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॥ वराहमिहीरस्य बहज्जातकृ ॥ || varāhamihīrasya bṛhajjātaka || Informazioni: Titolo: Brihat Jataka Nome file: brihat_jataka_sanskrit_english Categoria: Astrologia Locazione: http://www.culturavedica.org Autore: Varaha Mihira Traduzione: V. Subrahmanya Sastri Prima edizione: 1928 Seconda Edizione: 1956 Casa editrice: Sadhana Press Data ufficiale: 505 d.C. Data: 123 a.C. Linguaggio: Sanscrito Soggetto: Astronomia/Astrologia Translitterazione: http://www.culturavedica.org Correzione: http://www.culturavedica.org Data inizio digitalizzazione: 15 maggio 2018 Ultima revisione: 4 maggio 2020 Accesso: http://www.culturavedica.org/brihat_jataka Mail: [email protected] Font: Siddhanta – Calibri (IAST) Testo editabile disponibile: [email protected] © Quest’opera è stata digitalizzata e messa a disposizione da “CulturaVedica”, può essere usata per la ricerca e lo studio personale. Non può essere usata (senza permesso) per scopo promozionale o commerciale. Aiutate a mantenere il rispetto e lo spirito del sito. https://www.culturavedica.org/ Sommario Preface ............................................................................................................................................................. 3 Preface to the present edition ......................................................................................................................... 6 The signs of the zodiac, their divisions and their properties ||1|| .................................................................. 7 Nature of the planets and their properties ||2|| .......................................................................................... 12 Manifold births ||3|| ..................................................................................................................................... 17 Conception ||4|| ........................................................................................................................................... 19 On matters connected will birth time ||5|| .................................................................................................. 24 Early death ||6|| ........................................................................................................................................... 30 Length of life ||7|| ........................................................................................................................................ 33 Dasas and Antardasas ||8|| .......................................................................................................................... 36 On Ashtakavargas ||9|| ................................................................................................................................. 42 On avocation ||10|| ...................................................................................................................................... 44 Rajayogas ||11|| ........................................................................................................................................... 45 Nabhasa Yogas ||12|| ................................................................................................................................... 49 Chandra Yogas ||13|| .................................................................................................................................... 53 Combination of two or more planets in a house ||14|| ................................................................................ 55 Ascetic Yogas ||15|| ...................................................................................................................................... 57 The moon and the several nakshatras ||16|| ............................................................................................... 58 The moon in the several signs of the zodiac ||17||....................................................................................... 60 The sun and other planets in the several signs of the zodiac ||18|| ............................................................. 64 Planetary aspects ||19|| ............................................................................................................................... 69 Effect of planets in the several Bhavas ||20|| ............................................................................................... 72 Effect of planets in the several Vargas ||21|| ............................................................................................... 75 Miscellaneous Yogas ||22|| .......................................................................................................................... 78 Anishta or evil Yogas ||23|| .......................................................................................................................... 79 Female horoscopes ||24|| ............................................................................................................................ 83 On death ||25|| ............................................................................................................................................ 87 Nashtajataka or lost horoscopes ||26|| ........................................................................................................ 91 Decanates ||27||........................................................................................................................................... 95 Conclusion ||28|| ........................................................................................................................................ 101 https://www.culturavedica.org/ Preface ASTROLOGY is a Science and it is very old. The Hindus are the o dest surviving nation in the world and Astrology is their oldest science. One of the six Vedangas is Jyotisha or Astrology. Sir William Jones says in his essay on the “Antiquity of the Indian Zodiac”. “There is no evidence indeed, of a communication between the Hindus and Arabs on any subject of literature or science; for, though we have reason to believe that a commercial intercourse subsisted in very-early times between Yemen and the western coast of India, yet the Brahmins, who alone are permitted to read the six Vedangas, one of which is the astronomical sastra, were not then commercial and most probably, neither could nor would have conversed with Arabian merchants. The hostile irruptions of the Arabs into Hindustan in the eighth century and that of the Moghuls under Chengiz in the thirteenth were not likely to change the astronomical system of the Hindus.1” “In the first place, the Brahmins were always too proud to borrow their science from the Greeks, Arabs, Moghuls or any nation of Mlechchas, as they call those who are ignorant of the Vedas and have not studied the language of the Gods… When I mentioned to different Pandits, at several times and in several places, the opinion of M. Mohtucla (that the Hindus received them by intervention of the Arabs), they could not prevail on themselves to oppose it by serious argument, but some laughed heartily; others with a sarcasmic smile said it was a pleasant imagination; and all seemed to think it a notion bordering on phrenzy. In fact, although the figures of the twelve indian signs bear a wonderful resemblance to those of the Greecian, yet, they are too much varied for a mere copy, and the nature of the variation proves them to be original; nor is the resemblance more extraordinary than that which has often been observed…2” There are several works on Astrology written by ancient Indians. One of these is Brihat Jataka written by Varahamihira. He was born near Ujjain. The date of his birth is not known, but Mr. A. Macdonell says that “he began his calculations about 505 A.D., and, according to the commentators, Varahamihira died in 587 A.D. He composed four works mostly in Arya metre, viz, Brihat Samhita, Brihat Jataka or Hora Sastra, Laghu Jataka and Pancha Siddhantika. The date of these works can safely be assigned to the middle of the sixth century.” In addition to the above four works there is also another work of his by name Yoga Yatra, a manuscript copy of which is with Mr. Kerne in Leyden, Holland. Varahamihira, as is evident in the following stanza, is stated to be one of the “Nine Gems” in the king Vikrama’s Court. dhanvantariḥ kṣapaṇakā:'marasiṃha śaṅkuḥ धन्वन्तर िः क्षपणकाऽम स िंह शङ्क िः वेताळभ絍टिः घटकपप िः काळळदा िः vetāḷabhaṭṭaḥ ghaṭakarparaḥ kāḷidāsaḥ ख्याताे व ाहममहह ाे नृपते भायाम् khyāto varāhamihiro nṛpate sabhāyām त्नानन वै व 셁मिनपव ववक्रमस्य ratnāni vai vararucirnava vikramasya 1) Dhanvantari3 2) Kshapanaka4 3) Amarasimha5 1 Asiatic Rasearch Vol. II, pp. 304-305. 2 Asiatic Rasearch Vol. II, p. 302. 3 Just like his namesake Lord Dhanvantari, this man is also known to be a great physician and medical authority. 4 Kshapanaka is a lexicographer and poet. He is said to have written द्वनिशनतक (Dvatrishatika). 5 This grammarian and poet is said to have composed many great texts of Sanskrit literature. Most of the compositions of Amarasimha are lost except the अमरकोशः (Amarakosha). The Amarakosha is a legendary treatise on Sanskrit grammar. It teaches about roots of Sanskrit vocabulary in three books, arranged in Chhandas or metres. It is also known as निखण्ड (Trikhanda) or नाममिङगानकशा न (Namalinganushasana). Not much else is known about Amarasimha. https://www.culturavedica.org/ 4) Shanku6 5) Vetala Bhatta7 6) Ghatakarpara8 7) Kalidasa9 8) Varahamihira10 9) Vararuchi11 Some are of opinon that Dhanvantari, Amarasimha, Varahamihira,