Last Updated on August 13, 2024 by Tejaswini

If you get a question related to just one house you can do a quick analysis like this,

• First check the house in question.
• And then the trikon 1/9/5 axis from it. The 9^th from any house is its past and the 5^th from any house is its future. 
• And finally the Kendras 1/4/7/10 houses from any house are its pillars.

This much will give you sufficient information that you will be able to answer the question with reasonable confidence.

Eg. a rapid analysis for happiness in marriage.

Open the D1, the basic birth chart and see what you can get from just this one chart.

For the current age the 7^th house is the main house for marriage so first is to determine its power to give auspicious results. (Earlier in a more Dharmic age, the Dharmasthan, 9^th was given equal importance.) 

• The owner of this house, his position, and the influences on him.
• The planets in it and aspecting it, the auspicious or inauspicious influences.
• Always pay attention to the functional malefics for the chart. They are the real sources of trouble even if they are gentle planets, eg Cancer ascendant – Sagittarius is in the 6^th house, it is owned by Jupiter and is his mooltrikon making Jupiter a malefic for Cancer ascendant. Even though he owns the Dharmasthan at 9^th Pisces, the mooltrikon is the dominating influence. Never underestimate the power of the chart specific malefics to cause trouble. If they are directly influencing the 7^th in any way they will reduce the auspiciousness of the marriage.
• Also look for support from the ascendant lord and the Yogkarak planet. Eg For Taurus and Libra ascendants, yogkarak Saturn is overall more auspicious than Jupiter. Sometimes Rahu and Ketu can also function as yogkarak. And any other chart specific benefics who can help the 7^th in any way.

Then check the 3^rd house (ninth house from the 7^th), the sign, the planets occupying it, the owner and the associated influences. All this will give you an idea on the quantum of your past merit / poorvapunya is available for powering the marriage. Also the 3^rd house will give you pointers on the nature of the events, energy, situation, the people around, your personal efforts in this direction etc all that which is subtly pushing you to get married.

• Eg 6^th lord in the 3^rd house, can mean that you might think marriage to be an extra effort for you or want a spouse who is more of a servant rather than an equal partner or think of the prospective spouse as an enemy.
• Eg 10^th lord in the 3^rd can mean that your father is the one who is most active in finding an alliance for you. Or that you want the prospective partner to be from a similar social/ professional etc status as yours.
• Eg Moon in the 3^rd, can mean that you are looking for a prospective alliance through your mother or in the maternal side of your family. Or that your mother is the moving force in getting a marriage alliance for you. Or that your main motivation for getting married is ‘need’ or ‘security’ in some form.
• Eg 3^rd lord in the 11^th can mean that you might marry someone in your friend circle.

Malefic influences on the 3^rd house can also indicate a marriage under false pretences or an inauspicious match. When analysing the 3^rd house do keep its basics in mind. eg it is a typical house (post here) or that the 3^rd is the maran karak sthan for Jupiter so if he is in the 3^rd he may hinder than help in the marriage.

Interestingly the 3^rd is placed seventh from the 9^th house, the house of poorvapunya/ merits. And for a question related to marriage, the 9^th is also analysed to see if your spouse will help you travel the right path of Dharma or not. ie, if you have malefic planets in the 3^rd, your quest for a marriage partner might drain your 9^th house. Or the prospective spouse may not support your Dharmic activities or might cause trouble with the elders in the family etc. And benefic influences on the 3^rd or the 3^rd lord will ensure that you get a marriage partner who is an actual auspicious Dharmapati or Dharmapatni, who will also add to your luck.

Then check the 11^th house. This will give you information on the direction that this marriage will take in the future. Favourable planets, Lagnesh, yogakarak, Kendra or Kona lords in the 11^th indicate an auspicious, long lasting and favourable marriage. Benefics /malefics vary as per the ascendant sign so be careful here.

Remember that the 11^th is a upchay house, ie its results will improve with age if the rest of the chart is supportive and if there are at least some benefic influence on the 11^th house. In case the 11^th has only malefics and is not supported by benefics then this will decrease the auspiciousness of the marriage as time goes by.

The 5^th house opposite to the 11^th is the house of creativity which includes children.  Favourable planets in the 11^th support the birth of auspicious children who then add even more positivity to the marriage. A weak 11^th indicates future unhappiness in the marriage, extramarital affairs, issues related to childbirth, and all the issues connected to the partnership which the drain your personal happiness and become a burden for your soul.

Now to check the material aspects of the question. the kendra houses, the four houses, 1/4/7/10, counted from the house in question. For our marriage question, these are respectively the 7/10/1/4 houses. Kendra counted from the house in question give the physical / material aspects.

• the 7^th house, ie the main house in question, is a summary of the marriage and everything connected to it.. The analysis is the same as what we did above.
• the 10^th house (house counted fourth from the house in question) indicates if you will get all the material things which you need for, during and after the marriage event. This includes the quality of the residence, support from your close family, culture, traditions etc. Use this house to see if your material needs related to the marriage will be satisfied in your life.
• the 1st house (house counted seventh from the house in question) indicates how the partnership between you and your spouse will unfold. Will it be equitable, pleasant, will your business and other sources of income rise to meet the new commitments etc.
• the 4^th house (house counted tenth from the house in question) indicates the material structure, social aspects, support from your family etc connected with the marriage. How you, as a couple/family, are supported by your society, your salary, your profession etc.

This above analysis will take about 15mins of your time and give a reasonably accurate overview of the question asked. This quick analysis can be applied to the birth chart or the transit chart or the prashna chart.