राशि · Rashi 10 of 12
मकर Makara(Capricorn (sidereal))
| Lord | शनि Śani |
|---|---|
| Tattva | pṛthvī (earth) |
| Quality | chara (movable) |
The sea-goat: strategic, enduring earth — ambition with a long memory, dry humor, and the patience to climb what others only photograph.
Cited fromBPHS, Ch. 4Bṛhat JātakaSaravaliParāśari tradition
लग्न · As the lagna (ascendant)
Makara rising approaches life as a mountain with a schedule: responsible, pragmatic, understated and unstoppable over decades. Youth may feel heavy and age light — Saturn's classic reversal; the summit is real, and so is the view.
चन्द्र राशि · As the chandra rashi (Moon sign)
A Makara Moon feels in commitments: emotion is expressed through reliability, provision and quiet presence rather than declaration. Composed under pressure and slow to complain, this mind thaws beautifully when it grants itself the tenderness it so readily engineers for others.
Sources
- BPHS, Ch. 4Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (attrib. Maharshi Parashara), Ch. 4 'Zodiacal Rashis Described' (97-chapter recension, R. Santhanam ed.): rashi lords, elements, qualities, body parts, temperaments. Sanskrit classic, public domain.
- Bṛhat JātakaVarahamihira, Brihat Jataka (6th century CE), opening chapters on rashi divisions and characters. Sanskrit classic, public domain; synthesized in our own words.
- SaravaliKalyanavarma, Saravali (c. 8th century CE): extended doctrine on planetary characters and grahas in rashis and bhavas. Sanskrit classic, public domain; synthesized, no translation text reproduced.
- Parāśari traditionCommon Parashari timing doctrine — 'a dasha delivers what the chart promises, when it promises it' — shared across the classical corpus and traditional teaching, not attributable to a single shloka.