How to Read a Jaimini Report: Chara Karakas, Arudha Padas and Chara Dasha
12 November 2026
Jaimini astrology reads a chart through signs rather than planetary lordship alone. The Astrometry Jaimini Report follows that method step by step, and this guide explains what each section of the report shows and how to read it in order.
1. Chart keys
The report opens with the chart keys: the ascendant, the sign positions of the planets and the reference points the later sections depend on. Check these first against your birth details. If the birth time is uncertain, see our guide to birth time rectification evidence before relying on sign-based timing.
2. Chara karakas
Jaimini ranks the planets by degree within their signs. The planet with the highest degree becomes the Atmakaraka, the significator of the self, and the others take the remaining karaka roles in descending order. Because the order depends on degrees, these roles change from chart to chart, which is why they are called chara (movable) karakas.
3. Karakamsa, Swamsa and the divisional charts
The sign the Atmakaraka occupies in the Navamsa is the Karakamsa. The report reads it together with Swamsa and the sixteen divisional charts, so you can see how the soul significator is placed across the vargas. For more on vargas, read our Navamsa and D1 guide.
4. Arudha padas
Arudha padas show how a house manifests in the visible world. The Arudha Lagna describes image and status, and the Upapada is read for marriage. The report lists each pada so you can compare the house itself with its outward reflection.
5. Rashi drishti and argala
Jaimini aspects are sign aspects (rashi drishti), not planetary aspects. The report lists which signs aspect which, then shows argala, the intervention one sign makes on another, along with any obstruction to it. Read these to see which signs support or block a life area.
6. Promise in the birth chart
Before timing, the report summarises what the birth chart promises for each area. Timing can only activate what is promised here, so read this section before the dasha pages.
7. Chara dasha
Chara dasha runs by sign. The report gives the full Chara dasha sequence across life, the strongest windows, the present period, what the running period activates and which key signs are touched now. Finish with the next 36 months and current transit positions to connect the running sign period with present conditions.
How to use the report
- Confirm the chart keys and karaka order first.
- Read the promise before the timing.
- Compare the running Chara dasha sign with the arudha and argala sections.
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