Friend (mitra) meets neutral (sama) in the seventh house (Kalatra Bhava) — a combination where the lord of sudden transformation joins the architect of status and pleasure. This Surya-Shukra yoga pits the heat of the soul’s authority against the softening influence of material desire within the sensitive sign of Cancer (Karka).
The Conjunction
Sun (Surya) serves as the eighth lord (Ashtamesh), governing longevity and hidden transformations, placed in the watery sign of Cancer (Karka). Venus (Shukra) acts as the yoga-bestowing planet (Yogakaraka) for Capricorn (Makara) lagna because it rules both the fifth house (Panachama Bhava) of intelligence and the tenth house (Dashama Bhava) of profession. These two natural enemies occupy the seventh house (Kalatra Bhava), a powerful angular house (kendra) that also functions as a death-inflicting house (maraka). Venus as the natural significator (karaka) of marriage stands in its own house of significations, while the Sun brings the scorching authority of the soul to external relations. This placement blends the creative brilliance of the fifth lord and the professional weight of the tenth with the eighth lord’s appetite for crisis. The resulting planetary friction creates a dynamic where public image and private contracts are under constant revision.
The Experience
Living with this conjunction feels like hosting a high-stakes banquet where the guest of honor demands absolute devotion while providing exquisite entertainment. The personality seeks a partner who embodies both royal authority and poetic grace, yet the eighth lord influence ensures that every union undergoes a periodic death and rebirth. According to the Jataka Parijata, this combination in a kendra creates a person of significant public appeal whose private life is a theater of power struggles. In the final quarter of Punarvasu (Punarvasu Nakshatra), the native seeks a renewal of light through the other, finding wisdom and comfort in the repetition of relationship patterns. Within Pushya (Pushya Nakshatra), the conjunction demands a structured, nourishing loyalty that feels like a sacred duty rather than a mere romance. In the coils of Ashlesha (Ashlesha Nakshatra), the intensity turns toward psychological depth, where partnerships involve a magnetic but potentially suffocating entanglement of egos and shared secrets.
The core tension arises because the soul (Surya) wants to dominate the very space where the heart (Shukra) wants to play. One must learn that true partnership is not a competition for the throne but a shared governance of the external world. This native becomes the Sovereign of Enticement, drawing others in with a glow of professional success and creative spark, only to challenge them with the eighth house’s demand for total transparency and ego-stripping. It is the king and the courtesan negotiating boundaries in a moonlit garden. High art, political maneuvering, and deep emotional vulnerability are the currencies of this life. In the final reckoning, the native stands in a bustling marketplace where no deal is purely financial, and every exchange requires the king to trade his crown for the courtesan’s favor during the negotiation.
Practical Effects
Formal agreements and contractual obligations are the primary vehicle for your life’s evolution. The tenth lord Venus ensures that most contracts are lucrative and enhance professional standing, while the eighth lord Sun introduces complex clauses or hidden liabilities that require intense scrutiny. Both planets aspect the first house (Lagna), making your identity inseparable from your public promises and legal bonds. You will likely excel in high-stakes environments where personal charisma influences the outcome of a trade. Documentation often involves significant financial assets or creative intellectual property. Despite the potential for sudden legal shifts, the presence of the Yogakaraka Venus protects the native from total loss during an exchange. Review every legal document twice to ensure no hidden eighth-house complications exist before you commit.