BPHS Chapter 25 — Effects of the Twelfth House

अथाहं व्ययभावस्य कथयामि फलं द्विज! |
व्ययेशे शुभसंयुक्ते स्वभे स्वोच्चगतेऽपि वा ॥ १ ॥

व्यये च शुभसंयुक्ते शुभकार्ये व्ययस्तदा |
चन्द्रो व्ययाधिपो धर्मलाभमन्त्रेषु संस्थितः ॥ २ ॥

स्वोच्चे स्वर्क्षे निजांशे वा लाभधर्मात्मजांशके ।
दिव्यागारादिपर्यंको दिव्यगन्धैक भोगवान् ॥ ३ ॥

परार्ध्यरमणो दिव्यवस्त्रमाल्यादिभूषणः ।
परार्ध्यवित्तसंयुतो विज्ञो दिनानि नयति प्रभुः ॥ ४ ॥

Verse 1–4

1-4 O Brahmin, now I explain to you the effects of the 12th House: If the 12th Lord has a benefic planet with him, is in his own sign or in his sign of exaltation, the native's expenses are made on good accounts. If the Moon happens to be the 12th Lord and is situated in the 9th, 11th or 5th House, in her exaltation sign or own sign or in her own Navamamsha or in the Navamamsha of 11th, 9th or 5th sign, the native will enjoy beautiful houses, beds and superior scented articles. One having these combinations passes his life comfortably as he is endowed with such clothes, beautiful garlands and ornaments. He is gifted with riches and is learned and lordly.

एवं स्वशत्रुनीचांशेऽष्टमांशे वाऽष्टमे रिपौ ।
संस्थितः कुरुते जातं कान्तासुखविवर्जितम् ॥ ५ ॥

व्ययाधिक्यपरिक्लान्तं दिव्यभोगनिराकृतम् ।
स हि केन्द्रत्रिकोणस्थ: स्वस्त्रियाऽलंकृतः स्वयम् ॥ ६ ॥

Verse 5–6

5-6 And in the event of the 12th Lord falling in the Navamamsha of his enemy, the Navamamsha of his debilitation sign or the Navamamsha of the 8th House or in the 6th or 8th House, the native is deprived of happiness through his wife; is troubled by expenses and remains bereft of general happiness. That very 12th Lord being in an angle or a trine, the native will have full happiness of his wife.

The following birth chart will illustrate this fact:


Date of birth	Time of birth	Place of birth
3-11-1956	6.45 am (I.S.T.)	Hapur

Diagram from BPHS chapter 25 — Diagram from the source text, BPHS chapter 25.

Here the Ascendant is Libra. Venus is placed in the 12th house in her sign of debiltation. The 12th Lord Mercury, though occupies the Ascendant, yet is situated in his debilitated Navamamsha and, secondly, is in conjunction with the Sun in his debilitation sign. The 12th House has the malefic aspect of a malefic planet, Mars. In the 12th House there is Jupiter, the 3rd and the 6th Lord in this horoscope. Therefore, being the Lord of malefic houses. he will also cause harm to the 12th House. The native was married to two girls at different times. But he has got divorce from both. A few days ago his marriage was proposed with a woman left by her husband. He had been engaged to her. But this engagement too was broken on 25-10-1993.

यथा लग्नात् फलं चैतदात्मनः परिकीर्तितम् ।
एवं भ्रात्रादिभावेषु तत्तत्सर्वं विचारयेत् ॥ ७ ॥

Verse 7

As these effects have been spoken of from the Ascendant with regard to the native, similar effects are to be known from the third and other Houses with regard to brothers etc.

Translator's note

The Sage here points out that effects with regard to brothers etc may be predicted by taking the third and other houses as Ascendants. Thus the Third House will be the Ascendant for the brother and will provide information with regard to his physique. The 2nd from the third, that is the 4th House from the Ascendant will indicate the financial condition of the brother etc etc. Similar effects may be known and predicted with regard to the mother, the son, the maternal uncle, the wife etc by taking the 4th, the 5th, 6th, the 7th etc. respectively as Ascendants. As From the first to the Twelfth House in the birth chart of the native are studied to get the knowledge of various matters about him, similar method may be adopted to know these matters with regard to the relative concerned.

दृश्यचक्रार्धगाः खेटा: प्रत्यक्षफलदायकाः ।
अदृश्यार्धगताः खेटा: परोक्षे फलदा: स्मृताः ॥ ८ ॥

Verse 8

Planets situated in the visible half of the Zodiac give explicit results while the ones in the invisible half are known as giver of secret results.

व्ययस्थानगतो: राहुर्भौमार्किरविसंयुत्ः ।
तदीशेऽप्यर्कसंयुक्ते नरके पतनं भवेत् ॥ ९ ॥

Verse 9

If Rahu along with Mars, Saturn and the Sun has gone into the 12th House, the native will have his fall in hell. The conjunction of the 12th Lord with the Sun will result in similar effect.

व्ययस्थानगते सौम्ये तदीशे स्वोच्चराशिगे ।
शुभयुक्ते शुभैर्दृष्टे मोक्षः स्यान्नात्र संशयः ॥ १० ॥

Verse 10

There is no doubt in it that the native will attain final emancipation, should there be a benefic in the 12th House, and the 12th Lord in his sign of exaltation be in conjunction with or aspected by a benefic planet.

व्ययेशे पापसंयुक्ते व्यये पापसमन्विते ।
पापग्रहेण संदृष्टे देशादेशान्तरं गतः ॥ ११ ॥

Verse 11

If the 12rh Lord is together with malefic planets, the 12th House is occupied by malefics and these are aspected by malefic. the native wanders from country to country.

व्ययेशे शुभराशिस्थे व्ययर्क्षे शुभसंयुते ।
शुभग्रहेण संदृष्टे स्वदेशात् सञ्चरो भवेत् ॥ १२ ॥

Verse 12

Should the 12th Lord be situated in a benefic house and the 12th House has benefics in it and these have the aspect of benefics on them, the native will move in his own country.

व्यये मन्दादिसंयुक्ते भूमिजेन समन्विते ।
शुभदृष्टेर्न सम्प्राप्तिः पापमूलाद्धनार्जनम् ॥ १३ ॥

Verse 13

If Saturn or Mars occupies the 12th House and the house is not aspected by benefics, the earnings will be made through sinful measures.

लग्नेशे व्ययराशिस्थे व्ययेशे लग्नसंयुते ।
भृगुपुत्रेण संयुक्ते धर्ममूलाद्धनव्ययः ॥ १४ ॥

Verse 14

If the Ascendant Lord is situated in the 12th House and the 12th Lord along with Venus in the Ascendant, the expenses will be on religious grounds.