വൈദിക ജ്യോതിഷ പദകോശം
The twelve houses
What each of the 12 bhavas governs — from the self to moksha.
1st HouseTanu Bhava, Lagna Bhava, Ascendant houseThe 1st house (Tanu Bhava) is the house of the self — your body, appearance, vitality, temperament and overall direction of life. It is anchored by the Lagna (Ascendant), the sign rising at your birth.2nd HouseDhana Bhava, house of wealthThe 2nd house (Dhana Bhava) governs accumulated wealth, family, speech, food and values — what you hold and how you express yourself.3rd HouseSahaja Bhava, house of courageThe 3rd house (Sahaja Bhava) governs courage, initiative, younger siblings, communication, skills and short journeys.4th HouseSukha Bhava, Bandhu Bhava, house of homeThe 4th house (Sukha Bhava) governs the mother, home, land and property, vehicles, foundational education and inner contentment.5th HousePutra Bhava, house of childrenThe 5th house (Putra Bhava) governs children, intelligence, creativity, romance, education and purva punya — merit carried from past lives.6th HouseAri Bhava, Roga Bhava, house of enemiesThe 6th house (Ari or Roga Bhava) governs enemies, disease, debts, litigation, competition and daily service or employment.7th HouseYuvati Bhava, Kalatra Bhava, house of marriageThe 7th house (Yuvati or Kalatra Bhava) governs marriage, the spouse, long-term partnerships and business alliances — everything that sits directly opposite the self.8th HouseRandhra Bhava, Ayu Bhava, house of transformationThe 8th house (Randhra Bhava) governs longevity, sudden events, transformation, inheritance, joint assets, research and the occult.9th HouseDharma Bhava, Bhagya Bhava, house of fortuneThe 9th house (Dharma or Bhagya Bhava) governs fortune, dharma, the father, the guru, higher learning, philosophy and long journeys or pilgrimage.10th HouseKarma Bhava, house of careerThe 10th house (Karma Bhava) governs career, profession, public status, authority and one's visible actions in the world.11th HouseLabha Bhava, house of gainsThe 11th house (Labha Bhava) governs gains, income, the fulfilment of desires, friends, networks and elder siblings.12th HouseVyaya Bhava, house of loss and mokshaThe 12th house (Vyaya Bhava) governs expenditure, losses, endings, sleep, isolation, foreign lands and moksha — spiritual liberation.