Starting with the basic rule; positive planets form good Yogas and negative planets form bad Yogas. Hence Venus must be a functional positive in a horoscope, in order for such horoscope to feature Malavya Yoga. Negative Venus placed in any of these four houses in Taurus, Libra or Pisces may not form Malavya Yoga and it may form some defect in the horoscope. Such defect may trouble the person with various types of problems; depending on his overall horoscope. Negative planets can’t bless people with positive results in the long run, though they may sometimes give some temporary gains to some people, if their overall horoscopes are supportive for such gains.
Looking at the refined definition of this Yoga, if positive Venus is placed in the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house of a horoscope in Taurus, Libra or Pisces; Malavya Yoga is formed in such horoscope. This Yoga may bless the person with success, fame, money, wealth, beauty, luxuries, comforts, vehicles, houses, creativity, authority and other good results, depending on the overall theme of his horoscope.
Once the formation of Malavya Yoga is confirmed in a horoscope, the next thing to check is its strength. The strength of this Yoga is checked through the placement of Venus in various houses, signs, nakshatras and navamshas; as well as through the influences of other positive and negative planets on Venus in a horoscope. For example, Malavya Yoga formed due to presence of Venus in the tenth house of a horoscope in Libra may bless the person with very good results through a number of professions. Hence the person may become actor, singer, dancer, politician; officer in government, businessman dealing in fields like hospitality or glamour industry; and many other types of professional; depending on his overall horoscope.
Looking at nakshatras, if Venus forms Malavya Yoga in the tenth house in Libra in Chitra nakshatra, the person may achieve success as an actor, writer, singer, musician, dancer, politician, diplomat, government officer like administrative officer, revenue officer or other such officer; businessman dealing in marketing industry, hospitality industry, glamour industry, architecture and designing, software industry, matrimonial services, dating services, trades of various types and many other types of professional. Chitra nakshatra adds qualities like creativity, a keen sense of shapes and designs, deep insight, analytical ability, urge to look for perfection, intensity and grandeur to Malavya Yoga. Some of these qualities go well with Venus and some of them don’t. For instance, Venus is comfortable with aspects like creativity, intensity and grandeur but it is generally not comfortable with qualities like the urge to look for perfection, deep insight and analytical abilities. Venus works more on lighter notes and it doesn’t like getting serious. Even when it comes to create, Venus prefers creative fields like acting, dancing, singing, music, painting and other such creative fields where the creation is more likely to happen easily compared to architecture and interior designing where creativity joins complexity. Since Mercury is fine with complexity and perfection, these qualities may be welcomed when Bhadra Yoga is formed in Chitra nakshatra in Virgo.
However, Venus generally operates on qualities like charm, magnetism, ease, social skills and charisma; and it doesn’t depend on qualities like complexity or analytical abilities to achieve success. Taking an example, an actor under strong influence of Venus is likely to be known for his charm, charisma and style whereas an actor under strong influence of Mercury is more likely to be known for his acting skills, versatility and complexity, though he may lack charm and charisma. In practical terms, it means that Venus takes shorter route and that taken by Mercury is a longer one. This is because qualities like charm and charisma catch you on the first look whereas it takes significant time for you to fall for acting skills and versatility. This is why the people with strong influence of Mercury may be better or much better actors than those with strong Venusian traits. However, the Venusian ones are still likely to be more popular and more wanted by the crowds since Mercury touches the brain and Venus touches the senses which are stronger than brain in most cases.
It is easy to stay away from something that you logically need but it is difficult to stay away from something that your senses demand. For instance, it is easy to stay away from a number of healthy foods which your brain or logic may recommend. However, you may often find it difficult to stay away from food items which may not be healthy but they are demanded by your senses. This is why most people naturally tend to choose Pizza, Pasta, Chocolate, Ice creams and other such things over whole grain or multi grain cereals. The first category is ruled by the senses and the second is ruled by logic. Hence Venusian people don’t tend to dig deeper as they have qualities which can get them what they want, in some of the easiest possible ways. If you like a female actor A for her acting skills and another female actor B for her looks, charisma, beauty and sensuality; you may appreciate A but it is B who you want to be with if given a choice, in most cases.
Coming back to the topic, Malavya Yoga formed in Chitra nakshatra combines energies which are comfortable with each other in some aspects and not comfortable in some other aspects. Hence a common ground is reached in most cases. As a result, the people blessed by this type of Malavya Yoga may not create a variety of complex things but they may market them, arrange them or sell them. For instance, a person with Malavya Yoga in Chitra nakshatra may own a company which provides interior designers or architects for interested parties. The person with such Malavya Yoga may not be such an architect or interior designer himself. Such jobs are likely to be done by the people with Bhadra Yoga in Chitra nakshatra, who may work for the former; though the latter may also earn very well. Likewise, a person with Bhadra Yoga in Chitra nakshatra may become a top class software developer earning millions whereas another person with Malavya Yoga in Chitra nakshatra may own a company which hires such software developers and this person may earn billions.
Venus, Jupiter and Moon are the best among navagraha when it comes to look for easy money or easy results since all these planets are blessed with abilities or quality traits which simply bring success, money and fame to them, without much effort in most cases. Planets like Mercury, Saturn and Mars on the other hand, have to work hard or smart in order to achieve what they want. Sun may give easy results at times and it can make you work hard at times; depending on its strength and working in a horoscope. Hence people with Malavya Yoga in Chitra nakshatra are more of businessmen; selling or arranging creations, instead of being such creators; unless the influence of Mercury is also strong in the horoscope. Malavya Yoga in Chitra nakshatra in the tenth house may also bless the person with a post of authority in government through politics or through job. The people blessed by Malavya Yoga in Libra generally don’t go for services like defence services and they are generally comfortable with services like administrative services, diplomatic services and foreign services.
When Venus forms Malavya Yoga in the tenth house of a horoscope in Libra in Swati nakshatra; the person may achieve success as an actor, singer, writer, dancer, musician, painter, politician, diplomat, government officer; professional dealing in luxury industry, matrimonial industry, entertainment industry, hospitality industry, event management industry, marketing industry and many other types of professional. Swati nakshatra adds qualities like patience, perseverance, loyalty, balance and self-esteem to Malavya Yoga. Since Venus is comfortable with most of these qualities traits; Malavya Yoga may produce some of its best results in Swati, among all three nakshatras in Libra. Though Malavya Yoga in Chitra nakshatra may bless the person with same amount of success like that given by Malavya Yoga in Swati nakshatra; the former may not be as stable as the latter. It means the people blessed by Malavya Yoga in Chitra nakshatra may witness ups and downs in their professional careers; primarily due to their relatively impulsive professional approach and due to their lifestyles which may not perfectly complement their professional growth.
On the other hand, the people blessed by Malavya Yoga in Swati nakshatra generally don’t witness many ups and downs once they have achieved success. This is because they are not only good at achieving success, they are even better at maintaining it. The people with Chitra nakshatra lack the second part and hence their professional graphs may not be as steady as those of the people with Malavya Yoga in Swati nakshatra. The third nakshatra in Libra is Vishakha nakshatra. When it comes to bless the person with success; it is the quickest among all three nakshatras in most cases. However, when it comes to sustain such success or to the methods through which such success is achieved or sustained, Vishakha becomes questionable in most cases. We will look at this comparison in the next section when we discuss Malavya Yoga in Vishakha nakshatra. Therefore, Malavya Yoga in Swati nakshatra gives best results when it comes to achieve success as well as to maintain success; since the people under its influence are generally well balanced in their professional approach. At the same time, the people with Malavya Yoga in Swati nakshatra generally tend to stay away from practices which may not be legal or moral according to them, in order to achieve such success.
Due to their balanced approach, relatively high moral values and qualities like loyalty; the people with Malavya Yoga in the tenth house in Swati nakshatra may take longer time to achieve success, compared to the ones with Malavya Yoga in Chitra or Vishakha nakshatra. This is because they want to ensure that such success is achieved in moral, legal and ethical ways; which makes their paths relatively long. However due to these very same qualities; they are able to hold on to such success with much ease, compared to those with Chitra and Vishakha type Malavya Yoga. For instance, if a person under the influence of Malavya Yoga in Swati nakshatra becomes an actor, he may have to wait longer for success, than those with Vishakha or Chitra type Malavya Yoga. This is because the Swati person may believe more in hard work, quality, loyalty and moral values than Chitra or Vishakha people.
However, the person with Malavya Yoga in Swati nakshatra may be more capable of maintaining his success compared to the other two types of Malavya Yoga people. Due to his qualities, he may prove more dependable, more predictable and more loyal. Hence he may form strong bonds with big production houses and he may become their first choice for the movies they make. For this reason, the actors under strong influence of Swati nakshatra may be seen working with some of the biggest production houses, again and again; as well as more than most other actors. The relatively impulsive nature of people with Malavya Yoga in Chitra nakshatra and the questionable loyalty as well as the unpredictability of people with Malavya Yoga in Vishakha nakshatra reduce their chances of being favorites to big productions houses, as they may not be considered dependable.
The same dependability holds for people with Malavya Yoga in Swati nakshatra for other professions also. If Malavya Yoga is formed in the first house of a horoscope in Libra in Swati; the same dependability and loyalty may become the lifestyle of such person, instead of being restricted to the field of profession. It should be noted that the traits given by planets in the tenth house may not necessarily reflect in your day to day life. On the other hand, the traits given by planets in the first house become a part of your lifestyle in most cases. First house is the core of your personality whereas tenth house is your public behaviour which may or may not be your core behaviour; depending on your overall horoscope.
When Venus forms Malavya Yoga in the tenth house in Libra in Vishakha nakshatra, the person may achieve success as a politician, government officer, actor, singer, dancer, musician, director, producer; businessman or professional engaging in music industry, glamour industry, fashion industry, entertainment industry, luxury industry, hospitality industry, liquor industry, tobacco industry, drug industry, hotel industry, tour and travel industry, casino industry and other such types of professional. Vishakha nakshatra adds qualities like focus, entertainment, flexibility, intensity, glamour, pleasure of senses, charm, charisma and magnetism to Malavya Yoga. Due to these qualities, people with Malavya Yoga in the tenth house in Vishakha nakshatra are generally the quickest to achieve success among all three nakshatra types in Libra. It is primarily because of the fact that the people with Malavya Yoga in Vishakha nakshatra believe in setting goals and achieving them. However, they are generally not so concerned about the means through which such goals are achieved. In other words, the phrase ‘moral values’ doesn’t mean as much to them as it does to the people with Malavya Yoga in Swati nakshatra.
It means if an actor is under the influence of Malavya Yoga in Vishakha nakshatra, he or she may make many types of compromises to achieve success; and that too in the shortest possible time. The word shortcut is likely to be their favorite as they generally don’t have that much patience. Since they may be willing to do anything to achieve their goals, they almost always seem to take lead in the beginning, compared to the people with Malavya Yoga in Swati nakshatra. The people with Malavya Yoga in Swati nakshatra on the other hand, generally don’t like making compromises which are immoral according to them; or engage in practices which may be harmful for the others. Here again, the people with Vishakha type Malavya Yoga may not only make compromises to achieve success, they may also do so to kill the competition. It means an actor under the influence of Vishakha type Malavya Yoga is capable of doing things which may be called bad; in order to throw another actor out of business or out of competition. Since such people believe in achieving goals in the shortest possible time, they may take any route possible and they may see anyone trying for the same goals as an enemy.
The people with Malavya Yoga in Swati nakshatra on the other hand, may neither make immoral compromises nor may they try to kill the competition through foul practices. For these people, quality and patience matter more than shortcuts. At the same time, they are not threatened by competition and they may feel rather strengthened by such competition. It means an actor with Swati type Malavya Yoga may respect the other competing actors and he may understand that they are there; only to make the competition tougher, giving him the opportunity to work harder and better, in order to win.
In most cases, it is not your friends who actually bring the best out of you, it is your competitors or rivals who do this job. No strength may be achieved without challenges and the people with Swati type Malavya Yoga may understand this fact very well. Hence instead of killing the competition, they may respect fellow actors and such people may choose to primarily depend on their talents as well as qualities, in order to achieve success. Due to this reason, the people with Malavya Yoga in Swati nakshatra may take longer to achieve success but they may be able to sustain it; and they may also not have many enemies in their professional spheres since they may not believe in making enemies.
On the other hand, the people with Malavya Yoga in Vishakha nakshatra may achieve quick success but they may not be able to hold on to it; unless the rest of their horoscopes are strong. At the same time, they have a tendency to make enemies in their professional spheres due to their fierce competitive spirits. It is not their primary intention to make enemies and such intention is to achieve success. Whosoever comes between them and such success may be seen as an enemy by them. These traits can make them controversial, they may not come across as trustworthy; and they may rather come across as opportunists. Apart from this, people with Malavya Yoga in Vishakha nakshatra in the tenth house may develop tendencies to excessively engage in alcohol, drug, sex and other sensual pleasures which may hinder their professional growth. Due to all these personality traits, they may be considered unpredictable and undependable, unlike the people with Malavya Yoga in Swati nakshatra, who may come across as completely dependable and stable.
The same holds for people engaging in other professions under the influence of Vishakha type Malavya Yoga as well as for the people with Swati type Malavya Yoga. Hence within Libra, Malavya Yoga in Swati nakshatra may be the best at blessing the person with the ability to achieve success as well as with the ability to sustain that success. On the other hand, Malavya Yoga in Vishakha nakshatra may bless the person with the ability to achieve success but the ability to sustain such success has to come from other positive planets in one such horoscope as otherwise, such person may keep rising and falling. Looking at such energies, strong positive Saturn in one such horoscope in the first house in Capricorn or in the fifth house in Taurus can correct these tendencies. Likewise, strong positive Moon in the third house in Pisces can correct these tendencies.
Looking at navamshas, Malavya Yoga formed in the tenth house in Libra in Chitra nakshatra in Libra navamsha may help the people succeed as actors, singers, fashion models, dancers, politicians, government officers; businessmen or professionals dealing in creative fields, artistic fields, architecture and designs, perfume industry, fashion industry, software industry, marketing industry and many other types of professionals. Malavya Yoga formed in the tenth house in Chitra nakshatra in Scorpio navamsha may help the people achieve success as politicians, government officers, actors, directors, producers, singers, dancers; businessmen or professionals engaging in entertainment industry, software industry, fashion industry, apparel industry, casino industry, jewellery and gemstone industry, event management industry and as many other types of professionals. People with Malavya Yoga in the tenth house in Swati nakshatra in Sagittarius navamsha may achieve success as actors, musicians, dancers, singers, writers, sportsmen dealing in delicate sports like gymnastic; Yoga teachers, politicians, ministers, chief ministers, government officers, diplomats; businessmen or professionals dealing in luxury industry, travel industry, aviation industry, fashion industry, education field, coaching field and many other types of professionals.
People with Malavya Yoga in the tenth house in Swati nakshatra in Capricorn navamsha may achieve success as businessmen or professionals dealing in a wide variety of fields like hotel industry, travel industry, software industry, computer industry, coaching and education field, hospitality industry, entertainment industry; fashion, entertainment, glamour and media industry, matrimonial industry; politicians, ministers, chief ministers, prime ministers, presidents, government officers, diplomats, actors, writers, dancers and many other types of professionals. People with Malavya Yoga in the tenth house in Swati nakshatra in Aquarius navamsha may succeed as scientists, engineers, lawyers, judges, explorers, pilots, teachers, philosophers, actors, writers, matrimonial services providers, event planners, politicians, diplomats, government officers and as various types of businessmen and professionals. People with Malavya Yoga in the tenth house in Swati nakshatra in Pisces navamsha may succeed as pilots, Yoga teachers, healers of various types, spiritual heads, religious heads, actors, musicians, dancers, scientists, engineers, government officers, diplomats and as various types of businessmen and professionals.
People with Malavya Yoga in the tenth house in Vishakha nakshatra in Aries navamsha may achieve success as professionals dealing in liquor industry, drug industry, aviation industry, hotel industry, casinos, horse races, event planning, matrimonial services, luxury tours; actors, dancers, sportsmen, singers, radio artists, television artists and various other types of professionals. Malavya Yoga in the tenth house in Vishakha nakshatra in Taurus navamsha may help the people achieve success as singers, actors, musicians, dancers, fashion models, politicians, diplomats, government officers, professionals dealing in liquor industry, aviation industry, drug industry, hotel industry, food industry, fashion industry, entertainment industry and many other types of professionals. Malavya Yoga in the tenth house in Vishakha nakshatra in Gemini navamsha may help the people achieve success as scientists, writers, engineers, actors, singers, diplomats, politicians, government officers; professionals dealing in tobacco industry, aviation industry, casino industry, event planning, matrimonial services, telecom industry, internet services, ecommerce and many other types of professionals.
The next factor to check is the time of activation of Malavya Yoga. Even when actually formed in a horoscope, any good or bad Yoga may not be activated from the time of birth of the person and this activation may vary from person to person. It means that Malavya Yoga present in different horoscopes may have different times of activation and accordingly, different people may start benefitting from it during different ages.
After this, the impact of running times should also be checked. The term ‘running times’ in this context means planetary periods, commonly known as Mahadashas. Running times are most important when it comes to check; when may the person receive maximum benefit from Malavya Yoga. Any type of good or bad yoga becomes duly effective, if one of the planets involved in its formation rules the running time. Therefore, the person may witness the strongest benefits offered by Malavya Yoga when he is hit by the planetary period of Venus at relevant times. The term ‘relevant times’ in this context means when opportunities have appeared.
Taking an example, suppose Malavya Yoga is formed in a horoscope and the planetary period of Venus hits the person around his age of 1 year. The planetary period of Venus lasts for 20 years. It means the person will be under the effect of Venus period during his age of 1 to 21 years. Since this age group doesn’t support major benefits through most spheres of life; the person may not be able to make the most of Malavya Yoga. Therefore, the planetary period of Venus has hit this person at an irrelevant time, in this case. The cycle of planetary periods repeats after 120 years. Hence the planetary period of Venus may not hit this person again; during his lifetime.
On the other hand, if the planetary period of Venus hit this person during his age of 25 and 45; the person may witness maximum benefits indicated by Malavya Yoga; during the planetary period of Venus; when supported by his overall horoscope.
Let’s take an example in order to understand the working of Malavya Yoga as well as that of a horoscope in a better way. Suppose, positive Venus forms Malavya Yoga in the first house of a horoscope in Taurus and positive Mercury is placed with it. A positive combination of Sun and Rahu is placed in the second house in Gemini, negative Ketu is placed in the eighth house in Sagittarius, positive Saturn is placed in the ninth house in Capricorn, positive Jupiter is placed in the eleventh house in Pisces, negative Mars is placed in the fourth house in Leo and the rest of the horoscope varies. According to the basic theme of this horoscope, the person should engage in a field of profession related to creativity, hospitality, communications or ecommerce of some type; depending on the overall horoscope and running times.
For example, if positive Moon is placed in the third house of this horoscope in Cancer in Ashlesha nakshatra, the person may become a singer. The combination of Venus and Mercury in the first house in Taurus may bless this person with good voice as well as creative skills whereas the combination of Sun and Rahu in the second house in Gemini may give this person the energy needed for singing on high pitch. The placement of Moon in the third house in Cancer increases creativity by enhancing emotional domain. Due to the placement of Moon in Ashlesha nakshatra, the 20 year period of Venus may rule the timelines during this person’s age of 20 and 40 years. Since these years are career defining years in most cases; the period of Venus may boost Malavya Yoga present in the first house. As a result; the person may witness success, financial profits, name, fame and recognition through the field of singing.
Let’s make a change to this horoscope and see what happens then. If instead of being placed in the third house, positive Moon is placed in the tenth house in Aquarius in Shatabhisha nakshatra, the person may engage in a business dealing with ecommerce, communications, networking, internet, websites, hospitality and other such fields. The placement of Moon in the sign of Aquarius in the tenth house can make this person interested in businesses which deal with large networks as well as with hospitality, travels and communications. In addition to this, the main period of Jupiter and then that of Saturn may rule this person during 15 and 50 years of his age; which mark the major part of career in most cases. Since both Jupiter and Saturn are supportive for businesses which operate through networks, international connections, travels and communication; the person may engage in one such business and he may witness very good financial profits as well as recognition through such business.
The presence of Malavya Yoga and Mercury in the first house may bless this person with business skills as well as with creativity which the person may use to his advantage; to plan and expand his business. Such person is often likely to come up with creative and innovative ideas related to his business; and such ideas may bless him with success, money and recognition. The positive influence of Malavya Yoga may bless this person with physical beauty, creativity, charm, charisma, business skills, diplomacy, money, wealth, luxuries and a number of other good things.
Let’s consider one more example to look at the working of Malavya Yoga from another angle. Let’s assume it is the horoscope of a female. Suppose positive exalted Venus forms Malavya Yoga in the seventh house of a horoscope in Pisces along with positive Saturn and Rahu. A combination of positive retrograde Jupiter and negative Ketu is placed in the first house in Virgo, forming Guru Chandal Yoga. A positive combination of Sun and Mercury is placed in the fifth house in Capricorn and a negative combination of debilitated Moon and Mars is placed in the third house in Scorpio where Moon is placed in Jyeshtha nakshatra.
Though this horoscope features Malavya Yoga in the seventh house, a positive combination of Sun and Mercury as well as positive retrograde Jupiter; this horoscope has some issues also. These issues may not let this person enjoy maximum benefits offered by Malavya Yoga. The overall theme of this horoscope is creative as well as intense, especially in the emotional sense due to an emotionally charged combination of Moon and Mars in the third house in Scorpio. Positive retrograde Jupiter in the first house in Virgo and a positive combination of Sun and Mercury in the fifth house indicates versatility, creativity, imagination and authority since Mercury being the lord of first house is placed in the fifth house along with Sun being the lord of the twelfth house.
Positive exalted Venus is placed in Pisces along with Rahu and Saturn which is the lord of the fifth house. The sign of Pisces as well as the combination of Venus with the lord of fifth house further promotes creativity and Rahu may add more spices to this combination. Though the combination of Moon and Mars is troublesome in general; the person may be able to make use of this intensity in creative spheres; which means this intensity may help her play intense emotional type of characters. Due to the placement of Moon in Jyeshtha nakshatra; the main period of Venus may rule this person between her age of 20 and 40 which sets a perfect ground to obtain maximum results from Malavya Yoga.
Hence the person may engage in the field of acting and she may witness good amount of success, fame, financial profits and recognition through this profession due to Malavya Yoga and other combinations. However, since there are troublesome combinations in this horoscope; the person may not be able to witness the full potential of results which can be given by Malavya Yoga in her horoscope, supported by other positive planets. It means though the acting career of this person may be good; she may see ups and downs and it may not be an excellent type of career. Let’s try to make some changes to this horoscope and see what may happen then.
If instead of being placed in the third house, positive Moon is placed in the seventh house in Pisces along with exalted Venus, Saturn and Rahu; the results may become much better. This is because Moon will get out of its troubled situation and at the same time; it will provide much more strength to Malavya Yoga present in the seventh house of this horoscope. If Moon is placed in Revati nakshatra in Pisces in the seventh house; the main period of Venus will once again hit this person between her age of 20 and 40. However this time; this period may be capable of blessing the person with much better results. The person under the combined effect of Malavya Yoga and other positive planets may witness very good career which may bless her with success, fame, popularity, recognition, awards, money, wealth, luxuries and many other good things. This person may be especially known for her engaging romantic emotional performances; due to the combination of Venus, Moon, Saturn and Rahu in the seventh house of this horoscope.
Himanshu Shangari