Venus in the 2nd House

Dhan Bhav — wealth, speech, family

Favourable Results

When Shukra (Venus) occupies the 2nd house (the Dhana Bhava, the house of wealth, speech, and family), the native (the person whose chart it is) has beautiful eyes and is wealthy, learned (vidvan), sweet-spoken, esteemed by his kinsmen, illustrious, honoured by the king, and graced by his guru (a venerable teacher). His intellect is inclined toward dharma (a religious cast of mind). He is sharp and keen-witted. He takes an interest in the shastras (the scriptures and learned treatises) that amounts almost to an addiction, and so he becomes a master of many branches of learning (vidya). He is fond of clean clothes and fine food. Such a native is self-respecting and does not stretch out his hand before others (he does not beg). He is a worshipper of beauty, and his mind stays absorbed in women. In particular, he speaks in a charming voice that pleases women. He acquires wealth through learning and through women. His speech is captivating. He always profits from trade (vyapar) as well, and his treasury stays full. He upholds the traditions of his household. From his kinsmen he receives recognition and happiness. He earns honour in foreign lands (videsh). His adversaries stay suppressed. After marriage his fortune (bhagya) rises, and he runs his home and household life well.

Unfavourable Results

If Shukra is inauspicious, afflicted by papa grahas (malefic grahas), the native is lustful (kamuk), pleasure-seeking (vilasi), and given to drink. He suffers from diseases of the eyes. He loses wealth. Money is spent on his wife's illness and the like. Many times the wife cannot bear children, or does not wish to. The people of such a native's household are fond of his wife, but she seldom warms to them. If the native is of loose character (charitra-heen), his fortune (bhagya) will show defeat on every side. Masturbation and relations with bazaari women (prostitutes) will become the pretext for every kind of ruin.