Venus as putrakaraka

Venus as putrakaraka directs a person’s creative power into art, beauty and harmony. With children and students they form warm, tender relationships, and what they create is often pleasing to the eye and brings enjoyment.

Creativity through beauty

Venus governs art, love, aesthetics and pleasure. In the role of putrakaraka it gives taste and a sense of form: music, painting, design, fashion, cookery, decorating the home. Ideas are born from a wish to make life more pleasant, and the person knows how to put charm into them.

Children and students

With such a putrakaraka children are often artistic, charming and sensitive to beauty. The parent tends to spoil them and tries to give them the very best, so it is important not to forget about boundaries. Students arrive through creative pursuits, and relations with them hold a great deal of mutual liking.

The strength of Venus

In Taurus, Libra or in exaltation in Pisces, Venus as putrakaraka usually supports both creativity and harmony in relations with children. In debilitation in Virgo or next to Saturn and Rahu the theme may show itself through criticism of one’s own work, an excessive pull towards pleasure or difficulty expressing feelings. Then regular practice and tolerance of imperfection help. A link of Venus with the 5th house makes the creative side especially noticeable.

On the planet, see the page on Venus; the general principle is in the overview of chara karakas. You can get the karaka table for your chart after the calculation on the site.