According to Vedic astrology, Saturn is exalted in a horoscope when it is placed in the sign of Libra, which in simple words means that Saturn gains maximum strength when placed in Libra compared to its placement in all the other signs. Exalted Saturn is associated with many good things by many astrologers and it is believed by a number of astrologers that exalted Saturn always works positively in a horoscope and it brings good results for the native under its influence. This is not the case in actual practice and exalted Saturn can work positively as well as negatively in a horoscope depending on the other deciding factors and depending on the overall tone of the horoscope of a native under consideration.
The word exalted simply relates to the strength of Saturn in a horoscope and it doesn’t relate to the nature of Saturn in a horoscope. Accordingly exalted Saturn placed in different houses of a horoscope can give benefic as well as malefic results depending on the nature of Saturn as well as depending on the overall tone of the horoscope. We will now discuss some of these benefic as well as malefic effects which can be experienced when exalted Saturn is placed in different houses of a horoscope.
Exalted Saturn in 1st House : When benefic in nature, exalted Saturn placed in the first house of a horoscope can bless the native under its influence with good results related to marriage, profession, finances, health, lifespan, power, authority and many other types of good results. Accordingly the natives under the effect of this benefic influence may come across some of these good results depending on the overall tone of their horoscopes. Benefic exalted Saturn in the first house of a horoscope can bless the native with a post of power and authority through some job or through politics, depending on the overall tone of his horoscope. In fact, the placement of benefic exalted Saturn in the first house of the horoscope is one of the best placements of this planet when it comes to bless the native with a post of power and authority.
However, it should be noted that Saturn is planet of patience and hence it generally doesn’t render the best types of results to the native during his early age. Even when Saturn is very good in a horoscope and it has an agenda to bless the native with some very good results through business or through some job, it can easily make the native wait till his age of 35, 41 or even longer. This is due the fact that benefic exalted Saturn in a horoscope first tries to render more and more wisdom and practical experience to the native under its influence so that when it blesses the native with some of the best things, the native may be wise enough to handle them. Hence a native who becomes a powerful politician during the second half of his life under the effect of benefic exalted Saturn is not likely to be impulsive at all and he is likely to behave as a seasoned politician.
It means that such politician may not give instant reactions on some events or on some critical questions asked from him and he may be very good at keeping his calm, even during the most adverse type of circumstances. The same may not happen with natives who become politicians under the effect of some fast acting planets like Mars and they may not engage in behavior suitable for a seasoned politician, even after spending more than 20 years in the field of politics. For example, if two different politicians are accused of being involved in corruption or in some type of scandal, by media; their reactions may be different depending on the planets which influence them the most. The native who has become a politician under the influence of Mars may engage in counter allegations and he may even manhandle some media persons.
On the other hand, the politician under the effect of exalted Saturn may not react in such a way and he may not lose his temper at all, even when the worst type of allegations are made against him. This native may keep his reactions under control and he may simply say something like, “Let things take their due course and the truth shall come out”. Even if he is provoked by media to take the names of some other politicians who may have conspired against him, he may refuse to blame anyone, unlike the politician under the impact of Mars, who may take many names even without being provoked. Hence the natives under the benefic effect of exalted Saturn in the first house are likely to behave in a wise way, irrespective of their field of profession. It is due to their qualities like patience, wisdom, discipline, perseverance and other such qualities given by such benefic exalted Saturn that they may keep getting better and better with time, and they may keep achieving more and more with time. Hence benefic exalted Saturn in the first house of a horoscope tends to make the native wiser and more settled with passing years of his age.
Some natives under the effect of such benefic exalted Saturn may engage in the field of politics and they may achieve good or very good amount of success through this field, depending on the overall tone of their horoscopes. For example, if benefic exalted Saturn is placed in the first house of a horoscope in the sign of Libra, benefic Moon is placed in the fourth house of this horoscope in the sign of Capricorn and a combination of benefic exalted Jupiter and Venus is placed in the tenth house of this horoscope in the sign of Cancer, the native may become a politician. Such native may also engage in some other type of profession before politics and he may actively engage in politics after his age of 35. For example, the native under the combined effect of all these benefic planets may become a doctor and he may achieve good amount of success as a doctor.
However he may be interested in politics at the same time, and he may stop practicing as a doctor to join politics on full time basis, anytime after his age of 35. The native blessed by such benefic exalted Saturn, benefic exalted Jupiter and other benefic planets may witness good amount of success through politics, soon after his engagement in this field of profession. For example, a well established political party may offer this native to contest in a public election on their behalf when this native may be practicing as a doctor. The native may have a very good reputation as well as a good image due to which, he may be offered an election ticket by a well established political party. The native may accept this offer and he may run for such public election. If benefic Mars is placed in the eleventh house of this horoscope in the sign of Leo when benefic exalted Saturn and all other benefic planets are placed in the already mentioned houses of this horoscope, the native may win his very first public election.
The native under the combined effect of all these benefic planets may win his very first public election with good margin and he may witness very good results through this field of profession after that. As more benefic influences add to this horoscope, the native blessed by all such benefic influences may achieve even better results through field of politics. For example, if benefic Mercury is placed in the first house of this horoscope in the sign of Libra along with benefic exalted Saturn; and benefic Sun is placed in the second house of this horoscope in the sign of Scorpio, the native may achieve even more success through the field of politics.
Some other natives under the effect of benefic exalted Saturn in the first house may achieve a post of power and authority through many types of government jobs, depending on the overall tone of their horoscopes. For example, if benefic exalted Saturn is placed in the first house of a horoscope in the sign of Libra, a benefic combination of Venus and Mars is placed in the seventh house of this horoscope in the sign of Aries and benefic Jupiter is placed in the third house of this horoscope in the sign of Sagittarius, the native may join the army. The native under the combined effect of all these benefic planets may directly get selected for a high rank the army and he may achieve good amount of success through this field of profession. At the same time, if benefic Mercury is placed in the first house of this horoscope in the sign of Libra along with benefic exalted Saturn; and benefic Sun is placed in the second house of this horoscope in the sign of Scorpio, the results may improve a lot.
The native blessed by all these benefic planets may appear in some competitive exams for selection in the army and by means of success in such exams, he may get selected for the highest possible direct rank in the army. The combined effect of all these benefic planets may also bless the native with very good amount of success and recognition through this field of profession. At the same time, if benefic Rahu is placed in the tenth house of this horoscope in the sign of Cancer and Ketu is placed in the fourth house of this horoscope in the sign of Capricorn, the equation may become even better. The native under the effect of such benefic exalted Saturn and all other benefic planets mentioned in this example may achieve much more success through this field of profession. Such native may get blessed with the charges of some very important army operations, he may get many promotions and he may also serve on a very high level in the army before his retirement.
On the other hand, malefic exalted Saturn placed in the first house of a horoscope can trouble the native with problems related to marriage, profession, finances, reputation and many other types of problems. Accordingly the natives under the effect of such malefic influence may have to face some of these problems depending on the overall tone of their horoscopes. Malefic exalted Saturn in the first house can especially prove bad for the professional aspect of the natives under its influence and it can cause many types of problems related to their fields of professions. Some natives under the effect of this malefic influence may not be able to find permanent jobs or professions till late in their lives and they may have to remain jobless or they may have to engage in jobs below their abilities.
Some other natives suffering from such malefic exalted Saturn may have to face setbacks and losses through their fields of profession and such problems may intensify if some other malefic planets support this malefic influence in a horoscope. In extreme cases, such malefic exalted in the first house, with the support of some other malefic planets can make the native remain jobless for many years of his life. Apart from this, malefic exalted Saturn in the first house of a horoscope can also delay and disturb the marriage of the native under its influence and it can also make the native suffer from financial problems.