Venus

Shukra is the guru of the asuras, the sage Shukracharya, who held the secret of restoring life. In the chart Venus rules love and marriage, beauty, music and the arts, comfort, vehicles and the refinement that turns living into an art. It is the planet of relationship in every sense, and of the pleasures that make life sweet.

Venus is a natural benefic, and its dasha is the longest of all at twenty years. Strong, it gives charm, taste, harmony in relationships and an easy relationship with comfort and money. Under strain, the search for pleasure can become indulgence, or love may come with conditions. Venus asks for balance: enjoyment held with grace.