What is the worst house for Jupiter in vedic astrology?

Hari Om Namo Narayana!

Jupiter, the ‘guru’, the great benefic, is a an embodiment you may say, of knowledge and discipline.

I know, not many people associate Jupiter with discipline but glance for a second on the ‘nakshatras’ that it rules and you will immediately get an idea:

1. ‘Punarvasu’
2. ‘Vishakha’
3. ‘Purvabhadrapada’

These 3 ‘nakshatras’ are the most energetic as well as the most difficult ‘nakshatras’ to deal with if you make the mistake of straying off your ‘dharma’.

The second and third ‘nakshatras’ here have a powerful shadow energy accompanying them and the first one is signified with the boomerang. The boomerang meaning that ‘karma’ sent out circles back to you.

Now, look at the houses Jupiter rules:

1. Ninth house of higher knowledge
2. Twelfth house of ‘moksha’ and liberation.

You see these houses and then these ‘nakshatras’ and you realise that Jupiter is a planet who is the hard taskmaster when it comes to advancing spiritually to a higher energetic level on this physical plane.

Therefore, the best alignment for Jupiter’s energy, ideally speaking, would be the following houses:

1. 9th and 12th house:
   1. Because they correspond to the natural placements corresponding to Jupiter’s ruled signs in the zodiac, Sagittarius and Pisces.
2. 5th house:
   1. The house of ‘purva punya bhava’ i.e. blessings from past lives.
   2. Jupiter here is in the natural placement of a friend i.e Sun as the 5th house energy corresponds to the energy of the sing of Leo which is the 5th sign.
   3. Also, the 5th house is the house that shows to a huge extent, the native’s ability to improve their living circumstances and grow.
      1. This is because the 5ht house is 9th from the 9th.
      2. Therefore the 5th house is also the true essence of the chart, signifying ‘bhagya’.
3. 4th house:
   1. This house corresponds to the natural house of Cancer and is therefore Jupiter’s original exalted position.
4. 10th and 11th house:
   1. Although ruled by Saturn, corresponding to the signs of Capricorn and Aquarius, these are good houses.
      1. Why?
      2. Because the 10th house is the mid heaven and this is where a planet is most visible in the sky.
      3. So any planet placed here even if it doesn’t acquire ‘dig-bala’ is placed at a position where it gains a lot of ‘status’.
      4. Similarly with the 11th house, it is 2nd from the 10th house and is an ‘upachya’ house.
      5. Planets placed in the 11th house generally always give good results because naturally, it is the house of incoming gains, recognition and highest of hopes and wishes.
      6. Plus, it grows over time.
      7. Also, as I pointed our earlier, Saturn’s agenda is not too far removed from Jupiter’s disciplinarian nature.
      8. So the native is actually able to leverage Jupiter’s qualities well to ‘expand’ their gains, network circles and public persona.
5. 1st and 8th house:
   1. These are houses ruled by Jupiter’s friend Mars.
   2. Mars is a fiery planet much like Jupiter and Sun.
   3. Jupiter in the first house lends a lot of morality, discipline and benefic values to the native and life path.
   4. Any planet in the ascendant is very important for the native’s life.
   5. A benefic planet in the ascendant is obviously a little better especially if placed in good dignity, as it makes the individual struggle less in life and get things a little easier.
   6. In the 8th house, Jupiter does well as a protector and even though the native may encounter ups and downs and sudden events in life,
      1. Jupiter in the 8th blessed the married life of the native.
      2. Jupiter blessed the assets created after marriage for the native and also grants natural knowledge of the occult.
6. 3rd and 6th house:
   1. Many people say that Jupiter placed in the 3rd is especially weak since you have taken a philosophical planet of higher knowledge and put it at a place where only the mundane is required.
      1. That may be true however, being under utilized and being bad by virtue of placement are two different things.
      2. Yes the native with Jupiter in the 3rd house may not be tapping into the energy of Jupiter as much however, Jupiter here isn’t harming the native in any way either.
      3. In fact if anything, Jupiter in the 3rd usually gives a large set of relatives and cousins, siblings. It also is great for the sibling and occupations like writing.
   2. In the 6th, Jupiter protects once more like it does in the 8th.
      1. However, yes, Jupiter’s energy here translates into a workaholic.
      2. Seriously, these people work even more than Saturn in sixth house people many times.
      3. Jupiter here shows that the individual has considerable ‘karmic’ debt to burn off however by virtue of Jupiter’s placement here, there is help in burning off that debt.
      4. So Jupiter in the 6th is mildly problematic but tbh, it’s still a lot better than if any other benefic was placed here.
      5. Yes, it is still however mildly problematic but it saves you most of the time from enemies, debts, conflicts and diseases by translating that energy into a lot of work.
7. 2nd and 7th house
   1. Second house is good for Jupiter and that’s because it’s the house of lineage, assets, family values, values and accumulated wealth.
   2. Jupiter here expands the individual’s assets and fixed wealth as well as blesses the family.
   3. 7th house for Jupiter is not that great at all. In my opinion and as per the charts and cases I have studied, Jupiter here causes more problems than it fixes. Anytime that happens, you can say that a particular placement is bad for the planet.
      1. Jupiter in the 7th house makes a person a bit too naïve in terms of dealings and negotiations.
      2. The person has a tendency to give a lot more than hold up their interests and protect themselves where necessary.
      3. They aren’t ‘objective’ about negotiation and business.
      4. Jupiter here also tends to cause more than one marriage.
      5. The reason is, Jupiter is not the planet for relationships and marriage and in the natural position of Libra, ruled by Venus, it is way out of depth here and the energies are not properly directed.
      6. See, mythologically, Jupiter is said to have been so involved in conducting ‘homas’ and ‘yajnas’ for the gods that he would neglect his wife. His wife was wooed by ‘Chandra’ and she eloped with him as life with Jupiter was too lonesome for her.
      7. ‘Pushya’ is a ‘nakshatra’ of which Jupiter is the deity and this ‘nakshatra’ is considered most auspicious for every activity except marriage.
      8. ‘Punarvasu’ is a ‘nakshatra’ ruled by Jupiter and it is another ‘nakshatra’ that isn’t considered the best for marriage. Best example for this is Lord Rama who had his Moon in ‘Punarvasu’.
   4. Therefore, unless placed in its own signs and has some ‘benefic’ aspects of Saturn subduing its energy, Jupiter placement in the 7th house is the worst placement for this amazing benefic planet.
   5. If you really think about it, makes a lot of sense too.
      1. Marriage, partnerships, dealings in the ‘market place’, contracts, negotiations, all activities that the 7th house govern, are in no way the natural domain of philosophy, higher wisdom or abstract ideas.
      2. These are very practical, very grounded areas of life that need a very practical, grounded manner of dealing and work.
      3. Saturn and Venus do pretty well here.
      4. In fact, Mars, Sun, Jupiter, all 3 fiery planets are ill placed in this position.
      5. Even so, you would be surprised to know that there have been individuals in history who have actually taken the Jupitarian approach and dealt with negotiations, conflict and upheavals with empathy and love. They just didn’t have much of a married life though. That’s a fact.

Notable examples:

1. Mahatma Gandhi

• Mahatma Gandhi is often criticized even to this day for the loss of Pakistan during the separation.
• Although blessed with a devoted wife, he didn’t really have much of a married life as most of his life was spent in struggle.

2. Nelson Mandela

• Mandela had 2 marriages and spent a long time in separation from his second wife because he was imprisoned in the freedom struggle.
• Even after coming out of prison, he was faced with his wife as his rival in politics as she favored a violent route over his preferred route of non violence.

3. German Chancellor Angela Merkel

• Angela Merkel was widely criticized by here own people for opening the borders to the refugee crisis as a result of the Syrian conflict.
• She has also been criticized many times for being ‘soft’ on dealings with the UK in the ‘Brexit’ negotiations.
• Like Mandela, Angela Merkel also has been married twice.

Their details for your reference:

1. Gandhi:
   1. Oct 2, 1869
   2. 7:08 AM
   3. Porbandar, India
2. Mandela:
   1. July 18, 1918
   2. 14:54
   3. Mvezo, South Africa
3. Merkel:
   1. July 17, 1954
   2. 18:00
   3. Hamburg, Germany

Note:

In case you look up their charts and get confused wrt Jupiter placement, always remember that:

1. Look at house placement from the ‘Chalit’ chart.
2. Alternatively you may use the Placidus House system.

As always, do remember, just one placement can’t be used to judge the entire chart, ever. You can’t make a proper prediction or estimation based on just one placement by any means. You need to analyze the complete chart.

Hope this helps.

Hari Om Namo Narayana!