In Astrology, longevity cum death is judged from the eighth house and its lord in a natal chart as also the eighth house counted from the eighth house i.e. the third house in a natal chart. The twelfth house counted from the eighth house i.e. the seventh house signified the loss of longevity and so also the twelfth house from the third house i.e. the second house. Therefore, the second and the seventh houses are designated as significators of death. Of the two, the malefic influence of the second house and its lord is more than that of the seventh house and its lord. Therefore, the second house and its lord are termed as chief significators of death or “Primary Maraka” while the seventh house and its lord are designated as “Secondary Maraka”. The astrological explanation for this is that the seventh house being the detrimental place of the Ascendant signifies decay of body while the second house for the same reason signifies decay of longevity. Therefore, a native born in a higher longevity range can continue even with a decaying and physically incapable body but a native born in a lower longevity range can face death with an otherwise sound health. Such examples are very common in our daily life. The astrological explanation for this is furnished below: -
In ancient scripts, it is said that the one of the factors
influencing human longevity is the mode of living. Following pious i.e. Sattwik
mode of living increases longevity while excessive material enjoyments reduce
vitality of life resulting in death. In Astrology, Venus is the significator of
material enjoyments which owns the signs Taurus and Libra which are
respectively the second and the seventh sign of the Zodiac. The second house in
a natal chart signifies accumulated wealth, ornaments, face and all its
functions and the seventh house signifies lust, spouse, partner, environment
etc. Taurus is fixed earthy sign of Rajas nature and Libra the cardinal airy
sign of Tamas nature. Taurus is the negative or passive sign of Venus while
Libra is its positive and active sign. Therefore, Venus of Taurus signifies
self-centered material enjoyments while in Libra its desire for material
enjoyment is much refined and involved with the environment but since both the
signs signify material enjoyments and sensual pleasures, therefore both are
damaging for longevity i.e. significator of death. In the solar system also,
one of the chief enemies for the Sun, the origin of creation is Venus because
Sun belongs to the creative group and Venus to the destructive group. Venus
brings in death in guise of apparent pleasures. Consequently, in the Zodiac
Taurus and Libra as well as their lord Venus are treated as significator of
death. In accordance with this, the second and the seventh houses as also their
lords in a natal chart are considered as Marakas for a native. Again,
comparatively Taurus being the negative sign of Venus has the degree of
destructivity much more than that of Libra together with lack of refined
nature. On the contrary, Libra being the positive sign of Venus of airy nature
has the refined characteristics and maintains good relation with environment.
From material view point, financial strength is considered
as the most powerful in the present era. A sound financial capacity can bring
all sorts of material enjoyments and power to a native. But as it is said, too
much of anything brings destruction. Therefore, material enjoyments including
sensual pleasures and influence over the environment earned in lieu of money
ultimately invite destruction and death. Therefore, of the two maraka places
viz. the second and the seventh houses in a natal chart, the second house is
more destructive. Again, the second house signifies face and its functions viz.
intaking of food and delivery of speeches. Therefore, intaking of harmful food
in quality and quantity and delivery of unpleasing words to others creating
enemy result in huge loses and ultimately death. Moreover, the second house
signifying accumulated wealth is likely to create many enemies and causes huge
loss and ultimately death. Therefore, viewed in total, it may be said that the
malefic nature of the second house and its lord is more than that of the
seventh house and its lord. As such, the second house is termed as primary
maraka and the seventh house the secondary one.
Further in Astrology, a word “Karmayu” is used to signify
the life span which a native has to pass through till the completion of the
deeds the native has to perform in the present birth even if the native crosses
over the life span calculated mathematically according to Astrology. In a natal
chart, work is judged from the tenth house which in the zodiac is the tenth
sign Capricorn, cardinal earthy sign of Tamas nature, the negative field of the
ruler Saturn. The success of job is judged from the eleventh house counted from
the tenth house i.e. the eighth house of the natal chart which is again the
house of longevity cum death. In the Zodiac, it is the sign Scorpio. Since
Saturn signifies hermits and servants, therefore by virtue of devoted
activities without any personal desires increase longevity. Again, the fifth
house counted from the tenth house is the second house while the tenth house
counted from the tenth house i.e. the seventh house signifies the highest
expression of activities which means these two are respectively the primary and
the secondary Maraka places for the natal chart. In the Zodiac, the lords of
the corresponding two signs viz. Taurus and Libra is Venus which is an intimate
friend of Saturn. Therefore, good and devoted activities signified by the tenth
sign Capricorn influence beneficially the two signs Taurus and Libra thereby
reducing their malefic natures. The same argument holds for any natal chart.
In fine, it may therefore be concluded that the second and
the seventh houses and their lords in a natal chart are destructive for a
native of which is the second house is more harmful, but following a pious
living and performing good and devoted activities reduce the Maraka nature of
the two.
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