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Cara kāraka

Cara kārakas are the movable significators of the Jaimini system. Grahas are ranked by how far they have travelled in their sign, and each rank carries a role.

What the word means

Cara, movable, and kāraka, one who does or signifies.

How it is calculated

Order the grahas by degree within their signs, highest first. Vedaz uses the eight-kāraka scheme, which includes Rāhu.

History

From the Jaimini Sūtras, a tradition alongside the better-known Parāśara system.

Energy

Relational. These are roles, not fixed people.

Physical description

A ranking, read from the degrees in the chart.

Interpretation

The highest is the ātmakāraka, the significator of the self. Others stand for guidance, siblings and peers, nurture, children and creativity, kin, and partnership.

Vedaz's interpretation

The cara kārakas are the “how”. Read alongside the divya lagna, they show the relationships and circumstances through which a person's purpose is expressed and their lessons unfold.

This is a symbolic pattern, not a prediction. Nothing in a chart removes your agency. Vedaz content is reflective and is not medical, psychological, legal or financial advice.