Karak Planets | Importance of Karak Planets

The horoscope is made up of 12 houses. Each house has its own virtue and property. This property of the house is positively or negatively influenced by two sources - the Zodiac Sign and the planets. The planets acts as Karak, Akarak or Marak are related to the Zodiac signs. 

In Vedic Astrology, the lordship of the house decides the basic quality of the planet whether it is  Karaka or Akaraka. No planet can be said as Karak by default. It is possible that if one planet is Karak for one sign, it may be Akarak for other sign. For example, Jupiter is a Karak planet for Aries Rashi but it is Akarak for Virgo Rashi. In the same way, the Sun is a Karak planet for Aries but is Akarak for Libra.

Let us discuss the Karak planets for each Rashi.

Aries: The Karak Planets for Aries are Jupiter, the Sun and Mars. Jupiter is the strongest Karaka among all the planets. 

Taurus: The Karak planets for Taurus are Saturn, Mercury, the Sun and Mars. Out of this Saturn is the Yogkarak as it is the lord of 9th and 10th houses.

Gemini: The Karak planets is Venus only. Even, Saturn is Akarak for Gemini as it is the lord of 7th and 8th houses.

Cancer: Mars and Jupiter are the karak planet for this sign.  Mars is also Yogkarak being the lord of 5th and 10th house.

Leo: The Karak planet for Leo are Mars and the Sun. Mars is Yogkarak planet for Leo.

Virgo: The Karak planet for this sign is Saturn and Venus.  

Libra: The Karak planet for Libra are Saturn, Mercury and Venus. Saturn is considered to be Yogkarak planet for Libra.

Scorpio: The Moon, Jupiter and the Sun are the Karak planets for this sign. The moon is the strongest Karak planet.

Sagittarius: The Karak planets for this Rashi are the Sun and Mars. This ascendant is the strongest Karak when Sun the lord of 9th house and Mars is the lord of 5th house. 

Capricorn: Venus, Mercury and Saturn are considered as Karak planets for this sign.

Aquarius: Venus is the Yogkarak planet for Aquarius as it is the lord of 4th and 9th houses. The Sun, Mars and Saturn are also Karak.

Pisces: Mars and the Moon are strongest Karakas of all planets for this signs.   

The planets by default are also considered to be Karak for one or the other Bhava/houses.

Sun: The Sun is Karak for the 1st house and supportive for the 10th house.

Moon: The Moon is Karak for 4th house.

Mars: Karak for 3rd and 6th house.

Mercury: Supportive for 4th, 7th and 10th houses. 

Jupiter: Jupiter is a complete Karaka for 2nd, 5th and 11th houses and for ninth and tenth house it is supportive.  

Venus: Karak for 7th house and supportive for 12th house.

Saturn: Karak for 8th and 12th houses.Supportive for 6th and 10th houses.

Rahu & Ketu: Both the planets are supportive for the 12th house.