Vedic Astrology Houses (Bhavas)

1st House (Tanu Bhava)

Represents: - Self - Personality - Physical body - Appearance - Health - Character - Life direction

One-line meaning: Self

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2nd House (Dhana Bhava)

Represents: - Wealth - Savings - Family - Speech - Food habits - Accumulated assets

One-line meaning: Wealth

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3rd House (Sahaja Bhava)

Represents: - Courage - Initiative - Communication - Writing - Skills - Self-effort - Younger siblings - Short journeys - Entrepreneurship

One-line meaning: Effort

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4th House (Sukha Bhava)

Represents: - Mother - Home - Property - Vehicles - Education - Emotional peace - Comforts and happiness

One-line meaning: Home

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5th House (Putra Bhava)

Represents: - Children - Intelligence - Creativity - Education - Romance - Speculation - Past-life merit (Purva Punya)

One-line meaning: Intelligence

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6th House (Ripu Bhava)

Represents: - Enemies - Debts - Diseases - Competition - Service - Litigation - Daily work struggles

One-line meaning: Struggles

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7th House (Yuvati Bhava)

Represents: - Marriage - Spouse - Partnerships - Business partnerships - Public dealings

One-line meaning: Marriage

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8th House (Randhra Bhava)

Represents: - Longevity - Sudden events - Transformation - Inheritance - Occult knowledge - Secrets - Mysticism

One-line meaning: Transformation

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9th House (Dharma Bhava)

Represents: - Luck - Fortune - Dharma - Religion - Spirituality - Father - Guru - Higher education - Long-distance travel

One-line meaning: Luck

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10th House (Karma Bhava)

Represents: - Career - Profession - Status - Reputation - Achievements - Authority - Public image

One-line meaning: Career

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11th House (Labha Bhava)

Represents: - Income - Gains - Profits - Fulfillment of desires - Social circle - Networking - Elder siblings

One-line meaning: Gains

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12th House (Vyaya Bhava)

Represents: - Expenses - Foreign lands - Spirituality - Meditation - Sleep - Isolation - Charity - Moksha (Liberation)

One-line meaning: Losses & Liberation

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Easy Memory Trick

House	Keyword
1	Self
2	Wealth
3	Effort
4	Home
5	Intelligence
6	Struggles
7	Marriage
8	Transformation
9	Luck
10	Career
11	Gains
12	Liberation

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House Groups

Dharma Houses (Purpose)

• 1st House
• 5th House
• 9th House

Artha Houses (Wealth)

• 2nd House
• 6th House
• 10th House

Kama Houses (Desires)

• 3rd House
• 7th House
• 11th House

Moksha Houses (Spiritual Liberation)

• 4th House
• 8th House
• 12th House

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Example

If Sun + Mars + Mercury + Venus are in the 3rd House

The planets will mainly influence:

• Courage
• Communication
• Skills
• Writing
• Self-effort
• Entrepreneurship
• Younger siblings

Planet Effects

Sun (Ravi) - Leadership - Confidence - Recognition

Mars (Mangal) - Courage - Competitiveness - Action-taking ability

Mercury (Budh) - Communication - Learning - Business skills

Venus (Shukra) - Creativity - Social charm - Artistic talents

Combined Result

A strong possibility of: - Self-made success - Good communication skills - Entrepreneurial mindset - Leadership ability - Creative expression - Strong initiative

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9 planests x 12 houses = 108 combinations

Planetary Effects by House (Quick Reference)

Rule: A planet influences the matters of the house it occupies.

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☀ Sun (Ravi)

1st House

• Leadership
• Strong personality
• Confidence
• Authority

2nd House

• Powerful speech
• Family pride
• Wealth through status

3rd House

• Courage
• Initiative
• Leadership in communication

4th House

• Strong attachment to home
• Property and vehicles
• Influence from father

5th House

• Intelligence
• Creativity
• Leadership in education

6th House

• Victory over enemies
• Competitive nature

7th House

• Dominant spouse
• Leadership in partnerships

8th House

• Interest in mysteries
• Sudden transformations

9th House

• Fortune
• Dharma
• Respect for father/guru

10th House

• Career success
• Authority
• Government connections

11th House

• Large gains
• Influential friends

12th House

• Foreign connections
• Spiritual development

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🌙 Moon (Chandra)

1st House

• Emotional personality
• Popularity

2nd House

• Family attachment
• Soft speech

3rd House

• Creative communication
• Travel

4th House

• Strong emotional peace
• Love of home

5th House

• Creativity
• Love for children

6th House

• Emotional stress
• Service mindset

7th House

• Caring spouse
• Emotional relationships

8th House

• Emotional transformations
• Psychic sensitivity

9th House

• Spiritual inclination
• Good fortune

10th House

• Public popularity
• Career visibility

11th House

• Helpful friends
• Gains through public support

12th House

• Spirituality
• Imagination

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♂ Mars (Mangal)

1st House

• Courage
• Energy
• Competitive nature

2nd House

• Sharp speech
• Aggressive wealth building

3rd House

• Exceptional courage
• Strong self-effort

4th House

• Property disputes possible
• Strong desire for assets

5th House

• Competitive intelligence
• Passionate romance

6th House

• Excellent for defeating enemies

7th House

• Passionate marriage
• Possible conflicts

8th House

• Interest in occult sciences

9th House

• Adventurous spirituality

10th House

• Leadership career
• Engineering or military

11th House

• Gains through action

12th House

• Foreign work
• Hidden energy expenditure

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☿ Mercury (Budh)

1st House

• Intelligence
• Communication skills

2nd House

• Business ability
• Financial planning

3rd House

• Writing
• Marketing
• Communication mastery

4th House

• Education
• Analytical mind

5th House

• Strong intellect
• Learning ability

6th House

• Problem-solving skills

7th House

• Business partnerships

8th House

• Research ability

9th House

• Academic excellence

10th House

• Commerce
• IT
• Business success

11th House

• Networking ability

12th House

• Foreign business

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♃ Jupiter (Guru)

1st House

• Wisdom
• Good character

2nd House

• Wealth
• Family prosperity

3rd House

• Teaching ability
• Guidance

4th House

• Happiness
• Property blessings

5th House

• Excellent for children
• Intelligence

6th House

• Protection from problems

7th House

• Good spouse
• Wise partnerships

8th House

• Spiritual knowledge

9th House

• One of the best placements
• Luck and Dharma

10th House

• Respectable career

11th House

• Large gains

12th House

• Spiritual growth

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♀ Venus (Shukra)

1st House

• Beauty
• Charm

2nd House

• Wealth
• Pleasant speech

3rd House

• Artistic skills
• Creativity

4th House

• Luxurious home

5th House

• Romance
• Creativity

6th House

• Workplace harmony

7th House

• Excellent marriage potential

8th House

• Passion
• Hidden pleasures

9th House

• Fortune through relationships

10th House

• Arts
• Fashion
• Entertainment career

11th House

• Financial gains

12th House

• Luxury and foreign pleasures

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♄ Saturn (Shani)

1st House

• Discipline
• Responsibility

2nd House

• Slow wealth accumulation

3rd House

• Persistent effort

4th House

• Responsibility toward family

5th House

• Serious intellect

6th House

• Excellent worker

7th House

• Delayed marriage

8th House

• Longevity

9th House

• Slow but steady luck

10th House

• Hard-earned career success

11th House

• Stable gains

12th House

• Spiritual discipline

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☊ Rahu

1st House

• Ambition
• Unconventional personality

2nd House

• Desire for wealth

3rd House

• Fearless communication

4th House

• Foreign property connections

5th House

• Unusual intelligence

6th House

• Strong enemy-defeating ability

7th House

• Unconventional relationships

8th House

• Occult fascination

9th House

• Unusual beliefs

10th House

• Powerful career ambitions

11th House

• Massive gains potential

12th House

• Foreign settlement

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☋ Ketu

1st House

• Spiritual personality

2nd House

• Detachment from wealth

3rd House

• Inner courage

4th House

• Detachment from comforts

5th House

• Spiritual intelligence

6th House

• Victory through detachment

7th House

• Detachment in relationships

8th House

• Deep occult abilities

9th House

• Spiritual Dharma

10th House

• Non-materialistic career

11th House

• Detached gains

12th House

• Excellent for Moksha

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Planetary Friendships (Graha Maitri)

Legend

• 🟢 Mitra = Friend
• 🟡 Sama = Neutral
• 🔴 Shatru = Enemy

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☀ Sun (Ravi)

Friends 🟢

• Moon
• Mars
• Jupiter

Neutral 🟡

• Mercury

Enemies 🔴

• Venus
• Saturn

Nature

• King
• Authority
• Leadership
• Soul (Atma)

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🌙 Moon (Chandra)

Friends 🟢

• Sun
• Mercury

Neutral 🟡

• Mars
• Jupiter
• Venus
• Saturn

Enemies 🔴

• None

Nature

• Queen
• Mind
• Emotions
• Mother

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♂ Mars (Mangal)

Friends 🟢

• Sun
• Moon
• Jupiter

Neutral 🟡

• Venus
• Saturn

Enemies 🔴

• Mercury

Nature

• Commander
• Courage
• Action
• Energy

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☿ Mercury (Budh)

Friends 🟢

• Sun
• Venus

Neutral 🟡

• Mars
• Jupiter
• Saturn

Enemies 🔴

• Moon

Nature

• Prince
• Intelligence
• Communication
• Business

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♃ Jupiter (Guru)

Friends 🟢

• Sun
• Moon
• Mars

Neutral 🟡

• Saturn

Enemies 🔴

• Mercury
• Venus

Nature

• Teacher
• Wisdom
• Dharma
• Knowledge

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♀ Venus (Shukra)

Friends 🟢

• Mercury
• Saturn

Neutral 🟡

• Mars
• Jupiter

Enemies 🔴

• Sun
• Moon

Nature

• Minister
• Luxury
• Beauty
• Relationships

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♄ Saturn (Shani)

Friends 🟢

• Mercury
• Venus

Neutral 🟡

• Jupiter

Enemies 🔴

• Sun
• Moon
• Mars

Nature

• Servant
• Discipline
• Karma
• Hard Work

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☊ Rahu

Friends 🟢

• Venus
• Saturn
• Mercury

Neutral 🟡

• Jupiter

Enemies 🔴

• Sun
• Moon
• Mars

Nature

• Obsession
• Ambition
• Foreign Things
• Material Desires

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☋ Ketu

Friends 🟢

• Mars
• Jupiter
• Saturn

Neutral 🟡

• Venus
• Mercury

Enemies 🔴

• Sun
• Moon

Nature

• Spirituality
• Detachment
• Liberation
• Occult Knowledge

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A useful next reference sheet would be "Planet Karakatwas (what each planet signifies in life)", such as: - Sun → father, government, authority, soul - Moon → mother, mind, emotions - Mars → courage, property, brothers - Jupiter → children, wisdom, wealth - Venus → wife, luxury, vehicles - Saturn → karma, labor, delays

That table is something Jyotish students use constantly while reading charts.

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