When Saturn is positioned in the 1st House (Lagna), the native suffers excessive craving and melancholy, endures bodily afflictions and repeated trials, and is prone to fits of envy; yet with a stern gaze and grave bearing he learns patience and perseverance through these very hardships.
Verse 2 — Saturn in 2nd House (Dhana Bhava)
सुखापेक्षया वर्जितोऽसौ कुटुम्बात्कुटुम्बे शनौ वस्तु किं किन्न भुंक्ते । समं वक्ति मित्रेण तिक्तं वचोऽपि प्रसक्तिं विना लोहकं को लभेत ॥ २ ॥
When Saturn occupies the 2nd House (Dhana Bhava), wealth requires disciplined accumulation and industrial effort. The native speaks candid, unvarnished truths, often resides away from birth home, and develops iron financial resilience.
When Saturn is in the 3rd House (Sahaja Bhava), the native's mind rarely finds calm; he speaks in measured, deliberate words after weighing them carefully. His progress is sometimes free of obstacles, and though hopeful and content, he remains harsh-spoken even when honored.
When Saturn occupies the 4th House (Sukha Bhava), ancestral wealth and the paternal home slip away to a distance; relatives level criticism, and the native brings sorrow to both father and mother. Losses touch house and conveyances alike, and the body is troubled by vāta disorders.
Verse 5 — Saturn in 5th House (Putra Bhava)
शनौ पञ्चमे च प्रजाहेतुदुःखी विभूतिश्चला तस्य बुद्धिर्न शुद्धा । रतिर्देवते शब्दशास्त्रे न तद्वत्कलिममित्रतो मन्त्रतः क्रोधपीडा ॥ ५ ॥
śanau pañcame ca prajāhetuduḥkhī vibhūtiścalā tasya buddhirna śuddhā | ratirdevate śabdaśāstre na tadvatkalimitrato mantrataḥ krodhapīḍā || 5 ||
When Saturn is in the 5th House (Putra Bhava), the native grieves over matters of children, and his intellect remains fickle and not fully pure. He is devoted to deities and to the study of sacred word-science, yet he suffers torments of anger.
Verse 6 — Saturn in 6th House (Shatru Bhava)
अरेर्भूपतेश्चौरतो भीतयः किं यदीनस्य पुत्रो भवेद्यस्य शत्रौ । न युद्धे भवेत्सन्मुखे कस्यचिद्वै शनिर्वीरहन्ता यदा रिपुभागे ॥ ६ ॥
When Saturn is in the 6th House (Ripu Bhava), it forms a powerful Shatru-Hantri Yoga. The native has zero fear of thieves or rulers, completely annihilates adversaries in disputes and litigation, possesses iron stamina, and achieves victory in law and public service.
When Saturn occupies the 7th House (Kalatra Bhava), the native may possess a virtuous wife and lasting, beautiful wealth; yet husband and wife remain afflicted with disease and mutual distress. Devoid of enthusiasm and faint-hearted, he becomes distressed and grasping.
When Saturn is in the 8th House (Randhra Bhava), the native suffers separation from people and afflictions of disease; his outlook turns petty. Yet those who stand before him find it difficult to practise deceit against him.
Verse 9 — Saturn in 9th House (Dharma Bhava)
मतिस्तस्य तिक्ता न तिक्तं तु शीलं रतियोंगशास्त्रे गुणो राजसः स्यात् । सुहृद्वर्गतो दुःखितो दीनबुद्ध्या शनिर्धर्मगः कर्मकृत्संन्यसेद्वा ॥ ९ ॥
matistasya tiktā na tiktaṁ tu śīlaṁ ratiyoṅgaśāstre guṇo rājasaḥ syāt | suhṛdvargato duḥkhito dīnabuddhyā śanirdharmagaḥ karmakṛtsannyasedvā || 9 ||
When Saturn is in the 9th House (Dharma Bhava), the native's intellect turns bitter, though his conduct remains untainted; he is attached to Yoga Shastra. Distressed by the circle of friends and humble in thought, he ultimately renounces action and embraces asceticism (Sanyasa).
Verse 10 — Saturn in 10th House (Karma Bhava)
अजा तस्य माता पिता बाहुरेव वृथा सर्वतो दुष्कर्माधिपत्यात् । शनैरेधते कर्मगः शर्म मन्दो जयो विग्रहे जीविकानां तु यस्य ॥ १० ॥
When Saturn is in the 10th House (Karma Bhava), the native is a classic self-made pillar. Relying entirely on their own hard labor and perseverance, they rise to high administrative governance, win legal and state disputes, and build lasting authority.
Verse 11 — Saturn in 11th House (Labha Bhava)
नरेन्द्रप्रसादाद् धनाढ्योऽतिसौख्यं महाकीर्तिमान् यस्य मन्दोऽन्त्यलाभे । स्थिरा भूमिरेतस्य नश्यन्ति शत्रून् सदा सम्मदो मोदते मोदमानः ॥ १२ ॥
When Saturn occupies the 11th House (Labha Bhava), the native receives immense wealth through royal/governmental favor and administrative authority. Their lands and assets remain permanent, all enemies are destroyed, and they enjoy lifelong joy and political influence.
Verse 12 — Saturn in 12th House (Vyaya Bhava)
व्ययेऽर्कात्मजे मन्दबुद्धिर्दरिद्रो विशीर्णोऽलसो लोभमोहप्रसक्तः । कुमित्रैर्विपन्नोऽनपत्योऽतिदुःखी विदेशे सदा क्लेशभाग् जायतेऽसौ ॥ १३ ॥
When Saturn occupies the 12th House (Vyaya Bhava), the native becomes dull-witted, impoverished, scattered and indolent, clinging to greed and delusion. Undone by wicked friends and lacking children, he remains exceedingly unhappy, ever enduring misery in foreign lands.