Venus (Shukra) is a benefic planet and one of the nine grahas of Vedic astrology. It signifies love, beauty and the pleasures of life, and is the karaka of love & marriage, luxury & comfort, art & beauty, vehicles & pleasure, wealth of enjoyment, diplomacy. In the body it governs reproductive system, kidneys, face, semen.
What Venus Signifies
- Love & marriage
- Luxury & comfort
- Art & beauty
- Vehicles & pleasure
- Wealth of enjoyment
- Diplomacy
Strong vs Weak Venus
When Venus is strong or well-placed, it gives harmonious relationships, artistic talent, luxury, charm and marital happiness. When weak, retrograde or afflicted, it can bring relationship troubles, over-indulgence, vanity and lack of refinement. Its strength is judged by sign dignity (exaltation, own sign or debilitation), house placement, and aspects from other planets.
Dignity and Attributes
- Exalted in
Pisces - Debilitated in
Virgo - Own sign(s)
Taurus, Libra - Moolatrikona
Libra - Gemstone
Diamond - Deity
Lakshmi / Shukra