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The 7th Lord in the 1st House
Kalatra Bhava lord in the Lagna / Tanu Bhava · the 7th from the 7th · twelve ascendants computed
The 7th lord in the 1st house is the ruler of the 7th, the Kalatra Bhava, placed in the 1st, the Lagna / Tanu Bhava. The 7th is a kendra 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 7th, the 1st is the 7th house, which from any house is a kendra position; counted back from the 1st, the 7th is the 7th, a kendra position from it. The 7th and the 1st face each other across the chart, so the 7th lord in the 1st 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 7th lord in the 1st reads the 7th’s matters — spouse or partner, marriage, business partnerships and public relations — through the 1st’s: personal identity and life direction. For the 7th 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 7th Lord in the 1st, Ascendant by Ascendant
| Ascendant | 7th sign | 7th lord | In the 1st | Dignity there | Also rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | Libra | Venus | Aries | in a neutral sign | the 2nd |
| Taurus | Scorpio | Mars | Taurus | in a neutral sign | the 12th |
| Gemini | Sagittarius | Jupiter | Gemini | in an enemy's sign | the 10th |
| Cancer | Capricorn | Saturn | Cancer | in an enemy's sign | the 8th |
| Leo | Aquarius | Saturn | Leo | in an enemy's sign | the 6th |
| Virgo | Pisces | Jupiter | Virgo | in an enemy's sign | the 4th |
| Libra | Aries | Mars | Libra | in a neutral sign | the 2nd |
| Scorpio | Taurus | Venus | Scorpio | in a neutral sign | the 12th |
| Sagittarius | Gemini | Mercury | Sagittarius | in a neutral sign | the 10th |
| Capricorn | Cancer | Moon | Capricorn | in a neutral sign | — |
| Aquarius | Leo | Sun | Aquarius | in an enemy's sign | — |
| Pisces | Virgo | Mercury | Pisces | debilitated | the 4th |
Across the twelve ascendants the 7th lord in the 1st is in a neutral sign for Aries, Taurus, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius and Capricorn, in an enemy's sign for Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo and Aquarius and debilitated for Pisces. The Sun and the Moon rule one sign each, so for Capricorn and Aquarius, where one of them is the 7th lord, it rules no other house; for the other ten the last column gives the second house the 7th lord brings with it to the 1st.
The Reverse: the 1st Lord in the 7th
Where the 1st lord sits in the 7th in the same chart as the 7th lord in the 1st, each lord occupies the other’s sign, an exchange the texts call parivartana. For all twelve ascendants the 7th and the 1st have different lords, so the exchange is possible whatever the ascendant.
Related
The 7th lord in each of the twelve houses is on the 7th lord page; the houses themselves on the 7th house and the 1st house. For the method, see the 12 houses guide and astrology for beginners.
Where is your 7th lord?
A free kundli shows the ascendant and every graha’s house. A pandit reads the lordships together.
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