01 · JAIMINI UPADESHA SUTRAS (JAIMINI-01 · CLASSICAL CODEX)

Atmakaraka & Chara Karakas (7/8 Movable Significators) (Ātmakāraka & Cara Kāraka)

Q: What is the canonical definition of Atmakaraka & Chara Karakas (7/8 Movable Significators) (Ātmakāraka & Cara Kāraka) — Degree-Sorted Significator Hierarchy from Soul King to Darakaraka (JAIMINI-01) in sidereal Jyotish?

Codified in Jaimini Upadesha Sutras Adhyaya 1, Pada 1, Sutras 10–19 and Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra Chapter 32, Atmakaraka & Chara Karakas (7/8 Movable Significators) operates under the mathematical invariant 7-Karaka (No Rahu) versus 8-Karaka (With Rahu at 30° minus Lon) ; AK = Highest Degree: Unlike fixed Naisargika Karakas, Chara Karakas are determined dynamically in each birth chart by sorting the seven planets (or eight including Rahu, measured in reverse from the end of its sign as 30° minus Rahu's longitude) in descending order of their sidereal degree, minute, and arc-second within whatever sign they occupy.

Q: What are the primary astronomical and shastric parameters of Atmakaraka & Chara Karakas (7/8 Movable Significators) (Ātmakāraka & Cara Kāraka) — Degree-Sorted Significator Hierarchy from Soul King to Darakaraka?

Sanskrit Name: Ātmakāraka & Cara Kāraka; Codex Identifier: JAIMINI-01; Taxonomic Pillar: Jaimini Upadesha Sutras; Corpus Family: jaimini (atmakaraka, chara_karaka, amatyakaraka); Primary Treatise: Jaimini Upadesha Sutras Adhyaya 1, Pada 1, Sutras 10–19. Verified against NASA JPL DE441 ephemeris (Chitrapaksha Lahiri Ayanamsha) and the 18-treatise Sanskrit corpus.

In classical Sanskrit horoscopy, Atmakaraka & Chara Karakas (7/8 Movable Significators) (Ātmakāraka & Cara Kāraka — Degree-Sorted Significator Hierarchy from Soul King to Darakaraka) governs Variable Planetary Significators Ranked by Within-Sign Longitude (0°–30°). Within the vectorized reference corpus (jyotish_corpus_core_v3), the doctrinal cluster of Atmakaraka & Chara Karakas (7/8 Movable Significators) (JAIMINI-01) is cross-indexed across 342 verified passages and 210 numbered shlokas in 10 Sanskrit treatises.

Canonical Definition · Atmakaraka & Chara Karakas (7/8 Movable Significators) (JAIMINI-01)

Codified in Jaimini Upadesha Sutras Adhyaya 1, Pada 1, Sutras 10–19 and Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra Chapter 32, Atmakaraka & Chara Karakas (7/8 Movable Significators) operates under the mathematical invariant 7-Karaka (No Rahu) versus 8-Karaka (With Rahu at 30° minus Lon) ; AK = Highest Degree: Unlike fixed Naisargika Karakas, Chara Karakas are determined dynamically in each birth chart by sorting the seven planets (or eight including Rahu, measured in reverse from the end of its sign as 30° minus Rahu's longitude) in descending order of their sidereal degree, minute, and arc-second within whatever sign they occupy.

JAIMINI UPADESHA SUTRAS · JAIMINI-01 STRUCTURAL ARCHITECTURE Jaimini Upadesha Sutras Adhyaya 1, Pada 1, Sutras 10–19

KEY INVARIANT: 7-Karaka (No Rahu) vs 8-Karaka (With Rahu at 30° - Lon) · AK = Highest Degree Atmakaraka (AK · Rank 1) Highest Degree in Any Rashi (0°–30°) Sovereign Soul King Amatyakaraka (AmK · Rank 2) Second Highest Degree (Minister) Career & Counsel Putra & Gnati (PK / GK) Mid-Tier Degree Ranks (Merit & Trial) Followers & Rivals Darakaraka (DK · Lowest) Smallest Degree in Rashi (Spouse/Allies) 7th-House Partner

02 · ASTRONOMICAL & SHASTRIC MECHANICS

Mathematical Formulation & Structural Rules of Atmakaraka & Chara Karakas (7/8 Movable Significators)

In Jaimini Upadesha Sutras (1.1.11: 'Atmadikah kaladibhir na bhogah saptanam ashtanam va'), the planet holding the highest longitudinal advance within its 30° sign becomes the Atmakaraka (AK, Sovereign of the Soul), followed in descending degree order by Amatyakaraka (AmK, Minister/Career), Bhratrikaraka (BK, Siblings/Preceptor), Matrikaraka (MK, Mother/Homeland), Pitrikaraka (PiK, Father/Authority in the 8-Karaka scheme), Putrakaraka (PK, Progeny/Merit), Gnatikaraka (GK, Rivals/Kinsmen), and Darakaraka (DK, Spouse/Partner at the lowest degree).

The structural matrix below details the exact computational parameters, degree thresholds, and classical interpretive clauses for Atmakaraka & Chara Karakas (7/8 Movable Significators) (JAIMINI-01) as preserved in Jaimini Upadesha Sutras Adhyaya 1, Pada 1, Sutras 10–19.

Chara Karaka Rank	Sanskrit Title & Code	Degree Sorting Rule (0°00'00"–29°59'59")	Primary Jaimini Signification
Rank 01 ; Sovereign	`Atmakaraka (AK)`	`Highest degree, minute, and second among 7/8 Grahas`	The Self (Atman), karmic trajectory, spiritual liberation, and king of the chart in classical Jyotish horoscopy.
Rank 02 ; Minister	`Amatyakaraka (AmK)`	`Second highest within-sign longitude`	Executive counsel, professional rank, administrative authority, and livelihood in classical Jyotish horoscopy.
Ranks 03–06 ; Pillar	`Bhratri (BK), Matri (MK), Putra (PK), Gnati (GK)`	`3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th highest longitudes`	`BK`: mentors/siblings; `MK`: homeland/education; `PK`: creativity/children; `GK`: competition/health in classical Jyotish horoscopy.
Rank 07/08 ; Consort	`Darakaraka (DK)`	`Lowest within-sign longitude (closest to 00°00')`	Marriage partner, business compacts, public alliances, and seventh-house fruition in classical Jyotish horoscopy.

03 · MULTI-TREATISE SHASTRA CONCORDANCE

Corpus Distribution of Atmakaraka & Chara Karakas (7/8 Movable Significators) Across 18 Sanskrit Shastras

The concordance table below maps how Atmakaraka & Chara Karakas (7/8 Movable Significators) (JAIMINI-01) and its taxonomic family (jaimini) are distributed across the eighteen classical Sanskrit treatises of jyotish_corpus_core_v3, linking Jaimini Upadesha Sutras Adhyaya 1, Pada 1, Sutras 10–19 with Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra Chapter 32.

Sanskrit Treatise	Verified Passages	Chapter Coverage	Analytical Scope
Jaimini Upadesha Sutras	`253 passages`	`4 ch / 174 v`	Documents mathematical definitions, house parameters, and interpretive synthesis for Atmakaraka & Chara Karakas (7/8 Movable Significators) (`JAIMINI`-01) across 4 chapters.
Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra	`65 passages`	`15 ch / 35 v`	Documents mathematical definitions, house parameters, and interpretive synthesis for Atmakaraka & Chara Karakas (7/8 Movable Significators) (`JAIMINI`-01) across 15 chapters.
Ashtakavarga Grantha	`6 passages`	`1 ch / 1 v`	Documents mathematical definitions, house parameters, and interpretive synthesis for Atmakaraka & Chara Karakas (7/8 Movable Significators) (`JAIMINI`-01) across 1 chapters.
Sarvartha Chintamani	`5 passages`	`3 ch / 0 v`	Documents mathematical definitions, house parameters, and interpretive synthesis for Atmakaraka & Chara Karakas (7/8 Movable Significators) (`JAIMINI`-01) across 3 chapters.
Brihat Jataka	`4 passages`	`2 ch / 0 v`	Documents mathematical definitions, house parameters, and interpretive synthesis for Atmakaraka & Chara Karakas (7/8 Movable Significators) (`JAIMINI`-01) across 2 chapters.
Kalaprakashika	`3 passages`	`1 ch / 0 v`	Documents mathematical definitions, house parameters, and interpretive synthesis for Atmakaraka & Chara Karakas (7/8 Movable Significators) (`JAIMINI`-01) across 1 chapters.

04 · VERBATIM CORPUS FOLIO & CHART SYNTHESIS

Archival Public-Domain Folio Excerpt for Atmakaraka & Chara Karakas (7/8 Movable Significators)

This archival verse passage for Atmakaraka & Chara Karakas (7/8 Movable Significators) (JAIMINI-01) is extracted from the public-domain edition of Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (Chapter 29, Verse 7) indexed in jyotish_corpus_core_v3.

CORPUS PROVENANCE: Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra | Source ID: archive_brihat-parashara-hora-sastra | Chapter 29, Verse 7
"come to pass In this case S rya, being exalted, or in a friendly R i, is not a malefic He is a malefic, if in debilitation, or in an enemy s R i Notes Regarding Upa Pad calculations, there are more than two views on the same Sloka of Maharishi Parashar,"

Because the Atmakaraka acts as the monarch of the horoscope, Jaimini states that if the Atmakaraka is strong and unblemished, even adverse planetary periods cannot permanently overthrow the native; conversely, if the Atmakaraka is afflicted, other Raja Yogas struggle to consolidate.

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Sanskrit Name	`Ātmakāraka & Cara Kāraka`
Codex Identifier	`JAIMINI-01`
Taxonomic Pillar	`Jaimini Upadesha Sutras`
Corpus Family	`jaimini (atmakaraka, chara_karaka, amatyakaraka)`
Primary Treatise	`Jaimini Upadesha Sutras Adhyaya 1, Pada 1, Sutras 10–19`
Secondary Treatise	`Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra Chapter 32`
Key Invariant	`7-Karaka (No Rahu) versus 8-Karaka (With Rahu at 30° minus Lon) ; AK = Highest Degree`
Analytical Domain	`Variable Planetary Significators Ranked by Within-Sign Longitude (0°–30°)`
Indexed Passages	`342 (210 v)`
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