Spiritual · Vedic Astrology
Jaimini Karaka Calculator
Your birth chart assigns a ruling planet to each area of life — not by tradition, but by mathematics.
The Chara Karakas are the variable significators of Jaimini astrology — seven offices that rule the major themes of life: soul purpose, career, courage, mother, creativity, conflict, and spouse. Unlike the fixed Parashari significators, Jaimini assigns each office dynamically, based on how far each planet has travelled into its sidereal sign at the moment of your birth. The result is a soul-fingerprint as specific to you as your nakshatra, and one classical commentators regarded as the deepest layer of Vedic interpretation.
Karaka assignments depend on degree-within-sign, which is sensitive to birth time. Accuracy of an hour or better is ideal.
The Seven Chara Karakas
Soul purpose · core dharma
Atma Karaka
The planet that travelled farthest into its sign at your birth — the soul-signature of this lifetime, the unfinished work the atman has come to complete.
Career · counsel · how you serve the world
Amatya Karaka
The second-rank planet — the minister to the soul-king, the way your dharma actually meets the marketplace.
Siblings · courage · initiative
Bhratri Karaka
The third-rank planet — the indicator of the courage you draw on, your siblings and peers, and your willingness to take the first step.
Mother · nurturing · emotional foundations
Matri Karaka
The fourth-rank planet — the indicator of the mother, the inner mother, your sense of safety, and the emotional ground under your feet.
Children · creativity · wisdom transmission
Putra Karaka
The fifth-rank planet — the indicator of your children (biological or chosen), the creative life that flows from you, and the wisdom you transmit forward.
Conflict · obstacles · spiritual transformation
Gnati Karaka
The sixth-rank planet — the indicator of obstacles, enemies, illness, debt, and the alchemical heat that transforms the soul.
Spouse · partnership · what you seek in the other
Dara Karaka
The seventh-rank planet — the indicator of the spouse, the texture of long partnership, and the unconscious template you bring to intimate union.