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The 2nd Lord in the 1st House
Dhana Bhava lord in the Lagna / Tanu Bhava · the 12th from the 2nd · twelve ascendants computed
The 2nd lord in the 1st house is the ruler of the 2nd, the Dhana Bhava, placed in the 1st, the Lagna / Tanu Bhava. The 2nd is in none of the four classes and the 1st a kendra and a trikona. Which graha that lord is depends on the ascendant, so the table below answers for all twelve.
Counted from the 2nd, the 1st is the 12th house, which from any house is a dusthana position; counted back from the 1st, the 2nd is the 2nd.
On the Parashari reading, in which a lord carries its house’s matters to wherever it sits, the 2nd lord in the 1st reads the 2nd’s matters — savings and wealth, family of origin, speech and voice, and values — through the 1st’s: personal identity and life direction. For the 2nd lord in the 1st that is a frame, not a forecast; what it comes to depends on the graha, its dignity below, and the rest of the chart.
The 2nd Lord in the 1st, Ascendant by Ascendant
| Ascendant | 2nd sign | 2nd lord | In the 1st | Dignity there | Also rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | Taurus | Venus | Aries | in a neutral sign | the 7th |
| Taurus | Gemini | Mercury | Taurus | in a friend's sign | the 5th |
| Gemini | Cancer | Moon | Gemini | in a friend's sign | — |
| Cancer | Leo | Sun | Cancer | in a friend's sign | — |
| Leo | Virgo | Mercury | Leo | in a friend's sign | the 11th |
| Virgo | Libra | Venus | Virgo | debilitated | the 9th |
| Libra | Scorpio | Mars | Libra | in a neutral sign | the 7th |
| Scorpio | Sagittarius | Jupiter | Scorpio | in a friend's sign | the 5th |
| Sagittarius | Capricorn | Saturn | Sagittarius | in a neutral sign | the 3rd |
| Capricorn | Aquarius | Saturn | Capricorn | in its own sign | the 1st |
| Aquarius | Pisces | Jupiter | Aquarius | in a neutral sign | the 11th |
| Pisces | Aries | Mars | Pisces | in a friend's sign | the 9th |
Across the twelve ascendants the 2nd lord in the 1st is in its own sign for Capricorn, in a friend's sign for Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Scorpio and Pisces, in a neutral sign for Aries, Libra, Sagittarius and Aquarius and debilitated for Virgo. The Sun and the Moon rule one sign each, so for Gemini and Cancer, where one of them is the 2nd lord, it rules no other house; for the other ten the last column gives the second house the 2nd lord brings with it to the 1st.
For Capricorn ascendant the 2nd lord, Saturn, also rules the 1st, so in the 1st it sits in its own other sign, Capricorn.
The Reverse: the 1st Lord in the 2nd
Where the 1st lord sits in the 2nd in the same chart as the 2nd lord in the 1st, each lord occupies the other’s sign, an exchange the texts call parivartana. That is possible for eleven ascendants. For Capricorn (Saturn) one graha rules both the 2nd and the 1st, so there is nothing to exchange.
Related
The 2nd lord in each of the twelve houses is on the 2nd lord page; the houses themselves on the 2nd house and the 1st house. For the method, see the 12 houses guide and astrology for beginners.
Where is your 2nd lord?
A free kundli shows the ascendant and every graha’s house. A pandit reads the lordships together.
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