15. Effects of The Second House

धनभावफलं वच्मि श्रृणु त्वं द्विजसत्तम! |
धनेशो धनभावस्थः केन्द्रकोणगतोऽपि वा ॥ १ ॥

धनवृद्धिकरो ज्ञेयस्त्रिकस्थो धनहानिकृत् ।
धनदश्च धने सौम्यः पापो धनविनाशकृत् ॥ २ ॥

1-2 O excellent of the Brahmins, now I explain to you the effects of the house of wealth, (the Second House). When the lord of the House of Wealth is placed in the 2nd House or in a Kendra or Trikona house (angle or trine) he should be known as promoter of wealth while his occupation of the Trik Houses (6\8\12) will cause loss of wealth. A benefic in the 2nd House is the giver of wealth while a malefic in it is the destroyer of wealth.

It has been pointed out in the 2nd sloka (verse) that the benefics placed in the 2nd House are wealth-givers. But in "**Chamatkar Chintamani**" a sloka or verse says about a planet of the first rank, Jupiter: कष्टतो द्रव्य लब्धि: सदा नो धनं विश्रमेद् यत्नतोऽपि" that is, if Jupiter is placed in the 2nd House, the native has to take great trouble and make great efforts to earn wealth. Even the wealth which has been earned with great difficulty does not remain permanent i.e. financial difficulty always pessists '**Bhava Kutuhala**' also refers to this fact and says that such a native earns wealth with great effort and difficulty although people think him to be wealthy. There are also some writers on astrology who think Jupiter's occupation of the second House as wealth giving. Jupiter has been spoken of as 'स्वस्थानहन्ता' (destroyer of one's own House). "स्थान हानि करोजीव:"is also well known which means that Jupiter is destroyer of his own house, if he is placed in his own house. This situation is possible only when that Lagna or Ascendant is Scorpio or Aquarius. Therefore, for other Lagnas or Ascendants the statement given in '**Chamatakar Chintamani**' and '**Bhava Kutuhala**' should not be taken as true; though Sage Parasara doesnot have this concept about Jupiter placed in the House of Wealth, he thinks that this situation is wealth giving and he has made it clear in the sloka (verse) that follows:

धनाधिपो गुरुर्यस्य धनभावगतो भवेत् ।
भौमेन सहितो वाऽपि धनवान् स नरो भवेत् ॥ ३ ॥

3. The native in whose birth chart Jupiter the significator of wealth is situated in the House of Wealth (the 2nd House) or he is together with Mars will be wealthy.

धनेशे लाभभावस्थे लाभेशे वा धनं गते ।
तावुभौ केन्द्रकोणस्थौ धनवान् स नरो भवेत् ॥ ४ ॥

4. The Lord of the House of Wealth being placed in the House of profit (the 11th House) and the Lord of the House of Profit occupying the House of Wealth or these two being placed together in a kendra or a trikona (angle or trine) the native will possess wealth.

Here are some examples to prove this fact :

This Birth chart has Aries as Lagna or Ascendant. The Lord of the 2nd House Venus is placed in the 11th House the lord of the 11th House Saturn is placed in the second House; that is there is an exchange between the 2nd and the 11th Houses. The Horoscope is that of a very wealthy person who never got loss in his life. Jupiter is also situated in the 2nd House.

The second example is that of person engaged in the trade of building construction, selling built houses and colonisation. This person has earned prodigious wealth very soon in his life.

In the birth chart there is an exchage of Mars and Saturn who are the Lords of the 11th and the 2nd House respec- tively. Besides these they are also the Lords of the Ascendant and the 4th Houses. The 4th House is studied to consider matters concerning build ing (property) etc. There-fore Mars will make the native get profit from building trade etc.

धनेशे केन्द्रराशिस्थे लाभेशे तत्त्रिकोणगे ।
गुरुशुक्रते दृष्टे धनलाभमुदीरयेत् ॥ ५ ॥

5. When the lord of the House of wealth is placed in a kendra (angle) and from him the Lord of the Houses of profit (the 11th House) is placed in a trikona (trine) or Jupiter is together with Venus or is aspected by Venus, gain of wealth in full measure is to be understood.

(i) The Lord of the House is placed in a kendra or angle.

(ii) From the planet in a kendra or angle are placed benefic planets in a trikona or trine (5th and 9th Houses). This is note-worthy that if the planets placed in a trikona or trine are prosperous by the beneficiency of the planets placed in a Kendra or angle, the latter one (the kendra-placed planet) will get special advantage.

(iii) In the **Vedic Predictive Astrology** Jupiter and Venus have been unquestionably regarded, as benefic planets. They give much help to that planet with whom they are situated or whom they aspect; they get the native obtain material objects through righteous means, that is the purity of means is an important contribution of these planets. But the condition is that none of these two planets should be placed in his/her sign of debilitation. If they are placed in their sign of debilitation then the situation will be like that of 'बगुलाभगत' or a 'sanctimonious crane' for whom the sanctity or purity of means will no longer be important.

These rules have been fully indicated in this sloka or verse. The Lord of the House of Wealth (the 2nd House) has been said to be placed in a kendra or angle, so the lord the House of profit (the 11th house) should be placed in a trikona or trine. Here the Lord of the House of wealth and that of the House of Profit have common characteristics and funcitons as has been cleared in the above sloka or verse. Therefore the Lord of the House of Wealth. who is placed in a kendra or angle will have manifold benefit from the Lord of the House of profit situated in trikona or trine. The more the equality between these Lords of the two houses relating to wealth the better situation or combination it will be for wealth. Jupiter together with Venus or aspected by Venus in the House of Wealth implies the 3rd rule.

धनेशो रिपुभावस्थो लाभेशस्तद्गतो यदि ।
धनायौ पापयुक्तौ वा दृष्टौ निर्धन एव सः ॥ ६ ॥

धनलाभाधिपावस्तौ पापग्रहसमन्वितौ ।
जन्मप्रभृतिदारिद्रयं भिक्षानं लभते नरः ॥ ७ ॥

6-7 When the Lord of the House of wealth is placed in the sixth House and the Lord of the House of profit is also placed there and the Houses of wealth and profit are also occupied by malefics or are aspected by malefics, the native will be poor. The Lord of the Houses of wealth and profit are combust, are together with malefic planets, the native will be penurious right from his birth and will have to beg even for his food.

The combustion of the Lords of the Houses of Wealth and Profit means the deterioration of the natural properties of these planets. Such planets are capable of destroying wealth right from birth. The situation of malefic planets with them or the aspects of malefic planets on them will certainly make the native bereft of wealth and will make him get his food from begging.

षष्ठेष्टमे व्यये वाऽपि धनलाभाधिपौ यदि ।
लाभे कुजो धने राहू राजदण्डाद् धनक्षयः ॥ ८ ॥

8. If the Lords of the Houses of Wealth and Profit (the 2nd and 11th Houses) are placed in the 6th or 8th or 12th Houses and Mars is placed in the House of Profit (the 11th House) and Rahu in the House of Wealth (the 2nd House) there will be loss of wealth due to royal (or governmental) punishment.

"शौर्य भर्बलशस्त्रधारणजनाधीशत्ववीर्यक्षयश्चोरो युद्धविरोधशत्रव उदारारक्तवस्तुप्रियः" |

One of the objects of which Mars is the significator is the thief also. Therefore, when situated in the House of Profit Mars will make the native often a dishonest stealer of income tax. Such native does not honestly pay income tax to the government and is guilty of stealing it. In other ways also Mars is a malefic planet and does not have consideration of fair or foul means. In such condition, the native is bound to be guilty and liable to royal or governmental punishment.

Like the Lord of the Sixth House Rahu is also a planet of Scarcity, poverty. It has been said of Rahu- "शनिवत राहु:" that is Rahu is like Saturn. Saturn is also the planet of scarcity or penury. According to '**Uttara Kalamrita**' Rahu is the significator of heretics, gambling, lies and resort of the low born. It can be understood how the significator of these things will behave with regard to wealth when he is placed in the House of Wealth or the 2nd House. It is clear that the native's wealth will have relation with such wicked and criminal actions as gambling etc. and with anti social activities which will be responsible to bring royal or governmental punishment on him.

लाभे जीवे धने शुक्रे धनेशे शुभसंयुते ।
व्यये च शुभसंयुक्ते धर्मकार्ये धनव्ययः ॥ ९ ॥

9. When Jupiter is placed in the House of Profit (the 11th House), Venus in that of Wealth (the 2nd. House) and the Lord of the House of Wealth is together with benefic planet, and the House of Expenses (the 12th House) is occupied by a benefic planet, there will be expenses on religious grounds.

10. The native in whose birth chart the Lord of the House of wealth (the 2nd House) is either in his own or in his exaltation sign will look after the people. O excellent of the Brahmins! he should be known as famous and one who is benevolent and well wisher of others.

11. If the Lord of the second House together with a benefic planet is placed in a good division like Paravatamsha etc, the native will get all kinds of wealth in his house effortlessly.

12. In case of Netresha (the Lord of the Second House) being strong the native will have beautiful eyes,but if he is placed in the 6th or 8th or 12th house the native will have defective eyes.

धनेशे पापसंयुक्ते धने पापसमन्विते ।
पिशुनोऽसत्यवादी च वातव्याधिसमन्वितः ॥ १३ ॥

13. If the Lord of the Second House is together with a malefic planet and the House of Wealth (the Second House) is also occupied by a malefic planet, it will make the native a tell tale or tale bearer, liar and afflicted with windy diseases.

धनेमन्दे धनैर्दीनो वातपित्त कफातुरः ।
देहास्थि पित्त रोगश्च गुणौ स्वल्पोऽपिःजायते ॥

that is, if Saturn is placed in the House of Wealth or the 2nd House the native will be subjected to poverty and afflicted by windy bilious and phlegmatic diseases and diseases of bones and is also bereft of good qualities. If there are placed in the Second House planets having windy disposition, these are in their sign of debilitation and the Lord of the 2nd House also has on him malefic. influence, the native will certainly be afflicted with windy diseases.

धनेशे परमोच्चस्थे किंवा स्वभवनाश्रिते ।
गुरुणा वीक्षते जातः ख्यातः सर्वजनप्रियः ॥ १४ ॥

14. If the Lord of the House of Wealth (the 2nd House) in his sign of highest exaltation or is situated in his own house and is aspected by Jupiter, the native will be popular and famous.

शुक्रेण युक्तो यदि नेत्रनाथः शुकस्य स्वोच्चांश ग्रहेगतो ।
सम्बंधवान्स्याद्यदि देहपन नेत्रविधन्ते विपरीत भावम् ॥ १५ ॥

15. If the Lord of the Second House is together with Venus and is in the exalted Navamamsha, or is placed in the House of Venus and has relation with the Lord of the Ascendant, the native will have squint in his eye.

तुत्रस्थितौ चन्द्ररखी निशांध जात्यंधतां नेत्रपदेहपार्का ॥
पैत्रर्क्षनाथेन युतास्तदांध्यं कुर्वन्तिमात्रा दि फलंत थेदक ॥ १६ ॥

16. When the Sun and the Moon are placed there (in the House of Wealth or the 2nd House) the native gets night blindness. The Lord of the Second House and of the Ascendant the Sun occupying the 2nd House, the native will be born-blind (blind from birth). If the Lord of the 10th or the 4th House also join in this combination then it causes the blindness of the father and the mother respectively.

दोषकन्न च सर्वत्र स्वोच्चस्वर्क्षगतो ग्रहः ।
पडार्दित्र्यसंस्थ श्वेत्तदा दोष कृच्छउभः ॥ १७ ॥

17. If the planet causing evil combination is situated in his sign of exaltation he doesnot cause evil, if he is placed in a trik house he causes evil.

वागीशवाग्गृहा धीशौ षडादि त्रय सांस्थितौ ।
भूकतां कुस्तेडप्येवं पितृमातृ ग्रहाधिपाः ॥ १८ ॥

18. If Jupiter and the Lord of the 2nd House occupy the 6th or 8th or 12th house the native is born as bereft of speech. In the same way the parents (father and mother) should also be understood as bereft of speech if the lords of the Houses of talher and mother are placed in these houses.