D12: Grandparents

Dvādaśāṁśa and grandparents

Grandparents, both maternal and paternal are examined from the dvādaśāṁśa. The paternal grandparents are seen from the 9^th (father) and 4^th (mother) houses from the ninth house which are the fifth house (paternal grandfather) and twelfth house (paternal grandmother) as well as the same houses from the natural significator Jupiter (paternal grandparents) or the parents houses (9^th and 4^th houses) from the pitṛkāraka (father).

The maternal grandparents are seen from the 9^th (father) and 4^th (mother) houses from the fourth house (mother) which are the twelfth house (maternal grandfather) and seventh house (maternal grandmother) as well as the same houses from the natural significator Venus (maternal grandparents) or the parents houses (9^th and 4^th houses) from the mātṛkāraka (mother).

The naisargika kāraka for paternal grandparents is Jupiter (and Ketu according to some). The fifth house from Jupiter is to be examined for the description of paternal grandfather. To study the soul level attachment to the paternal grandfather we have to examine the ninth house (father) from the cara pitṛkāraka.Similarly, to have a description of the maternal grandfather we have to examine the 12^th house (maternal grandfather) from Venus (significator). To study the soul level attachment to the maternal grandfather we have to examine the ninth house (father) from the cara mātṛkāraka. This system of identification may not work in other charts if the grandparent has not had a profound impact on the life of the native.