Planet Rahu plays a very imporant role in bringing an intercaste marriage.

Now, as i mentioned earlier that 8 th house plays a major role in unconventional marraige. if 8 th is afflicted by malefics (not only rahu but malefics as per lagna and natural both) and does not get any beneficial effect, its dispositor is afflicted also or holds in his sign any planet which is related with rahu then also this occurs. gain we should not forget ! th house, his lord and aspects of all "inds on him.

#he navamsa here again gains a very major role. $f navamsa also has rahu in the !th or afflicted with rahu or a malefic then also it gets blemished and gives intercast marraige. $ remember a colleague of mine who was wor"ing with me. #he ! th lord jupiter was in % th and % th lord dispositor &ars was badly afflicted with Rahu. 'he had in the ( th house venus in its sign )ibra. 'he had a love marraige recently * she was a maharashtrian + the boy was a christian. ,f course the ! th lord was also afflicted in Navamsa. ,ne point to note. malefic will not hamper his own sign. -or e.ample * it is seen that

when saturn is aspecting his own sign a/uarius 0 capricon which is placed in the ! th then his aspect will not dealy the marraige 0 afflict him. lso, planets of functional nature and as per moon + 1enus should be assessed. Not to forget that 2p*pada lagna if gets afflicted with rahu in rashi, navamsa or its dispositor gets badly afflicted can cause terrible problems in marraige.

#hose are guide lines to show inclination to choose one3s partner on their own. 1enus, the planet of love should be associated with malefics li"e 'aturn, &ars and Rahu. #he lust , if influenced by such planets, goes highly tamasic in nature. 4njoyment becomes the primary importance. 'eventh house shows , ones spouse or partner. -ifth house shows one3s furture and higher intellect. ny combo of -ifth house lord 0 'eventh house lord shows one3s desire to choose their partner on their own. Ninth house, the house of dharma , if infulenced by malefics ma"e one to brea" the rules by not listening to 5uru0 dviser0father04lder(ninth house). 6ut do not be mislead that such combinations in Rasi chart alone can ma"e one marry outside their cast. 7ithin a gap of #wo hours, thousands of persons are born. 2sing internet, just find how many people are born all

over the world and just find out how many of them adopt caste system. 8aste system is prevalant only in a fraction of the world. #o understand those rules, collect and analyse charts of a few of your "nown people who have married outside caste #he present guest article is based on research directed towards marriages between bride and groom belonging to different religions or faiths. 1asudhaiva 9utumb"am: $ thin" not; 7e, as a society, irrespective of caste or religion, are fairly traditional and high premium is placed on conformance to a set of rules. s a result, we find it difficult to accept change and are not comfortable in unfamiliar situations and circumstances. #hroughout our lives, we tend to maintain a very strong sense of <native= vs. <foreign=. &arriage is one such institution in our society which is subject to lot of customs and traditions. 8ompatibility of horoscopes, wealth, social stature etc. is given a lot of importance. #he procedure of marriage is highly ritualistic and the entire family of bride and groom has a part to play. &arriages outside of religion are still not accepted properly in our society. #here is opposition from the immediate family. 'pouses are e.pected to convert, but it is not easy to accept a faith or culture that one is not born with. $f there is no conversion, couples usually reach a compromise on the faith children follow. ,verall, inter*faith marriages present a lot of challenges that need to be wor"ed out. #he ratio of such marriages being entirely successful is also not very high. )ifelong relationship $n $ndian culture, more often than not, marriage is for a lifetime. 7e choose to share our life with one individual and the conduct, behavior and idiosyncrasies of one have a profound effect on the other. $n a manner of spea"ing, the husband and wife share a destiny. n encouraging, sincere and devoted spouse is a blessing.

Relevant strological 8ombinations Nitin 9ashyap has done this research and he presents the following principles and logic behind the observations.

#he "ara"as and bhavas for marriage, religion and <foreignness= are> ?. @upiter and 1enus> $n female chart @upiter represent husband and in male chart 1enus represent wife. A. -ifth Bouse> -ifth house represent our mentality and love affairs. C. 'eventh house> 'eventh house shows oneDs married life. E. Ninth Bouse> Ninth house represent religion and luc". #his is what you would see to judge <religion= in this conte.t. (. 'aturn, Rahu and 9etu> #hese three planets indicate the separating influence in the chart. #hey represent the foreign element that we should be loo"ing for. 6ased on the above, some principles which have been observed in different combinations leading to inter religion marriages are> ?. Principle $> -or males, 1enus should be afflicted by 'aturn, Rahu or 9etu. $n charts of females, @upiter should come under separating influence of 'aturn, Rahu or 9etu. A. Principle $$> -ifth or seventh house should be afflicted by 'aturn. 'aturn in fifth house has a special influence and significance on inter religion marriages because from the fifth house, 'aturnDs Crd drishti would be automatically be on the seventh house. C. Principle $$$> Ninth house and its lord should be affected by #ri" bhavas and their lords. 'ince one is going <against= his0her religion, there should be some bad effect seen on the ninth house. dditionally, ninth house should be afflicted by Rahu09etu.

E. Principle $1> 'eventh house and its lord should be connected with a debilitated planet or Rahu09etu. (. Principle 1> ccording to @aimini 'ystem, the planet having lowest longitude in a birth

chart is called Fara*"ara" graha (planet representing wife). #his planet should be afflicted by Rahu09etu or 'aturn.

'ome $ have seen include Rahu or 'aturn (must be afflicted) in !th, very strong Rahu in the horoscope (anywhere), and even a very afflicted &ars in the !th. Navamsa plays a role but not as much as $ would have li"ed. $f @upiter, 1enus, or &oon aspect the !th, are in the !th, or in the )agna this can counteract this (but it depends on their relative

strength). #his is my humble opinions on what $ have seen in past horoscopes. *7ebGogi* person who has an intercaste marriage is probably open minded to accepting this marriage. $n other words at all levels he welcomes this. 'o $ would guess the !th from 9ara"amsa would also play a vital role in this person being comfortable with people other cultures0traditions. &ay be has a Rahu or 'at in the !th from 9ara"amsa. lso !th (incase of ?st marriage) from the Navamsa lagna (or 8th therefrom) would indicate the life after marriage * may be has Rahu indicating differing in perspectives0ideologies0traditions etc., 2sually !th in Rasi is what "ind of spouse you are loo"ing for (and thereby getting as well). $n my e.perience Rahu in the !th in Rasi would give an introverted person (9etu in lagna) * an e.troverted, social, dynamic "ind of spouse. Role of Planetary 8ombinations in )ove &arriage 7hen two people love each other they have the desire to live together and marry each other. 6ut everybody is not luc"y to marry the one they love. 'ome may succeed and some may not succeed in marrying their beloved. 1edic astrology considers planet yogas responsible for this. )et us see what role planetary combinations plays regarding love marriage in the birth*chart. ccording to 1edic strology, Venus is the significator of love. If Venus is in conjunction with the Ascendant, 5th, 7th, and 11th house then the person is very romantic. )ove is a different thing and its conversion into marriage is different. ccording to 1edic strology, the 5th house is the house of love and the 7th house is the house of marriage. 7hen both the houses form a relationship, then two lovers will tie the "not to marry each other. If the 5th house forms an auspicious relationship with the 9th house, two lovers will be blessed to marry each other and live happily ever after !ur "ree #ervices $ts not necessary that love marriage will be possible in only these circumstances. $f there is no such combination in your birth*chart then there may be other combinations because of which you will have a successful love*life and will get your love as your life partner. $f the lord of fifth house, 1enus is placed in the seventh house or in its own house there is a possibility of love marriage. $n addition, love marriage is also possible when Venus is placed in the Ascendant or in the $oon chart it is placed in the 5th house. Navmansh 9undali is considered as the body of the birth*chart. $f there is no such yoga for love marriage in your birth*chart, but there is a combination of the !th and Hth lord in the Navmansh

"undali, then there are high chances of love marriage. 'imilarly, $f 1enus is placed in the scendant along with the scendant*lord, there is a very strong chance for love* marriage. #aturn and %etu are the malefic planets but their combination in the 7th house is benefic for the lovers $f the (th lord is in conjunction or has its aspect on the !th lord, the person will have a love*marriage. If Ascendant lord is combined with $oon in the Ascendant or the 7th lord is combined with $oon in the 7th house, it creates the yoga for love marriage. $f the lord of the !th house is in its own house then its lordship helps in love marriage. Fue to the influence of malefic planets on the ??th house, the person may not able to marry his love but if it is free from the inauspicious influence of the malefic planets, he will marry the one he loves.