Does Pitra Dosh affect marriage and childbirth?

Yes, these are among the most commonly reported effects. When Rahu is in the fifth house (children) or seventh house (marriage), Pitra Dosh directly disrupts these life areas. Families report matches finalised then breaking for no clear reason, and marriages troubled by conflict from an invisible source. For childlessness where all medical tests return normal, the Garuda Purana associates this specifically with ancestral hunger from unperformed Pind Daan.