Karakamsha-Profession
Karakamsha-Profession
Karakamsha-Profession
profession and careers of their children. Soon they attain a particular stage
in their education. It is the ignorance of the parents, guardians and the
teachers who contribute considerably to the miserable failures of careers of
the children. We have often come across people, whose lives are a failure
just because they chose an unsuitable vocations. In other words, what we
call aptitude is completely ignored with the result one’s talents are
suppressed and one is made to suffer apparently for no fault.
One of the most important uses of astrology is the guidance it gives to the
parents, who are more keen to know about the future of their son or
daughter’s educational career well in advance. Astrology can guide a grown
up man who is still undecided about the occupation in his life. If a study of
astrological principles is taken up seriously, a more valuable guidance can be
given to an individual as to what vocation would be suitable for him to
achieve success. Required level of accuracy in prediction of this subject is
still awaited as it needs to be strengthened with more research.
I shall endeavour to show in this article how far astrology enables one to
choose a successful vocation consistent with his aptitude. The important
considerations are
(b) what are the occupations in which the child can display his / her ability
and knack in a brilliant manner.
Here are some of the astrological combinations of planets, which shall give a
glimpse of the profession of the Native.
SUN :
Sun is responsible to give more power, ability to rule and command, will
make the native to gain fitness for a Government employment, or a high
profile business executive with status and dignity.
(a) If Sun occupies the Karakamsha lagna, the native will be fond of public
work, and will take interest in political activities.
(b) If Sun and Venus aspect Karakamsha, the native will be employed by
Royal people or Top Class politicians.
(c) Sun occupying 10th house in Karakamsha chart and aspected by Jupiter,
the native will be a successful Trader of Cattle.
(d) If Sun occupies 5th house in Karakamsha chart the native will become a
Philosopher or a Musician.
(e) If Sun is in conjunction with Rahu and occupies Karakamsha, and Sun
being located in benefic vargas, the native will become a Doctor treating
poisonous afflictions.
MOON :
(a) If full moon and Venus joins Atmakaraka in Navmansha money will be
earned by education.
MARS :
Mars denotes employment in the field where courage is required and a need
to be skillful, brave. Dentists, Surgeons, Engineers are also part of this
group.
(a) If mars occupies the Karkamsha the native earns his livelihood by meta
llurgy.
(b) If mars occupies the Karakamsha with benefic aspects, the native will be
a Judge.
(c) If mars occupies 5th place from Karakamsha under the aspect of Saturn,
the native will become a Mechanic.
MERCURY :
Mercury is solely responsible for the field of literature, arts and occupations
requiring study, skill and intelligence.
(a) If mercury occupies the karakamsha the native becomes Merchant and
well versed in social and political matters.
(b) If mercury occupies 5th place from Karakamsha, the native will become
a Vedic Scholar.
Jupiter :
VENUS :
(a) If Venus joins Atmakaraka in Navmansha, the native will become a big
politician.
(b) If Venus joins karakamsha or the 5th from karakamsha, the native will
become a great poet.
SATURN :
(a) If Saturn occupies the Karakamsha the native will adopt the profession of
his forefathers.
(b) If Saturn alone occupies 4th or 5th place from karakamsha, the native
will be skillful in archery and will adopt the same skill for livelihood.
(c) Saturn occupying karakamsha under the aspect of mars the native will
become a builder.
RAHU :
Indirectly Rahu will give results like Saturn but some of the combination
indicates different professions also.
(a) If rahu joins atmakaraka in navmansha, the native earns his bread as a
thief or decoit.
(b) Rahu having close association with Mandi and occupying 4th place from
karakamsha the native will be specialised to treat snake bites and poisonous
problems.
(c) Rahu in 5th from Karakamsha makes the native to be a good mechanic.
KETU :
(a) If ketu occupies 4th place from karakamsha the native will become a
clock maker Repairer.
(c) Ketu occupying karakamsha under malefic aspects makes the native a
thief.
(d) Ketu occupying 5th place from karakamsha under the aspect of Jupiter
makes the native an astrologer.
NOTE :
Combination of planets will give more than one activity with relation to the
occupation of the respective planet.
Apart from above there are other Methods are also available as indicated by
different schools of Astrology. In the matter of determining the profession,
importance has been given to the Ascendant, 10th and 8th houses either
from ascendant or Moon and the planets occupying these houses, lordship of
these houses can also be taken in to consideration. In this article only a
glimpse on determination of profession has been taken, to give a general
idea of the subject with the help of karakamsha and Navamsha etc.
How to find your upasana / ishta devatha based on your chart ?The
important factor to find out one's upasana/ishta devata is Atma karaka.Atma
Karaka is the planet that has the highest longitude.To find one's Ishta
Devata we have to look at theAtma Karaka in Navamsa ( D9 ).Atma Karaka
in Navamsa is called the karakamsa. The twelfth house from thekarakamsa
is called the jivanmuktamsa.If there is a graha in the jivanmuktamsa, it
signifies theDevata. If there are more grahas than one, choose thestrongest.
If there is no graha in the jivanmuktamsa, takeits Lord.Here are the
presiding deities for each planet who will be your upasana/ishta devata
asper your horoscope.
Surya - Shiva/Vishnu/Rama
Chandra- Shiva
Mangala - Hanuman/ Subramanya
Budha – Vishnu
Guru - Dattatreya/ Dakshinamurthy/ Sai Baba /Vishnu
Sukra - Mahalakshmi/Gowri
Sani - Hanuman/Shiva/Vishnu/Krishna
Rahu – Durga
Ketu - Ganesh
Lagnamsa and Karakamsa Lagna
The Navamsa occupied by the Janma Lagna is called the Navamsa Lagna or
Lagnamsa. As the D-9 chart is based on the NakshatraPadas of the Moon, it
will generally indicate the native’s dharma, marriage and psychological
abilities. Therefore the Lagnamsa is