Meanings of Houses in Vedic Astrology

Concerning the body, the significations of each house generally correspond to the significations of
the equivalent sign of the zodiac in seriatim i.e. whenever we want to examine the condition of any
part of the body, the concerned house and the same number of sign should both be examined.
Afflictions to houses likewise cause diseases of the connected parts.

I House

: Represents the person, his innate nature and state of health, vitality, longevity, happiness,
personality, appearance, prosperity, general disposition in life, reputation and status, desires and
their fulfillment and the body parts - complexion, head (cranium and forehead) and brain, hair,
pituitary glands, etc. For example, weakness of the first house and/or afflictions to the first house
or its lord result in a sickly constitution, causing vulnerability to headache, mental tension,
paralysis, giddiness, wounds, scars, erratic activity of endocrine glands, derangement, brain fever,
stupidity, nose bleeding, etc. A strong Sun and Mars, as significators for vitality and energy
respectively, help as a protective cover.

II House

Represents wealth, family, livelihood, nourishment, male child, higher education, professional
position, spouse, second marriage, continuance of married life, possession of precious stones and
metals, money in cash, earning capacity, financial status, fortune, prosperity, movable properties,
speech, vision and the body parts - face and its organs (nose, throat, mouth, tongue, teeth and
eyes, especially the right one), facial bones, upper neck and its bones, gullet, larynx, cerebellum,
trachea, cervical region and cervical bones, tonsils, etc. For example, weakness of the second
house and/or afflictions to the second house or its lord cause vulnerability to poor digestion,
disorders of speech, throat, cervical, gums, eyes, teeth, etc., and diseases mainly arising out of a
weak venous system. A strong Mercury, as a significator of speech, helps as a protective cover.

III House

Represents younger brothers or sisters, neighbors, courage, physical strength, sports, initiative,
entrepreneurial nature, the power of understanding (learning), communications, short journeys,
initiation into spiritual techniques, writing and communicative capability and the body parts - lower
neck, shoulders, arms and ears (especially the right ones), hands, shoulders and collar bones,
thyroid gland, respiratory and nervous systems, etc. For example, weakness of the third house
and/or afflictions to the third house or its lord cause vulnerability to problems of respiratory canal,
disorders of thyroid, imbalances in the nervous system, depression resulting in partial paralysis,
stammering, shoulder pains, fracture in the collar bone region, partial deafness, respiratory
diseases, asthma, tuberculosis, etc. A strong Mercury, as a significator of communicative capability,
helps as a protective cover.
IV House

Represents mother, happiness, upbringing, relatives, friends, supporters, basic education, vehicles
and conveyances, domestic peace, mind, mental peace, spiritual life (ATMA), confidence, righteous
conduct, close of life, comforts, luxuries, country of birth, immovable properties, real estate, land,
wells and tanks, house, home, assets and the body parts - the rib cage, heart, chest, lungs and
breasts. For example, weakness of the fourth house and/or afflictions to the fourth house or its
lord cause vulnerability to coronary problems, physical ailments of breast, chest, heart and
epigastric region, lungs' disorders, mental disorders, lunacy and the problems connected to the
circulatory systems. A strong Moon as a significator of mother, Venus as significator of comforts and
Mars as significator of immovable properties help as a protective cover.

V House

Represents intelligence, emotions, discernment and discrimination, intellectual and mental talents,
memory, creative intelligence, emotional happiness, love, romance, lover, speculative gains from
investments, organizational ability, success, progeny, children, knowledge, wisdom, higher
learning/education, training, fall from position, social life, inclinations, spiritual pursuits, disciples
and students, devotion, ISHTA Devata, mantras, yantras, amulets, resources and merits we bring
into life, future, digestion, etc., and the body parts - upper belly, stomach, liver, gall bladder,
pancreas, spleen, colon, diaphragm, spine and spinal cord, pregnancy, etc. For example, weakness
of the fifth house and/or afflictions to the fifth house or its lord cause vulnerability to diabetes,
peptic ulcers, anemia, colic pains, stones in gall bladder, acidity, spinal cord disorders, dyspepsia,
diarrhea, pleurisy, heart problems, etc. A strong Sun, as significator of digestion - nourishing agent
of the body, helps as a protective cover.

VI House

Represents disputes, diseases and injuries, debts, enemies, opponents, competitors, thieves, fears,
doubts, worries, vices, weaknesses, sound financial position, maternal uncles, service, employees,
good health and protection against losses through theft, fire and cheating, misunderstandings,
confrontation, litigation and the body parts - waist, navel, lower abdomen, kidneys, small
intestine, upper part of large intestine, intestinal function, appendix, etc. For example, weakness
of the sixth house and/or afflictions to the sixth house or its lord cause vulnerability to problems of
appendicitis, poisoning, colics, constipation, hernia, blood urea, psychiatric problems, exhaustion
and nervous breakdown. In other words, health, financial position and the position with reference
to the opponents is identified through this house. A strong Mercury and Mars, as significators for
health, help as a protective cover.
VII House

Represents long term relationships, legal ties, spouse, partners in life and partners in business,
vitality, potency, fertility, passion, outgoing nature, adultery, moral conduct, pleasures, comforts
and life in foreign lands, success in love affairs, conjugal life, home abroad, travel, trade or
business, expansion and the body parts - pelvic girdle, lumbar region, bladder, lower part of large
intestine, inner sexual organs such as ovaries, uterus, cervix, testicles and prostate gland, etc. For
example, weakness of the seventh house and/or afflictions to the seventh house or its lord cause
vulnerability to generative organs, venereal diseases, arthritis, gout pains, urination problems,
impotency, sterilization, renal problems, etc. A strong Venus, as significator for marital
relationship, helps as a protective cover.

VIII House

Represents longevity, research, interest in mystical sciences, occult, MOKSHA, inner and outer
transformations, past and future events, inheritance, death, will and testament, insurances, easy
gains, marital-tie, vulnerability, fear, accidents, obstructions, litigation, bankruptcy, theft, losses,
misfortunes, disgrace, disappointments and the body parts - scrotum and anus, outer sexual organs,
excretory organs, pelvic bones, etc. For example, weakness of the eighth house and/or afflictions
to the eighth house or its lord cause vulnerability to hidrocele, fissure, impotency, piles, urinary
infections, boils, chronic diseases, etc. A strong Saturn, as significator for longevity, helps as a
protective cover.

IX House
Represents father, preceptor, spiritual learning, spiritual inclinations, intuition, charity, virtue,
duty, destiny on the basis of past lives and resultant happiness, meditation, foreign travel, long
journeys of short duration and life in foreign lands, education abroad, grace, luck, general fortune,
sudden and unexpected gains, religion, pilgrimages, philosophy, law, medicine, remedies, past,
etc., and the body parts - thighs, left leg, thigh bones, bone marrow, hips, hip joints and the
arterial system. For example, weakness of the ninth house and/or afflictions to the ninth house or
its lord cause vulnerability to anemia, low productivity of blood, talassemia, leukemia, high fevers,
diabetes, rheumatism and troubles in hips and thighs, etc. A strong Jupiter, as significator for
general fortune, and a strong Sun, as significator for father, help as a protective cover.

X House

Represents profession, career, vocation, promotion, livelihood, power, fame, public esteem,
status, position, honor, karma in life, character, authority, government, employer, living abroad,
ambition, next birth, happiness from male progeny, debts and the body parts - knee and kneecaps,
joints and bones. For example, weakness of the tenth house and/or afflictions to the tenth house or
its lord cause vulnerability to arthritis, broken knees, inflammation of joints, general weakness,
skin diseases and allergies, emaciated body, etc, besides giving setbacks in professional matters. A
strong Sun, as significator for organizational capability, helps as a protective cover.
XI House

Represents income, prosperity, gains, profit, friends, elder brother or sister, hopes and aspirations
and their fulfillment, etc., and the body parts - shanks, ankles, shin bone, right leg, left ear and
left arm. For example, weakness of the eleventh house and/or afflictions to the eleventh house or
its lord cause vulnerability to circulatory problems, fracture of the lower portion of legs, pain in
legs, problems of low productivity of blood, cancer of leg, etc. A strong Saturn, as significator for
easy sources of income, helps as a protective cover.

XII House

Represents expenses, losses, expenditures for charity, end of life, exile, life in foreign lands,
obstructions in life, separation from family, going astray, withdrawal into retreat, transcendence,
enlightenment, seclusion, imprisonment, hospitalization, pleasures of bed, sound sleep and work
behind the scenes, as work in a hospital, asylum, prison, military quarters, or monastery, etc., and
the body parts - left eye, lymphatic system and feet. For example, weakness of the twelfth house
and/or afflictions to the twelfth house or its lord result in problems to the body parts governed by
this house, sleep disturbances and weaken the immunization power. A strong Moon, as significator
for immunization power and mental peace, and a strong Venus, as significator for happy marital
relationship and comforts, help as a protective cover. Planets in the twelfth house give inclinations
for going to foreign lands or distant places.