Chapter 5 Aspects
Aspects in Jaimini astrology are from one rashi to another rashi. There is no mention of any planetary aspect in Jaimini. If a planet in a particular house aspects another planet in another house, it is still not described as planetary aspect. But if a rashi containing a planet aspects another rashicontaining another planet, then it leads to a planet’s aspect on another planet.
It will be explained first theoretically and then through illustrations. Three principles are to be remembered to understand Jaimini’s aspects.
The First Principle is that the chara or movable signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn) aspect all sthira or fixed signs except the adjacent sign. Which means that;
Aries aspects Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius (not Taurus).
Cancer aspects Scorpio, Aquarius and Taurus (not Leo).
Libra aspects Aquarius, Taurus and Leo (not Scorpio).
Capricorn aspects Taurus, Leo and Scorpio (not Aquarius).
The Second Principle is that the sthira or fixed signs aspect chara or movable signs except the adjacent one, which can be written thus:
Taurus aspects Cancer, Libra and Capricorn (not Aries).
Leo aspects Libra, Capricorn and Aries (not Cancer).
Scorpio aspects Capricorn, Aries and Cancer (not Libra).
Aquarius aspects Aries, Cancer and Libra (not Capricorn):
The Third Principle is that dwiswabhava or dual signs aspect each other. It can be understood thus:
Gemini aspects Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces.
Vigro aspects Sagittarius, Pisces and Gemini.
Sagittarius aspects Pisces, Gemini and Virgo.
Pisces aspects Gemini, Virgo and Sagittarius.
Note: In this scheme of aspects each sign aspects three other signs.
Illustration One
| Lagna | 26°19′ | Mars | 19°30′ | Venus | 24°21′ | |
| Sun | 8°46′ | Mercury | 15°15′ | Saturn | 11°05′ | |
| Moon | 6°27′ | Jupiter | 1°21′ | Rahu | 26°32′ |
| Karaka | Planet | Degrees | ||||
| Atmakaraka | (AK) | Venus | 24°21’ | |||
| Amatyakaraka | (Amk) | Mars | 19°30’ | |||
| Bhratrikaraka | (BK) | Mercury | 15°15’ | |||
| Matrikaraka | (MK) | Saturn | 11 °05’ | |||
| Putrakaraka | (PK) | Sun | 8°46′ | |||
| Gnatikaraka | (GK) | Moon | 6°27’ | |||
| Darakaraka | (DK) | Jupiter | 1°21’ | |||
In the model horoscope one the Sun (PK), Saturn (MK) and Jupiter (DK) in Aries aspect Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius.
Mars (AmK) and Venus (AK) in Taurus aspect Cancer, Libra and Capricorn.
The Moon (GK) in Libra aspects Aquarius, Taurus and Leo. The Mercury (BK) in Pisces aspects Gemini, Virgo and Sagittarius.
The Venus (Atmakaraka) is in the Navamsha of Leo. Thus Leo is the Karakamsha.
Illustration 2
| Lagna | 26.19′ | Mars | 9.30′ | Venus | 27.21′ |
| Sun | 4″11′ | Mercury | 6.20′ | Saturn | 11″05′ |
| Moon | 16.06′ | Jupiter | 7″21′ | Rahu | 20″32′ |
| Karakas : | Matrikaraka | (MK) | Mars | ||
| Atmakaraka | (AK) | Venus | Putrakaraka | (PK) | Jupiter |
| Amatyakaraka (AmK) | Moon | Gnatikaraka | (GK) | Mercury | |
| Bhratrikaraka (BK) | Saturn | Darakaraka | (DK) | Sun | |
Matrikaraka and Amatyakaraka in Taurus aspect Cancer, Libra and Capricorn.
Putrakaraka in Scorpio aspects Capricorn; Aries and Cancer. Bhratrikaraka in Sagittarius aspects Pisces, Gemini and Virgo. Atmakaraka, Gnatikaraka and Darakaraka in Aquarius aspect
Aries, Cancer and Libra.
Venus the Atmakaraka is in the Navamsha of Gemini hence Gemini becomes the Karakamsha.
Note: The more you concentrate on these aspects the better and subtler will be your understanding of a horoscope. These aspects, singly or doubly or more, are like the Yogas of Parashari astrology.
In this book I have given examples to show how these aspects helped me give some good predictions. In doing it, there is tendency to confuse Parashari aspects often. When doing Jaimini forget Parashari astrology till you have become an adept.
