Author: Sanjay Rath

Sanjay Rath comes from a traditional family of astrologers from Bira Balabhadrapur Sasan village in Puri, which trace their lineage back to Shri Achyuta Das (Acyutananda).
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Śloka 5 ½

Whichever rāśi a particular division is in, the lord of the said division shall be the same as the rāśi it is mapped to.  This…

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Kṣetra

Etymology The Sanskrit word क्षेत्र (kṣetra) means landed property, land, soil as in kṣetrasya-pati[1] meaning “lord of the land” and can refer to a kind…

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Kendra: The Cross

The word kendra (Sanskrit. केन्द्र) means that which is the center of something like a focus. As explained earlier, the concept of kendra was derived…

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Varga Concepts

This chapter of Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra has many concepts used in studying the charts. We examine some of the śloka for understanding the following…

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Varga Viveka

There are certain rules which are common for all divisional charts and Parāśara summarises them in the chapter Varga Viveka. He starts by emphasising the…