The Second Illustration
The horoscope of a couple is being given here. Their marriage took place on September 29, 1974.
The marriage was settled before the end of 1973.
In ‘the horoscope of the husband:
The Darapada (pada of the 7th house) is Virgo.
The Upapada is Leo and it also has 7th lord Moon it.
Lagna 0°53′ Mars 4°24′ Venus 24°41′
Sun 28°27′ Mercury 8°19′ Saturn (R) 15°16′
Moon 12°28′ Jupiter 23°53′ Rahu 18°03′
Karakas : Putrakaraka (PK) Moon
Atmakaraka (AK) Sun Gnatikaraka (GK) Mercury
Amatyakaraka (AmK) Venus Darakaraka (DK) Mars
Bhatrikaraka (BK) Jupiter Upa-pada Leo
Matrikaraka (MK) Saturn Dara-pada Vugo
3. The Darakaraka Mars is in Taurus in the navamsha from where it is aspecting Libra in which the natural marriage maker Venus is posited.
The Chara dasha when marriage took place can be worked out now.
Chara Dasha
Capricorn 1946 to 1952
Sagittarius 1952 to 1962
Scorpio 1962 to 1963
Libra 1963 to 1975
Libra dasha is of twelve years so the sub-periods will be of one year each. Proceed Scorpio upto : 1964, Sagittarius : 1965, Capricorn: 1966, Aquarius: 1967, Pisces: 1968, Aries: 1969, Taurus: 1970, Gemini: 1971, Cancer: 1972, upto 1973 the sub-period of Leo is reached. The seventh lord being there, the marriage was fixed. The marriage took place in the sub-period of Virgo which contains the Darapada.
