Fourth house (Sukha bhava)
The fourth house (Sukha bhava) governs home, mother, inner happiness, property, vehicles and schooling. It shows your emotional foundations and the comforts you build around you.
Also known as: matru bhava, bandhu bhava, 4th house, house of mother, house of home
Sukha means happiness. The 4th house describes the mother and the atmosphere of your home, land, houses and vehicles, early education, your homeland and roots, and the heart in both senses: emotional contentment and inner peace. It is a kendra, one of the four pillars of the chart.
The Moon is its natural significator and Cancer its natural sign, and the Moon and Venus gain directional strength here. A strong 4th house and lord support property, comfort and a settled mind. Saturn or Mars here can mean working harder for home and security, or building a life away from one’s birthplace.
Mars in the 4th is one of the Manglik placements checked in matching. For questions of property, astrologers read the 4th house and its lord together with Mars, the karaka of land, and Venus, the karaka of vehicles and comforts.