How to analyze relationships using Vedic astrology: Compatibility Analysis according to Vedic astrology or Jyotish Compatibility Analysis through Vedic Astrology, Jyotish 9. COMPATIBILITY ANALYSIS THROUGH VEDIC ASTROLOGY / JYOTISH Questions? In traditional Vedic society one of the most important uses of astrology is to evaluate whether the charts of people who are planning to get married are in agreement to each other. This is a subject about which a lot of confusion exists. Some traditional astrologers mainly look at the Kutas agreement.
At first sight, this seems to be an extensive system, but in fact it is only based on how well the Nakshatra in which the Moon of one partner is placed fits with the Moon Nakshatra of the other partner. We will deal with this system later. However just looking at the Kutas agreement of the Moon is quite limited. What sometimes happens is that some people have a hard time getting married because there are indications in their chart that marriage will be difficult. I do not think that making it diffficult for people from fullfilling what may be their heart desires is a good use of astrology.
Another approach is that if someone has afflictions in the chart you look for another person who has the same afflictions. The idea is that if two people who have the same affliction in their chart get married, the affliction will be neutralized and the karma that has to do with the affliction will have to be faced in a future lifetime.
I may have an unconventional opinion about this, but I rather face my karma during this lifetime than saving my (bad) karma and probably prolonging the number of times that I have to return to this earth. I also have doubts whether this method of ‘cancelling the affliction’ really works. KUJA DOSHAOne very well known affliction commonly ‘solved’ this way is the Kuja Dosha affliction.
This affliction has to do with certain positions of Mars that are thought to be problematic for married life. There is Kuja Dosha in the chart if: • Mars is placed in the first house, but not in Aries. • Mars is in the fourth house, but not in Scorpio. • Mars is in the seventh house, but not in Capricorn or Pisces. • Mars is in the eighth house, but not in Cancer.
• Mars is in the twelfth house, but not in Sagittarius. The reasoning behind this is that Mars is a malefic and if positioned in the above houses it will damage the houses of marriage (seventh house), family life (the second house), the home environment (the fourth), the marital tie (eighth house) and/or sexual pleasure (twelfth house) either by being in these houses or aspecting them. The logic behind the exceptions is not always clear. According to quite a number of astrologers, there is also Kuja Dosha in a chart if Mars is located in the 1,2,4,7,8 and 12 from the Moon and even if Mars is located in these houses from Venus. Especially if we look for Kuja Dosha not only from the ascendant, but also from Mars and Venus we may well find this affliction in something like 80% of the charts. I think it is useful to be aware that Mars in certain positions may damage relationships. However, this is just one factor among many.
Probably Saturn in the above houses also causes damage. And for relationships we do not only have to look at the Rashi but also at the navamsa. I do not think if we see Kuja Dosha in a chart, it is useful to ring the alarm. Especially since it occurs in most charts.
LONGEVITY Another factor, which is looked upon, is the longvity of the partners. The reasoning is that if one of the partners will have a short life a marriage is not very useful.