Kark rashi (Cancer)
Karka is Cancer in the sidereal zodiac, 90° to 120°: ruled by Moon, holding Punarvasu pada 4, Pushya and Ashlesha.
Bṛhat Parāśara Horā-śāstra 5.5 and 5.6–23, pp. 34–37; varṇa also Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.22; element Tājika-nīlakaṇṭhī 1.5.
Nakshatras in Kark
Nine padas of 3°20′ make a sign. Names starting with these nine sounds belong to Kark: hi, hu, he, ho, ḍa, ḍi, ḍu, ḍe, ḍo. Avakahaḍā-cakram, pp. 22–23
Nature by the classical texts
चरस्थिरद्विस्वभावाः क्रूराक्रूरौ नरस्त्रियौ । पित्तानिलत्रिधात्वैक्यश्लैष्मिकाश्च क्रियादयः ॥
Counted from Mesha, the signs run movable, fixed, dual; cruel, gentle; male, female; and pitta, vāta, mixed, kapha. Karka, the 4th, is movable, gentle, female and kapha. BPHS 5.5, p. 34 | Attribute | Kark | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Lord | Moon | BPHS 5.6–23 |
| Nature | Movable | BPHS 5.5 |
| Gender and temper | Female, gentle | BPHS 5.5 |
| Humour | Kapha | BPHS 5.5 |
| Element | WaterVerse 1.5 calls it jala. | Tājika-nīlakaṇṭhī 1.5 |
| Varṇa | Brāhmaṇa | BPHS; Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.22 |
| Rises | By the back | BPHS 5 |
| Figure | Many-footed | BPHS 5 |
The elements run fire, earth, air and water in turn from Mesha, as the Tājika-nīlakaṇṭhī names them sign by sign. Earth and water signs are friends, as are fire and air signs; the other pairs are hostile. Tājika-nīlakaṇṭhī 1.2–14, pp. 2–6
Is Kark the same as Western Cancer?
Karka is measured from the stars and Western Cancer from the equinox. The two are now about 24° apart, so a planet in Karka is in Western Cancer or Leo, and most of Western Cancer falls in Mithuna. Methodology: ayanāṃśa
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Questions
From the Bṛhat Parāśara Horā-śāstra and the Avakahaḍā chakra, with the page for each.
What is Kark rashi in English?
Cancer. Karka (Kark) is the 4th sign of the sidereal zodiac, 90° to 120°.
Who is the lord of Kark rashi?
Which nakshatras are in Kark rashi?
Punarvasu, pada 4, 0°00′ to 3°20′; Pushya, all four padas, 3°20′ to 16°40′; Ashlesha, all four padas, 16°40′ to 30°00′. Nine padas of 3°20′ make a sign.
Is Kark rashi the same as Western Cancer?
It has the same name but covers a different stretch of sky. Karka is measured from the stars and Western Cancer from the equinox, and the two are now about 24° apart, so a planet in Karka is in Western Cancer or Leo.
Which name letters belong to Kark rashi?
Names starting with hi, hu, he, ho, ḍa, ḍi, ḍu, ḍe, ḍo: the sounds of its nine padas in the Avakahaḍā chakra. Avakahaḍā-cakram, pp. 22–23
How it is worked out
Read the methodology- Span
- 30° of the sidereal zodiac, the 4th sign from 0° Mesha.
- Attributes
- Bṛhat Parāśara Horā-śāstra ch. 5, 1939 edition, pp. 34–37.
- Element
- Tājika-nīlakaṇṭhī 1.2–13, Benares edition of 1937–38, pp. 2–6. Each sign’s verse names its element; for Mithuna, Simha and Makara it is read from the Hindi commentary.
- Syllables
- The Avakahaḍā chakra as printed in Sītārāma Jhā, 1932, pp. 22–23.
Sidereal zodiac (Lahiri) · equal signs of 30° · Swiss Ephemeris · Method