Karaka-Lagnas

The Karaka-Lagnas are very useful and highly predictive in its own way as an additional argument and also in case the birthtime and the Ascendent are unknown.

The principles behind this are very simple and follow the normal basic rules of Hindu astrology. Information about it can be found in many textbooks, and I have seen many examples of the application of Karaka-Lagnas in Nadis like Saptarshi-Nadi and Suka-Nadi.

It works like this:

We have the 12 houses and each of them has got a lot of different meanings. Then we have the Karakas, meaning the significators, and each of them has also got a lot of different meanings. It is however possible to combine the Karakas and the 12 houses in a special way.

It is well known that Jupiter is the karaka for children and that the 5th house is the house of children. By combining these two things, we then take the 5th house from Jupiter to indicate children. The natal sign position of Jupiter then becomes the Karaka-Lagna and we look for matters pertaining to children

in the 5th house from Jupiter.

In some Nadis it is stated as an argument for Putra-dosha, meaning blemish regarding children, that Rahu is found in the 5th house from Jupiter. In the same way there is Kuja-dosha, being bad for

marriage, if Mars is found in the 7th from Venus. The delination of the different houses are done in the usual way.

Karaka-lagnas & houses:

1st house from Surya-Lagna (Sun) and Chandra-Lagna (Moon) is for the person himself, his physical appearance, character etc.

2nd house from Jupiter is for wealth, financial trend.

2nd house from Venus is for family, household.

2nd house from Mercury is for speech

3rd house from Mars is for brothers & sisters, courage.

4th house from Moon is for mother, mind.

4th house from Venus is for vehicles and general comforts.

4th house from Mars is for house and building.

4th house from Mercury is for relatives, and friends

5th house house from Jupiter is for children

5th house from Mercury is for intelligence and education

6th house from Mars is for enemies.

6th house from Mercury is for maternal relatives, maternal uncle.

6th house from Saturn is for disease and depts.

7th house from Venus is for spouse, love-affairs, marriage.

8th house from Saturn is for longevity, death, inheritance.

9th house from Sun is for father.

9th house from Jupiter is for dharma, religious matters, Guru,

10th house from Sun is for honours/dishonours, king, chief,

10th house from Saturn is for karma, work, job.

11th house from Jupiter is for gains & profit,

12th house from Saturn is for financial loss, foreign travel,

12th house from Ketu is for Moksha meaning final emacipation