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Vyam Vysadevaya Namah

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Dear Krishna,

This should answer your question.

Best wishes, Visti.

 

- Sanjay Rath

vedic astrology

Thursday, December 27, 2001 10:23 PM

Re: [vedic astrology] which is the best book to memorize the shlokas from?

***Jaya Jagannath***Dear shiv & sagar

That answer from shiv will not help.

1. Start with Brihat Parasara Hora Shastra. This is the most fundamental

book. The sanskrit given in the book is not the original from Parasara as the

sanskrit used by Parasara in the Rig Veda is very difficult and ancient. The

sanskrit used here is of recent origin and is probably the work of a learned

Pundit from Uttar Pradesh who went from one village to another and tried to

collect the stanzas from different families so that he could organise them as a

whole for his students. such is the greatness of the Guru's of those Himalayas.

read this and master it. try to remember every stanza by heart. Then proceed to

the next.

2. Brihat Jataka of Varahamihira is very good and is vey simple in the face of

it, and is the only most authentic work which refers to the ancients.

Varahamihira was a strict follower of the tradition and this helps resolve

small riddles that could remain if BPHS is read without a Guru. Sri

Sooryanarain rao the illustrious grandfather of Dr Raman is the best translator

so far.

3. Saravali of Kalyan Verma is the first serious step into divisions and other

aspects of conception, Moola dasa should be learnt from here.

4. Jataka Parijatha is yet another masterpiece that I adore refer to even today.

It is too deep and will take many years to really fathom properly. Every sutra

has many underlying meanings and implications.

5. Sarvartha Chintamani of Vyankatesh sarma should be read next and this is the

deepest work on Divisions.

6. Upadesa Sutra of Maharishi Jaimini is the greatest work in this series and is

too deep even for one who is recognised as having some expertise in this area.

Thereafter you will know Jyotish..at least horoscopy or Jataka...

Phaladeepika, Hora Ratnam, Bhavartha Ratnakara, and other books should be read

to grasp the principles and not with the intention of quoting as we do for

Parasara.

Books like Prasna Marga, Krishneeyam etc are a must for Prasna and Brihat

Samhita are very important for mundane. Sankaracharya was right. There is no

end to the ocean. Just keep swimming with the faith that one day you will see

land.

Best WishesSanjay Rathhttp://sanjayrath.tripod.com***Om Tat Sat***

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you let me know which part of india you are going to stay. weekend classes

are held at many cities and towns in india. no of book stalls avaible. it

is difficult to give complete list of books.

 

rama devi