Cancer Description
| Sign No. | 4 |
| English Name | Cancer |
| Sanskrit Name | Karka |
| Meaning of Sanskrit Name | The Crab |
| Type | Water |
| Lord | Moon |
Karki kulirakritirmbusanstho bakshah pradesho vihitascharturthah
Kedarvapipulinani tasya devangananam cha vihar bhumi
The fourth sign in the Rashichakra, Karka (Cancer) love their home – their roots. Falling in the fourth house of the Kaalpurusha (Ursha Major), which denotes mother, Karka (Cancer) plays the same role. Farther the governing planet of the Rashi is Chandra (Moon), which rules over the mind and denotes mother. This too enhances its role as mother. The most considerate zodiac sign, Karkas (Cancer) are often overly perceptive. They take great pleasure in the comforts of home and family and are at their best when all is peaceful at this front.
They cherish a affectionate instinct, are domestic and love to foster others. They esteem large families, always providing for others, protecting and making a nest wherever they go. Karkas (Cancer) are traditional and prize family history and love communal activities. They also tend to be patriotic, waving the flag, whenever possible.
Karkas (Cancer) are eager to express emotions than on external conversations. They can be looked like moody, shy and have similarity of a baby. But on the other side they are not shy and hesitant, but protecting themselves against emotional disclosure. Though very artistic and creative, often they get on the nerves for holding on to everything including wealth and even to every word that was ever said to them. Their mood can be changed but sweet to grouchy. The proverbial crab, they retreat into their shells, when hurt.
Extremely recluse and it is not easy to understand such kind of persons because they can hide emotions well beneath the tough exterior. Although kind and jovial till the mood is stable, it is bitter and discontented at the next, often feeling hurt unnecessarily. Trying to draw sympathy, Crabs can be fairly insensitive towards others, snapping, being rude and short-tempered. However, the seemingly rude behavior is only a clever means to hide their own insecurities and complexes almost like timid, hurt children. Karkas (Cancer) can be admirably kind, generous, understanding, charitable and courteous, if all is well with them.
Karkas (Cancer) can be seen standing by people in their time of need. Their good spontaneous powers mostly put to good use in managing their own lives. Aspiration to travel to distant lands come but quelled since home is where you love to dwell.
Most often crabs hurt the ones most who have been good for them. They also tend to make a mountain out of the molehill and are prone to self-pity. Slightly untidy, this does not endear you to more stable signs. Unlike Dhanu, who have a place for everything, the Karkas (Cancer) idea is to put it somewhere, under the bed, in cupboards, anywhere not that you are not untidy you are the original hoarder. Karkas (Cancer) do not ask for much either, a comfortable home and sense of peace is what is most important. Cancer has the habit of helping other people at every time and they try to avoid confrontation. In keeping with their fostering twisted, those born under this Sign enjoy their food. A hearty picnic in the park is heaven on earth to most crabs.
Karkas (Cancer) have a keen intellect and are good with their hands. They do well as painters, sculptors sales persons. However you are best when it comes to taking writing as a full-time profession. Most crabs will have reasonably good careers, although there will be a tendency to change to an entirely different field midway, say somewhat nearing 35 years. Money and material wealth are fairly important to and although nearly miserly with the money you earn, sudden windfalls and gains are often frivolous away thoughtlessly.
Cancer love with the people who are quite opposite to them in nature. They are strongly attracted to people who are confident, strong and successful. Although they fall in love all the time, their recluse nature and uneasiness in disclosing you their true feelings makes many of these affairs one-sided. They are not likely to rush headlong into marriage, because in selecting a life partner, they are often governed by other people. Karkas (Cancer), Vrischika (Scorpio) and Meen (Pisces) will make good partners for Karkas (Cancer).
