Jupiter, Saturn and the Judiciary by P S Sastri

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LAW IS one of the intellectual professions. It demands a strong 5th house and an equally strong lord of the 5th house. Airy signs have to be prominent – Gemini, Libra and Aquarius. The planet governing law is Jupiter, while Saturn is the planet of justice.

Besides these two major planets, there are others involved. Mercury governs communication, mental and physical. Mars regulates energy and the initiatory force. Jataka Parijata observes that one having Jupiter in the 9th aspected by the Moon and Saturn becomes and exponent of law (14.72); and that Mars associated with Venus also gives the legal profession (18.76). The second observation is debatable since it refers neither to Jupiter nor to Saturn nor to Mercury.

The 10th lord placed in the 6th brings the native towards the judiciary. Libra generally governs lawyers, solicitors and judges. Jupiter or Saturn in the 10th in Libra refers to the law. The same result arises when Jupiter and Mercury are in Aries or Sagittarius in the 10th. The Sun in Gemini refers to an analytical study of law. Aquarius is another powerful legal sign. The 6th house seems to have something to do with the judiciary. We will explain some of these principles with the help of examples. Chart 1 is that of the first President of our Republic. The 10th lord Mercury is with Mars in Lagna, aspected by Jupiter who in turn aspects the 5th house and its lord. The 5th is also aspected by Venus from his own sign.

Chart 2 is that of a successful advocate who earned much. Here Saturn as lord of the 5th and the 6th is in Lagna with Rahu, aspected by the Moon and Mars from Jupiter’s house. The 5th has the intellectual Mercury with the Sun. The third chart is that of Mr. P N Lekhi who argued for the defence of the alleged assassins of Mrs. Gandhi. The positions are similar. Jupiter aspects the 6th which is an airy sign having the Sun. Mercury is along in the 5th.

Chart 4 is that of T Prakasam, former chief minister of Andhra. Here Saturn fro Jupiter’s house aspects the 6th. Mercury and Venus are well placed in the 5th, giving him sharp intellect. Jupiter as lord of the 9th aspects the 10th house along with the Sun and Mars. In the fifth chart the lord of the 9th and the 10th, Saturn, is aspecting the exalted Jupiter from Lagna, the lord of the 5th is in his own airy sign Again Jupiter, Saturn and Mercury have made him a very famous advocate, who declined the post of a judge in the Madras High Court. Such was the great Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer.

The sixth chart is that of Hari Singh Gour who was an authority on constitutional law and the Hindu law of property. Here Jupiter as the 5th lord is in the 10th aspecting Saturn, Venus and Mercury who are in the second in Jupiter sign. The fifth is aspected by the Moon and by the lord of the sixth, these being in turn aspected by Saturn. The airy sign Gemini and Aquarius are well aspected by Saturn and Jupiter.

In chart 7 Jupiter and Saturn are in mutual aspects involving the third and the ninth houses. Saturn also aspects the 5th lord and the 5th house, the latter being aspected also by Jupiter. Powerful Jupiter also aspects the Lagna which has the Sun and Mercury. Mars also aspects Saturn. She is working as a Civil Judge.

Chart 8 is that of late R Lakshmanan. The airy Gemini has its own lord Mercury with Venus. Jupiter as lord of 9 and 12 aspects the 10th lord Saturn. The 10th is well aspected by three planets. He rose to be a District Judge. Mark also Gajakesari Yoga involving houses 4 and 10. Saturn’s aspect on the 6th is equally telling.

Let us turn to the chart of some Judges of the High Courts. In chart 9 the 10th lord Jupiter is having a mutual aspect with Saturn and Venus. The 10th is tenanted by the Sun, Moon, Mars and Mercury. Though the airy signs are unoccupied Gemini is strongly aspected by the Sun and Mars and by the lords of 4 and 5. This has given the native a powerful ability to offer an analytical interpretation of law. He is a High Court Judge.

In chart 10 the yogakaraka Saturn in his own 4th with Mercury (lord of the airy 9th) aspects the 10th. Jupiter is in another airy sign with the Sun and Mars aspecting the 9th. Intellect, analysis and steadfastness are secured. Mars with Rahu aspects the 6th, the house of the Judiciary. He became a judge of the Madras High Court.

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nother Chief Justice has Chart 11. The 10th lord in the 6th is in mutual aspect with the exalted Jupiter. Saturn is in his own mulatrikona with Mars aspecting the Lagna. The 5th has the Sun and Mercury. Intellect, analytical mind, exposition of intricate problems and firmness of decision are clearly indicated here.

Chart 12 shows an exalted lord of the 6th in the 4th. The 6th and the 10th are aspected by Jupiter, who in turn, is aspected by Saturn. The 5th has the lord of Lagna and the 10th. Again the part played by Jupiter and Saturn is clear in the case of Justice Untwalla. The 5th lord exalted in the 8th and aspected by Mars and Jupiter shows a slow and continuous uphill track.

Chart 13 is that of another high court Judge. Here the lord of the airy Lagna is in 6, while the 6th lord aspects Lagna with Venus. The 10th has the powerful aspect of the Moon, Jupiter and Saturn. Again Jupiter and Saturn have revealed their power in the career of a Judge.

Chart 14 is that of a professor of law in a University. He took his doctorate in law a few years back. Here the 6th lord Jupiter is with Saturn and yogakaraka Mars. The lord of Lagna aspects the 6th. Mars is also the lord of 10th. Again we notice the role of Jupiter and Saturn. Jupiter’s association with the 10th lord and his aspect on the 4th lord (who has exchanged signs with Saturn) probably explains this position in the teaching line.

Jupiter and Saturn play a major role in the careers of successful advocates, jurists and judges. The have a relation to houses 6 or 10 or both, and to airy signs in general. For an analytical and keen mind Mars and Mercury should be well placed, along with the 5th house and its lord.

CHARTS

• For the sake of easy reference the charts are cast as per Lahiri’s Ayanamsa. The interpretations offered are not based on this ayanamsa.

• 1. 1884.12.3. Ascendant – Sagittarius 20-10, with Mars 7-30 and Mercury 6-7; Pisces – Ketu 14-59; Taurus – the Moon 25-28; Gemini – Saturn 0-42; Leo – Jupiter 13-44; Libra – Venus 14-35; and Scorpio – the Sun 20-47.

• 2.1923.1.23. Ascendant – Virgo 15 with Saturn 28; Libra – Jupiter 27; Scorpio – Venus 21; Capricorn – the Sun 8 and Mercury 18; and Pisces – the Sun 25, Mars 15, and Ketu 3.

• 3. 1923.2.18. Ascendant – Virgo 21-39 with Saturn ® 26-59; Libra – Jupiter 25-48; Sagittarius – Venus 19-50; Capricorn – Mercury 9-58; Aquarius – the Sun 6-7 and Ketu 29-00; and Pisces – the Moon 8-28 and Mars 27-38.

• 4. 1872.8.9. Ascendant – Aries 15; Taurus – Rahu 15; Cancer – Mars 2, Jupiter 21 and the Sun 25; Leo – Venus 2 and Mercury 21; Virgo – the Moon 28; and Sagittarius – Saturn 21.

• 5. 1883.5.30. Ascendant – Taurus with the Sun 19-30, Ketu 11-5 and Saturn 28; Gemini – Mercury 10-40; Cancer – Jupiter 1 and the Moon 7-47; and Aries – Venus 15 and Mars 16.

• 6. 1872.11.26 Ascendant – Scorpio with the Sun 12 and Ketu 11; Sagittarius – Mercury 3, Venus 16 and Saturn 26; Leo – Jupiter 9; and Virgo – Mars 9 and the Moon 19.

• 7. 1957.7.19. Ascendant – Cancer 9-12 with the Sun 2-23 and Mercury 24-45; Leo 15-10 and Ketu 17-42; Virgo – Saturn 4-28; Capricorn – the Moon 5-30; Pisces – Jupiter 20-34; and Gemini – Mars 17-54.

• 8. 1908.7.15. Ascendant – Aries 0-15; Gemini – Mercury 16, Venus 13 and Rahu 12; Cancer – the Sun 1, Mars 12 and Jupiter 25; Capricorn – the Moon 26-36; and Pisces – Saturn 17-35.

• 9. 1932.1.6. Ascendant – Pisces with Rahu 7; Cancer – Jupiter ® 28; Sagittarius – Mercury 1, the Moon 6, the Sun 22 and Mars 28; and Capricorn – Saturn 2 and Venus 21.

• 10. 1903.2.20. Ascendant – Libra; Scorpio – the Moon 24; Capricorn – Saturn 11 and Mercury 12; Aquarius – Jupiter 7, the Sun 8 and Venus 28; and Virgo – Mars ® 23 and Rahu 27.

• 11. 1907.12.30. Ascendant – Leo 15; Libra – the Moon 19; Sagittarius – the Sun 15, Mercury 6 and Ketu 22; Capricorn – Venus 11; Aquarius – Saturn 29 and Mars 29; and Cancer – Jupiter ® 17.

• 12. 1915.9.1. Ascendant – Aquarius 1; Pisces – Jupiter ® 3; Taurus – the Moon 13-56; Gemini – Mars 15-41 and Saturn 20-51; Cancer – Ketu 23-30; Leo – Venus 11-26 and the Sun 15-16; and Virgo – Mercury 1-6

• 13. 1933.11.14. Ascendant – Gemini 19-17; Leo – Ketu 1-1; Virgo – the Moon 18-23 and Jupiter 20-18; Libra – the Sun 20-18; Scorpio – Mercury ® 9-31; Sagittarius – Mars 3-33 and Venus 15-40; and Capricorn – Saturn 17-36.

• 14. 1942.3.26. Ascendant – Cancer 1-47; Virgo – Jupiter ® 5-17; Capricorn – Venus 27-13; Aquarius – Mercury 20-20 and Ketu 20-9; Pisces – the Sun 11-58; Taurus – Saturn 1-55, Mars 18-14 and Jupiter 22-2; and Gemini – the Moon 26-30.

(Coutesy: “The Astrological Magazine”, September, 1988)