1st house
Phaladeepika 8.17 holds that Shukra (Venus) in the lagna (the ascendant, 1st house) gives a healthy and good-looking body. The text reads this placement as one of happiness and a long life. Phaladeepika 8.17
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Shukra Graha
Venus
Where Shukra is strong and weak, its friends, the houses it looks at, what it does in each bhava and for each lagna, and its upay.
Shukra at a glance
rashis, friends, drishti and upayOwn rashiVrishabh (Taurus), Tula (Libra)
Exalted (uchcha) inMeen (Pisces)
Debilitated (neech) inKanya (Virgo)
MoolatrikonaTula (Libra)
Drishtithe 7th house from itself
DayFriday
ColoursWhite, Pink, Pastel
RatnaHeera (Diamond)
Rudraksha6 mukhi, or 13
Beej mantraॐ द्रां द्रीं द्रौं सः शुक्राय नमः
Mahadasha20 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.
Karaka of (what it signifies)
Marriage, love, comforts, arts
Read for
Love, marriage and comforts
When strong
Marriage, a vehicle or a home, beauty, success in the arts
When weak or troubled
Overspending, indulgence, relationship trouble, sugar and hormones
Work it favours
Fashion, films and music, design, hotels, luxury goods
Shukra 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 the graha is for your own lagna, read Parashara’s table further down. 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 | Good | Venus in the 1st house gives physical beauty, charm, artistic talent, and a comfortable life. |
| 2nd house | Good | Venus in the 2nd house gives family wealth, beautiful eyes, and a prosperous marriage. It is good for luxury items. |
| 3rd house | Good | Venus in the 3rd house gives artistic siblings, love of music and arts, and short profitable journeys. |
| 4th house | Good | Venus in the 4th house gives a beautiful home, vehicles, and domestic peace. The mother is loving and supportive. |
| 5th house | Good | Venus in the 5th house gives love affairs, artistic children, and gains from entertainment or investment. |
| 6th house | Hard | Venus in the 6th house causes marital discord, kidney or urinary problems, and losses through women. |
| 7th house | Good | Venus in the 7th house (pakka ghar, shared with Mercury) gives a beautiful and loving spouse, business partnerships, and luxury. |
| 8th house | Hard | Venus in the 8th house causes marital problems, hidden affairs, and losses through women. Kidney issues are possible. |
| 9th house | Good | Venus in the 9th house gives love for arts, foreign travel, and spiritual inclination through devotion (Bhakti). |
| 10th house | Good | Venus in the 10th house gives success in the arts, entertainment, or the fashion industry, and a good public image. |
| 11th house | Good | Venus in the 11th house gives gains through women, luxury items, and elder sisters. Desires are fulfilled. |
| 12th house | Good | Venus in the 12th house is exalted in Lal Kitab. Fortune often grows after marriage, the spouse is a protector in hard times, and there is comfort, restful sleep and favour from those in power. The spouse's health needs care. |
Shukra 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 Shukra 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 8.17 holds that Shukra (Venus) in the 2nd house (the house of wealth and speech) gives a gift for poetry and creative expression. The text adds riches of many kinds. Phaladeepika 8.17
3rd house
Phaladeepika 8.17 reads Shukra (Venus) in the 3rd house (the house of siblings and courage) as an unfavourable placement. The text speaks of the person being without a spouse, unhappy, short of money, miserly and not well liked. Phaladeepika 8.17
4th house
Phaladeepika 8.17 holds that Shukra (Venus) in the 4th house (the house of home, mother and comforts) brings good vehicles and a good home. The text adds jewellery, fine clothes, perfumes and similar comforts. Phaladeepika 8.17
5th house
Phaladeepika 8.18 holds that Shukra (Venus) in the 5th house (the house of children and intellect) gives great wealth and the blessing of children. The text describes the person as very wise and as one who protects others. Phaladeepika 8.18
6th house
Phaladeepika 8.18 holds that Shukra (Venus) in the 6th house (the house of enemies and disease) leaves a person free of enemies but also without riches. The text warns that the person may be led astray by young women. Phaladeepika 8.18
7th house
Phaladeepika 8.18 holds that Shukra (Venus) in the 7th house (the house of marriage and partnership) gives a good spouse and wealth. As cautions of this placement, the text also warns of affairs outside marriage and of the loss of a spouse. Phaladeepika 8.18
8th house
Phaladeepika 8.18 holds that Shukra (Venus) in the 8th house (the house of longevity and hidden matters) gives a long life and wealth. The text goes further and speaks of a rise to authority or a position of command. Phaladeepika 8.18
9th house
Phaladeepika 8.19 holds that Shukra (Venus) in the 9th house (the house of fortune and dharma) blesses a person with a spouse, friends and children. The text adds that prosperity comes through favour from government, seniors or those in power. Phaladeepika 8.19
10th house
Phaladeepika 8.19 holds that Shukra (Venus) in the 10th house (the house of career and status) makes a person widely known and rich in friends. The text describes someone in a position of standing who is content in their work. Phaladeepika 8.19
11th house
Phaladeepika 8.19 holds that Shukra (Venus) in the 11th house (the house of gains) makes a person wealthy and gives many comforts. The text also describes a fondness for the company of women. Phaladeepika 8.19
12th house
Phaladeepika 8.19 holds that Shukra (Venus) in the 12th house (the house of loss and expense) gives enjoyment of physical and sensual pleasures. The text adds wealth and a life of splendour. Phaladeepika 8.19
Shukra for each lagna
as Parashara lists it in Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, chapter 34| Lagna | Lord of your | For this lagna |
|---|---|---|
| Mesh (Aries) | 2nd and 7th | Malefic · Maraka |
| Vrishabh (Taurus) | 1st and 6th | Malefic · Maraka— the lagna lord, but also lord of the 6th: a malefic and a killer (34.23–24) |
| Mithun (Gemini) | 5th and 12th | Benefic |
| Kark (Cancer) | 4th and 11th | Malefic |
| Singh (Leo) | 3rd and 10th | Malefic |
| Kanya (Virgo) | 2nd and 9th | Benefic · Maraka · Yoga— gives yoga together with Budh (34.32) |
| Tula (Libra) | 1st and 8th | Neutral— the lagna lord, which the verse calls neutral (34.34) |
| Vrishchik (Scorpio) | 7th and 12th | Malefic · Maraka |
| Dhanu (Sagittarius) | 6th and 11th | Malefic · Maraka— lord of the 6th and 11th, not the 2nd or 7th; the verse names it a killer all the same (34.37–38) |
| Makar (Capricorn) | 5th and 10th | Yogakaraka |
| Kumbh (Aquarius) | 4th and 9th | Yogakaraka |
| Meen (Pisces) | 3rd and 8th | Malefic |
The labels, from Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, chapter 34:
- Yogakaraka: the strongest graha a lagna can have: the one Parashara names as bringing yoga, or the one lord of both a kendra (1st, 4th, 7th, 10th) and a trikona (1st, 5th, 9th) (34.13)
- Benefic, Malefic, Neutral: works for the lagna; brings its harder matters; neither
- Lagna lord: the lagna’s own graha, where the verse calls it neither good nor hard
- Maraka: a killer Parashara names for the lagna, watched for health and longevity; printed alone, or after another label. It is not always the lord of the 2nd or 7th: where it differs, the line under it gives the verse
- · Yoga: one of two grahas he says give yoga together for this lagna
Shukra 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 Shukra is moving through now, counted from your Moon rashi. Phaladeepika counts Shukra’s transit good in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th, 11th and 12th 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 | Good | Good: Comforts, pleasures, happiness, good health |
| 2nd from the Moon | Good | Very good: Wealth, happiness in the family, good food, big gains |
| 3rd from the Moon | Good | Good: Success, gains, recognition, creative work does well |
| 4th from the Moon | Good | Very good: A vehicle, comforts, happiness at home, property |
| 5th from the Moon | Good | Very good: Romance, joy from children, study, fun and creativity |
| 6th from the Moon | — | Mixed: Look after your health; relationships need work |
| 7th from the Moon | — | Challenging: Friction in marriage and partnerships; pleasures cost more than they give |
| 8th from the Moon | Good | Good: Inheritance, sudden gains, change through love |
| 9th from the Moon | Good | Very good: Good fortune, pilgrimage, devotion, blessed travel |
| 10th from the Moon | — | Mixed: Creativity at work, public image, working relationships |
| 11th from the Moon | Good | Very good: Big gains, wealth, luxury, success with people, wishes fulfilled |
| 12th from the Moon | Good | Good: Pleasures, devotion, romance far from home, a peaceful break |
Common questions
5 questionsIn which rashi is Shukra exalted, and where is it debilitated?
Shukra (Venus) is exalted in Meen (Pisces) and debilitated in Kanya (Virgo), and rules Vrishabh (Taurus) and Tula (Libra).
Who are Shukra’s friends and enemies?
Friends: Budh, Shani. Neutral: Mangal, Guru. Enemies: Surya, Chandra.
For which lagna is Shukra a yogakaraka?
For Makar (Capricorn) and Kumbh (Aquarius) lagna, as Maharishi Parashara names it in Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, chapter 34. A yogakaraka is the best graha a lagna can have. For Kanya (Virgo) lagna he says Shukra gives yoga together with Budh (34.32).
Which ratna and which day belong to Shukra?
Its ratna is Heera (Diamond) and its day is Friday. Wear the ratna only after your kundli has been checked.
In which houses is Shukra good by Lal Kitab?
In the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th houses.
A graha reads the same for everybody. Your chart does not.
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