The Jupiter: Significance in Life
In Vedic Astrology, the Jupiter planet is known as Devaguru or Brihaspati. He symbolizes knowledge, development and good fortune. He is the Guru or teacher among the planets. Jupiter also represents riches, morality, spirituality and knowledge.
Jupiter is a benefic planet and gives blessings, safety, and positive impact on all aspects of life. The planet also will help the individual to expand in all aspects of life such as spirituality, riches, intellectual abilities.
A well-placed Jupiter in the horoscope will make the individual highly spiritual and optimistic, with an interest in spiritual studies. The individual will always look forward to progress in life and improve his knowledge and spiritual ability.
Jupiter will be responsible for improvement in family relationships, career progress and almost all the facets of life. It also indicates good fortune and wealth.
Presence of Jupiter in the different houses
The birth chart will have beneficial effects on the corresponding aspects of life.
First House: knowledge, charm and confidence
5th House: invention, affection for children and love for learning
9th House: Spirituality, religiousness and advanced education
Jupiter will have excellent influence when it is in 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th house or in 5th and 9th house. There will be good luck and good fortune.
Jupiter is also karaka or the benefactor of knowledge, children, riches and religiousness. He will guide the individual both intellectually and morally. He will guide the individual to be kind, generous and just and make the person a better individual. When Jupiter transits in different houses of the chart, the person will have opportunities to improve his wealth and spirituality.
Thus, Jupiter has wide ramifications on the various aspects of life improving his growth in life.
The individual with a strong Jupiter will excel in jobs related to education, finance, legal matters, politics, education and finance.
A weak Jupiter in the chart of a person will make him an extremist. He will be extremely generous, a spendthrift, and extravagant. He will incur losses by his extreme generosity. He will lose his respect in society by his illegal actions. There will be lack of judgement in his actions and it will lead to his loss of credibility and finances.
In combination with Moon, the person will be rich, powerful and a good orator. When Jupiter combines with Sun, the individual will be well behaved, kind hearted and a gentle speaker. Combination with moon will make him practical and highly generous. Mars and Jupiter combination will make the individual very animated and active. He will shine in a job in defence.
Jupiter in combination with Mercury will make the individual very much wise and interested in research activities. A combination of Jupiter and Venus will make the person highly prosperous and his life will be luxurious. The combination of Jupiter and Saturn will result in success in all activities of life.
Jupiter is the biggest planet in the solar system and has 63 satellites. It takes 11.86 years to complete one revolution around Sun. It will be retrograde every year and the period will be for 110 days. It stays in each zodiac for about 13 months. Hence the impact on the individual will be quite enduring and extreme.
Relationship of Jupiter with other planets
Jupiter is friendly with Sun, Moon and Mars
Enemy planets of Jupiter: Venus, Mercury
Neutral Planet: Saturn
Exalted in: Cancer
Debilitated in: Capricorn
Mahadasha Period: 16 years
Ruler: Sagittarius, Pisces
Lucky Colors for Jupiter: Yellow
Gemstone for Jupiter: Yellow Sapphire
Day: Thursday
Remedies for a weak Jupiter in the Horoscope
1: Fasting on Thursday
2: Wear yellow sapphire stone in a gold ring on the ring finger.
3: Donate chickpea to others.