According to one belief in astrology, Rahu gets exalted in the sign of Taurus and according to another belief in astrology, Rahu gets exalted in Gemini. For the sake of the present topic, we will consider the sign of exaltation of Rahu as Taurus. Rahu is exalted in a horoscope when it is placed in the sign of Taurus, which in simple words means that Rahu gains maximum strength when placed in Taurus compared to its placement in all the other signs. Exalted Rahu is associated with many good things by many astrologers and it is believed by a number of astrologers that exalted Rahu always works positively in a horoscope and it brings good results for the native under its influence. This is not the case in actual practice and exalted Rahu can work positively as well as negatively in a horoscope depending on the other deciding factors and depending on the overall tone of the horoscope of a native under consideration.
The word exalted simply relates to the strength of Rahu in a horoscope and it doesn’t relate to the nature of Rahu in a horoscope. Accordingly exalted Rahu placed in different houses of a horoscope can give benefic as well as malefic results depending on the nature of Rahu as well as depending on the overall tone of the horoscope. We will now discuss some of these benefic as well as malefic effects which can be experienced when exalted Rahu is placed in different houses of a horoscope.
Exalted Rahu in 1st House : When benefic in nature, exalted Rahu placed in the first house of a horoscope can bless the native with good results related to marriage, profession, finances, health, authority and many other types of good results. Accordingly the natives under the effect of this benefic influence may come across some of these good results depending on the overall tone of their horoscopes. Benefic exalted Rahu in the first house can especially prove good for the professional sphere of the native and it can bless the native with success in a number of professions depending on the overall tone of his horoscope. Such benefic influence in the first house of a horoscope can render some creative abilities to some natives under its impact due to which such natives may engage in creative fields of profession and they may achieve success through such creative fields.
For example, if benefic exalted Rahu is placed in the first house of a horoscope in the sign of Taurus, exalted Ketu is placed in the seventh house and a benefic combination of Mercury and Venus is placed in the second house of this horoscope in the sign of Gemini, the native may become a singer. The native under the combined effect of these benefic planets may get blessed with a good voice and he may try his luck in the field of singing. However the effect of these benefic planets alone may not be sufficient to bless the native with much success in the line of singing and more benefic influences may be required. If benefic Sun is placed in the third house of this horoscope in the sign of Cancer and benefic Mars is placed in the eleventh house of this horoscope in the sign of Pisces, the equation may become much more positive.
Accordingly the native blessed by such benefic exalted Rahu and all other benefic planets mentioned in this example may become a professional singer and he may earn good amount of money and fame through this line of profession. The presence of benefic Saturn in the fifth house of this horoscope in the sign of Virgo and the presence of benefic exalted Moon in the first house of this horoscope in the sign of Taurus along with benefic exalted Rahu can make this equation much more productive. The native blessed by all these benefic planets may earn very good amount of fame, money and recognition as a singer and he may become one of the most famous singers of a country. Such native may especially gain popularity and fame through his stage performances or live performances as he may have a very vibrant style of performing. As more benefic influences add to this horoscope, the native under the combined effect of all such benefic influences may achieve even more success through this field of profession.
Taking a look at one more such example, if benefic exalted Rahu is placed in the first house of a horoscope in the sign of Taurus, Ketu is in the seventh house and exalted Venus is placed in the eleventh house of this horoscope in the sign of Pisces along with benefic Moon, the native may become an actor. The native under the combined effect of all these benefic planets may get the gift of acting and he may receive much appreciation or even some formal awards for his acting during school or college years. The native may engage in the field of acting on professional basis at a right age and he may achieve good amount of success and fame through the field of acting. Such native may become a movie actor or a television actor and he may either work in lead roles or he may play some very important roles in movies or in television programs, depending on the rest of his horoscope.
At the same time, if benefic debilitated Mercury is present in the eleventh house of this horoscope in the sign of Pisces along with benefic exalted Venus and Moon; and benefic exalted Sun is placed in the twelfth house of this horoscope in the sign of Aries when benefic exalted Rahu is in the first house of this horoscope, the results may become very good. The native blessed by all these benefic as well as some very strong planets placed in their signs of exaltation may achieve very good results through the field of acting. Such good results may enhance in particular if benefic debilitated Mercury placed in the eleventh house of this horoscope forms Neechbhang Rajyoga in the horoscope, along with benefic exalted Venus. According to its definition, if a benefic debilitated planet is present with a benefic planet which is either the lord of its sign of debilitation or which gets exalted in its sign of debilitation, the debilitation status of this planet may get cancelled and Neechbhang Rajyoga may be formed in the horoscope, which can bless the native with very good results, in some spheres of his life.
In the present case, benefic debilitated Mercury is placed in the eleventh house of this horoscope along with benefic exalted Venus. Hence the debilitation status of Mercury may get cancelled and Neechbhang Rajyoga may be formed by these two planets, which can bless the native with very good results through the field of acting. Accordingly the native blessed by such benefic exalted Rahu, benefic exalted Sun, Neechbhang Rajyoga and other benefic planets may become a lead movie actor and he may become one of the most famous movie stars of a movie industry. Such native may earn very good amount of money, fame and success through movie industry and he may become an iconic celebrity. As more benefic planets add to this horoscope, the native may achieve even better results. For example, the presence of benefic Mars in the first house of this horoscope in the sign of Taurus along with benefic exalted Rahu can bless the native with fame on international level, through the field of acting. Similarly the presence of benefic exalted Jupiter in the third house of this horoscope in the sign of Cancer can bless the native with even more acting talent and he may come across more recognition for his acting works.
On the other hand, the presence of malefic exalted Rahu in the first house of a horoscope can trouble the native with problems related to marriage, profession, finances, overall health, reputation and many other types of problems. Accordingly the natives under the effect of this malefic influence may have to suffer from some of these problems depending on the overall tone of their horoscopes. Such malefic exalted Rahu can especially prove bad for the profession of the native and it can cause many problems in his profession. Some natives under the effect of this malefic influence may have to change many jobs in their lives and they may not find stable jobs or professions till late in their lives. The malefic effect of exalted Rahu in the first house of a horoscope can make the native feel dissatisfied with his professional results in most of the jobs that he engages in, and hence he may quit such jobs in search of something better. However he may not find that better job till late in his life and till that time, he may keep running from job to job.
Malefic exalted Rahu in the first house of a horoscope can also trouble the native with problems related to his health and such problems may intensify if it forms Kaal Sarp Yog in the horoscope along with malefic Ketu in the seventh house. Such defect formed by these two malefic planets is called Anant Kaal Sarp Yog and it may trouble the native with problems related to his health as well as with problems related to his marriage, apart from causing problems in his profession. Some natives suffering from such malefic defect may get addicted to some harmful drugs and some of them may have to face serious consequences due to regular use of harmful drugs in heavy quantities. Such Kaal Sarp Yog can also render criminal tendencies to the native due to which, some natives suffering from it may engage in various types of crimes and they may have to face severe punishments.
Such malefic influence can also cause delay or disturbances in the marriage of the native under its influence due to which some natives suffering from this type of Kaal Sarp Yog may have to face these types of problems also. In extreme cases when Kaal Sarp Yog formed by such malefic exalted Rahu and malefic exalted Ketu is supported by some other malefic planets, the native may either not be able to get married till very late in his life or he may have to face more than one broken marriage, depending on the overall tone of his horoscope.