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Jupiter signifies knowledge, religion, spiritualism, religious places, saints, priests, spiritual gurus, spiritual preachers, teachers of every kind, temples, churches, holy waters, holy rivers, elder brothers, husbands in case of females; and many other important things and people. When Jupiter is malefic in a horoscope and it afflicts Sun by virtue of its placement in some house of the horoscope along with Sun, Pitra Dosh is formed in the horoscope due to malefic Jupiter. Similarly, if malefic and fully active Jupiter is placed in the ninth house of a horoscope or it is placed with the lord of the ninth house in a horoscope, Pitra Dosh is formed in the horoscope. Pitra Dosh formed by Jupiter can trouble the native with many kinds of problems which may differ from person to person depending on the overall tone of their horoscopes.
When malefic Jupiter forms Pitra Dosh in a horoscope, it means that the native suffering from this type of Pitra Dosh or the ancestors of the native have committed bad karmas or crimes towards the significances of Jupiter in their past lives. As a result, the native owes karmic debt to Jupiter due to which Jupiter becomes malefic in his horoscope and it forms Pitra Dosh. The type of damages done by such Pitra Dosh as well as the quantum of such damages depends on the type and quantum of bad karmas done by the native towards the significances of Jupiter in his past lives.
For example, the formation of Pitra Dosh due to a combination of malefic Jupiter and Sun in the second, third, sixth, seventh or eighth house of a horoscope may indicate that the native suffering from this type of Pitra Dosh or the ancestors of the native kept on troubling and disrespecting saintly people or religious places during their past lives. As a result, Jupiter becomes malefic and it forms Pitra Dosh in the horoscope of the native, which can trouble him in many possible ways. This type of Pitra Dosh is also called the curse of saints; or Brahma Shaap or Brahma Dosh and such Pitra Dosh can trouble the native on many fronts of his life.
An example to this context can be read in the article named Pitra Dosh, which mentions how the sons of king Sagar attacked sage Kapil while he was in deep meditation, how the curse of sage Kapil formed Pitra Dosh on the family line of King Sagar and how three generations of King Sagar’s family line had to worship lord Brahma and lord Shiva in order to bring Maa Ganga to earth to get rid of Pitra Dosh formed on their family line. King Sagar and his descendants knew that if this Pitra Dosh was not rectified, it could cause serious types of problems to their future generations and it could eventually make their family line extinct.
Pitra Dosh formed by a combination of malefic Jupiter and Sun in any one of the already mentioned houses may trouble the native with problems related to child birth and it can also make him suffer from bad reputation, health problems and accidents, among other types of problems. In an extreme case of its type when such Pitra Dosh is very strong and it is supported by other malefic planets in a horoscope, it can keep the native childless throughout his life or it may get the native killed at a young age by virtue of a disease, an accident or in an act of violence.
For example, if malefic Jupiter is placed in the sixth house of a horoscope in the sign of Virgo along with Sun, Pitra Dosh may form in the horoscope and such Pitra Dosh indicates that the native may have troubled or disrespected saints or hermits during his past life, as one of his ancestors. However, Pitra Dosh formed by such combination of malefic Jupiter and Sun generally doesn’t indicate serious types of crimes committed towards saints or hermits. As a result, the native under the malefic impact of such Pitra Dosh may witness delay in the birth of his child and he may also have to face medical complications while trying to have a child, especially his first child. Apart from this, such Pitra Dosh may also trouble the native on the front of his profession and he may have to face many types of problems in this sphere.
At the same time, if malefic exalted Mercury is also placed in the sixth house of this horoscope in the sign of Virgo along with malefic Jupiter and Sun; and a malefic combination of Mars and retrograde Venus is placed in the eighth house of this horoscope in the sign of Scorpio, the equation may become much more negative. The joint impact of such Pitra Dosh and other malefic planets indicates that the native may have seriously troubled, cheated or even physically harmed saints or hermits in his past life; or he may have injured or killed many people in an act of religious violence in his past life. As a result, the native under the combined malefic impact of such Pitra Dosh and other malefic planets may suffer a lot with problems related to his children.
Such native may either not have any children or he may become the father of such children who may become causes of concern for him, due to some diseases they may have or due to their immoral conducts. The combined malefic impact of such Pitra Dosh and other malefic planets mentioned in this example may also trouble the native with serious diseases and he may die at a relatively young age by virtue such diseases. Such Pitra Dosh and other malefic planets mentioned in this example may also get the native seriously injured or even killed in an accident or in a religious violence, when the running time is in favor of such events.
Moving ahead with the topic, not respecting teachers or gurus; or committing crimes against teachers or gurus in past lives can also form this type of Pitra Dosh in the horoscope of a native, which can trouble the native by making him devoid of proper education and knowledge in his present life. For example, Pitra Dosh formed due to a combination of malefic Jupiter and debilitated Sun in the sixth house of a horoscope in the sign of Libra can indicate that the native or his ancestors had disrespected their teachers and gurus in their past lives. Accordingly Jupiter becomes negative and it forms Pitra Dosh in the horoscope of the native due to which the native may have to suffer from lack of proper education, which further tells us that since the native didn’t value education and teachers in his past lives, he is devoid of education in his present life. Once again, the theory of karma is clear; as you sow, so shall you reap.
Committing religious offences or offences related to religion can also lead to the formation of this type of Pitra Dosh and accordingly such natives may have to suffer the consequences. The types of problems faced by such natives as well as the quantum of such problems depends on the type and strength of such Pitra Dosh, which further depends on the type and quantum of bad karmas done by the native. For example, the formation of this type of Pitra Dosh in the eighth house of a horoscope can indicate that the native or his ancestors hurt or killed one or more than one innocent people in their previous lives, in an act of violence which was caused due to some religious issue or religious riot.
Making it easier to understand, if malefic Jupiter is placed in the eighth house of a horoscope in the sign of Leo along with Sun and Mercury, double Pitra Dosh may be formed in the horoscope. This is due to the fact that malefic Jupiter afflicts Sun as well as the lord of the ninth house, which is Mercury in this case, as the sign Virgo ruled by Mercury falls in the ninth house of this horoscope. Such double Pitra Dosh indicates that the native may have injured or killed people in a religious violence during his past life, as one of his ancestors; and he may have escaped the punishment for such religious crimes by virtue of various reasons.
This led to the formation of karmic debt of Jupiter on the native and his family line and as a result; the native suffers from this type of Pitra Dosh in his horoscope. The malefic impact of such double Pitra Dosh can trouble this native with serious and life threatening diseases which may keep inflicting severe pains on the native and which may finally claim his life after a long history of torture and physical pain. The native under the malefic impact of such double Pitra Dosh may also have to suffer from injuries on account of various types of accidents where the intensity of such injuries as well as the frequency of such injuries depends on the strength of such Pitra Dosh as well as on the overall tone of the horoscope of this native. If such Pitra Dosh is very strong and the overall horoscope is also negative, such native may die by virtue of a fatal disease or he may die by virtue of an accident or natural calamity which may hit him at a religious place.
The natives who have betrayed their elder brothers in their past lives are also likely to have this type of Pitra Dosh in their horoscopes. For example, the formation of this type of Pitra Dosh due to the presence of malefic Jupiter and debilitated Sun in the third house of a horoscope in the sign of Libra can indicate that the native may have betrayed his elder brother or he may have troubled his elder brother in his past life. As a result, Jupiter becomes malefic and it forms this type of Pitra Dosh in his horoscope, which can make the native suffer on account of problems created by his brothers.
The brothers of such native suffering from this type of Pitra Dosh may cause serious problems for him. The malefic impact of such Pitra Dosh can make the native suffer from loss of reputation due to his brothers, excessive waste of money and many other types of problems due to his brothers. In an extreme case of this type when such Pitra Dosh is strong and it is supported by other malefic planets, the native may have to spend many years of his life in prison due to a conspiracy planned by his own brother, or the brother of such native may get him murdered for money or for some other reason. Once again, the type of problems faced by this native and the quantum of such problems depend on the overall tone of his horoscope, which further depends on the type and quantum of bad Karmas committed by this native in his past life, as one of his ancestors.
The natives; who had left their wives and children in their past lives in order to go away to some religious or spiritual asylum, primarily in order to run away from their duties and not due to their strong devotion towards spiritualism, are also likely to suffer from this type of Pitra Dosh in their horoscopes. For example, the formation of this type of Pitra Dosh due to the presence of malefic Jupiter and Sun in the twelfth house of a horoscope in the sign of Pisces along with malefic Ketu may indicate that the native or his ancestors left their wives and children in their past lives. Such native or his ancestors may have run away from their duties in the name of going to some religious or spiritual asylum in their past lives due to which their families may have suffered a lot for long periods of time.
As a result, Jupiter becomes malefic and it forms this type of Pitra Dosh in the present life horoscope of this native. The native under the malefic impact of such Pitra Dosh may have to suffer from many types of problems related to his wife and children where the quantum of such problems depends on the overall tone of the horoscopes of this native. If such Pitra Dosh is very strong and there is no grace saving planet in the horoscope of this native; the family of such native may forsake or disown him at one point of time and this native may have to spend a long period of time in some religious or spiritual asylum in this life also.
However, the native suffering from such Pitra Dosh may have to stay in a religious or spiritual asylum; not due to his devotion towards these fields, but due to not being able to handle the misfortunes given by such Pitra Dosh, through his wife and children. The law of karma is very clear and in this case it indicates that if you leave your family and your duties towards your family, your family will also leave you at one point of time; making you suffer from the same kind of pain. Some natives suffering from this type of Pitra Dosh may remain in separation from their families for many years of their lives and some of them may even die while they are away from their families, in faraway lands or in some types of asylums.
Female natives who may have committed bad karmas related to their husbands in their past lives are likely to have this type of Pitra Dosh; and hence they may have to suffer from many types of problems due to such Pitra Dosh. For example, if malefic debilitated Jupiter is placed in the seventh house of a horoscope in the sign of Capricorn along with Sun; and malefic Saturn is placed in the eighth house of this horoscope in the sign of Aquarius, the native may suffer from such Pitra Dosh. The formation of such Pitra Dosh in the horoscope of this female indicates that she may have engaged in bad karmas related to her husband in her past life and she may also have betrayed him in one way or the other.
As a result, Jupiter becomes malefic and it forms Pitra Dosh in her horoscope which may trouble her with many types of problems in her marriage. The female native under the malefic impact of such Pitra Dosh is likely to get married to a man who may be a criminal, who may suffer from a serious health problem or who may have some other problem. However, this female native under the impact of such Pitra Dosh may not know anything about such problems related to her husband as he may intentionally hide them in order to get married to her. Hence the husband of this female native may cheat her and she may come across the truth about her husband, soon after her marriage.
However, it may become late by then and this native may have to suffer from many problems in her marriage due to the malefic impact of such Pitra Dosh. The husband of this female native may have many vices, he may snatch money from her, he may verbally abuse her and he may even hurt her physically at times. The type and quantum of problems suffered by this female depends on the strength of such Pitra Dosh, which further depends on the type and quantum of bad karmas done by this female native towards her husband in her past life. If such Pitra Dosh is very strong and it is supported by other malefic planets of a specific type in her horoscope, such female native may even get killed by her husband.
Similarly, the formation of this type of Pitra Dosh due to malefic Jupiter can indicate many other types of bad karmas related to the significances of Jupiter which were done by the native or his ancestors in their past lives. Such karmas formed karmic debt related to Jupiter due to which Jupiter becomes malefic and it forms Pitra Dosh in the horoscope of the native. Like always, the type of problems witnessed by a native suffering from such Pitra Dosh and the quantum of such problems depend on the type and quantum of bad karmas committed by such native in his past lives.
Vedic astrology is equipped with many remedies that can reduce the strength of Pitra Dosh formed in a horoscope. These remedies include the application of gemstones, yantras, poojas and charities. Doing suitable remedies can certainly help reduce the strength of this defect and the native may witness better or much better results in the spheres of his life, which are affected by Pitra Dosh in his horoscope.
Himanshu Shangari