When Sun or the lord of the ninth house is placed in the twelfth house of a horoscope and it is afflicted by a malefic planet which is also placed in the twelfth house, Pitra Dosh is formed in the twelfth house of such horoscope. Pitra Dosh in the twelfth 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 in the twelfth house of a horoscope can trouble the natives under its impact with bad results related to marriage due to which these natives may suffer from many types of problems before and after their marriages. Some natives under the impact of such Pitra Dosh may not get married on time and their marriages may get delayed on account of various reasons. Such delay may prolong with the addition of other marriage delaying planets in the horoscopes of these natives and hence they may have to wait even longer in order to get married. In an extreme case of its 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 not get married till 48 years of his age or he may not get married for his entire life.
Some other natives having such Pitra Dosh in their horoscopes may not witness much delay in their marriages but they may have to face many problems after their marriages. The types of problems faced by different natives of this type and the quantum of such problems depend on the strength of such Pitra Dosh and on the overall horoscopes of these natives. In an extreme case of its 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 have to face more than one broken marriage on account of various reasons.
Considering an example, if Pitra Dosh is formed due to the presence of malefic Rahu and Venus in the twelfth house of a horoscope in the sign of Pisces, malefic Ketu is placed in the sixth house of this horoscope in the sign of Virgo and malefic retrograde exalted Saturn is placed in the seventh house of this horoscope in the sign of Libra, the native may face problems. The native under the combined effect of such Pitra Dosh and other malefic planets may face serious differences of opinion with his wife and he may have to suffer from a broken marriage on account of such differences.
At the same time, if malefic retrograde Jupiter is placed in the seventh house of this horoscope in the sign of Libra along with malefic retrograde exalted Saturn; and malefic retrograde Mercury is also placed in the seventh house along with these two malefic planets when all other malefic planets are placed in the already mentioned houses of this horoscope, the problem may aggravate. The native troubled by such Pitra Dosh and other malefic planets may have to face more than one broken marriage on account of many types of problems in such marriages. For instance, one marriage of the native may fail on account of serious differences of the native with his wife, whereas another marriage of this native may fail on account of his involvement in an extramarital affair.
The formation of Pitra Dosh in the twelfth house of a horoscope can also have adverse impact on the professional sphere of the native. Hence some natives under its impact may have to witness many types of problems related to their professions, depending on their overall horoscopes. Some natives under the malefic impact of such Pitra Dosh may not find permanent professions till late or very late in their lives due to various reasons, and they may have to face poor financial equations due to not earning regularly from their professions. 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, the native under its impact may not find a permanent profession till the end of his professional career. Such native may only engage in temporary jobs from time to time and he may also have to remain jobless for significantly long periods of time between such job changes.
Some natives under the malefic impact of such Pitra Dosh may have to face financial losses through their professions whereas some other natives of this type may have to face bad reputation through their professions. Similarly, some natives suffering from such Pitra Dosh may turn criminals and they may have to spend significant periods of time in prisons, whereas some other natives of this type may become beggars and they may have to spend their entire lives in poverty. Like always, the types of problems faced by different natives of this type and the quantum of those problems depend on the strength of such Pitra Dosh and on the overall horoscopes of these natives. In an extreme case of its 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 have to spend many years in prison or he may have to live like a beggar for his entire life.
Pitra Dosh in the twelfth house of a horoscope can also trouble the native on account of financial problems which are usually caused due to bad spending habits of the native, poor management of finances, financial penalties imposed on the native by some government office or court of law; and waste of money towards unwanted expenses which may come from many different spheres of native’s life. As a result, the natives under the malefic influence of this type of Pitra Dosh may have to face financial crisis many times in their lives, despite earning good amounts of money. 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 may have to spend a considerable part of his life under financial debts, on account of various reasons, depending on his overall horoscope.
Pitra Dosh in the twelfth house of horoscope can also develop tendencies like gambling and speculating in some natives and accordingly these natives may waste considerable parts of their incomes in practices like gambling, speculation, lotteries and other such practices. The quantum of losses suffered by different natives of this type through such vices depends on the strength of this defect in their horoscopes, as well as on their overall horoscopes. In an extreme case of its type when such Pitra Dosh is strong and it is supported by other malefic planets of a specific type in a horoscope, the native may lose all his wealth through gambling and he may have to start again from a scratch.
This type of Pitra Dosh can also trouble the natives under its impact with health problems due to which these natives may suffer from a variety of diseases, depending on their overall horoscopes. The presence of strong Pitra Dosh in the twelfth house of a horoscope can render a life threatening disease to the native suffering from it, and such disease may reduce his lifespan. In an extreme case of its type when such Pitra Dosh is strong and it is supported by other malefic planets of a specific type in a horoscope, the native may get afflicted by a fierce and fatal disease like cancer, and he may die young by virtue of such disease.
Apart from this, Pitra Dosh formed in the twelfth 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.
It can be concluded that the presence of Pitra Dosh in each house of a horoscope can trouble the native with various types of problems and misfortunes which may differ from horoscope to horoscope. Therefore the study of Pitra Dosh in a horoscope should be conducted very carefully as the presence of strong Pitra Dosh in a horoscope can easily reduce or cancel the benefic effects indicated by some other yogas present in the horoscope, and it can trouble the native under its impact a lot, in many spheres of his life. The most important fact that should be noted while trying to reduce this defect with the help of remedies; is to find out the planet or planets which forms Pitra Dosh in a horoscope, so that suitable remedies for that planet may be carried out.
Himanshu Shangari