Vrishchika lagna
The 2nd Lord for Scorpio Ascendant: Jupiter
2nd house = Sagittarius · lord Jupiter · also lord of the 5th
With Scorpio rising, the 2nd house is Sagittarius, the 2nd sign counted from Scorpio, and Sagittarius is ruled by Jupiter. So for Scorpio ascendant the 2nd lord is Jupiter, which also rules the 5th through Pisces: one graha holds the 2nd and the 5th together for this ascendant. The 2nd is classed maraka (with the 7th) and panapara (succedent), and the 5th a trikona.
The lagna lord, Mars, and the 2nd lord, Jupiter, count each other a friend for Scorpio ascendant. The 2nd’s matters are savings and wealth, family of origin, speech and voice and values; with Scorpio rising they sit in Sagittarius, a dual fire sign that is the 9th of the natural zodiac.
Sagittarius as the 2nd House of Scorpio Ascendant
Sagittarius exalts no graha in signs.js, so no graha is exalted in the 2nd for Scorpio ascendant, and it debilitates none. The house holds Mula (all four padas), Purva Ashadha (all four padas) and Uttara Ashadha (pada 1), whose lords are Ketu, Venus and the Sun; Jupiter rules none of them. Opposite, across the chart, the 8th holds Gemini, ruled by Mercury.
Where Jupiter Is Strong and Weak, as Houses of Scorpio Ascendant
Counted from Scorpio, Jupiter is exalted in the 9th, debilitated in the 3rd, and in its own sign in the 2nd and the 5th. Exaltation and debilitation are always six signs apart, so for Scorpio ascendant the 2nd lord’s best and worst houses face each other across the chart.
| 2nd lord in | Sign | Jupiter’s dignity |
|---|---|---|
| the 1st | Scorpio | in a friend's sign |
| the 2nd | Sagittarius | in its own sign (its own house) |
| the 3rd | Capricorn | debilitated |
| the 4th | Aquarius | in a neutral sign |
| the 5th | Pisces | in its own sign (its other house) |
| the 6th | Aries | in a friend's sign |
| the 7th | Taurus | in an enemy's sign |
| the 8th | Gemini | in an enemy's sign |
| the 9th | Cancer | exalted |
| the 10th | Leo | in a friend's sign |
| the 11th | Virgo | in an enemy's sign |
| the 12th | Libra | in an enemy's sign |
Each row links to the placement worked out for all twelve ascendants, where Scorpio is one line of twelve. None of this is a forecast for anyone born with Scorpio rising; where Jupiter actually sits, its aspects and the running dasha decide what the 2nd lord does in a chart.
Jupiter Through the 2nd and Its Exaltation House, 2026–2028
Jupiter does not reach Sagittarius, the 2nd house of Scorpio ascendant, between 2026 and 2028. Through Cancer, the 9th house of Scorpio ascendant and its exaltation sign, it passes 2 times: 2 June 2026 to 31 October 2026 (151 days) and 25 January 2027 to 26 June 2027 (152 days). The dates are days only. A transit is the sky, not a chart: it touches every Scorpio-rising chart’s 2nd house at once.
The Other Houses of Scorpio Ascendant
The whole Scorpio chart, house by house, is on the Scorpio ascendant page; Jupiter in Sagittarius on Jupiter in Sagittarius. For the method, see rashi and lagna and the 12 houses guide.