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| The Origins of Vedic Astrology “Thus was narrated by the illustrious sage Parashara to his disciple Maitraya this unique Hora Shastra (astrological scripture) containing rare and invaluable information (previously only found scattered in long lost ancient texts) for the benefit of the world. Afterwards it came into usage on planet earth and was received and respect by all.” This is from the concluding chapter of Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, the source text of Vedic Astrology. Its author, the sage Parashara, live thousands of years ago (we have no way of exactly when – but sometime between 3,000 and 1,500 B.C.). He was a descendant of the great rishi Vishishtha (the teacher of Lord Rama) and was the father of the famous Vyasadeva, compiler of the four Vedas, the Puranas and of the epic Mahabharata (which contains the illustrious Bhagavad-Gita). Parashara was one of eighteen sages who mission was to transmit the principles of astrology to humanity. His astrological masterpiece, Brihat-Parashara-Hora-Shastra, takes the form of a dialogue between Parashars and his disciple Maitraya. This is the same Maitreya whom he instructs in Vishnu Purana – one of the most esoteric of the Puranas. Maitreya is refered to in the Mahabharata and in the famous devotional scripture Shrimad Bhagavatam. Among the eighteen sages, Parashara’s text is only one that has survived down to the present day. Because Vedic knowledge by its very nature is revealed knowledge – illuminations that have descended from divine realms – it is accepted that Parashara’s book is valid and authoritative. For this reason most later authorities and exponents of Jyotish refer back to Parashara’s work for their inspiration and guidance. In ancient texts it is mentioned that Lord Brahma, the creator of our present universe, transmitted astrological knowledge to his son Narada. Narada transmitted this to the sage Shaunika who in turn transmitted to it to Parashara. Thus to the extent that we posses Brihat-Parashara-Hora-Shastra in a pure form (some chapters or verses may be later interpolations) we have available the astrological verities, unaltered, that were transmitted by the gods to mankind in the far and distant past. That these are still applicable today, despite a cultural gulf of many centuries, can be tested by anyone with an open mind who is willing to make a study of the subject. |
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