34. Planetary Karakatwas (Indications of Planets)

अथाऽहं सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि ग्रहानात्मादिकारकान् ।
सप्तरव्यादिशन्यन्तान् राह्वन्तान् वाऽष्टसंख्यकान् ॥ १ ॥

अंशैः समौ ग्रहौ द्वौ चेद्राह्वान्तान् चिन्तयेत् तदा ।
सप्तैव कारकानेवं केचिदष्टौ प्रचक्षते ॥ २ ॥

1-2. Now I speak of Atma etc. Karakas of the planets. There are 7 from Sun to Saturn or 8 Karakas from the Sun to Rahu. Some say that if there are equal degrees etc. of two planets Rahu should be considered as Karaka only then. In this way there only 7 planets. But some say that there are 8 planets including Rahu irrespective of such a state.

आत्मा सूर्यादिखेटानां मध्ये ह्यंशाधिको ग्रहः ।
अंशसाम्ये कलाधिक्यात् तत्साम्ये विकलाधिकः ॥ ३ ॥

बुधै राशिकलाधिक्याद् ग्राह्यो नैवात्मकारकः ।
अंशाधिकः कारक: स्यादल्पभागोऽन्त्यकारकः ॥ ४ ॥

मध्यांशो मध्यखेट: स्यादुपखेटः स एव हि ।
विलोमगमनाद्राहोरंशा: शोध्या: खवह्नितः ॥ ५ ॥

अंशक्रमादधोऽधःस्थाश्चराख्याः कारका इति ।
आत्माख्यकारकस्तेषु प्रधानं कथ्यते द्विज ! ॥ ६ ॥

स एव जातकाधीशो विज्ञेयो द्विजसत्तम ! ।
यथा भूमौ प्रसिद्धोऽस्ति नराणां क्षितिपालकः ॥ ७ ॥

सर्ववार्ताधिकारी च बन्धकृन्मोक्षकृत् तथा ॥ ८ ॥

3-8. ATMA KARAKA DEFINED: The Atma Karaka planet is that one whose degress are the greatest in number among the planets the Sun etc. If the degrees are identical the one having more kalas {minutes} and if the Kalas are also identical, the one having more vikalas (seconds) will be the Atma Karaka planet. The learned astrologer should not accept as Atma Karaka planet that one who has more signs and minutes. The planet who has the highest number of degrees is the Atma Karaka, the one who has the lowest number is the Antyakaraka and the one who has neither the highest nor the lowest number of degrees is the Madhyakheta and he is also the upakheta. Due to his retrograde motion the degrees of Rahu should be deducted from 30 and the remainder should be considered as the Atma Karaka Situated lower and still lower in the order of degrees, kalas and vikalas the planets are Chara karakas. O Brahmin, of these it is the Atam Karaka who is called the Principal Karaka. O excellent of the Brahmins it is he who should be regarded as the king of the natives. As in the country the king is the most famous of all the men there, he is the head of all the affairs of the country and is entitled to arrest and release men.

यथा राजाज्ञाया विप्र ! पुत्रामात्यादयो जनाः ।
समर्था लोककार्येषु तथैवाऽन्येपि कारकाः ॥ ९ ॥

आत्मानुकूलमेवात्र भवन्ति फलदायकः ।
प्रतिकूले यथा भूपे सर्वेऽमात्यादयो द्विज ! ॥ १० ॥

कार्यं कर्तुं मनुष्याणां न समर्था भवन्ति हि ।
तथाऽऽत्मकारके क्रूरे नाऽन्ये स्वशुभदायकः ॥ ११ ॥

अनुकूले नृपे यद्वत् सर्वेऽमात्यादयो द्विज! |
नाशुभं कुर्वते तद्वन्नान्ये स्वाऽशुभदायकाः ॥ १२ ॥

9-12. IMPORTANCE OF ATMA KARAKA: O Vipra, just as by the order of the king his son, and his ministers etc. are capable of doing public works, in the same manner the other Karakas also become effects giving in confirmity with the Atma Karaka planet. O Brahmin, just as, the ministers etc. are not capable of doing public works if they are adverse to the king, in the same way if the Atma Karaka is inauspicious the other Karakas are unable to give auspicious effects. O Brahmin, just as all the ministers etc. are favourable if the king is favourable, in the same way the other Karakas also donot exert their malefic influence if the Atma Karaka is favourable.

आत्माकारकभागेभ्यो न्यूनांशोऽमात्यकारकः ।
तस्मान्नयूनांशको भ्राता तन्नयूनोमातृसंज्ञकः ॥ १३ ॥

तन्नयूनांशः पितातस्मादल्पांशः पुत्रकारकः ।
पुत्रान्नयूनांशको ज्ञातिर्ज्ञातेयू॑नांशको हि यः ॥ १४ ॥

स दरकारको ज्ञेयो निर्विशंक द्विजोत्तम ! ।
चराख्यकारका एते ब्राह्मणा कथिताः पुरा ॥ १५ ॥

मातृकारकमेवाऽन्ये वदन्ति सुतकारकम् ।
द्वौ ग्रहौ भागतुल्यौ चेज्जायेतां यस्य जन्मनि ॥ १६ ॥

तदग्रकारकस्यैवं लोपो ज्ञेयो द्विजोत्तम ! ।
स्थिरकारकवशात्तस्य फलं ज्ञेयं शुभाऽशुभम् ॥ १७ ॥

13-17 OTHER KARAKAS: O excellent of the Brahmins, the planet next to Atma Karaka in his degrees is called Amatya Karaka, the planet having fewer degree than the Amatyakaraka is called Bhratra Karaka, the next to Bhratra Karaka in degrees is Matrikaraka and next to him in degrees is Pitri Karaka, next Putra Karaka, next Jaati Karaka (Caste Factor) and next to Jaati Karaka in degrees should be undoubtedly is the streekaraka (wife). Since the olden times the Brahmins have spoken of them as charakarakas (inconstant significators). Some other Astrologers call the Matri Karaka and Putra Karaka as one and the same. If the degrees etc. of two planets are identical, both of them are considered as one Karaka and O excellent of the Brahmins, in this case the former Karaka is eclipsed. In such a state the auspicious or inauspicious effects of that former planet should be known from the constant karaka (significator).

Our graha spashta from which the charakarakas will be determined are as follows.

The degrees of Rahu will be determined in the following way

The Chara Karakas will be as follows:

अधुना सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि स्थिराख्यान् कारकग्रहान् ।
स पितृकारको ज्ञेयो यो बली रवि-शुक्रयोः ॥ १८ ॥

चन्द्रारयोर्बली खेटो मातृकारक उच्यते ।
भौमतो भागिनी श्याल: कनीयान् जननीत्यपि ॥ १९ ॥

बुधान्मातृसजातीया मातुलाद्याश्च बान्धवाः ।
गुरोः पितामहः शुक्रात् पतिः, पुत्रः शनैश्चरात् ॥ २० ॥

विप्रान्तेवासिनः पत्नी पितरौ श्वशुरौ तथा ।
मातामहादयश्चिन्त्या एते च स्थिरकारकाः ॥ २१ ॥

18-21.CONSTANT OR FIXED KARAKAS: Now | speak of the constant or fixed Karakas. The stronger between the Sun and Venus will be the Pitri Karaka, the stronger between the Moon and Mars is called the Matri Karaka. Sister, brother in law (wife's brother) and younger brother are also considered from Mars and from Mercury are considered relatives equal to mother (such as aunt or uncle's wife) and the relatives to the mother, maternal uncle etc. From Jupiter the grandfather, from Venus husband, from Saturn the son and from Ketu are considered the wife, father, mother, father in law and mother's father etc.

अथाऽहं कारकान् वक्ष्ये खेटभाववशाद्विज ! ।
रवितः पुण्यभे तातश्चन्द्रान्माता चतुर्थके ॥ २२ ॥

कुजात् तृतीयतो भ्राता बुधात् षष्ठे च मातुलः ।
देवेज्यात् पञ्चमात् पुत्रो दाराः शुक्राच्च सप्तमे ॥ २३ ॥

मन्दादष्टमतो मृत्युः पित्रादीनां विचिन्तयेत् ।
इति सर्व विचार्यैव बुधस्तत्तत् फलं वदेत् ॥ २४ ॥

22-24 HOUSES RELATED: O Brahmin, now I speak of the Karakas as they are derivable from the significator planets and the significator Houses. The 9th from the Sun denotes father, the 4th from the Moon mother, the third from Mars brothers, the 6th from Mercury maternal uncle, the 5th from Jupiter sons, the 7th from Venus wife and the 8th from Saturn death and Pitras (forefathers who have died). In this way the learned astrologer should predict the effects related to the relatives after duly considering all these Karakas.

अथाऽहं सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि प्रसङ्गाद्योगकारकान् ।
खेटान् जन्मनि जातस्य मिथः स्थितिवशाद् द्विज ! ॥ २५ ॥

स्वर्क्षे स्वोच्चे च मित्रर्क्षे मिथः केन्द्रगता ग्रहाः ।
ते सर्वे कारकास्तेषु कर्मगस्तु कर्मगस्तु विशेषतः ॥ २६ ॥

यथा लग्ने सुखे कामे स्वोर्क्षेच्चस्था ग्रहा द्विज ! ।
भवन्ति कारकाख्यास्ते विशेषेण च खे स्थिताः ॥ २७ ॥

स्वमित्रोच्चर्क्षगो हेतुरन्योऽन्यं यदि केन्द्रगः ।
सुहृत् तद्गुणसम्पन्नः सोऽपि कारक उच्यते ॥ २८ ॥

नीचान्वयैऽपि यो जातः विद्यमाने च कारके ।
सोऽपि राजसमो विप्र ! धनवान् सुखसंयुतः ॥ २९ ॥

राजवंशसमुत्पन्नो राजा भवति निश्चयात् ।
एवं कुलानुसारेण कारकेभ्यः फलं वदेत् ॥ ३० ॥

25-30. YOGA KARAKAS (OR MUTUAL CO-WORKERS): O Brahmin, now I speak of those Karakas who are Karakas due to reference to the position of planets at the time of the native's birth. Their own signs, their signs of exaltation and their friends' signs mutually in angle, all these positions of the planets make them significators. Among all these Karakas or significators the Karaka planet situated in the 10th House is the most significant Karaka. O Brahmin, the planets in the Ascendant, the 4th House, the 7th House, in their own signs and in their signs of exaltation are all yoga karaka planets. But among them it is the planets situated in the 10th house from the Ascendant that are the most significant Karakas. And falling in an angle from the Ascendant will not become Yoga Karaka. If planets are in their own signs, in their friends signs and in their exaltation signs and then mutually in an angle (1-4-7-10) the planets who are endowed with these qualities are also called Yoga Karaka planets. O Brahmin, the native who has these Yoga Karaka planets in his horoscope is blessed with wealth and comforts like those of a king inspite of being low-born. The native born in a royal family will certainly become a king. In this way the effects of the Karakas should be predicted according to the birth of the native.

No. 1. If in a horoscope the planets are in an angle mutually (in 1-4-7-10) and they are in their own signs, in their exaltation signs, or in their friends' signs, they become Yoga Karakas even though they may not be in angle from the Ascendant.

No. 2. If the planets are in an angle from the Ascendant and they are in their friends' sign, own sign or in their exaltation sign, even then they are Yoga Karakas.

No. 3. If the Yoga Karaka planets is situated in the 10th House he will be specially or significantly Yoga Karaka and specially auspicious. This statement will apply to both the above mentioned two rules generally.

No. 4. It is necessary for a planet to be in his own sign, in friend's sign or in his exaltation sign to be called a Yoga Karaka planet.

These rules give the native abundance of the worldly joys and comforts and wealth and raise the position of the native in proportion to the status of his family.

Some learned writers of Astrology have interpreted the word 'Kulanusaren' in sloka no. 30 to mean "the total number of planets" and they have explained it in the following way:

"Thus the effects be determined considering the number of such planets." But this interpretation of the 29th and the 30th Slokas does not seem to be right.

अथाऽहं सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि विशेषं भावकारकान् ।
जनस्य जन्मलग्न यत् विन्द्यादात्मकारकम् ॥ ३१ ॥

धनभावं विजानीयाद् दारकारकमेव हि ।
एकादशेऽग्रजातस्य तृतीये तु कनीयसः ॥ ३२ ॥

सुते सुतं विजानीयात् पत्नीं सप्तमभावतः ।
सुतभावे ग्रहो यः स्यात् सोऽपि कारक उच्यते ॥ ३३ ॥

सूर्यो गुरुः कुजः सोमो गुरुर्भौमः सितः शनिः ।
गुरुश्चन्द्रसुतो जीवो मन्दश्च भावकारकाः ॥ ३४ ॥

31-34 HOUSE SIGNIFICANCE: Now | explain the special Karakas of the Houses. The ascendant House of the native is for him to be known his Atma Karaka. The 2nd House from the ascendant denotes his wife, the 11th House the elder brother, the 3rd House younger brothers and sisters, the 5th House sons and the 7th House wife. It is also said that the planet which is the 5th from the Ascendant becomes the Karaka or the significator of wife. The Karakas of the Houses are as follows: The Sun, Jupiter, Mars, the Moon, Jupiter, Mars, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn respectively.

The Karakatavas or significatorship of the planets as mentioned in the above slokas is as below:

The significators are to be applied with their reference. For this it is necessary that we should have a detailed knowledge of the Karakatavas of the planets. Thus, with reference to the eye the significators of the 2nd House will be the Sun and the Moon and not Jupiter and in the context of the Respiratory canal the significator of the 3rd House will be Mercury and not Mars.

पुनस्तन्वादयो भावाः स्थाप्यास्तेषां शुभाऽशुभम् ।
लाभस्तृतीयो रन्ध्रश्च शत्रुसंज्ञधनव्ययाः ॥ ३५ ॥

एते भावाः समाख्याताः क्रूराख्या द्विजसत्तम ! ।
एषां योगेन यो भावस्तस्य हानिः प्रजायते ॥ ३६ ॥

भावा भद्राश्च केन्द्राख्या: कोणाख्यौ द्विजसत्तम! ।
एषां संयोगमात्रेण ह्यशुभोऽपि शुभो भवेत् ॥ ३७ ॥

35-37. AUSPICIOUSNESS OR INAUSPICIOUSNESS OF THE HOUSES: O excellent of the Brahmins, after the above procedure, the astrologer should establish the planets in the Houses beginning from the Tanu (the First or the Ascendant House) and so on and then should know the good or evil effects of them. Of these Houses the 11th, the 3rd, the 8th, the 6th and the 2nd and the 12th are named as malefic or cruel Houses. The house with which these will be associated will inflict evils. And the House of Angles (1-4-7-10) and those of trines (5-9) are auspicious House. The House which will have association with these Houses will be endowed with auspiciousness even though it is inauspicious.