Friday, February 28, 2014

Hindu Astrology

Hindu Astrology or Vedic Astrology is a 7000 year old system of ‘predictions & divination'.




Vedic astrology is an ancient system of astrology originated in India. This ancient science has been practiced in India for more than eight thousand years. It is called "Jyotish" in Hindi, which means the knowledge or science of light. Since Vedic astrology or Jyotish is a part (Vedanga) of Vedas (ancient Indian Hindu scripts), it is known as Vedic astrology.

There are many differences between Vedic astrology and Western astrology, but the main difference is that the Vedic astrologers use the Sidereal system or fixed zodiac while Western astrologer use the Tropical system or moving zodiac. The difference between both zodiac (Ayanamsa) is now roughly 23 degrees which is almost a whole sign. This means that your Sun-sign that you see in the Magazines or Newspapers usually is not the same as your Vedic Sun-sign. In most cases it is one sign back. For example, if your Sun sign is Taurus according to a Newspaper, which uses Western astrology, it is most likely that you will be an Aries when a Vedic astrologer does your chart using the system of Vedic astrology.
Another important difference is that Western astrology mostly deals with one's psychological patterns and personality while Vedic astrology deals with more of practical matters and one's karmic patterns.


The Basic Components of Vedic Astrology

The most basic elements of Vedic astrology are the nine planets or heavenly bodies and the twelve signs of the zodiac and the twelve houses of the chart. When studying Vedic astrology, it is important to become familiar with the Sanskrit words for all the main components. To begin with, let it be known that the words planets and "grahas" are synonymous. The twelve signs of the zodiac are called "rashis" and the houses are called "bhavas" or "sthanas" .

The nine planets used in Vedic astrology are:

Common Name
Sanskrit Name
Sun
Ravi
Moon
Chandra
Mars
Kuja or Mangala
Mercury
Budha
Jupiter
Guru
Venus
Shukra
Saturn
Shani
Rahu
Raahu
Ketu
Ketu

The twelve signs, their lords, and their characteristics are given below:

Sun Sign
Sanskrit Name
Lord
Nature
Sex
Motion
Aries Mesha Mars Fire M Movable
Taurus Vrishaba Venus Earth F Fixed
Gemini Mithuna Mercury Air M Common
Cancer Karkata Moon Water F Movable
Leo Simha Sun Fire M Fixed
Virgo Kanya Mercury Earth F Common
Libra Thula Venus Air M Movable
Scorpio Vrishchika Mars Water F Fixed
Sagittarius Dhanus Jupiter Fire M Common
Capricorn Makara Saturn Earth F Movable
Aquarius Kumbha Saturn Air M Fixed
Pisces Meena Jupiter Water F Common


Download Astrology books From Here: 


Panchanga-Tantra (Regulagedda Akshay)

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A Philosophy of Astrology (Anil Chawla)

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Indian Calendars (Akhil Doegar)

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Indian Calendars (Leow Choon Lian)

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The History of Astrology: Another View (Robert Hand)

http://goo.gl/q0n9Dg
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