All students of Astrology know that it is a science that enables the prognostication of physical and mental qualities of a native and also the fortunes and misfortunes that await him or her. This definition is correct but it is not complete. Because a Natal Chart while unveiling what is in store for the native also sheds light on what awaits those near and dear to the native as well. For example, planetary combinations in a horoscope would point to the death of mother soon after the birth of the native or the death of the spouse soon after the marriage.

In this article we propose to familiarize our readers with planetary combinations or yogas occurring in the horoscope of a male which portend death to his wife.

If in the horoscope of a male, Rahu is posited in the 2nd House and Mars in the 7th, wife would die from a snake bite in the third month after marriage. 

If a man has Mars in the 6th House, Rahu in the 7th and Saturn in the 8th, wife would die soon after marriage.
Wife of a person would not live long if the 2nd lord in the latter’s horoscope is in the 8th House when the Lagnadhipati is in debilitation.

If in the horoscope of a male, Moon is posited in the 7th from Venus, Mercury is in the 7th from Moon and the 8th lord is in the 5th, his first wife would die within ten years of marriage.  His second wife too would die.  There is a strong possibility of the early death of the third wife as well.

If a man has Venus in the 8th House and the 8th lord is in a sign owned by Saturn (Capricorn or Aquarius), wife would die between the 12th and the 19th year after marriage.

If Rahu is in the Lagna or the 7th House of a man, his wife would predecease him. 

If there are malefics in the Lagna, 8th, 11th, and the 3rd Houses, wife would not live long.

If the lord of the 7th House in the horoscope of a person occupies a Navamshaka which happens to be a common sign, his wife would die soon leading to a second marriage.

Wife would die early if in the horoscope of a male 7th lord is in fall while Venus is in the 8th House. 

The 7th lord in the horoscope of a male in the 8th while the 12th lord is in the 7th would cause early death of wife. 
If the lord of the 5th House is in the 7th and the lord of the 7th is with malefics and Venus is weak, wife dies during pregnancy.