The Traditional Meaning of the 12 Houses in
Hindu Vedic Astrology
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House no.
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What it signifies
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Part of the body
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1st House (Lagnam)
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The Self, Physical Characteristics, Outer
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Face & Head
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Tanubhavam
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Personality, Beginnings, Health |&
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Development.
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2nd House
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Family, Wealth, Worldly
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Neck & Throat
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Dhanabhavam
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Possessions Emotional
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Attachments.
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3rd House
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Kindred, Lower Mind, Act & Reason by
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Shoulder & Arms
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Sodara Bhavam
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Instinct, Courage, Short Journeys, Self
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Expression, Communication, Mental
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Condition.
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4th House
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Mother, Vehicle, Property, Real Estate,
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Chest & Breast
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Matru Bhavam
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Inheritance.
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5th House
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Purwa Punya, Progeny, Education,
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Heart, Soul & Spinal Cord
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Vidhya Bhavam
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Speculations, Love Affair, Romance, Sport.
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6th House
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Mothers relatives, Health, Enemies,
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Stomach & Intestine
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Satru Bhavam
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Servants,
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7th House
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Spouse, Partner, Sensible Opponents,
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Navel & Ext. Organs of
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Kalatra Bhavam
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Generation
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8th House
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Partners Wealth, Longitivity, Legacy,
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Int. Organs of Generation
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Ayurbhavam
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Pension,
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9th House
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Bhagya Stan, Upper / Higher Mind, Long
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Thighs
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Pitru Bhavam
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Voyages,
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Higher
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Education, Science,
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Bhagyam
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Discovery,
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Religion,
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Philosophy, Legal
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matters
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10th House
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Karma Stan, Father, Profession, Position in
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Knees
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Jeevana Bhavam
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Professional Life, Honour, Credit &
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Rajyam
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Standing in Society, Attainments
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11th House
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House of Fulfillment, Elders, Well
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Legs
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Laabha Bhavam
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Wishers, Friends, Confidence gained from
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Office, Sudden Gains, Windfalls, Hopes and
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Aspirations,
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12th House
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House of Moksha, Externment & Exile,
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Ankles & Feet’s
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Vyaya Bhavam
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Imprisonment and Confinement, Self
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Undoing, Foreign land Settlement.
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