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The 3rd Lord in the 9th House
Sahaja Bhava lord in the Bhagya / Dharma Bhava · the 7th from the 3rd · twelve ascendants computed
The 3rd lord in the 9th house is the ruler of the 3rd, the Sahaja Bhava, placed in the 9th, the Bhagya / Dharma Bhava. The 3rd is an upachaya and the 9th a trikona. Which graha that lord is depends on the ascendant, so the table below answers for all twelve.
Counted from the 3rd, the 9th is the 7th house, which from any house is a kendra position; counted back from the 9th, the 3rd is the 7th, a kendra position from it. The 3rd and the 9th face each other across the chart, so the 3rd lord in the 9th aspects its own house with the 7th-house drishti every graha casts.
On the Parashari reading, in which a lord carries its house’s matters to wherever it sits, the 3rd lord in the 9th reads the 3rd’s matters — younger siblings, courage and effort, communication style, and short journeys — through the 9th’s: luck and fortune, father's influence, higher learning, and pilgrimage. For the 3rd lord in the 9th 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 3rd Lord in the 9th, Ascendant by Ascendant
| Ascendant | 3rd sign | 3rd lord | In the 9th | Dignity there | Also rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | Gemini | Mercury | Sagittarius | in a neutral sign | the 6th |
| Taurus | Cancer | Moon | Capricorn | in a neutral sign | — |
| Gemini | Leo | Sun | Aquarius | in an enemy's sign | — |
| Cancer | Virgo | Mercury | Pisces | debilitated | the 12th |
| Leo | Libra | Venus | Aries | in a neutral sign | the 10th |
| Virgo | Scorpio | Mars | Taurus | in a neutral sign | the 8th |
| Libra | Sagittarius | Jupiter | Gemini | in an enemy's sign | the 6th |
| Scorpio | Capricorn | Saturn | Cancer | in an enemy's sign | the 4th |
| Sagittarius | Aquarius | Saturn | Leo | in an enemy's sign | the 2nd |
| Capricorn | Pisces | Jupiter | Virgo | in an enemy's sign | the 12th |
| Aquarius | Aries | Mars | Libra | in a neutral sign | the 10th |
| Pisces | Taurus | Venus | Scorpio | in a neutral sign | the 8th |
Across the twelve ascendants the 3rd lord in the 9th is in a neutral sign for Aries, Taurus, Leo, Virgo, Aquarius and Pisces, in an enemy's sign for Gemini, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius and Capricorn and debilitated for Cancer. The Sun and the Moon rule one sign each, so for Taurus and Gemini, where one of them is the 3rd lord, it rules no other house; for the other ten the last column gives the second house the 3rd lord brings with it to the 9th.
The Reverse: the 9th Lord in the 3rd
Where the 9th lord sits in the 3rd in the same chart as the 3rd lord in the 9th, each lord occupies the other’s sign, an exchange the texts call parivartana. For all twelve ascendants the 3rd and the 9th have different lords, so the exchange is possible whatever the ascendant.
Related
The 3rd lord in each of the twelve houses is on the 3rd lord page; the houses themselves on the 3rd house and the 9th house. For the method, see the 12 houses guide and astrology for beginners.
Where is your 3rd lord?
A free kundli shows the ascendant and every graha’s house. A pandit reads the lordships together.
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