Day: November 22, 2011

  The main book from which Jyotish (Vedic Astrology – "the science of light") comes is the "Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra". Translated that means "the great scripture of astrology by Parasara Muni". Parasara was a great sage who lived roughly around 5,000 years ago. His great son, Veda Vyasadeva, wrote down most of the Vedic scriptures for the first time, bringing them from oral to written tradition. In any case, Parasara wrote down the astrological science, which prior to 5000 years ago was an orally passed science given by Brahma to the first created beings of this universal cycle. You […]

|| Shree || Navamsa Introduction "Navamsa" (Navmansh, Navansh, Navamsha, Ninth Harmonic) literally means "Ninth Division". Vedic Astrologers have always given a great deal of importance to the Navamsa chart. The Navamsa chart is treated as the primary basis along with Rasi chart, for judging a planet’s strength. Kalyana Varma in Saravali, Mantreswara in Phaladeepika, Baidyanath Dixit in Jatak Parijat, Varahamihira in Brihat Jatak, Parashar in Brihat Parashar Hora Shastra, all refer to the importance of Navamsa in chart analysis. Even a relatively recent astrologer like the late B.V. Raman states that "the strength of a planet should be judged after […]