Origin: 1st System of Astrology --> Raman Calla

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, "Calla, Raman"

<rcalla@s...> wrote:

> Very Good, Sanjay.

>

> I have enjoyed all of your emails.

>

> Regards!

>

> Raman

>

> Original Message-----

> sanjaytechnology [sanjaytechnology]

> Sunday, February 29, 2004 6:31 PM

>

> Origin: 1st System of Astrology -- Parasara, then

Jaimini

>

>

>

> All:

>

> Here is some general info on the Origin of Astrology.

>

> The first systematization of astrology took place around 3200 BC,

> just before the Mahabharata period, according to the Indian

> calculations. The credit for systematically explaining the entire

> theory of Hindu predictive astrology goes to Rishi Parashara, in

his

> magnum opus Brihat Parashara Hora Sastra. According to legend he

is

> the grandson of Rishi Vasistha (son of Vasistha's daughter Shakti)

> He was the father of the legendary Rishi Veda Vyasa (who wrote 18

> Puranas including the great epic Mahabharata, which includes the

> famous Bhagavt Geeta, the Brahma Sutras and the Uttara Mimansa).

The

> depth of his astrological knowledge was so great that, one day

while

> crossing a river in a boat, he casually looked at his favorite

stars

> in heaven, and suddenly realized that it was an exceptionally

> auspicious moment and if a child is conceived at that moment, he

> will be an expert in the shastras. So he told this to the lady

> rowing the boat and requested her to marry him. She agreed and the

> son born was Veda Vyasa! He also authored Parashara Samhita and

> Parashara Smriti. The Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra is in the form

> of dialogs between Sage Maitreya who asks questions and Parashara

> explain the principles. Even after 5000 years it is still the best

> classic on astrology!!

>

> --

>

> Another great epic in astrology was born just two generations

later -

> the Jaimini Sutras by Rishi Jaimini, who is famous for his great

> treatises Jaimini Bharata and Poorva Mimansa Shastra. His guru was

> the great Rishi Veda Vyasa!! Actually several of the "The Jaimini

> System" principles were mentioned by Parasara in his Brihat

Parasara

> Hora Sastra. While Parasara mentioned them briefly, Jaimini

> expounded them fully. Hence it is known as the "Jaimini system of

> astrology".

>

> --

>

> There was a considerable gap, at least form our knowledge point of

> view, before any other major astrological work was produced. The

> next known work is Brihat Jataka by Varahamihira, who was the

famous

> astrologer in the court of The great king Vikramaditya in the year

> 57BC.

>

> --

>

> After that came several great Astro-authors.

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