I’m so confused 😭 I wanna understand Vedic astrology and I just don’t know where to begin, I figured out my darakaraka is Taurus but idk what that means
Oh? I think it's the same with the basics, you have the foundations of astrology that you have to learn through the vedic perspective, and then the nuances of seeing the various layers of it. The only problem is that there's so many little things that make up the entirety of vedic astrology that they more you learn, the more it feels like you're a noob at it 💀 but I have to say, vedic astrology helped me understand life so much better.
It goes into the nitty gritty of explaining a lot.
Which planet is your darakarka in? I also have it in Taurus, but it's my sun.
So, basically darakarka is the significator of the spouse, since it's the opposite of atmakarka in a way. The lowest degree holding planet in in your chart is considered the DK while the planet with the highest degree is your Atmakarka (atma = soul, significator of the native's soul/self), it's a very easy way to predict how your spouse is going to be like.
Considering that your DK is in Taurus, your future spouse is going to exhibit Taurus qualities but this is where the planet can be really important, it acts like a filter for the actual results. A Taurus sun DK is going to be different than a Taurus venus or moon DK, it's also important to look at the nakshatra of the sign to see if it's compatible with the planet. For example, I have sun as my darakarka but while it's in Taurus, it's also in the nakshatra of Krittika which is more of less "" ruled "" by the sun so it's a bit more beneficial in a way. My spouse will likely exhibit more of sun related traits than the venusian ones, likely a vibe relating to Leo or Aries if I had to give an example, though of course, you have to consider how the planet is doing by itself. Which house it is in, which aspects are being received.
Subsequently, I just realized that the ganeshaspeaks website talks about nakshatra's very blatant man/woman personality, it can be used to get an idea of how they might be like by nakshatra alone. Though, it's simplifying things a bit.