Lagna · Taurus ascendant
Vrishabh Lagna
Taurus ascendant, ruled by Shukra
With Taurus rising, you carry a grounded, practical, and sensual nature. Ruled by Venus, you have a genuine appreciation for beauty, comfort, and the finer things in life. Reliability, patience, and quiet determination define you. Its lord is Shukra, its yogakaraka Shani.
Vrishabh lagna: house 1 is Taurus
The nature of Vrishabh lagna
Lagna lord Shukra
You are steady, dependable, and remarkably patient with stability and security above all else. Venus gives you an eye for art, beauty, and sensory pleasures. Your stubbornness makes you incredibly persistent — you rarely rush decisions.
In Delhi Vrishabh lagna rises for about 1h 56m a day. In 8,349 real births from 1960 to 1999 across four North Indian cities, 8.1% had it.
Your lagna is the rashi rising in the east at your birth; it changes every two hours or so, which is why the birth time matters. Your rashi is the Moon’s sign, a different thing: Vrishabh rashi is read for the mind, Vrishabh lagna for the body and the course of life.
Each graha for Vrishabh lagna
Which houses it rules, and what Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra ch. 34 calls it for this lagna
For Vrishabh lagna, BPHS 34 counts Shani and Surya as benefics, with Shani the yogakaraka (the strongest helper a lagna can have), ruling a kendra and a trikona at once, and Chandra, Guru and Shukra as malefics.
| Graha | Rules houses | For this lagna (BPHS 34) |
|---|---|---|
| Sun (Surya) | 4th | Benefic |
| Moon (Chandra) | 3rd | Malefic · Maraka— lord of the 3rd only, not the 2nd or 7th; the verse names it a killer all the same (34.23–24) |
| Mars (Mangal) | 7th, 12th | Maraka |
| Mercury (Budh) | 2nd, 5th | Mildly malefic— lord of the 2nd and 5th, which the verse calls 'somewhat inauspicious' (34.23) and does not name among the killers |
| Jupiter (Guru) | 8th, 11th | Malefic · Maraka— lord of the 8th and 11th, not the 2nd or 7th; the verse names it a killer all the same (34.23–24) |
| Venus (Shukra) | 1st, 6th | Malefic · Maraka— the lagna lord, but also lord of the 6th: a malefic and a killer (34.23–24) |
| Saturn (Shani) | 9th, 10th | Yogakaraka |
| Rahu | none (a node) | By its house |
| Ketu | none (a node) | By its house |
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
The twelve houses of Vrishabh lagna
The rashi in each house and its lord: every reading of this chart starts here
| House | Rashi | Its lord | What it governs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Taurus (Vrishabh) | Shukra | self, body and health |
| 2nd | Gemini (Mithun) | Budh | family, savings and speech |
| 3rd | Cancer (Kark) | Chandra | courage, siblings and effort |
| 4th | Leo (Singh) | Surya | mother, home and property |
| 5th | Virgo (Kanya) | Budh | children, study and intellect |
| 6th | Libra (Tula) | Shukra | illness, debt and rivals |
| 7th | Scorpio (Vrishchik) | Mangal | marriage and partnership |
| 8th | Sagittarius (Dhanu) | Guru | longevity, sudden events and inheritance |
| 9th | Capricorn (Makar) | Shani | father, fortune and dharma |
| 10th | Aquarius (Kumbh) | Shani | career and standing |
| 11th | Pisces (Meen) | Guru | gains, income and elder siblings |
| 12th | Aries (Mesh) | Mangal | expenses, foreign lands and moksha |
Where Shukra, the lagna lord, is strong
The lagna lord in each house of this chart, and its dignity in the rashi there
Shukra is strongest for this lagna in the 11th house (exalted) and at home in the 1st and 6th (own sign); weakest in the 5th (debilitated).
| Shukra in the | Rashi there | Dignity |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Taurus (Vrishabh) | own sign |
| 2nd | Gemini (Mithun) | — |
| 3rd | Cancer (Kark) | — |
| 4th | Leo (Singh) | — |
| 5th | Virgo (Kanya) | debilitated |
| 6th | Libra (Tula) | own sign |
| 7th | Scorpio (Vrishchik) | — |
| 8th | Sagittarius (Dhanu) | — |
| 9th | Capricorn (Makar) | — |
| 10th | Aquarius (Kumbh) | — |
| 11th | Pisces (Meen) | exalted |
| 12th | Aries (Mesh) | — |
BPHS ch. 24 reads the lagna lord in each of the twelve houses; the readings are on the 1st house page.
Vrishabh lagna in a real chart
23 February 1985, 11:00, New Delhi
The lagna lord Shukra sits in Pisces (Meen), the 11th house, exalted. That house is gains, income and elder siblings, so this chart’s life leans there.
Gemstones for Vrishabh lagna
What the site’s gemstone engine picked across the 676 real Vrishabh lagna births it read
Stones this lagna is told to avoid
- Red Coral (Moonga): Mangal is a maraka for this lagna (BPHS 34), so its stone would strengthen what it brings.
- Diamond (Heera): Shukra is a malefic and a maraka for this lagna (BPHS 34), so its stone would strengthen what it brings.
- Yellow Sapphire (Pukhraj): Guru is a malefic and a maraka for this lagna (BPHS 34), so its stone would strengthen what it brings.
- Pearl (Moti): Chandra is a malefic and a maraka for this lagna (BPHS 34), so its stone would strengthen what it brings.
The stone depends on how strong each graha is in your own chart, which is why the same lagna gets different stones. Find yours from your kundli.
Upay for Vrishabh lagna
Shukra mantra · 108 times on Friday
ॐ शुक्राय नमः
Om Shukraya Namah
The lagna lord carries the whole chart: kept strong, it steadies the body and the self. Its daan, on Friday: white cloth and rice. A suggestion: do it as your faith allows.
All twelve lagnas
Common questions
What is Vrishabh lagna?
Taurus (Vrishabh) rising in the east at the moment of birth. Its lord is Shukra.
Which grahas are good for Vrishabh lagna?
Benefic: Shani and Surya; yogakaraka: Shani; malefic: Chandra, Guru and Shukra (BPHS ch. 34).
Which gemstone suits Vrishabh lagna?
The gemstone engine most often picked Blue Sapphire (Neelam) (90% of Vrishabh lagna charts), but it depends on your own chart’s strengths. Avoid the stones of the functional malefics.
How do I know if my lagna is Vrishabh?
You need your birth date, exact time and place: the lagna changes every two hours or so (Vrishabh lasts about 1h 56m in Delhi). The ascendant calculator works it out.
Is your lagna Vrishabh?
Your birth time decides it. The ascendant calculator gives your lagna, its degree and nakshatra.
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