Vrishchika lagna
Scorpio Ascendant: The Twelve Houses and Their Lords
The houses here are whole signs. With Scorpio rising, Scorpio is the 1st house, Sagittarius the 2nd, and so on round to Libra as the 12th; the lord of each house is the ruler of its sign. That makes Mars the lagna lord, and it sets which graha holds which pair of houses for every Scorpio-rising chart, before a single planet’s position is known.
| House | Sign | Lord | Also rules | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st lord | Scorpio | Mars | the 6th | kendra, trikona |
| 2nd lord | Sagittarius | Jupiter | the 5th | — |
| 3rd lord | Capricorn | Saturn | the 4th | upachaya |
| 4th lord | Aquarius | Saturn | the 3rd | kendra |
| 5th lord | Pisces | Jupiter | the 2nd | trikona |
| 6th lord | Aries | Mars | the 1st | dusthana, upachaya |
| 7th lord | Taurus | Venus | the 12th | kendra |
| 8th lord | Gemini | Mercury | the 11th | dusthana |
| 9th lord | Cancer | Moon | — | trikona |
| 10th lord | Leo | Sun | — | kendra, upachaya |
| 11th lord | Virgo | Mercury | the 8th | upachaya |
| 12th lord | Libra | Venus | the 7th | dusthana |
Which Graha Holds What for Scorpio Ascendant
- Sun: the 10th.
- Moon: the 9th.
- Mars: the 1st and 6th.
- Mercury: the 8th and 11th.
- Jupiter: the 2nd and 5th.
- Venus: the 7th and 12th.
- Saturn: the 3rd and 4th.
For Scorpio ascendant no graha holds a kendra and a trikona other than the 1st together. The three dusthanas, the 6th, 8th and 12th, are held by Mars, Mercury and Venus. Rahu and Ketu lord no house in this scheme for any ascendant.
Each mahadasha read through these lordships is on its own page: Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu. For gemstones by this ascendant, see Scorpio gemstones; to find your ascendant, the ascendant calculator; and for the difference between the rising sign and the Moon sign, rashi and lagna.