Vedic astrology is based on constellations.

It has divided the 12 signs into 30 degrees each of the

zodiac and each sign has 2 and quarter constellations in it. It has divided these signs into 12 equal
houses which signify one thing or another.

Significance of Houses in Vedic Astrology

Each house has its own specific signification and now let’s see what is signified by each house
simultaneously.

Significance of Houses in Vedic Astrology

1st House in Vedic Astrology

The first house is the house of the native himself. His body mind and his mental inclinations. It shows
the physical body, the looks of the native and overall appearance. The view’s, the impulsiveness of
the native and the way to do things and tackle issues are all seen by first house.

1st House in Vedic Astrology

This is one of the most important houses as it also covers the diseases which one may come though
in his life. Although for diseases other houses are also seen but overall strength of the individual and
the immunity levels are judged by this house and the placement of this house lord. The life in early
ages, the environment which is given to the individual is all seen from this house. This house also
shows the mental inclinations towards spirituality, materialistic possessiveness, and overall approach
of the individual to accumulate things. This house covers the head portion of the native on micro
level and also the face.

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2nd House in Vedic Astrology

The second house is also called the kutumb bhava or the dhan bhava. As the name suggests this is
the house of relatives, relation with relatives and overall bank balance. This is the house of hidden
talents of the native.

2nd House in Vedic Astrology

This is the house which shows the kind of money an individual will accumulate in his life. This is the
house which covers the teeth, face, beauty or the scars of the face as such. This is also the house of
primary education and the house of self esteem. This is the house which shows how one values
himself where as the first house showed how others will perceive the native. This is the house of
possessions of the native whether it is television or washing machine or hair dryer etc. The vehicles
are also shown by this house and also by the fourth house. The kind of clothing, furniture, jewelry,
the nature of gains and the nature of spending are all shown by this house. The financial securities
and investments are all shown by this house. This house shows the attitude of the native about his
wealth and the means by which he or she will make money. Whether one will make a lot of money
or will he remain a commoner as far as financial gains are concerned are all shown by this house
including some other.

3rd House Significance in Vedic Astrology

This is the house of communication primarily but it is also the house of determination, bravery,
valor, aggressiveness, brothers, neighbors, short journeys, and all kinds of transportation.

3rd House Significance in Vedic Astrology

This is also the house of media, electronic or print media, printing, and publishing, career in these
fields. Performing arts, singing, dancing etc are also the subject of this house. This house also shows
suicide. This is the house which covers the smaller aspects of things like details in small pieces and
information. This is the house of school education, knowledge gained in school time and before
college. This is the house of communication, reading, writing, small distance visits, conversation of
phone, social media, or any abstract medium. This is house of interviews, success in it, dealings, and
negotiations. The 9th house is also seen for the same.

4th House Significance in Vedic Astrology

This house is also called the maatra bhava or the house of mother. This is the house which is seen for
the immovable assets of the natives like house, land, properties, and farms. This is the house of
home, both the childhood home and the current home.

4th House Significance in Vedic Astrology

The various problems related to vehicles and homes are seen by this house. This is the house of
inner security, the feel which one has inside, and the various insecurities which one goes through in
his life. The upbringing of the native is also seen from this house. This is the house of your personal
foundations and beliefs and superstitions you make in your later life. This is the house of mother,
relationship with mother, and the problems to mother of the native. This house also shows things
below the surface of the earth. This is the house of the consciousness of the native. This is also the
house of moksha which is under the houses 8 and 12 also. This is the house also gives the clues of
the karmas to be suffered in this life time. Planets and aspects of planets change the overall scenario
of this house. Placement of malefic will give bad result and placement of benefics will give positive
results related to things of this house.

Significance of 5th House in Vedic Astrology

This house is also called the lakshmi sthaana. This is the house of good deeds done in past lives. This
is the house of children, creativity, and pleasures of all kinds. This is the house of performing arts,
career in entertainment field like movie and music.

Significance of 5th House in Vedic Astrology

This is the house which makes actors. This is the house of sports, love matters, speculation, and
gains and losses from speculation. This is the house of loss of job. This house shows gambling, self
expression, this is the house of teaching, hobbies, personal interests, and the things one does to pass
the time. This is the house of drama and other such self expressive creativeness. Love affairs of all
kinds are subject of the 5th house. It also shows sexual relations, dating, romance and this is the
main house to be seen for love marriage. This is the house of luck of the luck attained in this lifetime.

Importance of 6th House in Astrology

This is the prime house of debts, diseases, and job. This is the house seen for pets, labors, workers,
and fellow employees, nature of job, diet, health, and recovery from disease. This is the house for
normal daily tasks.

Importance of 6th House in Astrology

This is the house of how well you do your job, your outlook towards your job and others. This is the
house of enemies and foes. This is the house of litigation and also the house of maternal uncle. This
house shows whether one will have litigations in life or not and when. How will be the career of
father throughout? How will be the maternal uncles? Whether one will face difficulties due to
enemies, how strong will the enemies be? Will they be able to harm the native and when are the
things seen from this house. This is also the house of debt and whether one will get debts or not and
will be able to repay them is also seen from this house. This is the strongest house for money. Salary
is seen from this house and also profits from business are also seen from this house. This house
shows diseases and recovery from disease also is seen from this house at times. This is the house of
personal hygiene and also our response to things and events in day to day life is seen from this
house.

7th House in Astrology

This is the prime house of marriage. From this house marriage is the most important thing or event
of life which is seen and judged.

7th House in Astrology

Not only this but this house is also for all one to one relations, business, partnerships, contracts,
divorce, separation, quarrels, enemies and diseases of the sexual organs which is also seen from the
8th house and the 6th house. The 7th house is the legal bonding of a man and a woman as husband
and wife. What starts from 5th house enters the 7th house as a permanent relationship. The 7th
house bindings are about doing things together and are about a larger purpose i.e. progeny, society,
and social norms. This house includes your behavior with your spouse, partner etc and the planets
posited in this house will affect the way you treat your partner and others connected with you in
some kind of legal bonding.

8th House in Hindu Astroloy

The 8th house is the house of nature of death, death, occult, black magic, hidden things, indirect
gains, rape, suicide, possessions of spouse, family of spouse, gains from insurance, rent, mutual
funds, chit funds etc.
8th House in Hindu Astroloy

This is the house of will and legacies, bankruptcy, clairvoyance etc. This is the house of ravaging
sexual acts. Deep sexual desires are shown by this house, group sex, homosexuality, heterosexuality
are all shown by this house. Craving for sex always is another signification of this house and rapists
have this house very strong. This is also the house for suicide and self harming tendencies. This is
also the house of transformation but yes this transformation happens after loss of something near
and dear.

Significance of 9th House in Astrology

This is the house of religion; this is the house of spirituality and higher; learning. This is the house of
long travels and voyages. This is the house of soul searching and the search of self.

Significance of 9th House in Astrology

This house denotes father, spiritual gurus, long distance travels, and broad things in general, abstract
realities, higher purposes, ethics, morals, religious deeds, charities, spiritual or religious gurus, deep
thoughts, yoga, meditation, and this is the house of understanding or the level of understanding. The
9th house is the house of understanding larger concepts and having a view about them. It is the
house of luck and thus how luck is going to be with the native is also seen from this house. It is the
house of father and the native’s relationship with the father is seen from this house. Longevity of
father is also seen from this house. Whether one will ever get a real guru or not? This is also the
signification of this house. Life partner of another cast or country also is the signification of this
house. The third house is the concrete reality of an individual and the ninth house is the abstract
one. This is the house of various higher experiences, whether it is with a spiritual guru or with a
clairvoyant or the likes.

Significance of 10th House in Hindu Astrology

The tenth house is the house of profession, career, status, honor, power, prestige, reputation, name,
and fame. This is the house of financial success. The success of this house is meant for society at
large.

Significance of 10th House in Hindu Astrology

The second house is the house of assets or material things but this is for social reputation and honor.
This is the house of politics, social reforms, and responsibilities, sense of doing things. This is the
house which relates with your connect with the public and the effect you have on them by your acts
of profession. Planets in the 10th house change the way one does thing in his professional life or
external sphere.

11th House Astrology Importance

This is the most important house in the horoscope because this is the house of fulfillment of desires.
Without this house coming into play in positive tone, no other house can do anything at all from the
scratch itself.
11th House Astrology Importance

There will be wishes and the karmas but the result will be zero or near zero because the approval of
this house will be missing. This is the house which signifies large groups, social gatherings,
membership of societies, and if afflicted it also shows group sex between individuals of same or
opposite sex. This is the house which is the house of humanitarianism of a native.

12th House Astrology Importance

This is the house which shows moksha, death, hospitalization, expenses, self-realization, death of
ego, the subconscious mind, the habits of the past lives, connection with the souls, past memories,
sleep, nature of sleep, spiritual development, past karmic bondages, frustrations and results after
hard efforts.

12th House Astrology Importance

This is the house for self-improvement also. This also shows lonely place, foreign places, jail,
hospitals, secret relationships, hidden enemies, self-sacrifices, exile, bribery, seclusion and even
murder, suicide and kidnapping etc.

How to Read a Kundli

Kundli, also known as the birth chart or horoscope, is an astrological diagram which is used for
evaluating one's future and giving out predictions. One's date of birth, time, and place is required to
create a kundli. An expert astrologer takes into account the birth details, placement and state of
planets and zodiac signs in one's kundali for giving out predictions. This chart depicts planetary
angles and astrological positions at the time of native's birth, which is further calculated to analyse
several aspects of life. In Vedic Astrology, a kundli holds the key to your past, present, and future,
and can be evaluated to understand your physical traits, emotional, mental, and spiritual
predilections, your likes and dislikes, inclinations, and hobbies. Reading a kundali isn't as hard as it
seems, as one only has to understand some vital aspects to go through several houses and planetary
positions.

Still thinking about how to read a kundli? We have the answer for you! But before that, let's
understand the importance and benefits of making a kundali:

Importance Of A Kundli (Birth Chart)

Creating a kundli is an important task to carry out after a person is born. It helps one deal with
several issues and obstacles in life, and holds remedies and solutions to various challenges. Let's
read its importance and how it plays an unparalleled role when predicting the future:

A kundali can be used for marriage matching purposes by matching the horoscopes of the bride and
groom. In Hinduism, no auspicious event related to marriage takes place before matching the
kundlis and calculating the gunas. Also, it reveals about one's marital life, spouse, the understanding
you both share with each other, and possible troubles which can take place.
One's kundali or birth chart maps the challenges, obstacles, opportunities, and much more for their
lifetime. It reveals what kind of challenges are waiting in their way, and how to deal with the darkest
times.

It guides you through your traits, characteristics, shortcomings, and prowess, which makes up your
whole personality and reveals your true self.

You can analyse the kundli to predict about your professional life, business ventures, finances,
wealth and investment and know how favourable or unfavourable circumstances will be while
making economic decisions.

A kundali points out the preferable career choices one can make for a fruitful and prosperous future.
It decodes the kind of career which will suit your efforts and intellect.

A birth chart informs you about your academic life, creativity, enemies, diseases, and children. Know
how successful your academic life will be, your status of opponents and enemies, health factor and
much more.

How To Read Your Vedic Kundali

Identify Your Rising Sign or Ascendant: In the kundli mentioned below, the first step is to identify the
ascendant sign. The number mentioned in the first house represents the rising or ascendant sign of
the native. The planets in one's kundali are denoted by numericals (1-12) and houses by roman
numbers (I-XII). Hereby,

Aries is denoted by the number 1.

Taurus is denoted by the number 2.

Gemini is denoted by the number 3.

Cancer is denoted by the number 4.

Leo is denoted by the number 5.

Virgo is denoted by the number 6.

Libra is denoted by the number 7.

Scorpio is denoted by the number 8

Sagittarius is denoted by the number 9.

Capricorn is denoted by the number 10.

Aquarius is denoted by the number 11.

Pisces is denoted by the number 12.

According to this kundli, the Ascendant or Rising sign is Aries, posited in the 1st house.
Understanding the Houses and their Significance: A kundali has 12 houses, which signify several
aspects of the life of the native along with physical traits, interests, and features. Hence, any planet
or sign posited in a house influences its factors and offers results accordingly. As mentioned above,
the roman numerals denote the house number, and its factors are stated as follows:

First House: physical features and traits, self, characteristics, personality

Second House: wealth, primary knowledge, finances, family

Third house: communication, skills, hobbies, efforts, younger siblings

Fourth House: happiness, mother, secondary education, land, vehicle, property

Fifth House: higher education, creativity, wittiness, love and affair, progeny, past life experience

Sixth House: debt, profession, diseases, advocacy, enemies

Seventh House: marriage, spouse, long-term partnerships and relationships, import-export, public
image

Eighth House: longevity, unexpected incidents, research

Ninth House: beliefs, higher learning, luck, mentor, father, religion, long distance travel

Tenth House: career, karma or actions, job, profession

Eleventh house: ambitions, income, gains, elder siblings

Twelfth House: expenditure

Identify The Nine Planets in Your Kundali: At the time of your birth, the kundali captures and offers a
pictorial representation of the position of planets and constellations. Hence, when learning to read a
kundli, one must understand the abbreviated form of planets mentioned in the chart and their
significance.

In the kundali given below, the first house sees the placement of Cancer (number 4) along with
Mercury (Me), Rahu (Ra), and Sun (Su). Therefore, it will chalk out the results accordingly. Below
mentioned are the planets, their abbreviated form and vedic significance:

Sun (Su): Ruler, source of energy and life, king of all planets, masculine in nature

Moon (Mo): Mind, inner self, feminine in nature, intellect, fertility, good memory

Mercury (Me): Speech, communication, calculative, witty, intellectual,

Mars (Ma): Courage, passion, physical strength, short-tempered, argumentative, daring, signifies
younger siblings
Venus (Ve): Materialistic pleasure, love, romance, beauty, music, marriage, friendship, art

Jupiter (Ju): Spirituality, higher education, research

Saturn (Sa): Land, property, secret, misfortune, hard work, sorrow, prestige, name and fame

Rahu (Ra): Foreigners, international travel, grandparents, theft, gambling, drinking, over-ambitious,
undiagnosed health problems, loss of reputation-finance

Ketu (Ke): Grandparents, spiritual inclination, superstitions, electronics

Planetary Exaltation & Debilitation: After this, you must figure out which planet is in exaltation or
debilitation. In astrology, Exaltation is a state when the influence of a planet posited in a particular
sign elevates, i.e. both of their natural harmony syncs and the outcome tends to be favourable.
Hence, in the below kundali, Sun is placed in Aries (number 1), and exalted.

On the other hand, the state of agitation formed for the planet when placed with any sign is known
as Debilitation. Here, the influence of the planet weakens, and the effects can be unfavourable.
Knowing this gives the native a chance to understand the planetary signs, their position, and overall
impact on their kundli. Below is a table explaining the planets, their ruling, exalted and debilitated
signs. According to the kundali mentioned below, the Moon is placed in Scorpio zodiac sign (number
8) and debilitated.

Planet Ruling Sign Exalted Sign Debilitated Sign

Sun Leo Aries Libra
Moon Cancer Taurus Scorpio
Venus Taurus, Libra Pisces Virgo
Mars Aries, Scorpio Capricorn Cancer
Saturn Aquarius, Capricorn Libra Aries
Jupiter Sagittarius, Pisces Cancer Capricorn
Mercury Gemini, Virgo Virgo Pisces
Rahu - - -
Ketu - - -
Following these steps, you can easily understand and read a kundli. Although there are various
details needed to be kept in mind when evaluating a kundali, but by following the aforementioned
steps you can get a quick and general insight about your life.

 First House: First house denotes about "yourself". Scorpio itself rules over the first house for
Scorpio born people. It is governed by the planet Mars.

 Second House: This house represents the Family, Wealth, and Finances. Sagittarius is
governed by the planet Jupiter and it governs the second house for Scorpio born people.

 Third house: Third house describes Communication & Siblings in any horoscope. Capricorn
rules over this house of astrology for Scorpio born and its ruling planet is Saturn.
 Fourth House: Fourth House tells about "Sukhsthana" or the house of mother. Aquarius
rules over fourth house for Scorpio born people and its ruling planet is Saturn.

 Fifth House: Fifth house denotes Children and Education. Pisces rules over fifth house and
the ruling planet for this house is Jupiter.

 Sixth House: This house describes debt, disease and enemy. Aries rules over Sixth house for
Scorpio born and the ruling planet of this house is Mars.

 Seventh House: It describes the partnership, spouse and marriage. Taurus rules over
seventh house for Scorpio born and the ruling planet is Venus.

 Eighth House: This house describes "Longevity" and "Mystery". Gemini rules over eighth
house and the ruling planet of this sign is Mercury.

 Ninth House: This house describes "Guru/Teacher" & "Religion". Cancer rules over Ninth
house for Scorpio rising and the ruling planet is Moon for this sign.

 Tenth House: It describes career or profession or Karma sthana. Leo rules over tenth house
for Scorpio born people and the ruling planet is Sun.

 Eleventh House: This house describes the gains and incomes. Virgo occupies eleventh house
for Scorpio Born people and the ruling planet is Mercury.

 Twelfth House: Twelfth house describes the expenditure and losses. Libra occupies this
house for Scorpio born people and it is ruled by the planet Venus.