Meaning & Importance of The 12 Houses in Janam Kundali, Vedic Astrology Horsocope
The Twelve houses in Hindu Vedic Astrology and significance of 12 Houses in Vedic Astrology. Meaning of the Twelve Houses of the horoscope and the importance of respective houses in HinduJanam Kundli.The 12 Houses and their meanings.Meaning of respective houses in Hindu Kundli and their importance:House 1 in Kundli – House of the Self – Tanu BhavaHouse 2 in Kundli – House of Wealth – Dhan BhavaHouse 3 in Kundli – The House of the Siblings – Sahai BhavaHouse 4 in Kundli – House of the Home/Mother –Bandhu BhavaHouse 5 in Kundli – The House of Children – Putra BhavaHouse 6 in Kundli – The House of Enemies – Ari BhavaHouse 7 in Kundli – The House of the Spouse – Yuvati BhavaHouse 8 in Kundli – The House of Death – Randhr BhavaHouse 9 in Kundli – The House of Fortune – Dharma BhavaHouse 10 in Kundli – House of the Career – Karma BhavaHouse 11 in Kundli – The House of Large Sums, Gains and Friends – Labh BhavaHouse 12 in Kundli – The House of Enlightenment – Vyaya BhavaThe Twelve houses in Vedic Astrology (Hindu) and Their Significance1.
First House in KundliHouse of the Self – Tanu BhavaLagnasthan, TanusthanAscendant or “Lagna” in Sanskrit.The planet ruling the 1st house becomes your Lagna or symbol for your birth chart/life chart. This house signifies life, longevity, self, health, nature and appearance of native. It represents you as a human being, who you are generally. When well aspected it can give fame, beauty, popularity, good health and the ability to make a good first impression. When afflicted, it can do the opposite.First House represents Body, fame, strength, character, courage, knowledge or lack of it, residence, place of birth, dignity, honour, ancestry, livelihood, the present wisdom, wealth, comforts and discomforts, self-respect, peace of mind, happiness and un-happiness, detachment, virtues and vices, health of parents.Body in general, limbs, complexion, marks or moles on the body, sound and unsound health, skin texture, longevity, sleep, head, brain, texture of hair, stamina.2. Second HouseHouse of Wealth – Dhan BhavaDhana-sthan, Kutumb-sthanThis house indicates inflow of finances, bank position, right eye, family, early age or boyhood, speech, sanyas, servants and friends. Self earned wealth, loss or damage, worldly possessions, jewellery, grandfather and mother. It also denotesfamily, understanding with family members, inheritance and law suits. The quality of what a person eats and drinks can be seen here. Also, foul language and the tendency to lie is seen fromthis house.Face, teeth, tongue, oral cavity, nose, nails, speech, eyes(right eye).3. Third HouseThe House of the Siblings – Sahai BhavaShatru-sthan, Parakram-sthanIt denotes younger brothers and sisters and their relations. It signifies courage, intelligence, education up to Higher Secondary level, taste for writing, ornaments, clothes, short journeys. Signing contracts and documents etc. It also represents physical fitness, hobbies, talent, education and good qualities.Ears(right ear), neck, throat, shoulders, bones, upper limbs, mental instability, physical growth, and longevity.4. Fourth HouseHouse of the Home/Mother – Bandhu BhavaMatru-sthan, Sukha-sthanThis house signifies mother, property, conveyance, domestic surroundings and happiness. Old age environments, private affairs, public, inheritance, false allegations, agriculture land and its produce. It is also responsible for hidden treasures, comforts and discomforts, victory and defeat and possession of cattle.Chest, lungs, heart, breast, potent, medicine.5. Fifth HouseThe House of Children – Putra BhavaVidya-sthan, Putra-sthanIt is responsible for Children, speculation, intellectual status and luck are gauged from this house. It also gives pleasure, love affairs, lady love, legal or illegal amusements. The Fifth houseis responsible for kidnap and rape. It denotes mental ability, learning, knowledge, character, acquisitions through wife, fascination for women and karmas of past lives.Heart, upper abdomen, liver, gall bladder, mind, mental illness, problems related to pregnancy.
6. Sixth HouseThe House of Enemies – Ari BhavaRipu-sthan, Rog-sthanThis house is responsible for enemies, health, service, servants, uncle, aunts and relations on father’s side. It represents Enemies, oppositions, mental agitation, injuries, accident, disease, wounds sustained in war, loans, debts, losses, disappointments, obstacles, poisions, slanders, humiliation, cruelty, indulgence in prohibited acts, theft, quarrels, imprisonment, maternal uncles, maternal aunt, step-mother, pets, cattle, flavours of food, servants, subordinates, nuisances in general.Intestines, umbilical region, phlegmatic illness, tuberculosis, eye disease, poisoning, accidents, operations.7. Seventh HouseThe House of the Spouse – Yuvati BhavaBharya-sthan, Maraka-sthanMatters regarding wife, husband, partnership, external sex organs, conjugal happiness are associated with the Seventh House.
It also represents Spouse, sex partner, marriage, adultery, lust or passion, nature or character of spouse, sexual union, secret love affairs, journey, deviation from ones path, partnership in business, overt enemies, quarrels, theft, loss of memory, recovery of lost wealth, progress, attainment of status, grandfather, brothers son death.Lower urinary tract, anal canal, semen, seminal vesicle, urethra, prostrate, sexual act.8. Eighth HouseThe House of Death – Randhr BhavaMrityu-sthanEight House is a very important house and represents death, obstacle, defeat, disgrace, diseases, finances through unfair means, internalsex organs, longevity, mental pain obstacles, dowry of wife, gain from in laws, mode of death, imprisonment, worries, misery, loss of memory, sin, killing a living being, capital punishment, nature of death, place of death, wickedness, humiliation, wifes wealth and sudden unexpectedgain.External genitalia, incurable or chronic disease, loss of limb, longevity, cause of death, severe mental anguish.9. Ninth HouseThe House of Fortune – Dharma BhavaBhagya-sthanThis house indicates religion, father, foreign travel, publicity, preceptor, higher education, learning, writing books, Virtuous deeds, pilgrimages, worship, religious inclination, devotional and religious learning, karmas of the present birth, splendour, association with virtuous, auspiciousness,the preceptor or guru, father, austerity, penance, charity, kindness, wisdom, knowledge, devotion towards the preceptor, spiritual initiation, mental quietude, fame and fortune, progeny, temples, vedic rituals, long journeys, travel by sea.Hips, thighs, nourishment.10. Tenth HouseHouse of the Career – Karma BhavaKarma-sthan, Pitru-sthanThis is an important house and indicates profession, source of livelihood, income through job, foreign travel, financial status,, property, status in life, activities outside house, pleasures, honor, wealth, political power, social status, hidden treasure, prescribed course, education, performance of sacred and religious deeds.Knee joint, knee cap, lower part of body.11. Eleventh HouseThe House of Large Sums, Gains and Friends – Labh BhavaLabha-sthanEleventh House represents for income, acquisition, fulfillment of desires, accumulated wealth, rewards, favours from government and rulers, special status, ancestral property, elder brothers and sisters and relations with them. It also denotes gains of all the nature, lost wealth and profits and returns.Legs, left ear, left upper limb, recovery from disease.12. Twelfth HouseThe House of Enlightenment – Vyaya BhavaVyaya-sthanIt signifies private enemies, pleasures of beds, law suits, imprisonments, secret works, moksha, hospitalization, conjugal relations with opposite sex other than legitimate. Sorrows, debts, lost goods etc.
It also represents spending money, mental anguish, loss of sleep, physical disease, wickedness, penury, imprisonment, confinement in an enemys house, loss of spouse and loss in travel and enemies.Sleep disorders, mental imbalance, hospitalisation, feet, left eye, death.Points to remember to understand Kundli of a person:1. The kendras(or Quadrants) : Houses 1,4, 7 and 10. These are highly significant houses.2. The panapharas(or Successant Houses) : Houses 2,5, 8 and 11.3. The Apoklimas(or Cadent Houses) : Houses 3,6,9 and 12.4. The Trikons(or Trines) : Houses 1,5 and 9. These are highly auspicious and, along with the kendras, determine the health, wealth, status, dignity, rise and virtue or a native. The lagna being both a kendra and a trikona, is the most significant of all the houses.5. The Upachayas : Houses 3,6, 10 and 11. These houses indicate struggle, competition and material achievement.6. The Trika Houses : houses 6,8 and 12. These are considered bad houses(Duhsthanas).
They indicate debt, disease, loss and misery.7. The Ayu-sthanas(or houses of longevity) : Houses 8 and 3(8th from the 8th). They indicate the length of life and therefore, also the death.8. The maraka-sthanas(or killer houses): houses2 and 7.9. The two halves of a horoscope.a. Houses 1 to 7 indicate the invisible half and houses 7 to 1 indicate the visible half of the horoscope.b. Houses 10 to 4 indicate the eastern half and houses 4 to 10 indicate the western half of the horoscope.
by Indian Astrology
