5th house — putra bhāva
The 5th bhāva is the putra bhāva — children. Phaladīpikā lists its names, and a house is known by what it governs. Its natural kāraka is Jupiter. Below is the first witness SIA reads for any matter of this house: Parāśara's statement of what its lord does from each of the twelve positions, the complete grid, one verse per cell.
At a glance
- Number
- 5 / 12computed
- Classical name
- Putra (children)PHAL C1.12
- Kāraka graha
- Guru (Jupiter)BPHS C13.21
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- Siṃha (Leo)computed
Phaladīpikā — the names of the house
राज्यं गोमहिषसुगन्धवस्त्रभूषाः पातालं हिबुकसुखाम्बुसेतुनद्यः । राजाङ्कं सचिवकरात्मधीभविष्यज्ज्ञानाम्नः सुतजठरश्रुतिस्मृतीश्च ॥
TranslationHouse, land, maternal uncle, a sister's son, a relation, a friend, vehicle, mother, kingdom, cow, buffalo, perfume, clothes, ornaments, the nadir, Hibuka (हिबुक), Sukha (सुख happiness), water, bridge and river are the terms to denote the 4th house. Rajanka (राजाङ्क-Sovereign's mark), a minister, Kara (कर-tax, hand or toll), Athman (आत्मन्), intelligence (धी-Dhi), knowledge of the future, Asu (असु-life), son (सुत-Suta), belly (जठर-Jatara), Sruti (श्रुति-Vedic knowledge) and Smriti (स्मृति-traditional law) are the names of the 5th house.
The lord of this bhāva in each of the twelve bhāvas
Parāśara's bhāveśa-phala chapter states what the lord of a bhāva does from every position. These are the rows SIA fires for this bhāva's lord — one verse per cell, as printed.
सुतेशे लग्नसहजे मायावी पिशुनो महान्। लोष्ठं दत्तवान्नैव काचिद्द्रव्यस्य का कथा।।३५।।
If the 5th lord is in the lagna and the 3rd house, then the native is deceitful and miserly.
सुतेशो चायुधि धने बहुपुत्री न संशयः। कासश्वाससुखी न स्यात्क्रोधयुक्तो धनान्वितः।।३६।।
If the 5th lord is in the 8th or the 2nd house, then the native is endowed with many children, suffers from cough and asthma, is angry, and wealthy.
सुतेशे लग्नसहजे मायावी पिशुनो महान्। लोष्ठं दत्तवान्नैव काचिद्द्रव्यस्य का कथा।।३५।।
If the 5th lord is in the lagna and the 3rd house, then the native is deceitful and miserly.
सुतेशो मातृभवने चिरं मातृसुखं भवेत्। लक्ष्मीयुक्तः सुबुद्धिश्च सचिवोऽप्यथवा गुरुः।।३७।।
If the 5th lord is in the 4th house, then the native has more happiness from the mother, is endowed with wealth, is intelligent, and is a minister or a guru.
सुतेशो पञ्चमे यस्य तस्य पुत्रो न जीवति। क्षणिकः क्रूरभाषी च धनिको मतिमान्भवेत्।।३८।।
If the 5th lord is in the 5th house, then the native's son does not live.
सुतेशो षष्ठरिःफस्थे पुत्रः शत्रुत्वमाप्नुयात्। मृतापत्यो दत्तपुत्रो धनपुत्रोऽथवा भवेत्।।३९।।
If the 5th lord is in the 6th and the 12th house, the native has enmity with his son and his sons die.
सुतेशो कामगे मानी सर्वधर्मसमन्वितः। तुंगबष्टिस्तनुस्वामी भक्तियुक्तैकचेतसा।।४०।।
If the 5th lord is in the 7th house, the native is considered to be endowed with all religions, having a high nose and being devoted.
सुतेशो चायुधि धने बहुपुत्री न संशयः। कासश्वाससुखी न स्यात्क्रोधयुक्तो धनान्वितः।।३६।।
If the 5th lord is in the 8th or the 2nd house, then the native is endowed with many children, suffers from cough and asthma, is angry, and wealthy.
सुतेशो नवमे कर्मे पुत्रो भूपसमो भवेत्। अथवा ग्रन्थकर्ता च विख्यातः कुलदीपकः।।४१।।
If the 5th lord is in the 9th or 10th house, the native's son is like a king or a renowned author.
सुतेशो नवमे कर्मे पुत्रो भूपसमो भवेत्। अथवा ग्रन्थकर्ता च विख्यातः कुलदीपकः।।४१।।
If the 5th lord is in the 9th or 10th house, the native's son is like a king or a renowned author.
सुतेशो लाभभवने पण्डितो जनवल्लभः। ग्रन्थकर्त्ता महादक्षो बहुपुत्रधनान्वितः।।४२।।
If the 5th lord is in the 11th house, the native is learned, popular, an author, skilled, has many children, and is endowed with wealth.
सुतेशो षष्ठरिःफस्थे पुत्रः शत्रुत्वमाप्नुयात्। मृतापत्यो दत्तपुत्रो धनपुत्रोऽथवा भवेत्।।३९।।
If the 5th lord is in the 6th and the 12th house, the native has enmity with his son and his sons die.
The kāraka verse
सूर्यो गुरुः कुजः सोमो गुरुर्भौमः सितः शनिः।।३७।। गुरुश्चन्द्रसुतो जीवो मन्दश्च भावकारकः।।३७।। पुनस्तन्वादयो भावाः स्थाप्यास्तेषां शुभाऽशुभम्। लाभं तृतीयं रन्ध्रं च शत्रुभावव्ययं तथा। एषां योगेन यो भावस्तन्नाशं प्राप्नुयाद्ध्रुवम्।।३८।।
Gloss (English)Jupiter and the Moon's son is the weak significator.
Questions
What does the 5th house signify?
Phaladīpikā's list for the 5th house is quoted above in full; the kāraka graha for it is Jupiter, and SIA reads its lord's placement first for any question that belongs to it.
Where is the lord of the 5th house good or bad?
Parāśara does not rank the twelve placements; he states a result for each, and the closing verses of the chapter say every result scales with the lord's strength. SIA weighs the placement with the lord's ṣaḍbala before it prints a verdict.
See these verses fire on your own chart.
Cast your kundli in SIA — every line of the reading carries the verse it rests on.
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