Foundation: Degrees and Karakas
⏱️ 180 min • 📖 3 topics
Understand the Jaimini premise: significators are determined by planetary degrees, not natural lordship. Explore the 7-karaka vs 8-karaka debate and meet Atmakaraka through Darakaraka.
Jaimini's Departure from Parashara
Identify the core principle that separates Jaimini from Parashara: karakas are assigned by highest planetary degree in order, not by natural rulership.
The 7-Karaka vs 8-Karaka Debate
Distinguish between the 7-karaka system (K.N. Rao, excluding Rahu) and the 8-karaka system (traditional, including Rahu as Pitrukaraka) and understand the implications for chart reading.
Reading the Seven Karakas: AK to DK
Interpret each of the seven karakas (AK, AmK, BK, MK, PK, GK, DK) and understand what each planet signifies when it holds that karakaship in a chart.