By Suchitra Das The mighty Saturn is the natural significator of our all-important professional career of life.

Saturn controls all kind of services and, as such, it is the key planet in the professional life of all service holders. Being the controller of masses, it is the most important planet alike for politicians, social leaders, private employers and contractors along with Moon (the planet for Public Relations). Saturn is also the natural significators of our longevity, chronic ailments, backwardness, poverty, reversal in life, spirituality, etc. Saturn is known as strict disciplinarian, hard taskmaster and conferrer of justice. In Hindu Astrology, Saturn has two states viz. benefic state and malefic state depending on its lordships and placement in a Natal Horoscope. A strong and favourably poised Saturn makes the professional career smooth whereas a weak and unfavorably poised Saturn turns the professional career full of hurdles and painful. Saturn rules over signs Capricorn and Aquarius. It is exalted in sign Libra and debilitated in sign Aries. Saturn is friendly with Venus and Mercury and it has great respect for Jupiter (the Divine Preceptor). The aspect of a benefic Jupiter on an ill placed Saturn has the capability to tune down the adverse affects of Saturn to a large extent. Jupiters aspects are always considered as Divine Blessings. Saturn is the first rated benefic for Libra and Taurus Ascendants if not ill placed, retrograde as well as not in enemy association or under the influence of enemy planets. The combination of Saturn with Mars/Sun/Rahu is unfavourable, as these combinations have found to make a person aggressive in nature as well as suffering from many reversals in life. Saturn Rahu combinations have been found to give terminal diseases like Carcinoma. 3. Only when Saturn is placed in 6th house from Lagna, it is unfavourable because of its influence on Trika houses (3, 6, 8 & 12) only.

A FEW INTERESTING POINTS ON SATURN

1. Saturn in transit always brings changes to the significations of unoccupied houses transited and aspected. 2. Saturn in transit over any planet(s) brings changes to significations of the lordships represented by such planet(s) in a horoscope. 3. Saturn being the natural significator of professional matter, its transit always has a telling effect either positive or negative (mostly positive) on the professional career. 4. For example, Saturns transit over 3rd House/Lord gives the chances of frequent movement or short distance travel during such transit. On 9th house/lord, it gives

chances of long distance travel including tour abroad. All these are subject to natal planetary promises including running of supportive Dasha, Antar Dasha and PD atleast according to two Dasha systems including conditional one, if applicable. 5. Saturn is a strict disciplinarian and a conferrer of justice. As such, it naturally deserves the people should also act accordingly to obtain his blessings. 6. Saturn when occupying a benefic house and in friendly conjunction which includes Jupiter deliver benefic result. Saturn Jupiter conjunction in 2nd, 4th, 7th, 10th & 11th houses has the potential to produce barrister or lawyer of name and fame.