Sanskrit verses with English translation from Maharishi Jaimini. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.
जैमिनेः परमर्षेः सूत्रं योगविचक्षणम् । उपदेशस्वरूपं च पठतां मङ्गलं भवेत् ॥
jaimineḥ paramarṣeḥ sūtraṁ yogavicakṣaṇam | upadeśasvarūpaṁ ca paṭhatāṁ maṅgalaṁ bhavet ||
The aphorism of the supreme sage Jaimini, skilled in yogas, in the form of upadesha becomes auspicious for those who study it.
कारकाणि मूलं सर्वफलनिर्णयस्य ॥
kārakāṇi mūlaṃ sarvaphala-nirṇayasya
The chara karakas are the root from which every verdict grows: determine them first, for house-lords alone mislead. Whatever dasa, arudha or yoga is later examined, its meaning bends toward the karakas occupying and ruling the relevant signs — forget the root and the whole tree of judgement withers.
आरूढं माया स्वरूपं लग्नं तत्त्वम् ॥
ārūḍhaṃ māyā-svarūpaṃ lagnaṃ tattvam
The Arudha belongs to maya — appearance, reputation, perception; the Lagna belongs to tattva — truth, substance, being. Confusing the two is the cardinal sin of prediction: promises read from padas must never be mistaken for inner reality, nor inner reality judged by worldly image.
अर्गलविग्रहाभ्यां शक्तिसन्तुलनं ज्ञायते ॥
argala-vigrahābhyāṃ śakti-santulanaṃ jñāyate
Through argala and its obstruction the balance of forces becomes visible: before declaring any bhava's fruit, weigh who intervenes for it and who blocks it. Fortune is never a single planet's gift but the net sum of pushing and pulling across the chart's kinetic field.
कालेन दशाः फलं वितरन्ति ॥
kālena daśāḥ phalaṃ vitaranti
Dasas distribute fruit only in their own season: no promise ripens outside its appointed time. The complete treatise therefore ends where timing began — choose the right clock for each question (chara for change, sthira for stability, shoola for danger), then trust the calendar of karma absolutely.
कारकांशद्वादशदैवतोपासनं परमं उपायः ॥
kārakāṃśa-dvādaśa-daivatopāsanaṃ paraṃ upāyaḥ
Worship of the deity seated in the twelfth from Karakamsa is the supreme remedy: it addresses the soul directly rather than circumstances. Every affliction traced through this treatise — curses, obstacles, marakas — ultimately dissolves at this door, which is why the sutras end in sadhana rather than fear.
गुरुपरम्परया एव इदं ज्ञानं अवतरति ॥
guru-paramparayā eva idaṃ jñānaṃ avatarati
This knowledge descends only through the preceptor-lineage: books preserve syllables, gurus transmit meaning. The sutras' deliberate terseness is itself pedagogy — they unfold fully only before a qualified teacher, guarding the science from both profanation and misapplication.
कर्मणि स्वातन्त्र्यं फले दैवम् ॥
karmaṇi svātantryaṃ phale daivam
Freedom lives in action; destiny owns the fruit. The chart maps tendencies, not chains: knowing one's karakas, arudhas and dasas, the wise act more skillfully within karma rather than resigning to it. Astrology's final purpose is not prediction but participation — informed, dharmic, free.