Karakas In Vedic Astrology ( Importance of Karaka or Significators in ... For each planet, find its advancement from the beginning of the rasi occupied by it. For Rahu, measure the advancement from the end of his rasi. (2) Arrange them in the decreasing order of advancement. (3) The planet with the highest advancement is Atma Karaka (significator of self). We will denote him by AK.