The Role of Saturn in Vedic Astrology

Saturn is one of the most beautiful planet in the solar system. The rings around the planet are one of the most beautiful. Saturn is the sixth planet in the solar system that comprises mostly of hydrogen and helium. Saturn has 60 known moons. Saturn is named after the Roman god of agriculture and wealth. Saturn is also one of the farthest planets that could be seen from the naked eyes. Hence, this planet is known since ancient times. A day at Saturn lasts 10.7 hours whereas 1 Saturn year is equivalent to 29 earth years.

Some Facts About Saturn

• Rules: Capricorn & Aquarius
• Friends: Mercury & Venus
• Enemies: Sun, Moon & Mars
• Neutral: Jupiter
• Exalted in: Libra
• Debilitated in: Aries
• Metal: Iron
• Transit in each sign: 2.5 years
• Mahadasha Period: 19 years
• Day: Saturday
• Color: Blue
• Temperament: Strict & Sad
• Gender: Male
• Direction: West

Saturn in Vedic Astrology

In Vedic astrology, Saturn is a planet of restriction and hardships. It makes us suffer the bad karmas of our past lives as well as the present lives. The placement of Saturn in the kundali birth chart is the area where the native will suffer or have to do the hardest work.

The strength of the Saturn in the kundali birth chart will either make the person or break the person. If Saturn is strong then the native would be hardworking and will pursue their goals religiously. These people also lead a greatly disciplined life as well as they also tend to be serious-minded. However, when Saturn is weak then the native tend to lose hope quickly and break in front of hardships. The Saturn can also lead to mental anguish as well as of unfriendly nature. A weak Saturn also makes the native prone to addictions and illnesses.

Role of Saturn in Vedic Astrology:

Most people who believe in Vedic astrology are most afraid of Saturn and are worried about the position of this planet in its horoscope, transits, as well as the Mahadasha.

Saturn is primarily a factor in occupations related to manual labor and the persons associated with them such as workers working in labor industries, construction of buildings, etc. Apart from this, Saturn is also associated with the business of buying and selling of land, the business of building or constructing buildings and other such businesses, the people who work as waiters in hotels, gatekeepers, beggars, blind, lepers, lame people, butchers, wood i.e. working class as well as the leaders supported by public, scientists, inventors, people working in research, engineers, judges, etc are somewhere ruled by Saturn.

Saturn mainly represents the air element in the human body. Due to this, a certain segment of astrologer considers Saturn as a neutral or an impotent plant while the majority of Vedic Astrologers consider Saturn a male planet. Saturn gets the maximum strength due to being located in Libra zodiac and Saturn located in this zodiac is also called Saturn of the High. In addition to Libra, Saturn also gets additional strength by being situated in Capricorn and Aquarius, which are Saturn's own zodiac signs. Native with a strong influence of Saturn usually become an engineer, judge, lawyer, people working in the IT field, people working in real estate, people working in areas of superpowers and factors of Saturn related to other occupations. The natives with a strong influence of Saturn are generally the followers of discipline and rules, analytical, hardworking and focused on their work.

When Saturn is located in Aries, it becomes weak and that is why this placement of Saturn is also labeled as Saturn of Low. Apart from this, Saturn can become powerless due to its particular position in the horoscope or due to the influence of a bad planet. The effect of any other bad planets on Saturn can make the native suffer from joint pain, arthritis, paralysis, fracture of bones and other diseases related to bones. The strong influence of any particular planets on Saturn in the horoscope can also adversely affect the general health and age of the horoscope holder because Saturn also has factors of age.

Personality Traits that Saturn Endows:

• Patience: Saturn is a karmic planet that will always make the native payback his deeds whether good or bad. Saturn will always represent the karma of the individual. The effects of Saturn will always try the patience of the individual and if the Saturn is strong in the kundali birth chart then the native will become more patient or vice versa.
• Justice: Saturn is a just planet and hence, the most feared too. People, who believe in Vedic Astrology, are afraid of Saturn. Saturn will always give the result of the deeds of the person. Hence, it will always be justice-oriented.
• Hardworking: Saturn makes the native hard working. Saturn values hard work and will always take the person towards success if the required hard work is done. Saturn takes the person towards success slowly by it surely makes them successful.
• Karmic: Saturn is a karmic planet and gives the person the experiences (good or bad) depending on their present or the past lives karmas. If they are good, the Saturn rewards them or if they are bad, Saturn awards them with utmost hardships.
• Responsible: Strong Saturn influence makes the native very responsible. Saturn often provides hardships at a younger age so that the native learns the lessons early on and become a responsible human being.
• Managerial Skills: Saturn is an overall positive planet and endows native with good managerial skills. It also endows them with good communication skills.
• Mature: The native, under the strong influence of Saturn, becomes strong & mature with a very serious nature. They also tend to extremely self-reliant and independent. Saturn basically instills discipline in the native’s lifestyle.
• Humanitarian: Saturn also endows humanitarianism in the native & they are also always willing to help people no matter what. Whatever Saturn endows in life is basically the product of native’s own making.

Result of Saturn in 12 Houses of the Kundali Birth Chart

• Saturn in the 1st House: When the Saturn is placed in the first house of the person’s kundali, i.e. in the ascendant house then it gives negative effects. 1st House Saturn usually make the native suffer from diseases. The notice also tends to have a weak vision. The placement of Saturn in the first house also makes the person greedy. This placemat of Saturn does not give auspicious results even during Mahadasha. But if the Saturn is placed in the zodiac signs of Capricorn, Libra or Aquarius it tends to give positive results.
• Saturn in the 2nd House: When the Saturn is placed in the 2nd House of the kundali then such a person never tends to be religiously and spiritually inclined. Often the 2nd house Saturn placement makes the native inclined towards travesty and mockery of the organized religion. However, the 2nd house Saturn can also make the person selfish who only looks after their self-interest. They don’t believe in religion and have a general inclination towards atheism. People with Saturn in 2nd house may not share a friendly relationship with siblings.
• Saturn in the 3rd House: When the Saturn is placed in the 3rd house of the kundali, then it gives positive effects. A 3rd house Saturn will make the native healthy, physically strong, endows exceptional gumption. Such a person may also never bow to enemies. A Saturn in the 3rd house may also endow the native with exceptional communication skills who can bypass through any kind of tough situations.
• Saturn in the 4th House: When the Saturn is placed in the 4th house of the kundali then this placement of Saturn gives negative effects. Due to this, the native may also not share good relationships with parents. The 4th house Saturn makes the native, a sort of an outcast in the society, short-tempered, also have deceptive tendencies, indifferent, also deprived of father’s wealth.
• Saturn in the 5th House: When the Saturn is placed in the 5th house of the kundali, then such a person tends to be quarrelsome, often arguing with people. Saturn in the 5th house also endows the native with stomach related diseases and disorders. On the brighter side, the native tends to be scholarly, playful but also laze. A child with 5th house Saturn is often anxious and slides away from religion-oriented conversations.
• Saturn in the 6th House: When the Saturn is placed in the 6th house of the kundali then such a person is inferior to the rules of conduct and often gives in to his indulgent tendencies. The 6th house Saturn may also make the native suffer from respiration related diseases. The native also tends to be artistically inclined with major inclinations towards poetry.
• Saturn in the 7th House: When the Saturn is placed in the 7th house of the kundali, then the native tends to be greedy, lazy, prejudiced and highly temperamental by nature. The Saturn in the 7th house also makes the native travelholic who loves to travel.
• Saturn in the 8th House: When the Saturn is situated in the 8th house of the kundali, then the native tends to be lazy, talkative, stout, coward, and even feels jealous of the family members.
• Saturn in the 9th House: When the Saturn is placed in the 9th house of the kundali, then the native tends to be hardworking as well as may suffer from various physical disorders. The 9th house Saturn placement also makes the native inclined towards traveling. However, he may not share a very close relationship with the family. Saturn in the 9th house also endows the native sharp acumen, spiritually inclined, reclusive as well as someone who wins over others.
• Saturn in the 10th House: When the Saturn is placed in the 10th house of the kundali, then such a person tends to be very politically inclined or the person may also have a legal profession. The 10th house Saturn also makes the person high-level government officials. Saturn in the 10th house makes the person spiritually inclined, instills smartness and ambition, hard-working and driven by wealth. There can also be a hint of arrogance within.
• Saturn in 11th House: When the Saturn is placed in the 11th house of the kundali, then the native tends to be very business-oriented. The person with 11th house Saturn tends to be patient, hardworking, short-tempered, scholarly and knowledgeable. The person with Saturn in 11th house also tends to be short-tempered, artistically inclined, as well as may not share good relationships with family. They also tend to be spendthrift, hence, may end up destroying ancestral property.
• Saturn in 12th House: When the Saturn is placed in the 12th house of the kundali, then the native tends to suffer from mental disorders and illnesses. They also tend to be spendthrift, can be bitter, wicked and cheeky by nature. They also tend to be spiritually inclined.