Karakamsa and Natural Zodiac

Houses from kārakāṁśa

The ninth and twelfth houses of natural zodiac are ruled by Jupiter indicating ākāśa tattva and Viṣṇu as the devatā. These houses from kārakāṁśa indicate the dharma devatā and iṣṭa devatā as they are the vijñānāṁśa and jīvanamuktāṁśa respectively.

The lagna and eighth houses of the natural zodiac are ruled by Mars indicating agni tattva and Āditya as the devatā. Recitation of the Brahma Gāyatrī pleases agni devatā and grants good health, intelligence and longevity. Sun ruling the fifth house of the natural zodiac also shows agni tattva but Sūrya devatā and Savitur Gāyatrī mantra for all knowledge.

The second and seventh houses of the natural zodiac are ruled by Venus indicating jala tattva and Śakti devī. These houses from kārakāṁśa indicate the fulfilment of desires and apara vidyā. The fourth house of the natural zodiac is ruled by the Moon and also indicates jala tattva but shows the mana instead and para vidyā.

The third and sixth houses of the natural zodiac are ruled by Mercury indicating pṛthvi tattva and Gaṇeśa as the devatā. These houses from kārakāṁśa indicated dhimantaḥ yoga shows success in the material world and intelligence to learn and grow.

The tenth and eleventh houses of the natural zodiac are ruled by Saturn indicating vāyu tattva and Śiva as the devatā. These houses from kārakāṁśa indicate the root cause of rebirth or the sins that can only be forgiven by Nīlakaṇṭha Śiva when He drinks the poison of our sins and forgives our undoing. Maharṣi Jaimini teaches that these houses have a direct impact on the kārakāṁśa by the principle of the ‘vāra’ or weekdays. He gives the example of Mercury in the tenth house from kārakāṁśa giving results as if Saturn is placed in kārakāṁśa. Count from the 10^th house to kārakāṁśa- we get 4 signs. Now count as many days, in the order of weekdays from the planet in the 10^th house. If Mercury is in the 10^th house (Mercury is the ruler of Wednesday), then counting 4-days we arrive at Saturday which is ruled by Saturn. Similarly for planet in the 11^th house we can count 3-days. We do not have any dictum or reason to extend this to other houses of the natural zodiac as they are not ruled by Saturn and do not show the sins causing rebirth.

Bhāva-attitude in prayer

The point being made here is not about the deity but how you approach the deity- the ‘bhāva’ or attitude in prayer. For example if a person approaches Durgā Devī in repentance for sins then the bhāva is that of Śiva bhakti or if a person says that he sees Śiva everywhere then the bhakti bhāva is that of Viṣṇu means sarva-vyapakeśa or present everywhere.

Planets in the ninth and twelfth houses from kārakāṁśa show the dharma and iṣṭa devatā and should be approached with Viṣṇu bhāva i.e. omnipresence. The prayer should be with faith to Viṣṇu avatāra (deal as   this comes naturally) or any other deity, but the approach should be to an all pervading protector God so that the native is ever conscious of the presence of the God in all creatures and all things. Like Bhakta Prahalada the native should really believe that his iṣṭa devatā is present everywhere. This way he will stick to the path of dharma. We have been taught to believe ଚକା ଆଖି ସବୁ ଦେଖୁଛି ‘chakā ākhi sabu dekhuchi’ i.e. the round eyes of Jagannāth are seeing all the time, everywhere and He does not sleep!

Planets in the lagna, fifth and eighth houses from kārakāṁśa should be approached with Brahma bhāva i.e. omniscience. The prayer should be with faith to Āditya or any other deity, but the approach should be to an all knowing and all seeing spiritual creator God. Brahma is not worshipped per se, as our creation which is due to sins that could not be forgiven, is not something worth thanking God for as we don’t want it repeated. Instead, we approach Āditya for giving us our daily needs and for longevity and Sūrya specifically for spiritual knowledge and the ability to see and know the truth. The Sun God Sūrya is acknowledged as the father of all souls and also as the creator.

Planets in the second and seventh houses from kārakāṁśa should be approached with Devi bhāva i.e. omnivorous enjoyer. The prayer should be with blind faith to an all giving Devī from (ideally Śrī) or any other deity but the approach should be to an all giving benefactor deity so that the native fulfils all this desires and becomes a śrīmantaḥ as these houses relate to śrīmantaḥ yoga. Planets in the fourth house from kārakāṁśa show learning coming from the Devī and consciousness of anything and everything. It brings awareness and unless we have awareness about something, how can we ever learn about it, or know it or even pray to it? Thus the Devī gives the gati or direction which comes from awareness. You did not know who Jesus was when you were born but know now, and this knowing has come due to awareness that comes from various sources of knowledge called vidyā. Everything that brings awareness about something is in truth, a form of Mother Nature or prākṛti, and we approach deities in the fourth house with this śaktī bhāva – as an omnivorous hungry learner desirous of having all para and apara vidyā.

Planets in the 3^rd and 6^th houses from kārakāṁśa should be approached with Gaṇeśa form (ideal) or any other deity but the approach should be to an all knowing teacher God so that the native learns and becomes a dhimantaḥ as these houses relate to dhimantaḥ yoga. We need to realize that all material knowledge must be due to the body manifesting or pṛthvi tattva and here we talk of material knowledge related to ‘growth’ that helps us to live in this world.

Planets in the 10^th and 11^th houses from kārakāṁśa should be approached with Śiva bhāva i.e. omnipotence. The prayer should be with faith to the all-powerful lord Śiva (10^th house) or Rudra (11^th house) or any other deity, but the approach should be to an omnipotent and kind king (as tenth house is the throne) like Śiva so that the native cleanses his sins and emerges purified and protected.

It is important to understand how the Soul looks at the various houses reckoned from the Karakamsha (in the Navamsha). Now it is easy to understand why the Navamsha lagna lord associted with the ātmakāraka gives Rājayoga. Why the Navamsha lagna in the 12^th house from Karakamsha makes one very spiritual or why the same in 9^th house from karakamsha makes one follow dharma very strictly…go ahead and draw your views.

My question has always been – If Navamsha Lagna is YOUR BRAIN, then reckoned from Karakamsha can we say that the devatā guiding the brain, head and health is seen from the house number counted from Karakamsha to Navamsha Lagna. For example, if my chart Karakamsha is Virgo and Navamsha Lagna is Scorpio = 3^rd house from Karakamsha, can we say that Ganesha guides me? Maybe its true as during my childhood I never missed even one celebration of Ganesha puja and did this in a very elaborate manner. Shakti Ganesha Mantra was my foundation ….there are other arguments for this as well. Could you check your charts and see if this thinking is correct.

Her deep devotion and power of the nama tattva “Rama” and “Krishna” has led her to Sri Ramakrishna …