12/17/2018

The Traditional Meaning of the 12 Houses in Hindu Vedic Astrology

The Traditional Meaning of the 12 Houses in 
Hindu Vedic Astrology


House no.
What it signifies

Part of the body
1st House (Lagnam)

The Self, Physical Characteristics, Outer
Face & Head
 Tanubhavam
Personality, Beginnings, Health |&


Development.


2nd House
Family, Wealth, Worldly
Neck & Throat
Dhanabhavam
Possessions Emotional


Attachments.


3rd House
Kindred, Lower Mind, Act & Reason by
Shoulder & Arms
Sodara Bhavam  
Instinct, Courage, Short Journeys, Self


Expression, Communication, Mental


Condition.



4th House
Mother, Vehicle, Property, Real Estate,
Chest & Breast
 Matru Bhavam 
Inheritance.



5th House
Purwa Punya, Progeny, Education,
Heart, Soul & Spinal Cord
 Vidhya Bhavam 
Speculations, Love Affair, Romance, Sport.

6th House
Mothers   relatives,   Health,   Enemies,
Stomach & Intestine
 Satru Bhavam 
Servants,



7th House
Spouse, Partner, Sensible Opponents,
Navel & Ext. Organs of
 Kalatra Bhavam 



Generation
8th House
Partners Wealth, Longitivity, Legacy,
Int. Organs of Generation
Ayurbhavam  
Pension,



9th House
Bhagya Stan, Upper / Higher Mind, Long
Thighs
Pitru Bhavam  
Voyages,
Higher
Education,   Science,

 Bhagyam 
Discovery,
Religion,
Philosophy,  Legal


matters



10th House
Karma Stan, Father, Profession, Position in
Knees
Jeevana Bhavam 
Professional   Life,   Honour,   Credit   &

 Rajyam 
Standing in Society, Attainments

11th House 
House of Fulfillment, Elders, Well
Legs
Laabha Bhavam 
Wishers, Friends, Confidence gained from


Office, Sudden Gains, Windfalls, Hopes and


Aspirations,



12th House 
House of Moksha, Externment & Exile,
Ankles & Feet’s
Vyaya Bhavam  
Imprisonment and Confinement, Self


Undoing, Foreign land Settlement.