Jaimini Karakas

The structure of Jaimini has been briefly mentioned in the Introduction. Now I propose
to deal with the subject in a systematic manner so that it becomes easy to learn and
understand.
The Karkas
These are the special karkas governing the different portfolios of the Jatak's life.
The seven planets namely Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn
become the Seven char karaks, depending on their degrees in the descending order.
These are:
Atmakarak
Amatyakarak
Bharati Karak
Matri Karak
Putra Karak
Gnati Karak
Darakarak
Note:
Highest Degree
Lowest Degree
1. The degrees are considered between oo to 30°. The signs are not counted.
2. Rahu, Ketu are not normally included in the Karkas. •

The different lagnas which become important are:

- Karkamsa lagna (K.L)
- Pada lagna (PL) (Arudha lagna)
- Upa-Pada Lagna(U.P)
- The Padas or Arudha for the twelve houses.
The karkamsa lagna and the pada lagna are the most important Lagnas and they
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are used for all important predictions. The karkamsa is the navamsa rashi of the
Atmakarak marked in the lagna chart (D-1 ).
The pada lagna is as many rashis ahead of lagna lord, as he is from lagna.
The method of computat