Dhana Bhava Second House Family of Origin Money Values Storage Skandha Food Speech Wealth History Traditions Capital - Barbara Pijan Lama Jyotisha Vedic Astrology

Dhanam =

Property
wealth
riches
reasure
money
Any valued possession
Object of affection
reward
spoils, booty
prize won in a game

-- V. S. Apte, Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, p. 552

p>kuTumba :

A household , members of a household , family
he care of a family , house-keeping (hence metaphorically care or anxiety about anything)
name of the second astrological mansion
name; race; a relation (by descent , or by marriage from the mother's side);
Offspring , progeny

sva :

Own , one's own , my own , thy own , his own , her own , our own , their own
One's self , the Ego , the human soul
One's own goods , property , wealth , riches
he second astrological mansion
[Cf. Gk.- Lat. {se} , {sovos} , {suus}; Goth. {sik} ; Germ. {sich} andc.]

~~ Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon

Capital:

capitalis

Of the head

caput

capitis

-- www.etymonline.com

"Of or relating to financial assets, especially being or related to those financial assets that add to the net worth of a business:" ~~ American Heritage Dictionary

Second house (Dhana Bhava) stands for Wealth; Happiness, Pleasure, Truthfulness, Speech, right eye etc. ~~ Madhya Parashari, Ch. 9 , Shloka 2

From the second house should be found out all about goods, precious stones, wealth minerals etc. possessed by the native and also about his friends. ~~ Sankheta Nidhi, Ch. 7, Shloka 2

Wealth, grains (food etc.), family, death, enemies, metals, precious stones etc. are to be understood through Dhana Bhava.~~ BPHS - Ch. 11, Shloka 3

Whatever results are to be known from ... Dhana ... should also be known from ... the 2nd... from Chandra. ~~ BPHS Ch. 7, Shloka 39-43

Lord of Dhana Bhava = "Shri Vishnu" i.e. he sustainer of the radix who brings the key supports of food, family, and finance.

Domain-2: Yogas to Other Houses

1st-from-2nd

(body parts, physical level)

Body Parts

In the physical body, Dhana Bhava signifies

mouth, teeth, tongue
jaw, throat
eyes, esp. right eye (left eye = domain-12)
nose
hair
face and balanced appearance of the facial features
"beauty" As defined by one's own people, identified with family of origin and ethnic culture

(By contrast, anu bhava rules the full physical body, complete integrated musculature, and balanced cooperation of all the body parts, as well as one's social personality.)

I-Me-Mine

he first house is the physical body and our primitive identity with that body. The second house expands our conscious identity slightly past the fleshly body itself, to awareness of eyes, nose, etc.

Dhana bhava describes the first level of extension of identity. Starting from the reality of 'having a body' domain-1, the identity works outward into the world of the family, our people, our history, our traditions, our values. Dhana is the emergent social identity of early childhood, "I-me-mine", cocooned within the protective embrace of the family.

he person with beneficial characteristics regarding dhana bhava will enjoy nice teeth, strong jaw, and sensitive tongue.

2nd-from-rashi lagna

2nd-from-house-X gives saturation, completion, end-of-cycle and [temporal] death of the matters of House-X.

A lso, 2nd-from = 2nd spouse of person signified by house-X.

Storage and countable accumulations

Accounts, histories, and records of all kinds.

Record-keeping and managing collections - particularly one's abilities in money-saving And hoard-management

Presence of stored wealth, in every form: material, aesthetic, historical, and linguistic: "cultural capital". House-2 shows the identity and values of the family lineage in which you were raised. How those values become articulated depends on L-2 and other connections to house-2.

If L-2 inhabits house-10 for example, your accumulated wealth will emerge largely in your leadership roles. Your values have religious significance (10th being 9th-from-2nd) and your leadership style is influenced by your knowledge of history.
If L-2 inhabits house-9 by contrast, your accumulated wealth will emerge largely in your guru roles transmitting specialized knowledge to an elite group of listeners. Your values have tantric significance (9th being 8th-from-2nd) and your paternal style is influenced by your knowledge of older traditions.

Wealth

"Wealth" is the power to manifest, the power to create good experiences, the power to be well. House-2 and L-2 indicate

material wealth levels, accrued value in savings, securities and shares, hoards, property.
intellectual property
moral and aesthetic values.
Credit and Credibility

Food

2nd-from = mouth and what goes into the mouth.

Domain-2 = Physical relationship to food, what sorts of foods the native eats, and material conditions of food storage (plenty of stored foods, easy access to foods, or poverty of food, deprived access to foods etc.).

2nd-from-Chandra = emotional relationship to food. Is the native aware of what one is eating? Does food have an unusually strong emotional value? In the modern world of consumer food choices, does the native choose foods according to a particular emotional motive? (E.g., sweets, oils, spicy, cool - mood regulators?)

Domain-6 = Health. 5th-from = luck, intelligence, good fortune. Health (6) is the result of intelligence/good luck (5th-from) about food.

For example,

Shani in 2 is typically reckoned to mean deprivation of food or lack of access to properly prepared food. In the modern setting, the native is working hard to obtain wealth and "does not have time" to prepare foods. One will eat according to Shani, that is: cheap, common, survivalist. Naturally, drishti upon dhana bhava from a favorable graha would improve this prognosis. Also Shani gives not the worst results in 2 and 7, the two domains of His friend Shukra. Nevertheless, Shani alone in 2 = one who, because of scarcity conditions or due to one's own ignorance, does not have an easy time getting good food.

By contrast ,

Shukra in strength in domain-2 will be a person of wealth and access to nourishing and delightful food and drink. One's face, speech, and bank accounts also do well when Shukra has strength in dhana bhava; adjusted of course by incoming drishti and condition of house lord if Shukra is not swakshetra.

Memory

Domain-2 is the house of strong verbal-historical skills, such as the memorized Oral traditions of theatre and song.

Pleasant memories = benefics in 2. Unpleasant, bitter, painful, traumatized memories = malefics in 2.

Memories from the present incarnation , specifically from the earlier life and materials which one has been taught to memorize, are most strongly displayed in domain-2.
Memories from the "previous" incarnation are better indicated by domain-1. Previous incarnation = 12, and 2nd-from-12 = house-1.

A s H.H. Dalai Lama says, if one wishes to know what will be one's situation in the future life, look directly to one's values in the present life.

One acquires that which one believes to be valuable and important. Thus, the mark of memory hoard from the past life = the house of the physical body in the present life.

Future life body = by default = domain-2.
Future life memory hoard = what one will be busy acquiring in the future life = by default = domain-3.

3rd-from-12th

3rd-from-House-X shows the mental activities and self-made wealth of matters of that house.

A lso, 3rd-from = younger sibling of person signified by house-X.

Communicating about dreams, meditative reflections, divinatory meanings, private affairs which occur in a sanctuary space, incognito travels in foreign lands.

Dhana bhava rules speech, song, oral tradition, the fireside theatre of bards and traveling historians. Oral performance; music; songs and song-writing.

A ctor/performer persona = domain-5
Lineage knowledge of the historical values tradition, speech, face = domain-2
- (cf. Brad Pitt, exceptionally strong domain-2 + swakshetra Guru in domain-5, success in theatre)
Information that inspires success in self-made wealth arises from the astral imagination (12); if 3 and 12 are auspicious, = conscious positive wealth image projection.
Business administration of sanctuary enclosures such as ashrams and monasteries, hospitals and prisons. (Typically these involve large populations and the total material wealth is significant.) Sales, marketing, public relations etc. which promotes or discusses matters of the imagination.

4th-from-11th

4th-from = the secure basis and protection, the roots, the housing and containment, of matters of that house.

your lineage values provide stability and security to the large interconnected networks of association which define your exchanges of goods, services, and information

5th-from-10th

5th-from = creative expression to the matters of that house

your wealth and appreciation of natural beauty brings fame, authority, and good fortune to your public standing or career

6th-from-9th

6th-from = dissolution of agreement including animosity, debt, and disease arising from the matters of that house

Domain-2 = 6th-from-9th and 9th-from-6th

Dissolution of balanced agreements regarding one's grandchildren, the 3rd child, and one's father. Health and financial conflicts of the grandchildren; debts of grandchildren and/or children

Because domain-2 also = 9th-from-6th, many of the debts acquired will give excellent results eventually. Debts accrued for purposes of religious advancement or for the education of children or children's health care will give the fruits of dharma over time.

6th-from-dharma = Enemies of religion. Such notorious enemies of the wisdom-knowledge process include the classic karaka-2 activities of wealth hoarding, all types of collecting, acquisition of intellectual knowledge such as study of history and languages etc.

However as with debts accepted for welfare of children, the fact that dhana bhava is also 9th-from-6th indicates that the materialistic studies of domain-2 will eventually provide a good foundation for religious pursuits.

Material values are at first adversarial to n non-material values, but over time this relationship between dhana and dharma will balance into a cautious awareness, if the inhabitants of dhana bhava are amenable to higher levels of material knowledge.

7th-from-8th

7th-from = marriage, partnership and advising relationships conducted from the basis of that house

Confidential partnerships and secret alliances with healers; financial advisors who have privileged insights; holders of confidential information - these are partnerships which build wealth.

8th-from-7th

8th-from = hidden, subconscious motives or catastrophic change arising from matters of the house

Non-transparent, non-accountable activities

Sudden, forced changes to:

contracts, alliances, agreements, balanced relationships which support the mutual interests of each partner

Does *not* permanently destroy matters of the house, although the may be so dramatic that it appears destroyed.

Death-and-rebirth of marriage alliance and business partnerships.

Sudden change of terms in contracts.
Knowledge of frightening secrets which creates sudden change in existing agreements.
Sudden changes which disrupt the completion of promise or delivery of expected results
- Any type of emergency
Second marriage.
- If the 2nd union manifests while the 1st marriage contract is still operational, the bewildering effects on the people represented by house-7 (spouse and business partners) are obvious.
- Vimshottari bhukti of the lord of house-2 or house-8 is the most common timing agent for divorce.
- Shukra in 2, the birth family is materially comfortable, and the spouse is sensually attracted to hidden interests. If the native remarries, the second spouse is attractive and probably wealthy and .
Secret dealings of the Spouse
- 8th-from-7th shows the hidden, invisible but potentially explosive power that waits behind a screen of mystery. At the designated moment of the turning of the cycle of birth and death (period of L-2) the hidden force pushes out into visibility.
- Conservative Shani in 2 indicates faithfulness of spouse-1. Marriage partner demonstrates adherence to social rules, per the culture in which the marriage occurs.
- Adventurous Rahu in 2 can indicate secret spousal dealings which display taboo-breaking or disregard for conventional behaviors.
- Chandra in 2 suggests an emotional instinct to conduct secret dealings outside of the primary contract, or to feel the need for a second marriage that will be more emotionally satisfying than the first.
Other types of Arising subconscious pattern or confidential information such as the native's birth family speaking about his spouse (positive or negative depending on character of house-2)
8th-from-7th = especially through secret or hidden causes.

Surgeries and other healing therapies on the external genitalia and visible aspects of the sexual reproductive system.

Surgeries upon the first spouse.

Circumstances of death for the spouse.

9th-from-6th

9th-from = wisdom which builds up from seeking divine counsel about matters of the house

good fortune arising from the wisdom which develops from meeting challenges of skillful conflict management, handling of loans and usurious activities, engagement with medicines and handling of disease conditions, other dangerous, criminal, exploitive, disagreeable or imbalanced situations such as arguing, lawsuits, fighting, police action, and damage from war.

10th-from-5th

10th-from indicates the public respect and dignity arising from matters of the house

rewards accompanying prestige originating in creative intelligence such as wealth from intellectual property (patents etc.), prestige from children, rewards due to public approval from literary success, speculative investments, other successful risks

11th-from-4th

11th-from = gains and achievements produced by the matters of that house.

Gains Originating from the cultural-indoctrination level of education and gains based in the practice of property ownership.

Gains from the mother and her lineage cultural-values roots. Achievements that are based in the culture that was practiced in the childhood home.

Friends and associates who share a similar cultural-education basis and are gainful in networked association with one another. Wealth generated from the network of people who share a set of cultural practices.

12th-from-3rd

losses sustained by, dissolution of, and voluntary withdrawal from matters of the house Acquiring and maintaining hoards of value requires withdrawing some of the energy normally allotted to:

human-to-human communications
writing and conversation
commercial business

Domain-2 and L-2 = strong maraka functions.

Dhana bhava lacks the kendra rebalancing strength of domain-7.
Domain-2 can absorb and acquire but it cannot release, except at the point of 100% saturation when extreme yin turns to yang.
Loss of engagement with matters of domain-3 , leading to Loss of ability to pursue or depletion of energy available for performing:
- Active mentality (often due to deep engagement in sensual pleasures)
- detailed planning capabilities (loss of interest in daily mental routines)
- conventional business administration and day-to-day communications (often due to pulling into the family of origin)
- daily busy-ness (often in order to measure and count one's own personal wealth).
- narrative communication functions
- conversations and writing
- publications and announcement
- siblings and team-work relationships
Loss of siblings
Strength in 2 may be associated with loss of siblings, so that the family lineage values can be more concentrated in the native.
Non-literate persons and societies:
A s a general rule, the more one talks (2) the less one writes (3). Therefore if more energy is going into 2 (speech, memorized traditions), less is naturally available for 3 (writing, scripted traditions).
The loss of literacy similarly is marked by domain-2

2nd-house of "character" is the repository of the huge "heap" of psychic constructs which define and structure the mind. The psychic structure is generated by a "pile-up" of imprints left on the field of the subconscious by past experiences.

In English, the word "character" comes from the Greek "kharakter" meaning "an engraved mark". (From "kharax" meaning "pointed stake.") Character means the traits which are "engraved" or "carved into" the personality. Any parent will attest that children show individual character almost from the first moment of birth.

By default the subconscious creates a massive network of unexamined presumptions, expectations, automatic actions and reactions, etc., until its material comes to conscious attention. At this point of awareness the samskara / character can begin to be intentionally changed.

Shukra in dhanastana gives a beautiful face (and a nice voice), although the type of beauty depends very much on rashi and drishti.

" If Dhana lord is endowed with strength, the native will possess beautiful eyes." -- BPHS, Ch 13, shloka 12

L-5 coordinated with L-9 is also a powerful dhana yoga, but the means and methods are quite different. Putra bhava and dharma bhava are "bhagya" (good fortune, bhaga) houses which derive their happiness from "poorva poonya" - credit from good works accomplished in past lives.

"Physical penance (tapas) means celibacy and non-violence. Mental penance is restraint of the mind and speech. "~~ Mahabharata Shanti Parva 217.17

If a second marriage is indicated, look to house-2 for its public face. (Look to navamsha-2 for its private face.) Using house-2 as lagna, see which houses become subha-sthana and which become dusthamsha.

House-2 is lagna for the second spouse. Therefore, ceteris paribus, we attract a 2nd-marriage partner who is less our opposite (7), and more shares the culture and experience of our early childhood (7).

Dhana- bhava and yuvati bhava, the second and seventh rashi houses, are "maraka" or death houses which show saturation with sensual experience signaling physical death.

Compare 2nd house to 8th house randhra bhava. Domain-8 shows the circumstances of one's own death not the iming.

L-2 = a significant timing agent for divorce And the Announced end-point of established relationships.

Circumstances of an L-2 timing for divorce are such that the native has exhausted all options for further negotiation in the current partnership *and* based on that fixed state of saturation or t erminal non-movement in the discourse of the original partnership, has already initiated another relationship.

Immediately at the onset of the mahadasha of Brad Pitt's powerful and auspicious L-2 Guru, Mr. Pitt surprised the public by enacting a separation from his first wife, the beautiful and popular Jennifer Aniston. Despite Ms. Aniston's many charms, there was indeed a life-defining relationship with "someone else" already sprouting.

Depending on the specific malefic influence: Shani will delay but does not destroy. Kuja is Aggressive and can kill. Rahu is hungry and demonic. Ketu is passive and inert.

"If Dhana's lord is in Randhra Bhava, the native will be endowed with Abundant land and wealth. But he will have limited marital felicity and be bereft of happiness from his elder brother." ~~ BPHS Ch. 24, Shloka 20

His salutary effect on global consciousness is widely acknowledged by other spiritual leaders. His poetry became world-renowned.

Not everything he said was true or perfect of course - especially during his incendiary political years! Nevertheless his displays very good function for L-2, aspects, 2nd-from-Moon, 2nd-navamsha, etc.