Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra
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अथाऽहं सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि ग्रहानात्मादिकारकान् । सप्तरव्यादिशन्यन्तान् राह्वन्तान् वाऽष्टसंख्यकान् ॥ १॥
I now detail below Atma Karak etc., obtainable from among the 7 Grahas, viz. Sūrya to Śani. Some say, that Rahu will become a Karak, when there is a state of similarity in terms of longitude between (two) Grahas.
english translation
athA'haM sampravakSyAmi grahAnAtmAdikArakAn । saptaravyAdizanyantAn rAhvantAn vA'STasaMkhyakAn ॥ 1॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptअंशैः समौग्नहौ द्वौ चेद्राह्वन्तन् चिन्तयेत् तदा । सप्तैव कारकानेवं केचिदष्टौ प्रचक्षते ॥ २॥
Yet some say, that the 8 Grahas, including Rahu, will have to be considered irrespective of such a state.
english translation
aMzaiH samaugnahau dvau cedrAhvantan cintayet tadA । saptaiva kArakAnevaM kecidaSTau pracakSate ॥ 2॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptअत्मा सूर्यादिखेटानां मध्ये ह्यंशाधिको ग्रहः । अंशसाम्ये कलाधिक्यात् तत्साम्ये विकलाधिकः ॥ ३॥
Atma Karak Defined. Among the Grahas from Sūrya etc. whichever has traversed maximum number of degrees in a particular Rāśi is called Atma Karak.
english translation
atmA sUryAdikheTAnAM madhye hyaMzAdhiko grahaH । aMzasAmye kalAdhikyAt tatsAmye vikalAdhikaH ॥ 3॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptबुधौ राशिकलाधिक्यत् ग्राह्वो नैवात्मकारकः । अंशाधिकः कारकः स्यादल्पभागोऽन्त्यकारकः ॥ ४॥
If the degrees are identical, then the one with more minutes of arc and, if the minutes are also identical, then the one with higher seconds of arc, have to be considered.
english translation
budhau rAzikalAdhikyat grAhvo naivAtmakArakaH । aMzAdhikaH kArakaH syAdalpabhAgo'ntyakArakaH ॥ 4॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptमध्यांशो मध्यखेटः स्यादुपखेटः स एव हि । विलोमगमनाद्राहोरंशाः शोध्याः खवह्नितः ॥ ५॥
In that case these three are called Anthya Karak, Madhya Karak and Upakheta. In the case of Rahu deduct his longitude in that particular Rāśi from 30.
english translation
madhyAMzo madhyakheTaH syAdupakheTaH sa eva hi । vilomagamanAdrAhoraMzAH zodhyAH khavahnitaH ॥ 5॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript