Annexure 2

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Annexure-2

KAVI KULGURU KALIDAS SANSKRIT VISHWAVIDYALAYA, RAMTEK

 

QUALIFYING CERTIFICATE COURSE FOR DIRECT APPEARING TO M.A. (VEDANGA JYOTISH) COURSE

 

 

PAPER I

SANSKRIT : STUDY OF BRIHAT PARASHAR HORA SHASTRA

(MARKS 100)

 

Chapter 1 : The CreationChapter ; 2.Great Incarnations of the LordChapter

;3.Graha Characters and DescriptionChapter; 4. Zodiacal Signs

DescribedChapter, : Planetary PositionsChapter 6 : Special LagnasChapter 7 :

The Sixteen Divisions of a RashiChapter 8 : Divisional ConsiderationsChapter 9

: Drishtis of the RashisChapter BirthChapter 11 : Evils at BirthChapter 12

: Antidotes for EvilsChapter 26 : Effects of the Bhava LordsChapter 27 :

Effects of Non Luminous GrahasChapter 31 : Bhava PadasChapter 32 : Upa

PadaChapter 33 : Argala or Intervention from GrahasChapter 34 : Karakatwas of

the GrahasChapter 35 : Effects of KarakamshaChapter 36 : Yoga KarakasChapter 37

: Nabhasha YogasChapter 38 : Many other YogasChapter 39 : Chandra's YogasChapter

40 : Surya's YogasChapter 41 : Raja YogasChapter 42 : Yogas for Royal

AssociationChapter 43 : Combinations For WealthChapter 44 : Combinations for

PenuryChapter

 

 

 

PAPER II : HORA SHASTRA

(MARKS 100

Names of navagraha, sapta graha and natural order; subha (benefic) & asubha

(malefic); saumya (pleasant), päpa (sinful) and krüra(aggressive); governances;

karmic signification like king etc; complexion;devatä, adhi-devatä & pratyädhi

devatä; sex; compounds; caste; dhätu(mineral/metal); description of graha

(meaning and implication); åtu(seasons); taste indications; strengths;

trees/plants; müla & jéva division;exaltation, debilitation, mülatrikoëa,

svakñetra and other dignities; naisargika(natural) & tatkälika (temporal)

saàbandha (relationship;

 

Nakshtra:Names, Nature, Description, Signification, Classification of the27/28

nakñatra, Calculation of Abhijit (intercalary) nakñatra span and itsposition;

Krittikädi & Ardrädi schemes;

 

Lagna, Päka Lagna, Candra lagna, Sürya

Lagna, Bhäva lagna, Horä lagna, Ghäöikä lagna, VighäTikä lagna, Varnadalagna,

 

Definition of trivarga, çhaturvarga, sapta varga and shodashaa vargaschemes,

Harmonics in D-charts, Classification, Calculation of Vargas, Vargadeities,

 

Candra yoga: adhi yoga, dhana yoga, kemadruma yoga; sunaphä,anaphä & durdhurä

yoga; Sürya yoga: vesi vosi & ubhayacari yoga;importance & significance of

these yogas of the luminaries; Other yoga:subha, asubha, gajakesari, amala,

parvata, kahala, camara, sankha, bheri,mådaëga, çrinätha, säradä, matsya,

kürma, khadga, lakñmé, kusuma,kalänidhé, kalpadrüma, trimurti and lagnädhi

yogas;

 

Graha dåñöi, reason & meaning of special aspects of Mars,Saturn, Jupiter and

Rähu, strength of aspect based on pada or exact evaluation; Räçi dåñöi, Aspects

of planets and other bodies based on räçi dåñöi

 

Ärudha : Bhäva pada (ärudha lagna AL and other bhäva ärudha), calculations,

ärudha cakra, results of planets and houses from ärudha lagna,därä pada (A7)

and effects thereof, upapada (UL) or vyaya pada (A12) andresults of marriage

and children, co-born from 3rd/11th from ärudha lagna forself and upapada for

brother/sister –in-laws, relationships from ärudha pada,

 

Nabhasa Yoga : Formation and effects of Rajju, Musala, Nala, Mäla,Sarpa, Gadä,

Sakaöa, Vihäga, Sångataka, Hala, Vajra, Yava, Kamala, Vapi,Yupa, Sara, Çakti,

Danòa, Naukä, Küöa, Chatra, Cäpa, Cakra, Samudra, Golä,Yuga, Çüla, Kedära,

Päça, Dama and Véëä yogas;

 

Ñaòbala, Sthäna bala, saptavargaja bala, oja-yugma-räçi-amçabala, kendrädi bala,

drekkäëa bala, dig bala, käla bala, pakça bala, tribhägabala,

varsa-mäsa-dina-horä bala, naisargika bala, äyana bala, motionalstrength of

luminaries, dåg bala, motional strength of Mars and others, grahayuddha

reduction, bhäva bala, ñaòbala evaluation, results of bhäva strengths,

içöa & kaçöa bala, rays of planets, results of the various types of strengths

 

Meaning of planetary state (avasthä); Balädi avasthä, Jagrädiavasthä, Déptädi

avasthä, Sayanädi avasthä, Effects of cesöhä

 

Cara & Sthira käraka, Seven/Eight Carakäraka schemes and theiruse; Ätmakäraka

and its importance, other karaka, bhäva karaka (naisargika& carakäraka

schemes), carakäraka replacement,

 

Kärakämça

Svämça, results of kärakämça, planets in quadrants & trines tokärakämça/

svämça, effect of the 10th, 2nd, 7th, 3rd and other houses from

kärakämça/svämça,

 

Räjayoga, Maharaja Yoga, Räjayoga from bhäva lords, Ätmakäraka &räjayoga,

Amätyakäraka & Raja saàbandha yoga, Professional determination,timing changes

in profession and career; Pravrajya yoga, Dhana yoga(wealth), Daridra Yoga

(poverty);

 

Sudarçana cakra; Characteristics of Païca mahäpuruña yogaand variations of

Varähamihira (païca mahäpuruña lakñaëa); results of file elements (Païca

tatva); Results of satva, rajas & tamas guëa;

 

Books

Båhat Paräsara Horä Çästra; Paräsara,

Särävalé; Kalyäëavarmä

Jätaka Pärijätha; Vaidyanätha Dikñita

Båhat Jätaka; Varähamihira

 

PAPER III : SAMHITA

(100 MARKS)

Graha yuddha :

four types of planetary war, longitude based planetary war;

 

Graha çångäöaka :

the seven planetary configurations which cause famine and drought and other

affects, the characteristics and effects of 6 types of planetary combinations

 

Graha gocara:

the transit of the Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn from the

natal Moon, propitiation of the planets in bad transit, beneficial work for each

day depending on the vära lord

 

Båhaspati cära :

The Jovian Years and their effects; Saàvatsara puruña; the twelve 5-Year Yugas;

the five Saàvatsara in each Yuga; the color of Jupiter and its effect

 

Nakñatra karma guëa :

the number of stars in the nakñatra, their periods and their effects, the

presiding deities of the nakñatra, types of nakñatra: dhruva, tékñëa, ugra,

mådu, kñipra, mådu-tékñëa, nakñatras for shaving, sacrament, consecration,

upanayaëa

 

Tithi karma guëa :

Types of tithi and their lords, the co-relation between the nakñatra and the tithi

 

Karaëa guëa :

Types of Karaëa, karaëa lords, karaëa kärakatva and their effects

 

Measures of Sun, Moon and Nodes, Metonic cycle, Conditions of the eclipse,

Computation of eclipse, Saros cycle, Solar eclipse parallax, Latitude &

longitude parallax, Projection of eclipses, path and charting of obscuration,

Rähu and Eclipses: the course of Rähu and its effect on the Sun and the Moon,

Lunar Eclipse, effects of eclipses, effect of eclipses in the various räçi, 10

Types of eclipses and their various effects, colors of eclipses, aspect of

planets on the eclipsed Moon, effect of Eclipses in different months, ten types

of the end of eclipse, effect of eclipse on people and horoscope;

 

Çardhakäëòa :

Determining the prices of commodity depending on the Sun’s entry in a sign, the

Moon’s pakña strength and other meteorological omens.

Books : Båhat Saàhitä; Varähamihira

 

 

PAPER IV : GANITA

(100 MARKS)

 

Position of planetary heliacal rising & setting, Rising & setting of stars,

Non-setting stars, Heliacal rising & setting of the Moon, Interval from sunset

to rising/setting of Moon, Moon relative position from Sun, Measure of Moon

illumination, Computation of Moon cospos, Vyatipäta & Vaidhåti and their

computation, Gaëòänta,

 

Almanacs, History of Indian Païcäëga, National Païcäëga, Study of Païcäëga

elements, Vära, Tithi, Nakñatra, Yoga & Karaëa; concept, brief calculation,

their duration, start and ending moments of tithi, yoga, nakñatra and karaëa;

Saìkränti, Entry of Moon and other planets into räçi & nakñatra; Standard time,

time zones; time conversion (using ghäöi etc), Avakahada Cakra, Païcäëga

reading, Important festivals and there tithi; Daily rising and setting of

planets, Käla cakra and determination of Rähu käla etc, Upagraha & aprakäça

graha calculation, dagdha and sünya tithi; Rise of Gulika Käla during day &

night in Ghäöikä. Yogas, nakñatra & weekdays; Mrityu bhagas of planets & räçi,

Chandra Kriya, Chandra Vela, Chandra

Avasthä, Nature of Drekkäëa, Finding time with the help of the sun's shadow.

 

Calculation of lagna (ascendant), various methods of casting horoscopes;

calculation of special ascendants, varëada etc, Broad timings of ascedents

through Panchang, Palabha, Char Khand, Nättonättaàça, Calculation of ascendant

from sidereal time, Bhäva calita cakra, Sripati Paddhati, Calculation of true

position of planets from Païcäëga or ephemeris; Introduction to Bhavärambha

Bhäva calita (Placedian Cusps).

 

Solar System and earth, Galaxy and Milky Way, Basic astronomy, Planets,

Satellites, Solar flare and sun spot cycles, Orbits of planets; Geocentric and

Heliocentric systems, Vedic view of triloka & sapta loka

 

Ancient 18 åñi’s and 18 siddhänta, Äryabhaöéya and other middle age siddhänta,

Time & its divisions, Yuga (æon), motion of planets, division of a circle,

revolution of planets, calculation of current days, Lards of the days, Mean

planets, Jovian cycle (60 year), Situation of planets, Earth dimensions,

Terrestrial longitude, Meridian of Ujjain and London (GMT), Local longitude,

Current position of planets, Inclination of planetary orbits; Astronomical

reason for 12 signs and 27/28 Nakñatra,

 

Precession of equinoxes, latitude, longitude, Ascensional difference, hour

angle, determination of time

 

Vimçottari daçä, Añöottari daçä, Païcottari daçä, Çoòasottari daçä, Dvisaptati

sama daçä, Caturasiöi daçä, Shaçöyhayani daçä, Sat-trimsa sama daçä;

 

Phalita Jyotiña - Cara daçä, Räçi daçä (also called Su-daçä), Näräyaëa daçä

(also called padakrama daçä); Ayur Jyotiña – Çüla daçä, Brahma determination,

Rudra & Maheçvara determinatio

 

Books :

Båhat Paräsara Horä Çästra; Paräsara

Näräyaëa Daçä; Sanjay Rath

Vimçottari & Udu daçä; Sanjay Rath

Maharishi Jaimini kåta upadesa sutra; Jaimini