One of the most important houses in a horoscope, the fourth house provides abundance of love and caring. It is the house of mother, heart, happiness and everything that makes us feel blessed to be alive. It is also a significator for homeland and childhood surroundings. Everything else is secondary to a child compared to the unrequited love showered by a mother. A mother is the epitome of selfless love, more holier than God, more pure than ether and more precious than any gems or stones.

     Fourth house is part of Vishnu Sthanas. While all of them are equally important fourth house is the underlying foundation for all individuals. Mother, childhood surroundings, motherland and basic education are all governed by fourth house. While knowledge is bestowed by fifth house, the fourth house grants basic education. In a nutshell you would get a basic school or college certificate by blessings of the fourth house. When all hell breaks loose on an individual he/she finds abode in the shelter of fourth house which is the house of motherland and place where he/she grew up. While feelings of attraction, love and acceptance are governed by fifth house the feeling of pure love without any expectation is governed by fourth house. Heart which filters and pumps blood to different parts of the body is governed by fourth house. A bad planet or transit of a bad planet can lead to heart surgeries, legal disputes in property matters, friction with mother and sadness and misery in life.

     Fourth house also looks after cattle rearing, animal husbandry, vehicles and also agriculture. A good fourth house would ensure native has wonderful property. If there is strength in fourth house than there is every chance that native lives in a beautiful mansion, a big farm or beautiful house. Transport business particularly land vehicles require a good fourth house for an individual to be successful. Above all happiness is derived from the fourth house so it is very important for an individual to have a good fourth house. For those dreaming of life on foreign shores Saturn or Rahu in fourth house is just what the astrologer looks for along with favorable twelfth house. For those interested in marine biology or navy Mars in fourth house is a good choice to have.

     Fourth house is the foundation stone for most individuals. One can have everything in life but if there is no happiness and satisfaction than there is no point to living. These happiness and satisfaction are only possible through blessings of fourth house.