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THE BHAVAS:
HOUSES OF THE HOROSCOPE

KEY VEDIC ASTROLOGY HOUSE MEANINGS  &  KARAKAS

If you do not have a copy of your Vedic Birth Chart you can calculate it here

Love Yourself

ASTROLOGICAL KEY WORDS FIRST HOUSE

THANU BHAVA

The Self

Appearance

Vitality

Crown of the head

Physical Body and Health

Karaka is Sun

ASTROLOGICAL KEY WORDS SECOND HOUSE

DHANA BHAVA

Wealth

Speech

Family

Food

Face

Karaka is Jupiter

Medieval Castle
Happy Children

ASTROLOGICAL KEY WORDS THIRD HOUSE

BHRATRI BHAVA

Siblings

Courage

Short Distance Travel

Communication

Neck, Hands and Arms

Karaka is Mars

Mother and Daughter Hugging

ASTROLOGICAL KEY WORDS FOURTH HOUSE

MATRI BHAVA

Mother

Emotions

Home

Vehicles

Chest and Lungs

Karaka is Moon

Mother and Daughter Hugging
Image by Kyle Head

ASTROLOGICAL KEY WORDS FIFTH HOUSE

PUTRA BHAVA

Intellect

Creativity

Entertainment

Children

Stomach

Karaka is Jupiter

Mother and Daughter Hugging

ASTROLOGICAL KEY WORDS SIXTH HOUSE

ARI BHAVA

Enemies

Work and Service

Litigation

Health and healing

Lower abdomen

Karaka is Saturn

Vacuuming Couch
Wedding Decor
Wedding Decor

ASTROLOGICAL KEY WORDS SEVENTH HOUSE

 KAMA BHAVA

Committed Partner or Spouse

Business Partnership

Communication

Procreation

Internal Organs of Regeneration

Karaka's Venus, Jupiter (secondary)

Mother and Daughter Hugging

ASTROLOGICAL KEY WORDS EIGHTH HOUSE

MRTYU BHAVA

Partner's Resources

Longevity

Transformation

Inheritance

Internal Regenerative Organs

Karaka is Saturn

Memorial Candle
Wedding Decor
Image by Raimond Klavins

ASTROLOGICAL KEY WORDS NINTH HOUSE

BHAGYA BHAVA

Dharma

HIgher Learning

Philosophy and law

Spirituality/Religion

Father

Hips

Karaka is Jupiter

Mother and Daughter Hugging

ASTROLOGICAL KEY WORDS TENTH HOUSE

KARMA BHAVA

Karma

Public Reputation

Career

Father

Legs

Karakas Mercury, Sun, Jupiter

Image by Dayne Topkin
Image by Jason Leung
Money Notes

ASTROLOGICAL KEY WORDS ELEVENTH HOUSE

LABHA BHAVA

Earnings from career

Older siblings

Social and Career Groups

Ankles

Karaka is Jupiter

Mother and Daughter Hugging

ASTROLOGICAL KEY WORDS TWELFTH HOUSE

VYAYA  BHAVA

Loss

Isolation

Spirituality

Foreign Lands

Sleep

Feet

Karaka is Saturn

Extreme Traveling
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