Essential Meaning
Career
Status
Authority
Action
The 10th house represents career, public status, authority, and actions in the world. It's the highest kendra (angular) house, showing your public reputation and professional achievements. Mercury and Jupiter are natural karakas.
Key Areas:
- • Career and profession
- • Public image and reputation
- • Authority and power
- • Actions (karma) in society
- • Government and politics
- • Knees (body part)
Career & Public Status
The 10th house and its lord show your career path and public achievements:
- Sun here: Leadership positions, government work, authority, high status
- Jupiter here: Teaching, advisory roles, ethical professions, respected career
- Mercury here: Business, communication, intellectual professions, versatile career
- Saturn here: Slow but steady rise, hard work rewarded, long-lasting career
Strengthening Your 10th House
Work with integrity. Build your reputation through consistent action. Serve society meaningfully. The 10th house grows through dedicated effort - success comes from righteous karma.