
Any planet can acquire any karakatwa but the prime indicator is the Atmakaraka along with the various lagnas and padas.Ī Navamsa is equal to one-ninth part of a sign or one nakshatra-pada (one-fourth part of a constellation) and is one of the Shodasvargas i.e. In the Jaimini System of prognostication the use of eight karakas determined according to the respective minutes & seconds of the eight planets is recommended and their navamsa-occupation noted.

Moreover, the Lagna-rasi and the Lagna-lord should not form or occupy the 6th, the 8th or the 12th bhava in the Navamsa Chart nor the lords of the 6th, the 8th or the 12th of the Rasi Chart associate with the Navamsa Lagna or its lord. Persons born in the 2nd, 5th or the 8th navamsa whose lords represent the Naras ("Human beings" and their efforts) are generally kind, good natured, engaged in the pursuits of human welfare and reputed and in the 3rd, the 6th or the 9th navamsa whose lords represent the Rakshasas ("Demonic beings" and evil forces) are selfish, cruel, violent, destructive and possess many negative qualities. The lords of 1st, 4th and 7th navamsa of a sign represent the Deva ("Divine beings" and constructive forces) persons born with any of these navamsas rising in the Lagna are generous, religious, wealthy, powerful and influential. Cancer, Scorpio & Pisces - Starts from Pisces to Cancer in backward motion. Taurus, Virgo & Capricorn - Starts from Virgo to Capricorn in backward motion.Ĥ. Cancer, Scorpio & Pisces - Starts from Cancer to Scorpio in backward motion.Ģ. Taurus, Virgo & Capricorn - Starts from Capricorn to Taurus in backward motion.Ĥ. Cancer, Scorpio & Pisces - Starts from Cancer to Pisces in direct motion.Ģ. Gemini, Libra & Aquarius - Starts from Libra to Gemini in direct motion.Ĥ. Taurus, Virgo & Capricorn - Starts from Capricorn to Virgo in direct motion.ģ. Aries, Leo & Sagittarius - Starts from Aries up to Sagittarius in direct motion.Ģ. There are 3 important ways of reckoning a Navamsa Chart:ġ. Thus, each navamsa measures 3 degrees and 20 minutes in longitude or one-quarter of a Nakshatra ( Constellation), and the Zodiac of Signs comprises 108 navamsas.

Navamsa literally means the "Ninth Division". In Vedic astrology, Navamsa means one-ninth part of a Zodiac Sign.
