Saturn as Putra Karaka

Please check this introductory article to understand the theme and purpose behind this series - https://www.astrosaxena.com/articles/NewSeries-PlanetsasJaiminiKarakas-IntroductoryArticle


Let’s cover this article under following points -


Saturn - Saturn is all that which we don't like in our life. Saturn is Delay, Frustration, Restriction, Limitation and Anxiety. It is Delay, Perseverance, Hard-work and Labour. It is people of Authority, like Boss at your work place or Father at home. Saturn is our challenges and biggest lessons of life. Saturn is Old-age, Teeth/Bones in human body, Diseases, Transformation etc. Saturn is Discipline, Organisation, Structure, Government, Law & Order etc.


Putra Karaka - It is planet with the 5th highest degree. It is known as Putra Karaka or Significator of Child. This planet and its position in chart will indicate towards your relation with your Children and their life. 


Results of Saturn as Putra Karaka - As I see, following results can be prominent when Saturn becomes someone’s Putra Karaka -


1.Saturn is a planet of duty and responsibility in life. It is a planet which gives results only after delay, hard work and perseverance. Saturn is more a work oriented planet rather than relationship oriented planet. To gain any result of the house where Saturn impacts, we have to work for a very long time. Only good thing with Saturn is that when it starts giving result then those results also stay with us for a long time.


2.So, when someone has Saturn as Putra Karaka, then relationship with Child can be strenous, difficult or distant. It can be more a relationship of responsibility and duty towards the child. They may even have delays and difficulties in having a child.


3.It can create a scenario where person is living far away from their Children or even if they stay together, it can be a feeling of limitations or restrictions in relationship with child. Under the same roof, they may feel distant.


4.Here, we need to understand that Saturn is not a relationship oriented planet. Hence, it cannot help us in any relation. When Saturn impacts any relation in your life, you have to continuously work on that relationship tirelessly and then only you can expect some results coming your way. It is always “work in progress” with Saturn.


5.As Putra Karaka represents other things related with 5th House too, Saturn being PK shows that person can have a very distant and cold love/romance life. Even Love making is like duty/responsibility for them.


6.Saturn being PK can impact their overall happiness factor.


7.But in Ajeeva Karakas of Putra Karaka, person can expect better results like in matters of education, creativity and sports etc. They can work tirelessly in these areas of life and later in life they can get better results.


8.Person may stay away from child or lover, may be for the purpose of completing the education or due to some responsibility and duty.


9.Basically, it is not good to have Saturn as Putra Karaka for an overall happiness factor, especially in early life. If person puts continuous efforts then things can improve in later life.


10.But again, only benefit with Saturn is that when it brings results even those results are there for a long time. So here, they may gain benefits from Child or Education/Creativity later in life but that benefit will stay there.


11.Now, whichever house Saturn rules in your chart through Capricorn and Aquarius signs, those houses would also indicate possible areas from where Putra Karaka results can come. It also shows that who all will be important to the native in finding these results.


12.Then in whichever house/sign Saturn sits in chart, that shows in which area or direction of life Putra Karaka results will be manifested. Like, for Cancer ascendant, if Saturn is in 5th house/Scorpio then it shows a heavily karmic relation with child or romantic partner. But for Libra ascendant person, if Saturn is placed in 6th house/Pisces then obstacles or disappointments faced in matters of children or love/romance matters may help them in their spiritual evolution.


13.If any planet is conjunct with Saturn then it adds its own flavor of things/representations which can bring authority to person.


Dignity - With Saturn, dignity doesn’t matter. Saturn in any sign represents delays, hard work and perseverance. It brings results with delay only, regardless of the fact that Saturn is exalted or debilitated. .


Final conclusion would depend on overall analysis of chart with lots of other factors along with Saturn’s position.


Hope this helps. Thanks,