Guest guest Posted August 20, 2001 Report Share Posted August 20, 2001 Namaste friends, A few people asked me recently to recommend some books. I told them that I would post something to the list. Here are the books I recommend: (1) "Hindu Predictive Astrology" by Dr. B.V. Raman. This book introduces a lot of basic concepts in a clear fashion. Beginners can easily follow it. (2) "How To Judge A Horoscope" (2 volumes) by Dr. B.V. Raman. Excellent compendium of the results of various houses and basic combinations. (3) "Notable Horoscopes" by Dr. B.V. Raman. A brilliant textbook with a lot of practical examples of astro-analysis. (4) "Vedic Astrology: An Integrated Approach" by me. A lot of ground covered. Many examples and exercises. (5) "Crux of Vedic Astrology: Timing of Events" by Pt. Sanjay Rath. The most brilliant Jyotish book of this century. Though this book is a little dense, one can easily follow it after reading the above books. (6) "Three Hundred Important Combinations" by Dr. B.V. Raman. A compendium of yogas. Good to keep as a reference book. (7) "Brihat Parasara Hora Sastram" by anyone. Bible of Vedic astrology. Must-have and excellent to keep as a reference. (But there are no good and authentic translations at this time.) (8) "Jaimini Maharishi's Upadesa Sutras" by Pt. Sanjay Rath. Jaimini's coded rules are decoded. Many examples. After the above books, you can easily follow this book. (9) "My experiences in astrology" by Dr. B.V. Raman. Many real-life examples and inspiring accounts by a maestro. There are many more good books, both translated classics and original works by modern savants. But the above books, IMHO, offer good and coherent study material. One will have a very good background after reading these books. One beginner sent me a mail asking if my book and Sanjay's books will be enough to start. I don't think so. The first three books in my list will be very helpful. Out of the classics (other than BPHS and Jaimini Sutras), the following are very good: (1) "Saravali" by Kalyana Verma. (2) "Brihajjatakam" by Varaha Mihira. (3) "Saravartha Chintamani" by Venkatesa Daivajna (4) "Jataka Parijatam" by Vaidyanatha Deekshita (5) "Phala Deepika" by Mantreswara (6) "Hora Saram" by Prithu Yasas (7) "Uttara Kalamritam" by Kalidasa (8) "Garga Hora" by Garga (9) "Prasna Marga" by.Namboodiri Brahmin (10) "Bhavartha Ratnakaram" by Ramanujacharya (11) "Satya Jatakam" by Satyacharya There are many more excellent classics, but these are what come to my mind now. May Jupiter's light shine on us, Narasimha --------------------- Narasimha P.V.R. Rao email: pvr108 26 Seaver Farm Lane Tel: (508) 839-1218 South Grafton, MA 01560 email: pvr **** Note the address change **** Homepage: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org --------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2001 Report Share Posted August 21, 2001 Namaste Narasimha, Thank you for the book recommendation. When one looks at examples in any book on Jyotish, it is always advisable to calculate the charts oneself to see more details (than given in the book). Since you are a proponent of divisional charts, this would be even more necessary (since none of Raman's books give more than D-1 and D-9). So, if one does that with Raman's books, one will get different charts unless one uses Raman's ayanamsa as well. Do you recommend that one use Raman's ayanamsa when reading Raman's books? Or does one calculate the chart using Chitrapaksa ayanamsa always? In this case, Raman's explanations would not hold (I can post numerous examples if necessary). Please shed light on this issue. I remain, Mahalinga Iyer vedic astrology, "Narasimha P.V.R. Rao" <pvr@c...> wrote: > Namaste friends, > > A few people asked me recently to recommend some books. I told them that I > would post something to the list. Here are the books I recommend: > > (1) "Hindu Predictive Astrology" by Dr. B.V. Raman. This book introduces a > lot of basic concepts in a clear fashion. Beginners can easily follow it. > > (2) "How To Judge A Horoscope" (2 volumes) by Dr. B.V. Raman. Excellent > compendium of the results of various houses and basic combinations. > > (3) "Notable Horoscopes" by Dr. B.V. Raman. A brilliant textbook with a lot > of practical examples of astro-analysis. > > (4) "Vedic Astrology: An Integrated Approach" by me. A lot of ground > covered. Many examples and exercises. > > (5) "Crux of Vedic Astrology: Timing of Events" by Pt. Sanjay Rath. The most > brilliant Jyotish book of this century. Though this book is a little dense, > one can easily follow it after reading the above books. > > (6) "Three Hundred Important Combinations" by Dr. B.V. Raman. A compendium > of yogas. Good to keep as a reference book. > > (7) "Brihat Parasara Hora Sastram" by anyone. Bible of Vedic astrology. > Must-have and excellent to keep as a reference. (But there are no good and > authentic translations at this time.) > > (8) "Jaimini Maharishi's Upadesa Sutras" by Pt. Sanjay Rath. Jaimini's coded > rules are decoded. Many examples. After the above books, you can easily > follow this book. > > (9) "My experiences in astrology" by Dr. B.V. Raman. Many real-life examples > and inspiring accounts by a maestro. > > There are many more good books, both translated classics and original works > by modern savants. But the above books, IMHO, offer good and coherent study > material. One will have a very good background after reading these books. > > One beginner sent me a mail asking if my book and Sanjay's books will be > enough to start. I don't think so. The first three books in my list will be > very helpful. > > Out of the classics (other than BPHS and Jaimini Sutras), the following are > very good: > > (1) "Saravali" by Kalyana Verma. > (2) "Brihajjatakam" by Varaha Mihira. > (3) "Saravartha Chintamani" by Venkatesa Daivajna > (4) "Jataka Parijatam" by Vaidyanatha Deekshita > (5) "Phala Deepika" by Mantreswara > (6) "Hora Saram" by Prithu Yasas > (7) "Uttara Kalamritam" by Kalidasa > (8) "Garga Hora" by Garga > (9) "Prasna Marga" by.Namboodiri Brahmin > (10) "Bhavartha Ratnakaram" by Ramanujacharya > (11) "Satya Jatakam" by Satyacharya > > There are many more excellent classics, but these are what come to my mind > now. > > May Jupiter's light shine on us, > Narasimha > > --------------------- > Narasimha P.V.R. Rao email: pvr108 > 26 Seaver Farm Lane Tel: (508) 839-1218 > South Grafton, MA 01560 email: pvr@c... > > **** Note the address change **** > > Homepage: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org > --------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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