A Manual of Hindu Astrology (Correct Casting of Horoscopes)

Contents Foreword by Prof. B. Sutyanarain Ran xi Preface to the First Editor. xv Preface to the Sixteenth Edition xix Introduction by Dr. V.V. Ramana Sastrin xxi Author s Introduction xxiii Chapter I- The Zodiac and the Planetary System 1 The Zodiac 33 2 The Ecliptic 33 3 The Signs of the Zodiac 33 4 The Constellations 34 5 The Planetary system 34 6 Rotation and Revolution 35 7 Velocities of Planets 36 8 Retrogression and Acceleration 37 Chapter 11—Preliminaries Explained 9 Rasis and Their Extent 39 10 Nakshatras and Their Extent 39 11 Movable Signs 41 12 Fixed Signs 41 13 Common Signs 41 14 Odd Signs 41 15 Even Signs 42 16 Signs of Long Ascension 42 17 Signs of Short Ascension 42 18 Surabaya Signs 42 19 Prosody Signs 42 20 Quadrants 42 21 Trines 43 22 Succeeding Houses 43 23 Cadent Houses 43 24 Apaches 43 25 Planetary Ownerships 43 26 Exaltation 43 27 Debilitation 43 28 Good and Evil Planets 44 29 Sexes 44 30 Moolatrikonas 44 31 Planetary Relations 44 32 Karakas 45 33 Bhavas 46 34 The Astrological Measure 47 Astronomical Terminology 35 The Axis and Poles of the Earth 47 36 The Earth’s Equator (Vishvarekha) 47 37 The Latitude (Akshamsa) 48 38 The Longitude (Rekhamsa) 48 39 The Celestial Equator (Nadivritta) 48 40 The Celestial Latitude (Kshepa) 48 41 The Declination (Krantj) 48 Chapter III—The Ayanamsa 42 Equinoctial Points 49 43 Precession of the Equinoxes 49 44 Movable and Fixed Zodiacs 50 45 The Sayana and the Nirayana Systems 50 46 The Ayanamsa 50 47 Varahamjhjra’s Observations 51 48 Exact Date of Coincidence not known 51 49 Use of Ayanamsa 52 50 Determination of (Approximate) Ayanamsa 53 Chapter IV—Rasimanas 51 Geographic and Geocentric Latitudes 55 52 R.asimanas 55 53 Charakhandas 56 54 Rising Periods on the Equator 57 55 Determination of Riasimanas 58 56 Duration of Signs in South Latitudes 61 Chapter V—Sunrise and Sunset 57 Apparent Time of Rising and Setting of the Sun 62 58 Apparent Noon 62 59 Ahas and Ratri 63 60 Hindu Method of Determination of Sunrise and of Sunset 64 61 Modern Method of Determination of Apparent Time of Sunrise and of Sunset 69 62 Equation of Time 71 63 Method f the Determination of Equation of Time to get Mean Time from Apparent Time 71 64 The Mean Time of Sunrise and Sunset 74 65 Easy Method of finding the Mean Time of Sunrise and of Sunset 75 Chapter VI—Measures and Conversion of Time 66 Hindu Chronology 76 67 Local Mean Time 78 68 Standard Time 80 69 The Standard Horoscope 81 70 Suryodayadi Jananakala Ghatikaha 81 Chapter VII— Graha Sphutas 71 The Hindu Almanac. 83 72 Method of Making Graha Sphutas 83 73 Nirayana Longitude ot Planets 86 Chapter VIII—Lagna Sphuta 74 Lagna or Ascendant 88 75 Solar Months 88 76 Determination 89 77 Rasi Kundali 91 Chapter IX- Dasama Bhava Sphuta 78 The Dasama Bhav. 92 79 Rasi Chakra 92 80 Conception of Behave 93 81 Backers Definitional 93 82 Bhava Chakra 94 83 Method of Determination of the Mid-heaven 94 Chapter X—Bhava Sphutas 84 Bhava or House 100 85 Bhava Madhyas 100 86 Kendra Bhavas 100 87 Determination of Kendra Bhavas 100 88 Non-Angular Houses 101 89 Determination of Bhava M angular Houses 101 90 .Bhava Sandhis 105 91 Determination of Bhava Sandhis 106 92 Poorva and Uttara Bhagas of Bhavas 107 Chapter XI—Casting the Horoscope according to the Western Method and its Reduction to the Hindu 93 General Observations 109 94 Hindu and Western Methods 110 95 The Modern Ephemeris 110 96 Table of Houses 111 97 Local Mean Time of Birth 111 98 Greenwich Mean Time of Birth 112 99 Greenwich Mean Time Interval of Birth 112 100 Daily Motions of Planets 113 101 Hindu Nirayana Longitudes of Flanets 113 102 The Sidereal Time of Birth 116 103 R.A.M.C. at Birth 118 104 Sayana Longitudes of Angular Houses 118 105 Nirayana Tables 120 Chapter XII—-The Shodasavargas 106 The Vargas 121 107 . The Varga Divisions 122 108 The Shadvargas 122 109 The Saptavargas 122 110 The Dasavargas 122 111 The Shodasavargas 123 112 Rasi 123 113 Hora 124 114 Drekkana 125 115 Chaturthamsa 126 116 Sapthamsa 127 117 Navam sa 127 118 Navamsas and Nakshatra Pada 130 119 Navamsa Chakra 131 120 Dasamsa 132 121 Dwadasamsa 133 122 Shodasamsa 133 123 Vimsamsa 134 124 Chaturvimsamsa 135 125 Bhamsa 136 126 Thrimsam sa 137 127 Khavedamsa 138 128 Akshavedamsa 139 129 Shashtyamsa 140 130 Other Amsas 142 131 Panchamsa 142 132 Shashtamsa 142 133 Ashtamsa 142 134 Ekadasamsa 143 135 . Nadi Amsa 143 136 General Remarks 146 137 Interpretation of Saptavarga Table 147 Summary 148 TABLE I---Charakhandas (1° to 60° N. Lat.) 156 TABLE II—Terrestrial Latitudes and Longitudes 158 TABLE III—Equation of Time 165 TABLE IV—Table of Standard Times 166 TABLE V—Sunrise and Sunset 175 TABLE VI—Lords of Vargas 179 An Index of Technical Terms 184