The 2nd house: Wealth and family
The 2nd house (bhava) of a birth chart is the house of wealth and family: money you save, family, food and the way you speak.
The second house, called Dhana Bhava, represents accumulated wealth, ancestral ties, and the words that cross your lips. It reflects how a household manages savings and provides comfort to family members. Classical teaching reminds us that truthful, gentle speech and wholesome food are the truest forms of wealth.
What it rules
- Represents accumulated wealth, family savings and tangible assets
- Governs the voice, tone of speech and oral expression
- Signifies food habits, nutrition and family dinner tables
- Reflects moral values, truthfulness and parental lineage
- Covers the right eye, face, mouth and dental health
In daily life
Speak truthful and pleasing words, save a modest portion of your earnings, share family meals with gratitude, and brush teeth carefully.
Planets in this house
Sun · Moon · Mars · Mercury · Jupiter · Venus · Saturn · Rahu · Ketu