Parasara on Chara Karakas: An Independent Interpretation

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Namaste friends,

 

Here is the promised article on chara karakas. I have no pretensions that I got

it correct. But this is based on an honest attempt to purge all preconceived

notions from the mind and approach Parasara's verses with a fresh and unbiased

mind.

 

In my view, neither the 7 chara karaka school nor the 8 chara karaka school got

Parasara correct. Parasara taught that 7 chara karakas should be used in some

charts and 8 chara karakas in some charts and clearly described when to use

what.

 

I am trying to share whatever I was able to understand by reading Parasara's

exposition on chara karakas with an open mind and then experimenting. If you

think my interpretation has some worth in it, please use it, experiment, benefit

and spread the knowledge. If not, just leave it.

 

I have uploaded a detailed article on chara karakas on my website. It describes

the calculation with 16 examples, covering various cases. Apart from defining

chara karaka calculation, this article also defines and uses a dasa called

" Karaka dasa " that was taught by Parasara for the purpose of timing events using

chara karakas. Please download the following PDF file if interested:

 

http://VedicAstrologer.org/articles/c_karaka.pdf

 

If you find the article useful, please feel free to forward this link to those

who may be interested.

 

Krishnaarpanamastu,

Narasimha

 

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