When Sun or the lord of the ninth house is placed in the fourth house of a horoscope and it is afflicted by a malefic planet which is also placed in the fourth house, Pitra Dosh is formed in the fourth house of such horoscope. Pitra Dosh in the fourth house can cause many types of problems for the native under its impact, depending on its strength and on the overall horoscope of the native.
Pitra Dosh formed in the fourth house can trouble the natives under its impact with many types of health problems and diseases, where the types and quantum of such diseases depend on the strength of this defect as well as on the overall tone of the horoscopes of these natives. This type of Pitra Dosh has a marked tendency to trouble the natives under its impact with health problems which may be psychological or mental in nature. Accordingly some natives under its malefic impact may suffer from many types of mental disorders and psychological issues, which may be mild in some cases, significant in some cases and which may be strong in some cases, when this defect is strong and it is supported by other malefic planets of a specific type. In an extreme case of this type when such Pitra Dosh is strong and it is supported by other malefic planets of a specific type in a horoscope, the native under its impact may go completely insane and he may have to spend many years of his life in a mental asylum.
Considering an example, if Pitra Dosh is formed due to the presence of malefic Rahu in the fourth house of a horoscope in the sign of Gemini along with Sun; malefic Ketu is placed in the tenth house of this horoscope in the sign of Sagittarius and malefic Venus is placed in the third house of this horoscope in the sign of Taurus, the native may face this problem. The native under the combined effect of such Pitra Dosh and other malefic planets may suffer from a mental disease which may trouble him a lot and which may aggravate after his age of 41. This native may have to avail medical treatment for such disease and he may also have to spend some time in a mental asylum in order to get it treated, especially during his age of 41 to 47.
At the same time, if Moon is placed in the tenth house of this horoscope in the sign of Sagittarius along with malefic Ketu; and a malefic combination of Saturn and Mercury joins malefic Venus in the third house of this horoscope in the sign of Taurus when all other malefic planets are placed in the already mentioned houses of this horoscope, the equation may become much more negative. The native troubled by such Pitra Dosh and other malefic planets may suffer from serious mental problems and he may go completely insane, any time after his age of 41. Such native may have to spend many years of his life in a mental asylum and if there is no grace saving planet in his horoscope, he may not come out of such mental asylum once he gets admitted to it; and he may even die in such mental asylum.
The formation of Pitra Dosh in the fourth house can also cause problems in the marriages of some natives due to which these natives may have to face many types of issues before and after their marriages. Such Pitra Dosh may delay the marriages of some natives due to which they may not get married till late or very late depending on their overall horoscope. For example, if Pitra Dosh is formed due to the presence of malefic Saturn and Sun in the fourth house of a horoscope in the sign of Taurus, the native may witness delay in his marriage. The native troubled by such Pitra Dosh may not get married till his age of 35 and his marriage may get delayed on account of various reasons.
At the same time, if malefic Rahu is placed in the first house of this horoscope in the sign of Aquarius, malefic Ketu is placed in the seventh house of this horoscope in the sign of Leo and Venus is placed in the eleventh house of this horoscope in the sign of Sagittarius when all other malefic planets are placed in the already mentioned houses, the problem may intensify. The native troubled by such Pitra Dosh and other malefic planets may not get married till his age of 41 or he may not get married throughout his life, if there is no strong marriage promoting planet in his horoscope.
Some other natives suffering from such Pitra Dosh may not witness much delay in their marriages, but they may face many types of problems after their marriages. These problems may intensify as such Pitra Dosh gains strength or as it receives support from other malefic planets in a horoscope, due to which the native may have to suffer from a failed marriage. In an extreme case of this type when such Pitra Dosh is strong and it is supported by other marriage breaking planets in a horoscope, the native under its impact may have to face more than one broken marriage, on account of serious problems in such marriages.
For example, if Pitra Dosh is formed due to the presence of malefic Rahu with Venus in the fourth house of a horoscope in the sign of Sagittarius, malefic Ketu is placed in the tenth house of this horoscope in the sign of Gemini and malefic retrograde Saturn is placed in the seventh house of this horoscope in the sign of Pisces, the native may face problems. The native under the combined effect of such Pitra Dosh and other malefic planets may face serious problems in his marriage and such problems may ultimately break his marriage.
At the same time, if malefic Jupiter is placed in the sixth house of this horoscope in the sign of Aquarius along with malefic Moon when all other malefic planets are placed in the already mentioned houses of this horoscope, the native may have to suffer much more. The native under the joint impact of such Pitra Dosh and other malefic planets may have to face two or even three broken marriages, on account of serious differences of opinion and frequent fights with his wives. Such native may only settle in his third or fourth marriage and if more negative planets add to the horoscope of this native, he may not get married after his second or third broken marriage.
The presence of Pitra Dosh in the fourth house can also create problems related to the mothers of some natives; and such problems may be different in case of different natives, depending on their overall horoscopes. Some natives suffering from such Pitra Dosh may have to stay away from their mothers during their childhoods on account of various reasons, whereas some natives of this type may have bad or very bad equations with their mothers. Some other such natives may have seriously ill mothers due to which they may have to take care of their mothers; right from their young age. In an extreme case of this type when such Pitra Dosh is strong and it is supported by other malefic planets of a specific type in a horoscope, the mother of this native may die during his childhood.
Considering an example, if Pitra Dosh is formed due to the presence of malefic Ketu, exalted Sun and Mercury in the fourth house of a horoscope in the sign of Aries; malefic Rahu is placed in the tenth house of this horoscope in the sign of Libra, malefic debilitated Mars is placed in the seventh house of this horoscope in the sign of Cancer and debilitated Moon is placed in the eleventh house of this horoscope in the sign of Scorpio, the native may come across such extreme result. The native under the combined effect of such Pitra Dosh and other malefic planets may witness the death of his mother due to a serious disease or a fatal accident during his childhood, and he may have to spend the rest of his life devoid of his mother’s love.
Pitra Dosh in the fourth house can also trouble the natives with problems related to immovable properties due to these natives may come across many types of problems related to this field. Some of these natives may accidently purchase disputed properties and they may have to face legal issues after that, where the intensity of such issues depends on the overall tone of the horoscopes of these natives. Some other natives under the impact of such Pitra Dosh may face sudden devaluation of their properties due to various reasons and they may have to suffer financial losses. In an extreme case of this type when such Pitra Dosh is strong and it is supported by other malefic planets of a specific type in a horoscope, the native under its impact may witness the complete loss of one or more than one property, on account of invaders or land mafia seizing such properties by force.
Apart from this, Pitra Dosh formed in the fourth house of a horoscope can trouble the native with many other types of problems depending on the overall tone of his horoscope. Vedic astrology is equipped with many remedies that can reduce the strength of Pitra Dosh formed in a horoscope. These remedies include the application of gemstones, yantras, poojas and charities. Doing suitable remedies can certainly help reduce the strength of this defect and the native may witness better or much better results in the spheres of his life, which are affected by Pitra Dosh in his horoscope.
Himanshu Shangari