Bhavas — The 12 Houses

Houses 1-3 — Self, Wealth, Courage

The first three bhavas: who you are, what you hold, and the drive to act.

1st house — the self (Tanu / Lagna)

The 1st house is you — the body, physical constitution, personality, vitality, and the overall direction of the life. It's the frame the whole chart is read against.

Everything starts here: the 1st house is the lagna, and every other house is counted from it.

2nd house — wealth & family (Dhana)

The 2nd house covers what you hold: accumulated wealth and savings, the immediate family, speech and voice, food, and your values — the resources gathered close around you.

3rd house — courage & effort (Sahaja)

The 3rd house is drive: courage, initiative, self-effort (parakrama), skills and hands, communication, short journeys, and younger siblings. Where the 1st is who you are, the 3rd is what you're willing to do.

Hold the thread

1 – I am · 2 – I have · 3 – I do.

The opening three houses move from identity, to resources, to effort.

Terms introduced here

Houses 1-3

1st = self & body, 2nd = wealth/family/speech, 3rd = courage, effort & younger siblings.