Sanskrit verses with English translation from Maharishi Jaimini. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.
कारकस्यांशो यः स कारकांशः स्वाम्यंशः स्वामिशः ॥
kārakasyāṃśo yaḥ sa kārakāṃśaḥ svāmyaṃśaḥ svāmiśaḥ
The Navamsa occupied by the Atmakaraka is Karakamsha; the Navamsa occupied by the lord of the Lagna is Swamsha. Results are read from these two crucial Navamsa positions, which expose the soul's purpose and the native's essential self, synthesising Rasi and Navamsa.
कारकांशे भानौ राजसत्ता प्रभावश्च ॥
kārakāṃśe bhānau rāja-sattā prabhāvaś ca
When the Sun occupies the Karakamsha, the soul seeks expression through authority and governance. The native gravitates toward political power, government service or leadership of institutions; ego refinement becomes the life lesson. Sun here promises rise in administrative circles provided he is not combust or afflicted.
कारकांशे चन्द्रे मातृसुखं जलजीविका च ॥
kārakāṃśe candre mātṛ-sukhaṃ jala-jīvikā ca
With the Moon in Karakamsha, the soul's agenda flows through care, empathy and the public mind. Comforts from mother, gains through liquids — dairy, beverages, shipping, psychology or public-facing work — are indicated. The mind itself becomes the instrument of destiny, and lunar phases colour the native's fortunes.
कुजे रक्तवासः शस्त्रवैद्यवृत्तिः ॥
kuje rakta-vāsaḥ śastra-vaidya-vṛttiḥ
Mars in the Swamsa makes one don red garments and live by edge — a soldier, surgeon, martial artist or engineer of fire and metal. Courage is innate; anger must be disciplined. Such natives excel wherever decisive action meets technical precision, and they prosper in uniforms, surgery and defence industries.
बुधे वाक्पटुत्वं वाणिज्यमन्त्रसिद्धिः ॥
budhe vāk-paṭutvaṃ vāṇijya-mantra-siddhiḥ
Mercury in the Swamsa grants eloquence, mastery of script and success in commerce. The same placement ripens into mantra-siddha — command over sacred syllables — for Mercury is the speech-principle itself. Writers, traders, astrologers and tantrikas alike bear Mercury's stamp upon their self-navamsa.
गुरौ श्रेयसी विद्या धर्माचारश्च ॥
gurau śreyasī vidyā dharmācāraś ca
Jupiter in the Swamsa produces the learned and the righteous — teachers, judges, priests and counsellors whose word carries weight. Wealth follows wisdom; progeny prospers. The native instinctively upholds dharma and becomes a refuge of guidance for others, though dogmatism is the shadow to guard against.
शुक्रे दारवान् वाहनसौन्दर्यप्रियः ॥
śukre dāravān vāhana-saundarya-priyaḥ
Venus in the Swamsa blesses one with a beautiful and devoted spouse, love of fine vehicles, art and adornment. Sensuality is strong and must be refined into aesthetic devotion; otherwise indulgence drains vitality. Musicians, artists, luxury-traders and healers of the reproductive system carry this signature.
शनौ सेवावृत्तिः कष्टसहिष्णुता दीर्घायुश्च ॥
śanau sevā-vṛttiḥ kaṣṭa-sahiṣṇutā dīrghāyuś ca
Saturn in the Swamsa turns the self toward labour, service and slow-building structures. Early hardship matures into remarkable endurance and often notable longevity. Miners, labourers-turned-industrialists, ascetics and social workers exemplify this placement; sorrow arrives early only to be transmuted into discipline.
राहोर्विदेशवृत्तिः विषवैद्यकं च ॥
rāhor videśa-vṛttiḥ viṣa-vaidyakaṃ ca
Rahu in the Swamsa connects destiny with foreign lands, unconventional professions and sudden elevation. Skill with poisons — pharmacology, toxicology, chemistry — and with electronics or aviation arises. The native breaks ancestral moulds; scandal is the risk that shadows the ascent unless Rahu is well-disposed.
केतौ स्वांशे मोक्षाभिमुखः स्वभावः ॥
ketau svāṃśe mokṣābhimukhaḥ svabhāvaḥ
Ketu in the Swamsa orients the entire personality toward liberation. Detachment colours relationships; the native may wear simple garments yet radiate inner fire. Healer of mysterious ailments, master of mantra-tantra or born mystic — such a soul uses embodiment itself as the final ladder to release.
कारकांशद्वादशगतो दैवतं वन्दनीयम् ॥
kārakāṃśa-dvādaśagato daivataṃ vandhanīyam
The deity presiding over the twelfth sign from Karakamsha — and the planet(s) placed there — reveals the Ishta Devata, the tutelary god whose worship liberates. Vishnu-forms arise from benefics there; Shiva-forms from Ketu and Moon; Devi from Venus-Moon combinations. This is the crowning fruit of Karakamsha study.
कारकांशत्रिकस्थैर्ग्रहैर्विद्याधनसिद्धयः ॥
kārakāṃśa-trikasthair grahamair vidyā-dhana-siddhayaḥ
Planets in trines to Karakamsha bestow specific talents: Jupiter there gives scholarship and counsel; Sun and Mars give administration and valour; Mercury gives trade and writing; Venus gives arts; Moon gives public dealing; Saturn gives mass-work. These trinal placements also promise wealth proportionate to their strength.