9th House of Horoscope
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9TH HOUSE :
The 9th house (bhava) signifies father, dharma, guru, past karma, bhagya, long journeys, thighs, sister-in-law (brother’s wife), journeys to holy places etc. Why is the 9th house the significator of father and dharma?
From the principle of trines, we know that Lord Brahma resides in the 1st bhava, while Lord Shiva resides in the 5th and Lord Vishnu in the 9th bhava. While the 1st bhava signifies ‘ayu’ (birth) and the 5th signifies prosperity, the 9th indicates ‘dharma’ since Lord Vishnu resides in it. It is he who fixes the dharma of the person and gives according to what he deserves. Any deviation from/desertion of dharma leads to the destruction of the self finally. When dharma (principle) is affected, the 11th house (labhasthana) therefrom, which is the 7th house indicating wife, is first affected. Subsequently leading to affect the 5th (the house of children – because the wife’s principles (7th) is affected) and the 3rd is affected as the prakrambal of the native is used to shield the family (wife and children). And when the 3rd is affected, the Lagna too is affected because it is the individual who is adding on to his sins (paapa). Now, when is the dharma affected? It gets affected in a bid to earn more (labha – 11th house). Bad principles adopted to increase the income in labhasthan (11th) no doubt increases the income, but it also increases the sins to that extent affecting the 9th house, which sets of a chain reaction to the other houses (11th therefrom) The 9th house also reflects the past karma of the person. It is the good deeds in one’s life that determine the quality of life one would lead in the next birth. The physical body of a person perishes with time, but the atma carries with it the karma accumulated by the person. It is according to this karma that one gets the share (Bhagya – derived from bhaga or bhagam, meaning the share from father/God) of the material things in the world. Hence, the 9th house is also called the house of ‘Bhagya’ – meaning, what one would enjoy as his/her share of things in the world as decided by God. Since the 9th signifies the thighs of the person, it also indicates long distance journeys. While studying long distance journeys, it is very important to study the “Jalapatha saham” (Jala – meaning water; patham – meaning crossing; and saham – meaning point) to reckon whether the person will cross large bodies of water (oceans etc.,) and also “Paradesa saham” (Paradesa – meaning foreign; and saham – meaning point) to reckon whether the person will have residence in foreign land. However, the sambandha of Shukra is also to be reckoned as he is the significator of vehicles (means of conveyance), while Ketu, the mokshakaraka, will indicate astral travels (travel of the atma by detachment from the physical self – which is normally attained only by Sadhus after strong tapasya. Ketu helps attain this by way of detaching the mind from the physical self.). 9th bhava being the house of the Lord, it also indicates temples and other places of worship (strong influence of Surya on 9th will indicate construction of temples, while affliction from Rahu will indicate destruction/desecration of religious places). 9th bhava also indicates the wife of the younger brother and also the wife’s younger sister. The spiritual guru of the person is to be seen from the ‘Vimsamsa’ (D-20) chart of the person. It is the spiritual guru who can help and guide the person during trying times and put him/her on the right path. Connection between the lords of the 9th and 10th bhavas will indicate “Dharmakarmadipati Yoga” which will mean that the person will use the principles (whatever acquired from family and from guru) in performing karma (job). Hence, it may safely be assumed that prescribing a stone/gem of the 9th lord would be immensely beneficial to the person at all times with the exception being the case where the 9th lord is also the lord of the 6th house (the house of enemies). Also, Jupiter being the lord of the 9th of the natural zodiac, chanting the mantra “Om Gurave Namaha” will strengthen the 9th house, while chanting the mantra “Om Sat Gurave Namaha” will pacify him/her and also strengthen the person spiritually.