How to Read Saptamsha Chart (D7) in Vedic Astrology?

Saptamsha chart, also known as the D7 chart is very important in Vedic astrology. This chart gives a detailed view of the 5th house of the birth horoscope. The 5th house in the birth horoscope deals with children and desires. For this reason, the Saptamsha chart mainly deals with things associated with children and childbirth. 

Saptamsha chart is not only associated with children but is also associated with our desires and happiness. The Saptamsha chart after the Navamsha or the D9 chart is the most important chart to predict the gains and happiness from marriage. It is important to analyze both the husband’s and the wife’s Saptamsha chart to make an accurate prediction based on it. 

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE 5th HOUSE

To understand the Saptamsha chart in detail we need to understand the 5th house in detail. The Saptamsha chart after the Navamsha chart is the most important chart to predict the gains and happiness out of marriage. This is because the 5th house is 11th from the 7th house and therefore determines the gains out of marriage. The 1st house, 5th house, and 9th house are the trine houses that represent the Dharma triangle. These are the most auspicious houses in the birth chart. 

The 5th house is mainly the house of children. This house is also associated with education, romance, and Mantra Sidhhi. This house has a strong association with what we desire and want in our lives. Often, we also see gains and speculative gains from this house. The gains and success of a business can also be seen from this house. Therefore, the Saptamsha chart is not only associated with children but is also associated with all the significance of the 5th house.

For children-related issues one can predict things like – ‘The time of childbirth’, ‘The gender of the child’ ‘Happiness from the childbirth’ ‘Complications within childbirth’ ‘health of the children’ ‘Could there be an adoption relationship with children’, etc. To make a successful prediction from the Saptamsha chart, the birth chart also needs to be taken into consideration. It is also a good idea to check the Navamsha chart too while making a prediction. It is also important to analyze both the male and the female charts while making an accurate prediction. 

The 5th house is also connected with romance, creativity, entertainment, sports and other recreational activities. As a child being born in this world itself is a creative process laid down by the creator of our universe.

The 5th house also represents our soul and the Karmas of our previous birth. As it is said that, one gets children based on their previous life karmas. While, the 5th house also represents games, lottery and speculation.

It is through the 5th house, we can determine the possibility of having children in one’s life.

The Karaka planet for Children or the main planet who is responsible for bringing children into the life of the person is the planet Jupiter. While, Venus and Moon is also seen in the birth chart for Children as Venus represents the “Veerya” in men.

The 5th house governs our stomach or it represents our stomach, which is where a child is born in our life.

IMPORTANT PLANETS IN THE SAPTAMSHA CHART

JUPITER – The most important planet when it comes to the Saptamsha chart is Jupiter. This is because Jupiter is the significator of children. Jupiter also represents blessing. Therefore, the strength and placement of Jupiter has to be seen. 

 VENUS – The second most important planet after Jupiter is Venus. This is because Venus is associated with the reproductive parts, especially in males. The placement and strength of Venus denote the capability of a native to give birth.

MOON – Moon is also an important planet when it comes to children and giving birth. This is because the Moon represents the mind and in the Saptamsha chart is associated with the emotional attachment one has with their child. It is also associated with nutrition that is provided to a child when it is in the mother’s womb. A strong moon is important, especially in the female’s chart. 

MARS – Mars is also an important planet when it comes to children’s birth, especially in the female’s chart. Although, it can get tricky while predicting Mars. This is because Mars is a natural malefic. It is important to have a positive and balanced Mars as it can also result in complications and mischarges during pregnancy. 

SUN – Sun can give both benefic and malefic results depending on its placement and aspects on it. Although the Sun is the karka of life also known as the Jeeva karka and therefore is associated with life.

MERCURY – Mercury is a neutral planet when it comes to the Saptamsha chart. It can become benefic or malefic based on the placement and aspects on it. When placed with Jupiter or Venus it will give positive results and when placed with a malefic planet such as Saturn and Rahu it can give malefic results.

SATURN – Saturn is considered to be a malefic planet. It often results in delays in childbirth. Although Saturn can also result in childbirth through unconventional methods like adoption and IVF along with Rahu.

RAHU – Rahu is an unconventional planet in astrology. When Rahu is placed in the 5th or the 9th house it indicates childbirth through unconventional methods like IVF or adoption. Although being a natural malefic, it creates problems in the process of childbirth. 

KETU – It is the harshest planet when it comes to childbirth. When it is in conjunction with other malefic planets like Mars and Saturn can result in abortion and miscarriages. Although it can also show twins.

HOUSES IN THE SAPTAMSHA CHART

1st house – This is a very important house that overall determines the strength of the Saptamsha chart. It represents the overall promise of children. The placement of the Lagna lord of the Saptamsha chart gives an overall indication of your relationship with your children and the overall luck and prosperity that your children will bring to your life. The placement of the Lagna lord in benefic houses is considered to be very positive. The association of Lagna lord with benefic planets such as Jupiter and Venus will bring you luck and prosperity through your children.

2nd house – The second house in general is the house of wealth. In the case of the Saptamsha chart. The second house is associated with the past life influences that come in your life through your children. This also indicates the wealth of your children and the overall gain of wealth through your children.

3rd house – The third house determines the willpower and courage of your children. It also determines the courage you will get through your children. 

4th house – The fourth house is the house of comfort. This house determines the comfort and stability of your children in life. It shows the promise of real estate through your children. This also has an influence on their relationship with their mother. A strong fourth house indicates that your children will live a life filled with comfort, happiness, and stability.

5th house – This is the most important house in the Saptamsha chart. It shows the intelligence and creativity of your children. This house is associated with the birth of the children. It represents the learning or education you will gain through your children.

 It also represents gains from the marriage. 

6th house – This indicates the types of debts and diseases you will have through your children. This also shows if there be struggles with your children.

7th house – This indicates the situation of your married life after the birth of your children. This is also an important house when it comes to a second child. 

8th house – It represents the longevity of your children. This is also associated with the longevity of your marriage. It also represents the transformations you will have to go through after the birth of your children.

9th house – This house is associated with your ancestors and becomes a very important house when it comes to the birth of your children. This is because the 9th house is known as the Bhagya sthan and the children are considered to be our blessings. Jupiter which is the main planet associated with the Saptamsha chart is the original ruler of the 9th house. The 9th house along with the 1st house indicates the promise of children. We also see adoption through the 9th house.

10th House – This house represents the fame and reputation you and your children will get through the birth of your children.

11th House – This house represents the gains you will receive through your children.

12th house – This represents the expenses you will have to bear due to your children. This also indicates if you will have to travel to a foreign land after the birth of your children.

Lagan Lords of Saptamsha Chart

• Sun – Represents a hero who is strong, gets fame, courageous, and has an excellent personality.
• Moon – Well behaved, intelligent, gentle and will be religious.
• Mars – He will be an unbearable person, courageous and proud of his courage.
• Mercury – Intelligent, will be a good speaker, and will have the ability to charm others.
• Jupiter – He will be wise, learned, educated, and has firm courage.
• Venus – Will be a lover of music, and arts, and addicted to sex.
• Saturn – Delights in evil, and wrongful acts.

HOW TO PREDICT THROUGH SAPTAMSHA or D7 chart

• – The first thing to consider while predicting through Saptamsha is to see the ascendant of the Saptamsha along with the ascendant lord. You need to check the house placement, the sign placement, and the aspects on the ascendant lord. If planets like Jupiter and Venus aspects the planet, you will have an easy and comfortable childbirth.
• – You have to check the strength of Jupiter and Venus in both your birth chart and in your Saptamsha chart. Jupiter the natural significator of children needs to be strong for having children and an easy child birth. Venus is associated with your reproductive system. A positive Venus is necessary for someone to have a normal childbirth. The association of Venus and Rahu in the Saptamsha chart can indicate childbirth through medical or surgical methods.
• – The next thing to see is the 5th house in the birth chart and the position and strength of the 5th house lord. It needs to be strong to have an easy childbirth and a good relationship with your children. 
• – Check the position of the 5th house lord of your birth chart in your Saptamsha chart. This will give you a proper indication of your relationship with your children and child birth.
• – Check the 5th house and the 5th lord of the Saptamsha chart. It is the main house related to childbirth. The association of this house with positive planets like Jupiter and Venus can result in easy childbirth and a good relationship with your child.
• – If you are looking for the birth of a second child, the house to be considered is the 7th house. The strength and position of the 7th lord and the condition of the 7th house will indicate the birth of the second child.
• – The 9th house is the most important house after the 1st and the 5th house. The 9th house represents blessings. The strength of the 9th house indicates the blessings, luck, and fortune you will receive through the birth of your child. The association of the 9th house with Jupiter indicates that you will gain fortune and prosperity through the birth of your children. This house is also associated with third child.
• – Saturn is the planet of delay and obstruction. Saturn in the 5th house can indicate that there will be a delay in your child’s birth. It is not considered to be a very bad placement for a native. Although when Jupiter aspects Saturn the effects of Saturn get nullified. 
• – Adoption can also be seen from the Saptamsha chart. When there is an involvement of planets like Saturn and Rahu in the 5th, 7th, or 9th house, there can be chances of adoption. When the Rahu Ketu falls in the 5th and 11th axis, it also shows chances of adoption. The 9th lord in the 8th house is also a placement that can result in adoption. Although the involvement of Rahu is considered to be an important factor when it comes to adoption.
• – Miscarriages and abortion can be seen through the Saptamsha chart when Mars and Ketu are together and is associated with the 1st 5th or 9th houses. 
• – Although for these combinations to get activated, it is important to have them in both the male and the female charts.
• – Therefore while predicting through the Saptamsha chart it is very important that the combinations are considered and checked in both the male and the female’s horoscope. Suppose the male has a difficult Saptamsha chart but the female has a very positive one. The malefic effects of one’s Saptamsha chart will be nullified by the benefic effects of the other. 

Yogas for Children in Vedic Astrology

Children in Vedic astrology is a very unique topic as not only, children being born in a family brings abundance of happiness, joy and positivity, but sometimes, it can change the persons life completely and take the person to a different direction in their life. We may have heard many times, that a very lucky child has been born in one’s family, due to which the parents see huge growth and success in their life. However, whether our child brings success or wealth to our life is a distant story and the fact that a child being born in a family is enough for most of the parents to be extremely happy and blessed.

A child is known to be the Kuldeepak or the Light of the Family. He/she can really change the lives of the family members and make his/her family proud. While, sometimes, a child can be a disaster in the family, he/she goes in the wrong path and creates bad name for the family. With Vedic Astrology, we can use the knowledge and study how such things can happen and why is it that, many people face problems with child birth in their lifetime. As we know, it is not uncommon to see people facing problems with child birth.

Factors and Conditions Responsible for Children and Child Birth In Vedic Astrology

In Vedic Astrology, as we know, the 5th house is responsible for bringing children into our life. As the 5th house represents our Children. Along with 5th house, there are also other houses, planets and many other conditions required to see before analyzing the yoga for Child Birth in Vedic Astrology.

Here are some of them:

• The condition of the 5th house is important to analyze for the yoga for children in Vedic Astrology. Whether, the 5th house is in a weak state or in a strong state is very important to analyze.
• Planetary aspects on the 5th house is also another condition to look out for. Are there any planets aspecting the 5th house, or whether if, malefic planets like Rahu, Ketu or Saturn is aspecting the 5th house.
• Planets in the 5th house is another important factor to consider. Planets positioned in the 5th house can tell a lot about our children, and how will they grow in their life. Whether, we will have a child who will become very famous and successful or whether he/she will have to face troubles in life.
• The 5th house lord is also very important as, where ever the 5th house lord is positioned in, our children will get affected by that house. At the same time, any benefic planets aspecting the 5th house is very auspicious as it brings good luck into the family. While, for people who wish to have children in their life, they must check if their 5th house lord is aspected by a benefic planet or not.
• The 2nd house is also another important house to look at for the yoga for children in Vedic astrology as the 2nd house is the house of family.
• While, the 11th house is another important house to look at as it is the house of wealth and wish fulfillment. Whether our wishes for children will be granted or not and how quickly will we be able to get children in our life, is seen from the 11th house.
• The planet Jupiter should checked in the Birth chart. If the position and condition of Jupiter is favorable in the birth chart then the native will be granted with a child in his life.
• Lastly, one should also look at the 9th house and Saptamsha(D7) chart. The 9th house is the house of Bhagya, and if the 9th house and the 5th house lords are connected with each other, this is a very powerful yoga for children in Vedic Astrology. The native will give birth to a very auspicious and lucky child. While, Saptamsha is the 7th division of the horoscope and it is essentially the detailed version of the 5th house. Today, you can easily use Astrology Birth Chart reading Softwares or go to Astrosage.com to get your Saptamsha chart. Reading the Saptamsha is another big step towards analyzing the Yoga for Children in your Birth chart.

Yogas For Children in the Birth Chart

• Jupiter in the 5th house is very auspicious and this is the most prominent yoga for having children in Vedic Astrology. The native will give birth to a very intelligent and the child will also be very lucky for the native.
• At the same time, Venus in the 5th house is also very auspicious and moreover, there is a high probability of the native having a female child, if Venus is in the 5th house.
• If there are aspects of planets like Venus, Jupiter, Moon or Mercury on the 5th house, then the native will be blessed with children in their life.
• If the 5th house lord is aspected by benefic planets like Venus and Jupiter, then also the native will have children in his lifetime. Although, the condition of 5th house must also be seen. If there are aspects of malefic planets like Rahu and Saturn on the 5th house, then the native will have a child but there will be some delays, or the native will get children late in his lifetime.
• If the 5th house lord is positioned in the Kendra (1,4,7,10) or Trikonas (1,5,9) then also the native will be blessed with children in his lifetime. Here’s even if malefic planets like Mars is ruling the 5th house, the fact that lord of the 5th house Mars being positioned in the Kendra or Trikona is a good sign that the native will have children in his life time.
• Sun positioned in the 5th house generally causes troubles in the native while child bearing or child birth can be delayed. However, the native will give birth to a very intelligent and bright child who will be very influential in his lifetime.
• If there are more than two malefic planets in the 5th house like Rahu, Ketu, Mars, or Sun sitting in the 5th house, and if there are no aspects of benefic planets in the 5th house, then the native may face troubles in getting children in his life. Or the native may not get a child in his life.
• While, if there are multiple aspects of male planets like Sun and Mars on the 5th house, then the possibility of having male child will be prominent.
• Moon and Venus aspects on the 5th house is generally seen to bring a female child into the family. However, in many cases, Moon can also bring a male child. But there is a high possibility of having a female child if there is an aspect of Venus on the 5th house.
• If the planet Saturn is in the sign of Gemini, Virgo, Pisces and is situated in the 5th house, while if Jupiter is also sitting or aspecting the 5th house then the native may get adopted children in his life.
• While, if the 5th house lord is in the 6th house with no benefic aspects, then the native will face troubles regarding child birth or even if one gets a child, he/she may suffer from some kind of disease.
• While, if the lord of the 5th house is positioned in the 6th, 8th or 12th house, then also the native faces troubles in bearing a child. Especially, if there are no benefic aspects and this gets worse if the 5th house lord is in an enemy sign or in a debilitated condition.
• Auspicious Yogas like Gaj Kesari Yoga or Chandra-Mangal Yoga forming in the 5th house increases the chances of a native having children in his life. Gaj Kesari Yoga is formed when Jupiter and Moon aspect each other or is in conjunction with each other. While, Chandra Mangal Yoga is formed with the combination or aspect of Moon and Mars. These are very auspicious and whosoever has this yoga will be blessed with incredible and intelligent children in their life.
• Rahu in the 5th house or the aspect of Rahu on the 5th house or the 5th house lord causes troubles in getting children in one’s life. For an exception if the 5th house is aspected by benefic planets, then the native will have children, but it will be difficult or challenging to raise one’s children. However, if there are no benefic aspects and if Rahu is weak in the 5th house then the native may not have any children in his life.
• If the lord of the ascendant is in the 5th house and Jupiter is in the 5th house or is in a strong position, then the native will give birth to a very obedient and auspicious child.
• While, if Rahu is in the 11th house with no benefic aspects on the 5th house, then the native will have child late or child birth will be delayed.
• While, having the aspect of the 9th house lord, or 4th house and 1st house lord on the 5th house or 5th house lord, then the native will be blessed with a child.
• The child will be considered lucky for the native if the ascendant lord is in the 5th house, while of the 5th house lord is a benefic planet having benefic aspects on the 5th house.
• As we know, the 11th house is the house of wealth, and anytime, the 5th house lord sits in the 11th house, or 2nd house, the native child will bring wealth to the family. This is also valid and more auspicious, if the 11th house and 5th creates a Parivartan Yoga.
• While, if planets like Moon, Venus or Mercury sits in the 11th house, the native will be blessed with a child.
• The lords of Kendra and Trikonas forming a connection also creates the yoga for children in Vedic Astrology. When ever, the 5th house lord is in the Kendra houses or the 9th house lord is in the Kendra house or vice versa, this creates a very strong yoga for children.
• While, Jupiter aspecting the 1st house also gives auspicious results.
• Similarly, if the lords of the 8th house and 6th house sits in the 5th house, then this creates problems in the child or may delay child birth. While, if the 5th house lord is aspected by malefic planets, then the native may face lots of troubles with children.
• Conjunction of 6th house lord and 8th house lord with the 5th house lord also creates problems in child birth. If the native gets children, it can be challenging for the native to raise the child.
• While, if Jupiter is weak in the birth chart, yet, the 5th house is in a good condition, the native will still be able to get a child in his life.
• If there are more than three aspects of planets on the 5th house, then also the native will have the yoga for children.

So, these were some of the Yogas for Children in Vedic Astrology. However, sometimes, for those who want to know about astrology and get deeper, they can also check the Saptamsha chart or the D7 chart.