Rahu in the 10th house
The results given by Rahu in the tenth house of the horoscope
This is a powerful position, indicating a person of high standing, a deeply religious nature, great abilities in the field of his work and good earnings. The classical texts note that they will visit holy places, will carry on humanitarian activity, will have abilities in art; they will have secret meetings. (Tom Hopke)
Rahu in the 10th house and Ketu in the 4th house: The 10th house shows the profession, reputation, fame and glory. Rahu in the 10th strengthens the reputation in society. Politicians need this most of all. Therefore such a placement of Rahu is considered excellent for politicians and public figures. Such people are very busy with their work, and they have no time for family life. The main thing for them is to receive the next award, title. These are people who were domestic in a past life; and in this life they are meant to work for the good of society. These are very ambitious people who have grandiose plans. They obtain success without particular labour. They do not like to sit calmly in one place and work. They need activity where one can be active and obtain quick success. If Rahu is in the 10th house and at the same time the Rahu mahadasha falls in an active age, the person will have great success.
These people do not want to work in subordination and within established frameworks. They are called freelancers (a free schedule, their own master). The best planet in the 10th house is Mars. After Mars the best planet is considered to be Rahu. Rahu in the 10th house gives success that does not last long. It is considered that at the end of the Rahu mahadasha people discover that they do not have with them what they have accumulated. These people need to learn to stop in time in the pursuit of fame and success, without yielding to their passions.
Ketu in the 4th house does not give the person emotional comfort. This is the house of joy and domestic comfort. Ketu squeezes the indications of the house where it is placed. The person is eternally dissatisfied. It is difficult for him to acquire his own dwelling and to have a comfortable, cosy corner of his own, if there is no aspect from benefic planets for real estate (especially Jupiter and Saturn). Even if he has his own dwelling, most likely this dwelling is not very cosy. Perhaps the person will have to go through disputed situations connected with real estate. The person does not have close relations with the members of his family. He is in no hurry to return home after work. In the presence of aspects from benefic planets Ketu may not show its natural negative character. (Mahesh Dharmadasa)
Rahu in the 10th house
Rahu in the 10th house Success in the career, great abilities, talents, cruelty, problems with the mother, wealth, fame. (Indubala)
Rahu in the 10th house: this placement contributes to professional growth and to social status, but may unexpectedly cut short the career. Responsive, outwardly attractive, of few words, bold, aggressive, awkward manners. Earns by dishonest means, faces many restrictions in his career, may sharply change his kind of activity. Few offspring, a long-lived father. (Shri Govind Swarup Agarwal)
Rahu in the 10th, Ketu in the 4th house: the karmic task
This placement of the nodes puts the person into various extreme situations in life. The placement of Ketu in the 4th house suggests that the first half of life and especially childhood are full of unpleasant experiences. This may leave deep scars on the person's psyche. The 4th house has a relation to the emotional life of the person, which is laid down in childhood. An incorrect attitude of parents, friends or teachers may lead to mental disorders, which may manifest in later years.
Those whose Ketu is strong are tempered in these difficulties and develop a very perceptive mind, and those whose Ketu is weak become very subject to external influences.
A strong placement of Ketu in the 4th house gives psychic abilities, but in order to use them correctly for the good of others, the person must be a strong personality.
This combination of the nodes gives not very smooth relations with the parents, but there is a strong bond with one of the grandfathers or with one of the grandmothers. The native may receive financial support from relatives, but there is always some misunderstanding present. This placement of Ketu gives strong psychic contact with the mother, but relations with her may not always be pleasant because of a tendency to fall into extremes. In this placement misunderstanding between different generations manifests most strongly and therefore the sooner the native leaves the parental home, the better it will be for everyone.
This combination best of all contributes to going out into the world and leaving one's mark on history. Such a person has the abilities to head a large organisation or mission. This is a very favourable placement for outward success, especially if Rahu is somehow connected with other vitally important centres of the horoscope. The closer Rahu is to the middle of the 10th house, the more it can help the native to realise his plans. Usually Rahu in the 10th helps the person to come to the fore in the second half of life. Rahu in this position gives the person a strong sense of the goal of life and of his purpose.
Ketu in the 4th house of Moksha gives the person a sense of the presence of higher forces that create and sustain the universe. Immature souls may give themselves too strongly to these sensations and forget about the practical side of life, which one must learn to avoid. Again, one needs to understand what the harmony between the elements of water (emotions) and earth (practicality) consists in. A good analogy helps to assimilate this principle: “The earth needs water in order to give a harvest. However too much water will cause a flood, and a lack of water will cause a drought”.
Besides its main period, Rahu brings its fruits at the ages of 19, 38 and 42.
This placement of Rahu often requires the person to sacrifice his personal life for the sake of public life. The native must relate to this very carefully and understand that complete neglect of the affairs of the 4th house may lead him to deep inner dissatisfaction even after the attainment of fame.
Rahu in the 10th gives the person leadership qualities, which may be used either for his own aggrandisement, or for the good of those around him. Such a Rahu prompts the person to think and do much for the sake of his status in society, endows him with pragmatism, ambitions, a striving for recognition.
Ketu in the 4th usually gives the person deep knowledge about his roots and an attachment to them. It is necessary to learn to use the wisdom of the past (the 4th house) for the good of the people around (the 10th house).
Examples: Genghis Khan and Mahatma Gandhi.
“Bhrigu Sutra” 8.25-28
Life in slums and sexual relations with widows await the owner of the horoscope. But if Rahu or Ketu are joined with a benefic planet, he will be able to live in good houses. A person who has the shadow planets placed in the 10th house will be interested in poetry.
Other opinions concerning Rahu in the 10th house:
“Phaladipika”: Rahu in the 10th house — the owner of the horoscope will have few children, will not perform good deeds, but will become fearless and famous.
“Chamatkar Chintamani”: Rahu in the 10th house — a person who has Rahu placed in the 10th house will prefer the company of foreigners and beautiful women, will squander
money on alcoholic drinks, and will commit cruel deeds.
Note: Bhrigu Muni gives the same characteristics for the placement of Rahu and Ketu in various houses. His opinion is based on the fact that these planets are always in the seventh house from each other and both exert an influence on the house. However the other classical texts, apart from the “Brihat Jataka” and the “Saravali”, which do not describe the results of the placement of the shadow planets in the houses of the horoscope, hold a different opinion.
We should like to add several important remarks concerning the placement of Rahu and Ketu in the houses of the horoscope. Concerning the characteristics of these planets there are three main opinions: 1) they act as the lord of the sign that they occupy, 2) their nature is like that of Mars and Saturn, and also 3) the view of Kalidasa given below. An experienced astrologer intuitively understands what influences the shadow planets conduct when he analyses a horoscope or draws up forecasts.
Relying on the famous classical work of Kalidasa, the “Uttara Kalamrita”, it may be said that, being shadow planets, these planets are not regarded as the lords of any houses or signs. If Rahu and Ketu are in conjunction (in the same sign) with a planet, then they take on its qualities, become conductors of its energy, and in their periods, or bhuktis, act like that planet. When the shadow planets do not enter into a conjunction — they give the results of the planet aspecting them. And only when Rahu and Ketu are neither joined nor aspected by planets do they act as the lord of the sign in which they are placed.
If one of the two nodes and the lord of a triad are placed in conjunction in the 9th or 10th houses or if one of them is in the 9th, and the other in the 10th, a favourable yoga is formed, which will bring prosperity to the owner of the horoscope. If at the same time a malefic planet enters into a conjunction with or aspects one of the shadow planets, then the bhukti [sub-period] of the yoga-karaka will prove unfavourable.
And a last remark. Rahu and Ketu become beneficial when they occupy the positions of a triad or of a kendra from the lagna. The shadow planets also prove beneficial when they are joined with the lords of a house of a triad or of a quadrant. But if at the same time the lord of the 9th house also owns the 8th (in the case of Gemini rising), or the 12th (in the case of Libra rising), and also if the lords of the 9th or 10th houses are joined with the lords of the 8th and 12th houses, the beneficial results of the yoga are lost.
“Bhrigu Sutra” with commentaries by Indubala
«Jataka Bharanam» 17.96
The results of the placement of Rahu in the 10th house
If in the birth chart Rahu is placed in the 10th Bhava, then the person will be deprived of happiness because of his father (deprived of a father), deprived of wealth, will destroy his enemies, will suffer from illnesses of Vata (Wind) and will receive damage (injuries) from a means of transport. If Rahu is in the Rashi of Mina [Pisces], then the person will suffer from many pains and troubles.
Comments: The 10th Bhava [house] is the Bhava of the profession by which the person earns his living. Rahu is the significator of dirty (bad) and tamasic actions. Therefore the placement of Rahu in the 10th house will create in the person's mind an inclination to take intoxicating substances <drugs> and to commit low deeds. This is a strong combination for receiving income from foreign trade. Such a person, in order to satisfy his sexual desires, enters into relations with several young women. He will fight in many legal proceedings because of his various deeds. The authors of astrology have described such results of the placement of Rahu in the 10th Bhava: pain in the body of the person's father, troubles or calamities abroad, some illness of Vata (Wind), a habit of stealing, a lack of moral principles (an indecent character), ignoble and low judgements, a lack of enthusiasm (energy), subjection to pride and so on.
But according to Shri Venkatesha Sharma, if Rahu is placed in the 10th Bhava, the person will definitely receive favourable results by bathing in the holy river Ganges. If in the 10th Bhava Rahu or Ketu are not joined with a malefic Graha [planet], then the person performs the Yagya.
In all cases it has been noticed that such a person is exceptionally skilful in activity concerning his business or profession. He uses any means to remove an obstacle on his path. He does not pay great attention to the purity of the methods. Therefore other people, dealing with him, must show particular attention with regard to business matters.