Adultery The Lucky Brother-in-Law

[Nsme]

That night, in his room, Kathir looked at Sandhya's horoscope chart on his laptop using the birth date she had provided. Looking at the planetary alignments that unfolded on the screen, he was taken aback. He had seen countless horoscopes so far; but he had never seen such a shocking, mystery-filled horoscope in his entire life.

**The next morning.**

Entering the gym, Kathir's eyes searched for 'Bhanumathi' like never before. Until now, he hadn't even noticed whether she came to the gym or not. But today, the situation was different.

After finishing their training and coming outside, both got ready to talk as usual. Without any hesitation, Kathir came straight to the point. There was a kind of awe in his eyes.

"I looked at your horoscope, Bhanu..." Kathir began.

* **Ascendant (Lagna):** Libra
* **8th House (Taurus):** Sun, Saturn, Rahu, Mercury
* **9th House (Gemini):** Venus, Mars, Jupiter
* **10th House (Cancer):** Moon (Own House)
* **2nd House (Scorpio):** Ketu
* **Moon Sign (Rasi):** Cancer
* **Star (Nakshatra):** Punarvasu (4th Pada)

Staring at her, Kathir started listing his predictions one by one.

**Libra Ascendant (The Architect of Harmony):**
"Bhanu, your Ascendant is Libra. Your fundamental nature is to seek balance and perfect beauty in life. Naturally, you will possess immense charm and dignity. The weighing scale is your symbol. If that scale tips in your life... that is, if authority slips from your hands, or if your husband becomes very weak, you will go to any extreme to fix that scale again. You will use any aggressive method."

**9th House (The Angelic Mask):**
"In your 9th house (the house of Dharma), you have Venus, Mars, and Jupiter. To the outside world, you are an angel. Your public image is very strong. No one can find fault with you. You are a very righteous, traditional girl. Because Mars is there, you will fight very aggressively to protect your family's honor. People who know you will always want to be around you."

**8th House (The Vault of Taboos):**
"But, what terrified me in your horoscope is your 8th house. Four major planets—Sun, Saturn, Rahu, and Mercury—are sitting there. Inside you, Bhanu, is a dark, deep mind that no one can even imagine. Your true ego (Sun) is completely hidden. Because Rahu is there, you will have some strange, deep lustful desires (taboo fantasies) that are not recognized by society. But because Saturn is there, those secrets are kept very safely locked away in a dark room without the world knowing."

**Maha Parivartana Yoga (The Mastermind):**
"You have 'Maha Parivartana Yoga', Bhanu. The lord of the 8th house, Venus, is sitting in the 9th house, and the lord of the 9th house, Mercury, is sitting in the 8th house. Because of this, Dharma and secret lust are blended together within you. Even some wrong things you do won't seem wrong to you; they will just seem like a righteous weapon you take up to fix your family. You will go to any limit to establish Dharma."

**Nakshatra - Punarvasu (The Return of the Light):**
"Next is your star, Punarvasu. This is the star ruled by Aditi, the mother of the gods. It means 'the return of the light'. This shows your true nature. You were not born to destroy anything; you were born to mend what is broken. You have a strange maternal instinct within you to break the ego of the men around you, teach them a lesson, and mold them back into complete men."

**Two Gurus in the House of Merit:**
"For you, Jupiter and Venus are together in the 9th house. Even though the Guru of the Devas, Jupiter, shows the path of Dharma, the Guru of the Asuras, Venus, will also show you the way to experience worldly pleasures. Only Venus knows the 'Mrita Sanjeevani Vidya' (bringing the dead back to life) mantra. This means you can even wake the dead. That is, if you wish, you can bring someone who is at the absolute bottom of life right to the peak."

**Current Dasha Bhukti (Timeline: 2026):**
"Do you know the most important thing of all? The Moon in your 10th house is in its own house, giving you 'Amala Yoga'. But more than that, now in 2026, you are passing through the Venus Bhukti in the major period (Maha Dasha) of Mercury. Both planets of the 'Parivartana Yoga' I mentioned earlier are now in full activation. The peak charm, diplomacy, and the power to break secrets in your life are manifesting right now. In short, you are an angel who dares to go to any limit for a good cause!"

After finishing, Kathir let out a long breath. His analysis, the things he said so openly, made Sandhya falter for a moment. She was stunned that he had captured all the perversions and plans in her mind exactly as they were, just by looking at her horoscope. But she didn't show it on her face.

Kathir smiled at her for a minute.

"But I have a small doubt, Bhanu. For Punarvasu 4th Pada, names usually start with the letter 'H', like 'Ha, Hi, Hu, He'. How did your family name you 'Bhanumathi'?" he asked.

Then he himself guessed the reason for it. "Maybe they named you that because the Moon in your 10th house is in its own sign? 'Bhanu' means bright light (Sun). 'Mathi' means Moon, or thought. I think they named you 'Bhanumathi' because you are a very bright, intelligent girl."

Hearing this, Sandhya just smiled and said, "Could be, Kathir!"

But inside, she was laughing. Her real name was Sandhya. She knew the real astrological reason why she was given that name.

She was born on a Friday. The influence of Venus is very high in her horoscope. Astronomically, Venus is the brightest object in the sky after the Sun and the Moon. That Venus shines in the sky before sunrise (Morning Star) and after sunset (Evening Star). That bright twilight period is called 'Sandhya' in Sanskrit (Pratah Sandhya / Morning Twilight, Saya Sandhya / Evening Twilight).

She knew very well that they named her 'Sandhya' because she, being ruled by Venus, fully possesses the beauty of that twilight period, a blend of brightness, elegance, and mystery.

But without telling Kathir that, she enjoyed the explanation he gave for her secret name 'Bhanumathi', marveling at his extraordinary astrological skills.

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Once Kathir finished his amazed explanation of Sandhya's horoscope, Sandhya, with a faint, mysterious smile, started analyzing his horoscope.

"Now your turn, Kathir..." Sandhya began.

* **Ascendant (Lagna):** Leo
* **1st House (Leo):** Ketu, Mars, Mercury
* **2nd House (Virgo):** Venus (Debilitated)
* **4th House (Scorpio):** Moon (Debilitated)
* **5th House (Sagittarius):** Saturn
* **7th House (Aquarius):** Rahu
* **11th House (Gemini):** Jupiter
* **12th House (Cancer):** Sun
* **Moon Sign (Rasi):** Scorpio
* **Star (Nakshatra):** Anuradha

Looking straight at him, Sandhya began to list her predictions one by one like an expert psychologist.

**Leo Ascendant (The Muted King):**
"Generally, people with a Leo Ascendant are very majestic, loud, and always trying to attract others' attention. But in your Ascendant itself, Ketu (detachment), Mars (control), and Mercury (intellect) are sitting. Not only that, your Ascendant lord, the Sun, has gone and hidden in the 12th house, the house of loss and isolation. That's why you are like a 'Ghost in the gym', a quiet king. Even though you have the physique of a king, your mind is like that of a monk. You observe everyone, analyze them, but stay quietly aloof."

**2nd House (The Insecurity of Venus):**
"In your 2nd house of family and self-worth (Virgo), Venus is debilitated (in a very weak state). Venus is the significator of love and romance. Because it is so weak, there is a deep insecurity inside you: 'Will anyone ever truly love me?' Your married life might have given you a scar. You criticize yourself a lot."

**7th House (The Rahu Trap):**
"Rahu is sitting in your 7th house, the house of spouse/relationships. Your karma in this birth is entirely related to relationships. Rahu will always spin a web of illusion. It will bewitch you and attract strange or deceptive women to you. You will also be attracted to them. You are learning astrology so fanatically just to break this illusion and curse of Rahu."

**4th House (The Abyss of the Mind):**
"The 4th house represents the mind and inner peace. The Moon (significator of the mind) is debilitated there in Scorpio. Your mind is not a calm pond, Kathir; it is a deep, dark, stormy ocean. If you get hurt, you don't just feel sad; you descend into a deep psychological abyss."

**Nakshatra - Anuradha (The Star of Devotion):**
"Next is your star, Anuradha. This star is also called 'Anuraadha'. Meaning 'the follower of Radha'. The lotus is your symbol. This shows your true nature. Even though you look like a quiet, rugged gym guy on the outside, inside you are a 'die-hard romantic'. If you love someone, you will give your life for them. But if that pure love is not returned, you will shatter into pieces."

**Current Dasha Bhukti (Timeline: 2026):**
"The past Ketu Dasha (2016-2023) is what, according to Ketu's nature, must have pushed you into separation and isolation, shrinking you into the gym like this without any romance. But now in 2026, you are in the Venus Bhukti of your 20-year major period (Maha Dasha) of Venus..."

Sandhya flashed a charming smile at him. "Now I understand why you are such a huge gym freak. No one would believe you are 37 years old. Don't worry about the debilitated Venus anymore. Fortunately, the Venus Dasha has started. But... just be careful with the illusion of that Rahu in the 7th house, Kathir. No one can beat Rahu in showing desires and then deceiving."

Kathir stood speechless. Sandhya's prediction was like peeling his soul and showing it to him.

Just then, another person coming to the gym approached them.

"What Kathir, talking so deeply about horoscopes? Tell me my Rasi Palan (Zodiac predictions) too," he asked eagerly.

Kathir and Sandhya looked at each other and laughed. Both said at the same time, "The first thing people who know astrology give up is reading Rasi Palan. It's such a waste and misleading."

As that person moved away in confusion, Sandhya looked at Kathir.

"Kathir, shall we meet at a coffee shop this evening? We can have a detailed Q&A session," she said.

Thinking that this Bhanumathi had come like an angel during his 'debilitated Venus' Dasha, Kathir immediately agreed. "Definitely," he said.

"I will text you when I go to the swimming pool in the evening," Sandhya said and got ready to leave.

Kathir returned with immense satisfaction. He firmly started believing that finally, Venus had activated in his life and brought Bhanumathi to him. But, as Sandhya had said, he failed to realize the danger lurking behind that illusion of Rahu.