Karana and Their Effects on People and their
Personality
A Karana is half a Thithi or 6 degrees of arc. In thirty Thithis
comprising of the Lunar month, there are sixty half-thithis or
Karanas. In other words, each Thithi has two Karanas. The first
Karana ends at the middle of the Thithi and the second Karana is
upto the end of that Thithi.
There are four Karanas that occur only once in a month. They are fixed Karanas and their effects, according to "Yavana Jathaka", are as follows.
A Karana is half a Thithi or 6 degrees of arc. In thirty Thithis
comprising of the Lunar month, there are sixty half-thithis or
Karanas. In other words, each Thithi has two Karanas. The first
Karana ends at the middle of the Thithi and the second Karana is
upto the end of that Thithi.
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Fixed Karanas and
personality of those born in these Karanas
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There are four Karanas that occur only once in a month. They are fixed Karanas and their effects, according to "Yavana Jathaka", are as follows.
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No
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Name of Karana
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Influence
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1st
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Shakuni
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The person of this
Karana will be calm, composed, intelligent, gifted with intuition and full of
good deeds
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2nd
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Chatushpada
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The person of this
Karana will do independent business, take great pains in work and will be
truthful
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3rd
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Naga
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The person of this
Karana will be a specialist and successful in professions connected with
minerals. Will be of good character and capable of mesmerizing and catching
snakes.
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4th
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Kimstugna
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Persons of this
Karana are intelligent but may be bent on doing bad deeds; are heartless,
unpopular and may suffer much in life.
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Effects of recurring
Karanas
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The remaining seven
Karanas recur eight times during the Lunar month. Their names and effects are
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No
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Name of Karana
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Influence
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1st
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BAVA
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People born inthis
Karana will be poor but will be kind and content with what they get. They
will be successful if they pursue a career with the Army.
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2nd
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BALAVA
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The person born in
this Karana will be handsome, courageous, sacrificing and will be interested
in sports and extra-curricular activities.
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3rd
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KAULAVA
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Those born in this
Karana will be intent on doing bad deeds as his earlier environment was not
congenial to moulding a good character.
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4th
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TAITILA
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The person born in
this Karana will be soft hearted, even tempered and with strong convictions.
Constitutionally the person will be strong.
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5th
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GARA
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The person of this
Karana will be a good strategist, imaginative and talkative.
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6th
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VANIJA
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The person of this
Karana will have good business acumen and will be capable of succeeding in
any type of business.
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7th
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VISHTI
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The person of this
Karana will be heartless, without friends and will be bent on doing bad
deeds.
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