Last Updated on August 12, 2024 by Tejaswini

The 11^th is the house of gains, it is called the Labh-sthan, it is generally considered to be a positive house. But just like the 3^rd house, it has a dark side. In your practice you will see several charts where the 11^th house is the real source of unhappiness. And these issues are unsolvable because they do not register as problems.

The houses in the chart are given several names, eg – Kendra, Kona, Upchaya, Dusham, Trishadaya, Marak, Panphara, Apoklima, Dvidvadasha etc. There are the four types of trikons, Dharma, Arth, Kama, Moksh. There are these several such terms in Jyotish. A house/ bhava will fall into several of these categories, so understanding what these concepts is necessary for better analysis of the chart.

The 11^th house has several descriptions – it is a part of the Kama trikon, a upchay house, a trishaday house, a badhak for certain ascendants etc.

Upchay means that the results of that house become more understandable as we grow older. The 3rd, 6th, 10th and 11th are उपचय houses, generally analysed for confirming material successes. Whatever results these houses promise, they expand with time.

• If the house is auspicious then these results are useful. Eg you may have a knack for investing in long term projects which might seem hopeless at first but later give very good returns.
• But if these are afflicted, then due to the upchay effect, the issues they generate might seem silly in the initial stages but will become unsolvable with time. eg. you and your older brother do not get along as children, this is dismissed as ‘sibling rivalry’ but later in life the older brother actively cheats the younger sibling in the matters of family/ ancestral properties.

Kama trikon – The 11^th being a part of the kama trikon, is linked to all the things you desire, intend and are willing to act for. Generally for regular people, it represents a desire for even more money, recognition, praise, an enhanced public presence, a greater than life self image, a desire for followers, etc. 99% of these desires can be summarised in one word ‘greed’. Wanting a desire which has been fulfilled to continue endlessly. The 11^th shows how easily and strongly you wish to be entangled in the illusions of this material world. The 3rd is your capacity to take bigger and bolder steps/ risks to achieve your material desires. And the 7^th is your desire for partnerships. A strong 11^th entangles you into several karmic bindings with the very many people who are of the same mindset as yours. You meet several people who think like you and as you intentionally interact with them, you create even more karma for the future. And if you do not get the admiration you expect, chances are you will engage in even risker acts or dangerous partnerships which will eventually harm. (You will find such patterns in the charts of the ‘reel generation’ which is addicted to ‘likes’.)

Badhak house – The 11^th is the badhak house for ‘in motion’/ Chara sign ascendants – Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn. Keywords of the 11th will hinder these people. Observe people with these ascendants in your sample collection, especially their interactions with their friends/ older siblings. These people are always positive about their friends/siblings, they offer their help/ resources/time, they go out of their way, hoping for better interactions with their siblings etc. But they are continually repressed in these relationships which eventually end badly for them. This is because they do not register the red flags, they cannot believe that their dear friends/ siblings can behave so badly with them. They have high expectations from these 11th house people which eventually ends in breakups. These people should avoid joint activities/ projects/ investments/ financial dealings etc with their friends/ older siblings, there is a high chance of being cheated. Best is to avoid depending on the people represented by the badhak sthans in your chart. Also the activities represented by the badhak sthan are not auspicious in the long run. Being pragmatic and practical in your dealings with these will save you from heartbreak later.

Trishaday houses create unsolvable problems in life. These problems creep into your life, silently, insidiously. Thus it takes quite a long time to realise what has happened. And also, by this time, these issues have gone in so deep that it is not possible to solve them. You have to either learn to live with them or cut your losses by decisively breaking off with these issues. Either way it can be traumatic. There are three trishadaya houses – 3^rd, 6^th and the 11^th. Among these, the 11^th is the worst, followed by the 6^th and then the 3^rd. The owners of these houses and also the planets placed in these should be evaluated for their capacity to cause this sort of creeping trouble.

I have written several posts on the Dushamsthan the 6^th 8^th and 12^th (index page). The three houses of turmoil, 6^th 8^th and 12^th cause disturbances, debts, forced service, challenges, illnesses, diseases, death, losses, etc in life. The 6^th is the mahadushamsthan, the biggest source of trouble, which makes you suffer or serve. Also I have written about Bhavat Bhavam in this post and this post. The bhavat bhavam houses for the three dushamsthans –

• The 3^rd house is bhavat bhavam for the 8^th house
• The 11^th house is bhavat bhavam two dusham houses – the 6^th and the 12^th.
  • Bhavat bhavam of the 6^th house, means that the 11^th fine tunes your requirement to serve, to suffer, the chronic problems in your life, your disappointments etc.
  • Bhavat bhavam of the 12^th means that it is the 11^th which subtly regulates all types of losses which your personality will face in life.

Thus it is the 11^th which in fact subtly controls two major sources of trouble in your life.

The 11^th is the house of gains but ‘gain’ is often deceptive. Material gains are available for only this one life. Spiritual gains will continue in the next lives and are the real gains of this human life. 99% of us completely ignore spiritual gains in our insatiable pursuit of material gains and this is the biggest tragedy.

The 11^th is the mirror of the 5^th house, it can potentially to drain the resources of your mantra, your creative potential, your genius etc. It can drain the energy assets which you create using your genius and divert these to material gains. In terms of relationships, this is the lover, the child, the student in whom we take pride. A powerful 11^th can drain you of this emotion/ creative satisfaction you feel for these people and this can be painful. The  the 5^th house also plays an important role for attaining Moksh. Anything which drains the 5^th for the material will affect your movement towards your Self.

Finally there is an easy way to know if your 11^th is overall auspicious for you. Evaluate your relationship with your older brother/sister. Or your older cousins. Or your relationships with the people you think are your ‘friends’. Or observe your mental state and behaviour when you attend large parties. Or when you attend large meetings in your office. Or when you interact with several people who share your interests. If these people of the 11^th  are good to you, eg you have happy memories with them and do not turn bitter with time, then your 11^th is supportive for you. But if these relationships give you pain then it is an indication that the 11^th house is inauspicious for you and you should act wisely in the matters of this house so that you avoid getting hurt in the future.