Graha - Amsha

BPHS

Karaka-tva

agency, doing-ness

Kinship relations

graha which denote the family members

the karaka-tva Graha are constant significators

+ Angles from karakatva graha

• The constant karakatva

• How to find The Relatives and dematerialization

BPHS Sarga-32, Shloka 18-21

;Karakatva of the Graha ;

I narrate below the constant Karaka-atwa as related to the planet

The stronger

• among the Sun and Venus indicates

• the father ,

while the stronger

• among the Moon and Mars indicates

• the mother .

• Mars denotes

• sister,
• brother-in-law,
• younger brother,
• and mother.

• Mercury rules

• maternal relative,

• while Jupiter indicates

• paternal grand father.

• Venus denotes

• marriage partner

• Saturn denotes

• sons

• From Ketu note

• wife,
• father,
• mother,
• parents-in law
• and maternal grand father.

The Lord of the Bhava is equally important,

when estimating the indications of a particular Bhava."

QUOTATION - BPHS Sarga-32 (Karakatwa of the Graha) Shloka-2 2-24

" These constant significances are derivable from the Bhava,

counted from the said Constant Karakatwa .

• the 9th from Surya

• denotes father ,

• the 4th from Chandra

• mother ,

• the 3rd from Mangala

• brothers,

• the 6th from Budha

• maternal uncle,

• the 5th from Guru

• sons,

• the 7th from Shukra

• wife

• And the 8th from Shani

• death.

The learned should consider all these and declare related effects accordingly." [end quote]