When exalted Sun is placed in the eighth house in a horoscope, Virgo rises in the ascendant. Exalted Sun is malefic in the eighth house in most cases though it may turn benefic in some cases. This generally happens when Sun is influenced by benefic planets, such as through conjunction and/or aspects. As the number of benefic planets and the strengths of such planets increase, Sun may become more benefic.
Apart from that, the overall theme of horoscope having such exalted Sun can also turn it benefic in some cases, when such theme is highly benefic. When Sun turns benefic in the eighth house, it may form Vipreet Rajyoga in the horoscope. This is because it is the lord of the twelfth house, it is placed in the eighth house and it is benefic. The concept of malefic planets turning benefic due to influences of benefic planets has been explained in Manglik Dosh section of the book ‘Match Making and Manglik Dosh (Revised Edition)’.
Let’s look at some results which may be given by exalted Sun in the eighth house when it is benefic. Benefic exalted Sun in the eighth house can bless the native with good results related to profession, health, spiritual growth, lifespan, authority and several other good results, depending on his overall horoscope. This placement may prove especially good for spiritual growth and when supported by the overall horoscope, such exalted Sun may render good results in this field.
Taking an example, suppose benefic exalted Sun is placed in the eighth house of a horoscope in Aries. Benefic Jupiter is placed in the twelfth house in Leo, benefic Mercury is placed in the ninth house in Taurus, Mars is placed in the sixth house in Aquarius and Moon is placed in the seventh house in Pisces. In this case, the native may engage in the field of spiritualism and he may witness good growth in this field.
If a combination of Venus and Ketu is placed in the tenth house in Gemini, Rahu is placed in the fourth house in Sagittarius and Saturn is placed in the eleventh house in Cancer, the results may improve. The overall horoscope may become capable of handling the energy of exalted Sun in the eighth house as well as that of Mars in the sixth house. Hence Sun may form Neechbhang Rajyoga in the eighth house and Mars may form this yoga in the sixth house. The native may achieve very good amount of spiritual growth, he may become a spiritual guru and he may have a large number of followers.
Such benefic exalted Sun can also bless the native with good results through fields like astrology, tantra and other likewise fields. Taking an example, suppose a combination of exalted Sun and Mercury is placed in the eighth house of a horoscope in Aries. Benefic exalted Venus is placed in the seventh house in Pisces, benefic Moon is placed in the first house in Virgo and benefic Jupiter is placed in the tenth house in Gemini. In such case, the native may become an astrologer and he may witness success, fame and recognition.
If Rahu is placed in the sixth house in Aquarius, Ketu is placed in the twelfth house in Leo and Saturn is placed in the third house in Scorpio, the equation may improve. The native may achieve more and more knowledge in the field of astrology with time, and he may witness very good amount of success, money and recognition as an astrologer. Such native may do much better in this field after his age of 40, than he may do before this age.
Such benefic exalted Sun can also render good results through inheritance, when the overall horoscope supports such results. Taking an example, suppose a combination of exalted Sun and Mercury is placed in the eighth house of a horoscope in Aries. Mars is placed in the second house in Libra, exalted Venus is placed in the seventh house in Pisces and exalted Jupiter is placed in the eleventh house in Cancer. In this case, the native may gain money and wealth through inheritance. The native may receive such money and wealth through his father and/or he may witness such gains through his father-in-law.
If benefic Moon is placed in the first house in Virgo, Rahu is placed in the ninth house in Taurus and Ketu is placed in the third house in Scorpio, the equation may improve. The native may receive a lot of money and wealth through his father, mother and/or his father-in-law, depending on the finer factors and running times. Such native may get married to a woman from a very rich family and he may receive a lot of financial support from his in-laws.
On the other hand, malefic exalted Sun in the eighth house of horoscope can trouble the native with problems related to profession, health, overall lifespan, marriage, father and several other problems, depending on his overall horoscope. Looking at profession, some natives having such malefic exalted Sun may not settle properly in their professions, some may witness setbacks from time to time and some others may become criminals.
Taking an example, suppose malefic exalted Sun is placed in the eighth house of a horoscope in Aries with Mercury. A combination of Saturn and Rahu is placed in the tenth house in Gemini and Ketu is placed in the fourth house in Sagittarius. In this case, the native may become a criminal and he may engage in various types of crimes. If Venus is placed in the tenth house in Gemini along with Saturn and Rahu, Jupiter is placed in the sixth house in Aquarius and a combination of debilitated Moon and Mars is placed in the third house in Scorpio, the equation may become worse. The native may engage in hardcore crimes which include violence. Such native may serve a long prison sentence or he may get killed in an encounter with a law enforcing agency, depending on the finer factors and running times.
Such malefic exalted Saturn can also trouble the native with health problems. Taking an example, suppose a combination of exalted Sun and Mercury is placed the eighth house of a horoscope in Aries. A combination of Saturn and Ketu is placed in the first house in Virgo and Rahu is placed in the seventh house in Pisces. In this case, the native may suffer from health problems and diseases which may trouble him a lot.
If malefic Mars is placed in the sixth house in Aquarius along with Venus, and Moon is placed in the twelfth house in Leo, the equation may become worse. In such case, the native may suffer from a terminal disease and he may die before the age of 50. Depending on the overall horoscope, finer factors and running times, the native may also contract a sexually transmitted disease and he may die because of it.
Apart from these, malefic exalted Sun in the eighth house can trouble the native with several other problems, depending on his overall horoscope.