Second lord and seventh lord share the second house (Dhana Bhava) — Mars brings the raw power of ownership while Ketu carves out a vacuum of detachment. This placement creates a volatile reservoir of energy in the house of speech and family, where the instinct to guard assets clashes with the impulse to discard them. The result is a personality that possesses everything but identifies with nothing.
The Conjunction
For Libra (Tula) lagna, Mars (Mangal) acts as the ruler of both the second house (Dhana Bhava) and the seventh house (Kalatra Bhava), functioning as a primary killer planet (maraka). In Scorpio (Vrishchika), Mars is situated in its own sign (swakshetra), granting it immense strength to protect assets and lineages. Ketu is at its highest dignity, exalted (uccha) in Scorpio, concentrating its spiritual and chaotic energy. This Ketu-Mangal yoga fuses the second lord of family with the seventh lord of partnership within the sign of transformation. Mars acts as the natural significator (karaka) of courage, while Ketu signifies liberation (moksha). Their proximity merges intense protectiveness with total indifference, causing the native to handle resources with the precision of a surgeon and the detachment of an ascetic. The dispositor is Mars itself, reinforcing the intense, penetrating nature of this house.
The Experience
Living with this conjunction feels like wielding a blade without a hilt. There is a relentless, driving force toward securing one’s roots, yet an internal "headless" quality prevents the ego from fully identifying with what it owns. The native experiences a piercing intensity in their presence, often speaking words that act as cauterizing agents—painful but transformative. This is the Bloodbreaker, an archetype that defends the family line through radical, often unsettling, honesty or sudden ruptures that serve a higher, unrecognized purpose. The struggle lies in the disconnect between the desire to act and the lack of a personal motive; you fight because it is the nature of the moment, not because you seek the prize. According to Phaladeepika, such fiery influences in the second house can create a harshness that alienates kin while simultaneously forging a unique path of self-reliance.
In Vishakha, the focus is on achieving goals through sheer force of speech, often at a high cost to relationships. Anuradha provides a stabilizing undercurrent, allowing the native to find hidden wealth or occult knowledge through patience despite the Mars-Ketu turbulence. Jyeshtha brings the highest mental acuity, where the individual uses the voice to assert dominance over competitors in the family or financial sphere. Eventually, the soul masters the ability to defend the truth without needing to own the outcome. This is the mystical combatant who stands at the gate of the family treasury, holding the keys but never entering to count the gold. It is action born from a past-life momentum that demands completion without acknowledgment. The native stands as a guardian who severs the chains of the bloodline at the family table, viewing every heirloom as a temporary loan and every inheritance as an obligation to be discharged with detached precision.
Practical Effects
Dietary habits revolve around intense, heating (pitta) substances and a preference for pungent or metallic flavors. The influence of Mars in its own house suggests a high-protein intake and a physical need for iron-rich foods, but Ketu’s presence introduces erratic eating patterns and potential sensitivities to toxins. The native often chooses food for its functional energy rather than sensory pleasure, sometimes forgetting to eat entirely when focused. Mars aspects the fifth house (children/intelligence), eighth house (transformation), and ninth house (fortune), while Ketu aspects the eighth house (Ayu Bhava). This dual focus on the eighth house indicates that dietary choices directly impact longevity and metabolic transformation. Avoid fermented or overly processed items to manage the internal heat generated by this combination. Incorporate cooling, grounding elements to nourish the physical form during Mars periods.