When exalted Jupiter is placed in the third house in a horoscope, Taurus rises in the ascendant. Exalted Jupiter is malefic in the third house in many cases though it may turn benefic in some cases. This may happen when Jupiter is influenced by benefic planets, such as through conjunction and/or aspects. As the number of benefic planets and the strengths of such planets increase, Jupiter may become more benefic.
If exalted Jupiter is influenced by two or more than two benefic planets in the third house, it may turn significantly or highly benefic. Apart from that, the overall theme of horoscope having such exalted Jupiter can also turn it benefic in some cases, when such theme is highly benefic. The concept of malefic planets turning benefic due to influences of benefic planets has been explained in Manglik Dosh section of the book ‘Match Making and Manglik Dosh (Revised Edition)’.
Let’s look at some results which may be given by exalted Jupiter in the third house when it is benefic. Such benefic exalted Jupiter can bless the native with good results related to marriage, profession, finances, fame, spiritual growth and several other good results, depending on his overall horoscope. Such benefic exalted Jupiter can make the native interested in fields like astrology, tantra, spiritualism and other likewise fields. Hence the native may achieve success in one of these fields, if his overall horoscope is supportive.
Taking an example, suppose exalted Jupiter is placed in the third house of a horoscope in Cancer. Venus is placed in the second house in Gemini, benefic Mercury is placed in the first house in Taurus, exalted Sun is placed in the twelfth house in Aries and Saturn is placed in the eighth house in Sagittarius. In this case, the native may engage in the field of astrology and he may come across good amount of success, money and recognition as an astrologer.
If Mars is placed in the seventh house in Scorpio, benefic Moon is placed in the eighth house in Sagittarius with Saturn, benefic Rahu is placed in the tenth house in Aquarius and Ketu is placed in the fourth house in Leo, the equation may improve. The native may possess good knowledge of astrology and he may witness very good amount of success, money and recognition. The native may write books on various topics of astrology, he may write for newspapers and he may also appear on some television shows based on astrology.
Taking another example, suppose exalted Jupiter is placed in the third house of a horoscope in Cancer. Sun is placed in the eighth house in Sagittarius, benefic Mercury is placed in the ninth house in Capricorn, Venus is placed in the seventh house in Scorpio and Mars is placed in the fourth house in Leo. In this case, the native may engage in the field of spiritualism. He may spend many years in pursuit of spiritual growth, he may join a spiritual organization and he may hold an important rank in such organization.
If benefic Rahu is placed in the ninth house in Capricorn with Mercury, benefic Ketu is placed in the third house in Cancer with Jupiter, benefic Moon is placed in the eleventh house in Pisces and exalted Saturn is placed in the sixth house in Libra, the equation may improve. The native may achieve very good amount of spiritual growth, he may become the head of a spiritual organization and he may witness very good amount of success, recognition and fame. The native may write books on various topics related to spiritualism and he may also appear on television shows based on spiritualism.
Benefic exalted Jupiter in the third house can bless the native with a post of authority in government through job or through politics, depending on his overall horoscope. Taking an example, suppose exalted Jupiter is placed in the third house of a horoscope in Cancer, exalted Mercury is placed in the fifth house in Virgo, Rahu is placed in the sixth house in Libra and Ketu is placed in the twelfth house in Aries. In this case, the native may become a revenue officer, administrative officer, police officer, army officer, foreign services officer, engineer, telecom officer, transport officer or doctor working with government, depending on his overall horoscope.
Apart from these, benefic exalted Jupiter in the third house of horoscope can bless the native with several other good results, depending on his overall horoscope.
On the other hand, malefic exalted Jupiter in the third house of horoscope can trouble the native with problems related to health, lifespan, marriage, profession, finances, reputation and several other problems, depending on his overall horoscope. Looking at health, such malefic exalted Jupiter can trouble the native with various types of health problems. If the overall horoscope is also supportive for health problems, the native may suffer from serious medical problems.
Taking an example, suppose malefic exalted Jupiter is placed in the third house of a horoscope in Cancer with malefic Rahu. Malefic Ketu is placed in the ninth house in Capricorn, a combination of Venus, Mercury and debilitated Sun is placed in the sixth house in Libra and malefic Mars is placed in the first house in Taurus. In this case, the native may get addicted to harmful drugs and he may suffer from problems related to health, finances and reputation due to such addictions. Regular drug consumption may have adverse effect on native’s lifespan and he may die before the age of 55.
If Moon is placed in the eighth house in Sagittarius and debilitated Saturn is placed in the twelfth house in Aries, the equation may become worse. The native may consume harmful drugs in heavy quantities and he may die before the age of 40 due to drug overdose or a fatal health problem caused by regular consumption of harmful drugs.
Taking another example, suppose malefic exalted Jupiter is placed in the third house of a horoscope in Cancer. Venus is placed in the first house in Taurus, a combination of exalted Sun, Mercury and malefic Ketu is placed in the twelfth house in Aries and malefic Rahu is placed in the sixth house in Libra. In this case, the native may suffer from a serious disease which may trouble him a lot for many years and which may claim his life in the end. If malefic Mars is placed in the eighth house in Sagittarius with Saturn, and Moon is placed in the sixth house in Libra with Rahu, the equation may become worse. The native may die before the age of 40, by virtue of a fatal disease or in an accident. Depending on the finer factors and running times, the native may also get killed by someone in the heat of the moment or through a planned attack.
Apart from these, malefic exalted Jupiter in the third house of horoscope can trouble the native with several other problems, depending on his overall horoscope.