1st house
Phaladeepika 8.25 holds that Rahu in the lagna (the ascendant, 1st house) gives wealth and strength. The text also cautions about ailments of the head and face, and counts this among the placements that can shorten life. Phaladeepika 8.25
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Rahu Graha
Where Rahu is strong and weak, the houses it looks at, what it does in each bhava, how a node is read for a lagna, and its upay.
Rahu at a glance
rashis, drishti and upayCo-lord of (some texts)Kumbh (Aquarius), with Shani
Exalted (uchcha) inVrishabh (Taurus)
Debilitated (neech) inVrishchik (Scorpio)
MoolatrikonaMithun (Gemini)
Drishtithe 5th, 7th and 9th house from itself, as most texts give it; not every text gives the nodes a drishti (a graha’s glance: the houses it looks at feel its influence)
DaySaturday
ColoursBlue, Smoky Grey
RatnaGomed (Hessonite)
Rudraksha8 mukhi
Beej mantraॐ भ्रां भ्रीं भ्रौं सः राहवे नमः
Mahadasha18 years
Uchcha: the rashi where a graha is strongest; neech: where it is weakest. Moolatrikona: the rashi where it works most like itself, ranked just below uchcha. Drishti: the graha’s glance; the houses it looks at feel its influence. Mukhi: the number of natural lines on a rudraksha bead. Beej mantra: the graha’s seed sound, chanted with a count.
BPHS (47.34) gives Rahu Kumbh (Aquarius) as its own rashi, which it shares with Shani; some sages take Kanya (Virgo) instead. That co-lordship is not used to judge Rahu for a lagna: it is counted the lord of no house, and gives the results of the rashi it sits in and of that rashi’s lord.
Karaka of (what it signifies)
Ambition, foreign lands, technology, sudden change
Read for
Ambition, the new and the foreign
When strong
Foreign travel or settling abroad, technology, sudden rise
When weak or troubled
Confusion, shortcuts, restlessness, being misled
Work it favours
IT and software, politics, media, research, anything unconventional
Rahu in each bhava
by Lal Kitab, with its upay on each pageLal Kitab is a 20th-century, house-based system: it reads every kundli as if Mesh rose, so its "good" or "hard" is about the house, not about your lagna. Its pakka ghar is the house it treats as a graha’s permanent home. For what Rahu and Ketu mean for your own lagna, the rashi they sit in and its lord decide (see below). Lal Kitab and Parashara are two different systems, read side by side. Lal Kitab: pakka ghar, rin and upay
| Bhava | Lal Kitab | What it gives there |
|---|---|---|
| 1st house | Hard | Rahu in the 1st house gives an unusual appearance, unconventional thinking, and foreign connections. It may cause confusion. |
| 2nd house | Hard | Rahu in the 2nd house causes family instability, deceptive speech, and sudden financial ups and downs. |
| 3rd house | Good | Rahu in the 3rd house gives courage for unconventional ventures, success in media, and foreign travel. |
| 4th house | Hard | Rahu in the 4th house causes sudden changes in residence, mental unrest, and health issues for the mother. |
| 5th house | Hard | Rahu in the 5th house creates confusion in education, unconventional children, and losses on risky investments. |
| 6th house | Good | Rahu in the 6th house gives victory over enemies through cunning, success in healing, and good health. |
| 7th house | Hard | Rahu in the 7th house can bring an unconventional marriage or a spouse from a different culture, and asks for care against deception in marriage. |
| 8th house | Hard | Rahu in the 8th house can cause sudden accidents, hidden enemies, and chronic, hard-to-trace diseases. |
| 9th house | Mixed | Rahu in the 9th house is a mixed placement in Lal Kitab. It can unsettle faith, fortune and the children's luck, and it works well only while relations with brothers and sisters stay good; an interest in unusual paths of faith and in distant travel is common. |
| 10th house | Good | Rahu in the 10th house gives sudden career changes, success in politics or foreign companies, and fame. |
| 11th house | Mixed | Rahu in the 11th house is a mixed placement in Lal Kitab. It can bring sudden gains and friends abroad, but the text also warns that it can trouble the father and weaken what the other grahas give. |
| 12th house | Mixed | Rahu in the 12th house is in its pakka ghar, yet Lal Kitab reads it both ways: it works as Budh in the chart works. It can give settlement abroad and hidden strengths, but also broken sleep and spending, often on the women of the family. |
Rahu in each bhava, by Phaladeepika
Mantreswara’s classic, Adhyaya 8, sloka by slokaThe old texts read one placement at a time and speak of a man; they apply to anyone. In a real kundli, the rashi Rahu sits in, the house’s lord and the grahas that join or look at it decide how much of each reading holds.
2nd house
Phaladeepika 8.25 holds that Rahu in the 2nd house (the house of wealth and speech) makes speech doubtful or insincere, and the text cautions about ailments of the face. It also describes a soft heart, wealth gained through favour from government or those in power, and happiness. Phaladeepika 8.25
3rd house
Phaladeepika 8.25 holds that Rahu in the 3rd house (the house of siblings and courage) makes a person proud and strong-willed, with a long life and wealth. The text also notes hostility with brothers. Phaladeepika 8.25
4th house
Phaladeepika 8.25 reads Rahu in the 4th house (the house of home, mother and comforts) as a mixed placement. The text describes poor judgement, being a cause of grief and a shorter life, though the person has friends and finds happiness at times. Phaladeepika 8.25
5th house
Phaladeepika 8.26 holds that Rahu in the 5th house (the house of children and intellect) gives a nasal voice and a hard heart. The text also cautions about ailments of the belly. Phaladeepika 8.26
6th house
Phaladeepika 8.26 holds that Rahu in the 6th house (the house of enemies and disease) brings wealth and a long life. The text also cautions about trouble from opponents or from malefic grahas, and about ailments of the anus. Phaladeepika 8.26
7th house
Phaladeepika 8.26 reads Rahu in the 7th house (the house of marriage and partnership) as a caution for married life. The text warns of loss of wealth through affairs outside marriage, separation from the beloved and loss of virility, and describes the person as headstrong and foolish. Phaladeepika 8.26
8th house
Phaladeepika 8.26 reads Rahu in the 8th house (the house of longevity and hidden matters) as a hard placement. The text cautions about a shorter life, impure conduct, a defect in some limb, vata (wind) disorders and few children. Phaladeepika 8.26
9th house
Phaladeepika 8.27 holds that Rahu in the 9th house (the house of fortune and dharma) makes a person contrary in speech. The text describes someone who leads their clan or community, or holds civic office, yet is drawn to unrighteous deeds. Phaladeepika 8.27
10th house
Phaladeepika 8.27 holds that Rahu in the 10th house (the house of career and status) brings fame and fearlessness. The text adds few children, a habit of busying oneself in others' affairs and a lack of good deeds. Phaladeepika 8.27
11th house
Phaladeepika 8.27 holds that Rahu in the 11th house (the house of gains) brings prosperity and a long life. The text adds few children and cautions about ailments of the ear. Phaladeepika 8.27
12th house
Phaladeepika 8.27 reads Rahu in the 12th house (the house of loss and expense) as a placement of heavy spending. The text warns of wrongdoing done in secret, and cautions about ailments linked to water in the body. Phaladeepika 8.27
Rahu for each lagna
a node is judged by where it sitsRahu is counted the lord of no house, so no lagna makes it a benefic or a malefic by lordship. It gives the results of the bhava it sits in and of the lord of that rashi: where that lord is good for your lagna, Rahu leans good. That is why its page for each bhava matters more than for the other grahas. Parashara says the same: Rahu gives mostly the results of the bhava it sits in and of the bhava lord it joins (BPHS 34.16), and in a kendra (one of the four angles of the chart, the 1st, 4th, 7th and 10th houses, where a graha acts with most force), joined or seen by the lord of a kendra or a trikona (the 1st, 5th and 9th houses, the houses of fortune), it becomes a yogakaraka, a graha that lifts the chart (34.17). The tradition’s “Shanivat Rahu” adds that Rahu acts like Shani; Phaladeepika says so too (8.34). With all seven other grahas between Rahu and Ketu, a kundli is read for Kaal Sarp dosha.
Rahu in gochar: passing through each house from your Moon
where it moves now, not where it sat at birthGochar is a graha’s transit: the house Rahu is moving through now, counted from your Moon rashi. Phaladeepika counts Rahu’s transit good in the 3rd, 6th, 10th and 11th from the Moon; in the rest it asks for care. The third column is how our Monthly Prediction reads each house.
| Gochar | Phaladeepika | Our Monthly Prediction |
|---|---|---|
| 1st from the Moon | — | Mixed: A change in how you see yourself, an unusual path, rising ambition |
| 2nd from the Moon | — | Challenging: Fixation on money, family drama, words go to extremes |
| 3rd from the Moon | Good | Good: Great courage, gains from unusual places, victory |
| 4th from the Moon | — | Challenging: Confusion at home, worry about the mother, fixation on property |
| 5th from the Moon | — | Mixed: Unusual ideas, children, an urge to speculate |
| 6th from the Moon | Good | Very good: Wins over rivals, success in contests, health improves |
| 7th from the Moon | — | Mixed: Intense relationships, a partner from far away, unusual unions |
| 8th from the Moon | — | Challenging: Sudden events and change; go carefully |
| 9th from the Moon | — | Mixed: Unusual beliefs, faith from far away, spiritual searching |
| 10th from the Moon | Good | Good: A break at work, success off the beaten track, a chance of fame |
| 11th from the Moon | Good | Very good: Big gains, a wider circle, wishes coming true |
| 12th from the Moon | — | Mixed: Links abroad, spiritual confusion, spending on change |
Common questions
3 questionsIn which rashi is Rahu exalted, and does it rule a rashi?
The kundli here takes Rahu as exalted in Vrishabh (Taurus) and debilitated in Vrishchik (Scorpio); texts differ on the nodes. Some texts give it Kumbh (Aquarius) as a shared rashi, but it is counted the lord of no house when it is read for a lagna.
Which ratna and which day belong to Rahu?
Its ratna is Gomed (Hessonite) and its day is Saturday. Wear the ratna only after your kundli has been checked.
In which houses is Rahu good by Lal Kitab?
In the 3rd, 6th and 10th houses.
A graha reads the same for everybody. Your chart does not.
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