Jaimini Jyotish - Basic Concepts Related to Jaimini Astrology

Ancient principles of astrology comprised of many different branches. Vedic astrology is considered to be the most important out of all. Besides Vedic astrology, Krishnamurti, Lal Kitab, Palmistry and Numerology are some other principles which are used to make predictions about future. Jaimini astrology is also one such important principle. Jaimini astrology is quite different from Vedic astrology. Instead of Dashas of planets, Jaimini astrology includes Dashas of astrological signs. All the twelve signs are included in a cycle of Dashas. Only seven planets are considered to be important in Jaimini astrology. One major benefit of Jaimini astrology is that it can make accurate predictions even if a person is not sure about his time of birth.

In this webcast, we will talk about some basic concepts related to Jaimini astrology.

Char (Moving) Dasha in Jaimini Astrology

Jaimini Astrology is another principle used to analyse your Janma Kundali. Jaimini astrology talks about a lot of different Dashas. Some of these include Jaimini Char Dasha, Mundak Dasha, Jaimini Sthir Dasha and Navansh Dasha. Besides these, there are many other Dashas in Jaimini astrology. However, these are used prominently.

Jaimini Char Dasha is one of the most popular Dashas in Jaimini astrology. This is considered to be more important than others. Every Dasha is calculated differently in Jaimini astrology. However, every Dasha is only associated with astrological signs, rather than planets.

Each one of the twelve astrological signs is a part of the cycle of Dashas in Jaimini astrology. The first Mahadasha is of the sign which is present in Ascendant at the time of your birth.

The sign which is in your ascendant at the time of birth has the first Mahadasha. The procedure to determine the duration of every Dasha is different. We will talk about it in our next presentation.

In Jaimini Astrology, astrological signs are prominent. Planets are only considered to be Karak elements in Jaimini astrology. Rahu/Ketu are not considered to be one of the Karak elements in Jaimini astrology.

Karak Elements in Jaimini Astrology

In this slide, we will talk about Karak elements in Jaimini astrology. Excluding Rahu/Ketu, all the seven planets are considered to be Karak elements in Jaimini astrology.

Karaks are not fixed in this branch of astrology. Planets are divided into different categories on the basis of their degrees. A planet can become the Karak element of any house. Planets are divided into different categories of Karaks on the basis of their degrees.

A planet with the highest number of degrees is called Atmakaraka. In other words, excluding Rahu/Ketu, the planet which has the highest number of degrees in your Kundali will be Atmakaraka.

In descending order on the basis of degrees, other Karak elements include Amatyakaraka, Bhratrakaraka, Matrakaraka, Putrakaraka, Gyatikaraka and Darakaraka. If two planets have the same number of degrees, their respective categories will be decided on the basis of minutes. If both degrees and minutes are same for two planets, their respective categories will be determined on the basis of seconds.

Meaning of Karak Elements in Jaimini Astrology

In Jaimini astrology, all the seven Karaks have different meanings. Each Karak represents a specific house in your Janma Kundali.

Atmakaraka represents Ascendant in your Kundali. Just like ascendant helps an astrologer analyse your personality, Atmakaraka also tells him about your personality traits, health, confidence and other such subjects.

A planet which is considered to be Amatyakaraka in your Janma Kundali is used to analyse business. Bhratrakaraka analyses third house and related matters. On the other hand, Matrakaraka analyses fourth house in your Janma Kundali.

Similarly, Putrakaraka analyses fifth house and related matters like education, children and love affairs. Gyatikaraka analyses sixth house and related matters like diseases, debts, enemies, competition and so on. Last but not the least, Darakaraka analyses seventh house in your Janma Kundali.

In Jaimini astrology, abbreviations are used for Karak elements. Atmakaraka is known as AK, Amatyakaraka is known as AMK and Bhratrakaraka is called BK. In the same way, MK is used for Matrakaraka, while PK is used for Putrakaraka. Gyatikaraka is called GK and Darakaraka is known as DK.