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Bhavas

The twelve houses, counted from the rising sign.

Tanu

House 1 · also Kalpa

Physique, appearance, intellect, vigour, weakness, happiness, grief, innate nature.

Dharma KendraTrikona

Dhana

House 2 · also Kutumba, Sva

Wealth, food, family, death, enemies, metals, precious stones.

Artha

Sahaja

House 3 · also Vikrama

Valour, servants, brothers, sisters, initiatory instructions, journey, parents death.

Kama Upachaya

Sukha

House 4 · also Bandhu, Griha

Conveyances, relatives, mother, happiness, treasure, lands, buildings.

Moksha Kendra

Putra

House 5 · also Pratibha

Amulets, sacred spells, learning, knowledge, sons, royalty, fall of position.

Dharma Trikona

Ari

House 6 · also Kshata

Maternal uncle, doubts about death, enemies, ulcers, step-mother.

Artha DusthanaUpachaya

Yuvati

House 7 · also Patni, Manmatha

Wife, travel, trade, loss of sight, death.

Kama Kendra

Mrityu

House 8 · also Randhra

Longevity, battle, enemies, forts, succession.

Moksha Dusthana

Dharma

House 9 · also Shubha, Guru

Fortunes, wifes brother, religion, brothers wife, visits to shrines.

Dharma Trikona

Karma

House 10 · also Aspada, Mana

Royalty, place, profession, honour, father, living in foreign lands, debts.

Artha KendraUpachaya

Labha

House 11 · also Aya, Bhava

Sons wife, income, prosperity, quadrupeds.

Kama Upachaya

Vyaya

House 12 · also Ripha

Expenses, history of enemies, own death.

Moksha Dusthana

Kendras (1, 4, 7, 10) are the angles and trikonas (1, 5, 9) the trines; dusthanas (6, 8, 12) are the difficult houses and upachayas (3, 6, 10, 11) the houses of growth. The gold tag is the aim of life the house serves: dharma, artha, kama or moksha.