When Sun or the lord of the ninth house is placed in the third house of a horoscope and it is afflicted by a malefic planet which is also placed in the third house, Pitra Dosh is formed in the third house of such horoscope. Pitra Dosh in the third house can cause many types of problems for the native under its impact, depending on its strength and on the overall horoscope of the native.
Pitra Dosh in the third house of a horoscope can trouble the native with problems related to his profession. Accordingly, the natives under the strong influence of this type of Pitra Dosh may have to suffer from many types of problems related to their professional fields. Some natives under the malefic impact of such Pitra Dosh may develop criminal tendencies and if their overall horoscopes are supportive for being criminals, they may become criminals. Such natives may engage in medium or hardcore types of crimes depending on the strength of this defect and accordingly they may suffer from medium or harsh types of punishments. In an extreme case of its type when such Pitra Dosh is strong and it is supported by other malefic planets in a horoscope, the native may become a hardcore criminal and he may have to face serious consequences. Such native may receive life imprisonment, he may even get a capital punishment or he may get killed in an encounter with police or a criminal gang.
For example, if Pitra Dosh is formed due to the presence of malefic Mars in the third house of a horoscope in the sign of Scorpio along with Sun; malefic Rahu is placed in the sixth house of this horoscope in the sign of Aquarius and malefic Ketu is placed in the twelfth house of this horoscope in the sign of Leo, the native may become a criminal. The native under the combined effect of such Pitra Dosh and other malefic planets may engage in various types of crimes, he may get convicted for one such crime and he may have to spend many years in prison. The joint impact of such Pitra Dosh and other malefic planets may also get this native seriously injured in a gang war, and he may even have to lose one or more than one limb.
At the same time, if malefic retrograde Saturn is placed in the tenth house of this horoscope in the sign of Gemini and Mercury is placed in the third house of this horoscope in the sign of Scorpio along with malefic Mars and Sun when all other planets are placed in the already mentioned houses of this horoscope, the problem may intensify. The native under the collective influence of such Pitra Dosh and other malefic planets may commit an offence like murder or he may engage in an act of mass violence; killing many people at a time, and he may receive a sentence of life imprisonment or capital punishment, depending on the rest of his horoscope. Such native troubled by this type of Pitra Dosh and other malefic planets may also get killed in a police encounter or in a gang war, at a young age.
Some other natives under the malefic impact of such Pitra Dosh may have to face delays and setbacks in their professional spheres where the quantum of these problems depends on the strength of such Pitra Dosh and on the overall tone of the horoscope of a particular native in question. In an extreme case of this type when such Pitra Dosh is strong and it is supported by other malefic planets in a horoscope, the native under its impact may have to remain jobless for periods of more than one year, many times in his life; or he may have to shut down his business due to big financial losses, more than once in his life. The natives who have this type of Pitra Dosh and who engage in businesses may have to suffer a lot due to the problems coming from their employees. In an extreme case of this type, the native may have to suffer from big financial losses and other types of losses due to the betrayal of one or more than one of his employees.
Some other natives under the malefic impact of such Pitra Dosh may not settle in permanent professions and they may have to keep changing their jobs, due to various reasons. This type of Pitra Dosh can make the natives under its impact travel a lot in order to earn their bread and butter; and such travel may have bad impact on their health as well as on their family lives. In an extreme case of this type when such Pitra Dosh is strong and it is supported by other malefic planets in a horoscope, the native may have to change his city, state or even his country of residence many times in his life, primarily due to professional reasons.
Some natives suffering from Pitra Dosh in the third house of their horoscopes may have to face relationship problems with their brothers or sisters, their friends, their colleagues and their neighbors, where the quantum of such problems depends on the overall horoscopes of these natives. The siblings of these natives may especially prove troublesome for them and they may have to spend a lot of money, time and effort in order to fix many of their problems. However, the malefic impact of such Pitra Dosh may not let these native have much credit for such efforts and on the contrary, their siblings may be jealous of them and they may find ways to trouble them. In an extreme case of this type when such Pitra Dosh is strong and it is supported by other malefic planets in a horoscope, the native may have to bear the responsibility of one or more than one sibling for many years of his life, due to various reasons.
The malefic impact of such Pitra Dosh can also make some natives suffer from setbacks, conspiracies and betrayals coming through their siblings; where the amount of sufferings of these natives depends on their overall horoscopes. The siblings of some of these natives may turn enemies and they may confront these natives in many situations. Some other natives under the impact of such Pitra Dosh may get cheated or betrayed by their siblings and they may have to face losses due to such betrayals. In an extreme case of its type, when such Pitra Dosh is strong and it is supported by other malefic planets of a specific type in a horoscope, the native under its impact may get murdered by his own brother or sister; due to various reasons depending on the overall tone of his horoscope.
The malefic influence of such Pitra Dosh can also trouble the natives under its impact with many types of health problems and diseases; and it can also reduce the lifespan of these natives. The types of problems faced by a native of this type and the quantum of such problems depend on the strength of such Pitra Dosh, as well as on the overall tone of the horoscope of the native. In an extreme case of its type when such Pitra Dosh is strong and it is supported by other malefic planets in a horoscope, the native under its impact may die at a young age, by virtue of a fatal disease or by means of an accident.
For example, if Pitra Dosh is formed due to the presence of malefic retrograde Mercury in the third house of a horoscope in the sign of Capricorn along with Sun and Venus, malefic Mars is placed in the eighth house of this horoscope in the sign of Gemini and malefic Moon is placed in the sixth house of this horoscope in the sign of Aries, the native may face such problems. The native troubled by such Pitra Dosh and other malefic planets may get seriously injured in an accident and he may also lose one or more than one limb in such accident. At the same time, if malefic Rahu is placed in the eighth house of this horoscope in the sign of Gemini along with malefic Mars; and malefic Ketu is placed in the second house of this horoscope in the sign of Sagittarius, the problem may intensify. The native troubled by such Pitra Dosh and other malefic planets may die young by virtue of a fatal accident, unless there is a strong life saving planet in his horoscope.
Apart from this, Pitra Dosh formed in the third house of a horoscope can trouble the native with many other types of problems depending on the overall tone of his horoscope. Vedic astrology is equipped with many remedies that can reduce the strength of Pitra Dosh formed in a horoscope. These remedies include the application of gemstones, yantras, poojas and charities. Doing suitable remedies can certainly help reduce the strength of this defect and the native may witness better or much better results in the spheres of his life, which are affected by Pitra Dosh in his horoscope.
Himanshu Shangari