Shukra
Venus
Kalatra karaka — significator of the wife (in male chart) and partnerships generally
Shukra is the preceptor of the asuras — the embodiment of refinement, beauty, sensuality, and the arts. Venus rules love and romantic partnerships, the wife in a man's chart, beauty and grooming, music and the visual arts, vehicles and conveyances, luxury, gourmet food, and the capacity for harmony. A strong Venus gives an attractive appearance, harmonious relationships, artistic talent, and the appreciation of beauty in all forms. A weak or afflicted Venus can manifest as relationship difficulties, kidney or reproductive problems, addictive tendencies toward indulgence, or estrangement from feminine influences. Friday is Venus's day — auspicious for love, art, music, and acts of beauty.
Significations
- love
- wife (in male chart)
- beauty
- art
- vehicles
- luxury
- creativity
- harmony
Body parts ruled
- reproductive system
- kidneys
- skin (beauty)
Dignities & relationships
When strong
- •Attractive appearance, magnetism
- •Harmonious partnerships, capacity for love
- •Artistic talent — music, painting, design
- •Comfortable lifestyle, vehicles
- •Refined taste in food and aesthetics
When weak or afflicted
- •Indulgence, addiction to comfort or sensuality
- •Relationship difficulties, multiple partnerships
- •Kidney or reproductive issues
- •Vanity, superficiality
- •Diabetes, sugar imbalance
Day, direction, element
Day
Friday
Direction
Southeast
Element
Water
Colour
White / pastels
Gemstone
Diamond
Mantra
Om Draam Dreem Draum Sah Shukraya Namaha
Remedial measures
Traditional Vedic remedies for strengthening this planet's positive qualities. Gemstones in particular should only be worn after consultation with a qualified Vedic astrologer who has examined your chart.
- •Lakshmi Stotra on Fridays
- •Donating white items — milk, rice, sugar, white flowers
- •Respect toward women, especially partner and mother
- •Cultivating an art form sincerely
- •Diamond or white sapphire (after astrological consultation)
These notes synthesise classical Jyotish (Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, Saravali, Phaladeepika) and modern practitioner consensus. For personalised reading, compute your chart and read the planet in the context of its sign and house.