Saturn (Shani) · 6th House (Ari/Enemies/Disease)
Saturn (Shani) in the 6th House
Saturn in the 6th outlasts its opponents: enemies wear out against its patience, debts are paid down slowly but surely and illness is met with discipline — the texts count the house among Saturn's best.
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- The house
- 6th House (Ari/Enemies/Disease) — Enemies, debts, diseases, litigation, daily work, maternal uncle, pets.
- The planet
- Saturn: a natural malefic and the slowest planet — the significator of discipline, work, longevity, service, delay and endurance
- Kind of house
- a dusthana (house of difficulty) and an upachaya (house of growth) — where natural malefics do well
- Directional strength
- Partial — strongest in the 7th
- Aspects from here
- the 8th, 12th and 3rd houses (3rd, 7th and 10th from itself)
- Its mahadasha
- 19 years
Service, labour, law and administration suit it; the risk is chronic, slow-building complaints of the joints or digestion, so steady routines matter.
Which sign falls in the 6th house depends on the lagna, and the sign changes Saturn's strength there. For a Taurus (Vrishabha) lagna this house holds Libra (Tula), where Saturn is exalted; for a Scorpio (Vrishchika) lagna it holds Aries (Mesha), where it is debilitated. It is the yogakaraka for Taurus (Vrishabha), Libra (Tula) lagna.
| Lagna | Sign in this house | Dignity | Houses it rules | Yogas and roles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aries (Mesha) | Virgo (Kanya) | Friend's sign | 10th (Career & Status), 11th (Income & Gains) | — |
| Taurus (Vrishabha) | Libra (Tula) | Exalted | 9th (Fortune & Father), 10th (Career & Status) | Yogakaraka — rules a kendra and a trikona |
| Gemini (Mithuna) | Scorpio (Vrishchika) | Enemy's sign | 8th (Longevity & Sudden Change), 9th (Fortune & Father) | Viparita Raja Yoga (Sarala) — the 8th lord in a dusthana |
| Cancer (Karka) | Sagittarius (Dhanu) | Neutral sign | 7th (Marriage & Partner), 8th (Longevity & Sudden Change) | Viparita Raja Yoga (Sarala) — the 8th lord in a dusthana |
| Leo (Simha) | Capricorn (Makara) | Own sign | 6th (Enemies, Debt & Health), 7th (Marriage & Partner) | Viparita Raja Yoga (Harsha) — the 6th lord in a dusthana |
| Virgo (Kanya) | Aquarius (Kumbha) | Own sign | 5th (Children & Intellect), 6th (Enemies, Debt & Health) | Viparita Raja Yoga (Harsha) — the 6th lord in a dusthana |
| Libra (Tula) | Pisces (Meena) | Neutral sign | 4th (Home, Mother & Property), 5th (Children & Intellect) | Yogakaraka — rules a kendra and a trikona |
| Scorpio (Vrishchika) | Aries (Mesha) | Debilitated | 3rd (Courage & Siblings), 4th (Home, Mother & Property) | Debilitated — check for neecha bhanga |
| Sagittarius (Dhanu) | Taurus (Vrishabha) | Friend's sign | 2nd (Wealth, Speech & Family), 3rd (Courage & Siblings) | — |
| Capricorn (Makara) | Gemini (Mithuna) | Friend's sign | 1st (Personality & Health), 2nd (Wealth, Speech & Family) | Lagna lord |
| Aquarius (Kumbha) | Cancer (Karka) | Enemy's sign | 1st (Personality & Health), 12th (Expenses & Foreign Lands) | Lagna lord |
| Pisces (Meena) | Leo (Simha) | Enemy's sign | 11th (Income & Gains), 12th (Expenses & Foreign Lands) | Viparita Raja Yoga (Vimala) — the 12th lord in a dusthana |
- Harsha Viparita Raja Yoga: the 6th lord in a dusthana — for Leo (Simha), Virgo (Kanya) lagna.
- Sarala Viparita Raja Yoga: the 8th lord in a dusthana — for Gemini (Mithuna), Cancer (Karka) lagna.
- Vimala Viparita Raja Yoga: the 12th lord in a dusthana — for Pisces (Meena) lagna.
Saturn mahadasha runs 19 years. This placement speaks most clearly then — in Saturn's own mahadasha, in its antardashas inside other mahadashas, and in the dasha of the lord of the 6th house. Saturn's and Jupiter's transits over this house, or over the planet itself, wake it too.
Saturn mahadasha: what its 19 years bring · See your own dasha — the dasha calculator
- Chant the Saturn mantra: Om Praam Preem Praum Sah Shanaischaraya Namah. Sit facing east after sunrise — Saturday is the strongest day for it. Chant 6 malas a day (648 repetitions), keeping count on a 108-bead mala. Keep it up for 40 days without a break — that completes the traditional 23,000.
- Give a Saturn donation. Give sesame seeds, black gram, iron on Saturday, before noon. Offer it to a labourer, sweeper or the very poor, or to anyone in genuine need. Give quietly, in person, without expecting thanks.
- Daily practice for Saturn. Feed black dogs and crows; be of service to the elderly. Keep it up every day for 40 days — consistency is the remedy.
Make your kundli and open the card for the 6th house: it shows the sign there, where its lord sits and which planets occupy it — so you can see whether Saturn really is in this house for you, and in which sign. The row of the table above for your lagna is then yours.
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- 01Saturn in the 1st house
- 02Saturn in the 2nd house
- 03Saturn in the 3rd house
- 04Saturn in the 4th house
- 05Saturn in the 5th house
- 07Saturn in the 7th house
- 08Saturn in the 8th house
- 09Saturn in the 9th house
- 10Saturn in the 10th house
- 11Saturn in the 11th house
- 12Saturn in the 12th house
Common questions
Is Saturn in the 6th house good or bad?
Not by itself. Service, labour, law and administration suit it; the risk is chronic, slow-building complaints of the joints or digestion, so steady routines matter. It is exalted here for Taurus (Vrishabha) lagna and debilitated for Scorpio (Vrishchika) lagna.
Which lagna gives Saturn in the 6th house its best result?
Taurus (Vrishabha) (exalted, yogakaraka); Leo (Simha) (own sign); Virgo (Kanya) (own sign); Libra (Tula) (yogakaraka) lagna. The full table above gives every lagna.
When does Saturn in the 6th house give its results?
In Saturn mahadasha (19 years), in Saturn antardashas within other mahadashas, and in the dasha of the lord of the 6th house.
What are the remedies for Saturn in the 6th house?
Saturn's free practices — its beeja mantra, a donation on its day and one daily act — are listed above. No gemstone is suggested from a single placement.