The Atmakaraka and the Navamsa part 1 In Ve Vedic Astrology Astrology there is a thing called the “Atmakaraka”. The word “Atm “Atma” a” mean meanss “sel “self” f” and and “kar “karak aka” a” mean meanss “pro “produ duce cer” r”..
So the the
Atmakaraka planet planet is the planet planet that “produces” the the “Self” in a sense. It is an important factor that represents the Native in the chart like the Ascendant and its !ord and without considering it we simply cannot see all of the o"#ective e$periences a person will go through in their life. The Ascendant and the placement of its lord and all the details of the %ashi chart and the other fifteen vargas are definitely important and are not to "e discounted. &ithout &ithout the Atmakaraka Atmakaraka and its placement placement in the Navamsa however however we we will certainly certainly miss a lot of things a"out the nature of who a person person really really is. And And this would would "e logical logical if it is the “Self' “Self' (roducer” as its name claims it to "e. The Atmakaraka planet can only "e one of the seven visi"le planets that we can see with the naked eye )not counting %ahu *etu or the outer planets+ and cannot "e the !agna )rising sign+ point either. either. So every person has either Sun ,oon ,ars ,ercury -upiter Venus or Saturn as their Atmakaraka Atmakaraka planet. &hichever of these these planets has has the highest degree degreess in any sign in the rashi rashi chart is the Atma Atmakar karaka aka planet planet.. This This planet is like a stamp for the individual concerned and marks the life of the native native with this planet planetss /ualiti /ualities. es. 0or e$ample e$ample if Ve Venus is the planet with the highest degrees in the chart Venus is the atmakaraka
planet and the native will have a career and path in life that is marked "y the significations of Venus. The native with this placement may "e an entertainer of some sort they may "e a massage therapist they may "e a nurse or even even a teacher teacher all Ve Venusian career paths. To determine the specific one takes more work "ut this alone is a "ig help to seeing the nature of a person. Another "ig step to see the e$periences and the career path1dharma a person may have is to look at where this same planet falls in the nava navam msa chart hart.. “Swams “Swamsha” ha”..
The sign sign that hat thi this pla planet net fall fallss in is calle alled d the
)It is also calle called d the *arak *arakam amsa sa "ut I prefer prefer the term
Swamsha as it seems more in line with the 2padesa Sutras of -aimini.+ This sign is argua"ly as important as the rising sign for determining the o"#ective karmas karmas that one will will go through3 4ut it is not given given nearly the importance as the rising sign possi"ly "ecause it takes a lot more time and study to appreciate and calculate calculate this correctly. &estern Astrology Astrology has lost its memory of vargas vargas for the most part and does not even have this techni/ue techni/ue unfortunately. unfortunately. This is a powerful techni/ue. It takes time and tons and tons of research and practice to learn to utili5e it fully though which is the only reason I feel okay with sharing it here on the internet. internet. 6therwis 6therwisee it would #ust #ust "e too irresponsi irresponsi"le "le to share share such a powerful thing that could "e used negatively for personal gain. This may also "e why the 2padesa Sutras of -aimini are written in a very
cryptic and coded fashion so as to not easily reveal this information to the superficial student.
7ere are a few things worth mentioning when the Atmakaraka falls in one of these signs in the Navamsa 8 Aries8 &ith &ith an Aries Aries swamsha the native will often often have a reoccurring theme in their life of needing to “not sweating sweating the small stuff”. stuff”. A theme of having to continuously ignore the details and small hangups in life in favor of the "ig picture ideals and inspirations that serve as the real fuel for the Aries Aries fire. fire. They They must devote devote themse themselve lvess to whateve whateverr "igger "igger sense of purpose they may have deep down and pursue that while ignoring much of the details in order to "e the ideal Aries Aries individual and fulfill their true dharma. dharma. These types often get frustrated easily easily with the smaller and more detail oriented pro"lems that must "e patiently dealt with in life. life. They They get hung up on the tedious tedious details details and yet the more more attention they put on them the more they seem to notice more small pro"lems to "e fi$ed. Aries will will need to learn to stop focusing focusing there and e$pand their viewpoint or to #ust “focus on the "ig picture in life” as we say in common speak. Taurus8 Taurus8 The Atmakaraka Atmakaraka falling falli ng in the Navamsa of Taurus Taurus gives a ma#or emph emphas asis is thro throug ugho hout ut life life on mate materi rial al sta" sta"il ilit ity y.
It give givess a focu focuss on
generating the resources needed to provide for oneself and the others whic which h one one is respon responsi si"l "lee for for.
This This indica indicate tess one one to have a path path of
learning to make good use of the natural resources of the earth as well as ones own resources. !earning to "e a productive person person with good self self worth worth good work ethic is also represen represented ted "y Ta Taurus. Those with with an afflicted Taurus swamsha will often not use their resources wisely and may even "e the type of person to e$ploit the 9arths natural resources for for pers person onal al gain gain..
A stro strong ng Taurus urus swam swamsh shaa howe howeve ver r will will "e the the
opposite and will work in harmony with nature as much as possi"le while while they provide for themselv themselves es and for others. &ith this this swamsha swamsha one will often have careers that work with the earth or deal with the production of necessary necessary resources such as food land or housing. :emin :emini8 i8 &hen &hen the atmakar atmakaraka aka is placed placed in :emin :eminii in the navamsa navamsa ther theree is a lot lot of karm karmaa "ein "eing g work worked ed out out with with one oness inte intell llec ectu tual al developme development. nt. :emini :emini is is a"out a"out cognit cognition ion and understand understanding. ing. :emini :emini deals deals with the su"#ectiv su"#ectivee intellec intellectual tual ideas and concepts we have a"out life and how they they are "eing met with the outside outside world and reality reality.. A strong :emini swamsha has healthy intellectual concepts which ena"le them them to relate relate and functi function on harmonio harmoniousl usly y in the world. world. An affli afflicte cted d :emini swamsha struggles with this and its concepts and intellectual ideas a"out how life works dont get easily validated "y the outer world. ;ou may notice people who are so frustrated in life "ut it is really "ecause of their own ideas a"out how things should "e.
They go
through life choosing to see things a certain way and so each time life isnt actually the way they think it should "e they are frustrated or
confused or annoyed. annoyed. :emini therefore therefore can "e a very very frustrated sign at times. :emini can actually have such strong mental mental concepts that that when they arent "eing reali5ed in the world the irritation or frustration can "e seen physica physically lly on the skin or through ones ones weight weight changin changing. g. This is why :emini is a sign of skin pro"lems and weight fluctuations.
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developing in the emotional emotional and feeling side side of life. They will often often live in foreign foreign lands or travel travel a"road at least least once in their their life. They may may have issues with with “free5ing up” or "eing frigid in a sense in life. life. 7ence the need need to develop develop health healthy y emotio emotional nal state states. s.
The The !eo !eo swam swamsh shaa is focu focusi sing ng on deve develo lopi ping ng its its capa capaci city ty for for
responsi"i responsi"ility lity and leaders leadership. hip. !eo is a"out running running the kingdom kingdom in the most virtuous and responsi"le responsi"le way. It is really not a sign of en#oying en#oying life on planet planet earth like like so many people people seem seem to think. It is a sign of duty and dharma. &hether the native is the leader of a country or #ust runs a convenience store either way they must run their kingdom with the same degree of virtue and duty duty and responsi"ility. responsi"ility. That is the goal of the
!eo swamsha. The !eo swamsha swamsha will often have some important important karmic emphasis emphasis on their own territor territory y their their own kingdom in a sense. sense. In the same way as
with with the the flow flow easi easily ly and and must must lear learn n to. to.
Venus nus repr repres esen ents ts se$u se$ual al
intercourse and so in many ways Venus falling in virgo shows difficulty for the Virgo in having intercourse with the world and with life itself if that that makes makes any any sens sense. e.
The main main reme remedy dy for for this this and the the :emi :emini ni
Swamsha is developing a type of spirituali5ed consciousness that can see everything as as coming coming from the same same Source. In the Vedic philosophy philosophy the native must learn to see everything as Vishnu. Vishnu. The Thief is Vishnu Vishnu the
This post is getting a "it long so I will make a separate one for the ne$t = signs signs !i"ra through through (isces. (isces. !ook at some some charts charts of friends you know know and see if any of these indicati indications ons correlate. correlate. These These significati significations ons are also true if someone has their rising sign or sun in one of these signs "ut not as signif significa icantl ntly y I have have found. found. 4ut take take note of the sign sign that the atmakaraka goes to in the %ashi as well as the Shastiamsa as well those
signs will also have an emphasis in a persons life. The Navamsa Navamsa is the most important one though and that is the only one that is called the Swamsha>. >Sanskrit? “Swa”' “Swa”' Self or Soul. “Amsha”' division meaning meaning a sign sign in this conte$t. So Swamsha means the Sign of ones Self or Soul.
