• Hindu astrology (redirect from Jyotisha)
    Hindu astrology, also called Indian astrology, Jyotisha (Sanskrit: ज्योतिष, romanized: jyotiṣa; from jyót 'light, heavenly body') and, more recently, Vedic...
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  • Vedanga Jyotisha (IAST: Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa), or Jyotishavedanga (Jyotiṣavedāṅga), is one of earliest known Indian texts on astrology (Jyotisha). The extant...
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  • Gargiya-jyotisha (IAST: Gārgīya-jyotiṣa), also known as Garga-samhita (IAST: Garga-saṃhitā), is a 1st-century Indian Sanskrit-language astrological treatise...
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    (lyrics) of the songs reflect a profound knowledge of the mantra and jyotisha sastras. Jyotisha Nakshatra Saptarishi List of Hindu deities List of Hindu pilgrimage...
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  • sectors along the ecliptic. A list of them is first found in the Vedanga Jyotisha, a text dated to the final centuries BCE[citation needed]. The Nakṣatra...
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    which includes a prayer to be recited to Mangala for seeking protection. Jyotisha, the tradition of Hindu astrology, includes Mangala in the concept of Nakshatra...
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  • 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...
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  • Telugu: మూల, Tamil: மூலம்) is the 19th nakshatra or 'lunar mansion' in Jyotisha and corresponds to the stars: λ Sco, υ Sco, ε Sco, μ1 Sco, θ Sco, κ Sco...
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  • Sanskrit word Jyotishi meaning "astrologer" or a person who practices jyotisha. Jyotisha refers to Hindu astrology and astronomy and is derived from jyotish...
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    taught him political science in his youth. In classical Vedic astrology or Jyotisha, Shukra is considered to be among the Navagrahas (Nine planets) that influence...
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  • The term Varga (Sanskrit varga, 'set, division') in Indian astrology (Jyotisha) refers to the division of a zodiacal sign (rāśi) into parts. Each such...
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  • sixty [in the sun], is the quantity of half-months (syzygies). — Rigveda Jyotisha-vedanga 4 Translator: Kim Plofker The Vedic culture developed a sophisticated...
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    The Bhrigu Saṃhitā is a Sanskrit astrological (Jyotisha) treatise attributed in its introduction to Bhrigu, one of the "Saptarishis" ("seven sages") of...
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  • and karaka- 'significator') is the significator of the soul's desire in Jyotisha (Hindu astrology). The Atmakaraka is either the Sun or one of the planets...
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  • of the sun god. Varāhamihira's father Aditya-dasa likely trained him in jyotisha (Indian astrology and astronomy), as suggested by the Brhaj-jataka stanza...
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  • New Zealand, a town Karaka or Atmakaraka, a concept in Vedic astrology (Jyotisha) Dosabhai Framji Karaka (1829–1902), Indian newspaper editor and historian...
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    Vedas. The earliest work of astrology recorded in India is the Vedanga Jyotisha which began to be compiled in the 14th century BCE. The classical planets...
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  • conduct and proper duties of an individual in different stages of his life. Jyotisha (Sanskrit: ज्योतिष jyotiṣa, "astrology"): Right time for rituals with the...
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  • citation needed] The first astronomical text that lists them is the Vedanga Jyotisha.[better source needed] In classical Hindu scriptures (Mahabharata, Harivamsa)...
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    avatars for Vishnu was fixed well before the 10th century CE. The term "Jyotisha" refers to Hindu or Vedic astrology, one of the six Vedangas or ancillary...
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    Natyaveda Sthapatyaveda Vedanga Shiksha Chandas Vyākaraṇa Nirukta Kalpa Jyotisha Other Bhagavad Gita Agamas Itihasas Ramayana Mahabharata Puranas Minor...
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    predictive astrology and also the author of Bhrigu Samhita, an astrological (jyotisha) classic. Bhrigu is considered a manasaputra ("mind-born-son") of Brahma...
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  • Mundaka Mandukya Prashna Vedangas Shiksha Chandas Vyākaraṇa Nirukta Kalpa Jyotisha Other scriptures Bhagavad Gita Agamas (Hinduism) Itihasas Ramayana Mahabharata...
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  • by 5th-century BC scholar Yaska. The ancient extant text on Jyotisha is the Vedanga-Jyotisha, which exists in two editions, one linked to Rigveda and other...
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    or Panchānga, and is often pronounced Panchāng. Panchangas are used in Jyotisha (Jyotiṣa) (Indian astrology). In Nepal and Eastern India, including Assam...
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  • as Vṛddha Garga ("Garga the Elder"), was an ancient Indian scholar of jyotisha. Several Sanskrit-language jyotiḥśāstra works - covering topics such as...
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    Jupiter (god of sky and thunder). Their zodiac signs being nearly identical. Jyotisha is Hindu astrology, which entails concept of Nakshatra (see also List of...
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  • (chandas): meter Vyakarana (vyākaraṇa): grammar Nirukta (nirukta): etymology Jyotisha (jyotiṣa): astrology (Hindu astronomy) Kalpa (kalpa): ritual Historical...
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    Hindu calendar Chitragupta Hindu units of measurement Hindu astronomy Jyotisha Nisan Henderson, Helene. (Ed.) (2005) Holidays, festivals, and celebrations...
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    Vedas. The earliest work of astrology recorded in India is the Vedanga Jyotisha which began to be compiled in the 14th century BCE. It was possibly based...
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