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Q:: In my horoscope made in three different places in as many softwares, in

Chennai. In each one of them there are different ‘Ayanamsa’ in which the

charts are calculated. I notice the placements of Planets in the same Data given

also in different places in the NatalChart Why? (Sath....3/2/ 2009)

 

I may have to answer this at length.

 

Our early calculations, before 1200 AD or about that time, were all made in

Siddhantic Calendar and our time was under Vedic Principles of the movement of

the Moon and rising of the Sun.

 

This was extensively brought to practice by Aryabatta (AD 476 – 523) and

Parasara (fifth century AD). This could be found in ‘Hora Sastra’ the first

major astrological treatise.  But the most revered astrologer was Varahamihra

(AD 505 – 587), a student of Parasara and transmitter of the knowledge that

Parasara was notable to convey to public.  The Siddhantic calendar, minus the

implementation of the precession of the equinoxes, continued to be used as

India’s official calendar until A.D.1200.  That is the time Indiafell into

Muslim rule, from 1200 to 1757 A.D., when Lunar Hijira calendar was introduced.

 

Hindu communities through out Indiamanaged to continue to maintain independence

and retained their calendars for religious purposes. This eventually left to the

task of calendar making in the hands of regional astrologers, who had little

knowledge of actual astronomy.  Even now the astronomical calendars (Panjang)

continue to be in the hands of those in the field in Kancheepuram, Arani,

Tinnevelly, Palghat, Mangalore and Tanjore schools of compiling. They depended

on direct observations and unscientific ancient treatises for their calculations

( ref: the Calender Reform Committee. P.2)

 

The variety of Ayanamsas can be attributed to the fact that astrologers disagree

about starting point of Aries, the exact annual rate of progression, and the

year in which the vernal equinox actually coincided with 0° Aries.

 

Shree Lahari, the secretary of Calendar Reform committee, is the compiler of

India’s official ephemeris, and his Ayanamsa is close to correct arrival of

calculations.  Krishnamurthy’s Ayanamsa is also close to Lahari’s, as he

calculated 50.27 seconds, being the rate of progression, and the year of two

coinciding Zodiacs as A.D.285.  It is relevant to account that, Mr Cyril Fagon,

who campaigned to the use of Sidereal Zodiac in Western schoolof Astrology,

determined the starting year as 221.

 

To give an example, say for the year 1997, the most commonly used Ayanamsa’s

are as follows:

Fagon-Bradley   24°42’

Lahari                23°49’

Krishnamurthi   23°43

B.V.Raman       22°22’

 

The discrepancy of more than two degrees between the Ayanamsas of Raman and

Fagan can make a very marked difference, especially with the planets that change

signs according to different Ayanamsas.

 

This also could make an astrologer give different interpretations, leading to

wrong inference, often, while the credibility of the scholarship of Astrologer,

could be at stake.

 

I personal preference is Lahari’s Ayanamsas, which I consider as almost

correct for correct interpretations.

 

(Please Note:  Some of facts and figures as well as comments were assimilated

from various authors, including those of Ms. R.G.Dreyer(an American), a

practicing Astrologer in New York, who had spent considerable time in Varanasi

as student of Dr. Muralilal Sharma, Prof. of Jyotish in Sanskrit University, and

Pandit Deoki Nandan Shastri.  She lectures extensively in Hindu Vedic Astrology

groups including United Astrology Group in Canada, Germany, Holland, U.K.and

U.S.A.)

 

Pathi. (20/3/2009) 

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