Mars becomes exalted when it is placed in the sign of Capricorn, which means that Mars gains great strength by virtue of its placement in the sign of Capricorn. Hence retrograde exalted Mars in the second house of a horoscope can produce strong positive or negative results depending on its working nature and depending on the overall tone of the horoscope. When benefic in nature, retrograde exalted Mars in the second house of a horoscope in the sign of Capricorn can bless the native under its impact with good results related to marriage, profession, authority and many other types of good results depending on the overall tone of his horoscope. Such benefic retrograde exalted Mars can especially prove good for the profession of the native under its influence due to which the natives under its impact may engage in a number of professions and they may achieve the amount of success through them, as allowed by their overall horoscopes. Benefic retrograde exalted Mars in the second house can bless some natives under its impact with posts of authority in the house of government through jobs or through politics depending on their overall horoscopes. Accordingly these natives may achieve such authority as army officers, revenue officers, administrative officers, air force officers, telecom officers, judges, politicians and other types of professionals.
For example, if benefic retrograde exalted Mars is placed in the second house of a horoscope in the sign of Capricorn, benefic Sun is placed in the eighth house of this horoscope in the sign of Cancer along with benefic Mercury; and benefic Venus is placed in the seventh house of this horoscope in the sign of Gemini, the native may become a revenue officer. The native blessed by benefic retrograde exalted Mars in the second house and other benefic planets may get selected for a post of authority in revenue services and he may achieve success and recognition as a revenue officer. At the same time, if benefic debilitated Jupiter is placed in the second house of this horoscope in the sign of Capricorn along with benefic retrograde exalted Mars, benefic Rahu is placed in the twelfth house of this horoscope in the sign of Scorpio and benefic Ketu is placed in the sixth house of this horoscope in the sign of Taurus, the equation may improve. The native under the combined effect of benefic retrograde exalted Mars in the second house and other benefic planets may get selected for the highest possible direct rank in revenue services by virtue of achieving success in some competitive exams held for selection in revenue services.
This is due to the fact that benefic retrograde Mars being exalted in the sign of Capricorn may cancel the debilitation status of benefic Jupiter and these two planets may form Neechbhang Rajyoga in the second house of this horoscope, which may bless the native with high authority through revenue services, as indicated by his overall horoscope. As a result, the native under the combined effect of benefic retrograde exalted Mars in the second house and other benefic planets may become a high authority revenue officer and he may earn very good amount of success and recognition through this field of profession. Benefic retrograde exalted Mars in the second house can bend some natives towards the field of hospitality due to which these natives may engage in professions related to this field and they may achieve success as professionals dealing in hotel industry, airline industry, cinema industry and other such professions. The influence of benefic retrograde exalted Mars in the second house can render creative abilities to some natives under its impact due to which these natives may engage in creative professions relevant to their abilities and they may become actors, dancers, singers, musicians, designers and other such professionals.
On the other hand, malefic retrograde exalted Mars in the second house of a horoscope can trouble the native under its impact with problems related to marriage, profession, finances, health and many other types of problems depending on the overall tone of his horoscope. Such malefic retrograde exalted Mars can especially prove bad for the marriage of the native and it can trouble him with many types of problems related to his marriage. Malefic retrograde exalted Mars in the second house can delay the marriages of some natives under its impact due to which these natives may not get married till late in their lives. Some other natives suffering from such malefic retrograde exalted Mars may have to face problems after their marriages and these problems may intensify if this malefic retrograde planet receives support from other malefic planets in one such horoscope.
For example, if malefic retrograde exalted Mars is placed in the second house of a horoscope in the sign of Capricorn along with malefic Venus, malefic Sun is placed in the third house of this horoscope in the sign of Aquarius and malefic debilitated Mercury is placed in the fourth house of this horoscope in the sign of Pisces, the native may have problems in his marriage. The native under the combined effect of malefic retrograde exalted Mars in the second house and other malefic planets may have an extramarital affair which may create tension in his marriage. At the same time, if malefic Ketu is placed in the first house of this horoscope in the sign of Sagittarius and malefic Rahu is placed in the seventh house of this horoscope in the sign of Gemini, the problem may intensify. The native under the combined effect of malefic retrograde exalted Mars in the second house and other malefic planets may have to face a broken marriage due to such extramarital affair.