The 12 houses

The twelve houses and the parts of life each one covers.

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The 1st house: the Lagna, or Tanu bhava

The 1st house, the Lagna or Tanu bhava, is the starting point of the chart. Tradition links it to temperament, the way a person meets the wo...

The 2nd house, Dhana bhava, is linked by tradition to savings, family, speech and food. Tradition sees it as the house of what one keeps, no...

The 3rd house, Sahaja or Parakrama bhava, is linked by tradition to courage, one's own effort, younger siblings and communication. It is an...

The 4th house, Sukha or Bandhu bhava, is linked by tradition to home, mother, land and property, vehicles and peace of mind. It is a kendra,...

The 5th house, Putra or Vidya bhava, is linked by tradition to children, intelligence, learning, creativity and past merit. It is a trikona,...

Tradition links the 6th house with service, daily routine, debts and competition. Its old name is Ripu bhava, but its real meaning is facing...

The 7th house, Kalatra or Jaya bhava, is linked by tradition to the life partner, marriage, business partnerships and the way one connects w...

The 8th house, Randhra bhava, is linked by tradition to deep research, transformation, hidden matters, inheritance and shared resources. It...

The 9th house, Bhagya or Dharma bhava, is linked by tradition to faith, teachers, the father, higher learning, long journeys and fortune. It...

The 10th house, Karma bhava, is linked by tradition to work, career, public standing and responsibility. It is the highest point of the char...

The 11th house, Labha bhava, is linked by tradition to income, gains, friends, elder siblings and wishes fulfilled. It is an upachaya house,...

The 12th house, Vyaya or Moksha bhava, is linked by tradition to expenses, giving, distant lands, rest, solitude and the search for liberati...