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Hindu astrology, also called Indian astrology, jyotisha (Sanskrit: ज्योतिष, romanized: jyotiṣa; from jyót 'light, heavenly body') and, more recently, Vedic astrology, is the traditional Hindu system of astrology. It is one of the six auxiliary disciplines in Hinduism that is connected with the study of the Vedas.
Vedanga Jyotisha (IAST: Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa), or Jyotishavedanga (Jyotiṣavedāṅga), is one of earliest known Indian texts on astrology (). [1] The extant text is dated to the final centuries BCE, [2] but it may be based on a tradition reaching back to about 700-600 BCE.
A jyotiḥśāstra (treatise on jyotisha) is a text from a classical body of literature on the topic of Hindu astrology, known as Jyotiṣa, dating to the medieval period of Classical Sanskrit literature (roughly the 3rd to 9th centuries CE). Only the most important ones exist in scholarly editions or translations, while many remain unedited in ...
Another concern raised by Vedic Astrologers such as Shyamasundara Dasa 'that casts doubt on the veracity of the modern BPHS is the complete lack of any ancient commentary on the text. The oldest commentary known to me is that of Devacandra Jha's Hindi commentary from the first half of the 20th century, that is, less than 100 years old'. [14]
Horā (Sanskrit: होरा) [1]) is a branch of the Indian system of astrology known as Jyotiṣa.It deals with the finer points of predictive methods, as distinct from Siddhānta (astronomy proper) and Saṃhita (mundane astrology).
Vedic Heritage Portal is an Indian government project initiated at IGNCA, under the Ministry of Culture (India). It provides a portal to communicate messages enshrined in the Vedas and preserve Vedic heritage. [ 1 ]
In Vedic Astrology Jyotiṣa, the Lagna (lagñ) or Hour Marker, is the first moment of contact between the soul and its new life on earth in Jyotiṣa. [1] Lagna's Rashi and Nakshatra represents the "Atman" (Soul) of an Individual Person while the Lagna Lord which represents the Ruler of the Horoscope absorbs the traits and qualities of that specific Rashi & Nakshatra.
Uttara Kalamrita [1] is a reference work on Vedic astrology or Jyotisa.It is also termed as sidereal astrology, written by Kalidasa.However, it is unknown whether the Kalidasa who wrote this work is the same Kalidasa who wrote Raghuvamsha and Abhijñānaśākuntalam.