The classical texts

The texts

1. Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra Bṛhat Parāśara Horāśāstra

   Edition

   Suresh Chandra Mishra’s edition

   Used for

   The chart itself: the houses and signs, the strength of each planet, the yogas, the divisional charts, and the dashas with their sub-periods.

   Terms

   graha, rāśi, nakṣatra

2. Phaladeepika Phaladīpikā

   Edition

   V. Subrahmanya Sastri’s English translation, first published in 1937

   Used for

   Transits: what the planets moving now mean for your chart, including Saturn’s seven and a half years (Sade Sati).

   Terms

   graha

3. Muhurta Chintamani Muhūrta Cintāmaṇi

   Edition

   Kedar Datt Joshi’s edition, with the Pīyūṣadhārā and Pītāmbarā commentaries

   Used for

   Choosing a muhurta: the rules for each undertaking, from a marriage to moving house, verse by verse.

   Terms

   muhūrta, nakṣatra

Every Sanskrit word, in the glossary

Remedies, from the texts

Where a planet is weak in your chart, your reading names the remedy the classical texts give for it, with the verse it comes from.

• Mantra japa

  The planet’s mantra, repeated the number of times the text sets: 7,000 for the Sun, 23,000 for Saturn.

  Bṛhat Parāśara Horāśāstra 87.17–18

• Worship graha śānti

  Worship of the planet that is badly placed for you, with its own flowers, food and gift.

  Bṛhat Parāśara Horāśāstra 87.23

• Gemstone ratna

  The planet’s stone, and the less costly substitute the text gives for anyone who cannot afford it.

  Muhūrta Cintāmaṇi, Gocara 10–11

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