what is atma karaka

[ketaki1981]

what is atma karaka and what does it signify and how to do find it.....
please give example.

ketaki

[R V RAMANAN]

dear ketaki

The atmakaraka is the planet which has travelled the longest in a sign among all planets. The planet which gets the highest number of degrees is the atmakaraka and its position in the navamsa is called the karakamsa. The atmakaraka signifies generally the self or the ego and also the way of manifestation of the primary tendency or the core quality of an individual.

If you want to learn about atmakaraka first learn the basics from JAIMINI SUTRAS by PROF. B. SURYA NARAYAN RAO.

regards
ramanan

[ketaki1981]

Thanks, but i have a question. According to you atmakaraka is the planet with highest degree in any sign. but this is for the lagna chart or which chart...

I mean, as you said that it is the planet which has travelled the longest distance in any sign, but this is for the lagna chart if i am not wrong... is it...

[R V RAMANAN]

Dear Ketaki

Yes, it is for the rasi chart or D1.

ramanan

[ketaki1981]

ok, so you said that the atmakaraka (which is seen always from D-1), its position in the navamsa chart is called karakamsa.

So do you mean dat if the atmakaraka is saturn, then if it occupies sign virgo in navamsa chart, then the karakamsa of that person is virgo...

thank s

[R V RAMANAN]

Yes you got it right.

ramanan

[ketaki1981]

ya .thanks so i was readng abt atmakaraka. i read it s indicator of rnanubandhana. rnanubandhana is our karmic debts. rnanubandhana makes us born again.. to balance debts. rnanubandhana attracts us to certain activities or ppl to balance the rnanubandhana. Hence soul desire. Hence can find soul desire by knowling atmakaraka....

Is abov true....

Can you tell me if i could get any website on what are the soul desires of diffrent atmakarakas.

[R V RAMANAN]

Dear Ketaki

1 Sun – wealth/finances
2 Moon - compassion
3 Mars - celibacy
4 Mercury - greed
5 Jupiter - lack of conviction of ones own community
6 Venus - ones relationships, ones spouse
7 Saturn will not contribute to his own sign

ramanan

[ketaki1981]

ok.... you mean these desires is to get these things or to give these things to others or to renounce these things.....

example.... a person whose atmakaraka is sun will be desiring (at soul level) to get wealth /or to give wealth to others /or to renounce wealth....?

[R V RAMANAN]

dear ketaki

wealth will be the impediment in some form.


ramanan

[Satya]

Ramanan Sir,

I am little surprised looking at greed for Mercury, Merc is my AK but greed is the last thing any one can attribute to me. IS it not strange? Is there any other karakatwa for Merc?

Regards,
Satya

[Basab]

Satya,

I think Mercury as AK will make you intelligent, witty, good in speech and writing, good in mathematics, learned, flexible, slightly kiddish, i.e., all the natural qualities of Mercury in astrology.

[spidey]

Dear Basabji,
If the shadbala strength of Mercury (my AK) is less in a chart , what does it signify ?

Thanks and regards,
Spidey

[R V RAMANAN]

dear satya

Karakamsa and atma karaka have more to do with the quest for the supreme bliss. Mercury has all the karakatwas mentioned by basab. But he as atmakaraka will impede a persons spirituality by inducing greed.

regards
ramanan

[Basab]

Spidey,

If the shadbala strength is less, the planet is not able to give its results that powerfully is the theory, but I don't believe in that.

If the shadbala strength of Mercury (my AK) is less in a chart , what does it signify .

[ketaki1981]

Please see my last post regarding atmakaraka on ....

http://www.lightonvedicastrology.com/ph ... =15&t=3731

and answer my question .....

[ketaki1981]

My atmakaraka is moon and it is in fourth house, could be anything to do with the desire to get compassion from mother.....

[R V RAMANAN]

Dear Ketaki

No, no not at all. Now as we are talking about rinanubandhana which means karmic debt, the moon as atmakaraka in your karakamsa which makes you compassionate and that is an impediment in your trying to dissolve the karmic debt. Hope now you understand that from norma standpoint the moon will express all its karakatwas in the mundane life. But in the spiritual life it will impede your progress through compassion. Either by getting into trouble due to unnecessary interference in other's lives or constantly expecting it from people you move with.

regards
ramanan

[ketaki1981]

ok, i get that it will be an impediment to my spiritual growth, whether it is my compassion towards others or whether it is desiring compassion from others, this will cause impediment to soul growth.

But being in 4th house, whats the meaning, couldnt it be that, the desire for compassion is from mother..... (i am not denying that this desire may be an impediment).

[anshulkaura]

Respected sir,
What is the impact of retro mercury as atmakarak which is exalted in navamsha and mercury dasha is going to start. thankyou

[R V RAMANAN]

Dear Ketaki

The moon will behave just like the 4th house moon for example, if afflicted and aspected by mars or venus it will give you skin diseases. You try to read prof. B. Suryanarayan rao's notes on Jaimini Sutras then you will understand. I wrote about Atmakaraka in karakamsa and the karmic debt. only in that light the compassion signified by moon could be an impediment.

regards
ramanan

[R V RAMANAN]

Dear Anushulkaura

If the strength of mercury is good and it owns good houses then you will feel positive results in all the areas signified by mercury. Try to assess the strength of mercury.

ramanan

[kabir]

Dear Ramananji,

As you said for the atmakaraka in the previous post
1 Sun – wealth/finances
2 Moon - compassion
3 Mars - celibacy
4 Mercury - greed
5 Jupiter - lack of conviction of ones own community
6 Venus - ones relationships, ones spouse
7 Saturn will not contribute to his own sign

So if saturn is atmakarak and in navamsa in pisces, than it would give result as pisces.

Please clear my doubt.
Thanks

[R V RAMANAN]

Dear Kabir

In the previous post i had mentioned only about the karmic debt one has to pay for a particular atmakaraka. Now, assess the strength of saturn and you can find out for yourself the results of atmakaraka saturn in pisces.

regards
ramanan

[anilesh47]

Dear Ramananji,

As per rule any planet getting highest degree is being Atmakarak. But i saw in some charts where Jhora software shows Rahu as atmakarak despite of low degree. Howz it possible?
I have Sun atmakarak and Rahu is amatya karak. Sun is placed in aquarious in sixth house and Rahu is placed in Leo in 12th house in rashi chart. Both have mutual aspect. Now in Navmansha both r conjoin placed in Ascendent tauras rashi. So in my case i have to assume that i will get impediment in to acquire wealth during my life span?

In my wife's case Rahu is atmakarak and Sun is amatyakark. Rahu placed in third house cancer rashi. Sun is placed in Tula rashi sixth house in rashi chart. Now in navmansha Sun is in gemini fourth house and rahu as a vargottam placed in fifth house in cancer sign. What about in this case? What happen when rahu being vargottam and as well as being Atmakarak.?


Thanks