Guru

Jyotisha

Guru, or Brihaspati, is Jupiter, the graha of dharma, wisdom, the teacher, children and law. It is the karaka of the 5th house and, with the Sun, of the 9th, so the two houses of the guru and of the disciple are both read from it.

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A note on this entry

Exalted at 5 degrees of Cancer, debilitated at 5 degrees of Capricorn; moolatrikona the first third (0 to 10 degrees) of Sagittarius, the rest of Sagittarius and all of Pisces being own signs (BPHS ch. 3). Friends the Sun, Moon and Mars; enemies Mercury and Venus; Saturn is neutral. Jyotish keeps Pisces with Jupiter and gives it to no outer planet. The combustion orb is 11 degrees, and a combust Jupiter is one of the few real weakenings a benefic suffers.

Correspondences

Planet: Jupiter

Sacred timing

Sign: Sagittarius Pisces
Day: Thursday

Symbols and forms

Alternate Names: BrihaspatiDevaguruVachaspatiJupiter

Nature and meaning

Kind: Graha
Sanskrit: गुरु / बृहस्पति
English: Jupiter
Nature: Class
Saumya
Quality
Benefic
Condition
Benefic in every chart: the greater benefic (maha saumya), whose harm is only excess.
Reading
Guru is saumya and the greater benefic, and it is the one graha whose malefic potential is read as over-expansion rather than as injury: too much faith, too much food, too much promise. It protects whatever it aspects, which is why its aspect is one of the most sought in the chart.
Meaning: Guru, or Brihaspati, is Jupiter, the graha of dharma, wisdom, the teacher, children and law. It is the karaka of the 5th house and, with the Sun, of the 9th, so the two houses of the guru and of the disciple are both read from it. Its period is the longest but one in the Vimshottari cycle and is generally read as the most benign.

Details

Exaltation: Cancer
Debilitation: Capricorn
Moolatrikona: Sagittarius
Karaka: WisdomDharmaGuruChildrenWealthLawReligionTeachingFortuneLiverFatThighExpansionNorth east
Dasha Years: 16
Gem: Yellow sapphire
Metal: Tin
Deity: Brihaspati

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