☿ Mercury in House VII - Marriage & Relationship
Bhrigu Sutras
Mercury in the Seventh House
Sutras 48-56-If Mercury is in the seventh house, the native will enjoy happiness from mother and will also enjoy comforts of horses etc. He will be religiously inclined and will be broadminded. He will possess wide spread reputation and will be respected by Government. If Mercury in 7th is associated with benefics he will own a palanquin (conveyances) and will get a good wife but he will eat nonvegetarian food. If the lord of the 7th is strong the native will have only one wife. If the lord of 7th is weak or is situated in a malefic house or in conjunction with malefics like Mars, Saturn, Rahu or Ketu, there will be loss of wife. In a female horoscope the above disposition will cause loss of husband and the native herself will suffer from leprosy and will be ugly in appearance.
Comments-Seventh house by itself is not a significator of mother and conveyances, but being 4th to 4th house, such matters can also be considered from the 7th house according to 'Bhavat Bhavam' theory. The above Sutras are all logical and relevant to the significations of the 7th house and there is not much to comment upon. Mercury in the 7th will be in kendra to the ascendant. His disposition in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation (Gemini and Virgo), will give rise to Bhadra yoga the effects of which have already been described earlier in this chapter. If Jupiter or Venus are associated with Mercury in the 6th, 7th or 8th houses or if they are spread out in these three houses without any malefic association, a very beneficial yoga known as Lagnadhi yoga is formed, the effects of which are as under :
"The person born under the Lagnadhi yoga will become a minister, a commander or a ruler (of a District or Province). He will have many wives, will be wellbehaved, long-lived, virtuous and without foes."
Other Views
Brihat Jatak-The person concerned will possess a knowledge of law and rules of the country.
Phaldeepika-The native will be wise, well dressed and full of glory. He will be married to a wealthy wife.
Saravali-The wife of the native will be intelligent, beautiful, quarrelsome and wealthy. The native himself will be a respected person.
Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will give happiness to his wife but will not be very virile. He will be handsome and wealthy.
Note-All the above authorities have ascribed good effects to Mercury in the 7th house but it is surprising that effects given by Brihat Jatak have no relevance to the significations of the 7th house.