Papa-Kartari Yoga

Papa-Kartari Yoga is a combination described in classical Vedic astrology. Below is how it forms and the results it is said to bring.

Common10%

It appears in about 10 in 100 charts.

From 30,000 birth charts calculated for random dates from 1940 to 2025 at places around the world, using the same rules as our Yoga finder.

How it forms

From Lagna

Condition: Natural malefics occupy 2nd and 12th house from Lagna.
Results: The person might have criminal tendencies, ill-health, unwholesome food, excessive sexual urge, intention to grab the wealth of others.

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Lagna (Ascendant): The zodiac sign rising on the eastern horizon at the moment of birth. It becomes the 1st house, and every other house is counted from it.
Malefic: Naturally harsh planets: Sun, Mars, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu, a waning Moon, and Mercury joined by malefics.

Fig. 1How it forms

Natural malefics occupy 2nd and 12th house from Lagna.A sample chart from our test set (born 1941). Highlighted: Mars, Rahu.Check your chart →