Rahu as putrakaraka

Rahu as putrakaraka brings unusualness and a drive to go beyond limits into the theme of children, students and creativity. Ideas are often innovative, and the path to parenthood or mentoring may be unconventional.

When Rahu receives this role

In the eight-karaka scheme Rahu’s degree is counted backwards from the end of the sign. It becomes sixth in size when this “reversed” degree falls between the middle and the lowest degrees in the chart. In the role of putrakaraka Rahu makes the theme of children and creativity a field of search and experiment.

How it manifests

• creativity through technology, digital and mixed forms, foreign influences;
• children and students with vivid individuality, sometimes from another culture or milieu;
• a strong wish to fulfil oneself through one’s projects, at times to the point of obsession;
• unusual circumstances connected with parenthood.

What to look at

Rahu acts through the lord of its sign and the planets conjoined with it, so their strength decides a great deal. An aspect of Jupiter and a strong lord of the 5th house help turn bold experiments into real achievements, and support for the children becomes open and modern. Under pressure from malefics uncertainty, inflated expectations and quickly changing enthusiasms are possible. Here it is important to rely on real steps rather than on an image of the result.

On the planet, see the page on Rahu; the rule for counting degrees is in the overview of chara karakas. You can find out your putrakaraka after you calculate your chart.