Sanskrit verses with English translation from Kalyana Varma. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.
[Sanskrit source not available — IAST only: candrād dvitīye dvādaśe ca pāpa-grahau yadi | tadā pāpa-kartari-yogaḥ duḥkha-bhaya-kṣaya-pradaḥ ||]
candrād dvitīye dvādaśe ca pāpa-grahau yadi | tadā pāpa-kartari-yogaḥ duḥkha-bhaya-kṣaya-pradaḥ ||
When malefic planets occupy the 2nd and 12th from the Moon, Papa Kartari Yoga is formed; the native is enclosed by scissors of sorrow — losses, fears and deprivations.
[Sanskrit source not available — IAST only: candrād dvitīye dvādaśe ca śubha-grahau yadi | tadā śubha-kartari-yogaḥ saubhāgya-sukha-saṁyutaḥ ||]
candrād dvitīye dvādaśe ca śubha-grahau yadi | tadā śubha-kartari-yogaḥ saubhāgya-sukha-saṁyutaḥ ||
When benefic planets occupy the 2nd and 12th from the Moon, Shubha Kartari Yoga is formed; the native enjoys fortune, protection and good health.
[Sanskrit source not available — IAST only: śanaiścaraḥ candra-bhāva-dvitīya-dvādaśe sthitau | pāpa-kartari-nirmāṇaḥ duḥkha-saṁtāpa-kārakaḥ ||]
śanaiścaraḥ candra-bhāva-dvitīya-dvādaśe sthitau | pāpa-kartari-nirmāṇaḥ duḥkha-saṁtāpa-kārakaḥ ||
Saturn in the 2nd and 12th from Moon (with another malefic in the opposite) forms a powerful Papa Kartari — the native suffers prolonged grief and chronic ailment.
[Sanskrit source not available — IAST only: jīvaḥ candra-bhāva-dvitīya-dvādaśe sthitau | śubha-kartari-nirmāṇaḥ vidyā-dhana-phala-pradaḥ ||]
jīvaḥ candra-bhāva-dvitīya-dvādaśe sthitau | śubha-kartari-nirmāṇaḥ vidyā-dhana-phala-pradaḥ ||
Jupiter in the 2nd and 12th from Moon (paired with another benefic) forms the principal Shubha Kartari; the native becomes learned and wealthy.
[Sanskrit source not available — IAST only: dvitīye śubha-grahaḥ syād dvādaśe pāpa-grahaḥ yadi | tadā miśra-kartari-phalaṁ saubhāgyā-saubhāgyam ||]
dvitīye śubha-grahaḥ syād dvādaśe pāpa-grahaḥ yadi | tadā miśra-kartari-phalaṁ saubhāgyā-saubhāgyam ||
If one side of the kartari (2nd or 12th from Moon) is benefic and the other is malefic, the yoga produces mixed results — fortune and misfortune alternate.
[Sanskrit source not available — IAST only: kendra-sthaḥ kaścit prabalaḥ grahaḥ kartari-bhaṅgakṛt | candrād dvitīya-dvādaśa-sthaḥ pāpaḥ parājayaḥ ||]
kendra-sthaḥ kaścit prabalaḥ grahaḥ kartari-bhaṅgakṛt | candrād dvitīya-dvādaśa-sthaḥ pāpaḥ parājayaḥ ||
A strong planet in a kendra from the Moon cancels both Papa and Shubha Kartari; the malefics' adverse impact is overcome by the strength of the kendra planet.
[Sanskrit source not available — IAST only: lagnād dvitīye dvādaśe ca pāpa-grahau yadi | tadā lagna-kartari-yogaḥ svatantra-duḥkha-dāyakaḥ ||]
lagnād dvitīye dvādaśe ca pāpa-grahau yadi | tadā lagna-kartari-yogaḥ svatantra-duḥkha-dāyakaḥ ||
When malefics occupy the 2nd and 12th from the Lagna, Lagna-Kartari is formed; the native suffers personal sorrows, financial losses and isolation.