Putra
How to read it
- Children and the power to create
- Study, mantra and a clear intellect
- Presentation and creative work
- Speculation and drama need care
Putra bhava is what the chart produces from its own intelligence. Jupiter supports learning, children and a blessing that is passed on. A trikona is a house of support, so this is a place of purva punya in classical reading. Speculation sits here too, which is why a rashifal caution names it when the Moon is in the 5th from a sign.
In a birth chart this house is counted from the lagna. On today’s rashifal, “Moon in the 5th” is five signs from that rashi. It is not the natal 5th house.
1st House 2nd House 3rd House 4th House 5th House 6th House 7th House 8th House 9th House 10th House 11th House 12th House
Questions
5th House
What is the 5th house?
Children, intelligence, study, mantra, romance and creative work.
Why is the 5th a trikona?
The 1st, 5th and 9th are trikonas, the houses of support. The 5th is the house of purva punya and of what one creates.
Who signifies the 5th house?
Jupiter is the natural significator of children and wisdom. The 5th lord rules the sign on this house.