Your Ishta Devata
from the Atmakaraka
The deity taken as yours in Jaimini, read from your Atmakaraka rather than from your rashi. The Atmakaraka is the graha furthest through its rashi, so the birth time matters here: those degrees move.
- The deity taken as yours in the Jaimini method
- Your Atmakaraka, and the degree that decides it
- All seven grahas ranked, so you can see why it won
- The navamsa rashi your Atmakaraka sits in
Example22 November 1988, 10:30 AM · Mumbai, Indiaenter your own birth details
Every graha sits somewhere in the first thirty degrees of its rashi. The graha furthest through is the Atmakaraka, and its deity is the Ishta Devata. That is the whole rule, and it is why the birth time matters: these degrees move.
Your Atmakaraka is Moon at 17.12°, placed in Virgo in Navamsa. Your Ishta Devata is Goddess Parvati / Lord Krishna.
Where yours sits
the whole set, with yours markedOne reading on its own is just a statement. Seen beside the whole set, you can judge it for yourself, and you can see whether your answer is a common one or an unusual one.
| Sign | Rashi | Lord | Element |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | Mesha | Mars | Fire |
| Taurus | Vrishabha | Venus | Earth |
| Gemini | Mithuna | Mercury | Air |
| Cancer | Karka | Moon | Water |
| Leo | Simha | Sun | Fire |
| Virgo | Kanya | Mercury | Earth |
| Libra | Tula | Venus | Air |
| Scorpio | Vrishchika | Mars | Water |
| Sagittarius | Dhanu | Jupiter | Fire |
| Capricorn | Makara | Saturn | Earth |
| Aquarius | Kumbha | Saturn | Air |
| Pisces | Meena | Jupiter | Water |
In more detail
ishta devataPlanet-Deity Associations
The traditional planet-deity mappings are: Sun — Shiva/Rama, Moon — Parvati/Krishna, Mars — Hanuman/Kartikeya, Mercury — Vishnu/Buddha, Jupiter — Dakshinamurti/Brihaspati, Venus — Lakshmi/Mahalakshmi, Saturn — Shani Dev/Kali, Rahu — Durga/Sarpa, Ketu — Ganesha/Matsya. These associations can vary across different Jyotish traditions. The Ishta Devata practice is part of the Jaimini system of Vedic astrology, which uses Karakas (significators) extensively.
From the same chart
one birth time answers all of theseEvery one of these reads the same kundli. If you have entered your details once here, the rest are the same question asked differently.
Common questions
2 questionsWhat is Ishta Devata?
Ishta Devata (or Ishta Dev) is the personal deity that guides your spiritual evolution in this lifetime. In Vedic astrology, it is determined by the Atmakaraka planet (the planet with the highest degree in any sign) and its placement in the Navamsa (D9) chart. The Navamsa sign of the Atmakaraka points to the deity that your soul has a natural affinity towards. Worshipping your Ishta Devata is believed to accelerate spiritual progress and bring divine protection.
How is Ishta Devata Determined?
The process involves three steps: (1) Identify the Atmakaraka — the planet with the highest degree in any sign (excluding Rahu/Ketu in some traditions). This planet represents the soul's desire. (2) Find the Navamsa (D9) placement of the Atmakaraka — which sign it occupies in the D9 chart. (3) The lord of the 12th house from the Atmakaraka's Navamsa position indicates the Ishta Devata, as the 12th house represents moksha (liberation). Each planet corresponds to specific deities in the Vedic tradition.
One answer, or the whole chart.
This page pulls a single reading out of your kundli. The kundli itself is free too, and has the rest of it.