All over the world today we find a large number of people inclined towards astrology, wherein astrology enables people to make better decisions for their future and find the right path to move forward in life. The history of astrology, however, goes back to Vedic times.
One of the unique and very typical features of Vedic astrology and Indian astrology is their consistency, and Vedic astrology has been practiced with unbroken continuity for the past 5,000 years. The uniqueness of the art form is further accentuated by its own typical theology, art, science, literature, and philosophy.
The Vedas are the eternal and divine source of knowledge and wisdom, the kind that will never lose its meaning, until eternity. Although the Vedas form the supreme text of Vedic astrology, they also have six complementary appendices, known as vedanganas. Information on astrology and astronomy is derived from one of these vedanganas, which is known as Jyotish Vedangana. Also, rishis often got information from the Vedas and used it to improve their knowledge of Jyotish vedangana.
In essence, Indian astrology can be broadly divided into two parts, the Siddhanta Bhaga and the Phalit Bhaga, which are the calculative and predictive parts, respectively. In the Rigveda, which is the first of the Vedas, a year has been represented by twelve months, and there is an additional month that correlates the solar and lunar months. Also, details of the planets in the form of gods can be found in the Rigveda.
Information and deep knowledge of astrology has been transmitted since ancient times through word of mouth, where disciples received teachings from their teachers. And we can find a lot of ancient books on Vedic astrology. One of the oldest books on astrology is the ‘Rigjyotisha’which was written by Lagadha. In the ‘Rigjyotisha’, the two ayans of the year are mentioned. Also, the ‘Rigjyotisha’ it describes the five types of years, along with their ruling deities. This also explains the accuracy of the equinoxes and mentions the 27 stars.
Another one of the best texts based on Vedic Astrology is ‘Brihat Samhita’. Tea ‘Brihat Samhita’ written by varahamihira in the year 123 AD, and consists of 105 chapters and 4000 verses. Based on astronomy and astrology, the ‘Brihat Samhita’ shows us ways to apply astrology for the public good.
In the year 476 AD, aryabhatta wrote the ‘Aryabhateeya’, this includes a lot of astronomy, mathematics and astronomy. And the ‘Mahabhaskareya’based on astromathematics was written by Bhaskar in 629 AD Tea ‘Siddhanta Siromani’ is another great book on astronomy, written by Bhaskar. This introduces a lot of math concepts, including the square root, cube root, and factor values. Alternatively, the ‘Siddhanta Siromani’ He talks about planets, the radius of the earth, eclipses and seven atmospheric layers.
Neelkantha, Kalyana Verma, Venkatesa and Kalidasa are some of the other authors and teachers in the divine tradition of Vedic astrology, who made significant contributions in the form of their books and teachings.
