
As for Rahu and Ketu, if they are in a Kendra, receiving an aspect from, or associate with the lord of a Trikona or Kendra, they will achieve yogakaraka status. Of the planets, the Sun, Mercury and Jupiter are likewise unable to become a yogakaraka.


Here are the relevant rising signs and the corresponding yogakaraka planets: Not every planet can be yogakaraka because not every rising sign will create the conditions for it. It will be a potential source of success and elevation in life and it’s position by sign, house and aspects should never be overlooked. Given the above descriptions it becomes clear that any planet that holds rulership of both a Kendra and a Trikona house is going to have a powerful and positive impact on the life of the individual concerned. The Trikona houses are considered to be the most fortunate places and are the source of all talent, wisdom, inspiration, guidance and creative genius.

These are the 5th house and the 9th house. The so-called Trikona houses are the two houses that form a trinal (120 degree) relationship to the Ascendant. sets (7th house) and anti-culminates (4th house). These are deemed to be the most pivotal, powerful houses in the chart, as they represent the “Cross of Matter” upon which the soul is crucified in the present life. The so-called Kendra houses correspond to the angular houses in western astrology, i.e., the 1st, 4th, 7th and 10th. According to the rules of Jyotish, or Vedic astrology, the Yogakaraka is that planet which has rulership over both a Kendra house and a Trikona house.
