If Mars is in the 2nd house, the person may amass a good amount of wealth. But he does so only through hard work, cruel jobs, or deceitful means. The person may not be well educated or knowledgeable. He will be quarrelsome, harsh in speech, and will enjoy using foul language. He may speak falsehoods. Family life is disturbed. There may be a defect in the right eye, and the person's face may be unattractive or marred by scars. The person is neither charitable nor virtuous. He may be irritable or short-tempered and also eat poor quality foods. Hindu scriptures state that the person associates with bad people.

UCHCHA and SWAKSHETRA (exalted and own house). If Mars is in Capricorn, Aries, or Scorpio in the 2nd house, the person will be very wealthy and have a beautiful face. He will be learned, knowledgeable, and well educated. He will be an excellent speaker. He will be courageous and possess a powerful imagination.

NEECHA (fallen). If Mars is in Cancer in the 2nd house, the negative effects mentioned above are multiplied. The person is poor and earns his wealth through foul jobs, cruel work, or dishonest means. He will be depressed on account of a bad family life or because divorce has deprived him of his family. There is a speech defect or a difficulty in pronunciation. There may be diseases of the face, mouth, teeth, gums, or right eye. The person is lacking in imagination and has had little education. He may speak very harshly and enjoy using foul language. He will eat bad foods and may be a drunkard or abuse drugs.

Mars gives its full effects in the 28th year. At that time there will be difficulties relating to 2nd house affairs. These will not occur if Mars is well aspected or the ruler of good houses.

Source: «Ancient Hindu Astrology for the Modern Western Astrologer» by James Braha