Your Kundali (birth chart) in Vedic astrology is your entire life map. It is divided into 12 houses, and each house is associated with a different aspect of life—your character and affairs, finances and health, career, and religion. The 12 houses lay the basis for astrological forecasts and are a major contributor to what impact various planets will have on your life.
Knowing these houses allows you to understand which parts of your life are good, where things may go wrong, and what karma lessons you have come to learn.
What Are the 12 Houses in Kundali?
Your 12 houses of Kundali are like 12 various portions of a pie. Each portion governs different aspects of life. The houses are in a fixed location but the signs and planets occupying them are different in each person based on the time and place of birth.
The houses are numbered counterclockwise from the 1st house, also referred to as the Ascendant or Lagna. Let us proceed step by step for each house and its meaning.
1st House – House of Self (Lagna Bhava)
It is the most significant house in your Kundali. It indicates your physical looks, personality, behavior, health, and lifestyle. It indicates how the world perceives you and how you project yourself to the world. A healthy first house will typically depict confidence, energy, and balanced life.
2nd House – House of Wealth & Speech (Dhana Bhava)
The second house rules money, material things, family values, savings, and the way you talk. It shows how you make and hold money and what is important to you in life. It also affects your childhood and family support.
3rd House – House of Courage & Communication (Sahaj Bhava)
This house is connected with siblings, communication, imagination, courage, short travels, and self-expression. It represents your intellectual strength, good communication, and leadership in life.
4th House – House of Home & Mother (Sukh Bhava)
This house pertains to your domestic life, mom, emotional security, cars, properties, and real estate. It shows your inner emotional life and level of peace and security. It also indicates your relationship with your roots and background.
5th House – House of Creativity & Children (Putra Bhava)
The fifth house is related to creativity, intelligence, children, love, education, and religious rituals. It shows your capacity for loving life, being adventurous, and conveying love. It is a karma house of previous lives and money.
6th House – House of Enemies & Health (Rog Bhava)
This house reflects diseases, debts, hurdles, enemies, and slavery. It indicates how you overcome challenges and manage daily duties. A well-aspected sixth house indicates overcoming challenges by effort and self-restraint.
7th House – Marriage & Partnerships House (Yuvati Bhava)
Seventh house rules wife, husband, love affair, and business partnership. It speaks about your way of being in committed relationships. Any malefic in the same can cause problems in the married life.
8th House – House of Transformation & Secrets (Randhra Bhava)
This is a clandestine house. It is associated with death, rebirth, unexpected change, esoteric knowledge, shared finance, inheritance, and secrets. It also indicates your desire for spiritual evolution and secret truths.
9th House – House of Fortune & Spirituality (Dharma Bhava)
The ninth house is the house of fortune, far travel, higher studies, spirituality, and gurus (preachers). It is your dharma (profession), morality, and faith in religion house. A good ninth house is blessings of God and good luck.
10th House – Career & Public Image House (Karma Bhava)
This house is responsible for your career, profession, popularity, success, and reputation among people. It shows how you give back to society and what you achieve in life. It also shows your work habits and drives.
11th House – House of Gains & Fulfillment (Labh Bhava)
The eleventh house is concerned with earnings, profits, desires, social interaction, older brothers and sisters, and accomplishments. It shows how your hard work pays off and your ability to connect with networks or societies.
12th House – House of Loss & Liberation (Vyaya Bhava)
The final house is associated with costs, loneliness, overseas travels, subconscious mind, moksha (liberation), hospitals, and spirituality. It reveals to you what you are surrendering here and your relationship with the divine or cosmic energy.
Houses of Classes
The 12 houses are classified further by life goals:
- 1, 5, and 9 Dharma Houses – Life objective and ethics
- 2, 6, and 10 Artha Houses – Money and protection
- Kama Houses (3, 7, 11) – Desires and relationships
- Moksha Houses (4, 8, 12) – Spiritual freedom and liberation
Learning this break makes it simple to learn what aspects of life are highlighted in a person’s chart.
Each Kundali house tells a unique story about you. Some houses reveal your outer world (like career and relationships), while others show your inner growth (like spiritual journey and emotional strength). By understanding the role of each house in your birth chart, you gain powerful insights into who you are, what you’re meant to experience, and how to live in harmony with your destiny.
If you want to understand which houses dominate your Kundali and what it means for your future, a detailed astrological reading can offer clarity and guidance for all areas of life.