). 

The planets responsible for marital discord or separation: -

The malefic planets Rahu, Ketu, Mars, Sun and Saturn are the main planets which are responsible for separation. Amongst these five malefic planets Saturn is relatively less causative of separation. Saturn if negatively associated then gives sorrow, agony, frustration and dampness in relationship; but it does not directly act for separation. Sun if associated with marriage related houses or their lords negatively, then the Sun can bring about separation and divorce.

The Houses responsible for marital discord or separation: - 

6^th house from the lagna is the 12^th house or house of loss from the 7^th house. 8^th house is the Maraka house for the 7^th house. Therefore, association or connections between the 6^th, 7^th and 8^th houses via their lords or nakshtras is a strong indicator for marital discords. If this connection is linked with lagna then it almost finally signifies separation. Afflicted 8^th house and 8^th lord can cause separation. The debilitated, retrograde and severely afflicted 7^th house lord and afflicted 7^th house indicates separation prospects. The marriage karaka Venus if afflicted or repressed in the Rashi kundali and navamsa kundali both then this condition denotes separation and 2^nd marriage. The same should be judged from the 7^th house lord and 7^th house from the Moon sign. Navamsa kundali is the divisional kundali for marriage related matters and, therefore, it is also called the Spouse kundali. The affliction of 7^th house and 7^th lord of the Navamsa kundali is the strong indicator of separation or divorce.

Certain combinations that forebode the prospects of separation of married couples are given below: -

1)     The 7^th house lord occupies the 6^th house and is afflicted.

2)     Sun occupies the 7^th house in a female chart.

3)     The lord of the lagna and the 7^th house are placed in a six-eight or two-twelfth position from each other.

4)     The 7^th house lord or the marriage karaka Venus conjoins the 6^th lord and they are either associated with or aspected by malefic.

5)     Rahu and Saturn are present in the Lagna.

6)     Jupiter occupies Libra in the 7^th house.

7)     Sun and Mars occupy 2^nd/7^th/8^th house.

8)     Mars and Ketu are placed together or aspected each other and Jupiter is afflicted by Saturn.

9)     4^th, 7^th and 12^th houses and their lords are afflicted.

10)Rahu, Mars and Sun in the 7^th house indicate divorce.

11)Mars in the 2^nd/4^th/7^th/8^th/12^th house creates Mangalik dosh and can be one of the causes for separation between the couples.

12)Afflicted/debilitated/retrograde 7^th lord supported by other combinations can be a cause for separation.

13)Afflicted 7^th house of the Navamsa kundali by malefic planets is a strong indication of divorce.

14)The 2^nd house of the Upapada Lagna (UL) stands for longevity of marriage. Therefore, the afflicted 2^nd house from the Upapada forebodes a short life span of the marriage.

15)Sun and Mercury conjunction in any of the Trik houses and linked with 7^th house indicates break in the marriage.

16)Conjunction between Jupiter, Saturn and Moon also indicates breakage of marriage.

17)7^th house falling in a dual/common sign (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces) and if 7^th lord also happens to occupy a dual sign, then this condition forbodes separation.  

I hope this will help the readers in judging the separation and divorce possibilities in a horoscope.

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