This 2025 will see Saturn will be conjoint Rahu in the cursed shapit combination. This energy will be strongly released in the Pisces sign from 29th March 2025 to 29^th May 2025. And this turbulence will affect all of us on earth. Saturn and Rahu are both cruel planets, kroor graha and Pisces is the most sensitive sign of the zodiac thus this time of about 2 months will cause life changing events for all of us. (YouTube video here)

In fact Saturn and Rahu will start influencing each other once they are within 15deg of each other ie from about 15^th Jan 2025. And they remain within 15deg of each other till the end of 2025. So the entire 2025 is influenced by this shapit dosh. The last time Rahu and Saturn were conjoint in Pisces was in 1968, and this is considered to be the single most turbulent year in recent human history. 

This time this combination is even more dangerous as during these 2 months, this Saturn in Pisces with Rahu will aspect Jupiter in Taurus. And Pisces which is under stress also belongs to Jupiter. This will restrict Devguru Bruhaspati. Jupiter is the Jivkarak, the guiding force for us humans living on this earth. And Venus the other Guru. Daityaguru Shukracharya is in Pisces from 28th Jan – 31 May 2025. He will conjunct this cursed combination during these two intense months. Venus is friends with Saturn, but Venus and Saturn together do not generally give good material results. And he is the teacher of Rahu, but does not always discipline him.

Technically these 2 months could have been very positive as Jupiter and Venus have exchanged houses, Parivartan yog. Jupiter in Taurus and Venus exalted in Pisces. But now both are constricted by the shapit yog. So in this Pisces triangle, a lot will depend on your birth chart. If Venus is able to dominate over the other two he will give some positivity. But if he is himself forced to work as they wish, then the time will be turbulent for you.

Saturn works on the material level, he is at the Mooladhar chakra and Rahu is always on the astral level so they have opposite natures. And when they are so close together, it can get messy.  Saturn is limitation, constriction, rules and regulations, social structure, law and morals. He is slow to act, in charge of your karmic payback, and represents reality. If you follow his rules he will eventually give you real gains. Rahu is fast acting, and especially in the current Kaliyug, he is inherently very strong. He wants to seize opportunities, break rules, will not think twice about cheating others. He is capable of taking extraordinary risks and is driven by his intense desire to experience everything at once. if you do anything under Rahu’s influence, it gets registered directly in your Sookshma sharir/subtle body, and creates deep-set karma.

So in this time frame, if you allow Rahu to lead you away from your karmic path, Saturn will not like it and will take action to discipline you aggravating the shapit cursed combination. Rahu and Saturn are both krooor graha, cruel forces of struggle, pain, sorrow, so when they come together, these negative results are magnified. It is a collective deep negative karma on the global level which was brewing for ages and now is out for resolution. This Rahu-Saturn combination in pisces will also not allow the other auspicious combinations to give their full results. So even if there are luxuries available, you may not be allowed to enjoy these positivities to the full extent in this time. 

Generally, family life will be affected, disagreements, psychic attacks, nightmares, troubles with no identifiable reasons are possible. Expect some issues in the married life, arguments, temporary or permanent separation, divorces are possible. On the personal health front lingering diseases or lifetime medical conditions or addictions may start in this time. Especially pay attention to your finances. budgeting is essential and spend only on what you think is necessary. Then pay attention to your children, their habits, behaviour and their education. If you are pregnant, then follow the medical advice exactly. Children born during this timeframe will have this shapit negative combination in their birth chart.  This is also a combination for Pitru dosh and this will be a lifetime energy for them. For such babies, you might need to do some remedial pujas so do consult your Brahmin in time.

For some of us, this Saturn Rahu will give auspicious results together in some way and Venus can guide them for these high energy 2months. In rare charts Rahu can behave like a Yogkarak planet. And Saturn and Venus together are always auspicious for the ascendant signs Taurus, Libra, Capricorn and Aquarius. If they are auspicuous for you in your chart, then they can give opportunities especially in foreign lands, in import/ export, in trade, speculation/ stocks, gambling, chemicals, drugs, metals, and technology, electronics, politics, social work etc. But always use your common sense and do not get into illegal activities in this time. Even if Venus dominates, Saturn Rahu together can still reduce overall auspiciousness.

Now let’s see who are going to be affected the most by this shapit dosh. Open your personal birth chart.

Saturn is a Yogkarak for Libra and Taurus ascendants, so these two ascendants will suffer the least and may get some benefits in this time. Saturn rules over Capricorn and Aquarius so these two ascendant signs will also be able to manage somehow. Yogkarak and Lagnesh are always positive forces in a chart, and generally will not cause damage unless heavily afflicted in the birth chart. Venus is Lagnesh for Taurus Libra ascendant signs. And Yogesh for Capricorn and Aquarius ascendants. So if you have one of these 4 signs as your ascendant then you can get some opportunities at least on the physical levels.

Then in some cases, Rahu can function as a Yogkarak level benefic. If you have this combination then you will be able to use Rahu’s power to gain in life.

Then if you have a powerful birth chart, with a strong ascendant sign, strong ascendant lord and strong birth Moon you will be better able to cope with the energy. Or at least be able to channelise it into productive options. The Ascendant lord is connected to the physical self, and Moon to the astral self. If they are powerful, most of the life’s problems can be handled with ease. A lot depends on the power of your ascendant lord and the your birth Moon in navigating this time. Then if you are in Dasha periods of a functional benefic and he has sufficient power then you will have the strength to endure the negativity. He may also grant you the intelligence to convert adversity into gain.

But if you have this Shapit combination in your birth chart then you should be alert in this time. The time from 29 March to 29 May will see the most intense release of this energy. Then if you are going through a significant transit of Saturn or Rahu in your chart then also be careful. If you have your birth Moon in Aquarius, Pisces or Aries in this time, then you are in the Sade sati phase and the shapit combination can add to the mental stress. Then if you are in the Vimshottari Dasha Mahadasha of Saturn or Rahu then be careful. Or if you are in the Antardasha of these two in any other planet’s Mahadasha, then be very alert during this periods as they can create issues.

Note the birth position of Pisces, Saturn and Rahu in your birth chart. These houses/ signs may be a source of stress in your life. eg birth Pisces in the 4th house can mean sudden and expensive house repairs. Or Rahu in the 5th can mean that your children temporarily stop listening to sense. Or Saturn in the 2nd can mean that you may have to dip into your savings or there will be arguments especially related to inheritance etc in your close family. This you will have to work out using your own chart, the keywords etc.

This Shapit combination for these 2 months is of a very high energy. During this time both the Guru’s Jupiter and Venus will not give their usual positive results. And all this is happening in Pisces, the most sensitive sign of the zodiac. So a 100% remedy for such an intense global level karmic combination is not really possible. Some part of it will have to be gone through. eg if you were supposed to fracture your arm you get away with a mild sprain. And the highest reduction in intensity is when you undergo the negative results in your dream states. So do the remedies to reduce the impact of these cruel planets in your life. 

So do the Mantra and give away the Daana for the planets concerned on the day they change their signs. Then do the mantra of your Kuldevata or Ishtadevta as a lifetime practice. Or take up the Gayatri mantra or the Mahamrutyunjai mantra or any vedic mantra of your choice. But do some Sanskrit mantra as a daily routine. Yo can also do specific Anushthans, Mantra jaap, Homa, Pujas like Satyanarayan pujas, etc during Utsavs, on festival days, your special days, birthdays, anniversaries etc from time to time to add positivity in your life.

And finally for students of Jyotish and followrs of Sanatan Dharma, the ultimate remedy is if you understand the energy and modulate your behaviour intelligently.  Saturn is involved, so try to be disciplined, work hard, be systematic and practical. Rahu’s involvement means that some opportunities will come your way. So in this time, act only those opportunities which are doable, practical, moral and ethical. Essentially in this time you will have to balance between desires, ambition, greed on one side and common sense, duty, responsibility on the other side.  And you always have a choice. If you are able to balance these two forces you can gain a lot in this time. But if you fail to understand the energy dynamics between Rahu and Saturn in Pisces they will wreck havoc in your life. 

If you choose Rahu it is temporary gain but ultimately more entanglements. If you choose Saturn then it is temporarily pain but eventually freedom. In any case it is a  difficult choice. And maybe this is why it is called a cursed combination. 

Dr. Tejaswini Arvind Patil