In hindu astrology it is said that planets get exalted in a particular sign. There is no convincing argument on it however it is assumed as such. Teachers of astrology convince and preach their students that exalted planets are strong and are bound to give excellent results. Exalted signs of the planets are as under:
Planets Exalted Sign
Sun – Aries
Moon – Taurus
Mars -Capricorn
Jupiter-Cancer
Saturn -Libra
Mercury – Virgo
Venus- Pisces
. For a student of astrology exalted planets is a big puzzle to understand the result of an exalted planet as to whether the planet is strong or it will give excellent result? This is also unclear whether the exalted planet will bestow which event of life marriage, property, vehicle, good health, good career or what? In certain horoscopes exalted planets results come good and in some other horoscopes results are reversed. Saturn remains in a sign for 2.5 years. When Saturn will transit Libra children born in this period will be born with exalted Saturn. Hence the Saturn will give good results to all the children?
Similarly furthermore questions are about the following conditions related to exalted planets as to what will happen when the exalted planets will be retrograde, combust, combust as well as retrograde, in different avasthas like balyakal, vridhkal etc., aspected by a malefic, conjunct be a malefic, debilitated navamsa, in dusthana ( 6,8,12 houses) etc.
A student of traditional astrology gets confused while understanding results of exalted planets.
Let us understand how a planet gives result? Let us take an example of exalted Saturn and understand the result of it.
A planet gives result of its placement, stronger of its Nakshatra and strongest of its sub lord. Let us understand by following example.
For an example Saturn is placed in Libra Ascendant and degree of Saturn is 4 degrees and 16 minutes. Hence Saturn will be in Mars Nakshatra and Venus sub lord. Let us assume Mars and Venus are in 8th and 12th house respectively. Hence Saturn will give results as follows:
Placement Lordship
Planet Saturn 1 4,5
Nakshatra Mars 8 2,7
Sub lord Venus 12 1, 8
Henceforth Sun will give result of 7,8,12 houses profoundly. Saturn will give really bad results in its Dasa periods as well as in Transits..
Let us take another example when Saturn is in 7th house and is in Libra in Mars Nakshatra and Venus sub lord. Mars and Venus are placed in 11th house. Ascendant in this case would be Aries.
Placement Lordship
Planet Saturn 7 10,11
Nakshatra Mars 11 1, 8
Sub lord Venus 11 2, 7
In above case Saturn will give result of 2,7,10,11 houses which is different from the above case. Saturn is positive in more and less all the arenas of life in this case.
The conclusion is it is not the exaltation which is important. Important is at which house planet is placed and which houses it rules. Same is for its Nakshatra and sub lord. This gives clarity that results of planets are given by the Nakshatra and sub lord and not exaltation. This is also wrong to conclude that exalted Sun will give name and fame. If it will be good it will give name and fame in its period according to the principles of Nadi Astrology explained as above. Even Saturn will also give name and fame if it signifies 10,11 houses whether exalted or not. Conjunctions, aspects etc. will also not modify these results of Saturn or any other planet as explained in above example.
Umang Taneja
Umang Taneja 