In the classical text Phaladeepika chapter number 2 ‘Graha Bheda’ Sloka number 7 explains about significations of planet Saturn. In this sloka a line comes “दासत्वं कृषिसधानं रविसुतकारगृहम् बन्धनं ll” which means, Saturn signify slavery, service, farm equipment’s and imprisonment. So, among the various significations of Saturn Phaladeepika mention ‘farm equipment’. Apart from this about the signification of the Moon the same chapter of Phaladeepika in its sloka number 2 says, “छत्रं सुव्यन्जन फ़लनि मृदुलं पुष्पाणि सस्यं कृषिं ll” meaning the Moon signify royal insignia, sweet meals, fruits, soft material, agriculture, grains etc. Thus, agriculture and grains come under the significations of the Moon as per Phaladeepika. And Saturn rules the farm equipment’s necessary for the farming work.
In Brihat Jataka Karmajeeva Adhyay Chapter number 10 the source of earnings of a native has been advice to reckoned from the Navamsha sign lord of the 10th house lord from the strongest of the lagna, the Moon or the Sun. As per the Sloka number 2 of this chapter the Moon signify earnings from the agriculture and products which are grown in the water.
{Note: This article of mine was published in the August 2025 issue of Modern Astrology Magazine. The same has been reproduce here for the readers of this blog}
After the study of more than 25 horoscopes of people who have got their higher education in the subject of agriculture science, I found that the Moon and Saturn were connected with the 5th house/lord and/or the 9th house/lord in their birth chart, Navamsha and Chathurvimsamsa (D-24) divisional chart. I have taken the 5th house and its lord for education as Sage Parashara in his Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra’s ‘Bhava Vivek Adhyay’ , Chapter number 12 in Sloka 6 has clearly mentioned that education is to be seen from the 5th house only. The 9th house being the 5th from the 5th as per the ‘Bhavartha Bhavam’ principal is the secondary house for reckoning the education. Apart from this the signs of Saturn (Capricorn and Aquarius) and also of the Moon (Cancer) were found to be having a relation with the 5th house/lord and also 9th house/lord in Rashi , Navamsha and Chathurvimsamsa charts invariably.
Now we will take few horoscopes to see how the role of the Moon and Saturn comes into play in the study of agriculture science as a subject in higher learning. All the horoscopes have been cast using Chitra Paksha or Lahiri Ayanamsa only.
Chart 1. Female: Born March 2, 1974 at 01h. 20m. at 81E 14’, 26N 13’ with a balance of 3 years 9 months 5 days of the Moon Dasha at birth.
The female native of Scorpio ascendant (chart 1) has studied her bachelors and also masters in agriculture science during the Dasha of Rahu (1984 to 2002) , and also in Jupiter (2002 onwards). Rahu is getting the aspect of Saturn in birth chart and Jupiter is in the sign of Saturn.She was also pursuing her PHD in the same subject when I saw her chart in 2020 at the time when she was in Saturn Dasha . See the 5th lord Jupiter is in the sign of Saturn the planet which signify agriculture science. Saturn aspect the 5th house of education from the 8th house of research. The Moon is the lord of the 9th house of higher education in Rashi chart and in Navamsha the Moon is in the 5th house of education. The Moon also gives the study in agriculture science along with the Saturn.
The Chathurvimsamsa chart (D-24) is to be studied for education as per Sage Parashara. In Chathurvimsamsa Capricorn sign is rising which is ruled by Saturn which is also giving aspect to the 5th house of education there along with the Jupiter in who’s Dasha she studied the subject of agriculture science at masters level (M.Sc.).
Chart 2. Male: Born February 4, 1973 at 21h. 25m. at 79E 49’, 11N 55’ with a balance of 17 years 0 months 28 days of the Rahu Dasha at birth.
In the Virgo lagna horoscope (chart 2) the majority of planets are in the sign of Saturn in Capricorn in the 5th house of education. The Moon is also in the sign of Saturn in Aquarius and get the aspect of Saturn which is placed in the 9th house of higher education in Rashi chart. The native is a high-ranking government servant in ministry of Earth Sciences in Delhi. During the Dasha of Jupiter (March 1990 to March 2006) he did his B.Sc and also M.Sc in agriculture science. He later completed his PHD in food technology also. Jupiter is Vargottama in the sign of Saturn in Capricorn and is strongly influencing the 5th house in both Rashi and Navamsha .
In Chathurvimsamsa Jupiter aspect the lagan where Aquarius the sign of Saturn is rising. Noticeable point here is that the Moon is in the sign of Saturn in both Rashi and Chathurvimsamsa , and it get the aspect of Saturn also. The predominant Saturn and the Moon related with the houses of education in Rashi , Navamsha and Chathurvimsamsa gave him the studied in agriculture
science.
Chart 3. Male: Born January 20, 1969 at 02h. 45m. at 72E 37’, 23N 02’ with a balance of 3 years 10 months 6 days of the Mars Dasha at birth.
In the case of this male native (chart 3) of Scorpio ascendant the 5th house of education has Rahu and Saturn in mutual aspect with Jupiter which is the lord of the 5th house placed in the 11th house of gains. The Moon is in the sign of Saturn in Capricorn. During the Dasha of Jupiter (from
November 1990 to November 2006) he did his B.Sc and M.Sc in Agriculture science from Gujarat University. Later he did a PHD in anthropology in a research on Trible people from IIM Ahmadabad in the same Dasha of Jupiter. In Navamsha Saturn aspect the 5th house of education and the Moon aspect the 9th house of higher education.
In Chathurvimsamsa the Moon is the lord of the lagna. Saturn is in the 9th house of higher education and aspect the 9th lord Jupiter in who’s Dasha he studied agriculture science subjects. He also went to Canada in year 2000 (Jupiter Dasha Venus Anter Dasha ) and at present is on the post of professor in some university there.
Chart 4. Male: Born May 18, 1987 at 06h. 07m. at 76E 11’, 20N 32’ with a balance of 2 years 5 months 26 days of the Sun Dasha at birth.
The Taurus lagna horoscope (chart 4) is of a young government servant who works in Maharashtra agriculture department. He did his B.Sc in agriculture science in Rahu Dasha and Rahu Anter Dasha in year 2008. The 5th lord Mercury is in conjunction with the 4th lord Saturn in the lagna is in good Raja Yoga here. The aspect of the 9th lord Saturn on the 5th lord Mercury is not only a strong Raja Yoga but it is also producing a yoga to study the subject of agriculture science. The Moon is in the 9th house in the sign of Saturn and also gets its aspect. In Navamsha the Moon is the lord of 5th house of education and is in the sign of Saturn who is along with the Moon, and also aspect the 9th house of higher education.
In Chathurvimsamsa (D-24) the Moon aspect the 5th house of education and Saturn aspect the lagna. The strong influence of the Moon and Saturn on the education giving houses made him study the subject of agriculture science.
Chart 5. Female: Born May 3, 1996 at 21h. 45m. at 78E 24’, 21N 11’ with a balance of 13 years 5 months 18 days of the Jupiter Dasha at birth.
The Sagittarius lagna female native (chart 5) did her B.Sc. in agriculture science (2015 to 2019) and also M.Sc in the same subject (2019-2021) all during the Dasha of Saturn which started from October 2009. The Moon, which is karaka for agriculture, aspect the 5th house and its lord Mars both. Saturn, during who’s Dasha she studied agriculture science, is the lord of the 5th house from the Moon in Rashi and in Navamsha it is with the 5th lord there.
In Chathurvimsamsa Saturn aspect the lagan from its own sign in Aquarius. Saturn also aspect the 9th house of higher education in Chathruvimsamsa chart confirming our hypothesis. The Moon is in the sign of Saturn in Chathurvimsamsa chart.
Chart 6. Female: Born November 7, 1997 at 16h. 44m. at 76E 11’, 20N 32’ with a balance of 5 years 9 months 2 days of the Moon Dasha at birth.
The Aries lagan horoscope (chart 6) is of young lady who did her B.Sc. in agriculture science and later did an MBA. She completed her higher education in Rahu Dasha which is in the 5th house of education. Rahu Dasha started in her chart in August 2010. In her chart Saturn aspect the 9th house of higher education.
The Moon is in the sign of Saturn in Rashi chart. In Navamsha Saturn is in the 9th house. In Chathurvimsamsa Saturn is the lord of the 5th house and is in conjunction with 9th lord Mercury. The Moon is in own sign in Cancer in Chathruvimsamsa chart. Since the influences of the Moon and Saturn is a bit mild only so after doing her B.Sc. in agriculture science she moved into the field of management and is now working in a multinational company.
Chart 7. Male: Born March 25, 1998 at 14h. 45m. at 76E 11’, 20N 32’ with a balance of 2 years 3 months 26 days of the Mars Dasha at birth.
In case of the Cancer lagna native (chart 7) the Saturn is along with the 5th lord Mars in the 9th house of higher education. The 9th lord Jupiter is with the Moon in the sign of Saturn in Aquarius in Rashi chart. In Navamsha the Moon aspect the 5th house of education and the 5th lord Mars is in the sign of Saturn. In Chathurvimsamsa the Virgo sign rise and Saturn aspect the 5th house strongly.
The Moon is in the lagna of the Chathruvimsamsa chart. The strong influences of the Saturn and the Moon on the education giving houses made him study the subject of agriculture science (2019 to 2021), and also gave him a job in the same field in a fertilizer company only. All this happen in the Dasha of Jupiter which is in Aquarius a sign of Saturn in Rashi . In Navamsha Jupiter is with Saturn, and in Chathurvimsamsa it is in mutual aspect with Saturn. Jupiter Dasha started in his chart in July 2018.
Chart 8. Rainer Schickele : Born July 22, 1905 at 05h. 30m. at Berlin at 13E 24’, 52N 31’ with a balance of 8 years 11 months 17 days of the Saturn Dasha at birth.
Source: https://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Schickele,_Rainer
The Cancer lagna horoscope (chart 8) is of German born American agriculture economist who taught at the Agriculture Science Department at North Dakota Agriculture collage (now North Dakota State University) and later worked in the United Nations at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
He has written a famous book on the subject and has to his credit many research papers. In the birth chart Saturn aspect, the 5th house of education. The 9th house has the Moon in Rashi chart. In Navamsha the Moon aspect the 5th house and its lord.
In Chathurvimsamsa (D-24) Libra ascendant is rising and the 5th lord Saturn is with the Moon.
Chart 9. Georg Hygen : Born August 6, 1908 at 20h. 15m. at Oslo, Norway at 10E 45’, 59N 55’ with a balance of 12 years 0 months 13 days of the Saturn Dasha at birth.
The Capricorn lagna horoscope (chart 9) given here is of Norwegian botanist who was professor at Norwegian Collage of Agriculture from 1951 to 1976. He wrote several treaties on planets. In his horoscope majority of planets are in Cancer sign which is the Rashi of Moon the karaka of agriculture products. The Moon aspect the 5th house of education in his chart. Saturn from the 3rd house of writing aspect the 5th house of education and authorship, and it also aspects the 9th house of higher education and teaching. So, this amply explain his career spanning more than two decades as a professor in collage of Agriculture in his country.
In Navamsha the Moon is in the 5th house along with the 5th lord Mercury. The 9th lord Saturn in Navamsha aspect the 5th house and also the 5th lord.
In Chathurvimsamsa (D-24) the Taurus lagna is rising where the 9th lord Saturn aspect the lagna. The Moon is in the 9th house of higher education and it is in mutual aspect with the lagna lord Venus amply explaining his higher education and research in the field of agriculture science.
