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Saturn (Shani) · 2nd House (Dhana/Wealth)

Saturn (Shani) in the 2nd House

Saturn in the 2nd makes wealth slow and speech sparing: the texts describe money that is delayed or hard-earned, a terse manner, responsibility for the family and complaints of the teeth or eyes, with savings that grow late and steadily, sometimes through work away from home.

The house
2nd House (Dhana/Wealth) — Wealth, accumulated assets, family, speech, early education, food habits.
The planet
Saturn: a natural malefic and the slowest planet — the significator of discipline, work, longevity, service, delay and endurance
Kind of house
a panaphara or apoklima house
Directional strength
Partial — strongest in the 7th
Aspects from here
the 4th, 8th and 11th houses (3rd, 7th and 10th from itself)
Its mahadasha
19 years

What the classical texts say

Long-horizon saving, honest speech and patience with family duties make it pay.

How the sign changes it, lagna by lagna

Which sign falls in the 2nd house depends on the lagna, and the sign changes Saturn's strength there. For a Virgo (Kanya) lagna this house holds Libra (Tula), where Saturn is exalted; for a Pisces (Meena) lagna it holds Aries (Mesha), where it is debilitated. It is the yogakaraka for Taurus (Vrishabha), Libra (Tula) lagna.

Saturn in the 2nd house, lagna by lagna
LagnaSign in this houseDignityHouses it rulesYogas and roles
Aries (Mesha)Taurus (Vrishabha)Friend's sign10th (Career & Status), 11th (Income & Gains)—
Taurus (Vrishabha)Gemini (Mithuna)Friend's sign9th (Fortune & Father), 10th (Career & Status)Yogakaraka — rules a kendra and a trikona
Gemini (Mithuna)Cancer (Karka)Enemy's sign8th (Longevity & Sudden Change), 9th (Fortune & Father)—
Cancer (Karka)Leo (Simha)Enemy's sign7th (Marriage & Partner), 8th (Longevity & Sudden Change)—
Leo (Simha)Virgo (Kanya)Friend's sign6th (Enemies, Debt & Health), 7th (Marriage & Partner)—
Virgo (Kanya)Libra (Tula)Exalted5th (Children & Intellect), 6th (Enemies, Debt & Health)—
Libra (Tula)Scorpio (Vrishchika)Enemy's sign4th (Home, Mother & Property), 5th (Children & Intellect)Yogakaraka — rules a kendra and a trikona
Scorpio (Vrishchika)Sagittarius (Dhanu)Neutral sign3rd (Courage & Siblings), 4th (Home, Mother & Property)—
Sagittarius (Dhanu)Capricorn (Makara)Own sign2nd (Wealth, Speech & Family), 3rd (Courage & Siblings)—
Capricorn (Makara)Aquarius (Kumbha)Own sign1st (Personality & Health), 2nd (Wealth, Speech & Family)Lagna lord
Aquarius (Kumbha)Pisces (Meena)Neutral sign1st (Personality & Health), 12th (Expenses & Foreign Lands)Lagna lord
Pisces (Meena)Aries (Mesha)Debilitated11th (Income & Gains), 12th (Expenses & Foreign Lands)Debilitated — check for neecha bhanga

When it gives its results

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 2nd 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

Remedies

  • 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.

Remedies for all nine planets · The Saturn mantra in full

See your own placement

Make your kundli and open the card for the 2nd 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.

Make your free kundliTry the interactive kundli on a sample chart

Other planets in the 2nd house

Saturn in the other houses

Common questions

Is Saturn in the 2nd house good or bad?

Not by itself. Long-horizon saving, honest speech and patience with family duties make it pay. It is exalted here for Virgo (Kanya) lagna and debilitated for Pisces (Meena) lagna.

Which lagna gives Saturn in the 2nd house its best result?

Taurus (Vrishabha) (yogakaraka); Virgo (Kanya) (exalted); Libra (Tula) (yogakaraka); Sagittarius (Dhanu) (own sign); Capricorn (Makara) (own sign) lagna. The full table above gives every lagna.

When does Saturn in the 2nd house give its results?

In Saturn mahadasha (19 years), in Saturn antardashas within other mahadashas, and in the dasha of the lord of the 2nd house.

What are the remedies for Saturn in the 2nd 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.