For using the Āyana-Horā, we have a special horā chart called समसप्तक samasaptaka literally meaning neutral-seventh where the 7th bhāva is a projection of the self (lagna). We have seen earlier that the Āyana horā has to do with the latitudinal movement of the Sun which divides the bha-chakra into two halves alone Cancer-Capricorn axis. The lower half from Cancer to Sagittarius is the realm of the Sun (horā) called dakṣiṇa āyana and the upper half from Capricorn to Gemini is the realm of the Moon (horā) called uttara āyana. We call this the D2-A (from Āyana) horā chart to distinguish it from D2-S (from Somanāth) and D2-P (from Parivṛtti).
This horā chart written as D2-A considers the placement of the planet in the ‘sun’ or ‘moon’ horā of a sign and accordingly maps them to the two halves – uttara āyana if placed in moon horā and dakṣiṇa āyana if placed in sun horā. Accordingly we place the planet either in the same sign, if the sign is in the correct āyana or we move it to the opposite sign if the sign is in the wrong āyana. As an example consider the first horā of Aries 0°-15° which is ruled by the sun and must map into dakṣiṇa āyana. Aries is in the uttara āyana and therefore, a planet placed in the first horā of Aries must be shifted to Libra (opposite sign) to confirm to the āyana.
The greatest advantage of the D2-A horā chakra is that it takes into account the dictum for Śrī that ‘if a planet is exalted or debilitated, then it shall give Śrī (prosperity, well-being etc.) Śrī is the śaktī of Nārāyaṇa and these and other dictum associated with Śrī like Śrī Lagna, bhāgya etc., are honoured by this D2-A horā chart.
Table 8: Samasaptaka Horā
Rāśi
|
Rāśi
|
1st Horā
|
2nd Horā
|
Aries
|
Libra
|
Su
|
Libra
|
Mo
|
Aries
|
Taurus
|
Scorpio
|
Mo
|
Taurus
|
Su
|
Scorpio
|
Gemini
|
Sagittarius
|
Su
|
Sagittarius
|
Mo
|
Gemini
|
Cancer
|
Capricorn
|
Mo
|
Capricorn
|
Su
|
Cancer
|
Leo
|
Aquarius
|
Su
|
Leo
|
Mo
|
Aquarius
|
Virgo
|
Pisces
|
Mo
|
Pisces
|
Su
|
Virgo
|
Opposite Signs
- Opposite signs are considered as part of a dual whole. The horā mapping is identical for opposite signs. For example for Aries and Libra, the first horā is Libra and second horā is Aries.
- This principle of similarity between opposite signs is used in Nārāyaṇa daśā and other rāśi daśā where we determine the starting sign from the stronger between the 1st and 7th houses.
- The spouse is considered ‘ardhāñgin’ or half-body. Normally men refer to their wife as the ‘better half’. The concept of the two as halves of one ‘marriage’ is ingrained in the society and becomes saṁskāra.
Previously we had studied D2-S (Somanāth Horā) where the concept of Vasudaiva Kuṭumbakkaṁ as one world family was considered. However in the Samasaptaka Horā we examine all personal relationships within the family.
Rath Marriage(s) Rule
The name ‘Rath’ is being used to honour my late grandfather Pt. Jagannāth Rath as well as to clearly distinguish what is specifically from our tradition. Our tradition from Jagannāth Puri was the only one which had a very definite method of determining subsequent spouse(s) following separation or dissolution of the first marriage. Presently this has been accepted by all vedic astrologers and is very popular due to its superb accuracy. It is not as if this method was unknown to India but with time and lack of practise, these secrets may have died in other traditions.
We have already noted that Samasaptaka Horā is for ‘Śrī’ the constant consort of Nārāyaṇa, which is an important part of the second house. It defines ones family, family values and everything connected with immediate family starting with husband or wife. Even in the navāṁśa we examine the second house for external people straying into the marriage, with such relationships which can break the family. Bear one point always in mind – two souls stay married so long as they maintain the same āyana. Differences in conjugal relationship crops up with time as their āyana changes. So long as they can understand this and have developed that level of maturity and tolerance to allow for this, the marriage continues, else it breaks down.
Aries Lagna |
1st Horā |
2nd Horā |
Marriage |
House |
1H |
Aries |
Libra |
Aries |
First |
7th |
2H |
Taurus |
Taurus |
Scorpio |
Second |
2nd |
3H |
Gemini |
Sagittarius |
Gemini |
Third |
9th |
4H |
Cancer |
Capricorn |
Cancer |
Fourth |
4th |
5H |
Leo |
Leo |
Aquarius |
Fifth |
11th |
6H |
Virgo |
Pisces |
Virgo |
Sixth |
6th |
7H |
Libra |
Libra |
Aries |
Seventh |
1st |
8H |
Scorpio |
Taurus |
Scorpio |
Eighth |
8th |
9H |
Sagittarius |
Sagittarius |
Gemini |
Ninth |
3rd |
10H |
Capricorn |
Capricorn |
Cancer |
Tenth |
10th |
11H |
Aquarius |
Leo |
Aquarius |
Eleventh |
5th |
12H |
Pisces |
Pisces |
Virgo |
Twelfth |
12th |
In order to determine the marriage houses for Kālapuruṣa (Aries Lagna), we list the first horā in the order of houses and subsequently list the second horā as per the Samasaptaka horā scheme.
- For Aries Lagna at first degree, the first horā is in Libra. Therefore, the first marriage or Śrī shall be seen from Libra.
- The second house, in order from Aries is Taurus and the first horā of Taurus is in Taurus itself. Therefore the second marriage of Aries Lagna is in the 2nd house in Taurus.
- The third house from Aries lagna is Gemini and the first horā is Sagittarius. Therefore the 3rd marriage is seen from Sagittarius, the 9th house.
- The fourth house is Cancer, and in moving from Gemini to Cancer we have crossed the āyana-dividing line. We need to ignore the first horā and shift to the second horā for all subsequent signs. The second horā of Cancer is Cancer itself. Therefore the 4th marriage of Aries lagna is seen from Cancer, the 4th house.
- In this manner we continue using the 2nd horā to determine the signs for subsequent marriages from the 5th marriage (5th house Leo, 2nd horā Aquarius) till the 9th marriage (9th house Sagittarius, 2nd horā Gemini).
- Thereafter the āyana again changes as we move from Sagittarius to Capricorn. We are required to shift back to the first horā for marriage determination. The tenth house is Capricorn and the 1st horā is the 10th house Capricorn which determines the 10th marriage.
- Continuing to use the 1st horā for the last two houses we get the 11th marriage in the 5th sign Leo and 12th marriage in 12th sign Pisces. Results of each marriage and sign/house is tabulated for ready reference below.
From the above table we derive the following rule.
Rath Marriage(s) Rule: The first marriage is seen in the 7th house of the chart and every subsequent marriage is seen in the 8th house reckoned from it.
Rider (1): The marriage rule is also applicable to partnerships and relationships of mutual dependence of every kind from the relevant divisional chart
Rider (2): This rule envisages moving from one relationship to another, which may overlap at times. Bigamous or simultaneous multiple relationships which are seen from the same sign (affliction or conjunctions).
Venus is the significator of relationships and this is the first planet we study in the D2-A horā chart. Venus must be strong and unafflicted by malefic planets. If Venus associates with the 8th house, it can show renunciation of marriage.
The 7th and 8th houses are examined for quality and length of marriage respectively. We are not studying marriage per se, but the pivotal role of marriage in family building and society participation.
In the D2-A Chart, engagements cannot be ignored as they are the first step to marriage. While the navāṁśa (D9), being a dharma-aṁśa, is strict about tying the nuptial bond i.e. marriage itself, this chart does take into account engagements as well. Therefore the numbers that we place for the marriages/engagements in the D2A chart may not match with the same numbers in the navāṁśa chart.
What we are examining in this chart is not the person in marriage, but the quality of the marriage and more important, own mother (and family) with respect to each marriage (or engagement).
- Mother is indicated by the 4th house and its lord; Significator Moon
- Family is indicated by the 2nd house and its lord; Significators Moon (mother), Sun (father), Jupiter (children from previous marriages), Mercury (relatives)
Illustration: Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor was married eight times to seven husbands not withstanding her many romances outside her marriages. We cannot account for all the romances as they did not lead to engagements.
Significator Venus
- Venus is debilitated indicating a sorry state of affairs as it shows inability to ‘give the heart’ to any (one) person. Such people are constantly seeking the perfect love. A lady can get very distressed as Virgo being a perfectionist requires that she marry someone as good as god! Ideally such people should become deva-dāsī, but in the modern world this is looked down on and they continue to suffer in human relationships. They are quick to find flaws and faults in spouse, a Venus perfectionist, trying constantly to make them perfect like the gods of their dreams.
- HL (Horā Lagna) conjoins Venus – requires that spouse must be wealthy
- Pisces is the 7th house from Venus having the nodes Rāhu and Ketu together indicating multiple marriages and relationships as the doors (7th bhāva) of Venus are open to many and in a void. Meeting of the nodes indicates mokṣa and such a person, if guided properly can have ‘marriage with god’ and become a nun or monk. If misguided, then there are multiple relationships followed by much pain.
- Lord of 7th house from Venus: This is the guide as it lords the 7th house from Venus and leads the native to the spouse. Jupiter is exalted retrograde (debilitated!) confirming one who is misguided and misjudges. Jupiter is retrograde indicating one who does not give up but shall try and try and try again until the last breath.
- Eighth house from Venus: It is the bonding factor in marriages and shows what we do to make marriages last. Aries is the 8th house which is not a very healthy sign as it is lorded by Mars, the celibate warrior. Ah! Moon is in the 8th house in maraṇa kāraka sthāna which is specifically called ‘chandrāṣṭama doṣa’ and marked as a major flaw in any chart. Mother and family will not promote long marriages. Even if they think they are trying to help, they will actually end up demolishing the relationships.
- Eighth Lord from Venus: This planet gives the term for the marriage(s) and Mars is also the lagneśa indicating someone who will at least try to make the marriage work. Mars is conjoined the Sun, another agni planet and is in a battle with Mercury in the 12th sign (renounce, reject) from Venus. A little show of temper (Mars), the slightest sign of ego (Sun) and any verbal duel (afflicted Mercury) will result in the marriage collapsing.
① Taurus: Initial Engagements | about 6 months each
[Venus + Rāhu dṛṣṭi] Liz Taylor was engaged to marry famous American football halfback Glenn Davis. The 7th house is Taurus with the Moon in the 12th sign from it indicating a secret enemy (mother or family). The 7th lord Venus in debility is aspected by the nodes confirming something very wrong. Until after the engagement broke Glenn Davis did not know that Taylor’s mother had encouraged it only to build publicity for her daughter’s movie career. It is not as if Liz Taylor also did not know about her mother’s machinations – she was a part of it and played her role very well being a natural born actress.
[Venus debilitated] According to her own handwritten letters (which were set to be auctioned soon after Taylor’s death), William Pawley Jr. was Elizabeth Taylor’s first true love. They met in Florida in March of 1949 (Saturn daśā Mercury antardaśā) when Taylor was vacationing there with her parents and was ‘technically engaged to marry Glenn Davis’. William Pawley Jr. was the son of a wealthy American ambassador to Peru. He was 28 when he met the 17-year-old Elizabeth Taylor in Florida and became her first fiancé. The couple’s relationship was a dramatic story that tantalized Hollywood at the early height of Taylor’s fame.
Taylor wrote to Pawley that “Glenn and I made an arrangement just to go to special events together where there are a lot of nosy reporters… like the Academy Awards.” Of course she did make the right statements to Pawley “I want our hearts to belong to each other throughout eternity.” And “eternity” lasted just six months! Pawley was her first true love and when they split up in the fall of 1949, she wrote about the diamond engagement ring he had sent her. “I have the ring on now. It is sparking so beautifully in the sunshine. I suppose this will be the last time I have it on – for a while, at least – take good care of it, Darling – for my heart is embedded right there in the center of it.” Venus debilitated influenced by Rāhu gave her the first two engagements which clearly show what is to follow.
[Venus + Ketu dṛṣṭi] Howard Hughes, one of the greatest Americans in history, promised Taylor’s parents that if they would encourage her to marry him, the enormously wealthy aviator (movie) industrialist and film producer would finance a movie studio for her; Sara Taylor (mother agreed), but Liz Taylor refused. In the competition between Ketu and Mars for control of Scorpio, Ketu is weaker while Mars gets digbala and is with two other planets including Mercury.
For every marriage/engagement, examine the 2nd house from it for sustenance of the relationship.
Gemini is too weak and its lord Mercury is with the agni graha – Mars and Sun indicating that these will end soon.
② Sagittarius: First Marriage Conrad Hilton | 9 months (May 6, 1950 – January 29, 1951)
Liz Taylor wanted to escape her mother (who was pestering her to consider Howard Hughes) and conveniently believed that she was in love with the young hotel heir “Nicky”. MGM staff designed Taylor’s wedding dress and honeymoon outfits. In nine months Liz Taylor felt that Hilton’s “gambling, drinking, and abusive behaviour” horrified her and her parents (particularly mother who was still considering Howard Hughes). She blamed this behaviour as the cause of a miscarriage, and ended the marriage in divorce after nine months. Moon in 5th house from Sagittarius did give a pregnancy but Mars, Mercury and Sun in tenth house destroyed it.
Saturn is in Capricorn (alcohol, weaknesses), the sustenance house
Hughes Second Attempt: Because the dispositor of Ketu (Jupiter) is retrograde, Howard would try again after her first marriage failed in nine months, to be turned down a second time. I consider this the biggest mistake (Ketu) Liz Taylor made. Ketu is always ignored only to one’s own discomfort and loss.
③ Cancer: Michael Wilding | 5 years (Feb 21, 1952 – Jan 26, 1957)
Cancer is ruled by the Moon indicating strong support by family and mother. As such it shows caring, good home life and children (moon rules pregnancy). Saturn can indicate an older, more responsible person or a diseased one. Michael Wilding was 20 years older than Taylor and suffered from lifelong epilepsy. He comforted her after her break with Hilton. Their marriage lasted 5 years and they had two sons – Michael Howard Wilding (1953) and Christopher Edward Wilding (1955).
After their divorce Taylor admitted “I gave him rather a rough time, sort of henpecked him and probably wasn’t mature enough for him.” Cancer being in the 12th house from lagneśa Mars indicates one who will be punished by her based on inimical houses for graha[1].
④ Aquarius: Michael Todd | 1 year (Feb 2, 1957 – Mar 22, 1958)
This sign is also ruled by Saturn indicating age difference and Mike Todd (47) was almost double her age (24) when they married. Mike’s first wife Bertha Freshman had died barely one week after he filed for divorce and second wife actress Joan Blondell got a divorce when she claimed he held her out of a window by her ankles! Mike Todd and Liz Taylor had a daughter, Elizabeth Frances (Liza) Todd, (b. Aug 6, 1957). Todd died after his private plane, Lucky Liz, crashed near Grants, New Mexico ending Taylor’s only marriage not to result in divorce. Although their relationship was tumultuous, she later called him one of the three loves of her life, along with Burton and jewellery. Rāhu, the co-lord of Aquarius is in the fifth house. It is aspected by the Moon (rāśi dṛṣṭi) giving them a child but is also in the bādhaka rāśi from Moon besides being in 6th house from Venus.
⑤ Virgo: Eddie Fisher | 5 years (May 12, 1959 – Mar 6, 1964)
Eddie Fisher was Mike Todd’s best friend who consoled Taylor after Todd’s death. The consolation ended up in bed even while Fisher was still married to Debbie Reynolds, causing a scandal. Taylor outraged columnist Hopper by telling her, “Well, Mike is dead and I’m alive…What do you expect me to do? Sleep alone?” Later they married but did not have any children (Moon in 8th house). Mercury indicates a friend becoming spouse.
⑥ Aries: Richard Burton | 10 years (Mar 15, 1964 – Jun 26, 1974)
In 1961, while working on the movie Cleopatra, Elizabeth and Richard fell in love. They were both married to others at the time. Aries is a royal sign and it has the Moon, the most important planet in D2 chart promising high emotional attachment. The Vatican condemned Burton and Taylor’s affair as “erotic vagrancy”. Taylor wanted to focus on her marriage rather than her career, and gained weight in an unsuccessful attempt to not receive film roles. Elizabeth and Richard adopted Maria, a girl from Germany in late 1964 in Jupiter daśā Mercury antardaśā. Mercury is in the fifth house (from Aries) and is with Mars (Aries Lord) and Sun (5th lord). Richard’s drinking and the combative nature of their volatile marriage were the main reasons the passionate marriages of Elizabeth and Richard ended. Last time Elizabeth saw alcohol problems from spouse was with Conrad Hilton (First Marriage, Sagittarius – another fire trine). This was the longest marriage as the sign is supported by both Sun and Moon. But Venus as 2nd lord is in debility in the 6th house telling us the real reason for the separation as the alcohol induced infertility of Richard Burton.
⑦ Scorpio: Richard Burton | 1 Year (Oct 10, 1975 – Jul 29, 1976)
It is believed that Richard fought it back after his divorce with Liz Taylor. Sixteen months after divorcing—Burton said, “You can’t keep clapping a couple of sticks [of dynamite] together without expecting them to blow up”. They remarried in a private ceremony in Kasane, Botswana, but soon separated and re-divorced in 1976 at Haiti. Interesting to note that both signs are ruled by Mars indicating the possibility of remarriage with the same spouse. The second time the marriage is sustained by an exalted retrograde (debilitated!) Jupiter, which means as good as nothing.
⑧ Gemini: John Warner | 6 years (Dec 4, 1976 – Nov 7, 1982)
As with Burton, Taylor sought to be known as the wife of her husband, a Republican United States Senator from Virginia. Unhappy with her life in Washington, she became depressed and entered the Betty Ford Clinic.
⑨ Capricorn: Larry Fortensky | 5 years (Oct 6, 1991 – Oct 31, 1996)
Taylor met Fortensky when they were both in rehab for drugs and alcohol addiction at California’s Betty Ford Clinic. They married at the Neverland Ranch in 1991, when he was 39 and she was 59. Capricorn shows the construction worker with Saturn in Sasa Mahāpuruṣa yoga. Larry never ever spoke about his marriage or about Liz Taylor. While she loved many, there was at least one man who truly loved her.
Jupiter, the kāraka for husband, shows the point of satisfaction beyond which a woman normally does not go. It can mark the end of further marriages. Jupiter is exalted retrograde in the 7th house (Cn) and would give the results of the opposite sign thereby marking Capricorn as the end of the cycle of marriages.
D2-A Horā Lessons
Āyana Bhāva
The case of Elizabeth Taylor was an extreme one where Venus the significator and the 7th and 8th from it were severely afflicted by very mutually inimical planets (Rāhu & Moon respectively). Similarly the 7th and 8th lords from lagna were also afflicted.
The 7th lord from lagna the āyana (directions) the marriage will lead to. If the 7th lord is ill placed in a duṣthāna (6th, 8th or 12th house) then the marriage activates would be indicated by Saturn, the significator of duṣthāna which can lead to sorrow, renunciation or brahmacārya or such experiences. Brahmacārya envisages abstinence from sexual activity and is the path indicated by Saturn as Brahma is his devatā. Similarly, from the house placement of the 7th lord we can determine other paths based on the devatā of the kāraka for the concerned bhāva where it is placed in the samasaptaka horā chart.
7th lord in |
Kāraka |
Devatā |
Gati |
Lagna |
Sun |
Agni |
Śiva, Śaiva |
4th (Sukha) |
Moon |
Jala |
Durgā, śākta |
7th (Dārā) |
Venus |
Indrānī |
Lakṣmī |
10 (Karma) |
Mercury |
Viṣṇu |
Vaiṣṇava |
2, 5, 9, 11 (Dhana) |
Jupiter |
Indra |
|
3 (Parākrama) |
Mars |
Skanda |
|
6, 8, 12 (Duṣthāna) |
Saturn |
Brahma |
Brahmacārya |
In this line of thinking, the lord of the duṣthāna (6th, 8th or 12th lords) placed in the 7th house may lead to renunciation of marriage, especially the 12th lord. Similarly the 7th lord in a duṣthāna is not conducive to staying married, especially the 12th house of renunciation. The native, even if married, prefers the spiritual path of brahmacārya instead of conjugal bliss in sexual unions.
Sva and Guru
The Sun is the strongest significator of spirituality in the chart, as it signifies the soul itself while the Moon shows the partner or the path in life. In this life is viewed as a journey in darkness with the moonlight guiding the mind. The Sun signifies the self and the Moon signifies the Guru. The extent to moonlight signifies the power of the guru to guide the mind. For this reason, the worship of all world teachers, called Guru’s, is not in their birth date or janma tithi, but instead in those pūrṇimā (full moons) that show their enlightenment or the path they signify. To worship a true Guru on his birthdate (janma tithi) is the most foolish thing to do. In fact as Kali yuga progresses, people will steer towards worshipping the Guru in their janma tithi instead of the pūrṇimā that gives complete light on their path. One of the primary purpose of Śrī Chaitanya avatāra is to offset this problem by appearing (birth) on Gaura pūrṇimā which is phālguṇa pūrṇimā. Then the janma tithi and enlightenment are both related to phālguṇa pūrṇimā and the possibility of error is offset.
If sva (self) is indicated by the Sun which is the significator of the lagna, then the true self is pure light as represented by the Sun. During the day, this light is so strong that it envelopes the sky and the stars and path (of Moon) are hidden from view. This experience is called ahaṁkāra (ego domination) where all that the native of ignorance can see is his own self and all that he wants (Sun has primary aspect on 7th house of desires). The adi-devatā of Sun is Agni and worship of agni strengthens the soul by burning away the layers of sin that cause ahaṁkāra to dominate the consciousness. The objective is to finally burn away all the sin so that what remains is a ‘pure unsullied soul’. This is signified by the pratyādi devatā of Sun – Śiva (the auspicious objective of the soul). In this manner study the adi devatā and pratyādi devatā of the planets.
Amā and pūrṇa gaṇḍānta
The word गण्ड (gaṇḍa) as used in gaṇḍānta or gaṇḍa (10th) yoga means
- (a) a cheek or the whole face including the temples;
- (b) in the negative it can mean a boil, bubble, pimple or goitre of the neck;
- (c) joint (between bones)
- (d) temporary storage (like bladder before excretion)
- (e) the best – as in gaṇḍaka (rhinoceros having survived so many millions of years) or gānḍiva (Arjuna’s bow received from Śiva à Soma à Varuṇa à Agni à Arjuna), gaṇḍīra (hero) etc.
It is obvious that gaṇḍa is not a bad word and instead implies something very good, or the best as well. Among the astrological yoga (pañcāṅga), it is the 10th yoga which maps into Anurādhā nakṣatra and shows great love for Kṛṣṇa.
However, gaṇḍānta means the ‘anta’ (ending) of the gaṇḍa (hero, best) – which is very inauspicious as something which is so good is coming to an end. There are two gaṇḍānta in the tithi and these are at the junction of the two pakṣa. The junction between kṛṣṇa pakṣa (ending) and śukla pakṣa starting is called amānta gaṇḍānta as it refers to the ending of amāvāsya whereas the junction between śukla pakṣa (ending) and kṛṣṇa pakṣa (starting) is called pūrṇānta gaṇḍānta as it refers to the ending of pūrṇimā tithi. The amānta gaṇḍānta symbolises the extreme power of Rāhu while the pūrṇānta gaṇḍānta symbolises the extreme power of Ketu. It is at these points that the full power of the Pitṛs and Devas respectively, are seen. The pitṛs exercise their power to take us out of the hellish worlds (narka) symbolised by amāvāsya whereas the devas deliver us to the higher lokas (especially satya loka) symbolised by pūrṇimā. Therefore, both are benevolent functions – one is a push or ejection from evil or end of suffering and the other is a pull to higher realms or delivery to happiness – that’s the only difference. In this we see the functioning of the two deities of the horā.
Perfect Guru: Śrī Ramakrishna

Samasaptaka Horā of Thakur Ramakrishna has Leo rising with the Sun in it indicating that the path to Śiva is perfected (personal path). However, we also notice the 12th lord Moon is in the 7th house which is a combination encouraging brahmacārya (celibacy) even in marriage.
The śaktī of the spouse which guides the spiritual path is in the 7th house and is indicated by the Moon-Mercury combination which is either (a) Sāradā or (b) Tripura Sundarī or both. It is interesting that his spouse was Śrī Sāradā Devī and he worshipped her as an incarnation of Tripura Sundarī, the establisher of lineage.
The 7th house has two lords – Saturn going to the 3rd house would show Skanda (Mars, Kāraka) and this gives the krīṁ bīja which is also the Kālikā bīja. In fact this is likely to be Kali (Kālikā bīja) which is the feminine form for the 3rd house. Rāhu the co-lord is in the 10th house (Viṣṇu). Thakur performed severe penance for Radha-Kṛṣṇa.
In addition note that the lagna is influenced by the Sun and Moon forming a full moon (pūrṇimā) yoga. Although Venus is well placed in exaltation, the 7th lord from it Mercury is in the 12th house while Saturn exalts in the 8th house pushing for brahmacārya and we know this to be the krīṁ bīja of Kālikā. This chart is simply astounding with so many planets in own sign (Sun, Jupiter) or exaltation (Venus, Saturn, Rāhu), the Moon is also giving results like a full moon.
Venus in the 2nd or 8th is good for saṅnyāsa and brahmacārya. However Thakur Ramakrishna did marry as Mercury (7th lord from Venus) is in 7th house from lagna but he maintained perfect celibacy even in marriage as it is in maraṇa kāraka sthāna besides 12th lord Moon is in 7th house.
The Lagna has Sun having the dṛṣṭi of Jupiter and Moon – all sattva guṇa planets. The only rajas dṛṣṭi is that of Mercury which is also controlled by the Moon and is weak in maraṇa sthāna.
Śrī Aurobindo

Śrī Aurobindo also has Venus in the 2nd house and the 7th lord from it Saturn is in Gemini in 12th house, while Rāhu, the co-lord is in debility in Scorpio. The 7th from lagna has Mars in exaltation showing the form of Bagalamukhi śaktī (spouse Mrinalini Devī) while the 7th lord Saturn is in the 12th house confirming his brahmacārya (celibacy). From Venus, the 7th lord Saturn is in the 12th house from lagna for celibacy while the 8th lord Jupiter is in 12th house from Venus showing very little desire (see Ramakrishna) to keep any marriage from the view-point of Venus.
Manomohan Gangopadhyaya (Shruti-Smriti, Part 1, (1927), p 13)
In 1909, after his acquittal, I once invited Sri Aurobindo for lunch….
We discussed whether one can maintain brahmacharya after marriage. I was of the opinion that one can’t. He was explaining how it was in fact possible. I was curious to know whether Sri Aurobindo himself maintained it but could not muster the courage to ask him. After a while he told me, “I can see what is in your mind. You are eager to know whether I have sexual relations with my wife or not. I don’t,” he declared. “I have been able to maintain my brahmacharya even after marriage.”
The lagna has Jupiter (sattva) with the graha dṛṣṭi of Mars (tamas) and rāśi dṛṣṭi of Sun (sattva) with Venus (rajas). Venus is the 8th house is very weak to exert much influence and the only negative dṛṣṭi of Mars was overcome during the Nārāyaṇa daśā of Scorpio when Aurobindo went to prison to serve a false accusation of bombing (terrorist). There he saw the vision of Kṛṣṇa and after having overcome this dṛṣṭi through experience of karma, only the sattva guṇa of Jupiter and Sun remained to manifest.
Coming to the personal path, it is indicated by lagneśa Saturn in 6th house of brahmacārya (Yoga) and is also forming the sani-chandra yoga with the Moon which also promises brahmacārya.
Perfect Śiṣya: Swami Vivekananda

Normally when Venus and Mercury conjoin and samasaptaka horā lagna is a sign of Mercury (instead of Venus or others supporting Venus), then in every likelihood, the native will take saṅnyāsa. Other factors like a strong Sun must support this path. Swami Vivekananda has Gemini rising with lagneśa Mercury conjoining Venus in 2nd house, without other planets.
Like Śrī Ramakrishna, he has Sun in lagna with Jupiter in the 5th house. The planets Jupiter and Sun show the temple – or a person who is like a temple. It is called ‘Gopāla Yoga’ and carries the power of Śrī Kṛṣṇa through the gopāla mantra [gopijana vallabhāya svāhā] having the yuga-saṅtāraṅa śaktī. The Lagna is aspected by the Moon (rāśi dṛṣṭi), has Sun and Jupiter (graha dṛṣṭi) – all sattva guṇa planets. Just as Thakur Ramakrishna symbolises the perfect guru, so also Swami Vivekananda symbolises the perfect śiṣya. It is a separate issue that this śiṣya will also become a perfect guru later but in the karma history, Swami Vivekananda spent his life passing on the message of his guru through the Ramakrishna Mission. This is how the world will always remember him and this is due to the Mercurial sign Gemini rising in the D2-A horā showing his life path as the perfect śiṣya. Readers may note how we have been examining the conjunction and dṛṣṭi of planets to determine the predominant guṇa as sattva, rajas or tamas.
Why did Swamiji not marry at all nor have any relationship? Besides the yoga we mentioned for saṅnyāsa, we need to examine the 7th lord, which is Jupiter and placed in the 5th house it is likely to give marriage. However, it is closely conjoined Mars, the 6th lord of celibacy. In this tussle between Jupiter and Mars for marriage or celibacy, Mars emerges the victor as the nodes Rāhu and Ketu conjoin in Scorpio, the 6th house (celibacy) to throw their weight behind Mars. Once when Swamiji had unclean thoughts about relationship, he punished the mind by sitting on a bucket of red-hot charcoal until his buttocks were burnt. The healing took time and such thoughts never appeared. He used the fire of Mars to overcome the desire of the 7th lord once and for all. The 6th lord is the best friend of the brahmacārya (celibates).
Personal path of Swami Vivekananda is indicated by the lagneśa Mercury with Venus where Mercury is far stronger and denies marriage leading to saṅnyāsa. Jupiter the significator of this house shows his life path as one following the Guru and Jupiter in the 5th house shows that this will take the form of a mantra –
ॐ ह्रीं नमो भगवते रामकृष्णाय
om hrīṁ namo bhagavate rāmakṛṣṇāya
Srila Prabhupada

Just like Swami Vivekananda we have the lagna in Gemini with the lagneśa conjoining Venus promising saṅnyāsa. However Mercury is debilitated and Venus is exalted indicating that unless Mercury gains strength, Venus will dominate and as Abhay Charan De, he married had a wife, children and led a householders life. The 7th lord is not linked to the 6th lord showing that he was not celibate in marriage and produced children. However, the 7th lord Jupiter is conjoined the nodes (Rāhu and Ketu) in Leo indicating that at some stage this will feel like death due to the guru-caṇḍāla yoga. Further Rāhu has a parivartana yoga with the Sun bringing the Sun light into Jupiter after the parivartana starts to function. Parivartana means radical change and after Prabhupada renounced this yoga started functioning bringing the Sun+Jupiter into effect in Leo with Ketu and Prabhupada build many temples of Kṛṣṇa throughout the world.
The trigger for the parivartana was the saṅnyāsa which happened in his 64th year (age 63). With this parivartana, Venus became weak and he renounced family life, wife, home and wealth and went on to become the perfect śiṣya preaching the Vaiṣṇava gospel.
The life path and saṅnyāsa are seen from the lagneśa in the 10th house and Mercury as vaiṣṇava (Viṣṇu).
[1] Śatru sambandha: Sun, Jupiter treat the sixth house as enemy and so do Saturn and Rāhu; Moon, Mars and Ketu treat 12
th house as enemy; Mercury treats 3
rd house as enemy while Venus is inimical to 4
th house.