SriLanka, June 20 -- In the previous article, we described certain elements that come in the Jaimini school of Astrology, such as Karakamsa, Chara Karakas, and Swamsa Chakra or Chart.

We hope that the readers will remember that the planet that has traversed the maximum number of degrees in the sign, or in other words, the planet that is closest to the 30th degree in the sign it occupies, becomes Atmakaraka, or the Karaka representing the soul. The other karakas, in descending order of the distance covered in the given sign, become Amatya-karaka, Bhatru-karaka, Matru-karaka, Pitru-karaka, Putra-karaka, Gnati-karaka, and Stri-karaka. Out of all the karakas, Atmakaraka is the most important one, for it has the prime say on the native, as a ...