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Venus signifies young women in general, women, lover or wife for a man; and man, lover or husband for a woman though Jupiter is also important when it comes to husband for a woman. It also signifies the ability to reproduce or to produce children as Venus is the ruler of sperms; people, places and professions related to fashion industry, hotel industry, movie industry, art industry, theatre industry, textile industry and many other types of people, places and professions. When Venus is malefic in a horoscope and it afflicts Sun by virtue of its placement in some house of the horoscope along with Sun, Pitra Dosh is formed in the horoscope due to malefic Venus. Similarly, if malefic and fully active Venus is placed in the ninth house of a horoscope or it is placed with the lord of the ninth house in a horoscope, Pitra Dosh is formed in the horoscope. Pitra Dosh formed by Venus can trouble the native with many types of problems which may differ from person to person depending on the overall tone of their horoscopes.
The formation of Pitra Dosh in a horoscope due to malefic Venus indicates that the native suffering from such Pitra Dosh or his ancestors had engaged in bad karmas or crimes related to the significances of Venus in their previous lives and they were able to escape the punishments for such bad karmas. This formed karmic debt of Venus due to which Venus becomes malefic and it forms Pitra Dosh in the present life horoscope of the native. Pitra Dosh formed by Venus can trouble the native under its impact with many types of problems where the type and quantum of such problems depend on the type and quantum of bad karmas committed by the native in his past life, which were related to the domain of Venus.
Love life and lover is one of the strongest significances of Venus and the natives who have troubled or betrayed their lovers in their past lives, are likely to have this type of Pitra Dosh in their horoscopes in their present life. For example, if this type of Pitra Dosh is formed due to the presence of malefic Venus along with Sun in the fifth house of a horoscope, it can indicate that the native or his ancestors repeatedly troubled or betrayed their lovers in their past lives and they were able to escape the fruits of such karmas in those lives. The curse or the negative energy generated due to the sufferings of such lovers formed karmic debt of Venus and as a result, Venus becomes malefic and it forms this type of Pitra Dosh in the horoscope of this native. The native under the malefic impact of such Pitra Dosh may suffer from many types of problems related to his love life, where the type and quantum of such problems depend on the overall horoscope of the native, which further depends on the type and quantum of bad karmas done by him towards his lovers in his past lives.
For example, if malefic Venus is placed in the fifth house of a horoscope in the sign of Cancer along with Sun, Pitra Dosh is formed in the horoscope due to the affliction of malefic Venus to Sun. Such Pitra Dosh indicates that the native kept on using his lover for a very long period of time in his past life and he finally betrayed her or cheated her. Such native may have got married to someone else, primarily due to the pressure from his paternal family, leaving his lover troubled, betrayed and deceived in his past life. The sufferings of his past life lover or lovers form karmic debt related to Venus and hence Venus becomes malefic in his horoscope of this life.
Such malefic Venus afflicts Sun in the fifth house of his horoscope in the sign of Cancer and it forms Pitra Dosh which can trouble the native with similar type of problems in this life. The native troubled by such Pitra Dosh may have to leave his well respected paternal family and he may have to marry his lover by running away from his family due to the fact that such lover may belong to a different religion, caste or social status which may not be acceptable to the family members of the native. Though the native under the malefic impact of such Pitra Dosh may be very much attached to his family and he may not want to leave them, but the circumstances may be such that he may have no other choice left.
The presence of such Pitra Dosh formed by a pair of malefic Venus and Sun in the fifth house of this horoscope in the sign of Cancer can also trouble the native with many other types of problems related to his love life, depending on the rest of his horoscope. For instance, if such Pitra Dosh is present in the fifth house in the sign of Cancer in a horoscope, malefic Moon is placed in the sixth house of this horoscope along with malefic Rahu; and malefic Ketu is placed in the twelfth house of this horoscope, the native may face a different type of problem. The native suffering from such Pitra Dosh and other malefic impact may have serious fights with his lover and he may decide to end the relationship.
The lover of this native may be so upset by this decision of the native that she may press charges of physical harassment, rape or some other serious type of charges against the native. As a result, the native under the malefic impact of such Pitra Dosh and other malefic planets may have to face a court case and he may also have to spend some time in prison. If more negative planets of a specific type add to the horoscope of this native, the combined effect of such Pitra Dosh and all other negative planets can get the native convicted in the case registered by his lover and he may have to spend many years of his life in prison, by virtue of a prison sentence rendered by a court of law in such case.
Looking at one more possibility in the same case, if malefic Venus forms Pitra Dosh in a horoscope by afflicting Sun in the fifth house of this horoscope in the sign of Cancer, malefic Rahu is placed in the twelfth house of this horoscope in the sign of Aquarius, malefic Ketu is placed in the sixth house of this horoscope in the sign of Leo and malefic Moon is placed in the eighth house of this horoscope in the sign of Libra, the native may suffer from a different type of problem in his love life. The native under the combined effect of such Pitra Dosh and other malefic planets may fall in love with a woman who may not be loyal to him.
Though this relationship may continue for more than a year and the lover of this native suffering from such Pitra Dosh may make him believe that she loves her a lot, it may not be the case. When the running time is appropriate, the native under the collective influence of such Pitra Dosh and other malefic planets may come to know that his lover is having an affair with someone else and this may create much tension in their love relationship. The lover of this native may ultimately leave this native for the other man and he may have to suffer from a lot of pain and disappointment due to the malefic impact of such Pitra Dosh and other malefic planets; as he may be very serious about this relationship and he may want to get married to this woman.
Moving on with other possibilities, the presence of this type of Pitra Dosh in fifth house of a horoscope in the sign of Libra can indicate that the native was engaged in a secret love affair with a married woman and he spoiled the marriage of his lover by making such love affair known to the society. The husband of such woman may have left her and then the native may also not have accepted her; primarily due to the pressure from his parental family. Such woman may have suffered a lot and her sufferings formed a karmic debt related to Venus due to which Venus turns malefic and it forms this type of Pitra Dosh in the present life horoscope of the native. The native suffering from this type of Pitra Dosh may have to go through a broken marriage which may break due to a woman with whom the native may fall in an extra marital affair.
Such extramarital affair may become known to the wife of the native due to the malefic impact of such Pitra Dosh and she may get divorced from the native. It should be noted that the native troubled by such Pitra Dosh may not only lose his wife due to such extramarital affair, he may not even get married to the woman involved in this triangle, as his lover may simply refuse to marry him. Hence the native may lose both his wife as well as his lover and he may have to suffer a lot due to these losses. Similarly, the presence of this type of Pitra Dosh in different signs and houses of a horoscope can indicate different types of troubles given by the native to his lovers in his past lives; and accordingly such native may suffer from a variety of problems in his present life, in order to settle the karmic debts owed to Venus.
The natives who as their ancestors have troubled, betrayed, tortured or deceived their wives in their past lives are likely to have this type of Pitra Dosh in their horoscopes of present life. For example, the presence of this type of Pitra Dosh in the ninth house of a horoscope can indicate that the native troubled and tortured his wife in his past life with the help of his family members. The sufferings of his past life wife form karmic debt related to Venus due to which it becomes malefic and it may form Pitra Dosh in the present life horoscope of the native. Such Pitra Dosh may trouble the native with many types of problems related to his marriage and the source of such problems may be the wife of the native.
For instance, if malefic Venus forms Pitra Dosh by virtue of its placement in the ninth house of a horoscope along with Sun in the sign of Leo and a malefic combination of debilitated Mars and Mercury is placed in the eighth house of this horoscope in the sign of Cancer, the native may face problems in his marriage. The native under the malefic impact of such Pitra Dosh and other malefic planets may get married to a woman who may have ill nature and she may trouble the native as well as his family with many types of problems. The wife of this native may torture the native as well as his family members on account of one issue or the other and the native may find it difficult not only to adjust with her, but even to get rid of her as she may not be willing to walk out of the marriage. The native under the combined effect of such Pitra Dosh and other malefic planets may have to suffer from many types of problems through his wife, till the time his karmic debt is settled.
Considering another case, if malefic Venus forms Pitra Dosh in the ninth house of a horoscope by virtue of its placement in the sign of Leo along with malefic Mars; malefic retrograde Mercury is placed in the eighth house of this horoscope in the sign of Cancer along with malefic Rahu and Sun; and malefic Ketu is placed in the second house of this horoscope in the sign of Capricorn, the native may face a different type of problem. The native troubled by such Pitra Dosh and other malefic planets may get married to a woman of lose character, who may engage in extramarital relations with many people. Such extramarital relations of his wife may bring many problems and disgrace to the native as well as his family but his wife may simply not stop.
The quantum of problems faced by this native depends on the strength of such Pitra Dosh and on the overall tone of his horoscope, which further depend on the quantum of problems given by the native to his wife in his past life. In an extreme case of this type, the native troubled by such Pitra Dosh and other malefic planets mentioned in this example may discover that his wife is involved in physical relations with his own brother. This may create much tension in the family of the native and though his wife may still hold her place, the malefic impact of such Pitra Dosh may spoil the relationship of the native with his brother for his entire life.
The wife of such native suffering from this type of Pitra Dosh is simply settling the karmic account with the native and the problems faced by this native through her are nothing but the payback of problems given by the native to her, in his past life. In the same example, the native under the malefic impact of such Pitra Dosh and other malefic planets may suffer through his wife in a different way also. The wife of this native may get involved in a sex scandal which may involve her as well as a famous or influential man. As a result, the malefic impact of such Pitra Dosh and other malefic planets can make this native and his family; suffer from a lot of bad reputation on account of this scandal. An interesting fact is that the natives having such Pitra Dosh and other malefic planets of the type explained in this example may not get rid of their wives easily and their marriage may continue despite many types of problems.
This is due to the fact that the wives of these natives are settling their karmic accounts with these natives and these natives are not likely to get divorced until such karmic accounts are settled. In an extreme case of its type, the wife of a native suffering from this type of Pitra Dosh may get involved in an extramarital affair with a powerful person. Such extramarital affair may come to the knowledge of the native as well as his family, but they may not be able to do anything about it, due to the malefic impact of such Pitra Dosh and other malefic planets. Here again, the wife of this native may continue such extramarital affair as well as her marriage, till her karmic account is settled with the native and his family.
Considering one more possibility, the presence of this type of Pitra Dosh in a horoscope by virtue of placement of malefic Venus and exalted Sun in the seventh house of this horoscope in the sign of Aries can indicate that the native had inflicted much physical torture on his wife in his past life; and the members of his paternal family also helped the native in doing so. The sufferings of this woman led to the formation of karmic debt related to Venus and as a result, malefic Venus afflicts Sun in his horoscope forming Pitra Dosh of this type. The native suffering from this type of Pitra Dosh may get married to a woman who may be very aggressive in nature and she may give very hard experiences to the native as well as his family.
This woman may be very hard to please and she may torture the native as well as his family members on account of one thing or the other. The native suffering from such Pitra Dosh may not be able to confront her face to face, as she may be too strong and aggressive for this native to handle; and hence his wife may dominate the native as well as his family. At the same time, if malefic Jupiter is also placed in the seventh house of this horoscope in the sign of Aries along with malefic Venus and exalted Sun; and malefic debilitated Mercury is placed in the sixth house of this horoscope in the sign of Pisces, the problem may intensify.
The native under the collective influence of such Pitra Dosh and other malefic planets may not only have to face the already mentioned types of problems through his wife, he may have to suffer even more. The wife of this native suffering from such Pitra Dosh may file a police case against the native and his family members; and such case may be filed under the charges of physical harassment, domestic violence; demand for dowry, attempt to kill and other such charges. The types of charges faced by the native depend on the strength of such Pitra Dosh as well as on the overall tone of his horoscope. In an extreme case of its type, the native troubled by such Pitra Dosh may face a police case on account of serious allegations levied by his wife and he along with some of his family members may have to spend significant period of time in prison, due to such police case.
Considering yet another possibility, the presence of this type of Pitra Dosh in the eighth house of a horoscope can indicate that the native as one of his ancestors had killed his wife in his past life and he had escaped the punishment for such murder. This formed karmic debt related to Venus due to which Venus becomes malefic and it may form Pitra Dosh in the eighth house of the horoscope of the native. The native under the malefic impact of such Pitra Dosh may get married to a woman who may make him suffer from death like pain through his marriage, by troubling him with extreme type of problems.
In an extreme case of its type when such Pitra Dosh is strong and it is supported by other malefic planets in a horoscope, the wife of such native may kill him through a planned murder and such wife may also grab a major part of native’s wealth and money as well as his paternal family’s wealth and money. It should be noted that due to the malefic impact of such Pitra Dosh, the wife of this native is likely to escape the punishment for his murder as the charges may not be proved on her, or she may not even become a suspect in such murder. This is once again a settlement of the karmic debt from the past life. Since the wife of this native suffering from such Pitra Dosh has already suffered on the hands of this native, she may not be punished for the murder which is an act of balancing out.
Looking at more possibilities, the presence of this type of Pitra Dosh in the third house of a horoscope can indicate that the native as one of his ancestors had physically molested or raped a woman in his past life with the help of his brothers or friends; and all of them had escaped the punishment. This forms karmic debt related to Venus and hence malefic Venus may form this type of Pitra Dosh in the horoscope of the native. Such Pitra Dosh can make the native face very bad reputation and it can even make him spend many years of his life in prison on account of false charges of rape; planted on the native by a woman. Needless to say that this woman is the same woman from past life and she is settling her karmic account with the native under the impact of such Pitra Dosh. The intensity of problems faced by this native depends on the strength of such Pitra Dosh, which further depends on the quantum of bad karmas done by the native towards this woman in his past life.
Exploring another possibility in the same example, the native troubled by such Pitra Dosh formed by malefic Venus may get married to a characterless woman who may engage in an illicit love affair with native’s real brother. Such love affair may come to the knowledge of the native suffering from this type of Pitra Dosh due to which the native and his brother may engage in serious fight or permanent dispute. 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 the horoscope of a native, one of the two brothers may kill the other in a fight initiated in a moment of heat; and the surviving one may have to serve a life sentence for such murder. However, the woman in this equation may remain intact which means that she may neither suffers any physical injury nor she may be trialed by any court or law for such murder. This is due to the fact that this woman had already suffered a lot due to this native and his brother in her past life and the problems faced by the native and his brother in this life are mere settlements of the karmic accounts from past life, and nothing else.
Similarly, the formation of this type of Pitra Dosh due to malefic Venus can indicate many other types of bad karmas related to the significances of Venus which were done by the native or his ancestors in their past lives. Such karmas formed karmic debt related to Venus due to which Venus becomes malefic and it forms Pitra Dosh in the horoscope of the native. Like always, the type of problems witnessed by a native suffering from such Pitra Dosh and the quantum of such problems depends on the type and quantum of bad karmas committed by such native in his past lives.
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