Bhava
5th House (Putra Bhava)
Also in: हिन्दी
The 5th house (Putra bhava, पुत्र) is one of the twelve bhavas of a Vedic birth chart. Known as the House of Progeny, it signifies children, intellect, purva punya, mantra, speculation. It is a trikona house, and its karaka is Guru. It is also read for intelligence, creativity and romance.
Classical facts
| Number | 5 |
|---|---|
| Sanskrit name | Putra |
| Hindi name | पुत्र |
| Classification | Trikona |
| Karaka | Guru |
| Significations | children, intelligence, creativity, romance, purva punya, speculation |
| Reference | Bhāva (Wikipedia) |
Articles about 5th House (Putra Bhava)
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- When a raj yoga becomes active in a kundliA raj yoga forms when the ruler of an angular house and the ruler of a trine house connect. Its results are tied to the periods of those planets.
- Moon in the 8th house: the Vedic reading and the Western oneVedic and Western astrology often place the same Moon in different houses and read it differently. Here is why, and what this placement does not decide.
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- What Rahu has to do with fame, cinema and business abroadTradition links Rahu to image, appetite and foreign ground, which is why it comes up around film careers and business abroad. Here is what that means.
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