Darakaraka is what you’re seeking in life
Karakas
Most people only look at Darakaraka to know about their spouse, when it’s actually about the kind of relationship we seek or the kind of partner we seek.
But have you ever thought about why we look at DK for spouse and relationships ?
It’s because Darakaraka is the planet or karaka with the lowest degree. Having a planet at the lowest degree means that the areas ruled by this planet are often the areas where you experience the most difficulty, so you’ll naturally tend to try to bring that karaka’s aspect into your life or seek a person who will. DK represents the area where we are the most lacking, which we are aware of, and we often admire people who are naturally good at it, so this is also an area where we are meant to learn something from in our life while also being something we seek as we lack of it.
I like to see it as our ‘Seeking’ planet, what we seek in life and people, what we are suggested to or drawn to.
To put it simply, Darakaraka is not just about the spouse; it reveals the qualities you unconsciously seek in relationships and what those connections teach you about yourself. It is where “the other” becomes a mirror. And we seek that mirror that will show us what we’re missing and how to bring it into our lives.
Often, when people do not have someone around them who embodies their DK, so a person with their DK planet at a very high degree usually AK or AmK, they will start to learn with difficulty at first to bring the elements of their DK in their life. It might be like an obsession with it or an ultimate dream or ideal to reach. Some people will seek it through their career or environment or certain pursuits or an ideal to embody, but many will first try to find someone who will complete them and balance them by bringing what they’re lacking and seeking. So that’s why we look at DK for the spouse as usually a spouse or soulmate is supposed to complete us.
It is also why people who have their AK (or sometimes AmK) as their partners DK and vice versa are seen as soulmates. It’s because they complete each other and bring what the other is seeking and missing.
To give you a personal example, I have Venus as my DK, and since Venus is about beauty, pleasure, art, I constantly tried to bring those aspects in my life. But Venus is also about relationships, emotional expression and harmony, and for me this is where the lesson lies. My DK Venus teaches me to be more open emotionally and in relationships, while also not being codependent or not idealise others. It also teaches me balance and harmony instead of going from an extreme to another and not just in relationships but in any area of my life.
My DK is in Chitra, the Artist nakshatra, and as I had not yet found someone to bring some Venusian qualities into my life, I sought to bring them in myself through art and creative endeavours but also through beauty and comfort and luxury which also enables me to meet people who embody some of those qualities. Though for me the accent on luxuries has been enhanced by another placement of mine involving Rohini. So I have a strong interest in things that combine those aspects and made sure to find ways to bring them into my life which was kinda difficult to do sometimes but always rewarding. Yet I still seek people or partners that embody that sense of beauty, refinement, harmony and comfort.
Beyond a romantic partner or a soulmate, the DK points to something deeper, a quality or energy we seek and aim for as part of our soul's journey.
And it makes sense that our AK and AmK, our biggest strengths and drive in my humble opinion, which represent our soul's purpose and the path to fulfil it, would naturally orient themselves toward what the DK represents, as if the three were working together to guide us toward wholeness.
Have you ever noticed this pattern in yourself or around you ? I'd love to hear about your DK and what it means in your life 🌸
Soulfully yours,
Mina