Sanskrit verses with English translation from Maharishi Parasara. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.
आत्मकारकसमं राशिं नवमांशे विचारयेत् । तत्र स्थितो यो देबो हि स इष्टदेबता स्मृतः ॥
ātmakāraka-samaṃ rāśiṃ navamāṃśe vicārayet | tatra sthito yo devo hi sa iṣṭa-devatā smṛtaḥ ||
One should examine the Navamsha of the sign occupied by the Atmakaraka; the deity residing there is declared to be one's Ishta Devata (cherished tutelary deity). The Dharma Devata is known from the related division.
कारकांशाद् द्वादशे स्थे रवौ शम्भोर् उपासनम् । चन्द्रे गौरी कुजे स्कन्दो बुधे विष्णुर् ईरितः ॥
kārakāṁśād dvādaśe sthe ravau śambhor upāsanam | candre gaurī kuje skando budhe viṣṇur īritaḥ ||
When the Sun occupies the twelfth from the Karakamsha, the worship is of Shambhu (Shiva); the Moon there prescribes Gauri, Mars indicates Skanda, and Mercury denotes Vishnu as the deity to be adored.
नबमे कारकांशस्थे धर्मदेबता स्मृता । सा यथाविधि पूज्या च ददाति धर्मसम्पदम् ॥
navame kārakāṁśasthe dharmadevatā smṛtā | sā yathāvidhi pūjyā ca dadāti dharmasampadam ||
The Dharma Devata is declared from the ninth sign reckoned from the Karakamsha; when that deity is worshipped duly according to prescription, she bestows the wealth of righteousness.