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Guru (Jupiter)
Jupiter is the greatest benefic: wisdom, faith, expansion and grace. Where it sits and casts its gaze, it protects, teaches, and enlarges — the planet of the guru, children, and good fortune.
| Signifies | Wisdom, dharma, teachers, children, wealth, the liver and fat |
|---|---|
| Rules | Sagittarius (Dhanu) & Pisces (Meena) |
| Exalted | Cancer |
| Debilitated | Capricorn |
| Day | Thursday |
| Gemstone | Yellow Sapphire (Pukhraj) |
What Jupiter signifies
Jupiter is dharma and grace: wisdom, ethics, higher learning, generosity, and the faith that life is meaningful. It signifies teachers and gurus, children (especially for a woman's chart), wealth honestly grown, and priests and counsellors. Its aspect is the most protective in the chart — whatever Jupiter looks upon, it blesses.
Strong Jupiter, and Guru-Chandal
A strong Jupiter gives optimism, wisdom, ease with money and learning, and a guiding hand at the right moments. Weak or afflicted, it can bring excess, misplaced faith, or trouble with teachers and children. Jupiter joined to a node forms Guru Chandal Dosha — brilliance that must find its own moral footing.
Traditional remedies
Jupiter is honoured on Thursdays: reverence for teachers, yellow offerings, study of scripture, charity, and — on advice — yellow sapphire. Its truest remedy is conduct: keeping faith, teaching what you know, and letting wisdom lead ambition.
Common questions
What does Jupiter represent in Vedic astrology?
Wisdom, dharma, teachers, children, and good fortune. It is the great benefic, rules Sagittarius and Pisces, and is exalted in Cancer.
What is a strong Jupiter?
Jupiter is strongest exalted in Cancer or in its own Sagittarius/Pisces, and weakest in Capricorn. A strong Jupiter is one of the best protections a chart can have.