Saturn Dasha – Generic Effects

Since Saturn is one of the most dreaded Dashas, I chose to compile a few generic factors to look out for. Keep in mind this has to be used Liberally and NOT Literally. Other planets, strengths, aspects, divisionals etc have to be kept in mind before coming to any conclusion regarding Saturn or for that matter any other planet. Still the points below can be used as good yardsticks for a generic analysis of Saturn-

1) Saturn mahadasha or even antar to some extent operating before age 36 usually gives struggles and blockages even when Saturn is placed well and a functional benefic (ruling good houses)

2) Saturn dasha as the 6th dasha (all born in dasha of sun) is generally very strong and can elevate a person to great heights if Saturn is strong in horoscope

3) Saturn dasha as 4th dasha gives more trouble than normal even when Saturn is well placed

4) Saturn MD if operating after age 56 will have a very high predisposition to KILL before it ends. Only those will very good karma in life escape it alive in general. More the person has SINNED in his/ her life, more the physical/ mental agony in Saturn MD after 56

5) Saturn when conjunct with Mars or Rahu within 8 degrees in D1 will give bad results almost through out in its dashas

6) Saturn in 12th house, especially in a separative sign (Aries, Leo and Saggi – fire signs) will give very bad results and ensure a big downfall in life. Can even be a scandal, bankruptcy or defamation/ court case/ jail

7) Saturn is worst in 1, 4, 8 and 12 (except in exaltation, own signs)

8 ) Saturn gives mischievous results (both good and bad) in mercury signs of gemini and virgo

9) Best placements are 3,6 and 11 of course as upachyaas…in 10th can be tricky…can give a delay in career…if afflicted can destroy career and image…if exalted/ own house and well aspected can lift a person to dizzy heights even if functional malefic…example Leo rising…saturn is malefic owning 6 and 7…but if saturn is placed in 10th house of taurus (friendly sign) with venus and jupiter, it can give tremendous rise in professional life especially banking industry in this particular example

10) 9th placement is good if in a good sign and aspected by Jupiter or conjunct Jupiter and/ or Venus or Mercury

11) Saturn when at exact ascendant degree will give life long chronic health issues…severe if Saturn is in inimical camp and mild if own house/ exalted/ friendly sign

12) Even though sadhe satti is stressful to all (especially when Saturn is plus or minus 5 degrees from moon)…see what houses Saturn owns from moon and lagna…these houses will be activated during sadhe satti….so example for Taurus…9th and 10th will be activated…meaning job changes/ higher education and or travel related changes…but not without Hard work and initial struggle and effort

13) When Saturn is retro and sun almost exact 180 degrees opposite of Saturn, Saturn typically gives good results in its MD

14) However if Saturn – sun exact opposition is in the 1-7 axis, marriage is almost certainly denied or extremely delayed (>42 yrs of age)

15) Saturn feels agitated in the signs of Aries, Cancer, Leo & Scorpio and tends to give more delay and struggle in these signs

16) Saturn conjunct Ketu (especially same nakshatra) is highly negative for career of a person and unless aspected by a strong Jupiter or Venus, such a combination will bring tremendous hardships in the career of an individual. If Mars joins the mix, career will be a drag completely and the person has to toil a lot for minor returns and has a challenging environment at work at all times.

17) If both lagna & Moon sign are in Venusian signs of Taurus or Libra, Saturn achieves a high order benefic status and will usually give rise in its dashas, albeit after some initial setbacks/ delays and hard work

18) Saturn conjunct Sun is not very bad unless within 8 degrees (causing combustion). Typically such people take duty seriously and have a disciplined nature. Saturn is highly negative when closely conjunct with Mars, Rahu or Ketu in the horoscope.

19) Saturn close conjunct with Moon is not good and will tend to give depression and loneliness to the person at most times. Such people carry the weight of the world on their shoulders, so to speak and are usually seen with a serious expression almost always. However when both planets are strong (Moon and Saturn) and if both are related to the 4th house along with an aspect of Jupiter, the person can be a darling of the masses and achieve mass fame. (4th house related to the masses and popularity and Saturn is Karaka for the masses. Moon is the Karaka for fame and image of a person)

793 Responses to Saturn Dasha – Generic Effects

  1. Varun says:

    Hello Vivek – Thanks for the article it is indeed a good read. I have one question – What happens if Saturn and Jupiter occupy Virgo the 4th house for a Gemini native?

    Thanks,
    Varun

  2. VS says:

    Hi Varun

    thanks for the comment. As for your question, keep in mind that astrology can not be applied piecemeal. Only placements of 1 or 2 planets, that too just in D1 can only lead to very few conclusions.

    that said, generically Saturn being the lord of 8th and 9th for Gemini is a mixed planet which will tend to do good more than bad as its Mooltrikona owns the 9th house & it also considers the lagna lord as its friend. 4th being a Kendra, Saturn will tend to be strong here, in a friendly sign too and with Jupiter aspect, it gets ‘mollified’ even moreso. If other combinations are present, such a combination can give fame as well. A strict mother might be the outcome and if fortified, the native can own property and land

    on the negative side, it can give a tendency to sadness/ depression being the house of emotions, especially if moon is also affected by Saturn

    Thanks,
    VS

  3. S. Sridas says:

    Dear Vivek,

    Very Good article. I am Aquarius Ascendant and Makara Rasi…with my saturn in 6th house cancer. Will saturn dasha be beneficial for me. my dob is 27/11/1976, TOB is 11:55 a.m., POB is Chennai.

    • raman says:

      sir i have satrun in aquarius lagna.my rasi capricon.now satrun mahadasa started from 2013.how is sade sati commenced from jan 2017
      dob 11/11/1964.time 01.30 p.m.place vijayawasa

      • VS says:

        I dont do personal readings. For saadhe satti, overall effect of saturn in a horoscope has to be seen. Individuals with a strong and well placed saturn will not suffer much due to saadhe satti.
        Likewise individuals with moon in a venusian or saturn sign will suffer very less due to saadhe satti itself. Also the transits of antardasha lords as well as jupiter and rahu/ ketu have to be seen together with saturn transit. No one point, including saadhe satti, dictates the net outcome

  4. Vikas says:

    You said 6th dasa. If 6th dasa is of Saturn and coming after 50. what will be the results.

    Assume sat is lagna lord placed in kedra and in own nak

    If sat is the lord does it protect the house it aspects

    • VS says:

      Vikas- Results will vary as per the complete reading of any horoscope
      However as a general observation, saturn tends to show strong and positive results when it is the 6th dasha. This has been noted by various researchers/ commentators of the art.

      If saturn is lagna lord, it becomes a functional benefic. If placed in good dignity/ aspects, it will tend to give very good results in its dasha

      • Naren says:

        Good Day,
        My Rasi is Makara –
        My rasi lord is Saturn, Exalted in Libra and I am passing in Saturn Maha Dasa. Can I from suffer Sade Sathi ? Thank you

        • VS says:

          “suffering” is a relative and subjective word. Suffering for one might be a great time for another depending on how you perceive life. When the person has venus or saturn as rashi lords, saturn is a karaka and if well placed in the horoscope will hardly give suffering in its dasas or sadhe satti/ dhaiyas

          • Naren says:

            Thank you very much.

          • Naren says:

            Just one addition to the above .. ASC Leo.
            Please suggest

          • VS says:

            please requite the query

          • Naren says:

            Good Day Sir,

            As desired i am rewriting my query :

            I am Leo ASC.
            My moon sign is Capricorn.
            My rasi lord Saturn is exalted in Libra (3rd house) and conjuncted with Venus in Libra.
            Currently I am passing through Saturn Mahadasa and Venus Anthardasa, which is to be end in Feb 2019. Further I am now under Sade Sati. How much positive or negative impact can I face during this period. Many grateful thanks.

          • VS says:

            ok in this case both planets are placed happily but are functional malefics. Results will be mixed. sadhe satti by iself here might not cause much issues except some stresses and delays in various things in life. NO special remedies are needed, will just have to go through the period

          • Naren says:

            Thank you.

  5. Jok says:

    Hi Vivek

    My ascendant is Gemini which makes Saturn a functional benefic, and it is conjunct moon within 4 degrees in Capricorn 8th house. If saturn is benefic, does it give a different effect as if a malefic Saturn is conjunct moon?

    • VS says:

      Hi Jok

      Even though, i dont do personal readings, I can answer generically to a generic question here for the interest of others as well.

      Saturn is functionally mixed (slightly benefic) for Gemini ascendant as it owns one trikona (9th) and one dusthana (8th). Yet since it considers mercury as a friend, it will be benefic

      Even though saturn in 8th in own house increases longevity, in the given situation, there might be ill health/ threat to life/ sickness during the first few yrs of life/ childhood for the native as moon in 8th is weak especially afflicted with saturn.

      Moon here being 2nd lord in 8th with saturn will bring about debt issues in life sometimes when the person might have to take significant debt. On the other hand, some old female relative like grandmother or even mother can leave a lot of inheritance for the native in terms of property.

      • Snezka says:

        I hope this won’t sound as a reading question and I could get a hint about Shani’s influence through his MD.
        Same ascendant: Gemini for which, as mentioned, Shani suppose to be nice BUT his state and placement don’t allow him to be nice: retrograde, in a cruel (11th) house, debilitated. Exchange with his ruler Ma in 9th should help a bit but looking through Jaimini Shani is also Gnati…
        Q 1: How much do you include Jaimini in your analyses?

        Next “coincidence” for same chart: in the beginning of Shani (MD) – Moon (AD) Shani will be in Capricorn (6:00), with Moon (23:00) – quite apart but still in HIS house + Jupiter at SAME degrees as Shani…
        Q2: Considering both situations can Sa-Moon dasha be expected like kind of hard “version” of saadhe satti?? Probably no influence from other parts of the chart can’t beat/restore all this?

        • VS says:

          sorry, even if not a reading request, these questions can not be answered ‘generically’ and involve individual analysis, failing which, they are just shots in the dark!

  6. Raj says:

    Thanks for the informative article.
    I have Saturn combined with Moon in the 2nd house (libra sign) and both are about 6 degrees apart. Hence I could relate to point no.19, quite well. Since childhood, I have had terrible phases of depression and serious self esteem issues and they have gotten worse in Saturn’s mahadasha and Sade-Sati which I’m currently going through. All this has turned me to spirituality which I’m hoping will help me sail through…

  7. Varun says:

    Dear Vivek,

    Thank you very much for your detailed and informative blog posts; I really enjoy reading them. Could you kindly consider doing a separate post on Vipareeta Raj Yoga and its types, if possible? I’d love to learn about your thoughts on this subject.

    Sincerely,
    Varun

  8. Rajni says:

    Is is true that 12th from Saturn becomes the argala for the chart.

    If suppose Sat in 10th house, does it mean it blocks everything related to 9th house things – luck/ destiny/ higher education/ foreign travel/wealth etc.

    the house where sat occupies, does it harm that house or its aspects are more malefic.

    • VS says:

      No there is no such thing of saturn blocking life related to the 12th house from its position

      Argala and virodh argala are advanced concepts which you have to first master. I will do an article on them later. Argala = Internvention

      TYpically the aspects of saturn are considered more malefic than the placement itself. that is true. But ofcourse purely just saturn aspect is not enough to build or destroy a house, other planets, yogas and aspects have to be taken into account before giving any judgement

  9. George Saladin says:

    I know of a Saturn Yogakaraka native, Saturn placed in 11th (Pisces) aspected by Jupiter, Vargottama, Retrograde, but roughly conjunct with Rahu in Pisces (Saturn being ahead of Rahu by 13 odd degrees).

    All Astrologers have said Saturn dasa is Very Good, being Yogakaraka and all that, but experience shows otherwise; now going through whats probably worst time in his life, professionally- lost his job, facing litigation, dues, debts what not.

    Yes Saturn is the 4th dasa, and conjunct Rahu, and being placed in a Jupiterian sign- all these give bad results, according to your list of pointers.

    My question: Doesn’t being Yogakaraka compounded by it being Vargottama, and in 11th, contribute to any over-riding positivity?

    I found this intriguing.

    • VS says:

      George – Studying saturn alone isnt sufficient. Horoscope has to be studied from at least 4 ascendants – lagna, arudha lagna, moon sign and sun sign. plus all aspects (even partial ones) on saturn are important to be seen.

      In this case, since you say saturn is virgottam, it means its in the very end of pisces (last 3.3 degrees) which means its going into 12th house and towards its sign of debilitation. It is also rashi sandhi in a gandanta nakshatra
      saturn with rahu is usually rarely good and is called ‘Shraapit’ yoga or cursed yoga. Saturn also rules 9th in this case which is considered a ‘badhaka’ sthaan for taurus or sign that creates obstacles. saturn is karaka of obstacles.

      Anyways you should get the drift of my statements – mere placement of one planet is just one part of dozens of things to be considered

      • George Saladin says:

        Your response is quite enlightening. Much appreciated
        Thanks a lot!

        • Baskar says:

          RAHU and Saturn are separated in this example by 13 degrees. Hence, there is no Shrapit yoga, I think. Am I right?

          Please let me know.

          Thanks much for clarifying my doubts!

          Baskar

          • VS says:

            a Yoga can manifest upto 20 degrees also if both planets are strong. There is no clear line of yoga ending. However closer the better and in general, within 10 to 12 degrees is strong. if 2 planets are same rashi one at 5 and other at 25, there is still some yoga, but a very feeble one. But its not a 0 yoga by definition

      • Baskar says:

        On one side this Saturn is Neecha Abhilashi ..whereas on the other side, it is Vargottama ..

        Is this Saturn strong or weak?

        Please let me know.

        • VS says:

          saturn in the very end of a gandant sandhi water sign is relatively weak and unstable in character. it is close to neecha virgottam navamsa and is going to give bad results in general unless say venus is also 28 degrees pisces. in this case saturn is with best friend who is deeply exalted. in such a situation, saturn can give good results

      • Baskar says:

        Assuming low Shad bala and low Vimsopaka bala, Saturn’s physical strength and general mood is probably affected and hence it may not have enough vigor to give good results . That means, it won’t have energy to give very bad results either.

        Am I right?

        I once again thank you for taking time to answer my questions.

        I am learning from the answers you provide to other students as well. Thanks a billion!

        • VS says:

          generically yes. However an agitated general malefic like saturn and rahu can cause havoc if miserably placed. also depends on the depositor. 4 signs will be affected by saturn – where it sits and 3, 7 and 10th from it. Check which of these have weak lords. say saturn sits in sign of virgo and mercury is exalted, saturn will not damage virgo or gemini much (both of which it aspects). however if jupiter is weak, the the sign pisces will incur more damage as its lord cant protect its significations from Saturn

  10. s roychowdhury says:

    My Saturn is posited in fourth , mesha rashi , with mercury and sun . being makara lagna and rashi , Jupiter is in tenth in tula , and venus and mars are in vrisava . DOB is 28.4.1970 . Saturn is debilitated as well as retrogated , while mercury and Jupiter are also retrogated . how will be my Saturn mahadasha which is appearing in near future .

    • VS says:

      There can be problems related to the head/ brain as well as knees for such a person. frequent headaches can be common as well as asthma/ lung issues.

      the individual will be pleasure loving and will be motivated for making wealth as well as material pleasures and comforts. they can be creative and do well in fields like music/ singing/ show business etc as well as in banking.
      might be a tendency to cheat to get what they want and can be aggresive in speaking out or lashing out on others if not careful

  11. Varun says:

    Hello Vivekji – I have been trying to analyze my current dasha(Saturn/Venus) from career standpoint. I am Gemini lagna and Rashi. Here are some of the points that could possibly help me draw a conclusion:
    Natal Chart(Both Lagna and rashi):
    1. Saturn(MD lord)
    1.1. is in 4th house (-ve)
    1.2. is in Virgo (+ve)
    1.3. along with Jupiter. (+ve)(for Saturn) (-ve)(for Jupiter 10th Lord)?
    1.4. In kendra house (+ve)
    1.5. 8th from Mooltrikona (-ve)
    1.6. Treats Lagna and Rashi lord as friend (+ve)
    2. Venus(AD lord)
    1.1. is in 6th house(MKS) (-ve)(for Venus Karktawa’s) (+ve)(for 6th house affairs – Job)
    1.2. is in Scorpio (neutral)
    1.3. has aspect from MD Lord a friend (+ve)
    1.4. Treats Lagna and Rashi lord as a friend (+ve)
    Transits:
    1. Saturn in transiting natal Venus in 6th Scorpio – Probably (+ve)
    2. Jupiter is in Leo and receives a 10th aspect from Saturn (-ve)

    So I believe the no of positives outnumber the no. of negatives. Could you please suggest if this reasoning makes sense or help me draw some conclusion?

    Thanks,
    Varun

    • VS says:

      Hi Varun

      As you know I will not do individual readings but the points that you have mentioned are all thinking in the right direction.

      also think in terms of domain. not just bhaav. So for example gemini ascendant. 12th house is ruled by venus. venus MK is libra or 5th house and venus is a very good friend of mercury. So 12th bhaav is actually a good domain though it will retain the significations of the 12th house also. On the other hand cancer ascendant. Mercury rules 12th and the 3rd with MK in 3rd which is an evil house (3,6,11 are evil in nature). Mercury hates moon the ascendant lord. So here 12th is a negative domain

      likewise…
      again only way to know all this intuitively – google rodden ratings and see 1000s of horoscopes which are AA rated. Analyze 2 to 5 everyday consistently.

  12. Varun says:

    Sorry but how has cancer ascendant come into the discussion? I am Gemini lagna and Rashi.

    • VS says:

      i was trying to give some pointers to reading a chart in general if you read the writeup again (not your or any particular horoscope). thanks

  13. Varun says:

    Hello Vivekji – I was re-searching vargottama planets and found the following:

    “For Dwishbhaava raashi the count starts from the fifth from it and the last or the ninth Navaamsha is the Vargottama Raashi. This is the end and hence said to represent Shiva. A Graha getting Vargottama in Dwishbhaava Raashi is said to be blessed by Shiva. ”

    Have you found the above dictum true as per your experience? If I apply the above on my natal chart I see that I am a ” Dwishbhaava raashi ” (Gemini) and the last from the 5th (Libra) is 4th(Virgo) and both Saturn and Jupiter are placed in Virgo in my natal chart. In Navaamsha Jupiter is placed in 10th house(Virgo) and is Vargottama I think.
    Do you agree with this analysis ? Also what are the generic effects of this placement in terms of career.

    Thanks

    • VS says:

      Varun I am aware of the concept. However please keep in mind that these concepts will not give results independently. The basic 10000 feet analysis of placement of planets, yogas in a chart and their strengths will dictate the main results in addition to desh, kaal and paristhiti of the individual. A rahul gandhi born with an average horoscope doesnt mean he will live in poverty! so dont forget the desh, kaal and paristhiti in addition to the overall strength of a horoscope

      these finer rules like the one you have mentioned comes into picture at a much deeper level. I have seen one too many astrologers get caught in such rules early on…and they usually find frustration when such rules dont work verbatim and seem to be off overall

  14. A says:

    Hello Vivek ji,

    i recently had a change of mahadasha ..

    but i started experiencing the effects of it atleast 2-3 months before than what lahiri suggests as starting period

    this happened once before as well with an antardasha ..

    is it because of ayanamsha ? KP seems more fitting timing wise .. should i consider planetary positions based on KP ayanamsa ? as my major planet is shifting position in navamsa if i choose KP or should i stick to lahiri ?

    Thanks

    • VS says:

      Effects of Maha dasa will start being felt months before the actual dasa begins. the Longer the new incoming dasa, the earlier its effects will start being felt. Most events in life take time to build up in the background and are not precipitated all of a sudden anyways. the last part of any dasa is called Chidra dasa and this part always has some overlapping results of the impending incoming dasa as well.

  15. Vishu says:

    Hello Vivek,

    Greate Article.

    Well initial points suggest that Saturn in (leo/aries/saggi) is stressfull and in house 1,4,8,12. And when i see my chart my saturn is in Leo in 8th house. So from the start of mahadasha of saturn for me which was in April 2009 (i was 31) that time i could see lot of changes in my life namely from more responsibility and stress in personal relationship but post my turning 37 things have mellowed down. I wouldnt say Saturn had been very bad for and financially(saturn lord of 2nd house) its has become better. One of the point you mentioned was Saturn retrograde with Sun in Opposition gives good result which is in my chart hence that would be the reason for not that stressfull result. Actually Sun and venus both in 2nd are exactly 180 to Saturn in Leo in 8th.

    Throw some more knowledge.

    V

  16. Achyuth Kumar says:

    Namasthe Vivekji,

    In several horoscopes as I had seen Saturn control the fate/fortune as a real task master in making the individual to recover / suffer from the wrong doings committed during functional/real benefics period.

    In few cases , I have seen – he bestows the individuals with good opportunities and prosperity even though he may be functional malefic from ascendant(Cancer and Leo). May be because of Saturn becomes the functional benefic from rashi as in the case of Taurus and Libra Rashi and also the dasa being the 2nd/4th/6th one.

    You can analyse these types of scenarios too in the interest of all of us.

    Regards

    A Kumar

    • VS says:

      research is not an IP of only me Achyuth. Here is what you should do. Go back to the horoscopes and observe if in the cases you observed, saturn was conjunct or aspected by Jupiter or Venus and/ or a strong mercury?
      SAturn is happiest in signs of venus and then its own signs. 2nd leve is mercury signs and jupiterian signs

      Make observations and report back. Then it becomes a good discussion 🙂

  17. g says:

    Hello Vivek sir ,

    Sir in 1 of your posts in lova you mentioned about this great astrologer who predicted your left eye problem.. you also mentioned that he has written a book on saturn .. can you please tell the name of the book ? is it good for astrological knowledge ?

    is it possible to get a reading from him online ?

    thanks

  18. Sandy Jay says:

    Hello Mr. Vivek,

    Thank you for the article. It is very informative. I would like to ask few things.

    1. What is your opinion on the impacts of Saturn placed in upachaya house, specially in 6th house, but in an enemy sign like Scorpio in Lagna chart, specifically during Mahadasha?
    2. Is it fair enough to consider only the Lagna chart when predicting about mahadasha?
    3. Shouldn’t we consider the placements of Saturn in divisional charts, specifically navansham and D10?
    4. What if a native has Saturn in an enemy or weak sign in Lagna chart but in friendly or exalted sign in divisional charts. Or vice versa, exalted Saturn in Lagna chart but Saturn in weak or enemy sign in divisional charts. How do these two situations affect the native during Mahadasha?

    • VS says:

      1. Effect will be good only after early setbacks and health issues. Person might have multiple health problems and need for medication and surgery if a Martian sign. Depends on other aspects on saturn
      2. Lagna will have more effect but Moon and arudha lagna can not be neglected
      3. Not just saturn, you have to look at divisionals and other strengths for all planets.Please read my articles on Vimsopaka bala etc
      4. Most important effect will always be D1 or rasi chart. strength in divisionals helps but can not completely over ride the weakness of any planet in the main chart

      thanks

  19. UMA says:

    In continuation with above post,I was born in mahadasha of sun and saturn as 6th mahadasha should be good as you previously commented in your article.

  20. vidya says:

    Hi Vivekji
    Saturn as the 4th mahadasha means for Mars mahadasha born people. By the time Saturn MD comes they could be more than 36(Saturn maturity age). So Saturn after maturity is also always bad for Mars MD born people?
    -Regards,
    Vidya

    • VS says:

      Hi Vidya

      Not always. however there will be a tendency for it to happen. All depends on the placement, ownership, aspects and strength of saturn

  21. Srinivas says:

    Dear Shri Vivek,

    I am 40 years old, born in Mithuna Rasi and Mithuna Lagna and have Saturn in Gemini. My present Dasa is Sani Dasa which started in 2010.
    I am jobless since Nov 2015. Everything in my life right from my college days gets hugely delayed and comes after a very bitter stressful experience. Can you kindly suggest some remedies ?

    • VS says:

      Hi Srinivas

      unfortunately as a rule, I dont do personal readings anymore as I get more than 100 requests everyday and I have a full time job in banking. I do astrology only as a hobby and to teach others (free of charge)

      As a generic observation, if your venus and mercury are placed well, you will succeed in life, not to worry. Saturn typically gives success only after late 30s and after some trials and tribulations. So hang in there!

  22. Helena Karlsson says:

    This is the best explanation of Shani dasa I’ve ever read. Thank you, sir!

  23. sambit says:

    Sir,
    Saturn is the significator of 8th house so why does it give negative results in 8th h0use?

    • VS says:

      sambit- it does give strong results related to the 8th house signification of longevity, if it is well placed in terms of sign and aspects
      if weak or afflicted, it can reduce longevity as well as give long term chronic sickness like Multiple Sclerosis, chronic pain, cancers, HIV etc

      • sambit says:

        Sir
        Apart from longevity since saturn is significator of occult and mysticism and 8th house is also significator of the of the same does this mean a person can be mystic or occultist and can such placement be expected in the chart of an astrologer or spiritual person?

  24. anamika says:

    for taurus lagna, do you consider Jup to malefic if it sitting in lagna and there is mutual aspect between Jup and Ve in 1-7 axis

    also many pandits and gurus on subject create fear of planets in 8th house

    if Sun+Sat and Me are in 8th house Saggitarius. and mer in nak of Venus what does it indicate in general for both above questions

    • VS says:

      results will vary as per exact horoscope, divisional charts, strengths and dasas/ transits
      in general for taurus, benefics in 8th house can give wealth and inheritance but ill health as well as sudden accidents/ negative events as well

  25. Manoj says:

    Hello Vivekji ,

    I would say , a fantastic article for newcomers to astrology like me . I was also interested because I am just studying a horoscope with Saturn(retrograde) mahadasha (Aquiaris ascendant) in second house ,with Venus antardasha (yogakaraka) in Leo conjunct with Sun . The native has a rough ride in career , though I would have thought otherwise due to dasha/antardasha of two yogakaraka planets .The mahadasha of Saturn is 4th (could that be the reason ?) Of course I did not go to transit,ashtavarga etc. because if the main parameters which I thought could not bestow at least a fair time , is there a need to look at transit .
    Eagerly await your guidance ,

    Kind regards, Manoj

    • VS says:

      Hi Manoj

      Transit is always important to see, especially of the Dasha planets. A very important consideration in judging a dasa is the planets conjuncting and aspecting the dasha lord. If the 6th, 8th or 12th lords aspect or conjunct the dasha lord, malefic effects will ensue in the dasa, even if the dusthana lords as benefic by general nature like Venus

  26. Niranjan says:

    Hello Vivekji,

    A very informative article validating my thoughts.
    Thank you
    I would like to add a few pointers, this time on the nakshatras and aspects

    Saturn if posited in its own nakshatras (for example in Anuradha) tends to preserve the house it is posited, more so if it’s in a kendra or a trikona, also malefics lose their maleficence in a kendra (and trikona)

    Also, it won’t harm the houses it owns or aspects (drishti), more so, if it happens to be that of a friend

    For example, let’s say for Leo rising and saturn in 4th (scorpio anuradha nakshatra), Saturn owns 6th (capricorn) and 7th (aquarius), the karaka for 6th house is Saturn himself and for that of 7th it’s venus (friend), again by being in 4th it has 3rd aspect on 6th house (own), 6th aspect on 10th (taurus – friend’s), 7th aspect on 11th (gemini – friends), so it becomes a benefic in this case

    More so, if Jupiter is in 12th (exalted) and 5th aspect on Saturn, in this case, Saturn will make the person, inspirational for the masses and possibly a spiritual leader

    If say venus is exalted in 8th (pisces), then there is a trine (saturn in 9th from Venus, venus in 5th from saturn) happening between saturn and venus, both help each other (planets in trine support each other, more so if one of them is a natural benefic)

    If such a saturn is exalted / mooltrikona / own house in navamsa, it only adds to the above points

    Vivekji, your thoughts on the aspects (drishti) of saturn ?

    Best regards

  27. Sunil Sharma says:

    Dear VS,

    I am going through Saturn MD since Sept 2012. My lagna is Cancer and Saturn is placed in 6th house in the sign of Sag. I am running my 58th year born in 1959 in Sun MD. So Sat MD is 6th in Dasha sequence… so far I have only suffered tremendous limitations and restriction on every aspect of my life… personal, professional, financial etc. Can I hope for relief and improvement??

    Your response will be greatly appreciated!

    • VS says:

      hi Sunil,

      I do not do personal readings here as I get 100+ emails daily to do so and I do this for no monetary gain in my spare time which is just an hour or 2 in a week.

      As for your scenario, you have to see the placement and dignity of Jupiter (as the depositor of Saturn) as well as the the other aspects on Saturn. if only malefics like rahu/ ketu or sun conjunct or aspect Saturn, then negative results will follow as Saturn is affecting 3, 6, 8 and 12 houses by placement and aspect. Also Saturn is a maraka and a heavy negative planet for cancer rising people. even mercury conjunction or aspect will be negative as mercury is a functional malefic for cancer ascendant

      overall strength of yogas in the horoscope is the most important. a stand alone dasa sequence will not dictate the entire results

  28. Tanya says:

    Hello! Great article by the way.
    Is Saturn in 12th house in Gemini as destructive?
    Also my Jupiter is in cancer and in 1st house, and Venus in 4th house Libra, can it block any negative effects?

    • VS says:

      Hi Tanya,

      For cancer, saturn in 12th is not bad as its the 8th lord in the 12th house giving Vipreet Rajyoga or negative x negative = positive
      exalted planets in a kendra or planets in own house in a kendra is always helpful and a horoscope has to be seen in totality for results

  29. Ravi says:

    Respected sir,
    In this article you have mentioned when sun exactly opposite to saturn brings good results In the mahadasha but I have Saturn in fourth house in virgo (gemini lagna)sun in pisces obviously retrograde, I’m a mrigasira nakshatra so its fourth dasa of Saturn for me seems not good in one aspect at the same time it is exactly opposite to sun how the predictions would be please through some light, on every persons chart the Saturn matures at the age of 36 it Is co-incidentally happening to me so how the dasa would be.
    Thanks
    Ravi

    • VS says:

      other aspects on Saturn as well as its dignity in terms of divisionals is the most important to decipher the net results. Mercury as the depositor’s position and dignity is also vital

      • Ravi says:

        I have neechbhang mercury in pisces along with sun in 10th house, saturn and mars retrograde together in virgo where mars is athi vakri, in lagna i have moon and rahu(gemini lagna & gemini rasi),jupiter retrograde in 5th house of libra, ketu in 7th house sagittarius and venus in 9th house capricorn but positive thing is my saturn dasa started on oct2 2017 from then i have started exercising and reduced my weight and friends, relatives are stunned by my change in physic, in navamsa i have mercury and saturn together in simha im doing my own business

  30. gacc says:

    Hi,
    I have Libra ascendant and my Yogakaraka Saturn’s maha dasha is going to start from Mid-May 2017. I have Capricorn Moon and my Sade sati is already started on 26th Jan. My Saturn is retro placed in 10th House and aspects Moon in 4th house. I have lost my Job in Feb 2017. Is this Job loss because of Sade sati or Dasha Chidra effects?

  31. Mukund Palshikar says:

    Hi Vivek,

    It is really a beautiful and informative article.

    Please let me ask a question: What if retrograde Saturn is placed in 9th house for Gemini Ascendent? Will he survive in his Saturn Mahadash?

    Regards,
    Mukund

  32. Krishnan says:

    Hi Vs Sir,

    Article is awesome . Can you tell me how will be my shani dhasha which starts this may 26 2017 which is in 6th position. My DOB is 26th Jan 1983, TIme 2 25 PM, chennai born

    thanks in advance

  33. Digamber Purohit says:

    Sir, what is worse – Saturn in 8 house, with aspect on 10th house causign problems, delays, obstructions to career OR Saturn in 10 house itself, as per your point 9 above? I am referring to both point 7 and 9, where you mention Saturn placed in 1, 4, 8 or 10 is worst, but you also mention 10 can be bad. Please clarify if 8th house placement is worse than 10th house placement. Now, what if this Saturn it retro then? Are results reversed?? I don’t know much. Sir, for argument sake, let us assume that ascendants are Sun, Moon, Mars, Jupiter only, since these being enemies of Saturn he creates the maximum problems for such natives. Omit from discussion: Taurus, Gemini, Virgo, Libra, Aquarius, and Capricorn, these being friends of Saturn overall results will be OK even if in bad houses like 6, 8, 12. Thank you sir, look forward to your reply. And please note, my query is for career issues only. Saturn is a main cause of giving and getting work, delay in getting work, problems at workplace, earning from work etc.

    • VS says:

      Hi

      these are meant to be just generic rules. Can not be applied blindly. If saturn is exalted or own house in 10th house it will give excellent results, especially if well aspected.
      Its overall dignity, aspects and strength is vital including its functional nature in the chart. Typically saturn in 8th house affects longevity. If strong, it gives a long life. If weak, chronic sickness and agony as well as financial issues

  34. veena says:

    My Saturn is debilitated in Aries. I have a libra ascendant and my natal moon is Taurus. How will my Saturn MD be? According to your article Saturn is benefic for Libra and Taurus.

    • VS says:

      Hi Veena

      Impossible to say without more data. Unfortunately I do not provide individual readings at this stage.
      Overall yes saturn is a double yoga karaka for you (lagna and moon) it could be getting partially neecha bhang being in a kendra. look at its overall dignity and other aspects and yogas it is involved in to have the final reading on it

  35. ken says:

    Hello,
    Very informative site. What’s the general indication if Saturn is in Aquarius for Scorpio Lagna during the dasha of Saturn?

    Regards,
    Ken

    • VS says:

      you have to look at all the planets and combinations (yogas) as well as the strengths
      Generally Saturn in 4th in own house is good for acquisition of property. It can make the person famous, especially if moon is sitting or aspecting the 4th house as well. on the flip side, heart and lung issues irk the health of the individual, especially if mars is weak in the chart

  36. Saikumar adidam says:

    Hello ,
    Very good information, can you tell something about Saturn in conjunction with moon in its own sign Capricorn which is the 7th house for the cancer ascendant . Especially about Sade sathi period .

  37. Awtar Singh says:

    I am going through Saturn Maharashtra and it’s 6th MD started in sep2016. I have Libra Ascendant and Saturn placed in Aquarius at0° placed with Venus. How my Saturn MD will be?

    • VS says:

      as per the given information only (not looking at all other planets and dignities etc), the dasa will be good

  38. Saikumar adidam says:

    Dear VS ,

    Very good information, can you please explain something about Saturn in conjunction with moon(holds lower degree ) in its own sign Capricorn which is the 7th house for the cancer ascendant,where exalted Jupiter is in cancer(1),Sun in Aries(10) ,Rahul in Sagittarius(6) and Venus ,Mars and ketu in Gemini (12).
    Thanks &regards ,
    Saikumar

    • VS says:

      hi not doing personal readings. but in the given information, Saturn will give 2 marriages in life. the 2nd spouse will be emotional. a managerial/ authoritative job requiring frequent travel is likely

      • Sundar says:

        A small explanation if you can..?
        Also, if the asc and Moon is cancer; Jupiter, Mars in 1st, with Saturn in Capricorn..

        Thanks.

        • VS says:

          this is a great combination for a well liked and balanced personality
          can make the person very famous in life, or their career can be in an area where a lot of people dealing/ public exposure happens

          • Sundar says:

            Sorry VS, misdirected question from me; I was asking in terms of the 2nd marriage..is there a difference and why? In Sri. Saikumar adidam’s question Moon is in saturn for Canc asc, in my question moon is in Lagna itself ..
            Thanks again..

          • VS says:

            in what you asked, only Saturn was in 7th bhaav. In the other case 2 full bodied planets (not rahu-ketu) were in 7th bhaav. in the 2nd case, due to Saturn – moon conjunction the chances of 2nd marriage are high. in the first case, unless venus affects Saturn, by itself 2nd marriage is not seen

            but u have keep in mind that the horo has to be seen holistically…all planets, strengths, divisionals etc to give a full prediction and not just a few planets here or there..

      • Awtar Singh says:

        Thanks a lot for your reply

        • Vidya says:

          Vivek-ji
          When would a saturn moon conjunction give marriage?
          For a capricorn asc, saturn-moon in 6th with dispositor mercury in 9th, and saturn aspects venus – can there be a 2nd marriage during mercury period? Here saturn holds higher degree than moon and in chalit saturn goes to 7th bhaav.
          Thank You.

  39. grv says:

    What effects if saturn of saggitrus only aspecting 7th house from lagn on marriage ,7th house is empty and only saturn is aspecting,

    • VS says:

      usually would mean a marriage delay, but depends on multitude of factors like other planets, dignity of all planets, especially mercury as the owner of 7th. divisional charts, yogas, dasas etc

      • Gaurav says:

        Hi and thanx for wrinting such a good
        Artical . I want to know how my Saturn dasha will be
        27 July 1983 12.30 pm Delhi
        Libra acendent Saturn in 1 st
        Life is full of trouble from the age 14 onwards

        • VS says:

          Hi Garurav,

          Thanks for the nice words
          Unfortunately I am not doing personal readings right now. Just teaching the rules to astrology aspirants is the main goal here

  40. grv says:

    How would be mars of pices in 4th house alone for property,mother and happiness while only sun(virgo) is aspecting from 10th, m asking because it is lord of both 12th(bad) house and 5th(good) house?

    • VS says:

      mars is good for saggi ascendant. However in the 4th house it has no direction and can give anger in the heart of the individual. the location and dignity of jupiter as well as karaka moon for mother will dictate the actual results for mother
      sun- mars aspect is very good for saggi ascendant in the kendras or konas

      • Sundar says:

        “However in the 4th house it has no direction and can give anger in the heart of the individual”…
        Perfect !!!

      • Sundar says:

        VS, if the shadbal and Vimsoka are good, how much does direction matter? I see you emphasize this aspect in a few posts, hence asking. How does lack of direction detract from a strong planet?

        • VS says:

          directional strength is always important and quicker to judge without looking at too many details
          shadbala, vimsopaka, conjunctions, aspects, divisional placements, all are important. One learns over time to give proper weightage to them via experience, cant put a % importance of numbers to them

  41. Amit says:

    Hi VS,

    I have already asked one questions couple of months ago however have not got any response, I realize that you do not give any personal readings but just wanted to get your overview about my horoscope.

    I am Cancer ASC born with planets placed as below

    2 house (leo) – Ketu
    4th house (Libra) – Moon
    6th house (Saggit) – Saturn (retrograde)
    8th house (Aquarius ) – Mars & Rahu
    10th house (Aries) – Jupiter
    11th house (Taurus) – Sun
    12th house (Gemini) – Mercury & Venus (retro)

    VS, please let me know how my married life and wife would be ? Please let me know what can I expect from my Shani mahadasha?

    Thank you so much, expecting your reply.

    Amit.

    • VS says:

      Hi Amit

      as you understand, I don’t do personal readings for now.
      for your ascendant, marriage can always be a bit of an issue. as shani rules 7th and 8th both. if it sits in 6th bhaav, the 7th lord has gone into its loss position also the 7th bhaav is paap kartaari or surrounded by malefics on both sides which will create issues. a retro venus in 12th isn’t very bad but as karak, it will be still average

      hence overall, its going to be hard work to get marriage and then make marriage work in this horo

      • Amit says:

        Thanks a lot for replying VS, greatly appreciate it .

        1) My 7th lord shani is aspected by Jupiter, Mercury & Venus, doesn’t it help in making the saturn a bit on positive side as saturn is receiving aspects from guru & shukra who are natural benefics?

        2) Can you give me an overview on how my shani mahadasha would be? As 8th lord in 6th house, due to viparita rajayoga, can i expect a decent saturn dasha? any remedies?

        Kindly give me an overview of the 2 questions, have been contacting you since months to get answers for the above 2 questions?

        Thanks in advance,
        Karthik

        • VS says:

          Sorry, don’t answer personal queries. Already gave some generic pointers to you

        • Karthik says:

          Hi VS,

          Can you please in general let me know how Saturn MD would be with Saturn in 6th house (Dhanu rashi) aspected by Guru, Bhudha, Ketu & Shukra.

          Regards,
          karthik

          • VS says:

            good for job and material benefit

            bad for health, skin and liver/ digestion issues possible
            not good for married life also

  42. grv says:

    Why most of the people of libra ascandent having saturn in 1st house face struggles,why saturn not gives him best result n makes strong ? Should we consider planets effect more naturally than functionally? (other planets position is different matter but saturn in 1st house of libra should overcome most of drawbackes n make person strong.

    • VS says:

      Hi, no you can not generalize that. Saturn in ascendant has no direction (it has full direction in the 7th house)
      however an exalted functional benefic in the lagna will cause yoga. For best results, venus should join Saturn in the lagna and Saturn should not be combust or rashi sandhi or debilitated in navamsa for best results

      aspect or combination of such a Saturn with venus and mercury will yield best results. ideally should not be aspected or joined by mars or sun

      best period of life can come after age 36 (when Saturn matures)

      • VS says:

        Good vs. bad are relative terminologies.
        Venus exalted in Pisces ascendant for example does give an attractive body/ face and luxuries to indulge in. can make a person very creative and easy going as well. however being a functional malefic and 8th lord in lagna can give STDs and long term sickness and damage due to females in general. there can be lose morals and suffering due to that in life. a person can also be addicted to alcohol or recreation in one way or another and this will create a problem

        so at the end of the day, good or bad is all relative

  43. Srinivas says:

    Hi Vivek,

    I am 42 and running Shani Mahadasa which started in Aug 2010. My ASC is Gemini and Saturn is in Lagna. I am unemployed since Nov 2015. I have sent countless applications to several IT companies. Any chance of getting a job at least in Venus AD which starts in June ?

    • VS says:

      Hi

      UNfortunately the entire horosocpe has to be seen and not just a few planets. I am unable to give personal readings right now. Wish you the best!

  44. Veerendra says:

    Hi VS,

    I have a generic question, hope to answer in clarity.

    Does Saturn in Upachaya (6th) house aspected by benefics (Jupiter, Venus) yields Good Saturn dasha? I am asking in general irrespective of Lagna as for few Lagna’s Saturn is malefic, so in this case does Saturn mahadasha gives goods results assuming Shani is also well placed in D9 & D10.

    I know you do not give personal readings, but this is general question that I have been trying to get a clear cut answer.

    Hope to get positive response.

    Regards,
    Veeru

    • VS says:

      Hi typically what you say is not false. However 6th sign is a dusthana and 6th karakatva or disease, pain/ agony, surgeries/ injuries, loss of relationship, debts etc all sit with saturn. hence when saturn is here, he can give all these results strongly in its dasa. if the saturn is weak or debilitated or combust. In any inmical sign, then it will surely play out many of the above issues in life in its dasas. If along with this the 6th lord is also weak with lagna lord being weak too, then life threatning disease and problems can arise

      • Veeru says:

        Thanks a lot VS but one more clarification, Can Jupiter and Venus aspect on Saturn help ? I want to know about this though its not a personal readings…

        • VS says:

          generally, Jupiter and venus being natural benefics, their aspect on Saturn is always desired and makes Saturn calmer and happier which is good. However also important to note what the functional nature of Jupiter or venus is in the chart, that will also reflect into their aspect

          also the strength of the aspecting venus and/ or Jupiter is important. a very weak planets aspect doesn’t do much good. the strength of aspect is vital as well. should be close <8 degrees for real effect

          • Karthik says:

            Hi VS,

            This really helps thanks a lot.

          • Sundar says:

            Dear Vs,

            In Libra Ascendant what result would saturn mars combine in 2nd house of scorpio be like..and if say these 2 planets receive aspect from mercury venus and sun sitting together in 8th house wouldn’t it create a raja yoga since so many trikona and kendra houses are aspecting one another please guide..thanks!!

          • VS says:

            there will be dhan yoga and raj yogas created for sure

          • Sundar says:

            Dear Vs,

            For libra Ascendant saturn being yogakaraka and sitting with mars in 2nd house of scorpio would its aspect on combust venus which is with sun and mercury in 8th house of taurus would help venus a bit or venus getting combust take away all the good yogas in kundali..please guide..thanks!!

          • VS says:

            i cant speculate on individual charts. however in general venus-saturn yuti by conjunction or opposition in a libra ascendant chart is a strong raj yoga. now if saturn and venus are weak due to combustion or inimical aspects, it will certainly reduce the efficacy of the yoga but not make the yoga zero

  45. Navarat says:

    Dear Sir,

    Loved all your articles. But would really appreciate it if you could write one on Stelliums. I have Saturn, Rahu, Mars & Guru all together in the 4th house (Taurus Lagna & Rashi)… Almost all astrologers i have seen think this bundle of four strong planets in one house is highly malefic. I have been hearing this all my life, now however somebody i met told me that Stelliums are not necessarily malefic, in fact they possess lot of power if rightly channelised. Would love to hear your opinion on Stelliums.

    Thanking you

    • VS says:

      they are not always bad. the bhav they are placed in, the bhaavs they represent as well as the bhaav depositor’s strength and placement is vital
      in the above case look at suns placement and dignity. if it is strong and well placed, the above placement will give rise in career. It will however give an egoistic person who is also very headstrong and has anger in their heart

      health problems to mother and father are possible in this placement

      • Navarat says:

        Thank you for the reply. What could be done in terms of Upaaya/remedial measures for this placement? The Sun is in Aries in the twelfth house, so does this make the Sun exalted, but 12th house weakens it?

        • VS says:

          sun in Aries in 12th is not weak per se. Unless heavily aspected by Rahu/ ketu or Saturn
          In 12th house, it signifies the destruction of ego, which is not a bad thing by itself. But unless other good yogas and planets help, this might lead to a low self esteem and/ or confidence. the person can in reality be egoistic but will control/ suppress it in real life…external people will think that he/ she is not egoistic at all, but the person himself is struggling in coping up with their own ego or in other words a struggle in selflessness vs. selfishness

          • meena says:

            I know a tauras lagna native with sun in 12th with mercury and native is egotistical.

          • VS says:

            yes very possible. You have to check the degrees of sun, mercury and lagna. Sun is very powerful here and mercury being the lord speech and intelligence is in a brash sign with a hot headed sun. Further check the aspects on venus the lagna lord and taurus rashi itself in D1 and D9
            all this will dictate the personality, not just sun in 12th rashi

  46. Digamber Purohit says:

    Hello Sir, does Saturn Mahadasha depend on its friendship with Ascendant more than anything else? It seems that is what is to be inferred from your answers to queries.

    For Karka lagna (cancer), Saturn is malefic as it rules 7 and 8 house. Saturn MD started at age 44, so it is past the maturity age of 36. What results can one expect? In fact for this lady, Saturn is in house 9 of Bhaagya, with Bhaagya lord Jupiter exalted in Lagna! And on top of that, lagna lord Moon is Moolatrikona in 11th house, whose lord Venus is in house 2 Dhana house along with its lord Sun. With so many good position still the planets don’t seem to be doing anything great for this person.

    It seems that friendships matter more than running MD/AD. Somehow Sat. MD did not trigger any rise in profession, finances, etc. And now the worry is, will this Saturn cause health problems instead as we are all going to face it as we grow older. It is very peculiar and hard to understand! Thank you for your reply. I wish to mention that the Jupiter MD is obviously over (before Saturn) and if exalted Guru in lagna did do any wonders, how one can expect anything from Shani Maharaj!

    • VS says:

      Typically I don’t do personal chart readings. However if you paste the data of this horoscope here, I can try and explain the generic (not personal) reasons for the behavior of Saturn in this case. Will make an exception to clarify astrological concepts

  47. Digamber Purohit says:

    Hi VS sir, thanks for replying. The birth details are as follows:

    Date & time :- 29 August 1967, at 4.25 AM
    Place of birth :- Renukoot, in U.P. state

    She is family friend and now will be 50 this year. Jupiter MD was not bad but problem is what is so-so in one person’s opinion, might be considered wonderful by another person so that is a matter of opinion. Saturn did improve bhaagya after marriage, that we agree but the difficulty lies in prediction i.e. what to expect? Should they go by the average experiences of previous dashas or expect much more from Saturn? I’m of the opinion that saturn’s functional nature here is causing some delays and difficulties.

    • VS says:

      Saturn is retrograde in bhagya sthana and is neecha abhilashi (going towards its deep fall). It is also a generic and functional malefic for the chart. Its rashi depositor is MK of 6th house and exalted in lagna. Its nakshatra depositor is deeply combust in the 2nd house

      Saturn will give average results overall. Money/ finance will remain relatively good but health will be upset due to Saturn’s connection with 6th house and its karaka as 6th natural ruler. whenever Saturn transits saggitarius or aspects saggi in transit, it will give health issues. There could be swelling in legs and feet and pain in the joints, especially lower back and legs

      overall Saturn will give mixed results but will not be too bad for the chart

  48. Digamber Purohit says:

    Sorry, in the above post, I mean to say Bhaagya improved after marriage….the marriage took place at the end of Rahu mahadasha, and beginning of Jupiter. Date of marriage is 23-April 1995, and place is in Mumbai.

  49. Aurangabadkar maharshi says:

    Hi VS,

    What is the effect of Saturn in 4th house (Vrischik) aspected by Ravi & Budha from 10th house (Vrishabha). Lagna is Simha.

    Note :- Saturn (retro) is placed in its own nakshatra (Anuradha -3 padha).

    Note :- Guru & Chandra in 7th house (Kumbha)

    In Navamsha, Lagna is Karkataka, with saturn in Tula (4th house).

    My client is now 31 years old, her marriage broke with in 3 months of marriage in 2012, ever since then she is facing hard time to get married.

    She has performed various havans and pujas like shani, budha homa and all the possible remedies that she could do, I am not sure what is the issue with her horoscope, is it because she is currently going trhough Shani mahadasha and budha antardasha (both are marakas owing 7th house & 2nd house)?

    What could be the best possible remedy for my client?

    Regards,
    Maharshi

    • VS says:

      Hi, I don’t do individual readings as I get hundreds of requests daily.
      I am trying to spread astrology knowledge and interest for interested students to learn by themselves

      For leo and cancer lagnas, marriage is not an easy area due to Saturn’s ownership of 7th. if such a Saturn is placed in an inimical sign of aries, cancer, leo or scorpio and not aspected by a strong Jupiter or venus, it will tend to give more delays and problems especially in its own dasa or saddhe satti/ dhaiya periods

      typically after age 36, when Saturn matures, some stress due to this situation can release and late 30s to early 40s, much of this can get resolved

      • Maharshi says:

        Thanks VS, I completely understand that you do not give personal readings, how ever would like to get a clarity on few things, as you have mentioned that you want to spread knowledge of astrology, I need your help and inputs.

        1) What is the best remedy for my client as I have already stated above that she and her mother are experiencing severe stress due to delay in marriage?

        2) Do you forsee any health issues for the native’s mother as Saturn is placed in 4th house in both lagna & navamsha charts, its often said that either in sade sathi or shani mahadasha, shani tends to break the blood ties.

        Regards,
        Maharshi

        • VS says:

          There are no remedies to Karmic outplay of destiny, else everyone will avoid their own lessons in life.
          I can not comment on the mother as I don’t have the complete horoscope, for which I don’t have time as I mentioned.

          best for her is to appease shani dev, fast on Saturdays and donate on Saturdays, it will calm the mind down and remove negativity in thought process at least. destiny is never changed by doing remedies, the help from remedies is mostly psychological, which can be a big component in difficult situations/ times

  50. Anirudh says:

    Hi VS,

    I came across many articles in vedic astrology which gives importance to planetary degrees and avasthas (bal avastha, yuva avastha, vridh & mrith avastha).

    At the same time equal importance has been given to Ashtakavarga bindus of a planet. Any planet with and above 4 bindus tend to give positive results.

    However I have an important contradiction. Many astrologers do not give importance to planetary degrees, they just look at lagna and if a planet which is benefic to lagna is placed in kendra or trikona, then they conclude that particular planet is in good dignitary and give good results.

    Lets assume , a planet like Jupiter is at 24 degrees in an even sign like (Aries) is placed in Kendra(10th house = 32 over all points). In this case, Jupiter is in Mrith avastha in kendra however the interesting contradiction is that Jupiter has got 6 bindus in Mesha which is really good.

    So how do you conclude if such a planet which is Mrith/Vridh avastha can give good results or bad results with highly benefic bindus?

    Should we go by the avasthas or bindus as in this case, as the planet is dead but with high benefic bindus? Don’t you think its contradictory and confusing for someone who is learning astrology?

    • VS says:

      I have said repeatedly that the planet is not dead and taking avasthas literally will give very wrong results, most of the times. Bhav bal is the closeness to the bhav Madhya. In equal house system – if lagna is at 24 degrees then a planet at 24 has 100% bhaav strength and will strongly impact the house

      the degree in rashi show how deeply the planet is colored by that sign…so Jupiter at 15 in aries is much more deeply colored by mars and aries characteristics than what Jupiter at 29 in aries will be

      as for bindus, please use them only for transits. IN general predictions, they will not work well. They are one point to consider but a relatively lower importance one. In other words is sun is at 10 degrees in aries for cancer ascendant of 10 degrees lagna then this sun will have intense power and if this sun has 1 bindu, it will still yield very good results, especially if the aspects are good and if the depositor mars is placed well in this case

      • Karthik says:

        Thanks VS, but what if ascendant is at X degrees and a planet is placed in a certain house which has crossed the ascendant degree but with good bhava and good bindus, will it still give good results considering it has crossed the ascendant degree.

        Lets take your example as stated above, ascendant has 24 degrees and Jupiter placed in Aries is at 25 degrees, will it be considered strong (lets say with bindus = 5) as it has crossed the ascendant degree?

        Regards,
        Karthik

        • VS says:

          forget the bindus. bindus make no difference

          plz read what I have written many times earlier. a planet within 5 degrees of bhaav Madhya will give strong results. Bhav Madhya is the point of ascendant. so if lagna is 24 degrees, all planets between 19 and 29 will give strong results of the bhaav…the closer they are to 24, the stronger the intensity

  51. Anirudh says:

    Hi VS,

    May I know why my questions are being deleted?

    Its not in depth or personal question.

    Its in general question.

    Regards,
    Karthik

    • VS says:

      Hi Karthik

      I have to delete dozens of comments everyday.
      2 main reasons (in addition to completely irrelevant or Spam ones)-

      1. Question are very specific to a particular horoscope
      2. Questions are too generic but related to a particular horoscope

      so in order to clarify #2 above. I get dozens of ‘masked’ questions which are specific but made to look generic. Now the problem is that predictions can not be made piecemeal with lots of missing info

      example say a person asks – how does mars sitting with moon in cancer with Saturn in 5th house behave?
      this question can not be answered unless all other 9 planets, their degrees, the dignities, divisionals etc are looked at. Hence I am not going to waste my time and the other person’s time in it. The individual might feel its a generic question, but the problem is the question can only be answered correctly with the full horoscope, which brings us back to the point that individual readings are not something I am doing..

  52. karthik says:

    Hi VS,

    How true is that when most of the oldest astrologers say that Guru destroys the house it occupies and improves the house it aspects and also Saturn improves the house it sits in and destroys the house it aspects.

    How true is it and is there any justification in it?

    Regards,
    Karthik

    • VS says:

      well logistically it makes sense
      jupiter tends to make the area it sits in as “all good and cool” feeling
      which will tend to make a person lazy and or ignore the aspects of that house

      on the other hand saturn makes a person ‘pete-repeat” a particular activity related to the house and build slowly but steadily…so saturn occupying a house will in general tend to fortify the house, especially as age goes on

  53. karthik says:

    Hi VS,

    1) When we say bad planets in bad houses gives good results then why Rahu is considered bad in 8th and 12th houses? Specially 8th?

    2) What are the effects of exalted Rahu & Ketu in Navamsha placed in a kendra (4th house) ? Are exalted bad planets good or does their tendency to do evil also increases?

    3) What are the effects of Sun & Rahu conjunction with one of them being exalted?

    Regards,
    Karthik

    • VS says:

      1) I don’t say that, so not a part of “we”. general malefics do good in upachayas – 3, 6, 10 and 11. Not 8 and 12

      2) Exalted planets are always better than non exalted ones. a functional malefic which is exalted does less damage than an afflicted malefic

      3)rahu – sun conjunction gives leadership skills and potential jobs in government, politics, diplomats, foreign affair personnel, Audit/ taxation personnel etc. especially if this conjunction sits or aspects the 10th house. Fame is indicated. however the person might be selfish, ruthless and unpredictable in their actions

  54. karthik says:

    Thanks VS,

    Can you please let me know what’s the best and accurate way of judging a mahadasha? So apart from Janma lagna, what are the other parameters one need to consider? I have read few articles where they ask to consider the planets from the mahadashanath and aspects on the mahadashanath. If planets are placed in good dignity (kendra or trikona) from mahadashanath, then good results follow. But lets assume ascendant is Cancer, Saturn is most malefic planet and is placed in 6th house but lets assume all other planets are placed either in kendra or trikona from saturn, so when analyzing Saturn mahadasha, do we conclude that Saturn dasha will be good assuming saturn in not in ill aspects of malefic grahas and is only aspected by benefices like Jupiter & Venus. Does other yogas like Gajakesari yoga, Vipareeta raja yoga, Raja yoga helps in reducing the malefic effects of a bad planet? (assuming a planet is placed in good dignity in Navamsha & D10)

    Lets assume a planet is malefic for the lagna, does only bad results follow?

    • VS says:

      consider-
      1. planet from lagna and also from Moon and Arudha Lagna. If surya is strong, then surya lagna to be considered as well. Most important is lagna
      2. take planet as lagna and see the horoscope from it. See if good or bad yogas repeat (repeat in terms of lagna vs. from mahadasha nath lord)
      3. look at the conjunctions and aspects on the planet and the planets in trinal nakshartras ..this functional nature will reflect in the planets dasa
      4. look at divisionals and nakshatra placements for a finer tuning of the results

      most important is planet’s placement and aspects and the karakatva match of planet with bhaavs involved

      • karthik says:

        Thanks VS,

        My Lagna is Cancer, Moon & Arudha lagna is Thula and shani is placed in 6th house (Dhanu), Surya lagna is Vrishabha.

        So to analyse Shani mahadasha, If I consider Dhanu as lagna, do we consider lordships of planets based from dhanu lagna or just the placements?

        The reason am asking is because in my janma lagna (cancer), I have yogas like gajakesari yoga and raja yoga because for cancer lagna both moon & guru are benefics but for Dhanu lagna, moon is lord of 8th house so do we just check the placements of planets from Shani or even the lordships of planets from dhanu lagna?

        Regards,
        Karthik

        • VS says:

          you have to check the lordships but in context of the basic horoscope. Hence if a planet is evil from the basic lagna and a karaka from mahadasha lord, it gives some benefit but not much. basic lagna functional nature and yogas will still dominate

          thanks

    • Bishu Sharma says:

      Sir. I have one small quisation. I am tauras Aceandent my Saturn place in Virgo rashi 5th house alone. other planet no Aspect in 5th house .Saturn mahadasa is coming soon. What will be result Accept for me.

      • VS says:

        no generalization can be made and the whole chart needs to be analyzed. however, as saturn is a yoga karaka and sits in a kona (friendly) house, it is not a bad position at all by itself

  55. karthik says:

    Thank you VS.

    1) What’s the effect of Guru transit over 1st house (natal moon). Why Janma guru considered inauspicious in general? Guru transiting 1st house which is kendra & trikona, from 1st house, guru aspects 5th house, 7th house and 9th house (2 trikonas, 1 kendra). Then why its not a good transit? When guru in 1st house in a natal chart can be considered auspicious why not the transit?

    I have been reading articles about 2017 guru gochar, few people are saying Janma guru affects all aspects of life like career, health,education where as others say its auspicious. This is why I keep wondering why different astrologers have different views about a transit? So can you please provide a justification if Janma guru is good or bad? Or does the transit depends on lagnas and ashtakavarga bindus?

    2) Is Gajakesari yoga applicable for Karka, mesha and simha lagna? Because Guru apart from ruling trikona also rules 6th house, 12th house and 8th house respectively? Also Moon rules 4th house and 12 th house for Mesha and Simha lagna which becomes malefic? Ancient scriptures states that both Guru and Moon should own houses and be placed in good houses? So how can this yoga be judged? What’s the accuracy of this yoga for people with different lagnas?

    3) What’s your view about a planet ruling a bad house and a good house but what if a planet’s mooltrikona rashi falling in bad house? Does it still do good for the native? For ex :- Karka lagna, guru rules mega dusthana 6th house and its mooltrikona rashi falls here at the same time it also rules the strongest trikona 9th house (meena) but Meena is guru’s swakeshtra, don’t you think the planet is being partial towards its one sign and neglecting its other sign? Don’t you think both the houses are important for guru, in this case, then why we would say planet gives results according to its mool trikona sign? Any valid justification? Of all the trikonas, 9th house is the strongest one, then why we say it gives results only as per its mool trikona sign? Other ex :- Mithuna lagna & kanya lagna – shani rules trikona and bad house but its mool trikona falls in bad house 6th (kanya lagna), Mesha lagna – guru rules 9th and 12 house, Simga lagna – guru rules 5th and 8th house, Makara lagna – Budha rules – 6th and 9th house, Kumbha lagna – Budha rules 5th and 8th houses.

    • VS says:

      Some good questions Karthik, for the general good of all, here are the answers-

      1. Jupiter transit over natal lagna is good. over natal moon will have good effects on the 5th, 7th and 9th bhaavs but not the mind (moon) or health might suffer. usually causes grief. the mind can be lost – so to speak and sometimes due to laziness, lethargy or lack of knowing what to do, a person suffers. He/ she might not take advise from the wise and hence will suffer. in many cases, he might want to do good to others and in the process forget about himself. but financially and relationship wise, the period is not bad. over natal lagna, its mostly good

      2. Gajkesari always applicable if Jupiter or moon together or opposition for all lagnas.exact 90 degrees to each other is a milder form of the yoga. so the generic effects of yoga will be true for ALL LAGNAS – lets say making the person good hearted, helpful, thinking about society and others in a positive sense etc. The FUNCTIONAL effects of the yoga will be good more for lagnas where Jupiter and moon represent some combination of Kendra and konas

      3. In these scenarios remember that its not about partiality. Its about stronger ownership. Mooltrikona houses are deeper representations of a planets energy and hence show more strongly and vividly than the other sign. if the mooltrikona sign falls into a trine (5 or 9) the planet will give predominantly beneficial results, albeit slightly blemished if the other sign is a dusthana. Also 2,8, 12 are neutral signs. If a planet MK falls in this, it becomes completely neutral and will give results as per placement as well as aspects on it, while maintaining its general nature…so for example say Rahu is highly toxic for leo ascendants. If it sits in the 9th bhaav (a sign inimical to it) but is now conjunct mars which is mooltrikona and a yoga karaka planet. Such a Rahu will give laxmi and extreme rise/ luck in its dasa, albeit in a fashion which suits its general nature and the nature of the house it is in. so a blend of rahu, 9th bhaav fashion…which might mean lots of travel, foreign exposure and new culture exploration etc

      • karthik says:

        Hi VS,

        Thanks for answering all my questions , it makes sense. I was always eager to gain knowledge in this field and help people in my abilities. Hopefully one day, I would be able to influence people in a good way and share my knowledge. You always share your know;ledge about astrology in an open platform which I really like it.

        I will get back to you in case if I have any other questions.

        Regards,
        Karthik

  56. Vishal Verma says:

    Hello Vivekji,
    You mentioned that saturn being 4th dasha tends to give malific effect but what happens when saturn is strongly disposed in D3, D9, D10 and creating panch mahapurush yoga in birth chart.
    Also this means that people born in Mars MD have bad Saturn MD??
    Thanks a lot.
    P.S- This is the most comprehensive article on saturn MD. Really impressive.

    • VS says:

      Hi Vishal-

      These are only Generic rules. Meaning they don’t have to be taken literally every time. If Saturn as a planet is benefic, well placed and aspected in the chart, then its dasa will be very good regardless of the order. The 4th dasa impact might just reduce the beneficial nature of it to some extent. In general its more applicable for individuals where Saturn is poorly or at best average placed

  57. karthik says:

    Hi VS,

    We all know that Navamsha (D9) Chart is purely used only for marriage predictions. We consider the condition of Navamsha lagna and Navamsha lagna lord mainly, next the 7th house and 7th lord. Am I correct?

    1) What are the effects of 7th lord in main chart placed in dusthana (6,8,12) houses but placed in trikona/kendra in navamsha chart?

    2) The rising Navamsha ascendant is that of a malefic? what are the effects of Navamsha rising of a malefic planet?

    3) What are the effects of Saturn placed in 1st, 5th and 10th houses for Makara/Kumbha Navamsha lagna? Saturn placed in these houses aspecting 7th house, is it still considered good for married life though Saturn becomes Navamsha lagna lord? In many articles that I ready about D9 analysis, 7th house should not be afflicted by a malefic planet? But here Saturn naturally is a dire malefic planet. What are the effects of such a Saturn aspect on 7th house?

    4) What are the effects of an exalted Mars on 7th house in Navamsha chart?

    Regards,
    Karthik

    • VS says:

      D9 is used for marriage but also for general luck and general nature of each planet. a planet repeating a good placement in D9 becomes deeply colored with the good properties. For example mercury is in Virgo in D1 and also in Virgo in D9, this is a deeply exalted mercury which is virgottam and hence its properties/ power are amplified in this situation.

      1) Lord of 7th of D1 in 6,8,12 of D9 doesn’t mean much. what matters is the sign it is placed in D9.is it friendly or not? that sign is what house in D1, this matters more.
      2)No implications at all. same way as you read D1, if ascendant is of Saturn, doesn’t mean all is lost!It is all about the yogas, placement of planets and their strengths
      3)Any planet which is own house or exalted/ friendly sign will not harm houses it aspects. Aspects don’t work in the same way in any divisional as they do in D1. for a divisional, take the conjunctions only and the 5-9 (same direction) as a conjunction. other aspects don’t work. For any divisional the relevant house in the divisional is important to see. So 7th house in D9, 4th in D4, 5th in D7 etc
      4) any exalted planet is good. it shows courage/ dynamism/ leadership characteristics in the partner

      • Sundar says:

        Sri VS:
        If a capri asc is virgotttam in D-1 and D-9, with Saturn well placed in D-1 but placed in Leo in D-9, how does this play out from the virgottam’s strength perspective? Does the D-9’s bad placement matter?

  58. karthik says:

    Thanks VS.

    1) Can you please elaborate what do you mean by ”Lord of 7th of D1 in 6,8,12 of D9 doesn’t mean much.”? We know when 7th lord goes into any of the dusthana houses its not good.

    What I meant was , 7th lord of main chart is placed in 6,8 or 12 th houses in main chart but placed in trikona or kendra in Navamsha.

    I am Cancer ascendant born with Saturn(R) placed in 6th house Dhanu aspected by Guru, shukra, Budha in lagna chart.

    In Navamsha, Shani is in Gemini (5th house) not aspected any planet.

    I know you don’t give in depth prediction, can you please take this an example and elaborate your point because you said it depends on the sign that it is placed in?

    What do you infer by the above placement?

    Regards,
    Karthik

    • VS says:

      all you should care about is the sign placement of Saturn in D9. Gemini is a friendly sign for Saturn and hence it is placed well. now Gemini is 12th bhaav in cancer lagna D1. so in D1 Saturn in 6th. it means Saturn will give heavy 6-12 axis results in this horoscope. that’s all that it means. placement of Gemini as 5th or 6th etc in D9 will not matter

      • karthik says:

        Thanks VS,

        But I find this logic contradictory because you have said that its a good placement again you are stating that it will give heavy 6-12 axis results?

        Also you stated Saturn placement of Gemini as 5th or 6th etc in D9 will not matter.

        What do you mean by 6-12 axis results? Is the Saturn with above placement in D1 & D9 over all good or average or bad?

        Regards,
        Karthik

        • VS says:

          Please try to get to the logic of what I am saying
          Good and bad are relative in life. Most things are not just good or just bad

          Saturn sits in saggi or 6th bhaav and aspects 12th in D1
          it sits in Gemini in D9…so as per rashi tulya navamsa concept, it will give results as per Gemini sign in D1 too (this is true more for D9 than any other divisional)

          so 6-12 axis becomes heavy. however Saturn is karaka for 6 and 12 also…so multiply this effect more
          if Saturn in this horoscope is also aspected or conjunct with Jupiter or mercury then the effects amplify even more
          chronic disease will result in the stomach/ liver/ pancreas area and in general poor digestion

          • karthik says:

            Thanks VS.

            1) What are your views on retrograde malefic planets in natal chart? Are they good or bad?

            During transit, when a planet like Saturn is retrograde, its said that neither god nor bad happens, Such retrograde remains as mute spectator without doing any good or bad (if the transit is good/bad). Is the same case with retrograde Saturn in natal chart?

            Others are of the view that when Saturn in natal chart is retrograde, its malefic effects doubles, is it true?

            2) What are your views on retrograde benefic planets like Jupiter & Venus? Do they good or does their benefic effects reduced due to retrograde in natal chart?

            Regards,
            Karthik

          • VS says:

            Hi

            1 &2. Retrograde planets will always give uncertain and sudden results to some extent. They also will reflect the depositor and any conjunct/ aspecting planet much more than usual – exactly like Rahu/ ketu which are always retrograde. Saturn retrograde can be both good or bad as many other things in astrology. Saturn retrograde usually causes more delays than usual by the planet in the areas it aspects in the chart. Venus retrograde (by experience) is almost always bad for things venus rules and general romance/ marriage significations. the planet does become bright when retrograde and hence some additional strength is added. however its actual results will depend on the usual analysis – its ownership, conjunctions/ aspects, dignity in rashi etc.

            Also generally if a debilitated planet is retrograde, it will partially cancel off the debility and same for an exalted retrograde planet (except mercury as mercury exalts in own house and hence becomes even stronger when retro and exalted)

  59. karthik says:

    Thanks VS, makes sense.

  60. Sundar says:

    Sri VS:
    If saturn is a yogakkara, does that reduce the malefic significations (including delays due to retrogression etc)?

    Thank you

    • VS says:

      Any functional benefic is good by itself. Yoga karaka is best order functional benefic. is Saturn is yoga karaka, it will do good if placed well, if placed retrograde, it depends on sign, aspects etc…some extra delay is still added due to retrogression

      • Sundar says:

        VS, am I right in stating that a Yogakkara planet can do good only within the limits of its significations?

        • VS says:

          Yes which includes its functional as well as generic significations as well as the domain it is placed in (bhaav it sits and aspects)
          These are the areas of life the planet will be able to touch

  61. Varun says:

    Hello Vivekji – Hope you are doing good, would be thankful if you could answer the following questions:

    1. Is Guru’s transit over the 5th house good for Career ? Even for Lagnas for which Guru is functional Malefic(Gemini)
    2. Is it good to have a functional malefic and general Malefic(Mars for instance) exalted or powerful ?
    3. How to factor-in combustion and especially combustion at night in astrological calculations?

    • VS says:

      1. guru transit in 5th not bad by itself. but look where 10th lord is in chart. if say 10th lord is in 12th house in chart then Jupiter is 5th bhaav is 6th from 10th lord and 8th from 10th bhaav. this will not give any good results for career in itself
      2. depends. Any planet exalted in a Kendra or kona is generally good. not necessarily in 3, 6, 8 and 12 bhaavs
      3. Combustion at night is slightly less potent than during day. However any combust planet will fail to protect the areas it rules. Its general significations become higher. E.g. mercury very close to sun will actually make a person intelligent (budha-aditya) but whatever areas of life Gemini and virgo rule, will suffer

  62. Varun says:

    Also sir one more query that I forgot to ask – is Lagna and/or moon in some nakshtras like Ardra considered bad in general?

    • VS says:

      No such generic rule. You have to look at the strength and dignity of the ruler of rashi and nakshatras as well as divisional placements

  63. sambit dash says:

    What about retrogression of other planets like sun, moon, jupiter,mars

  64. karthik says:

    Hi VS,

    What are the effects of dusthana lords aspecting their own house? Is it considered good or bad?

    For instance, if 6th lord is aspecting 6th house, does it mean it increases the significance of the house like increase in diseases & enemies?

    If 8th lord is aspecting its own house, does it mean it increases the obstacles?

    Though every planet protects its own house when it aspects, was curious to know what are your thoughts about this question?

    Thanks,
    Karthik

    • VS says:

      any planet aspecting its own house will enhance the results of that planet…if the planet is sitting in good dignity, the results will be good. If the planet is sitting in bad dignity, enhanced negative results are also seen. full strength of planet has to be taken…bhaav bal, rashi bal, aspects, divisionals, shadbal, etc

  65. karthik says:

    Thanks VS,

    Can you tell me what does the mutual aspect of Saturn and Venus in kundli means? Lets not consider the lordship of Saturn and Venus in this case, lets consider only the aspect.

    1) Saturn is a dire malefic
    2) Venus in a naturally benefic planet how ever both Saturn and Venus are Athimitra grahas (best friends) so what does the mutual aspect of them lead? Is it considered good because Saturn is being aspected by a benefic or is it considered bad as Venus is being aspected by Saturn?

    I was trying to get accurate answer for this question but I could not find any justification for this mutual aspect?

    As you are aware that for males, Venus is karaka of wife/spouse, so when such a Venus is being aspected by Saturn and Simultaneously Saturn is being aspected by Venus, is it considered good because karaka Venus being aspected by a malefic planet ?

    Though Saturn is the best friend of Venus and Vice versa?

    Regards,
    Karthik

    • VS says:

      typically by itself…saturn heavily aspecting venus will tend to delay/ deny the marriage of a person or make the partner very orthodox/ practical and non romantic in nature….it all depends on dignity..so if this combination occurs in libra, the best of both planets appear. If this happens in cancer or leo, both become bad etc

      on the other hand, venus aspecting saturn mollifies the harsh nature of saturn and it gives results which are smoother/ easier and less harsh in general
      so in one way the significations of saturn improve and of venus suffer…but thats all just generic (nothing functional or specific)

      also perversity in ones sensuality can occur, like weird sexual behavior…too reserved or voyeuristic or homosexuality all occur when saturn aspects venus in bad dignity…there is financial, health or reputational loss due to a persons sexuality

      when both have good dignity, it can also show a person who is like a saint…such a person stays away from much luxuries of life (doesnt mean they dont have them)…they live more like a saint as venus shows enjoyment and luxury and saturn shows restraint and restriction

      • karthik says:

        Thanks Vs for the detailed explanation.

        So in such mutual aspect, what would you suggest?

        Should the Venus as karaka should be appeased or Saturn be appeased?

        I have such combination Venus & Mercury in 12th house (Gemini) & Saturn in 6th house (Saggitarius).

        Saturn in my case is well disposed aspected by Jupiter, Mercury & Venus.

        Venus is well disposed in 12th house friendly sign Gemini though ill aspected by Saturn and Rahu.

        As the mutual aspect is happening in dusthana house, do we consider as good? Saturn in 6th house is considered good though a dusthana house where as Venus is also considered good in 12th because Venus is karka of 12 house.

        Though both 6th & 12th houses are dusthana house, both the karakas are placed in their kaarak houses, is it still considered bad?

        I am just trying to get some more clarity by taking example of such aspect happening in dusthana houses but in good signs.

        So what do we infer by these placements? I mean in general if you take my case as an example, aspect happening in dusthana houses but good signs, what do you conclude?

        Regards,
        Karthik

        • VS says:

          no need to appease anything in this case

          vipreet raj yoga will exist. marriage will be not happy and/ or delayed or might lead to divorce/ separation

          • karthik says:

            Hi V.S,

            That’s sad to know 🙁

            You have stated that vipreet raj yoga will exist but the placements may lead to divorce, any remedies that you would suggest?

            Cancer ascendants are the most lovable, warm, friendly people but they are the ones who often meet disappointments in marriage? :(((

            May I know why divorce? Though my 7th lord is placed is 6th house but its aspected by Venus & Jupiter.

            Can’t the Jupiter aspect on 7th lord save the marriage?

            Note :- My 7th house is weak but unafflicted.

            The Saturn-aspect I have mentioned is in my lagna chart, will Navamsha chart not be considered to judge one’s married life? Just curious to know.

            Regards,
            Karthik

          • VS says:

            the impact of Jupiter on Saturn is what intensifies the chances of divorce/ separation as its the 6th lord in its mooltrikona

            6th is 12th from 7th or loss of marriage and the house of mental agony/ pain

  66. Sundar says:

    Sri VS:
    When Retro Saturn is 180 deg to Sun in the 1-7 axis and can it give marriage during the MD? I am looking at points 13 and 14..

  67. Anirudh says:

    Hi VS,

    1) Heard of a concept about planets giving results based on the house its placed from its mool trikona sign? For eg :- Jupiter placed is Karkataka, so it traveled 8 houses from its mool trikona sign , its placed in dusthana house from its MK sign and will give results based on that? How true is it?

    2) How accurate is the concept of Yogi and duplicate yogi planets? Do they actually exist? What if a planet which is highly malefic for the lagna but becomes a duplicate yogi or yogi, what are the results?

    3) What are the results of 7th house getting 19 bindus in natal chart? Though 19 is the minium bindus that 7 th house should get, is it considered average or weak?

    Regards,
    Anirudh

    • VS says:

      1) that is just one of the things you can consider, you can not make it a complete decision point. Planets in 6/8/12 from their MK can still give very good results
      2) Not very accurate regarding yogi/ Avayogi etc. these are very fine concepts and can not dictate other major concepts
      3) again bindus is more specific only for transit. the aspects on the house, strength of the owner and karaka of the house are most important considerations

      • anirudh says:

        Thanks VS.

        1) Can you let me know the results of Vipareeta raja yoga with Saturn involvement for Cancer ascendants?

        a) Results of VRY occurring in 6th house – results?
        b) Results of VRY occurring in 8th house – results?
        c) Results of VRY occurring in 12h house – results?

        2) Can you in general describe the results of Shani mahadasha for Cancer ascendants in a situation where Shani is in either 6,8th or 12th with Vipareeta Raja yoga condition assuming Shani is not receiving aspects from Rahu, Sun, Mars.

        What results does Shani maharaj give for Cancer ascendants in his mahadasha in VRY condition?

        Regards
        Anirudh

        • VS says:

          Let me reply by saying that for the net effects of any maha dasa, please keep the following in your mind while judging the total impact-

          1. the bhaav the planet occupies and the bhaav(s) it fully aspects
          2. the closeness to bhaav Madhya will dictate intensity
          3. the bhaav lord’s position in chart and dignity is most vital
          4. nakshatra the planet is placed in and its lords placement and dignity
          5. conjuncitons (within 12 degrees) of the MD lord as well as full aspects on MD lord
          6. Planets in exact trine houses to the MD lord will also give effects in the MD lord
          7. Karaka combo of planet and its bhaav. example Saturn in 6th becomes kakara of 6th of diseases/ debt and enemies.

          • Sundar says:

            Related question VS:
            When are VRYs triggered? Same as other yogas, when the planet/bhaav is aspected by transit of Saturn (also Jupiter?) ? 2ndly, is it always due to somebody’s loss that I gain?

          • VS says:

            relevant dasas plus trigger from Saturn/ Jupiter is important

            not necessarily someone else’s loss. It could be your own loss in some aspect before gain. Sometimes, say 8th house is involved along with karakas of mars/ Saturn but there are strong raj yogas in 8th. (Amitabh bachan horoscope)
            real rise in life came after a life threatning accident. So the negative triggered the yogas in 8th which in this case are in virgo sign so functional benefic for aquarius ascendant.

          • anirudh says:

            Thanks VS,

            But in order to judge mahadasha, apart from the above points, do we look out for any divisional charts like Navamsha or D10 to see the signs in which the MD lord is placed?

            Also if a negative planet is placed in negative house lets say (6th house being upachaya) and negative nakshatra (bad nakshatra) it becomes positive , is that true? I mean am referring to this scenario where Saturn is involved in VRY condition when placed in 6th house and bad nakshatra?

            Regards,
            Anirudh

          • VS says:

            yes divisionals are always important. They should not be looked at, if the time of birth is approximate
            Also look at the divisional for only the area related to the divisional. example if Saturn is own house in D10 in 10th house of D10 chart, it will likely give strong (good) results related to career/ job, that doesn’t mean that this Saturn can not be negative for many other areas in life depending on its dignity in other divisional charts etc

          • Sundar says:

            Learning a lot Sri VS. Thanks due in abundance; blessings too; for teaching this Vedic sashtra.

  68. Samaresh says:

    Hello Vivekji
    Hope you are good.
    I have one concern that Jupiter & Saturn present in my 11th house (Gemini),I am a scorpio ascendant .Also I have Rahu & Sun in Cancer ( 9th house).Currently I am going through Jup-Rahu-Saturn dasha.

    I am trying to change my job since 2014 but connection is not happening,can current DBA will prefer me.I am confused since last 3 yrs.

    • VS says:

      first – I don’t give personal readings
      second – the way you are asking this question is akin to me going to a doc. standing in a room where he cant see me, examine me or order any xray or blood test. But I say, I have headache and also some issue in my right hand. please tell me my disease and prognosis as well as the correct medication

      third- my advise to you before trying to read your own horoscope – learn the basics in detail. if you have Jupiter and Saturn in Gemini in 11th, then wont you obviously be Leo ascendant?

      finally if you want a personal reading, go to a professional astrologer who charges money on this. I do not ask or accept money and do astrology as a hobby and service. So I pick the rare cases I do analyze

      thanks!

  69. Sharath says:

    Dear VS:

    What is the effect of Saturn Mahadasha, when Saturn (lord of 2nd & 3rd house-Sagittarius ascendant) is placed in the 10th House in the Rashi chart and the 11th house in the Bhava chart. Can you please prescribe any remedies if I need them?

    • VS says:

      no remedies needed, neither do they usually work beyond a psychological level.
      also in order to analyze what Saturn will give here, look at the placement of the rashi and nakshatra depositor, the conjunctions and full aspects on Saturn as well. all this combined will show the net result of Saturn in the chart. in general Saturn here can give earnings via a technical field but something involving communication/ speech as well

      • Sharath says:

        Thank you very much, Dear VS.

        Saturn is placed in the Virgo Rashi and in the Hasta Nakshatra, 4th padam. There are no conjunctions with Saturn in the Rashi chart and it is aspected by Moon, Rahu, Ketu and a very small % of Venus as well.

        Will politics be a good move for me? I am an Engineer currently.

        • VS says:

          Sharath a horoscope has to be seen in totality…not just saturn or any other x planet. Unfortunately i do not provide personal readings, but if you are passionate about a career shift, my advise would be to certainly try your best!

  70. karthik says:

    Hi VS,

    1) what are the effects of 5th lord in dusthana house (8th house) conjunct Rahu aspected by malefic like saturn, ketu? (I am referring to its D1 position).

    What are the results specially if the native is a male? Does it signify childlessness? Or do we also need to look at the wife’s horoscope or can we make out if the male native can be blessed with progeny just by looking at his 5th house and lord?

    As you know that 5th lord is the house of child/progeny so in this case do we look at 5th lord to see how its placed in Navamsha or Saptamsha or just D1 chart? Also, do we consider how the putrakaraka i:e Jupiter is also placed in D1 chart?

    What factors do we need to consider apart from 5th house and its lord to judge if the native can be blessed with child or not?

    2) What are the effects of Lagna lord of D1 debiliated in Navamsha in 10th house how ever its dispositor being exalted?

    3) Is Gajakesari yoga applicable for Guru and Moon in Vrischika?

    Regards,
    Karthik

    • VS says:

      1) completely depends on the planets dignity and general nature, functional nature etc. for example if leo ascendant, Jupiter in 8th is not bad etc. too close a combination with rahu is usually bad always for any planet. Will also mean the person will waste too much time in the unknown and hidden activity (drugs/ illegal work/ looking into mysteries/ astrology etc, can be superstitious and have troubled mind/ emotions). if moon is also afflicted in this case then mental diseases and bipolar nature with severe mood swings can be indicated

      2) too general to answer
      3) yes it is applicable fully

  71. Kapil says:

    Sorry VS didn’t read your answers to previous comments , you don’t provide personalise reading .
    Article was good .Thank you

  72. Robert says:

    And other question, what would be the financial result for venus-saturn antardasha for Capricorn lagna, moon in Libra, sun in Aquarius together with Venus, Rahu in 3rd when Saturn is in 5th house? Jupiter in 8th, AL virgo. Thank you very much.

    • VS says:

      Robert – impossible to predict with tid-bit information here or there. I either do a full reading considering every facet of the horoscope or I don’t.
      for now, the goal is to provide people guidance for free and I unfortunately do not have time for personal readings. thanks

  73. Robert says:

    Do you consider vimshottari dasha period counted from lagna? If so can you please clarify how do you use this. Thank you.

    • VS says:

      No Vimshottari dasa is relevant only from Moon. From lagna is experimental. In my personal opinion, the Vimshottari from lagna is applicable more from a health perspective from Moon for all other perspectives. thanks

  74. Robert says:

    Dear Vivek, thanks for your advices and teaching. What will be general result in the dasha period of the planet which is beneficial to the native (extremely good placement in D1, lord of good houses being lagnesh itself, favorable to nakshatra but debilitated in D9 though otherwise still beneficial for D9 chart) but has low ishta phalas and big kashta phalas? Thanks

    • VS says:

      Robert – a planet which is in high dignity in D1 and well placed and a FB will always tend to give good results as an overview
      the placements in other divisionals only tend to slightly modify the effect (not over turn it), likewise high kashtha fal can not change results, it just makes the planet give raj yogas after some delay/ setbacks as opposed to very easily and smoothly.

      • Robert says:

        Thank you Vivek, I think I have read somewhere that when mercury is in conjunction with some planet then it tends to give away its phalas to that planet and will take phalas of that planet, what is your opinion about this? Can you please clarify also how is it with other planets in this regard? I have also question about Viparita Raja Yoga. When the lord of 8th and 6th is in 12th in enemy sign causes it Viparita Raja Yoga? What then will be general results during its mahadasha? Does exalted lord of 6th in 8th house causes Viparita Raja Yoga? And what about the lord of 8th in 2nd house in enemy sign? Thank you again.

        • VS says:

          Mercury and Moon are impressionable planets and always tend to take some results of the planets they conjunct
          Likewise rahu/ ketu and any retrograde planet will do the same. as will the planets which own the 2nd and 12th house from the lagna

          • Robert says:

            Thank you, can you please clarify also on Viparita Raja Yoga? When the lord of 8th and 6th is in 12th in enemy sign causes it Viparita Raja Yoga? What then will be general results during its mahadasha? Does exalted lord of 6th in 8th house causes Viparita Raja Yoga? And what about the lord of 8th in 2nd house in enemy sign? Thank you.

          • VS says:

            just think of these things step by step
            8th house is endings/ destruction etc. any lord sitting in 8th bhaav will have the significations it rules destroyed in one way or another. so 6th house rules enemies, 6th lord in 8th is automatically hence good

            but the caveat is that the planet should still be decently strong in dignity else it also means acute disease (6th) becomes chronic (8th) and accidents can be life threatening as well as diseases incurable.

            So like in the real world…there are shades of grey and good usually accompanies bad

  75. jayasree says:

    Dear VS

    Re # 4, saturn mahadasa will kill if operational after 56:

    1. Is this more possible during sade sathi period?
    2. Would this happen is Saturn is generally beneficial in horoscope, e.g., libra ascendant, capricon moon, Saturn in 3rd, 6th house in D1 or D9 and so on.

    Really appreciate your insight.

    • VS says:

      1) if Saturn dasa and sade sathi both going on, then obviously the effect is more intense
      2) what I have said and clarified is that these are generic statements. hence they can not be blindly and widely applied to everyone. however in general, as age goes on, Saturn’s influence starts to intensify on everyone. It has been observed by some scholars that after age 56, Saturn dasa retains a special maraca propensity. ofcourse if Saturn is a benefic in the chart and sits strongly, this will be avoided or averted

  76. karthik says:

    Hi VS,

    1) Can you tell me what exactly is a Vargottama planet? Is it a planet occupying a certain sign in D1 repeating the same sign in D9 Or is it a planet occupying a certain sign in D1 repeating same sign in any of the divisional charts?

    2) Out of 14 divisional charts in my horoscope, in 7 charts Saturn is in own house (Makara/Kumbha) and in 2 signs its occupying the same sign as that of D1 and in 3 signs its exalted. What does this in general imply? Does it imply that Saturn is in happy state?

    FYI – In D1, Cancer lagna, its placed in 6th house aspected by Jupiter, Venus, Mercuty & Ketu.

    In Navamsha, its in 5th house (Gemini) un aspected by any planet.

    In general, can you let me know the effects because in many of your articles you have mentioned that a planet’s placement in Divisional charts adds to the functioning of the planet? I want to understand how my Saturn is placed with all above factors considering for my D1 lagna Saturn is malefic and for my moon lagna its benefic. I don’t want any personal reading but eager to know about my Saturn’s dignity is and placement in the chart?

    Thanks a lot.

    Eagerly awaiting your response.

    Regards,
    Karthik

    • VS says:

      Virgottam means repeating the same sign in D1 and D9. technically repeating in any other sign should also be virgottam but in definition used only for D1 and D9

      a planet in own/ friend signs in many divisionals is in a very happy state. Whatever it represents in D1, it is more likely to easily fructify. Exaltation and deb is not valid in divisional charts only own sign, friend or enemy sign should be thought of. So mars in cancer isn’t bad in a divisional chart as cancer is the sign of a friend

  77. Amit says:

    Hello VKji,
    Nice website and good learning. I have seen the chart of native where for the aries lagna saturn is sitting in the 6th house of virgo at 0.56 degree conjunct mars which is however at 28 degrees. Saturn is in the nakshatra of sun in Uttra phalguni, and moon is in taurus second house with sun in 4th house….. Saturn sits well in D9 in capricorn in the 4th house. Saturn is badkesh since lagna is mesha. How would the Mahadasha of such a saturn be…. There are indications both that Saturn is weak due to being in early degrees, in nakshatras of sun, but also saturn being in 6th house in virgo and its own navamsha makes its somewhat resonably placed. It is the enemy of the lagna lord mars and it is conjunct the 8th lord from itself (which happens to be mars). To me it seems confusing with different combinations. The saturn dasa in the life of the native will be 5th.

    I want to understand a bit more on the nature of how Saturn will behave when there are multiple significations. Would the native end up losing money, health, professional career during such a MD of Saturn.

    Would it be better if saturn was weak in such a chart or strong.

    Thank You very much in advance. Would appreciate how to decipher such mixed combinations.

    • VS says:

      strong Saturn for aries lagna can give wealth and career but spoil health and also cause evil events in terms of other family members. Success can come after struggle

      in the above case it is not conjunct with mars as more than 15 degrees away from mars. if lagna degree above 15 then it will technically be in 5th bhaav. look at how mercury is placed. is it strong? in general this Saturn will cause health issues repeatedly and stomach/ intestinal issues as well. many surgeries in life are likely but in terms of career it will do good after lots of hard work

      • Amit says:

        Thanks Vivek,
        Mercury is strong in the native’s chart in the sense that its in the 4th house and vargottama in rashi and 10th house in D9 with Mars. However, this mercury too is in early degrees and hence shifts houses between 4th and 3rd (in bhava chalit) You are correct, the bhava chalit will fall in the 5th house since the acendent is more than 15 deg in the rashi chart. So this further adds to the confusion on the affects of Saturn in its MD.

        The concern on finaances and job and property arises in the mind of the native. But for me trying to understand such a position becomes difficult. Esp now that you mention, if Saturn is in Bhava 5, would the 5th Bhava results come into play during Saturn Dasa.

        Would such a saturn in mixed state of affairs cause issues in finances/job/ and property during its dasa or provide positive results. While Saturn is associated with hard work, I am unable to make out the true state of saturn with such a combination which falls mid way in all aspects.

  78. B says:

    Hi Vivek,

    I have spent hours on here reading and going through the questions and answers. I have an extremely basic knowledge in vedic astrology, but a profound interest. I take whatever you write and try and read up on it, you have me hooked with your content – so thank you!
    I am also in awe of your continuous patients with the number of requests that you receive and the manner in which you politely answer them, even though you have made it abundantly clear to what you can and will answer.
    So, with that, as much as I wish to get a reading from you, I know it’s not to be, may I instead request you to consider generic outlines for entire years (2017, 2018 etc) for the rashis and major planets in their transits/or perhaps just the big planet transits (ie what would generally be in store for a rashi for the next 2.5 years of new saturn transit and yearly transit for Jup). That would be so good, as I read a lot form many sites which seem to contradict one another – you, I trust.
    Reading this back, I realise it’s a BIG ask – so, I only ask you to consider it.

    Many thanks

  79. Guru says:

    Hello,
    As you said conjunction of Saturn and ketu will be negative, is it same for my case???

    my ascendant is libra, Saturn(uttarabhadra) and ketu(Revati) in 6th house ie., Pisces. Vargottama moon(Krishna navami) in 5th house, sun and Mars in 7th house(aries), retrograde Jupiter in 3rd house and retrograde Mercury in 8th house ,Venus in 9th house and Rahu in 12th house.

    Here Saturn is yogakaraka and placed in 6th house, both are favourable. Saturn Dasha Is starting from 24years old. How will be Saturn dasha? Please guide me…

    • VS says:

      Saturn dasa will be conducive to give a family (marriage) and kids. can aquire property and assets as well during this period
      will not be good for health and feet/ legs problem will cause some anguish

  80. Ravi says:

    Hi VS
    Retrograde Saturn in natal chart in its enmical sign in Kendra, will it reduced its negativity being retrograde? How will be the Saturn Mahadasa in this case? ( Saturn being the lord of 10th & 11th house sitting in 4th moon house in natal chart and Moon along with Sun sitting in 10th Saturn house). Please guide……

    Many thanks,
    Ravi

  81. Nirmala Devi Srinivasan says:

    Dear sir,

    This is an excellent accurate definition. Thanks.

    Currently I’m undergoing saturn Dasha being libra moon and capricorn ascendant. 42 years single saturn in cancer. 7th from lagna. 10th from moon. Have trouble in career recently. If possible any advice or guidance will help a lot. Many thanks. God bless.

    Best wishes
    Nirmala.

    • Nirmala says:

      Please ignore this sir, I just have read that you don’t do personal reading.thanks.

      • Sundar says:

        Hello Ms. Nirmala,
        Please chant:
        Sri Raama Raama Raamethi RamE RaamE ManoramE, Sahasranaama tattulyam Raama Naama VaraananE, 108 times each day. Saturn is subservient to Hanuman and Hanuman is a humble servant to Lord Raama.

        If possible, one full Vishu Sahasranaamam recital everyday.
        May Perumaal bless you with good health and clear up any Vigna in your path.

  82. Ravi Vaish says:

    Thanks for reply. You said in your earlier post that retrograde planet debilitated will partially cancel off its debility. So if any retrograde planet sitting in its inimical sign can also partially cancel off its inimicalness. Please guide

    • VS says:

      No, it becomes worse. It will take on the effect of the inimical house. if the inimical house is a functionally benefic area, example aries for leo ascendant is a yoga karaka domain, then the planet will become functionally better as it takes the nature of aries more

  83. Ravi says:

    Thanks VS for this insightful. Is Cancer a functional benefic/yoga karka for Aries ascendant.

  84. Babs says:

    Hi,

    In your above article wrt point 3&4; if Saturn as lord of 11th &12th(meena lagna) placed in 2nd (aries), and person is undergoing the saturn MD. Does the above manifest as badly as is written in the vedic rules, 2nd being a maraka house. Though Jupiter (L of 1st&10) is in 8th Libra aspecting saturn. But mars in lagna aspects jupiter too…

  85. Sundar says:

    Sri VS:
    Quoting: “When Saturn is retro and sun almost exact 180 degrees opposite of Saturn, Saturn typically gives good results in its MD”.
    Is this from your observation or is it a sutra? Since this is a peculiar combination which probably occurs in 1% may be ..Any reasons? Thx..

  86. KRS says:

    Dear VS
    I have a query re Mars-Saturn conjunction. Is this conjunction inimical if it occurs in Capricorn? After all Mars is exalted in Capricorn because Capricorn’s Saturnine energies channelize and discipline the Martian energy. If Saturn is also there, shouldn’t this accentuate this effect and make it more constructive?
    As always thank you for the generosity with which you share your knowledge.
    KRS

    • VS says:

      by itself it is not a bad combination but depends on lagna etc

      for example for capricorn lagna, it will make for a person who is very hard working, has great money and leadership skills but also make the person prone to accidents, especially vehicular accidents and injuries/ surgeries in life

  87. Venkat says:

    hello Sir,

    My Lagna is Aries and Mars is placed in 11th House in D-1. In D-10, Mars is placed in 8th house. will this dasa gives me permanent retirement from job or can i take it as long break in my career, as i study, plannets in 8th house from D-10 lagna gives permanent retirement.

    regards
    Venkat

    • VS says:

      no you have to look at all the planets and other dasas and influences, only mars placed in x or y position will not dictate your job outcome

  88. Anirudh says:

    Hi VS,

    What are your views on Dev Guru Brihaspati’s aspects?

    Vedic astrologers says that the bad effects of a badly placed planet is completely nullified when Guru aspects a malefic planet. How far is that true? Assuming Guru is not afflicted.

    Scenario 1 :- In a horoscope, lets assume 2nd house is occupied by Ketu and Ketu is aspected by Rahu, Mars and Guru. So in this case can we say that Jupiter’s aspect on Ketu can completely ward off its negative effects as its also receiving aspects from 2 malefics like Mars & Rahu. Will Ketu become 100% neutral by receiving aspect from Jupiter?

    As Jupiter is the most benefic of all the planets and a Satvik planet, in the above scenario do we also need to check he lordship of Jupiter in the D1 chart or do we look at Jupiter aspect based on its benefic nature?

    • VS says:

      No, nothing gets completely nullified or amplified in real practice. the closeness of the aspect (in degrees) and the power of the aspecting planet are to be seen. Experience teaches us regarding the quantum of effects from the aspects (good or bad)

  89. Pran says:

    Hi VS,

    What are the results of Saturn being malefic to Janma lagna but yogakaraka to Chandra and Surya lagna and Guru being benefic to Janma lagna but malefic to Chandra & Surya lagna?

    In of your articles, you have stated that, a planet placements must be looked at 3 different lagnas as stated above. (Of course Indu lagna too).

    What are your views with the planets (Guru & Shani) having above benefic/malefic lordships to different lagnas?

    Note :- I have only mentioned Guru & Shani as they are major and slow moving planets.

    Regards,
    Pranidhan

    • VS says:

      Hi Pran

      the effects from Lagna will always dominate the effects from other lagnas. Sun and moon as the representatives of the soul and mind are obviously important in context to observe the horoscope from. for example the placement of a planet from moon shows how your mind/ emotions perceive a particular planet/ yoga and from Arudha Lagna shows how the world perceives it etc. however eventually the effects from Lagna are most specific and should always be used to ascertain the functional nature of planets

      • Sundar says:

        Sri VS:
        Does the same apply to transits as well? I understand the transit from the moon being good or bad for a planet, but that’s only a coloration of the outcome, in the way you feel about it. I see astrologers seeing the 11th from the transit moon as a labasthana and making a general prediction, hence asking.

        Thanks.

        • VS says:

          11th from moon is a good transit for gain of material things – money, relationships (like marriage or child birth etc), promotions etc. It can be tricky for health matters and if Mars/ ketu / saturn involved then also give a potential of injury or accident. For transits only, the ashtakvarga bindus of the entire house as well as individual planets should be considered

  90. Rajesh says:

    Hello,

    I have saturn in 6th house(libra), Exalted and in retrograde and mercury in 9th house. I am taurus Ascendent,Kumbha Rashi.My Saturn Mahadasha is starting in 2018.Will the Dasha period be good or Bad?Also will retrograde Saturn cause any harm?

    • VS says:

      Unfortunately I cant do personal readings and many things have to be seen
      prima facie, your Saturn will give you good results. good luck

  91. SJ says:

    What is the impact of Saturn when it receives no aspect from other planets. I am trying to understand how it behaves?

    Thanks

    • VS says:

      Any planet (including Saturn) will give results as per its basic functional nature in the horoscope, Bhav it sits in, bhaavs it aspects and the functional effects of the depositors for its rashi, nakshatra and navamsa

      thanks

  92. Rishi says:

    Hi VS,

    What are the results of Saturn owing malefic houses or malefic to Lagna (Cancer, Leo, Pisces, Saggi ascendants etc..) how ever Saturn is benefic to Lagna in Navamsha ( Kumbha, Thula, Vrishaba lagnas)

    Will the effects of Saturn change in this case as Saturn is Malefic to Janma lagna but benefic to Navamsha lagna?

    I understand the aspects on Saturn, its rashi despositor, the nakshtara Saturn is placed in all matters, but what are the effects of above case?

    • VS says:

      No it does not become a benefic due to navamsa placement
      main Rashi (D1) effects will dominate, D9 can very slightly modify but not change the results

    • SJ says:

      I think it is more important to analyze the functional nature from Asc/Moon/Sun in D1 rather than divisional charts. Take into account placement from each lagna because when lagna changes functional nature and position. Also, remember the significance of each lagna as there could be a disconnect between what is happening and how one perceives those events. One of the reasons I believe people use both Asc and Moon to analyze horoscope.

      • VS says:

        Functional nature is most important to be seen from lagna as that’s most specific, followed by Moon and then Sun in that order. The relative weightage of how much will one pull the full nature of a planet is learnt from experience and has no direct mathematical formula. in cases where sun and moon are both placed in 1st or 5th or 9th bhaavs, the functional nature of planets will remain same from the 3 ascendants.

  93. Ambica says:

    Hello sir,

    I am Cancer born female, with retro Saturn in 6th house aspected by only benefics (Jupiter, Venus) & there’s no malefic influence on Saturn except Ketu.

    Saturn is placed in Moola nakshatra, with nakshatra lord – Ketu placed in 2nd house, aspected by Jupiter, Mars, Rahu.

    Saturn’s dispositor (Jupiter) is placed in Kendra (10th) in friendly sign. Moon in 4th house forming Gajakesari yoga.

    Due to VRY (8th lord in 6th), Can I expect a decent Saturn Mahadasha? Or Do you forsee any challenges with the above placement?

    Just trying to analyze the Mahadasha using your points as you stated that we should check the bhava that MD lord sits in and its despositor and nakshatra that MD lord is placed in.

    I know you don’t encourage personal reading but I have just highlighted my readings as per your article, how fair do you think is my understanding?

    • VS says:

      Saturn in 6th for cancer aspected fully by Jupiter will create either complete denial of marriage or big issues in it
      it is also well placed in terms of career/ job and finances and the placement is only average in terms of health, giving chronic issues in the legs/ joints

  94. Baskar says:

    Dear VS ji,

    Functional Malefic : Placed well in Kendra / Trikona

    Functional Benefic : Placed badly in dusthanas–6/8/12

    How will be results during their respective Mahadasas?…assuming same dignity and strength .

    Please let me know.

    Thanks,

    Baskar

    • VS says:

      it all depends on the depositor. If the depositor is strong, the results are strong. Domain should be good
      Trines are always good and so is lagna. HOwever other kendras, it depends. For example planets placed in libra for cancer ascendant can not be considered very good as venus becomes a functional malefic and is inmical to the lagna lord
      generally benefics should be strong and malefics weak. Depositors should always be strong. an exalted planet with a very weak depositor will hardly give any positive results, if not very negative

      • Sundar says:

        VS: “Trines are always good and so is lagna”
        For a cancer asc, even if Venus is placed in the lagna and the L-lord is strong, it still is good I presume. Same with trine..Please comment/correct.

        • VS says:

          venus will give wealth and property and good looks in lagna for cancer if moon is well placed. Venus will also give bad health

      • Baskar says:

        If a functional benefic sits in a functional malefic’ house and if this depositor is strong, will it not make the functional benefic ineffective?

        Sorry, this could be a basic question. What is the difference between Domain and depositor?

        Thank you very much VS ji for taking your valuable time for teaching us.

        • VS says:

          domain and depositor are related but not the same
          for example for capricorn ascendant, mercury is a functional benefic with its mooltrikona sign ruling the most benefic 9th house. hence any area ruled by mercury becomes a good domain. So 9th bhaav is obvious but even planets in the 6th sign of gemini will tend to give good results if mercury is placed well in the chart. 6th bhaav is not a good bhav but a good domain in this case. this doesnt mean that planets in 6th will not give issues, they still might give disease, debt and physica;/ mental agony to some extent (as implied by 6th bhaav) but they will still give materialistic good results as well and good communication/ intelligence applied in the job/ career for the person.

          • Baskar says:

            Thnaks for the explanation VS ji.

            Extending the same logic for the other Saturn house, Aquarius.

            Since Mercury’s MK house falls on the 8th house, the following two things might happen, I guess:

            If Mercury is well placed , has a strong depositor AND associated with functional benefits / Neutral planets, I guess it Will behave like a functional benefic.

            On the other hand, if Mercury is ill placed with a weak depositor , associated with functional malefic, it will behave like a functional malefic.

            Is my understanding right?

            Please let me know.

      • Baskar says:

        Thanks much VS ji. Understood!

        Also, please throw some light on Rasi Depositor, Bhava Depositor as well as Nakshatra depositor.

        Which one gets more weightage in producing positive or negative results?

        If any of these depositors has good dignity but ill placed in a dusthana, how will the effects be?

        Kindly let me know.

        Thanks again!

        Baskar

        • VS says:

          Rashi most important, then nakshatra and finally navamsa in terms of weightage
          see closeness to bhaav Madhya also. say lagna 5 degrees in virgo. Moon in aries at 27 degrees (so 8th bhaav) sun in virgo in lagna

          this moon is extremely strong. Its almost full and approaching its deepest exaltation point of 3 degrees in Taurus. also technically this moon is in 9th bhaav (though 8th rashi). So such a moon is highly benefic in terms of 11th house and 2nd house (money) considersations

          • Baskar says:

            Thank you very much VS ji.

            In this above example, Moon is 8 degrees away from the Bhava Madhya.. Upto what degrees, we can consider that the said planet be close to the Bhava Madhya?

            Please let me know.

            Thanks AGAIN!

          • VS says:

            no specific degree but usually upto 10 is a good guideline

  95. Karthik says:

    Hi VS,

    In what cases/scenarios does Functional malefic planets or lord of Dusthana houses (6th,8th & 12th houses) gives good results?

    • VS says:

      if 6th, 8th or 12th also rules a trine then it can give good results
      if sun or moon rule 8th or 12th…they remain neutral and not negative …results depend on placement and aspects on them
      if 2 dusthan lords combine in the chart, vipreet raj yoga is formed
      if the 12th lord is say in 9th with the 9th lord and the 9th lord is much more powerful than 12th then the 12th lord will give yoga in its dasa etc

      6th will always carry some blemish as its also an evil house along with 3 and 11. 8th and 12th are more neutral and hence their lords give results as per placement and aspects

      • Karthik says:

        Thanks VS for the clarity, just need a clarification regarding point 14) If Saturn – sun exact opposition is in the 1-7 axis, marriage is almost certainly denied or extremely delayed (>42 yrs of age).

        When you say 1-7 axis, Do you mean Saturn or sun in 1st house and Saturn or sun in 7th house, or do you mean Samasapthaka ?

  96. ben says:

    hello
    thanks for your work

    i ‘need help
    i ve have tough suicidal tendancies and developping chroniic depression
    i fear to loose my work and become a homeless i was borned in 1969 at 10:20 in arbois in france.thanks for your help .best regards

    • VS says:

      Hi Ben,

      I do not provide personal readings. If you reach out to any Vedic astrologer, you will also need your birth date, place and time (not just year and time)

      as a suggestion, take a look at your moon in the chart. Is it conjunct or trinal to rahu or ketu? that can lead to suicidal tendencies

      good luck and get professional medical help if this continues!

  97. Karthik says:

    Hi VS,

    1) Just curious to know if Saturn is completely benefic for Thula, Vrishaba, Kumbha lagnas?

    We all know that its Yogaraka planet for Thula & Vrishaba lagnas, but Saturn is a planet of Karma, so lets assume if its well placed for above lagnas will it still give struggle and make the native experience the value of hard work? Even if a person born with above lagnas, may have accumulated some kind of bad karma in past life which Saturn will make the native suffer in current life, Is that true? How can we validate if Saturn can give mostly benefic results for above lagnas?

    2) What are the best placements for Saturn for Leo and Cancer ascendants? As its lord of 7th house for both lagnas, being in dusthana houses, it will lead to VRY how ever what do you have to such a Saturn with regards to Marital life? Being in VRY condition, how it will impact the marital life (good or bad)?

    • VS says:

      Saturn is a good planet for any Venusian or saturnine lagna
      that said, its result in a horoscope will be completely modified, like any other planet, by its placement, dignity, aspects on it, divisional chart strength and most importantly the planets that conjunct and fully/ partially aspect it. then its depositor strength and placement becomes paramount.

      generally marriage is a sensitive area for any luminary (sun or moon) lagna and even saturnine lagna. Saturn is opposite signs to light giving planets as it represents darkness. for leo, rahu also co rules 7th and hence if rahu is stronger than Saturn in the chart, it will take over the portfolio of marriage as opposed to Saturn. 11th bhaav is a good placement for both luminary lagnas for Saturn, ascendant itself is perhaps the worst

      • Karthik says:

        Hi VS,

        Thanks for your inputs.

        We all know that 7th lord in 6th house is not good for marital life as its 12th from 7th house .

        I just came across this line from BP http://www..barbarapijan.com regarding Cancer ascendant. It says –

        However unless Shani is very well placed, the social performance burdens of marriage upon Karkata-1 are distinctively heavy .

        Shani in bhava-6 or bhava-9 encourages religious sectarianism , great sense of duty in providing service to the sick and poor. Spouse = a generous, if dogmatic, soul.

        Any inputs on the last line regarding Shani in 6 or 9, it still says that Spouse is generous.

        • VS says:

          I don’t comment on any other person’s opinion. In a nutshell however, marriage is inherently difficult for 4 lagnas lorded by Saturn, sun and moon. rest 8 lagnas have less of a karmic debt there. this is due to the stark difference between moon/ sun and Saturn – light vs. darkness analogy. hence a lot more adjustment is required among partners

          the other lagnas have either a Jupiter- mercury or mars- venus 1-7 relation. This is much more neutral and less polar opposite in terms of fitting in of personalities between the spouses. Saturn whenever it rules or sits in 7th bhaav will give a need for action and attention in that area to make it work. Saturn tests a person heavily in the areas it touches in the horoscope. Only then is a person granted any leeway in that area of life

          • Sundar says:

            At least in the South Indian horoscope matching tradition (not sure about other parts), Cancer / Leo lagna or Rasis are seen as NOT matching for the corresponding 7th Rasi/Lagna, no exceptions. Same with 6th or 8th from each other lagna/rasi with some exceptions.

          • VS says:

            that makes sense to me from a logical perspective. I do not delve too much into match making process

          • karthik says:

            Thanks VS, it makes sense now.

  98. karthik says:

    So VS, adding to the above question, what would you think would make a favorable match for Cancer/Leo ascendants as often astrologers are seen saying MATCH MAKING is a must for these lagnas and very careful analysis is required.

    So, which lagna would be the most favorable match for Cancer/Leo ascendants considering Saturn’s ownership of 7th house ? ( Lets consider the graha maitri is good)

    Any precautionary measures or checks that people with above lagnas must take while match making?

    Regards,
    Karthik

    • VS says:

      well generically speaking, the best lagna match for them is usually the opposite – saturn ascendant. capricorn for cancer and aquarius for leo
      typically a lot of adjustment and compromise will be needed to make the marriage work but if the sitting planets are not conflicting then it can be a good pair

      • karthik says:

        Thanks, Can you please clarify what did you mean by ” sitting planets?”

        I have a question.

        What are the results of a dusthana (8th) lord’s mahadasha who is involved in Vipareeta Raja yoga in 6th (well aspected by benefics)? Are the results felt through out the mahadasha? Or during certain Andtardasha?

        As you know 8th house is a bad house, but what are the results when such a planet is involved in VRY?

        Does the transit of Jupiter/Saturn also play a key role when such mahadasha is going on or is it irrespective of transits that the VRY results are given in its mahadasha?

        Regards,
        Karthik

        • VS says:

          mixed results can follow. Lot of positive results can come after initial setbacks and sufferings. Also depends on the planet. If saturn is involved in say 6th, it is aspecting all other dustanas and becomes a karaka of all dusthanas as well. Hence it will always give issues in health, enmity, court cases etc. Planets like jupiter who have no karakatva of the dusthanas will tend to give better results when involved in a VRY in a dusthana

  99. ganapathiraman says:

    Hi VS – Thanks for educating on Saturn’s dasha. Just wanted your feedback on how to analyze Saturn’s dasha when retrograde and Vargottama. Saturn is yogakaraka in this case and is the 2nd dasha for this native.

    I’m trying to analyze from education persective, whether technical education from reputed institutes are possible.Saturn is 9/10 lord in ascendant.

    Saturn is in lagna in Rohini nakshatra. Lagna is Taurus. Lagna lord in exchange with 9th lord Saturn in 9th house. Education related planets are seemingly well placed. 1,2,4,5,6 lord planets in 9th house capricorn (Sun,Mercury and Venus). 2nd house has Jupiter and Rahu- exalted.8th house has ketu exalted. 10th house occupied by moon,aspected by Saturn form lagna.11th house has Mars in good stead.

    I’m looking especially at Saturn-Sun dasha in 2019 when the exams and competitive exams are due. Will this be favorable period?

    • VS says:

      i dont do personal reading. Apart from that, saturn is the karaka of technical/ engineering education and hence when placed well and having a relation with the 9th (sitting, aspecting or ruling) and placed with strength can certainly give success in the technical education arena

    • SJ says:

      Just a beginner here, so take it with a grain of salt. Sun, Mercury, Venus, and Saturn all involved in Raja yoga and will be the dasa lords for the next 50 years (7 years of ketu in between). Along with Saturn, moon is aspect by Jupiter. Though Jupiter is a functional malefic for this Lagna, I would always consider its aspect beneficial. For education look at 4th/5th/9th house in D24. 4th is for basic education, 5th for competition, and 9th for higher education. Look at the planets in these houses, their lords, and dasa-bukthi lords.

      Above all, hard work is the best way to appease Saturn :).

      Best of luck,

  100. David says:

    Dear VS..Namashkar
    Kindly please explain, sat/Jup conjunction in Dhanus lagna,saturn pshada2(ven)and JUP in Mul1(ket)had a very bad time in Jup Dasha.. Sat mahadasha just started.. Concerned about career.. Born in uttarashada Lagna..nakshatra dispositor Venus debilitated vargotamma in 10th..thank you Sir.

    • VS says:

      Hi David,
      I don’t do individual chart readings on this forum. However in the interest of learning, once in a while a case can be discussed only Generically. If you wish, please give entire details of time, date and place and mention your query. I will try and respond to that. Thanks

  101. Sundar says:

    Re: VS’s observation about mass fame involving the 4th house, Saturn, Moon (+Venus in this case), Virat Kohli is a fanastic example. Venus+Moon aspecting the 4th from the 10th, Saturn aspecting these planets + rahu dasa with Rahu sitting in the 3rd house in Rahu’s nakshatra in Aquarius. Venus is debiliated but in Parivartana with Mercury
    Nov 15, 1988 10:28 AM

  102. David says:

    Thank you VS..
    20sep1960..13:40hours at vellore.
    Rahu dasa was great.. Jup dasa bad.. Now just entered Shani dasa. Concerned about my career and married life.. Applied for divorce on mutual consent. Thank you

    • VS says:

      Your Rahu is in the 9th bhaav (that makes a person think differently than his parents/ siblings) this difference can be either in religion/ spirituality or just general philosophy in life. For example if parents believe in god, you might not.
      Rahu is in the 9th bhaav, its dasa will be bad for father and his health/ longevity. But overall there are great raj yogas in the horo, especially sreenaath and bhadra from mercury and sun. Venus debilitated virgottam is also great. Combinations are great for career. Mars – Saturn in 1-7 is not good for marriage as you will continue to try dominate your married partner always creating fights all the time
      Jupiter is in the 12th bhaav and gandanta rasi sandhi. its effects will be of 12th and not 1st. Saturn is back in 1st and will activate rahu too. This is a bit bad for health but good for career

      • David says:

        Thank you VS..much appreciated.
        Kind regards
        David

        • David says:

          You are spot on about Rahu in9th. I am very different about my views on religion and tradition, embraced Hinduism to an extent.. But am a Christian now.. More of a spiritual one than a Sunday morning christian. Also lost my father during Rahu dasa… For Dhanus Lagna the Badhaka is 7th house mercury Gemini ..how can a badhaka lord give a rare sreenath yoga and will a Ucha budh do any good as he is badhaka??

          • VS says:

            yes 7th lord exalted in 10th with 6th lord debilitated is a tremendous raj yoga by itself. Sun being 9th lord has directional strength in 10th and the lords of 9, 10 and 11 are in one rashi. badhaka doesnt make a difference here. these are all powerful yogas along with Hamsa too but jupiters sandhi – both rashi and bhaav has caused to be weak. that doesnt mean it has become bad, just lack lusture in its own dasa. However its mooltrikona placement will make saturn dasa better though saturn will cause some health issues
            you might even have a slightly different ‘gait’ or posture while walking. Try to keep head up and not look down while walking or standing 🙂

            mars is marana karaka in 7th and neechabhilaashi and yuti with saturn. damage in marriage/ relationships dues to your urge to dominate them. Fights and frequent anger episodes will lead to this.

  103. David says:

    A big thanks to you VS… Advice gladly taken😀.
    God bless.
    David.

  104. Rishav says:

    Hi VS,

    1) Can you describe the effects of a planet in same house in D1 & D9?

    We all know that planet occupying same sign is Vargottama, what about planet occupying same house lets say Jupiter occupying 10th in D1 & D9 in friendly sign of same planet lets say Jupiter in 10th Aries in D1 & in 10th Scorpio in D9 ? Does it carry any importance?

    2) 9th lord placement in 10th is a Yoga , what are the results of such 9th lord in 10th occurring in both D1 & D9? Does it impact the horoscope in any positive way?

    3) What are the results of Jupiter, moon, Venus, Ketu conjunction in Scorpio sign? Does the debilitation of the moon spoil the nature of other planets its conjoined with?
    Note :- Moon’s Rashi’s dispositor is exalted in Dusthana house (12th), does this lead to Neecha bhanga raja yoga or does it just cancel Moon’s debility?

    Regards,
    Rishi

    • VS says:

      1) that is called Bhaavuttam (as opposed to Varga-uttam) it intensifies the results that planet has on that particular bhav. Intense doesn’t mean always positive. that depends on the planet’s dignity in the said bhaav

      2) 9th lord in 10th is dharama and karma being inter related, which means the person follows good priniciples and is lucky in his/ her career and social status in general. again all depends on the placement and difnity of the said planet

      3) no it doesn spoil, you have to see many things, could mean a highly spiritual person also in this scenario.

  105. Rishav says:

    Thanks VS.

    1) Can you please tell what’s the exact relationship between Saturn & Rahu, few astrologers believe that both are friends how ever few astrologers are of the opinion that both are enemies. So it becomes to study a horoscope involving Rahu & Saturn relationship.

    Is it true that Rahu gives good results in Kumbha, as it co-lords Kumbha rashi? What are the results of such Rahu in kumbha in 8th house aspected by Saturn who is the rashi lord?
    We all know that Rahu does not give good results in 8th & 12th houses but airy sign is the best sign for Rahu, Kumbha being airy sign.

    What’s the outcome when a planet which co-lords a rashi occupies own sign and aspected by rashi lord, both are malefics? How this combination can be analyzed and what can be predicted?

    Regards,
    Rishi

    • VS says:

      Rahu and Saturn are friends with each other. Rahu corules kumbha and gives good results in kumbha rashi. These are general statements and for the complete analysis, an entire horoscope has to be seen in totality

  106. SJ says:

    General perception is Saturn protects the house it sits in and destroys the house it aspects but a few suggest that Saturn’s aspect is beneficial if it aspects its own house or a friend (Venus and mercury). So would it be reasonable to conclude Saturn in Leo might be really good placement for significance of Libra, Aquarius and Taurus but bad for Leo’s significance.

    • VS says:

      so putting it mildly, anything that starts with “some say” ..”it is said…” is trouble right
      i would encourage you and all astrologer students to think rationally on each point and most times, answers will jump out automatically to you

      any aspecting planet (including saturn) will have an aspect as the planet itself is! simple. meaning if the saturn is a benefic for the chart, the aspects are also benefic. secondly if saturn is miserable sitting in an extreme enemy sign like leo, how can its aspect (to any rashi) become beneficial?

      bottomline. if saturn is happy in its placement, its aspects do good. if not, they damage.

  107. Madhu says:

    Hi VS,

    What are the results of Saturn’s placement in 5th house for Aquarius ascendant in D9 chart? As we all know that D9 is used for marriage, so does the placement of Saturn in 5th house damages the significance of 7th house as its directly aspecting 7th house? Though Saturn is lagna lord , its a natural malefic, so what are the results of such aspect assuming Saturn in unafflicted?

    2) What are the main factors that needs to be considered while analyzing D9? If 7th lord of D1 is in Dusthana then how we should study D9 chart to see if harmony is indicated in marriage?

    • VS says:

      analyze all divisional charts including D9 in the context of D1. A planet that is a functional benefic in D1 will still remain a functional benefic in the divisional chart even if its not a benefic in the divisional lagna

      • Madhu says:

        Thanks VS,

        So, does that imply functional malefic planet of D1 Lagna will remain malefic too for divisional lagna? Ex :- D1 chart, Leo ascendant, Saturn is a functional malefic, D9 , Its Libra ascendant, in this case is Saturn still considered malefic?

        2) Can Jupiter be considered functional benefic for Cancer ascendant?

  108. Thayanidhi says:

    Is the trouble too high if the Saturn MD is the 4th Mahadasha in life?

    • VS says:

      No
      generic rules are only general

      It all depends on the placement of all the planets, yogas etc in the chart.

      • SJ says:

        Just wanted to elaborate on VS comment. Saturn as 4th MD is considered difficult because it is inimical to janma nakshatra lord Mars. But the person’s janma rashi lord will be Venus, Mercury or Saturn. So it can’t be all bad.
        As mentioned in article by VS, retro Saturn opposite sun can gives very good results (I have seen this work well in a horoscope with Mars as nakshatara lord). So for complete view, you have to know the placement of all planets. You can also check functional nature, placement, and house owned by Saturn to get a general idea about the themes that could dominate the dasa.
        Generally speaking, Mars as an energetic planet should provide plenty of drive to handle Saturn’s challenges.

        • Thayanidhi says:

          Thank you, dear friend! My Janama Nakshatra Lord is Mars and Rashi Nakshatra Lord is Saturn. My Saturn Dasha has started since 2017. Although I am going through some career issues, I have observed that Saturn is hardening my mind (in a good way) and making me more aggressive. Very interesting indeed. Hope this plans out well.

        • Thayanidhi says:

          Also, my Parashara Lite software says that my Saturn is 86% exalted. Don’t know what that means.

          • VS says:

            direct mathematical calculation from closeness to 20 degrees Libra
            At 20 degrees Libra, sa is 100% exalted. At 20 Aries it is 0 % exalted. Anything in between is a simple interpolation as a linear average of it

        • Sundar says:

          SJ, I don’t mean to be rude but I’d like VS to answer all questions. Comments like “I have observed what VS has said to be true” are OK. But you are bringing in the concept of Retro-Saturn opposite Sun sitting in Mars’ nakshatra. How would I know if that is correct? VS has always mentioned that the house lord’s dignity takes precedence over the planet’s nakshatra lord. In this case if Sun is sitting in Kanya and Mercury is weak would the retro-Saturn opp Sun produce a good effect in Sani’s MD? You see where I am coming from? Just leave it to VS, so we can have one authoritative source.

  109. Naresh says:

    Dear VS,

    This is informative and encyclopedic. Thank you. I would like to verify whether my interpretation is broadly accurate based on the information you provide and my more general reading.

    For a kataka lagna, with retrograde shani placed in makara at birth, it would mean that Shani is well positioned as it is in it’s own sign and has directional strength in the seventh house i.e. Kendra – all other factors held constant. This would mean that the dasa would be broadly good, especially as the native was born while in surya dasa.

    The native however begins his shani dasa in his 54 year. This may impact his longevity beyond 73.

    Is my interpretation correct?

    Namaskar. Shubha nava varsha.

  110. Naresh says:

    Dhanyavaad.

  111. Sundar says:

    Vivek, about your observation on Retro Saturn being exact opposite to Sun in relation to Saturn MD…
    For Meena lagna, would this form a VRY? Could this yoga kick in during Saturn MD and how long does it benefit?

    Thanks.

  112. Rishang says:

    Hi VS,

    1) What are the general results of Jupiter (10th house) and Moon (4th house) in Kendra from D1 Lagna as well as from Kendra from each other? We all know that its called Gaja Kesari yoga but what are the results of such placement in above houses?

    2) Is 7th lord in 6th house always bad? What are the results of such 7th lord in 6th house aspected by Natural benefics with 7th house being totally unaspected by any planet?

    3) Many astrologers believe that a negative planet like Shani in a negative house in a negative nakshatra gives good results (negative house here refers to Upachaya 3rd & 6th mainly)? Is it true?

    • VS says:

      the results of gaj kesari, although generally good, can not be generalized. It all depends on what bhaavs does jupiter and moon own in the horoscope. Gaj kesari can be very good for scorpio or pisces ascendants and much less imporant for say capricorn ascendant
      general malefics like saturn, mars, rahu etc do good in upaachya places 3,6,10,11. However it depends on the ownerships, strengths, yogas and other things in the chart. just having saturn in 3rd by itself is no yoga as an example

      • Rishang says:

        Thanks VS,

        Is 7th lord in 6th house always bad? What are the results of such 7th lord in 6th house aspected by Natural benefics with 7th house being totally unaspected by any planet? Assuming Karaka Venus is afflicted

  113. Gururaj says:

    Hi VS,
    What are the general effects when both Mars(2) and Saturn(11) are exalted in the horoscope for a Sagittarius lagna?

  114. Nagesh says:

    Is 10th house Saturn in Rashi chart; 9th house in Nirayana Bhav Chalit chart good for politics during Saturn MD?

    • VS says:

      1/12th of the world population will have such a combination, will be good for politics for those approximately 650 million people?

      secondly, apologies as I don’t give personal readings for now. You need to look at the entire chart, all planets, yogas and divisional charts to be able to give predictions. thanks

  115. Abhijit says:

    Will it be correct to say, a person with Saturn in 7th house from ascendent sign will have delayed marriage or relationship issues i.e. misunderstandings at office and personal life. Here saturn is at 21* in cancer.

  116. Jai says:

    Hello VS,

    You are doing a great job here.

    Would you tell me what remedies one should do if

    For Capricorn lagna, Saturn being the LL is in 8th house (Leo) in Magha Nakshatra with Mercury (lord of 6th and 9th). Nk Lord Ketu is in 3rd house Pices.

    Regards

  117. Abhijit says:

    Does Jupiter plays an important role in relocation for job.
    E.g. a person with delibilated sun in 10th house starts Jupiter ad with sun MD. In such case can a good Jupiter support relocation
    Please share your thoughts.

  118. Rishang says:

    Hi VS,

    Thanks for your continuous selfless efforts to share your knowledge on astrology.

    Could you please tell me the results of Rahu & Mars in Kumbha (8th house) aspected by Saturn from 6th house (Dhanu)?

    Rahu in Purvabhadra nakshatra (Nakshatra lord Guru placed in 10th Mesha)
    Mars in Shatabisha nakshatra (Nakshatra lord placed in own Sign Kumbha)

    As Rahu co-lords Kumbha, its placed in own Sign aspected by Rashi lord Shani? Is it considered good as Rahu is aspected by Shani? At the Same time, Shani is aspecting its own mool trikona sign?

    As Shani is aspecting 8th house with Rahu & Mars in it, does it spoil the significations as its aspecting Mars and Rahu or does it improve the significations because its own house, as much as I am ware, a planet does not spoil its own house.

    Shani in return is aspected by Guru & Shukra.

    Looking forward for your response.

    Regards,
    Rishang

    • VS says:

      not much can be said except that there is danger of accidents…especially air accidents and road accidents. There will be ups and downs in finances and career, but overall career will be good. danger from repeated threat of fire/ injury/ surgery

  119. Jai says:

    Hi Vivek,

    You are doing good work here.

    I have following query.

    For Capricorn lagna, Saturn being functional benefic sits in 8th house Leo and aspect 10th(Libra friendly sign),2nd house(Aquaris own sign) and 5th house (Tarus friedly sign), in this case does aspect of Saturn do bad for these houses?

    Thanks
    Jai

    • VS says:

      if any planet (in this example Saturn) is unhappy in a dusthana. Saturn is very unhappy in sun’s sign and is also in a bhaav of destruction (8th). how can its aspect be good? maximum you can expect is for the damage to be lower than otherwise, the aspect of any afflicted planet can only do more damage to the bhaavs being aspected

      • Sundar says:

        VS, Saturn is a karaka of the 8th. Why is it unhappy there? There are some synergies between the 8th and saturn. There is also some things Saturn does not like in the 8th like upheavals etc..hence asking.

        • VS says:

          unhappy as it sits in its mortal enemy’s sign. as for 8th, Saturn and longevity are commonalities for sure. however in the 8th barring the long age, Saturn rarely gives other positives (perhaps makes the person fearless if Saturn is own or exalted sign). a strong but unhappy Saturn in 8th will give rise to a long life full of problems and miseries/ obstacles.

    • Jai says:

      Hi VS,

      Thanks for this. I have one follow up question.

      In above case is there any remedy that can mitigate the negative impact of Saturn?

      Thanks and Regards

      • VS says:

        Worship Shiva to improve sun and leo sign characteristics and karma related to 8th bhaav

        • JD says:

          Hi VS,

          Really thanks for telling me the remedy.
          I live in Sydney and here ShivLinga to pour water on is not available. In this situation how I can do Shiv Pooja as ShivLinga I believe is required.

          Thanks

    • jai says:

      Thanks a lot VS

      Its really helpful.

  120. Abhijit says:

    I would like to knwo the following:

    1. On a scale of 30* what should be the ideal distance between 2 planets. What is better – far or near.
    2. If your ascendant is at 24 degrees, whenever a slow moving planet like guru, shani, etc. transits over 24 does one need to take precaution and till when – before and after the planet has crossed certain degrees.
    3. If one wishes to relocate abroad, can moon be one of the important deciding factor.

    • VS says:

      There is no ‘ideal’ distance. Typically if 2 planets are friends and create a raj yoga together, the closer they are, the stronger the yoga.
      combination of right dasa sequences and transits trigger results. In transit, very much like in actual horoscope, the closer the transiting planet is to the bhaav Madhya or natal planets, the stronger the results will be as far as transit is concerned

      rather than looking for answers from internet on these. Make 100 horoscopes. Open an excel sheet and track the degrees of relevant planets in all 100 charts. then do your own analysis of average distance in raj yoga planets etc. One learns this art from case studies. just memorizing rules fails 99% of astrologers as blanket rules don’t work ever. there is NO SHORTCUT. if you wish to know astrology, look at 1000 horoscopes in the next 1 to 2 years. You will answer 99% of your own questions if you do this!

  121. Umesh says:

    Many thanks for this website. I have learnt a lot from this post and discussion. It is very good for vedic astrology enthusiasts.

    How will you interpret saturn, sun and moon (all between 16 – 20 degress) in aquarius (7th house) for a Leo ascendant. Jupiter in 4th house and retrograde Mars in 12th house.

  122. Lakshmesh says:

    Hello Sir,

    Can you highlight what would be the general results of High IP (Ishtaphal) and Low KP (Kashtaphal) of Saturn for Cancer ascendant?

    IP = 48.29
    KP = 10.73

    Saturn being highly malefic for Cancer ascendant is placed in 6th house in retro mode involved in VRY aspected by Guru & Retro Shukra.

    • VS says:

      look at the yogas that Saturn is making or not in the chart. if the yogas are good like sasa yoga if Saturn in own house in cancer ascendant in 7th bhaav, then Saturn will give good results. If Saturn is in 6th bhaav even with high IP, it is likely to do not much good

      • SJ says:

        IP/KP captures speed of the planet which is a parameter usually missing in our horoscope. Retro planets are slow moving but direct planets can also be slow moving and powerful.
        IP is based on uccha bala (how close to exaltation point) and chesta bala (speed of the planet vs its average speed). High IP means the planet executes better nothing more (unless in exaltation sign where the behavior of the planet is modified).

        In the above scenario, Saturn is closer to exaltation point than debilitation but is 2 signs removed from exaltation (in neutral sign based on permanent relationship). Since IP is high I would say Saturn will execute better. What it executes depends on its functional nature, placement and aspects/yogas in a chart.

        If you read this forum/thread you will find some generic advice from VS on this placement. Hope it helps.

      • Lakshmesh says:

        Thanks VS get your point,

        How ever what about the Saturn placed in above situation, involved in VRY, even VRY is a yoga itself, are the results of VRY good too? 8th lord Saturn and 12th lord Mercury aspecting each other.

        12th lord is in 12th house is a VRY (Bhadra Yoga)
        8th lord in 6th house is a VRY (Sarla Yoga)
        Both are aspecting each other and the VRY is occurring in 6th house and 12th house mutually, one of your article states that if the VRY is occurring in dusthana houses then its a strong VRY.

        • VS says:

          12th lord in 12th is not a VRY. 12th lord in 6th or 8th is. However overall effects can always be mixed in such situations and good and bad can co-exist

        • SJ says:

          12th lord in 12th is called Vimala yoga (noble, frugal, happy and independent) while 8th lord in 8th is sarala yoga. 8th lord in 6th is VRY. JHora software lists these yoga in strengths tab.

  123. Nadiya says:

    Hello sir,

    We all know that Lagna is the base of the horoscope and placement of Lagna lord and influence of benefic aspects on Lagna decides the functioning of other planets.

    Can you tell me the effects of Lagna lord placed in 4th house aspected by Jupiter

    Lagna lord at (3 degrees 44 mins) where as ascendant rising is at (24 degrees 21 min).

    In this case, is the Lagna lord considered weak as its in Bal avastha? Or is it considered strong as its aspected by Jupiter from 10th?

    Please note that the Lagna is unafflicted and has secured 24 points (in Ashtakvarga). Any house securing less than 26 is considered weak as per many astrologers? How do you justify the above placement?

    The reason I am asking this is because though there are many yogas in the horoscope, the strenght of the lagna & lagna lord decides how well these yogas fructify?

    Regards,
    Nadiya

    • VS says:

      Hi Nadiya

      One has to look at the complete horoscope and not just a few parts and unfortunately, I don’t provide individual readings right now.

      What I can tell you is that if your lagna lord is 3 degrees and ascendant is 24 degrees, then your lagna is in 3rd bhaav and not 4th. its 4th rashi but 3rd bhaav. Read the bhaav and chalit concept in my write-ups

      as for Jupiter aspect, in general its always good however it also depends on whether Jupiter is a functional malefic or benefic or neutral for the chart.

  124. Vimal says:

    Hello,

    1) Can you please let me know in general the remedies for weak lagna and weak lagna lord so that the yogas in the horoscope fructify? Lagna has secured 24 points.

    2) What is the precaution that one can take if 7th lord of D1 is placed in Dusthana house(6th) how ever unafflicted by malefic and aspected by Natural Benefics ( need not necessarily be benefic to the lagna). What is the combination that one has to look out for in the partner’s horoscope that can save the marriage ?

    • VS says:

      points only matter in transit analysis and not otherwise. the second part of your question is very specific and no generic answer can be provided

  125. vidya says:

    VS ji,
    1. If most of the dasha chidra/sandhi time is generally very good(esp long transitions like rahu to jup or jup to sat or sat to mer), would it follow that most of the following MD be generally good too?
    2. What is karaka bhava nasha? – if a planet is in its bhava and in own/exalted rasi will it destroy its bhava significations? Eg Guru in kadaka in 9th or Sukra in libra/taurus in 7th. In one post you had mentioned good results for mars in 6th in aries(in own bhava and also karaka).
    3. What are results of shraapit or cursed yoga? Is it cursed in upachaaya bhavas or anywhere? Also in that case will all people born every 11/12 yrs(in sat rah yuti) be cursed?
    Sorry for these many questions. I appreciate your answers as you try to explain them in an understandable way.
    Warm regards.

    • VS says:

      1. no such generalized rule. MD – AD combination is important. a Mars MD can be overall very good but if Saturn AD and they are placed 6-8 and both are strong, that particular AD could be very negative.
      2. not exalted, concept is if the planet in its strong karakatwa bhaav and Alone…then it becomes a situation of too much or excess becoming bad. example sun in 9th in leo alone. If no direct aspects on it, its even worse. this can lead to a great character father but can loss an early loss of the father
      3. shraapit yoga is Saturn and rahu together, especially within 5 to 10 degrees. due to sheer general malefic nature of these planets, they will tend to destroy the bhaav in which this occurs. in 3 and 11 it might be better for the person himself. but not for the siblings that those bhaavs represent. example in 3rd, it can give courage and ability and a bold and confident character with ability to work hard and excel. but it will damage the younger siblings if any

  126. Athullya says:

    Hi VS,

    Is the placement of 7th lord in 6th house is always bad? Doesn’t it also depends on the nature of sign of 6th house? If the 6th house is the house of Jupiter (Dhanu or Meena) Isn’t the placement considered neutral provided the 6th house and 7th lord in 6th is not aspected by kroor planets. Any placement in the house of Jupiter does well, if I am not wrong.

    I have read many articles, where they only talk about 7th lord placement in D1 but no one talks about D9 i:e Navamsha chart which has been given more importance than D1 to consider marriage?

    So, while analyzing D9, which must be given more importance? Is it the placement of D9 lagna lord and Lagna or the 7th lord of D1 in D9 or 7th lord of D9?

    Please provide a clarity so that it will be easy for us to analyze the marriage prospects.

    Regards,
    Athullya

    • VS says:

      like in life, nothing is black or white in astrology. most good and bad co-exist. if leo ascendant and saturn in 6th in own house. it is not bad for career or finances. for marriage it might be a strain depending on other aspects on 7th house and lord
      D9 should always be consulted for all purposes in addition to marriage specifically to see dignity of planets. however it has to be seen in rythm of D1 and not like a standalone chart

  127. Anjan says:

    Hi VS,

    Good day !!!

    I am a curios learner and interested in the subject of astrology. In my free time, I often to case studies to learn different aspects of astrology.

    I am curious to know about how Saturn functions for Cancer Lagna, I have realized that its Ayusha karaka & is capable to giving very long life as its lord of 8th house.

    I believe Saturn for Cancer Lagna is often neutral because, lord ship over 7th house (Kendra) makes it benefic and lordship of 8th house makes it over all a neutral planet for this Lagna. Though 7th house is a Maraka house, Saturn doesn’t rule other maraka house (2nd) so its not primary a killer.

    So, In my Below 2 case studies (Indira Gandhi) and Actress Sridevi , they both are Cancer rising with their Saturn placed as follows :-

    1) Indira Gandhi – Her Saturn is in Lagna in Cancer Sign aspected by Moon and Moon in Capricorn in 7th house, there’s a parivarthana Yoga between Saturn and Moon. Indira Gandhi died in Saturn Dasha and Mars Antardasha, her Mars is placed in 2nd house Leo.

    2) Sridevi – As a shocker to the whole world, she passed away recently, I have happened to check her horoscope out of curiosity and was shocked to see that she is also Cancer rising and she was running through Saturn Dasha and Saturn Antardasha. Her Saturn is well placed in 7th house in own house Makara, forming Sasa yoga how ever her lagna has Sun & Venus, Sun owing 2 house is a Maraka (though few believe that Sun doesn’t behave as Maraka) due to friendly relationship towards Lagna Lord Moon.

    Both Maraka’s aspecting each other in 1-7 axis, though she has other good yogas in her horoscope, death coul not be avoided.

    I know we need to look at other factors, how ever this was my common observation in these 2 horoscopes.

    It would be nice if you could throw some light about exact functioning of Saturn for Cancer Lagna, does Saturn actually kill the native, as its believed Saturn is not a killer only a misery causer.

    Regards,
    Karthik

    • VS says:

      Indira Gandhi has a Leo ascendant
      Sridevi has a Gemini Ascendant

      both as per me and my own analysis when matching the personalities, career and life events.
      thanks

  128. ravi says:

    Hi VS,

    For Aries Lagna, how will be the MD of Retro Saturn especially if it sitting in 4th house of cancer.

  129. Anirudh says:

    Hi VS,

    Good Morning.

    I have read your articles and really appreciate you taking time out and helping others in learning astrology.

    I completely understand that you don’t do personal readings how ever its my sincere request to help me understand how my Saturn dasha will be? Do you foresee any challenges in areas of health and career? I need just an outline of how my Shani dasha will be and how my shani will behave? Not in depth predictions.

    I respect your valuable time, hoping to get some help from you. Here are by birth details.

    Name – Anirudh
    DOB – 28/05/1988
    TIME – 10:50 A.M
    PLACE OF BIRTH – HYDERABAD, ANDHRA PRADESH

    • VS says:

      Sorry, no personal readings please
      I get this comment all the time, that “I understand you do not do personal readings, can you just do it for me only”

  130. Asha says:

    Namskara,

    Is it true that Saturn gives good results in 3rd pada of any nakshatra placed in upachayas (3,6,10,11) especially the 6th house? How far is it true and if yes, any specific reason why only 3rd pada?

    Regards,
    Asha

    • VS says:

      Malefics generally give good results in Upachyas
      I have not heard of the 3rd pad theory and is not a part of main frame text like Parasara

      • Anirudh says:

        Thanks VS for clarifying.

        I have one more question.

        We all know that of all dusthana’s , 6th lord is more malefic than 8th & 12th, provided 6th lord doesn’t rule any trikona.

        What are the results of a benefic 6th lord mahadasha and a malefic 8th lord mahadasha assuming 8th lord also simultaneously rules a kendra and 6th lord simultaneously rules a trikona?

        • VS says:

          just think in a way as to what the lagna lord feels in permanent relationship with the lord you have in mind
          example capricorn ascendant. jupiter is 12th and 3rd so tehcnically malefic. but both think neutral to each other and hence neutral really

          sun as 8th is defined as neutral by parasara. however due to severe enmity with lagna lord, it really is inmical

          • Anirudh says:

            Yes it makes sense now VS, what about lagnas where lagna lord and 8th lord, out of which lagna lord treats 8th lord as neutral however 8th lord treats lagna lord as enemy. What are the results of such 8th lord mahadasha if aspected my benefics? Let’s take ex of cancer ascendant, where Moon treats Saturn as neutral however Saturn treats moon as enemy unlike the example you quoted where both lagna lord and 8th lords are staunch enemies towards each other (Makara Lagna).

          • VS says:

            when it is mixed, the results are also mixed. moon mercury – friend and enemy relation will cancel to neutral. However for cancer ascendant since the lagna lord treats mercury as a friend and mercury treats moon as inmical, take slight precedence on what the lagna lord thinks. so mercury will be neutral but can do good if involved in good yogas in the chart. Stand alone by itself, mercury will not create any yoga

  131. Ujjwal says:

    Hi Sir
    I have libra ascendant and saturn in 11th House . Saturn is functional benefic for libra people but is it deblitiatrd in leo and won’t give good result in 11th house. I am not getting result of 5th house which is ruled by saturn . Is it again as saturn is weak in leo?
    There is no aspect on 11th house . Saturn sitting along in middle 15 degree

    • VS says:

      saturn is not debilitated in Leo, but its in an inmical sign ofcourse. however a yoga karaka in its best house -11th will not harm long term. it will get better with time. Also strength of Surya as the depositor will dictate overall saturn results

  132. kundan raj says:

    Hi sir…leo lagna…saturn in 4th house retrograde and virgottam. Depositor mars is in 5th house…here saturn dasha will be good?

  133. harsh says:

    Hi my Saturn is in 2 and house with Jupiter .I have Aries ascendant .Jupiter is not retrograde but Saturn is , my saturn maha dasha comes at no.3 after Jupiter so can u plzz tell me something about it? A/c to western sun sign I am an Virgo but acc to Indian iam a Leo

    • VS says:

      I can not tell you anything about it as the whole horoscope has to be properly studied for predictions and I am not doing personal readings unfortunately. thanks

  134. Sundar says:

    Vivek, during the MD of a planet, if the Navamsa dispositor is the lord of the 9th in D-1, can this have the potential for marriage? Is this a valid method of analysis?

    Thanks.

  135. Vishwajit says:

    Sir,

    How can we predict or calculate change of job or place for professional purpose. Do we need to look into specific AD period or a house from MD. Will ongoing transits play any role in this.

    Please let know. Vishwajit

    • VS says:

      the 4-10 axis represents the residence – career/ job axis. impact of Saturn and Jupiter on these bhaavs or their lords in transit will trigger the results, especially when combined with the dasas of those planets. impact of rahu on 10th, 4th or these lords will usually trigger changes as well with relevant dasas

      rahu dasa at level 1, 2 or 3 is almost always present when a change occurs in residence or job or both

  136. subham says:

    Hi sir very nice blog .just wanted to know that do I need to worry about the prediction made about my Saturn dasha by a genuine looking kundli app.

    • VS says:

      if computers and apps can predict, then astrologers will not be needed. Very similar to having an app where u feed in all medical literature, can it then substitute a real doctor?

  137. Sai says:

    Hi sir,

    Is it true that the a strong well placed Atmakaraka (both in D1 & D9) dominates the whole chart and it results are felt through out the life when compared to a Yogakaraka planet whose results are felt only during its MD & AD?

    What about a situation where a yogakaraka is afflicted but a benefic planet (lets say Jupiter, venus) becomes Atmakaraka?

    • VS says:

      atmakaraka – a jamini concept is an important indicator in the chart. It is like the lagnesh itself and will show the nature of the soul of the person. AK being strong in D1 and D9 is always going to be a blessing and since it represents the soul and nature of the person, it is always going to dominate the person’s life

      as for the yogakaraka or whether the involved planets are generic benefic or malefics, no sweeping conclusions can be drawn. The Ak is also the area in life where the soul will learn some lessons. Example when Venus is AK, the person ends up in learning some lessons regarding relationships or romance and eventually the soul learns how to balance that in the life and avoid too much or too less indulgence in it

      • Baskar says:

        VS ji,

        How does it play when the Atmakaraka is functional benefic / neutral / malefic? If the Atmakaraka is a well placed , strong natural benefic, does it indicate moksha can be attained during this lifetime?

        Please let me know.

        • VS says:

          If AK is strong and has influence from the 12th lord and ketu, then Moksha can be achieved if other yogas in D1 support this

          12th lord, jupiter and ketu are the relevant planets

          • Baskar says:

            Could you please let me know what other yogas in D1 chart might confer moksha to an individual?

            If Atmakaraka himself is one of those planets mentioned by you above..12th lord or Jupiter or KETU being AK, will it help?

          • VS says:

            Ketu can never be AK as it is not considered under any scheme

            if Jupiter or 12th lord are AK then yes it gets a double signification example Jupiter becomes 9th lord. Now it is also the karaka of 9th house so its a double representation which makes the representation very strong

          • Baskar says:

            Thank you very much VS ji.

            One more question , if I may.

            4,8 and 12 houses are in Moksha Trikona . Is it calculated from the native’s Lagna or based on Kala chakra ?

            Also, if any of the three planets mentioned viz., 12th lord or Jupiter or KETU are placed in the Moksha Trikona , does it grant moksha?

            Thanks again!

          • VS says:

            bhav chart has to be used for a planet’s actual impact analysis. A planet that moves in rashi/ bhav can be way too off from the bhaav madhya making its impact weak

  138. Sundar says:

    Hello Vivek,
    For a Kanya asc, with Lagnesh and 9th lord seated well in the 5th; 5th lord Shani posited in the 11th in neutral position
    1. Could this indicate that desire to have children could be fulfilled ? I am asking becuase 11th is labasthana and would children come under the definition of laabha?
    2. Or could this only indicate that the fulfillment of desires a person may have for her children (in terms of wealth and education etc) will come to a fruition.
    3. Even though Saturn is a positive planet and being a children-giver, could the the 11th position of Saturn and its 7th aspect bring long-term health issues to children?

    • VS says:

      by itself, the yogas involved are good and will be good for money and children. moon as the depositor of Saturn will also be pivotal for reading the overall chart and children in particular

  139. Navneet says:

    Hi Vivek,

    First of all I would like to thank you for putting such a treasure-trove of jyotish knowledge online! I am myself a student of astrology for the last 5 years and I must say that your blog contains the most incisive and logical description of astrology online.

    I understand that you don’t do personal readings, so I just wanted to run a gemstone suggestion by you, if that’s fine? It’s always great to confirm one’s predictions by a more seasoned astrologer like yourself! It will be really great if you can reply to this.

    I am an aquarius ascendant/rashi with Saturn in Scorpio in the 10th house and am currently undergoing its MD since 2014. I am an academic researcher and this period has been stressful and I have had problems finding a professor job, though I have been productive in publishing papers & getting grants in this period.

    I know about Saturn being a delay-giver and generally slow, so am not sure if my struggle is just due to Saturn being Saturn or is it due to a “weak” saturn.

    So, I am considering wearing neelam to help Saturn gain some strength and better career outcomes if it is a weak saturn. What do you suggest?

    P.S: Saturn is in moon’s navamsa and in Bhav Chalit is in the 9th bhaav. The depositor of Saturn, Mars is in the 7th house where it is conjunct (5 degree difference) with the Yogakarak Venus. Mars is also the Atmakarak. There are no other aspects on Saturn other than Mars’ 4th aspect. The 7th house where Mars is sitting, of course has Saturn’s 10th aspect and it also has Moon’s seventh aspect from the first house. The owner of seventh house Sun is in the 8th house conjunct (3 degrees difference) with an exalted/combust Mercury. Saturn’s shadbala is about 115%. Just FYI: Rahu/Ketu axis is 3/9 and Jupiter is in 12th, retrograde at 13 degrees (so not debiliated)

    I know that you’ll say that it depends on all other planets, nakshatras, navamsa etc…but I am just looking for a general suggestion regarding Neelam. If it is just Saturn being Saturn then I guess I need not get a neelam.

    Thanks.
    Navneet

    • BR says:

      navneet,

      you have great placements for an academic career. Saturn in 10th house (and 9th bhaav) in Jupiter’s nakshatra represents slow but steady rise in career…..typical of academics or doctors. Aquarius ascendant by itself is perhaps the most scientific rashi of all.

      the depositor of Saturn, Mars in 7th house (Leo) and aspecting its own house is strong and it shows lots of possessiveness and energy regarding succeeding in career. Saturn’s aspect on Mars takes away some of its energy and aggression away and makes your career pursuits balanced.

      the only negative point is that Saturn is sitting in Mars’ rashi (Scorpio) which will give some delay and frustrations regarding career. Another negative point maybe is that Saturn is in Moon’s navamsa….actually….that might be ok since though Moon is a functional malefic for Aquarius, it is almost close to a full moon and it is sitting on Saturn’s sign also…

      Since your Mercury is also strong and well placed, Saturn/Mercury inter-period will be good for job-pursuits.

      As far as gems are concerned, I am unsure and Vivek knows more, but I’d say that if you can afford a Neelam then why not!

      Vivek, what do you think?

  140. Sundar says:

    VS,
    RE: Saturn in 12th house
    If it is in Pisces (Neecha abilashi) with Venus aspecting it from Virgo, but Jupiter is exalted and aspecting Saturn, does Jupiter help smoothen out the 12th bhaav? What if Saturn was in Saggi (12th), Venus aspects it and Jupiter aspects its MK? Does Jupiter act as a judge in the latter case and bring the scandal to the forefront?

    • VS says:

      Saturn in 12th can always give losses, grief and hospitalization/ jail if negative. some issues and detachment will always be there as karaka planet in dusthana house. for Aries, pisces is a good domain as Jupiter rules 9th and hence Saturn will not spoil much unless Jupiter is weak. for Capricorn, 12th is not a good domain and neutral at best. Here Saturn will not augur too well and can cause grief and sorrow and heavy expenses. since here it will aspect its own 2nd house, it will give income and expenses both leading to average financial status unless other raj yogas and help from venus and mercury exists

  141. rakesh sharma says:

    I lost my dad in shani md
    I am cancer aascdendt and Saturn in 4th house (because of this placment )somebody told me earlier that when my father will die I won’t be at home ..and that exactly happend.any view

    • VS says:

      I am sorry to hear that. I cant give generalized opinions. However Saturn in 4th is 8th or longevity house for father’s 9th house. hence if afflicted, it can reduce the life of father when in 4th bhaav.

  142. A aggarwal says:

    Hi Sir,

    Could you please explain effect of Saturn in suited in 3rd house of Leo Lagan

    • VS says:

      Saturn is exalted in 3rd as the lord of 7th. A person can have great abilities in his workfield and especially any work he/ she does on their own. However, more than this, it is impossible to say more without a detailed dive into the chart

  143. Shreyas says:

    Hi,

    If someone has saturn as their yogi planet and its mahadasa has just started would saturn for such native give good results in its mahadasa which is placed in 3rd house of scorpio.

    • VS says:

      That is one of the finer concepts. It can not over ride the main concecpts – functional nature of a planet, its dignity, its conjunctions and its general nature

  144. MKS says:

    Hi VS,
    For Gemini asc, does Saturn sitting in 9th house at ~23 deg (also amatyakaraka) give longevity even if Saturn MD starts in 50s which will have the 3rd saade sati period (wrt your item #4 above). Please guide. Thanks

    • VS says:

      the given are generic rules, they will NOT apply all the time. they can not over ride the general analysis of any given chart and hence not every single time saturn running after 56 will kill
      it will just have a higher tendency to do so, unless other factors do cancel the negative general effect

  145. MKS says:

    VS,
    I have heard that whichever houses Saturn aspects (3, 7 & 10) it destroys those houses even if Saturn is functionally benefic (e.g., Gemini asc Saturn in 9th in Aquarius at ~23 deg). Is it true. Please guide. Thx

  146. MKS says:

    VS,
    MD of Saturn retrograde as compared to Saturn direct is considered better or worse especially if Saturn sits in own sign in D1 (say H9 for Gemini asc) but debilitated in D9 (say H5 in Aries). Thanks for your guidance.

  147. MKS says:

    VS,
    Similar to this article “Saturn Dasha – Generic Effects”, wondering if you please publish “Mercury Dasha – Generic Effects” as well.
    Thanks in advance

  148. Ravi says:

    Hi VS,
    Will retro saturn harm its own house it is aspecting?

    Thanks

  149. Aditya says:

    Dear VS,

    Can you please help in understanding the effects of parivartana yoga between mars and Venus.

    For Capricorn rising mars is in 10th house of libra and Venus in 11th – Scorpio.
    What results the person can expect.

    Thanks and regards, ad

    • VS says:

      since 10th and 11th interchange in this case, it shows gain in career and social circle with fame. it shows great earnings as well

  150. Ram says:

    Dear VS,

    For libra ascendant if saturn(06.08degree) is in 12th house of virgo along with mercury(20.57) but getting combust because sun(02.48) is also in 12th house..would such a combustion of yogakaraka saturn cause saturn to lose its good effect for libra ascendant..some say saturn and mercury together in 12th house is also a good yoga for libra ascendant person is it true??

  151. Asha says:

    Hi VS,

    Just in continuation to your answer, I have asked a question as it was not clear.

    Original question – Will retro saturn harm its own house it is aspecting?

    My question was :-

    What if retro Saturn is in a neutral sign like Saggitarius and aspecting its mool trikon sign Kumbha?

    So your reply was as follows:-

    a planet in a neutral sign will prevent its own house when aspecting it

    So, I asked, did you mean ” protect?” or prevent?

    In case if its prevent, what does, preventing its own house mean?

  152. Siva says:

    Hi
    Wonderful Blog ..Thank You for many clarifications
    A clarification on Rasi Vs Bhav related to Saturn.
    Saturn in extreme end 29’44” of Pisces for Saggi Lagna 13’08”. In Bhav Chart, Saturn moves to Aries. For general analysis of depositor of Saturn, should I take Jupiter or Mars? Also for aspects of Saturn, should I take from Pisces or Aries ? Also for transit analysis ? I am also told this is Gandanta. In this case Saturn is also Vargottam in D9. How do I combine all this for analysis ?

    Thanks in advance
    Siva

    • VS says:

      in bhaav chart, Saturn does NOT move to Aries. Bhaav chart has only bhaavs and not signs. So in bhaav chart Saturn moves from 4th bhaav to 5th bhaav. but it remains in pisces. that is how you have to start thinking and its depositor remains Jupiter

      aspects are within 15 degrees. rashi is irrelevant. if Saturn 29 in pisces and sun 3 in aries they are different signs but certainly are conjunct

  153. Siva says:

    Hi VS

    Does Saturn being Atmakaraka reduce its malefic effects ?
    In the above situation, Saturn is also Atmakaraka

    Thanks

    • VS says:

      any planet being atmakaraka will neither reduce nor increase its good or bad effects. those depend on the placement, dignity and bal of the planet along with the yogas and avayogas it forms with other planets

  154. manisha says:

    what happens if saturn in 2nd house in aquarius sign for capricorn lagna. during its mahadasha? will it be bad or mixed result?

    • VS says:

      I don’t know what people expect in such questions. statistically Saturn in aquarius for every 12th person on earth. of those, 1/12th will have Capricorn lagna. Meaning every 1 of 144 people will have this combination. or in other words 52 million people in the world. Now do you think they will have the same destiny or impact? the answer is that it depends on the other planets, yogas, strengths and dasas and a holistic analysis of the chart. by itself a planet in its Mooltrikona and a functional benefic for the lagna will tend to produce good results and in this case good money/ assets for the person

  155. Makarand says:

    Hello VS,

    Hope you are doing fine.

    I have few questions related to astrology, I have been thinking of it for a long time want t get clarification on it.

    1) Of all the houses in astrology, 11th house is one of the beneficial houses as its the house of gains and all the 9 planets (including dire malefic’s) give good results when transiting over 11th house from the moon sign however why the lordship of 11th house is considered malefic (badhaka) for moveable lagnas like Aries, Cancer, Capricorn, Libra?

    For instance Saturn though rules 10th and 11th house for ARIES lagna, by lordship of 10th its benefic but everyone says its malefic as they consider only 11th house in this case to decide whether its functional benefic or malefic? Similarly, Venus for Cancer lagna, Mars for Capricorn lagna and Sun for Libra lagna? Just curious to know the answer.

    2) What are the results of Saturn being Navamsha lagna lord aspecting 7th house of Navamsha lagna? (placed in 5th house)?

    3) For Cancer lagna, Yogakara Mars combined with Rahu in 8th house (one of the worst houses) aspected by 8th lord Saturn from 6th house. What are the results of this combination? Does it indicate severe health issues? Though Saturn is aspecting its own house, however Mars and Rahu are present in 8th, does Saturn still protects its own house with its aspect?

    Yogakaraka Mars of D1 is exalted in Navamsha chart.

    Note :- Rahu in Purvabhadra nakshatra and Mars in Shatabisha nakshatra, Saturn aspected by Jupiter.

    Regards,
    Makarand

    • VS says:

      only your query 1 is generic for others to learn from, so let me target that mainly-
      as per parasara the lords of 3, 6 and 11 are always evil with 11th lord being the most evil. if 11th is a mooltrikona sign, that particular planet will remain an evil doer for the chart. philosophically speaking the root of all evil is money, material things etc which 11th represents as it is the main house of kama or desire…and desire leads to most evil and sufferings in the world

      baadhaka is a bit of an advanced concept to understand, however yes for movable lagnas, 11th becomes a badhaka. Also note that in no lagna can the 11th lord be a friend to the lagna lord, its neutral at best. so usually there is enmity between lagna lord and 11th lord. example aries mars vs. Saturn and rahu as 11th lords, Taurus venus vs. Jupiter etc.

      as for your point2, question is unclear. for question 3 – most likely such combination can give injury and disease and a likelihood of a sudden and violent death. multiple surgeries or accidents in life can be the norm and blood and bone marrow diseases could happen as well

      • Makarand says:

        Hi VS,

        Very well explained, I have been trying to get the answer, your explanation is very simple and straight forward,made me understand very clearly, thanks a lot.

        My second question was related to marriage as we all consider D9 chart apart from D1 chart for marriage, in fact D9 has been given utmost importance for marriage as its the chart mainly used for marriage, so does Saturn being navamsha lagna lord aspecting 7th house gives good results or bad results? Does it indicate late marriage? So whenever Saturn is placed in 1st, 5th and 10th houses, it aspects 7th house . So what are the results Saturn being navamsha lagna lord aspecting 7th house?

        • VS says:

          can vary a lot. It all depends on the functional nature as well as dignity of a planet where careful consideration has to be taken for the full and partial aspects of the planet as well as the strength and placement of rashi and nakshatra depositors

  156. Rohan says:

    If a person has saturn and mars(retrograde)conjunct in 2nd house of scorpio for libra ascendant which is aspected by venus in 8th house of taurus can such a saturn and mars give good results in its dasa and antardasa since saturn and mars both are lord of kendra and kona and getting conjunct in mars own house which is also house of wealth

    • VS says:

      yes there is raj yoga if degrees within 10 of each other

      • Anish says:

        Does a retrograde planet has the capacity to confer raja yoga or it diminishes the good effect to a certain extend and planets in own house but retrograde would it still be beneficial

        • VS says:

          it can still give rajyoga. Infact a planet that is functionally benefic and retrograde in its own house becomes even stronger

  157. bilas says:

    Hi vs
    What is result of exalted but combust Saturn,in its mahadasha

    • VS says:

      it depends on the closeness of combustion, other yogas and avayogas that Saturn is involved in, the houses Saturn rules, the divisional placements of Saturn, the bhaav placement ofcourse, the dignity and placement of its rashi and nakshatra depositors etc.

  158. Lokita says:

    Thank you for a very informative article and very engaging discussion related to Saturn . Afyer reading a few threads on this discussion, I have a doubt. Is Rahu placement in Aquarius in the 10th house for Vrishaba lagna cause problems for the natives profession. Is it not that Aquarius is considered as own house of Rahu by one school of thought. Greatly appreciate your thoughts on this issue.

    • VS says:

      by itself rahu in 10th for Taurus is very good. However planets in 2, 4,6 and 10 will aspect and affect rahu completely and will change its behaviour accordingly. So it could remain very good or not. Public dealing or extroverted jobs where the person can be in limelight will suit such an individual

  159. Lokita says:

    Thank you very much for answering my query Mr. VS. Greatly admire your passion to teach this divine subject of astrology in the right way to the present audience. It makes it so much more relevant and the clarity with which you answer some very well framed questions is an education unto itself. I am glad God brought me to your website by chance as I am an eager student of astrology looking for somany answers and having so many doubts and questions myself. What I really loved about your responses is that you make the underlying concepts clear so that in a subtle way it can be applied to other situations also. Thank you very much for the stellar job you are doing. In this busy world where most aspects of life are driven by personal gain , you are giving so much precious knowledge for free is our (the readers) ‘Bhagya’ indeed.

  160. Mks says:

    For Gemini ascendant, if Saturn is in 9th house with mutual aspects with Venus & Mercury (both in 3rd house), what areas of life will be generally affected during the Saturn Mahadasha. Thanks

    • VS says:

      in this situation it will create a raj yoga and might also cause the loss of father or boss/ fatherly figure. any profession related to research/ communication/ writing/ publishing etc will give gain and wealth

      • Sundar says:

        Just the aspect of the 12th lord can cause loss of father/boss, VS? Thanks.

      • Mks says:

        In this situation, will it be favorable for profession in Films, TV, social media, etc and connecting with masses as Saturn represents masses (I think). thanks

        • VS says:

          Not sure what ‘situation’ are you referring to?

          • Mks says:

            Sorry for the confusion, I explain below:

            Above I stated – “For Gemini ascendant, if Saturn is in 9th house with mutual aspects with Venus & Mercury (both in 3rd house), what areas of life will be generally affected during the Saturn Mahadasha. Thanks”

            To which you replied above – “in this situation it will create a raj yoga and might also cause the loss of father or boss/ fatherly figure. any profession related to research/ communication/ writing/ publishing etc will give gain and wealth”

            So, the follow up query is:
            In this situation, will it be favorable for profession in Films, TV, social media, etc and connecting with masses as Saturn represents masses (I think). thanks

          • VS says:

            yes such fields are suitable for sure

  161. Jay says:

    Saturn in 2nd house of scorpio for libra ascendant is it a good placement for yogakaraka saturn since its lord of 4th and 5th house

    • VS says:

      by itself saturn is a good planet for libra but placed in an enmical sign in a bhaav where saturn isnt considered that good (2nd) will give overall mixed results depending on other aspects and conjunctions on saturn

  162. Rama says:

    Respected Sir,
    Can you please comment what happens when Saturn is in the 10th house along with mercury for Kanya rashi (under going Saturn MD and AD)
    SR

    • VS says:

      this is by itself good. writing, authorships, publishing, teaching and Technical – computer/ IT related subjects will give name and wealth to the person

      • Ajay Pahooja says:

        Hi VS. A very informative article. Read all the comments in one sitting.
        My dilemma is about the behaviour of Saturn for taurus ascendant. Can a retrograde debilitated Saturn ,in Bharani nakshara and Sun Navamsa ,without any aspect and conjunction , but with a strong depositor Mars creating Ruchak yoga ,give good results in the mahadasha starting around age 55?
        Thanks

        • VS says:

          replying like this is speculation. answer it is that it can, but most likely will not. I need to analyze a full chart to know and I dont do personal readings, I am sorry

      • Rama says:

        I also wanted to let you know if the above prediction applies for Katak Lagna ascendents ? (as I recently lost my job, all of a sudden due to visa issues).

      • Rama says:

        Apologize as my follow-up question was posted in the wrong window!
        You have mentioned that Budh and Shani in the 10th house is good for writing, authorship, publishing, IT related, etc.
        I just wanted to know if this predictions holds good for Katak Lagna (Ascendent). As I read that Lagna of the person is important for predicting mahadasha. Any thoughts?

        • VS says:

          ofcourse not just lagna specific, degrees of planets, their divisionals, their yogas and avayogas, shadbals, overall dignities etc have to be seen for correct predictions and this requires a detailed study of the chart with patience

  163. Mks says:

    Mks says: August 14, 2018 at 5:01 pm
    Sorry for the confusion, I explain below:
    Above I stated – “For Gemini ascendant, if Saturn is in 9th house with mutual aspects with Venus & Mercury (both in 3rd house), what areas of life will be generally affected during the Saturn Mahadasha. Thanks”
    To which you replied above – “in this situation it will create a raj yoga and might also cause the loss of father or boss/ fatherly figure. any profession related to research/ communication/ writing/ publishing etc will give gain and wealth”
    So, the follow up query is:
    In this situation, will it be favorable for profession in Films, TV, social media, etc and connecting with masses as Saturn represents masses (I think). thanks

    VS says: August 15, 2018 at 5:34 pm
    yes such fields are suitable for sure

    My further follow up query:
    Will Saturn MD hugely favor this Gemini ascendant (D1 chart) to connect with masses via such fields (please note Saturn is debilitated in Aries in 5th house in D9 chart). thanks

    • VS says:

      hugely or not is quantum which can only be seen with many finer details which come from the analysis of a chart. I can only give generic answers as I am not providing personal chart readings on this forum

  164. Prem says:

    Thank you for providing very valuable and informative thoughts. For a chart leo lagna, Mars retrograde in lagna, Saturn in aquarius, moon in Taurus, Jupiter and Venus in Scorpio, sun in Sagittarius, mercury in Capricorn, rahu in libra. Lagna, Saturn and sun vargottam. I have few clarifying questions:
    – Is this mangalic given Mars in first house. There are some who say Mars in leo cancel mangalic dosha?
    – you have indicated for leo and cancer lagna marriage will be delayed and might not be happy. What about this kind of case where Saturn is in 7th house in own mooltrikona, with full directional strength, vargottam and within two degrees of bhav madhya. Will the marriage be delayed and not happy? Rahu’s 5th aspect also is not good as well as Mars and Saturn mutual aspect. Or this is exception to general rule with Saturn in own house, making shasha yog.

    Thank you.

    • VS says:

      yes most likely delayed and possibility of more than one marriage as one of them or more than one might not work due to ego and too much fighting

  165. Viswajith says:

    What is the effect of Jupiter and Saturn together in 9th house in Aries in lagna chart?
    Is it good or bad and how does it work?

  166. KRS says:

    Dear VS:

    First of all, thank you for the amazing website and your patience in answering our questions.

    Now for my question. In # 4 you state “Saturn MD if operating after age 56 will have a very high predisposition to KILL before it ends.” Not sure what you mean by operating. Shani Dasa is 19 years and so there is a lot of variation here. Does this mean that dasa should start around 56 or will it apply as long as any part of the dasa comes after 56? Would this apply for someone who starts mahadasha at say 47, so that dasa operates 47-66, and 56 is mid-way point, i.e., will it kill between 56 and 66?

    Thank you for your time

    KRS

    • VS says:

      no it means if saturn MD is operating after age 56, it has a high tendency to give sickness and death. however it all depends on the placements, aspects and nature of saturn in any horoscope

  167. Paras says:

    Hi VS,

    Could you please give me the effects of Saturn -Venus mutual aspect for Cancer lagna?

    Saturn placed in 6th and Venus in 12th. Both are retrograde.

    We all know that, as per Vedic astrology, Saturn & Venus are best friends however Saturn is a dry and cold planet and Venus is a benefic and soft planet. What’s the outcome of such a mutual aspect for Cancer ascendant?

    Here Saturn is 7th lord which is aspected by Venus, which is a benefic which is good, however Venus is also being aspected by Saturn which is malefic, so it does spoil the significations of Venus, I suppose.

    I need your inputs to understand more about this aspect and how this would affect the functioning of both the planets?

    Regards,
    Paras

    • VS says:

      by itself such a saturn venus combo isnt bad. marriage however will be difficult and might not happen. if it happens, might not sustain. otherwise from a materialistic point of view, might be very succesful in career. eye problems and kidney problems might be there if moon is weak

  168. Samhita Lokesh says:

    Hello VS,
    Saturn as explained above is the karaka for profession. In the event that he is debilitated in Aries and he also happens to hold the 9th and 10th. house portfolio in a natal chart, does that mean that the natives profession is doomed to fail despite having excellent educational qualifications ? Will looking at the D10 chart give hope or a chance to resurrect the professional life ? Is there any remedy for ppl with suck bleak scenario, bcos there is a saying in India where a man is known by the profession he keeps ? Is this all part of previous birth karmas unfolding in the present life. Hence the question related to remedy and also to do something to accrue good karma in the present life to cancel this effect. Thank you very much for your response.

    • VS says:

      No it doesnt mean its doomed. you have to see all aspects on saturn as well as planets in leo and saggi (trinal to saturn)
      they will all affect saturn. for example if mars is placed in aries with saturn, it will cancel the debilitation and make it a neecha bhang raj yoga situation but it will also make the person of an aggresive and brash temprament prone to fights and commiting impulsive acts and getting injured.

  169. Mks says:

    For a Gemini ascendant, will commencement of Saturn MD cause loss of job/career if Saturn sits in H9 in D1 and H5 (Aries) in D9.

  170. Akash says:

    Hi Vivekji,

    I just wanna know what woul be the impact for : Gemini Ascendent with Virgo rashi (moon in Virgo) and Shani in 5th House (in Tula Rashi) with upcoming Guru-Rahu Mahadsha (Rahu in Lagna in gemini rashi) & Shani Mahadasha -Antardasha ?
    Also please throw some light on career, higher education and money aspect because of the above mentioned factors .
    Thanks and Rregards
    Akash

    • VS says:

      Hi Akash,

      It is impossible to predict like this as it borderlines speculation which negates the point of astrology doesnt it?
      One has to, at the minimum, see all 9 planets, their dignities, all yogas and avayogas, bhaav and rashi wise placements etc. W/o this no point in speculating.

      For what you ask, a personal reading is required, which as you might know – I do not provide these days. Thanks

  171. MKS says:

    For a gemini ascendant, generally speaking, what areas of life will be mostly affected or consume most energy in Saturn MD if Saturn is sitting in 9th house, and the ascendant Mercury and Venus both in 3rd house. thanks

  172. BK says:

    Wht is the effect of combust Saturn in sagittarius (within 2 degree) on the person’s father? What is effect on person during Sun and Saturn maha dasa.

    • VS says:

      father might be in teaching/ healing/ preaching profession etc. but nothing much can be said without looking at the horoscope

  173. Pallavi says:

    What is the effect of Saturn being retrograde in the D1 chart? Will the same rules still apply?
    Also what about the case where the Bhava of Saturn has changed? 1st house position but 2nd bhava for example. How would one analyze the dasa effect? Will it be the result of 1st house or 2nd Bhava?

    Thanks

  174. MKS says:

    I asked earlier:
    For a gemini ascendant, generally speaking, what areas of life will be mostly affected or consume most energy in Saturn MD if Saturn is sitting in 9th house, and the ascendant Mercury and Venus both in 3rd house. thanks

    You replied:
    saturn will give good yoga results but after hard work and delay exaggerated as in this case saturn will be retrograde

    My 2 follow-up questions:
    1 In this case, which areas of life will be mostly affected or consume most energy during Saturn MD.
    2 Since Saturn also rules 8th house (but sitting in 9th), what would be its negative impact during Saturn MD. thanks

    • VS says:

      look at all the planets that aspect saturn and are trinal to saturn or conjunct/ oppostion to saturn. the functional effects of all these planets will manifest in saturn MD. this is the same for any mahadasha

      also look for commonality between the MD lord and bhaav significations. example luck or destiny for 9th and jupiter etc. common portions will manifest in dasa
      saturn ruling 8th will give some common things that saturn rules of 8th – longevity, obstacles, sudden changes etc…but in this case since saturn MK is 9th and it sits in 9th, these changes will be eventually for the good of the native

  175. MKS says:

    A general question – Each bhaav represents 100s of significations, and I am assuming not ALL significations manifest when a specific bhaav gets activated due to, say, MD lord period, AntarMD lord, transit periods, etc. Then how to determine which SPECIFIC specifications will manifest during such periods. thanks

    • VS says:

      yes determine the overlap of the planet with the bhaav significations. they manifest mostly. also determine the overlap of significations of planets aspecting the house, they also manifest

  176. Sneha says:

    Is the 4th Mahadasaha always bad for a native?Lets say Shani Mahadasha for Taurus Ascendant is the 4th mahadasha?So will it turn out to be bad just because its the 4th?

  177. Mks says:

    Can Saturn give a life partner or significant other during its MD for a Gemini ascendant if Saturn in 9th house, and both Venus & Mercury in 3rd house. Thanks

  178. vivek sharma says:

    How will be Saturn’s MD for Virgo lagna,Saturn n mars retro in Scorpio,moon in Pisces,sun Venus n mercury in Aries,and rahu n Jupiter in Leo in 12thouse.thanks.

    • VS says:

      detailed analysis is required. From what you have indicated, it will create legal and health issues and only medium productive for job/ financial matters

  179. Baskar says:

    VS ji,

    One clarification needed on point number 13 in this article.

    Sun is a dire enemy of Saturn. If they are almost 180 apart , they will have fierce aspect on each other. Will it not create more problems to the significations of these two planets?

    How is that it gives beneficial effects in such a situation?

    I am sure there should be a reason.

    Please let me know.

    Thanks,

    • VS says:

      something emperically observed. In this case saturn becomes extremely bright and hence strong in that regards. however depending on the lagna the results will be more apt. example for both venus lagnas, this will be good

      • Baskar says:

        Thanks much VS ji..

        One more question on the above, if I may. You had mentioned that if Saturn is “Retro”…..

        How do we ascertain the behavior of retrograde planets? Since they have more Chesta bala, will they have more power to manifest results based on their functional nature?

        Anything else, we need to look from a retrograde planet?

        Please let me know.

        Thanks and regards,

        Baskar

        • VS says:

          a strong planet always manifests the houses it rules easily and clearly and vice versa…chesta bala sort of shows brightness and usually higher the chesta bala, higher the Ishtha phala also (usually)
          this is just one of the factors, but an important one for sure

  180. ravi says:

    Hi VS

    As you said planets placed 3-11, 2-12 and 4-10 from each other are temporary friends so for example if saturn placed in 4th and sun & moon placed in 10th, can they became neutral to each other because of their temporary friendship and permanent enmity?

    Thanks

    • VS says:

      if saturn is in 4th and moon or sun in 10th then with respect to each other they are 1-7 and hence temporary enemies plus permanent enemies

  181. Sasha says:

    Hi VS,
    I’m vrischika/Anuradha lagna and kumbha /dhanista 4 moon .
    My saturn is Aries and my mars is in cancer . Both in neecha spot. Im 48 yrs. Can you explain what will Saturn mahadasha with mangal/rahu and Jupiter antardasha have for me in relation to health , longetvity and real estate.
    Thanks,
    Sasha

    • VS says:

      sorry but no point in speculating and a full chart reading is required for details. I don’t do a full reading here. just generically the position and strength of moon and sun in the chart will be very important and the stronger they are, better for health. otherwise blood issues, muscular issues and long chronic incurable health issues are indiciated in such combinations

  182. Nitin says:

    Hi VS,

    Hope you are doing good.

    I would like to appreciate for the knowledge you are spreading about astrology in layman’s language.

    I have few questions which I want to get clarified. I am more curious to know the answers.

    1) Of all the houses, we know that Trikonas are the most auspicious houses (1,5,9).
    So, what in case, if these houses are not aspected by any benefic planet. Does it make them weak? I have come across many such articles which states that the above houses are considered weak if they are no unaspected. The main reason for asking is this is because I analyzed my own horoscope, my 1st and 7th houses are not aspected by any planet and they have 24 and 17 bindus respectively which states that these houses are weak . As my 1st house is weak, I have a very delicate health often prone to cold, weakness . I am not yet married so cannot say what would be the consequence of a weak 7th house?

    2) People look forward to Jupiter transit through auspicious houses like 2,5,7,9&11. Kendra’s houses are considered beneficial houses and placement of Jupiter in Kendra in a horoscope is very beneficial for the native but why the transit of the same Jupiter through 4th & 10th houses is considered bad? Exception being 7th house transit which is considered beneficial?

    • VS says:

      1. any house which is neither fully aspected nor tenanted by a planet to some extent loses lusture as there is no representation and specificity of it in the chart. that said, it can still be a strong house if its lord is powerfully placed in the chart and if the lord is aspected or joining with other functionally benefic planets

      2. transits from moon are not the same as from lagna. Jupiter is considered as mediocre transit in 1,4, or 10 from moon, from lagna these are still good places

      moreover there is no fixed good or bad. Jupiter will tend to expand and activate the houses and planets it is touching and aspecting in the transit. if the planets are themselves functional benefics, good results will follow regardless of where the house lies. so in summary just because Jupiter is say in 2nd house doesn’t mean all is good in the transit, it can be bad if the 2nd house has very negative yogas in the chart or negative/ weak planets sitting there

  183. jn says:

    hello

    my sister’s DOB : 3-6-1981, TIME : 8.15 PM POB : KARWAR,
    NAME : NAOMI
    She is going through Saturn mahadasha. What will be it’s effect in her life? Will she be able to go abroad?

    • VS says:

      Hello, I do not provide personal readings. Will make your message visible to others who wish to reply to it. thanks

    • Sundar says:

      Dhanur lagna, Meena Arudha lagna, mithuna rasi, Ketu in 2nd, Mars in 6th, Budhan/Shukran/Chandra in 7th, Rahu in 8th, Shani/Guru in 10th. None of the planets in shatru raasi.
      Shani dasa from Feb 2016 to 2035; Budhan bhukti from March 2019 through November 2021.
      The 7th, 8th and 11th lords (and a few others as per VS) are related to foreign residence.
      From Lagna, all the above planets (Budhan, Chandra and shukra) are in the 7th. Chandra is also influenced by Rahu (foreign residence).
      From AL, the 7th lord Budhan gets associated with 8th lord Shukran and 5th lord Moon influenced by Rahu in the 4th house of residence.
      Also, the dasa lord Saturn is in Budhan’s house so there is activation of Budhan during this dasa.
      During the budhan bhukti, there is a very high probability for for foreign residence.
      Transit wise, Shani is in dhanur for another 460 days and aspects natal Shani. So there is a dual Saturn effect on the 7th. Since transitting Saturn has not triggered a change in residence already, it means it is delaying the move at least until Budhan bhukti starts.
      Saturn is functionally neutral for Dhanur lagna. The dasa is good for career and I see no adverse effects on health.
      Rahu’s position in the 8th needs watching especially when Saturn moves to Makar in terms of health. Wishing her the best of luck.

  184. Narayan says:

    Dear Vs,

    For pisces ascendant, Saturn is in cancer at 22* (5th house). Can this affect or delay child birth or marriage. Also can one predict spouse health. If correct – 5th house is the house of romance and knowledge.
    Please let know.
    Thanks and regards, Narayan

    • VS says:

      predictions are specific and dozens of things have to be taken into account in the horoscope as a whole

      as for a generic view, yes Saturn in 5th can delay child birth, also depends on the dignity of moon in this case as well as Jupiter and its potency in the chart

  185. Varun says:

    Hello Sundarji – request you to look at my chart also. I have just changed my job(12 Sept 2018) and am under intense pressure and stress and it is affecting my health. I m thinking of resigning but don’t have any alternate job yet. Please suggest how will things pan out and what should I do to tide over this time.
    DOB – 18 OCT 1981
    TOB – 2150
    POB – New Delhi
    Thanks for your time.

  186. Varun says:

    Sir please help with your analysis. I m in lot of mental trauma.

  187. Gaurav says:

    Dear VS,

    As you have mentioned ” Saturn dasha as 4th dasha gives more trouble than normal even when Saturn is well placed”..

    From where you have derived this rule ? I haven’t heard about it earlier.

    I have Libra ascendant(Saturn is Yogakaraka for Libra), my Saturn MD will start in September -2019 and it will be the 4th MD (As I was born in Mars MD).

    My birth details are : 02-09-1982 | 11:10 am | Haridwar – 249407

    Please advise.

    Regard,
    Gaurav Kaushik

    • VS says:

      It is not my rule and it is written in many astrological classics as a generic guideline
      This does not imply that it will always work, just that it is one of the factors to be considered when looking at Saturn dasha. it means that the person is born in one of the Mars nakshatras as his/ her moon sign and since mars is the hard core enemy of Saturn, the Saturn MD sequence remains a bit unfortunate in this scenario. That said, if Saturn is well placed and a functional benefic, its dasa will still give good results none the less

  188. Ashutosh Sharma says:

    Sir in my sun horoscope Saturn is retrograde in 6th house with ketu in Libra ascendant. Sun on Libra. Rahu and Mercury in 12th house. Jupiter is in 3rd house
    Moon in 4th house. Mars and Venus is in 11th house. Kindly tell result of Rahu/Moon/Saturn period

  189. Dinesh says:

    Sir,
    What will be effects of asthama shani during Shani MD and Shani Bukthi (if both lagna and moon are in mithuna rasi) with Shani placed in thula rasi (exalted) and retrograde in birth chart.

    Thank you.

  190. Rahul says:

    Vivek sir
    Shani is the karaka for service so 11th from placement of sani can be considered as potential or actual gain from service?

    • VS says:

      yes and also gain in general as shani rules aquarius the natural 11th sign

      • Sundar says:

        Hello VS:
        Please let me know if my understanding is OK.
        This seems different from graha lagna. Per graha lagna, 6th from Saturn would be the house of service and 11th from that would be gains from service. This seems more like a karaka lagna. So, 11th from Jupiter could be gains from children/Guru?

        • VS says:

          5th from jupiter shows children, 2nd from jupiter shows wealth and assets, 9th from jupiter shows luck/ destiny/ guru and laxmi, 11th from jupiter shows gains and income, benefits from social network etc.

          • Sundar says:

            So for living entities, say 5th from Jupiter (say Capricorn), I can see the 2nd from Capricorn for children’s values/wealth or 6th house from lagna, whichever is stronger?
            Thanks VS

          • VS says:

            yes whichever is stronger is a good dictum, however in practice to some extent effects can manifest from different areas at the same time

          • Sundar says:

            5th from Jupiter in the bhaav chart, VS?

          • VS says:

            look at the degrees and exact 120 from a planet is the 5th. Look at 15 degrees plus and minus from this point which is the 5th from this planet. whatever sign falls in the exact 120 from the planet, the lord of that sign denotes the 5th from the said planet

          • Sundar says:

            Sorry VS, I couldn’t understand. If Jupiter is at 28 degrees in Tula, 120 degrees from it would be 148 at Kumbha. Subtracting 15 would be 133 at Kumbha and adding 15 deg would be 163 at Meena. You mention finally: “whatever sign falls in the exact 120 from the planet, the lord of that sign denotes the 5th from the said planet”. I am unable to interpret this statement. Sorry and thank you.

          • VS says:

            it just means that in the given example even if exact 5th from jupiter is the 28th degree in kumbha, for the significations of 5th from jupiter, you have to consider saturn as incharge

  191. Narayan says:

    Dear VS,

    When does D9 (Navmasa) kundli starts giving results. It is generally said – after 28 /29 years of age or after marriage. If a person gets married at 40 years – can we his D9 will operate thereafter.
    Please clarify.

    Thanks, Narayana

    • VS says:

      it always gives results and i havent read any such age rules in the classics, more of modern day dictums and hence likely to be the opinion of one or more astrologers..

  192. Anmol says:

    Hi VS,

    Hope you are doing fine.

    Can you tell me the results of retro grade Jupiter results during transit? Does it stop giving results (good or bad) depending on the house its transiting?

    Currently the reason I am asking is because it’s been 5 months Jupiter is in Scorpio which is 2nd house transit for me and I have analysed my own horoscope. Scorpio is the 5th house from my Lagna and Scorpio house has 30 points with Jupiter getting 8 Bindus in Scorpio, so it’s a good outcome that Jupiter should show. So far, I have not seen any positive things in my life. I have been waiting for promotion since 2 years and have been waiting for this transit to fulfill my dreams. I have been working so hard however the last 2 transits of Jupiter was bad. I also know that it takes few months for the good or bad effects of the transit to show but don’t don’t you think 5 months is a decent amount of time to expect some positive change in terms of health , sudden gains and career since JUPITER from 2nd house aspects all the above concerned houses?

    In My Natal horoscope Jupiter is in 10th house Aries with 24 degrees receiving aspect from Ketu (from 2 nd house) and from Moon (from 4th house).

    There are no major bad aspects on Jupiter in natal horoscope?

    Any inputs is appreciated. I am currently going through Jupiter dasha and Sun antardasha, my sun is placed in 11th house Taurus in natal horoscope.

    Regards,
    Anmol

    • VS says:

      Hi it is important to predict based on the entire chart and yogas as well as dasa bhuktis/ purely one or 2 transits dont change things much. Also transit is not just from lagna and moon but also from the natal planets in the chart.

  193. kumar says:

    Dear sir,

    My dob:6/dec/1979 2:48AM , Bangalore.. running saturn mahadasha now. During the start of saturn mahadsaha things were going very good( abroad study,job,marriage etc) but as soon as saturn sun bukthi started.. i started loosing what i have achieved. Now running saturn jupiter bukthi and there is a situation of selling my house and reloacating to other place. Is this a good move or saturn jupiter is playing game so that i will completly loose what ever saturn has given me at first. please help me to deal with this situation.

    Thanks,
    Kumar

  194. Harsh Parekh says:

    Hello dear

    I am a Pisces ascendant and I have Saturn in 11 th house and moon aspects Saturn mutually what effect it will give in general perspective of 11th house and marriage?

  195. Gunjan Panchal says:

    Hi sir,

    I have a lot to do with planet Saturn as I feel he is the director of my career. I keep hearing from many astrologers that I will get stability in life after my saturn MD starts. I am simply graduate but i started job at the age of 24 (2013) as uptil then I was very much confused (Still I am) due to which I could not able to pursue higher education and wasted 2 years job-less. When ever I tried to go abroad for pursue higher education, there was some invisible force restricting me from doing so by any means. I tried to go abroad after graduation but I couldn’t because I was not ready mentally. Than I tried to go again in 2012 but I got job and I got stuck with it and than I got married so It all fade away. Now I am doing job for the sake of earning and showing to society but I am getting nothing out of it in terms of learning or personal growth. I keep feeling that I have done nothing uptil now which can make my life stable in terms of career and money.

    My saturn is placed in 9th house alone which is restrograde as per some astrologers. moon-rahu in 11th house, jupiter in 2nd house and mercury in 6th house exalted. Currently My 3rd MD going on which is Jupiter MD and my Saturn MD will start after 2024.

    Will it bring any positive changes in my life in terms of career and family life ? Will it allow me to work hard and achieve a stable career and financial growth ? Also how will be my relation with my father ? Me and my father has difference in nature but I love my father very much but he doesn’t know it.

    • VS says:

      keep working hard and taking mentorship in career, eventually shanidev of 9th house blesses but only after mentorship and hard work

  196. saket says:

    Respected sir,
    What is the case with retrograde saturn in 3 house libra ascendant with 2-5 degrees. Should it give result of 2nd house as well. Also Still being yogkarak planet for libra ascendants will it protect during mars mahadasha saturn antardasha or will be harmful. Please do article on retrograde effects tooo. Thanks a lot

    • VS says:

      a planet has to be seen in the bhaav chart to see which houses it will impact instead of rashi chart. Result is always a bit mixed in cases where the rashi and bhaav shift by plus or minus 1

  197. Ashish Kapur says:

    Dear Vivek Ji,

    In 1 of the reader’s query above it has been highlighted that Saturn when debilitated & retrograde losses its debilitation quality. We would keenly like to know your views what will be the characteristics of this mesha Raashi debilitated & retrograde Saturn after the above cancellation of debilitation/retrograde happens AND its 100% dristhi on mithun, tula & makar Raashi when we are aware that mesha is a fiery Raashi & the drishthi from this uncomfortable/agitated Saturn will also be agitated/disturbed on such 3 Raashi i.e. mithun, tula & makar. Standalone can be first discussed & further I can share a real life case also.

    Looking forward for your knowledgeable insight on the above pls.

    With Best Regards

    • VS says:

      it depends on many things

      if such a saturn is in a good bhaav and mars is placed strongly in the chart then the debilitation cancellation will happen to some extent. No debilitated planet, no matter how much cancelled, will become fully OK. Some issues with the houses it rules and health related issues are always on the cards.

      now consider saturn debilitated for cancer or leo and sitting with mars in aries. in both cases it will be 9th or 10th bhaav and sitting with a very strong yogakaraka mars. Mars will dominate the effect. When saturn dasa operates, it will give rajyoga as its own agenda of 6/7/8 is weak whereas agenda of mars is very strong. on the other hand if this happens in 8th bhaav for virgo ascendant, now even though a vipreet rajyoga due to 6th and 8th lords together in the 8th bhaav, this will give a tendency for an early/ tragic death or accident/ surgery prone individual having some chronic and serious health issues. Will also give financial ups and downs and almost completely negate the chances of having normal children in life. such a saturn dasa would be painful and likely fatal or extremely bad for health.

      so in the above examples, saturn will actually end up in giving yoga karaka results for the ascendants it is inmical to and give very bad results for its friendly lagna virgo

      • Sundar says:

        VS, from the above, it means that a yoga is happening in a specific bhaav and due to a particular planet. If the yoga is strong, the dasa of any weak planet sitting in that bhaav will be dispensed by the Yoga planet (karta of the yoga). Is this correct?

        • VS says:

          karta is a very complicated and tricky concept. It is learnt with lots of experience. No one or 2 rules always apply
          some guidelines are –

          1) planet which is karaka of the bhaav will dispense the results
          2) planet closest to the bhaav center (considering equal 30 degree bhaav system) will dispense the results
          3) Stronger planet by multiple factors like shad bal, ocha bal etc will dispense the results
          4) Naisargic dominating planet will dispense the results. example Rahu with almost any other planet in a bhaav will tend to dominate the other planet and take on the results

          sometimes only way to know is to observe effects in dasa/ antardashas to see which planet will repeatedly tend to show the bhaav effects

      • Ravi says:

        Hi VS

        As you said and I quote “on the other hand if this happens in 8th bhaav for virgo ascendant, now even though a vipreet rajyoga due to 6th and 8th lords together in the 8th bhaav, this will give a tendency for an early/ tragic death or accident/ surgery prone individual having some chronic and serious health issues. Will also give financial ups and downs and almost completely negate the chances of having normal children in life. such a saturn dasa would be painful and likely fatal or extremely bad for health.”
        Is this applicable to divisional charts also particularly in Navmasa?
        Thanks

        • VS says:

          no, you can not read a divisional chart in the exact same manner as rashi chart. yogas and aspects dont work like in D1 in any divisional chart

  198. Ravi says:

    Hi Vivek

    For a aries ascendant, generally speaking, what areas of life will be mostly affected in Saturn MD if Saturn is sitting in 4th house, ascendant Mars sitting in 9th House and depositor of saturn, moon sitting in 10th House.

    Regards
    Ravi

    • VS says:

      obviously ruling 10th and aspecting 10th and 4th in 10th the areas highlighted in the dasa will be pertaining to the 4-10 axis the most

  199. Shanthi says:

    Dear Vivek Sir,

    My DoB is 13th July 1967, Time 4:15 pm, Place of Birth is Chennai.

    Currently, I am in Saturn dasa and Saturn bukthi, started in Oct 2017. As this dasa is a long period of 19 years, please let me know how this sani dasa will be?

    Please focus on health, job/business/career aspects, family and finance stability.

    Sani is in 5th house pisces, aspected by Jupiter from Cancer and Moon from Virgo.

    Being the lord of 3rd and 4th house, how this dasa period will be?

    Please reply.

    Thank You.

    Thank You.

  200. Ravi says:

    Hi Vivek,

    In pt 1 at the start of this page you’ve mentioned

    Saturn mahadasha or even antar to some extent operating before age 36 usually gives struggles and blockages even when Saturn is placed well and a functional benefic (ruling good houses)

    3 qns:

    1. What happens after age 36. Do the blockages reduce or they remain the same in intensity?

    2. Does a native running Shani Mahadasha (in my case it is 3rd dasha) see constant struggle throughout this period or do the results vary in accordance with the correspnding ADs.

    3. For argument sake you are asked for a reading what weightage will you give to the following 4 factors and why?

    Maha,Antar,Pratyantar,Transits

    Regards,
    Ravi

    • VS says:

      after a planet matures, its effect in the chart becomes more steady and complete in its dasas

      good or bad completely depends on its placement, rulerships, yogas and dignity etc.

      • Debasish Banerjee says:

        Hi VS
        The blockages are supposed to be reduced after 36, in case Saturn is functional benefic and yogakaraka,right?

        • VS says:

          yes generically speaking. however the dasa/ transits will still be important to watch. not just maturity ages of planets

  201. Subramanyam says:

    Dear VS
    Sometime back I had asked about close Saturn-Mars conjunction in Capricorn. You had said if in 1st house it is good for job but prone to accidents. What if this happens in 2nd house?
    Thank you

  202. Sonu says:

    Hi vivek,

    Can you please help me understand what results will retrograde saturn give for a taurus ascendent if it is placed in 9th house( capricorn) along with moon.
    And i have read somewhere that their is no sade sati for taurus ascendents as saturn is yogakarka, is this true? Please clarify.

    Regards
    Sonu

    • VS says:

      sadhe satti is there for everyone. it is the name of a transit

      whether it is good or bad for a native is another story in which the rulership etc is taken into consideration ofcourse

  203. Gurpreet says:

    Hlo sir,
    My virgo saturn is in 3rd house with moon mars.As said upachaya house gradually give u results ,do saturn mahadasa in one’s 40th year will give benefic results….if sun rahu mercury sits in lagna.

    • VS says:

      it could certainly give good results but the entire chart has to be seen and I dont offer personal readings on this blog

  204. Bobby says:

    Sir,

    For a Leo Ascendant with Ketu in 1st house,

    Rahu in 7th House Kumbha in Poorvabhadra Nakshatra 3rd pada in Mrit Avastha and
    Retrogated Shani in 5th house Dhanu in Moola Nakshatra 3rd pada in Kumara Avastha (3rd aspect to 7th house),
    and
    Jupiter in 9th house(Aries) in Bharani Nakshatra 1 pada,Yuva Avastha (9th aspect to Shani) along with Sun(exalted) and Moon(combusted) in Aries.

    Will this affect in evil way to spouse of the native ? Please help.

  205. Lakmal says:

    Thank you so much for your article…nicely analysed..My biirth time is 23.03.1980 at 20.19 pm Kurunegala city Sri Lanka…

    I am also spending Saturn mahadhasa …Please tell me about my future thank you

  206. Sundar says:

    Hello VS:
    Saturn, in general, does not do good in the Moksha trikona. For Venusian Lagnas, since he is a yogakara, how does he do in the 4th? For Tula lagna, I think he will do well in his own home. For Taurus lagna, he probably won’t be that happy in Leo, but he will do good for the 4th. For Saturn lagnas: Makar lagna, he isn’t happy in Mesha but will still do good; for Aqua lagna, he is happy in Taurus. Assume that dispositors are in good dignity. In the 8th: In all 4 cases he does not do well; In the 12th: for Aqua lagna, he is 12th lord in the 12th and does good, for other lagnas he does not do well.
    Is this assessment reasonable?

    • VS says:

      if a functionally benefic planet e.g. saturn for libra is in its own sign, it will always do good. in a kendra in own sign will also cause sasa mahapurush yoga
      aspects on a planet and dipositor strengths have to be considered very closely always

  207. Narayan says:

    Dear VS

    For Capricorn rising Sun is in 10th House – Swati Nakshatra
    Saturn is in 7th House – cancer – Ashlesha
    Sun Md – Saturn Ad period is under progress. Given the fact the former is debilitated and the latter in enemy house – all alone and is in direct motion. Can we say during their time together they become temporary friends and give positive results to the native.

    Thanks and regards, Vishwajit

    • VS says:

      only thing that can be said with certainty is that they are temporary friends and the period will give results related to career/ job/ business…beyond that, various yogas and overall chart will dictate results

  208. Sandeep says:

    Great article!! Lot of distinct observations have been listed with Saturn in varying dignities.
    You have mentioned that Saturn does not do well when conjunct with Mars.
    I’m a Pisces Ascendant, with lagna lord Jupiter in 11 house, conjunct Sun, Mercury and Venus. I have Saturn (13 Degrees) and Mars (1 Degree) conjunct in Scorpio (9 house).
    My Saturn is Vargottama in Navamsha and Dashamsha. Would Saturn behave differently because:- First its with the 9 Lord and conjunct in 9 house.
    Second how does the Vargottama theme play out.
    PS:- Am starting my Saturn Mahadasha, in a week’s time (Aug 17,2019)
    Many Thanks,
    Sandeep

    • VS says:

      saturn will not give bad results, however some phases in the dasa can be very testing in terms of luck and relations with superiors or authority figures or father like figures. the dasa will give great results slowly over time only

  209. amil says:

    Hi you said Saturn Dasha will be worst if Saturn is placed in 8th house as per #7. I have Saturn in my 8th house (sign Saggitarius) with as aspect from Jupiter from the 12th House (Aries). However my Ascendant is Taurus and Venus sits in the 2nd House casting a 7th aspecting on Saturn. In this case I was told if Saturn being a friend of the Ascendant lord Venus it will give rise to a high position. Is this true? My moon is in Capricorn (Don’t know if that matter while considering Sani Dasha)

    • VS says:

      Hi, generically speaking only if saturn is aspected by benefics and in taurus ascendant venus and saturn yuti causes rajyoga. hence the good and bad results will be mixed in this case

  210. Ravi says:

    Hi VS, Thanks for the wonderful article. I have a Capricorn ascendant (Moon in Capricorn as well) and Saturn is placed in 6th (Gemini and in the constellation of Punarvasu) aspected by Jupiter(R) from 2nd house (Aquarius). Saturn Dasa will commence soon, please let me know what are your thoughts about Saturn Dasa? Would it be bring some much anticipated change in my life? I am desperately looking for a break in my career? The dispositor Mercury is in 8th with Mars and Sun, Venus occupies the 7th and Rahu-Ketu are in 11th and 5th respectively. Would appreciate your insights. Regards,Ravi

    • VS says:

      for a proper reading the entire chart has to be seen in detail, sans which it is more speculation. I dont do personal readings. However generically speaking, from what you have described to me, saturn dasha will give career change and slow and steady rise after initial struggles and setbacks. Saturn dasa mercury antar will bring a change in job and career as well as lifestyle. It will be accompanied by stress and some ill health and digestion/ intestinal issues

  211. Sunder Rao says:

    Dear vs, for Gemini ascendant with moon in lagna aspected by seventh jupiter and exalted Saturn in fifth, ascendant lord in third house with Venus and sun running age 36 with saturn Mahadasa and Venus antar , I have read somewhere that Saturn in fifth is not considered good because of its aspects on seventh , eleventh and second house . Kindly guide
    Thanks

    • VS says:

      when saturn is a functional benefic and exalted in a trikona, how can it give bad results? such a saturn is very good for money accumulation

      • Gauri says:

        Sorry to barge in, I heard someone say that Saturn being the 8th lord creates delay in 5house related matters, even though it is exalted here , is it true?

        • VS says:

          in general saturn can create a delay to the significations of any house it sits/ aspects. All other factors have to be seen for a conclusion. thanks

  212. debasish banerjee says:

    Hi VS…hope you are doing well.
    I have got a question about saturn sun dasha.saturn is exalted in 12th house for scorpio ascendant person.saturn conjuncts moon.sun is in 7th house in jupiter drishti.now sun gives birth to a raj yog,being 10th lord in 7th house,right?also sun has highest shadbala.but saturn and sun are enemies.also sun is 8th from saturn.how to judge the result of saturn sun dasha?

    • VS says:

      not good in general for career/ job as well as relationship/ marriage matters
      but overall horoscope and yogas will dictate the results

      • debasish banerjee says:

        So,the logic behind your deduction is, position of antardasha Lord from mahadasha Lord is more important than position from lagna,right?and mutual compatibility of the lords.

  213. Pranay says:

    Hi sir,

    Hope you are doing good.

    Could you please let me know the :-

    1) Best and worst transit of Jupiter?
    2) Best and worst transit of Saturn?
    3) Best and worst transit of Rahu-Ketu?

    I mean transit in terms of houses, which house transit is best and worst for all the above planets?

    And also why ?

    Regards,
    Pranay

    • VS says:

      for why, you have to learn general transit rules and these things will become clear

      good and bad is also relative, a planet in a house can be good for health and education and bad for career as an example. So nothing is every purely good and purely bad. like life is not just black and white, likewise astrology is neither

  214. Rahul says:

    Sir
    I have a question with repect to my birthchart that is saturn(transit) is almost on the bhrigu bindu(19.63 degree) in sagitarius 4th house.vimsotri mahadasha of saturn is running since 1 year.how do i determine timing of fruitification of activation of bhrigu bindu?

  215. Amit says:

    Hi VS,

    Hope you are doing fine.

    I have few questions, hope you get more light on it.

    1) What are the results of dusthana lords in own houses i:e 6th, 8th or 12th lord in their own houses when they do not own any other good house?

    Is it good or bad since they rule bad houses & occupy bad house without ownership of a trikona oor a kendra?

    When the planets are in their own houses, they are basically happy and strong but what in the ababove cases where they are evil to the ascendant?

    • VS says:

      only luminaries own one house each and both of them when sitting in their own house in 8th or 12th will be neutral in results in completely
      in 6th they can give disease and eye/ immunity and general health issues but otherwise functionally still remain neutral

      • Sundar says:

        Hello VS, if Sun/Moon as lord of 6th in own house and 7th lord sits in the 6th it would not damage the 7th..whereas if the 6th lord goes into the 7th they can do damage…?

        • VS says:

          regardless of sun or moon or others, if 7th lord sits in 6th with 6th lord, marriage will be extremely hard to maintain if at all possible

          • Prem says:

            What if 7th Lord Saturn sits in 6th house for cancer lagna. While 6th Lord Jupiter aspects from 12th house. will marriage will still be hard to maintain. Thanks

          • VS says:

            yes. but other malefic aspects on saturn or 7th house (especially from rahu or sun or ketu) will confirm the negative situation. venus aspect on 7th or saturn will save the situation to some extent

      • Sundar says:

        Hello VS, Can you kindly clarify the functional neutrality of the luminaries in their own rasi for me?
        1. In the context of the their Dasas… Generally, 8th and 12th lords mimic the dispositor or the conjuct planets during their dasas. What happens when it is the moon/sun in own rasi ? Will they show only the generic effects?
        2. In the placement context..if a FB planet sits with sun/moon in the 8th house, does it mean they won’t get damaged?

        Thanks for your patience. May be I am not understanding the FN concept correctly.

        • VS says:

          moon is almost never well placed if in 8th bhaav. strongly maran karak for life span …in general if they own 8th and 12th, they will be friendly with lagna lord except sun for capricorn…and hence they will give neutral to good results if aspected well

  216. Ashish Kapur says:

    Dear Vivek Ji,

    To a query above you have mentioned that Saturn when exalted in 5th house for gemini lagna will be good for money matters & its dristis will also be beneficial. To this I wanted to have your experts opinion for Kanya lagna & Saturn (11.33) swa rashi with ketu (12.23) in 5th house only, how will be such interpretation of Saturn for 5th house itself, 3rd, 7th & 10th Dristis?

    Also kindly let us know if all malefic planets sits in Kendra in different houses (irrespective of such malefic planets being benefic/neutral/malefic towards lagna lord) & ONE of malefic planet sitting in labh sthan then will all such malefic planets lose its propensity to harm such jatak’s different aspects of life?

    • VS says:

      for virgo if saturn combines with ketu in the 5th house, it can give mantra sidhi …the person can be highly spiritual and capable of great medication and spiritual progress in life
      job/ career will have ups and downs and the person might change more than one career in their lifetime…regarding children, it is a hard situation unless beneficial aspects on this combination and can give delay in childbirth

      • Ashish Kapur says:

        Great Vivek Ji, you know what we ALL like about your reply – They are bang on target, simple & so clear in transmitting the fundamentals & so lucidly.

        Sir, my 2nd part of question is if all malefic planets sites in kendra (with combination of 0/1 benefic planets) except another 1 malefic which sites in labh sthan; in such a combination will the tendency of all malefic be neutralized to do any harm to such jatak in whose kundli such combination exist or is formed pls?

        With Lots of benign wishes to you in this auspicious time of Navratris.

        Ashish

        • VS says:

          if all natural malefics are in kendra, it will depend on their dignity and functional nature for the final result. however in general it cause health/ longevity issues and make achievements hard to come by and only after struggle and delay

      • Ashish Kapur says:

        Dear Vivek Ji,

        A small query but still very important to understand the basic concepts – When in such combination of Saturn & Ketu, even Saturn is anti clockwise, will the broad interpretation like mantra siddhi, highly spiritual/great medication, job/career in doldrums etc. would be still valid or energy would get channelized elsewhere when in Makar Raashi Saturn & Ketu are in 5th bhav.

        My Profound gratitude to you.

        • VS says:

          by itself saturn Retrograde is not going to change the equation much, its all about the other planetary aspects and trinal to the combination that will mould the results

      • Rahul says:

        Vivek sir
        If saturn in lagna in virgo and ketu in 5th house.can we say the same about this combination as in the above case?

        • VS says:

          similar, not same ofcourse as now saturn is colored by not its own sign but my mercury and hence mercury’s own placement is also important

  217. RanjithKumar says:

    Hi Vivek ji,
    For you point 3) Saturn dasha as 4th dasha gives more trouble than normal even when Saturn is well placed, is there any exceptions to it like Jupiter aspects Saturn and if Saturn is not a malefic?

    • VS says:

      Hi – sure! these are generic rules and only to be used generically. ofcourse if in a particular chart has a strong and benefic saturn, the dasa can be expected to be good even when 4th in sequence

  218. Karan says:

    Hi Sir,

    I would like to know that what are the effects of a combust saturn that to within 5 degrees for cancer ascendant being malefic planet for this ascendent is it good to have a combust saturn.
    # Does combustion affect the natural significations of the planet.
    # What happens to the results of the planets where the depositer of such planets is combust.
    # What will be the general results of a combust saturn in it mahadasha

    • VS says:

      combust planets are agitated and can not effectively protect the significations of the houses they rule. if any planet has its depositor combust, then that particular house suffers where the planet is placed

  219. Karan says:

    Hello Sir,

    I am cancer ascendant having placements of planets as follows :-
    Mars- 1st House – Cancer
    Moon – 12th House – Gemini
    Rahu- 4th House – Libra
    Jupiter-5th House- Scorpio
    Venus-7th House – Capricorn
    Sun,Saturn,Mercury- 8th House – Aquarius
    Ketu – 10th House- Aries

    I wanted to know that saturn being the lord of 7th and 8th house placed in 8th house in aquarius is combust by the sun within less than five degrees. What will be the generic effects of this saturn Is it good for a malefic planet to get combust in the birth chart.
    # Do combust planets fail to protect there natural significations.
    #How the results of the planets are affected whose depositer is a combust planet.
    # What will be the generic effects of Saturn Mahadasha when saturn is combust.

  220. Moni says:

    Hello Sir, what will be the result if saturn conjunct with moon in 5th house in aquarius, for libra lagna, jupiter in lagna, venus in 7th house in aries? Good or bad saturn? Mahadasha of saturn start at 34 year. Thaks

    • VS says:

      i dont do personal readings, which is what is needed to completely answer that question. generically speaking, a yoga karaka planet sitting in its mooltrikona sign in a trikona and aspected by a natural benefic jupiter is unlikely to give bad results. also this shows a combination of the 5th and 10th lords in the 5th house which is also a raj yoga as a kendra kona combination is happening

  221. Rahul says:

    Wish you happy and prosperous diwali
    Vivek sir

  222. Ashish Kapur says:

    Dear Vivek Ji,

    It’s a fact that whenever Shani Dev is in plus/minus 45 degrees from the position of moon, the sadhe saati operates. Also it’s a fact that whenever Shani Dev aspects Moon from 3/7/10, Dahiya operates. (2 years 6 months period) Appreciate your views to the above when Shani Dev is just BEFORE 45 degrees from moon i.e. the 3rd dristi is there on moon of Shani Dev. Technically Dahiya then operates. So can it be construed that its not sade saati but almost 10 years period which operates. (sade saati plus 1 Dahiya = 10 years period)

    Best Regards
    Ashish

    • VS says:

      for dhaiya, it is only from 4th and 8th position from moon. not the others you have mentioned

      as for sadhe satti, some impact will be seen from the rasi itself, even if farther from 45 degrees, however mathematically the impact will be felt strongest within 45 degrees before and after from moon. so if moon at 25 degrees in taurus, impact is stronger after saturn crosses 10 in aries, but impact will start to be noticeable as soon as saturn moves into aries – the sign previous to moon

  223. Raj says:

    Hi Vivekji,
    For Leo ASC, Moon in Taurus, Saturn in Cancer (12th house) aspected by Jupiter(R) from Pisces (8th house), how is Sani Mahadasha? How will it affect career? I am at crossroads wrt to career. Will the Sani Mahadasha give good career break?

    • VS says:

      sorry too generic a question to answer in any manner. A complete reading is required, which I dont provide here unfortunately. Goodluck!

  224. Varun says:

    Hello VSji – How to decipher Saturn’ upcoming transit thru the 8th house Capricon, if Saturn is a functional benefic (Gemini Asc and Moon)

  225. kamal says:

    Hello VS,

    Greeting for the day !!

    Could you please describe the effects of 3rd house transit of Jupiter?

    Why it’s considered the worst transit of Jupiter though it aspects 7th,9th and 11th houses?

    Which planet causes vipareet vedha for 3rd house Jupiter transit i:e which planet transit can nullify the bad effects of a 3rd house Guru transit?

    Regards,
    Kamal

    • VS says:

      you should ask the person who has defined it as the ‘worse’ transit as I dont think so. infact only by bhaav, it is impossible to say which is best or worse place for jupiter to transit. One has to see the total chart, placement of other planets, ashtakvarga bindus etc. that said, jupiter is marana karaka in 3rd house as jupiter gives contentment and calm/ lazy stance and 3rd house is the house of aggression and energy/ activity and hence in general transiting in the 3rd house, it can make a person lazy and content with what they have instead of ambition and passion

  226. Varun says:

    Hello Sir – What can be said about the Saturn/Mars period for a mithun lagna and moon native, given that both are well placed in Virgo and Leo(although debilitated Sun). Transit wise, Saturn will be in 8th house with 4 av score.

    Mool trikon rulership for both signify luck and income but Mars is a top grade FM for mithuna and Saturn (MD lord) will transit from 8th.

    Thanks

  227. Lara Bang from says:

    Hi,
    The statement in No.4 you said in the beginning really worries me since I am Gemini Asc Krittika Mo,age turned 52 just started running Saturn MD 2weeks ago.
    So I would need to clarify the meaning of ‘operating Saturn MD after 56.You mean it as Saturn MD starting point after 56?

    • VS says:

      hello,

      dont be worried. these are generic rules and can not be applied to each and every horoscope. Each chart has its own yogas and dasas etc.
      what is meant though is after age 56, saturn dasa will tend to be more intense as it is the karaka of old age and longevity

      • Lara says:

        Thanks for your kind comment. I feel I am getting more inclined to spiritual journey due to those worries though.

        Warm regards,

  228. Swami says:

    Hi,
    Very nice blog and good information for learning purposes. Saturn it seems provides bad results on 4th dasa (even though 4th dasha is known as khestra and Shema) and usually provides growth. You mention that 6th Dasa is good for saturn (shadak dasa) per tara chakra.

    What about saturn mahadasha as 5th dasha since it is a dasha providing obstacles per tara chakra. What are your thoughts?

    • VS says:

      there is no generic rule available for saturn as 5th dasa. good or bad will depend on the chart and placement of saturn along with yogas and avayogas it forms

  229. AJAY PAHOOJA says:

    Hi VS,
    For a Libra ascendant, can Yogakaraka Saturn be considered strong in 6th house with ketu, both in the nakshatra of Saturn, and Saturn in Libra in Navamsa, with depositor Jupiter in Saggitarius. Saturn having aspect from exalted Mercury in 12th house only and no other aspect?( Moon,Mars and Venus in 10th house)
    Can this Saturn be considered good for the results of the houses it represents and where it sits? Especially in terms of Love affair and childbirth ie 5th house?
    Appreciate your time.
    Regards

    • VS says:

      hello Ajay, too specific to answer generically. saturn in this case can give materially good results but bad results for health and potentially surgeries to feet and intestines or eyes depending on what karaka planets it affects. can give one or more change in career also

  230. Emma D says:

    Wow. Such an insightful and well written blog. I’ve been studying vedic passionately for the past 2 years and was so happy I came across this page.

    I have a question that there is conflicting information on. If I have Saturn exalted at 20 deg in Libra, retrograde in the 3rd house, this means I have Saturn in Aries in D9 (debilitated). It is directly opposite the sun in D1, but conjunct the sun in D9 7th house. In a couple of months, I’m moving from Jupiter to Saturn dasha and I am deathly afraid of what will come due to a few reasons.

    1. I read that retrograde Saturn acts as a debilitated planet instead of exalted when in libra.
    2. The opposition to sun and a combust mercury in D1
    3. The poor placement of saturn with the sun in D9 7th house Aries
    4. The fact that it’s my 4th dasha
    5. I am a Leo lagna and Saturn hates my lagna Lord

    I’m just wondering if this means my next 19 years of life are going to be sheer misery or if I can expect anything positive out of this. I know it’s not possible without seeing an entire chart and there is much more to be considered, but I’m open to general information of this placement of saturn as it relates to its dasha as I try to interpret my own chart and make predictions.

    Thank you so much!

    • VS says:

      hello, dont be afraid. generic rules as an exalted retro planet behaves debilitated etc. do not work. The chart has to be seen in detail and in fullness for predictions, something which I unfortunately can not do on this forum.

      just because a planet becomes debilitated in navamsa does not mean that it will give negative results only. for example for tulla lagna saturn at 21 in libra will mean aries navamsa but since both saturn and mars can give good results for libra ascendant, its aries navamsa placement is not functionally bad necessarily. also it reinforces the axis of the planet, in the example 1-7 and if the lords – venus and mars are strong/ well placed then it is very good

      good luck with your dasa, generally speaking the dasa of any exalted planet fares much better than worse

  231. Amit says:

    Hi VS,

    Namaskar.

    Could you please highlight the generic results of Retrograde Saturn (7 degrees) in 6th house DHANU RASHI (Moola Nakshatra ) for Cancer Lagna aspected by Jupiter, Retro grade Venus, Mercury and Ketu?

    Rashi dispositor Guru in 10th house Mesha and nakshatra dispositor Ketu in 2nd house aspected by Guru.

    Note:- Lagna lord Moon in 4th house.

    What are the over all positive and negative outcomes of such placement?

    Regards,
    Amit

    • VS says:

      Hello, this isnt a generic question by any means and I dont answer such queries I am sorry. i will post it here none the less in case anyone else wishes to respond. goodluck

      • Sundar says:

        Saturn in the 6th from Cancer lagna is in general a good position. If Saturn is within 1 degree of moola it falls in the gandanta point it can give more health issues than otherwise especially when slow moving planets transit over it. Guru’s aspect on the 6th and MK means his focus is more on the 6th than on the 9th which is good for the affairs of the 6th. However, when Guru transits over natal Guru or saturn (assuming that natal Guru and natal sani are between 115 to 125 degrees part and saturn is sitting in the 6th bhaav), it will activate the natal planets’ (sani and Guru) focus on the 6th and that can be a little testing time in terms of health/debt etc

        • Amit says:

          Hi Sundar,

          Thank you for your views, can you please let me know about the marriage since Saturn is 7th lord placed in 6th? How comfortable is Saturn with the above placement? Any remedies I need to take? I am 31 years old waiting for a good marriage proposal.

  232. Joydeep says:

    I have saturn in libra in 1st house, can I ever get benefic results of saturn. Please explore.

  233. Sundar says:

    Hello VS:
    For a chart where Shani is retro and its dasa is running: I heard that when Saturn is retro in gochara, natal shani will act like retro else it will act like non-retro. What is your opinion?

  234. Charlie says:

    What do you mean by “Saturn dasha as 4th dasha”? Could you give an example?

  235. SIR PLEASE REPLY ,with due respect ,sir, i am leo ascendent (even my rasi is leo ),i have saturn in gemini sign in 11 th house in conjunction with mars very closely(within 3 degrees).how will be saturn antardasha and mahadasha ?please suggest some remedies if required.
    SIR PLEASE DO ANALYSIS IF REQUIRED .I HAVE YOGAS LIKE GAJKESARI ALSO ,PLEASE GUIDE ME SIR .IT IS A REQUEST SIR .PLEASE TAKE SOME TIME OUT OF YOUR BUSY SCHEDULE FOR ME .I WILL BE VERY THANKFUL.
    my DOB – 28/05/2004 TIME-12:02

    • VS says:

      I am sorry, I do not provide individual readings on this forum. I will approve this message in case anyone else wishes to respond to you. Thanks & goodluck

  236. Ashish Kapur says:

    Dear Vivek Ji,

    Keenly looking forward for your views on people who take birth in sade saati. there could be 3 distinct scenarios: when shaani Dev & Chandrma are together, when Shani Dev is behind Chandrma & when Shani Dev is ahead of Chandrma.

    I would be more interested in the last scenario & can share specifics: Makar Lagna & Dhanistha Nakshtra 2nd Paada. Shani Dev (Retro) in 4th house Bharni Nakshatra 2nd Paada with Guru Dev (retro) in Ashwini Nakshtra 1st Paada. Chandrma in Meen Raashi (3rd House) in UttraBhadpadra Nakshtra (2nd Paada) Shaani Dev is almost 41 degrees ahead of Chandra Dev. Lagna has Maangal of Uttrashada 2nd Paada (50 minutes) with Ketu in Sravan Nakshtra 2nd Paada (13 degrees & 29 minutes) The navmaansh has kanya lagna with Shaani Dev & Chandrma together in Lagna itself & Budh in bhaagya sthan. kindly enlighten us & in case you need any further details pls. do let me know.

    With Many Thanks & Good Wishes
    Ashish

    • VS says:

      Hi, I can not do personal chart readings here

      however in context of your query about people born in sadhe satti, it means nothing much is the answer
      saadhe satti is just one transit phenomenon that happens in cycles with all of us. independently it is neither good nor bad. All depends on the functional nature, position, strength and aspects/ yogas of saturn and moon in the chart as these are the 2 planets involved in this. if these are good, saadhe satti throughout life will actually be good instead of bad. in context of young children, since family life or career/ job is irrelevant, the only thing saadhe satti can affect, in case the dasas is health/ education or well being of parents and siblings. This is case by case basis and a complete analysis of the chart has to be made for any conclusion

  237. MKS says:

    In the item #19 above, you wrote “… when both planets are strong (Moon and Saturn) and if both are related to the 4th house along with an aspect of Jupiter, the person can be a darling of the masses and achieve mass fame. (4th house related to the masses and popularity and Saturn is Karaka for the masses. Moon is the Karaka for fame and image of a person)”.

    How is “related to” defined or determined. If the depositor lord of Moon and the depositor lord of 4th house are both in one house and having mutual aspect with Saturn along with Jupiter aspecting the 4th house, will these planets be considered “related to” each other and the 4th house. Thanks

    • VS says:

      1. planets deposited in the bhav
      2. planets fully aspecting the bhaav
      3. planets owning the bhaav
      4. planets fully trinal to the bhaav
      5. planets directly related to the owner of the bhaav by conjunction, exact trinal or mutual aspect
      6. by mutual exchange of signs

  238. Mohan says:

    Hi Vivek,

    Just randomly came across your site and read this and some other articles here. Your articles are very informative. I know you don’t do personal readings, so my questions are very generic and for clarification only.

    (1) You wrote that Saturn – Ketu conjunction is very negative. Will this be mitigated if this conjunction happens in the 6th house for Leo lagna/moon as 6th house is one of the best placements for both Saturn and Ketu and the conjunction is in Saturn’s own house? I have this conjunction (with Saturn Retrograde) opposite lagna lord Sun, Rahu and Mercury in Cancer, so would you say the negativity is mitigated also by the aspect of Sun (as you wrote in the article) and Mercury (Saturn’s friend)?

    (2) Some say that Saturn dasa won’t give good results in its own bukthi even if the rest of the dasa would be good based on its placement in the chart, especially when the dasa lord and the lagna lord are enemies (like in my case). Is this true in your opinion?

    Thank you,
    Mohan

    • VS says:

      in 6th house it will give surgeries and sickness and a career which goes up and down due to litigation and fighting at work place. Success can come after a lot of hard work. Is also extremely bad for married life, unless strongly aspected by venus and or jupiter

  239. Garima says:

    Judging Saturn Mahadasha should be done on the basis of the sign lord where it is placed or the nakashatra lord? Which should have the last say?

    • VS says:

      not just these 2, rather dozens of things which I have mentioned in my article ‘how to judge a mahadasha’ that you should refer to

      in general sign is more important than nakshatra always

  240. subodh agarwal says:

    In aquarius lagna retro Saturn in aries almost 180° from sun ,should be treated exhausted? And one can wear blue suffier in Saturn period.

    • VS says:

      not sure what you mean by exhausted? if you meant exalted, then No, saturn will remain debilitated, however it will be very bright and gain some power in that sense. Also if in libra navamsa, it can salvage more power too. Also if in libra navamsa, it will be past 20 degrees, which is the point of deepest fall and hence not fully debilitated even though still debilitated

  241. Neelakanta says:

    Dear VSji,

    Thank you so much for the above Saturn Dasa, Generic affects. Just to know your opinion, Saturn in the 8th House gives long life according to some texts. Also, Saturn’s aspects 3rd and 10th Houses is not benefic, some say. How about if the 3rd and 10th Houses are his own or Sukra’s houses or his exaltation house, Thula? Please enlighten your opinion. For example, Thula Lagna, Saturn as yogakaraka aspecting the Lagna from Simha and also to Vrishabha, is it malefic or neutral?

    Thank you also for bringing out Vedic to all the masses. We respect your knowledge and experience.

    Neelakanta

    • VS says:

      hello,

      thanks for the nice words. As for saturn as it is karaka of 8th (life span) it does well for life span when sitting in 8th and strong and not conjunct or aspected by malefics
      in general saturn dristhis can be limiting. it doesnt mean they are always negative. if saturn is a functional benefic for the chart and well placed, its aspects will not damage much, if any. on the other hand a weak and heavily afflicted saturn will carry potently negative aspects to any house. when a planet is afflicted heavily in the chart or weak and aspects its own house, it activates the results of that house, but if it is weak in dignity, negative results of that house can occur more than positive depending on other aspects on the house and the planet. so no generic statement can be made

      • MKS says:

        VS, You mentioned the following above – “in general saturn dristhis can be limiting. it doesnt mean they are always negative. if saturn is a functional benefic for the chart and well placed, its aspects will not damage much, if any.”

        So, it seems EVEN IF saturn is a functional benefic & well placed in the chart, its dristhis will NOT be good, and at the most its dristhis will be not damage much. Wondering if that’s what you meant, or such saturn’s dristhis could be good. Please advise. Thanks

        • VS says:

          no I didnt say that they can not be good. Good or bad is relative

          lets say, in the contemporary times of instant gratification, saturn’s delaying aspects may be considered as limiting and negative by most people. however saturn does not deny anything by itself, it makes one work hard for it and be disciplined. these qualities in todays fast paced world might be considered as Bad or negative, but I think that is individual subjective perception and has nothing to do with astrology that I am discussing here

      • Rahul says:

        Sir
        If a planet aspects it’s natural houses like saturn aspecting 10 th or 11 th house in a chart would this be a good combination

        • VS says:

          it will activate that karakatva of the planet. good or bad will depend on the functional nature, general nature, yogas, strengths and other aspects on the planet and the house

  242. Kartikeya says:

    Would Saturn closely conjunct Mars be very bad in Saturn MD for the native even if Mars is Yogakaraka for the native’s Lagna ( Cancer/Leo) and Saturn is in Mar’s nakshatra ( Chitra ) ?

  243. Ashish Kapur says:

    Dear Vivek Ji,

    Respectful Pranaam! What would be the outcome/result of planet(s) (particularly Saturn/Guru & also Budh, Shukra/Mangal) when they are in gochar anticlockwise & match the Jatak’s birth chart (i.e. in the birth chart also such planets are anti clockwise) and Jatak also undergoing such planet’s mahadasha/antardasha.

    Its said generally said that when any planet is anticlockwise the decision/outcome of the bhaav where the planet is based & the respective dristi’s bhaav are on hold and the moment planets starts clockwise movements the results come. So When Jatak’s birth chart has anticlockwise planets does the clockwise movement of such planets hold the decisions of such bhaavs & results only come when they match the birth anticlockwise movements?

    With Best Regards,
    Ashish

    • VS says:

      hello Ashish

      Hard to say anthying as an envelope/ generic rule for retrogression. in general my observations are that during retrogression, especially of heavier planets like saturn and jupiter, things can go into a limbo or backburner. it doesnt meant that the things go away or disappear. just means that for some time the focus changes or things slow down in that area/ bhaav. all in all the impact of pure retrogression is a disputed and complicated topic that might be different in each chart to some extent

      • Ashish Kapur says:

        Thanks so much for your views Vivek Ji.

        That means generally if a jatak’s birth chart has one of these heavy planet as anticlockwise, the results are in limbo where the planet is based or has its drishti? until unless a favorable planet’s gochar position breaks this birth chart retrograde equation & results of such bhaav are experienced by Jatak whenever the dasha/antardasha etc. runs of such heavy planets. Am i correct in my understanding?

        With Very Warm Regards,
        Ashish

  244. Shweta says:

    Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.. I really appreciate your efforts thank you so much..

  245. Jenny says:

    Please sir help

    Im an woman (married). At age of 36 years I will run Saturn MD. Saturn is retrogate in 12 house and I have Sagittarius ascendant. Sun and Venus is opposite 180 degrees to my Saturn. Rahu + jupiter sits in my 4rth house.
    An astrologer told me to be very careful since I will experience defamation and scandal and a sexual attack wich will come from blackmailing. He said to be aware not to get involved in any extra martial affair
    Will this defamation happen to me? I’m terrified.
    How to help this. Any remedy.
    How should I behave during saturn MD

    • VS says:

      Hello, dont be terrified. I dont provide individual readings here and the info provided in any case is piecemeal. to be honest the reading you got from this astrologer sounds ridiculous

      • Abhishek Pande says:

        Hello, there are several (and surprisingly, some very popular so called astrologers in social media) spreading misconceptions about jyotish (and its intricacies) to earn small pennies here and there – I call them conman and pity the one who provided you such a reading.

        Coming to your topic, however, for want of incomplete details provided, the thing that will keep the negative significations of your 12th bhav in check is an aspect from Jup from 4th and another great one from an exalted Venus from 6th. Moreover, Saturn retro is going to help in this case as it will slow things down further wrt to 12th significations. Since good and bad co-exist in astrology (and life), things related to finances may also slow down a bit during this period and you will have an unnecessary fear / lack of courage (Saturn is 2nd and 3rd lord trinal to Rahu) but who doesn’t go through these struggles in this life .. overall, nothing to worry about 🙂

        Hope this helps.

  246. Shweta says:

    Hello sir how would saturn ketu conjunction results… In 10th house.. For Gemini ascendant

    • VS says:

      can give delays in professional development and also breaks in job. however in the field of teaching, law or medicine, it can be good

  247. KRS says:

    Dear VS:
    I have read that Venus bhukti in Saturn mahadasha can be a particularly karmic period. (And also Shani Bhukti in Venus mahadasha). I know that generalizations are not accurate, but there is a lot written about why this period is bad, paradoxically when the two planets are “good” otherwise. What are your thoughts on this? If mixed, would the general principles (such as placement, house ownership and so on) predict the effect, or would it be paradoxically bad when other indicators are “good” as many make it out to be?
    Thank you for your time!

    • VS says:

      Yes I have read this ‘exception’ a lot too in various astrological literature. however I am not sure if in reality it comes out to be true. It is said in the dictum that if both venus and saturn are very strong then their mutual MD/ AD will be very negative. One example that does not match this is Bill Gates, whose main raj yoga is in libra with venus MK and saturn exalted both sitting within 2 degrees from each other. in his case Venus/ Saturn dasa was superb and he rose to his greatest heights during it. Likewise I have some more examples. Thus I dont blindly believe in such generic rules coined more recently by astrologers as working theories.

      I dont discard anyone’s research. However I think one or 2 people might look at a few hundred charts and generalize things which might not be true. the world has over 7 billion people and thus as many charts and just a few dozen/ hundred sample size is insignificant to make generalized deductions from. thats just my opinion on this

  248. Sadashiv says:

    Dear Vivek
    Everyone following your website knows that you have been overwhelmingly blessed with the Grace of Goddess Saraswati which can be seen in your brilliantly published articles and analysis of Jyotish. We wish you all the best in your life.
    Regarding Saturn MD, I couldn’t find your analysis of Saturn MD as the 6th MD, when Saturn is the Lagna lord and placed in the 2nd house (Pisces). Can you please throw some light on this placement and it effects on the MD.
    Dhanyavad

    • VS says:

      thanks for the nice words. particular placements of planets and their impacts is not a generic article that can be written. There are thousands of permutations and combinations of planets, rashis and bhaavs. I can not possibly write all those articles. Idea is for the student to decipher this on their own via learning the principles and applying them.

      as for saturn as the 6th MD, some scholars have made observational astrological guidelines that it is good when it comes as the 6th dasa. My own experience shows the same. Part of the reason is that saturn will be 6th as the dasa when moon is in a sun nakshatra. these nakshatras overlap signs but most of sun taras lay in taurus, virgo and capricorn. all signs where saturn is a functional benefic. Also if saturn is well placed, being a planet that ages as wine, it gives better results in the latter part of life as opposed to early part and as 6th dasa, the person will be 55 yrs old or more and hence towards the latter part of life

  249. Shravan says:

    Dear VS,

    Is kahala parivartan yoga bad yoga..suppose in a kundali for virgo ascendant saturn is placed in 3rd house of scorpio(exalted in navamsa) and mars is exalted in 5th house of capricon..would such a yoga be good or bad..since generally they are mutual enemies but since being in each others house would they damage the other planet..and doesn’t two lords of bad houses 6th and 8th house respectively for virgo lagna having interexchange lead to vipreet raja yoga..thansk!!

    • VS says:

      it will only give mixed results and can never be an outrightly good combo. overall results can be good depending on the rest of the chart and yogas/ aspects

      • Aakash says:

        Hi VS,

        For Virgo ascendant saturn is considered neutral or good??since its mooltrikoon sign falls in 6th house and it is generally said that saturn dasa will give mixed results..i have few queries with regards to above question..wouldn’t saturn being lord of malefic 6th house and also upachya house its placement in 3rd house which is also a malefic house and upachya house be good placement for saturn..or being in an enemy sign scorpio make such a saturn uneasy..whats your opinion about general results of saturn in 3rd house for virgo ascendant..many thanks.

        • VS says:

          saturn is mixed for both mercury ascendants. for virgo it can give good materialistic results related to career and wealth but negative results related to health and relationships (as 12th from 7th of marriage/ spouse)

          generally in my experience for Virgo ascendants, saturn gives good results in the 1st, 2nd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 10th and 11th houses as long as well aspected and if the depositor of saturn is strong as well. Also saturn closely conjunct venus or jupiter or mercury and not within 15 degrees from sun will give good results for virgo lagna

          • MKS says:

            Above you mentioned “saturn is mixed for both mercury ascendants. for virgo it can give good materialistic results related to career and wealth but negative results related to health and relationships (as 12th from 7th of marriage/ spouse).
            Generally in my experience for Virgo ascendants, saturn gives good results in the 1st, 2nd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 10th and 11th houses as long as well aspected and if the depositor of saturn is strong as well. Also saturn closely conjunct venus or jupiter or mercury and not within 15 degrees from sun will give good results for virgo lagna.”

            Whats your opinion for the “Gemini” ascendant thanks

          • VS says:

            again saturn becomes the ruler of a dusthana and bhaagya so it has a mixed nature for Gemini. However if saturn is placed in the lagna, 4th, 5th, 7th, 9th or 10th, it will give good results, all other things equal

            saturn in 8th for gemini is also not bad unless aspected or afflicted by mars, ketu or sun

  250. Sudhakar says:

    Dear VS,

    My DOB is 30/10/1979 born 12:41 pm in Tamil Nadu. I know I have my second 7.5 years on Sani Dasha and I guess it’s Ketu Bhukti now. This is my 4th MD as well. Things are not good (7 months since I lost my job due to Covid) now especially that I have a young family. What should I be worried about and what should I focus on? Request your bluntest advise. I see you don’t do personal readings but happy to take a consultation if you wish. Please respond when you can.

    Thanks

    • VS says:

      hello. sorry i dont provide personal readings. Just pasting this here in case any other astrologer wishes to respond, I will gladly publish that comment. Thanks

  251. Vignesh says:

    Capricorn Asc and Capricorn moon. Saturn in 12 house between sun and venus. Saturn also in Moola natchatra also aspected by ketu through its 5th aspect. Ketu is in 8th house in Leo sign.

    Saturn being lagna lord will I have good saturn dasha or will it affect as it is in 12th house and aspected by ketu and in ketu’s natchatra

  252. Karthik says:

    Hello VS,

    In cases where AL lord is the enemy of Lagna / Moon Lord, how would be the results of a planet’s dasha.

    For ex: Lagna- Libra, Moon- Taurus, Saturn – Yogakaraka in 10th house in Cancer; AL is Leo – Saturn becomes a first-rate malefic in 12th house. Would the dasha bring combinations of extreme good and bad, depending on the strength of Lagna and AL? Do we use the usual method to determine the strength of AL?

    • VS says:

      strength of AL is the usual way the bhaav strength is for any bhaav. its owners strength and deposition as well as aspects and sitting planets in it

      effects are always mixed when they are contradictory in nature

  253. Shalini Raparia says:

    Dear Sir,

    When 2 conjunct planets are natural enemies but functionally a rajayoga is formed. What is the outcome ?
    For example lets say Leo ascendent has Sat+Mars or Sat+Sun conjunction.
    Functionally in either of the 2 examples Mars and Sun are very auspicious for Leo, but they naturally they are enemies of Sat.

    So in such contradictory situations, will the enemy planets ( Sun or Mars ) confer their positivity to Saturn in Saturn period or is expected to be challenging because of the natural enemity ?

    • VS says:

      for leo sat+sun or sat+mars will not cause any significant raj yoga, sat+mars can give some yoga as it will strengthen mars – the yoga karaka planet and weaken saturn which is the functional malefic. however the generic impact of 2 strong general malefics in a fighting stance with each other will also tend to destroy the significations of the bhaav that this conjunction occupies. for example for leo if sun, mars, saturn all lie in the 9th house then its a strong raj yoga. however this will also cause heavy friction with father, a potential loss of father or fatherly figure at an early age and also in general rebellion against all authority like govenrment or employer or even boss. will also not be great for marriage but otherwise a raj yoga might operate in terms of materialistic success

  254. Karthik says:

    Hello VS,

    As you have said multiple times Saturn aspect/combination strengthens Mars, would the same concept apply on transits too – Would Saturn transit over natal Mars would activate Mars in a relatively auspicious way, while Mars transit over natal Saturn may not be so good – assuming all the other factors constant.

  255. Sachin says:

    Namasate VS

    For capricon ascendant if someone has retro exalted saturn in 10th house of libra but in navamasa such a saturn gets debilitated in 1st house of aries would such a saturn lose all its benefic to give good results in its mahadasa and antardasa or it will reduce the benefic results to only some extend??

  256. Ravi says:

    Hi VS

    Can you please guide me what if yogakaraka saturn is conjunct exalted mercury in 12th house of virgo for libra Ascendant..would such a conjunction cause any good yoga since its happening in malefic 12th house.

  257. Shrii says:

    Dear VS,

    As you have mentioned in point no.5 that saturn conjunct rahu or mars within 8degrees mostly gives very bad results throughout its dasa..what would you say if such a conjunction happens in 8th house of libra for pieces ascendant where saturn is exalted(16d) with rahu (14d) wouldn’t it be more harmful..since here saturn is a malefic planet and exalted and conjunction happening in even worse house which is 8th house..wouldn’t such a conjunction lead to bad results in its mahadasa and antardasa?

    • VS says:

      nothing can be generalized. however saturn and rahu together is called a shraapit yoga. in the 8th they can cause chronic serious disease and even paralysis if aspected by more malefics. if venus as the depositor is strong and well placed, then the person can do very well in research oriented careers

  258. Hari says:

    Namath VS

    How is Saturn MD for libra ascendant when Saturn and Jupiter are in placed in third house from lagna . ? Will it be better than Venus MD?

    • VS says:

      you have to analyze the chart as a whole to answer that question. In general, ofcourse, saturn being a yogakaraka for Libra will tend to give good results

  259. Cami says:

    What will be the effect of saturn mahadasha if saturn is in the 5th house along with moon for libra lagna? Retrograde jupiter in libra ascendant and saturn is in mooltrikona.

  260. Rahul says:

    hello VS stumbled upon uour site recently and spending more time now thanks for making it interesting
    Q: how should we look at Saturn MD when Saturn is conjuct with Mars in 3rd house for cancer ascendant, will be overall Dasha results be mix of both planets, as you know Mars is yogakaraka and in mercury house virgo, also you mentioned if both planets are within 5 degree difference effects are more, are results more of the planet which has a higher degree, please let me know

    • VS says:

      yes. Please read my article – How to Analyze a Mahadasa. It elaborates about 20 different points to be analyzed to come to a final conclusion

      thanks

      • Rahul says:

        thanks for the reply good to know you are in the country, we should have meet up for all astro enthusiasts sometime

  261. Debasish Banerjee says:

    Hi VS…hope you are doing well.
    I have got a question. Let’s imagine for a scorpio native,saturn is at 5 degrees in libra and with moon. so saturn is Raj yogakaraka from moon rashi(and sun sign),but not from lagna. So would saturn be a functional benefic in this case,or a functional malefic?

    • VS says:

      in such cases, effects are always mixed. it is not black or white. how much mixed comes from experience and also from the observation of past events of the particular chart in question

  262. Michael Wallace says:

    Hi VS.
    In Leo Ascendant, Venus (10th lord), is sitting in the 4th house and aspected by Mars (4th/9th lord and yoga karaka) from the first house. Furthermore, Venus is sitting in Saturn’s Nakshatra (Anuradha) and aspected by Saturn as well from the second house. No other aspects or conjugations with Venus. Total Shadbad is: Mars (8.9 rupas), Saturn (5.34 Rupas) and Venus (6.7 Rupas). What will be the effect of Venus Mahadasha? Chances of rise in career during this period?

    • VS says:

      in general sounds like a decent position for venus. See all the yogas and their potency in the natal chart as well as dasamsa chart or D10 to come to a more solid conclusion

  263. Snezka says:

    Hi
    I have actually question about the chapter “How to judge a Mahadasha” but I don’t see the form for reply at the end of that chapter, so I am writing here…
    This is basic question but anyway, I am not sure anymore – does all written apply for NATAL chart or do we look at placement (bhaav the planet sits in from lagna, rashi depositor of the planet…) in TRANSIT chart – where the planet sits and all relations at the moment when its Mahadasha begins?

    • VS says:

      so in the article as you see, the MD has to be judged from various points not only the lagna. however natal chart is to be seen mainly. transits will only dispense what is promised in the main chart to start with

  264. Manoj Pattanaik says:

    Dear Mr. Vivek,

    Very nice write up and also appropriate responses to different questions. You mentioned Saturn Mahadasha as 6th dasha gives good results. Does it apply to Cancer and Leo ascendants? For Cancer ascendant it is termed as a most malefic planet.
    Manoj

  265. Ravi Siva says:

    Hello VS Ji,
    If saturn is FM for the ascendant and is the lord of a dustana house, but it sits in Pushkara Navamsa and bhaga, will it change the results of Saturn dasa? Will it be more bad or bad effects are reduced?

    Thanks

    • VS says:

      yes results of each planet are heavily modified as per its placements, conjunctions and aspects on it

      please read my article on how to judge a mahadasa for various factors that you have to consider to analyze any maha dasa

  266. Ravi Siva says:

    Please disregard my previous question about Pushkara Navamsa. I got the answer from Q&A in “A note on divisional chart”

    Thanks

  267. Simmi says:

    Makar Lagan, the yogakarka Venus in 10th house along with Ketu. How will the rahu-ketu axis modify the results of Venus. Will it blemish or flourish the results? There is lack of any aspect or trinal to all 3 of these planets?

    • VS says:

      sorry can provide personal readings. as always the complete chart has to be seen. in general ketu magnifies the energy of any planet it conjuncts and so in this case it is not specifically bad. if saturn aspects this combination, then the field of Law is good for the native

  268. Ashish Kapur says:

    Hi Vivek,

    Wanted to share my thoughts on Exaltation/Debilitation article but the box for writing emails to you is unavailable.

    Truly different thoughts than what has been learned so far but indeed it has substance. Will keep sharing more insights into this aspects as & when i come across.
    Specifically i wanted to ask for Capricorn ascendants if Saturn & Jupiter both are in Mesha (both anticlockwise with Sun in Scorpio) and fully aspected by Mars from Lagna, how this placement will impact the life of Jataka.
    Also for the same ascendant (Capricorn) when Venus & Mercury both are in sthan parivartan in yoga in respectively 9th & 10th House And in Namaansh also they are in sthan parivartan in 10th & 9th house respectively with Virgo as lagna. will this also fit the logic of neech bhanga raj yoga?
    Keenly looking forward for your views/guidance on this pls.
    Thanks & Best Regards,
    Ashish Kapur.

  269. Ashish Kapur says:

    Dear Vivek Ji,

    Thank you for your clarifications & guidance as they help us a lot in understanding of this wonderful knowledge set. You have been really instrumental in showing the way forward.

    For Capricorn lagna as i understand when Chandrma is in Meen raashi the 2 Dhaiyaas phal will be good (PLS correct me if am wrong) as Shani Dev will be in meethun (6th house) raashi & Tula raashi (10th house – Exalted in gochar) but how will be sade saati be as in the beginning 2.5 years Shani dev will be in Mool Trikona & in next 2.5 years Shani will be in Prakram bhav (meen raashi) & in the last phase of 2.5 years gochar Shani Dev will be in Mesh raashi where already Janm Shani Dev is with janm Jupiter & fully aspected by exalted mangal and budh from Tula raashi (10th bhaav)

    This will help us in getting more clarity & i will be grateful for your expert advice.

    Thanks & Best Regards
    Ashish kapur

    • VS says:

      each chart is different. for relative strengths check ashtakvarga bindus of the rasi as well as individual planet during major transits of saturn and jupiter

  270. Panchal says:

    Hello Vivek,
    This is indeed nice article on Saturn mahadasha ! but here is my tricky observation:
    You have mentioned people who were born in sun mahadasha the person will get 6th dasha of saturn will prove beneficial.. but at same time you said if comes after age of 56 it will be deadly …what if person has libra ascendant and leo moon sign with saturn in scorpio sign? would deadly principal also apply ? because person had jupiter mahadasha for 16 years and its not benefic for Libra asc plus its 5th dasha which is again not good.
    I appreciate your in depth knowledge on astrology though !
    Looking forward to read from you Jupiter mahadasha blog as well !

    • VS says:

      beneficial and deadly can fully coexist is the first point. a person can have health problems or even die during a dasa which is otherwise financially, materialistically or otherwise very rewarding

  271. John Abishek says:

    Hello Vivek
    Sat Dasha for all Sun Nakshatra born is the 6th and comes in late fifties..so one is good the other not good..what happens then?

    • VS says:

      for materialistic achievements, saturn as 6th is good. That doesnt mean that health can not decline in that period or longevity potentially suffer is saturn is afflicted in the chart. Generic rules, should always be applied liberally and not literally in each case. ofcourse the placement of saturn, its yogas and avayogas. its functional nature from lagna, chandra lagna, arudha lagna and other focal points, its dignity, divisional placements etc have all to be considered in addition to the age and order of its dasa

  272. Hi VS
    Hope you are doing well.
    In an individual’s chart,if 10th lord is well placed and saturn has nothing to with 10th house,can saturn still block/delay native’s career during it’s mahadasha[according to point no 1],as saturn is karaka of profession? Let’s say saturn’s nature is functionally mixed in this case.

    • VS says:

      for any bhaav, look at the bhaav, bhaav lord and bhaav karaka in tandem for overall results

      for example for fortune/ luck, look at the 9th bhaav, 9th lord, jupiter and 9th from jupiter in the chart for overall results. experience will show how to read all that together, which will come from 100s to 1000s of case study analysis and not from just reading theory in a book or the internet

  273. Aarthi says:

    Hi Vivek, Very nice analysis and post. I am a student of astrology and wanted to know what is the effect of retro Saturn in 8th house (neutral placement like SAggitarius) with 9th aspect of Jupiter. Does Jupiter’s aspect on a retro Saturn help in anyway. I am trying to understand retro Saturn Maha dasha for Saturn (R) in 8th house.

    • VS says:

      jupiter influence on saturn is usually good because the restrictive nature of saturn gets counter balanced by the expansive nature of jupiter. in the end the functional nature and other strengths of the planets dictate the final results

  274. Shraddha says:

    Hi VS,
    Hats off to you and your blog.
    So I have been struggling with this doubt from many days, I have leo ascendant, and my shani mahadasha is going on. In my chart saturn is in sagittarius sign 9th house. It is aspecting Jupiter sitting in 3rd house. And its other aspects are 2nd house from laguna ( venus +mercury) and finally rahu sitting in 7th house from lagna. My question is how does shani behave here and cautions I have to take.

  275. Anil says:

    Dear Sir,

    Saturn conjunct Ketu (especially same nakshatra) is highly negative for career.

    Does this hold good independent of the house or sign placement, and what might be some remedies for such a combination.

    Thanks for the reply.

  276. Teco says:

    Hi, I recently discovered your site and the content is amazing for Vedic astrology students like me, congratulations!
    I saw you replying to new comments, I hope you reply to mine too.
    I am 26 years old, my lagna is Gemini and I was born in the Jupiter Mahadasha. At the age of 8 I entered the Saturn Mahadasha and this one ends next year in August (Saturn is in the 10th house in the sign of Pisces), however, I am going through the sade sati until 2027 (my moon is in Aquarius in the 10th house) and facing many blockages, unhappiness and delays since adolescence.
    I currently wear amethyst on my body on Saturdays (Saturn’s day) and recite the mantra ‘Om Pram Prim Praum Sah Shanaye Namaha’ sometimes.
    I have two doubts:
    1 Would you recommend other remedies for my Saturn problem?
    2 How can I know if the mercury dasha coming next year will be positive? Is it by the Vimsopaka Bala chart?
    Yours sincerely.

  277. C D says:

    Hello VS sir,
    My Saturn dasa is comming soon and being a Leo ascendent it is terrifying to know that Saturn is funtional malefic for me. Then again your article says that Saturn in upachaya house is good as a placement. I have this placement of Saturn in the 11th house conjunct sun and Mercury and am currently 47 yrs old. Satun mahadasa starts at 56. How will my dasa go please give me a generic idea.

    • VS says:

      I dont do individual readings. However, saturn in a friendly house in 11th is always good for earnings/ career and social circle/ gains. unless it is deeply combust, it will usually give good results especially if 11th lord is also in the 11th. there is going to be gain thru business and other relationships both in professional and personal circle

  278. MK says:

    Sorry! In the previous question, I meant if any “Retrograde” planet debilitated in the trine or kendra houses acts like exalted. Do you agree? Thanks

    • VS says:

      No it doesnt. no such generic rule. Any retrograde planet is bright, but it will act more like the rashi lord that deposits it and planets that conjunct/ aspect it (think as rahu and ketu do)

  279. Ravi Kiran says:

    Hello VS.
    For a Leo Ascendant, Venus in Anuradha nakshtra in Scorpio (4th house) and aspected by 2 malefics Mars and Saturn. Will this Venus mahadasha be highly beneficial…as Venus is simultaneously aspected by sign lord and star lord. Someone was discussing on these lines and I want an opinion from your side. Thank you.

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