Saturn in the Eighth House
Sutras 37-40-The native will have a life span of 75 years. He will be poor, will have intimacy with low caste women and will earn his livelihood by serving others. If Saturn is in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation, the native will have a still longer span of life. If the lord of the-8th house is in the house of his enemy or in his sign of debilitation, the native will be short lived and he will earn his livelihood with difficulty and may have to go without food.
Comments-All malefics in the 8th house shorten the longevity of the native but Saturn in this house is believed to give good longevity. Except for longevity Saturn in the 8th house gives only evil effects as described in the above Sutras. The native will face poverty as Saturn will afflict the second house by aspecting it. As regards effects on longevity it will be relevant to quote the following sloka from Bhavartha Ratnakar:-
This means that Saturn in the 8th house gives long life. If the lord of the 8th is with Ketu in the ascendant, the native will be short lived.
Other Views
Brihat Jataka-The native will have a limited number of issues and will have defective eye sight.
Phaldeepika-The native will be unclean, will suffer from piles, will be poor, cruel minded and will remain in want of food.
Saravali-The native will suffer from diseases of the anus and will be short lived and incapable of succeeding in any venture.
Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will suffer loss of wealth, will be without friends, sickly and evil minded.
Note-All the above authorities are agreed that Saturn in the 8th will give evil effects generally.
Saturn in the Ninth House
Sutras 41-43-If Saturn is in the ninth house the native will be sinful but still he will get the dilapidated buildings of religious institutions repaired and in his 39th year will have bathing ghats, shelters for cows etc. built. If Saturn is in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation, the native’s father will be long-lived. If Saturn is weak or is associated with a malefic the native’s father will be short-lived.
Comments-For Taurus and Gemini ascendants the ninth house will fall in Capricorn and Aquarius respectively. Saturn in the ninth will then be in his own sign and lord of ninth will be in ninth giving rise to a powerful Raja yoga. For Libra Ascendant Saturn will be in the ninth as lord of the 4th and 5th houses and for Capricorn ascendant he will be there as lord of ascendant and the 2nd house. For Aquarius ascendant, Saturn will be exalted in the ninth house as lord of the ascendant. These dispositions will give very favourable results.
Other Views
Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will be endowed with children, wealth and happiness.
Phaldeepika-The native will be unfortunate, poor, childless, fatherless, and irreligious. He will also be evil minded.
Saravali-The native will have meager wealth and will be irreligious, childless, unhappy and one who causes troubles to others.
Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will be cruel minded. He will have faith in Yoga Shastra and renunciation.Note-Except Brihat Jataka all the above authorities have described the position of Saturn in the ninth as evil. In our view the good results attributed to Saturn by Brihat Jataka will accrue only if Saturn is posited in the ninth as lord of an auspicious house as mentioned in our comments on Sutras 41-43.
Saturn in the Tenth House
Sutras 44-45-If Saturn is in the tenth house the native will bathe in the Ganges in his 25th year. He will be stingy and of bilious constitution. If Saturn is associated with a malefic the native will face obstacles in his professional career. He will be successful in his undertakings if Saturn is associated with a benefic.
Comments-The learned author does not consider Saturn in the 10th as favourable in the matter of finances as well as professional career. The on]y good he will do is to give the native a bath in the Ganges. We fare, however, of the view that Saturn will give extremely favourable results in the following circumstances (1) When Aries and Taurus are the ascendants Saturn will be in his own sign in the tenth as lord of the 10th and 11th and 9th and 10th respectively. With lord of the 9th in the 10th and lord of 10th in 10th, a very powerful Rajayoga will be formed conferring upon the native name, fame, wealth and honours of a high order. For Libra Ascendant, Saturn will be in the 10th as lord of the 4th and 5th, giving rise to a powerful Dhana yoga. (3) For Capricorn ascendant, Saturn will be in the tenth as exalted lord of the ascendant and the 2nd, which is as powerful a disposition as a Raja yoga. (4) For Aquarius ascendant, Saturn will be in the 10th as lord of the ascendant, again a favourable disposition. In the tenth house, Saturn will be in Kendra to the ascendant. His disposition in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation will give rise to Sasa yoga, the effects of which have already been described earlier in this chapter.
Other Views
Brihat Jataka-The person concerned will be happy and powerful.
Phaldeepika-The native will be a king or minister of a king, and will be extremely wealthy, famous and courageous and will take interest in agriculture.
Saravali-The native will be wealthy, learned, minister or a Judge or head of a village.
Chamatkar Chintamani-The native will lose both his parents in his childhood. He will indulge in sinful deeds. He will humiliate his enemies. His means of livelihood will be poor.
Note-The good results from Saturn will accrue only if Saturn is in the 10th as a functional benefic as mentioned in our comments above.
