Earth is moving on its axis from West to East.

If we see towards horizon, we find that signs of

Zodiac rise one by one. Any particular sign of the Zodiac will reappear at the east horizon after
approximately 24 hours. Ascendant is the sign of zodiac which is rising in the eastern horizon at
the time of occurrence of an event. The Ascendant is also known as first house of the horoscope.
Second house means the second counted from first and so on.
Each house of the horoscope signifies certain aspects of life which are as under:First House :
Body, appearance, personality, face, health, character, temperament, intellect, longevity, fortune,
honour, dignity, prosperity.
Second House :
Wealth, family, speech, right eye, nail, tongue, nose, teeth, ambition, food, imagination, power of
observation, jewelry, precious stones, unnatural sex, loss by cheating and violence between life
partners.
Third House :
Younger brothers and sisters, cousins, relatives, neighbors, courage, firmness, valour, chest, right
ear, hands, short journeys, nervous system, communication, writing editing books, reporting to
newspapers, education, intellect.
Fourth House :
Mother, conveyance, relatives, domestic environment, treasure, land, house, education, landed
property, hereditary tendencies, later portion of life, hidden treasure, private love affairs, chest,
interference in married life by parents-in laws and family, ornaments, clothes.
Fifth House :
Progeny, intelligence, fame, position, stomach, love affairs, pleasures, and amusements,
speculation, past birth, soul, position in life, artistic talent, heart and back, proficiency in games,
success in competition.
Sixth House :
Disease, debt, disputes, miseries, injuries, maternal aunt or uncle, enemies, service, food, clothes,
theft, ill fame, pet animals, subordinates, tenants, waist.

Seventh House :
Spouse, personality of spouse, relations between life partners, desires, partnership, open enemies,
recovery, journey, litigation, danger to life, influence in foreign countries and fame, relations
between self and public, sexual or urinary disease.
Eighth House :
Longevity, kind of death, sexual organs, obstacles, accident, unearned wealth, inheritance,
legacy, will, insurance, pension and gratuity, theft, robbery, worries, delay, battles, enemies,
inheritance of money, mental affliction, extramarital life.
Ninth House :

Fortune, religion, character, grand parents, long journeys, grandson, devotion towards elders and
god, spiritual initiation, dreams, higher education, wifes younger brother, brothers wife, visit to
holy places, philosophy, communication with spirits.
Tenth House :
Profession, fame, power, position, authority, honour, success, status, knees, character, karmas,
ambition in life, father, employers and superiors, relationship between self and superiors, success
in business, promotion, recognition from government.
Eleventh House :
Gains, prosperity, fulfillment of desires, friends, elder brother, ankles, left ear, advisers, favorites,
recovery of illness, expectation, sons wife, wishes, success in undertakings.
Twelfth House :
Harm, punishment, confinement, expenditure, donations (given), marriage, work related to water
resorts, vedic sacrifice, fines paid, sexual enjoyment outside wedlock, contacting sexually
transmitted disease, weakness in sexual act, sleeping comforts, enjoying luxuries, loss of spouse,
losses in marriage, termination of employment, separation from own people, long journeys,
settlement in foreign land.
Significators of Houses
The significators or karakas of various houses are as under:1st House Sun
2nd Jupiter
3rd Mars, Mercury
4th Moon, Venus
5th Jupiter
6th Mars, Saturn
7th Venus
8th Saturn

9th Sun, Jupiter

10th Mercury, Sun, Jupiter and Saturn
11th Jupiter
12th Saturn
Significations of Planets
Sun - Father, influence, energy
Moon - Mother, mind
Mars - Brothers, courage
Mercury - Profession, speech, education,
Jupiter - Progeny, wealth, prosperity wisdom
Venus - Marriage, material comforts, pleasures
Saturn - Longevity, sorrows, delays
Rahu - Maternal relations
Ketu - Paternal relations

Ascendant Planets Favourable Planets Unfavourable Planets

Aries Jupiter, Sun Mercury, Venus
Taurus Saturn Jupiter, Venus, Moon
Gemini Venus Mars, Jupiter, Sun
Cancer Jupiter, Mars Venus, Mercury
Leo Mars Saturn, Venus
Virgo Venus Mars
Libra Saturn Jupiter, Sun, Mars
Scorpio Jupiter Mercury, Venus
Sagittarius Mars Venus
Capricorn Venus Mars, Jupiter
Aquarius Venus Jupiter, Moon

Pisces Mars, Moon Sun, Venus, Saturn

Grouping of Houses
Angles or Kendra Houses : 1st, 4th, 7th, and 10th
Trines or Trikona Houses : 1st, 5th and 9th
Succedent or Panapara Houses : 2nd, 5th, 8th, and 11th
Cadent or Apoklima Houses : 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th
Upachaya or Favourable Houses : 3rd, 6th, 10th, and 11th
Evil or Trik Houses : 6th, 8th, and 12th
Death inflicting or Marak Houses : 2nd and 7th
The twelve houses are known an Tanu (Physique), Dhana (Wealth), Sahaja (Younger brother/
Sister), Matru (Mother), Putra (Progeny), Ari (Enemies), Kalatra (Spouse), Ayur (Longevity),
Dharma (Religion), Karma (Livelihood), Labha (Gains) and Vyay (Losses)
In terns of natives life, the Kendras denote childhood, the panaparas denote middle age and A
poklimas denote old age. The 1st to 8th house relate to ones marital life, the 9th to 11th pertain
to religious or moral beliefs and 12th house deals with other world i.e. Moksha.

The natural significator of the 1. house = the Sun

2. house = Jupiter
3. house = Mars
4. house = the Moon, Mercury
5. house = Jupiter
6. house = Mars, Saturn
7. house = Venus
8. house = Saturn

9. house = the Sun, Jupiter

10. house = the Sun, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn
11. house = Jupiter
12. house = Saturn

Vedic Astrology has a number of different branches which helps in various ways in prediction.
Prashan (Horary Astrology) is one of the branches which give predictions based on the moment
of time when the question is asked.
It is one of the most useful techniques for offering guidance in times of crisis if it is used
effectively. It gives answers of specific queries (prasna) depending on the time of the query.
In Sanskrit, day time is represented by the word Aho while night time is represented by the
word Raatra. From the word Aho, the sound ho has been combined with the Ra of Raatra
which jointly forms word hora. So, the word hora represents the day and night time which is
nothing but only the moments of time.
This subject has been discussed in detail by Sage Parasar in his work Brihat Paraasara Hora
Saastra and also by Kalyana Varma, Varahamihira and Kalidasa in their work. Many western
astrologers like Claudius Ptolemy, Willian Lilly and Alan Leo etc. had worked and written books
on this subject of Astrology.
Horary Astrology mainly focuses on answering specific questions however some Astrologer also
use it with Janam Kundli (Birth Horoscope) and Varsh Kundli (Yearly Horoscope) too as types of
karma done by a native is indicated by the Janam Kundli, Varsh Kundli and Prasna Kundli under
different circumstances.
Prashan Kundli is itself a very effective and self speaking kundli which gives very accurate and
stunting results if analyzed properly and with utmost care. For the purpose an Astrologer must
have very sound knowledge of different Parasari as well as Tajik combinations and yogas. He
should be very quick in calculating different degreewise positions of planets in respect of rising
lagna.
According to Prashan Marg, a landmark in the area of Horary says that the time of question
(Prashna) should be given the same importance as the time of birth. Human births are regulated
according to the law of Karma and hence the time of birth is significant.
Similarly a person proceeds to an astrologer to ascertain his future prompted by a Divine force
and hence the time of question is equally important. However there are certain points of
difference in reading Prashna charts and horoscopes.

Casting of Prashan Kundli

The person who asks the question is called querent or questioner and the question is called query.
When a person asks an question, the planetary positions of that particular moment at that place
are calculated and horoscope is drawn which is called Prasan Kundli.
However, Prashan Marga listed fourteen items viz. Samaya (exact time), Desh (the spot occupied
by the questioner), Swarayu (the nature of his own breath), Avastha (his own condition or
position), Sparsh (what the questioner touches), Arudha Rasi, Disha (the direction),
Prashanakshar (the letters of the words uttered by the questioner), Sthiti (questioners
deportment), Cheshta (movements), Bhava (mental attitude), Avalokan (his looking at particular
direction or thing), Vasanam (his dress), and Nimittas (ominous sounds or indicative signs at that
time).

How to decide significator in Prashan Kundli

The Lagna (Ascendant) of the Prasan Kundli represents the querent. The prashan or issue asked
about is called the quesited. So, question of the querent will be described by the house that
naturally governs that matter. Lord of that house will be significator.
The nature of the query may be about relationships, financial investments, career issues, family
matters, conflicts and lawsuits, even lost objects or missing people etc.
For example if the question is about the querents spouse, then the 7th house and its lord should
be carefully observed. In such cases, the 7th lord will be the significator.
Similarly when the question is about the profession then 10th house and its lord need to be
examined. Here, 10th lord becomes significator. Thus significator is a planet that is related to the
query.
There may be any other planets situated in that particular house and may offer further descriptive
information, but only one main significator for the quesited should be taken and in every case
that will be the ruler of the sign of that house.
The Moon is a general significator for the whole situation. It may help to represent the querent or
describing surrounding circumstances, or it may describe about the movement of events or
deeply related issues that may not be immediately apparent from the question. So, it always
demands some attention or in other words, the Moon is an important general factor that should
never be overlooked.
The position of the Moon in Prashan Kundli will always tell something about the question. If the
other significators make sense, but the position of the Moon doesn't seem to fit what the kundli is
indicating, there may be other underlying factors that hold the key to the querent's problem.

Signification of Bhava or House in Prashan Kundli

1st house
The querent, his personality and appearance, his health, his thoughts and his life in general.

2nd house
Family asserts, ancestors property , money, cash, wealth, speech, ornaments, jewelery and
movable assets, mouth, inner parts of mouth, family.

3rd house
Younger siblings, friends, neighbors, communication, news, writing, close relations, cousins,
short journeys, courage.

4th house
Mother, house, landed property, buildings, immovable property, farms, wells, mines and other
resources of the earth, vehicles, happiness from family.

5th house
Children, romance, love affairs, intelligence, higher education, creativity, speculation,
investments in shares and stocks, elections, entertainment, desires.

6th house
Sickness, diseases, enemies, servants, subordinates, litigation, court cases, loans, competition,
pet animals, lodgers, tenants, debts, thieves.

7th house
Spouse, partner, rival, marriage, love, dealings with the public, public image, open enemies,
thief, war, the astrologer whom the querent contacted.

8th house
Longevity, danger to age, suffering, ill heath, hidden or unconstitutional physical, relationship,
accidents, insurance, inheritance after death of a relative, other peoples money, money of the
spouse, money owed to the querent, taxes, mortgage, occult science related matters, black magic,
meditation.

9th house

Father, long journey, religious matter, religion, divine worship, divine Guru, journey of foreign
countries, law and court, childrens higher education, illness of mother.

10th house
Profession, service matter, good or bad deed done by the querent, career, change of job or
profession, promotion, social status, fame, matters related with government or ruler, boss or
employer, father, fathers status.

11th house
Elder siblings, friends, gain & profits, success in total, speculation of spouse, longevity of
parents, Pitri Karma (religious duty towards parents), success.

12th house
Expenditure, hospitals, jail, seclusion, secret dealings, sorrow, death, charity, secrete enemies,
losses, foreign travel.