Saturn (Shani)
Saturn is the son of Sun and Chhaya. Saturn is a planet, which has been much wronged and was cursed by his own wife and celestial mother Parvati. In fact, after realizing her mistake Maa Parvati gave a boon to Saturn that no important event in the life of a person will occur unless Saturn gives his divine sanctity to that work either by transit or aspect to such relevant house.
He is the elder brother to Yama therefore he plays the role of Yama and can bring an end to life. Therefore, if a bad dasha is running and at the same time there is an evil transit of Saturn and the age of death has come, Saturn will definitely kill. But Saturn also represents detachment. It has great spiritual value. No saint can take birth without a well-placed and strong Saturn.
According to Uttara Kalamrita following are the significations of Saturn.
a) Ill health
b) Obstructions
c) Disease
d) Enmity
e) Sorrow
f) Death
g) Maidservants
h) Asses
I) Outcastes
j) Longevity
k) Eunuch
l) Wind
m) Old age
n) Dirty clothes
o) Black color
p) Significator of father for those who are born in the night
q) Lower Services class
r) Brahmins having Tamasic qualities
s) Ugly hair
t) Worship of Yama
u) Looking downwards
v) Telling lies
w) Thefts and hardheartedness
x) Oil
y) Hunter
z) Lameness
It is seen that a strong Saturn gives good results however if Saturn is weak it will cause deficiencies with respect to above mentioned significations.
The effect of Saturn placement in twelve houses will vary as per the lordship and planetary placement in each horoscope. However, general indications of Saturn in different houses are given below.
When Saturn is placed in the lagna the native may be straightforward.
He/ She may like to live in solitude and maybe be a philosopher. He/ She may also be overly detached.
However, this placement of Saturn can give bad health.
The native may have a dark complexion.
He/ She may be a miser and may not be much skilled in his/her work.
He/ She may get attracted to vices. Such people should stay away from the wrong company.
When Saturn is placed in the second house the native may speak the truth and also without much forethought.
The native may gain from hard work. However, the native may also have to encounter financial ups and downs in his life.
He/ She may be prone to illness. The native may at times become harsh-tongued.
He/ She may have many enemies because of his straightforwardness.
He/ She may have a problematic family life.
When Saturn is placed in the third house the native will stay happy from within.
He/ She may be blessed with subordinates.
He/ She will have good qualities and will be able to win over his enemies.
He/ She will emerge victorious.
He/ She will be loved and appreciated by all.
He/ She may be financially well off as well as with a good body constitution.
The native may however have troubled relationships with siblings and friends.
When Saturn is placed in the fourth house the native may have many residence related changes.
He/ She will be endowed with servants and subordinates.
He/ She may travel far and wide and eventually settle away from their birthplace. However, the native will be devoid of happiness from mother.
He/ She may also eye the property and rights of his siblings.
He/ She may have many good qualities. However, he can fall into evil companionship which can cause his fall.
When Saturn is placed in the fifth house the native can have sudden financial or speculative gains provided the lordship or associations of Saturn is good.
The native may have few children.
However, the native may also have problems with respect to career, profession and finance at times.
He/ She may also make many changes in his job or career before he eventually settles down.
When Saturn is placed in the sixth house the native will always emerge victorious in every competition.
He/ She may be rich. He/ She may have many animals at his home.
He/ She will be bestowed with children and grandchildren.
He/ She will have a name and fame and will have a disease-free life.
This placement of Saturn can also give chances for foreign travel and will also help the native to achieve success with respect to career.
When Saturn is placed in the seventh house the native may have a technical profession the spouse of the native may also have a technical profession or career.
However, this placement of Saturn can give ill health to the self as well as to the spouse. The body constitution of self and spouse may not be well developed and they may be lean and thin.
The native may always face issues from enemies.
When Saturn is placed in the eighth house the native may have a long life.
This placement of Saturn can also give some unexpected financial gains as well.
However, the native may lose his temper fast.
He/ She may have financial problems at times.
He/ She may also have health-related problems or complications.
He/ She may also get involved in unnecessary fights, confrontations, and litigations.
He/ She can also fall into bad company.
When Saturn is placed in the ninth house the native may gain from inheritance.
He/ She may travel far and wide.
However, this placement of Saturn can make the native non-believer in God. He/ She may not follow the spiritual path righteously.
He/ She can easily be controlled by enemies and will always get involved in illicit affairs and earn himself a bad name.
However, the native may have sudden financial gains at times.
When Saturn is placed in the tenth house the native may do well in the job.
He/ She may be a hard worker and may also be skilled in his work. However, this placement can leave the native devoid of luck.
He/ She may have to work hard for little or no gain. He/ She may have financial problems.
He/ She may have to encounter problems on the financial as well as professional front.
He/ She may also lack a fixity of purpose. This may be the real reason for his struggle.
When Saturn is placed in the eleventh house the native will be well endowed with many skills and learnings.
He/ She will have many animals at his home.
He/ She will be bestowed with land and property.
He/ She may have good conveyance at his disposal.
He/ She will be loved and respected by even kings and well-placed people. He/ She will have good and pure nature.
The native may do well both professionally as well as financially.
When Saturn is placed in the twelfth house the native may travel far and wide.
The native will have income from foreign sources. This placement can also give a chance of foreign settlement.
However, placement of Saturn in the twelfth house indicates that money may be spent on unnecessary things.
The native may have issues with brothers and may also have to undergo financial problems at times.
The native may be ungrateful and may be of fluctuating nature.
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