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The zodiac consists of
12 "Rashi"
(Signs). Each "Rashi" is
said to form a house.
When we talk about
houses, we always have
a point of reference.
The "Rashi" containing
the point of reference
is the 1st house. The
next rashi is the 2nd
house. The rashi after
that is the 3rd house...
and so on.
Suppose Moon is in
Aquarius and suppose
we want houses with
respect to Moon. Then
Aquarius is the 1st
house, Pisces is the
2nd house, Aries is
the 3rd house, Taurus
is the 4th house and
so on. As we go around
the zodiac, we reach
Capricorn when we find
the 12th house.
In the same chart, Sun
may be in Taurus. When
we find houses with
respect to Sun, Taurus
contains the 1st
house, Gemini contains
the 2nd house, Cancer
contains the 3rd house
and so on. If Ghati
Lagna is in Virgo in
the same chart, then
the 1st, 2nd and 3rd
houses with respect to
Ghati Lagna are in
Virgo, Libra and
Scorpio respectively.
Thus we can find
houses with respect to
different references.
The same sign may
contain the 2nd house
with respect to one
reference and the 6th
house with respect to
another reference. If
we mention houses
without clearly
specifying the
reference used, it
means that the
reference used is
"Lagna" (ascendant).
Lagna is the default
reference when finding
houses.
Different houses stand
for different matters.
The matters signified
by a house also depend
on the reference used.
Each reference throws
light on matters of a
specific nature and
that colors the
meaning of a house.
For example, the 11th
house from lagna may
stand for something
and the 11th house
from arudha lagna may
stand for something
else. It depends on
the kind of matters
shown by the two
references – lagna and
arudha lagna.
In addition, the
matters signified by a
house depend on the
divisional chart in
which we are finding
houses. Each
divisional chart
throws light on
matters of a specific
nature. Again, that
colors the meaning of
a house. The 4th house
from lagna in D-16 may
mean something and the
4th house from lagna
in D-24 may mean
something else. |
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