The Sun as putrakaraka

The Sun as putrakaraka links children, students and creativity with self-expression and dignity. The person puts a great deal of themselves into this area and often sees in their children and students a continuation of their own path.

Creativity as light

The Sun is the planet of the soul, will and recognition. Having become the putrakaraka, it makes creative projects a way of making oneself known: the idea must be bright and the result noticeable. For a parent this means a wish to be proud of the children and to lead them; for a teacher, a drive to raise strong followers.

Children and students

Children and students often show independence, ambition and a character akin to a leader’s. Relations with them are built on respect and a clear hierarchy. The difficulty lies in a tendency to demand that they live up to one’s own expectations; the wisdom here is to let them have their own light.

The Sun’s strength

In Leo or in exaltation in Aries, the Sun as putrakaraka usually supports creative confidence and the ability to inspire others. In debilitation in Libra or in close connection with Saturn and Rahu the theme may run through self-doubt, delays in creative plans or a clash of wills in relations with children. A position near the 5th house or its lord makes this picture more noticeable; it is analysed together with Jupiter as the natural indicator of children.

More about the planet is on the page on the Sun; the principle of the roles is in the overview of chara karakas. You can find out your putrakaraka after you build your birth chart.