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School of Vedic Sciences, FORE
Jyotish · Hora

Sahaja bhāva

सहजभाव

Everyday Hindi: सहज भाव (तृतीय भाव)

Third house: siblings, courage, effort and short journeys.

Definition

The third house is called sahaja ('born with', that is, siblings) or bhrātṛ bhāva, and also parākrama, 'valour'. The texts assign to it younger siblings, courage, initiative, the hands and communication. Mars is its natural kāraka; it is both an upachaya and an āpoklima house.