Venus also known as “Shukra” in Hindi governs pleasures and love we get in this life. It is the planet beauty , luxury and comforts.
In Vedic astrology, there is a dasha or planetary period known as Shukra Dasha which remains active in a person’s horoscope for 20 years.
It is known as the Goddess of Love in western astrology.
It governs two signs namely
Taurus and Libra.
Venus also represents our wife or the females we associate with in our life if you are a female.
It is also the significator of your married life and also father as Venus is also the Karaka of semen in astrology.
It’s related to the beauty, fame,
Glamour and art. The fashion industry is Venus .
It is exalted in Pisces, and in its fall in Virgo. The planets Mercury and Saturn are considered friendly to Shukra, the Sun, the Moon and Jupiter are hostile, and the rest are considered neutral
Venus in the first house of the horoscope makes the native very beautiful and loving if it is in unafflicted.
It represents genital organs and specially represents the reproductive organs of a woman’s body.
It represents south-eastern direction. Diamond is the gem of destiny for Venus.
Beej mantra of Venus
”Om Dram Dreem Droma Shukraya Namah”
Chant this mantra repeatedly for 6000 times.
The day governed by Venus is Friday. So anytime Venus is afflicted in your birth chart donations like Ghee , camphor , sugar , white clothes can be donated .
It is known as the guru of the asuras.
Shukra, in the Purans, is blessed by Shiva with Sanjeevni Vidhya after worshipping and impressing Shiva with his Bhakti towards Shiva.
Sanjeevni Vidhya is the knowledge that raises the dead back to life which he used time to time and brought back his disciples Asuras back to life.
Guru shukracharya is a demon teacher but very good in nature.
If Venus is strong in your horoscope and conjoined with other planets, you can enjoy the good company of opposite sex. Your married life will be good and full of all kinds of comforts. You may get married early. You would be able to maintain the harmony with everyone.
However, an excessive influence can cause them to indulge too much in the pleasures of life without accomplishing much of real worth.
Afflicted Venus may not provide you timely marriage and there may be obstacles in married life. There may be obstacles in giving birth to a child. It may destroy the harmonical relations. It is karak planet for marriage, hence this area would be much affected.