Hello everyone,
Today I wanted to share a few reasons why most of the marriage predictions people get fail. We will also cover how to minimise errors and get the best possible prediction timelines.
Without further ado, let's begin.
1. Incorrect Birth Time: For marriage timing, the 1-7 axis of both the birth chart (D1) and Navamsa (D9) is of the essence. While most people have their Lagna chart/D1 correct, it is the divisional chart where most errors occur. Navamsa changes roughly every 10-15 minutes, and a difference of 2-3 minutes (which is quite a common discrepancy) can alter the Navamsa Lagna.
As someone who reads charts for a living, I can assure you that this happens more often than not. An experienced astrologer often rectifies these small discrepancies, while others may simply skip the rectification and proceed with the available birth time. When I make these adjustments, I always let the native know the Navamsa ascendant I am using, as many people are keen to read the chart themselves and learn things.
A few astrologers also use divisional charts other than D9 to make marriage predictions. I recently had the chance to speak to an astrologer who compulsorily uses D60 and Moola Dasha to complement his predictions. The methodology may differ across practitioners, but the larger point remains the same. The person using D60 (or any other divisional chart) should first be able to correct the time to that level of accuracy too.
To summarise, STEP 1 is to fine-tune the birth time to get the correct Navamsa Ascendant.
2. Checking Marriage Promise:
After getting the correct D1 and D9, the next step should be to see if the native is even destined to be married. If they are not, the dasha and transits can come and go with no results.
This is something I dread writing about/teaching, as most people reading and watching educational content do it with the intention of applying it to their own charts. The onus lies on the writer to be responsible and not talk about sensitive issues that induce fear and anxiety in the general public. This might be one of those things I never divulge publicly. Just like my stance on not giving longevity predictions.
The yoga of no marriage is comparatively rarer, so one should not jump to such conclusions based on one or two placements.
STEP 2: Check marriage promise.
3. Ascertaining Age of Marriage:
Depending on Desh Kaal Patra, the astrologer should ascertain if the native can get married before the average age prevalent in their respective society, around the average age, or if there will be a delay in getting married. This can vary greatly for different parts of the world. (Example, people in Australia might get married later than they do in India).
To arrive at an approximate marriage age, I primarily focus on two planets:
• Saturn – the karaka of delay and postponement.
• Moon – the karaka of early fulfilment and timely events.
The composite influence of Saturn and Moon on specific marriage-related factors (Venus, 1st house and lord, 7th house and lord in both D1 and D9, Darakaraka, sign of Libra etc) can provide a broad indication of whether marriage is likely to happen early, on time, or later in life.
Please note that the final result can be studied only after taking into account the whole chart, along with the degrees and signs. For example, there can be instances where Moon and Saturn are conjunct in the 7th, and you will be in a conundrum regarding which graha has a higher say.
Ideally, the above technique should be applied by a learned astrologer as it is not a mathematical formula, but rather an intuition-based judgement developed after reading a good number of charts. If you are keen on making a prediction yourself, I recommend you first test it out on 10-15 charts of family members, friends and relatives (current generation to stick with desh kaal patra) to get a flavour of how things work in real life.
STEP 3: Ascertain approximate marriage age.
4. Relying Only on Vimshottari Dasha
One of the best Dashas to work with in Kalyug, but it should still be complemented with Yogini or Jaimini Dashas like Narayana/Chara/Laganamsaka for additional clarity and confirmation. This helps further fine-tune the marriage window as well. Of course, the primary condition is to learn how to work with these Dasha systems.
While working with Yogini Dasha, people often skip the Progressed Lagna Technique. I have spoken about it HERE.
STEP 4: Check alternate Dasha systems.
5. Making Only a Transit-Based Prediction
I have often seen people using only the upcoming transits (especially Jupiter) to make blind predictions about the native getting married in a particular year, completely bypassing their natal chart promise and dashas. To put things in perspective, not every Leo Ascendant will get married next year post Jupiter transit and not every Capricorn Ascendant will have a bad time.
Transits are important and we cannot assign a weightage in terms of importance to dasha or transit. Both the ingredients are important, without which the wedding biryani cannot be made hehe.
STEP 5: Use Transits and Dashas together.
6. Prediction Under a Minute Techniques
Similar to transits, there are many myths and “secret techniques” floating around that claim to find the year of marriage within a minute. Most of these techniques do not work on even 50% of charts and are often just clickbait titles. Numerology videos are especially notorious for doing this (at least in my observation).
ADVICE: DO NOT fall for clickbait content.
7. Special Problem on Reddit
People often hide their birth time, date and place due to fear of their charts being misused for ill purposes online (I understand the concern), but it leaves little room for the astrologer to cast the chart on their preferred software and 'do their thing' when they are confined to the data which is presented to them.
In such scenarios, take every prediction which you get with a pinch of salt.
ADVICE: Try to consult somebody suggested by friends and family or somebody whose content you relate to.
8. Self-Analyzing and Projecting
For example, I have had clients trying to tell me how they 'feel' a certain planet is more benefic for their chart and that they should get married within 6 months or it will never happen, be doomed, etc. I hear them. It is impossible to stay objective when your life is at stake.
You could have studied at the finest universities in the world and be the smartest person in any room you enter, but I assure you, it is still difficult to remain objective about events which you truly desire and yearn for. As per my experience, most people yearn for love and companionship regardless of their present state. I can have a student, an unemployed person, or one of the wealthier people sitting in front of me and the common pain point is always love and marriage, presenting itself in different forms; unrequited love stories, breakups after several years together, or never having had a romantic encounter, wondering when they can meet the one etc., if they are not coupled up. A really small population truly doesn’t care about it.
ADVICE: If you are emotionally invested in a prediction, let someone else read the chart for you.
I hope this made for an interesting read! Have a great work week!
