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Shukra (Venus)
Venus is love, beauty and pleasure — relationships, art, comfort and the sweetness of life. The significator of the spouse (in a man's chart) and the guru of the material world.
| Signifies | Love, marriage, beauty, art, luxury, the reproductive system |
|---|---|
| Rules | Taurus (Vrishabha) & Libra (Tula) |
| Exalted | Pisces |
| Debilitated | Virgo |
| Day | Friday |
| Gemstone | Diamond (Heera) |
What Venus signifies
Venus is kama in its refined form: love, romance, beauty, art, comfort, and the capacity for pleasure and relationship. It signifies the wife or partner in a man's chart, artists and diplomats, vehicles and luxuries, and the body's reproductive and kidney systems. It is the Shukracharya, teacher of the material path.
Strong Venus, afflicted Venus
A strong Venus — exalted in Pisces, as in the classic Malavya Yoga — gives charm, artistry, happy relationships and a taste for beauty. Afflicted, it can over-indulge, cling, or bring difficulty in love and partnership. Venus's condition is read closely for any question of marriage and pleasure.
Traditional remedies
Venus is honoured on Fridays: white and fragrant offerings, respect for women, art and music, the Shukra mantra, and — on advice — a diamond. Its behavioural remedy is balance: enjoying beauty and relationship without losing oneself to craving.
Common questions
What does Venus represent in Vedic astrology?
Love, marriage, beauty, art and comfort. It rules Taurus and Libra, is exalted in Pisces, and signifies the partner in a man's chart.
What is a strong Venus?
Venus is strongest exalted in Pisces or in its own Taurus/Libra, and weakest in Virgo. Exalted in a kendra it forms the Malavya great-person yoga.