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jyotisha - the eye of veda

triskandam jyotisham hora ganitam samhetate cha |
eteshwapi trishu shrestha horeti shruyate mune || (1.3 BPHS)

Jyotisha is divided into three parts hora ,ganita and samhita
hora means the predictive methodology
ganita means the mathematical formulas
samhita means the collection of various rules and formulas which also contains details like science of palmistry , omens , clairvoyence , remedies and rituals (karma kanda)

Because of computer softwares the ganita part has been sidelined and hora part is been practiced mostly.


the pillars of astrology
1.signs (Rashi)
2.heavenly bodies(graha)
3. bhavas (houses) 
4. upagrahas (non luminious planets)
5. Yogas 
6. nakshatras
7.Dashas

The earth and the other planets revolve around sun through a certain path in heavens. This path is referred as ecliptic. On both sides of the ecliptic there is an imaginary belt of 9-9 inside which all these grahas revolve. This broad belt of 18 is called as zodiac. To facilitate the study each zodiac is divided into 12 equal parts. Each part is called sign or Rashi.
Rashis from Aries (mesha) to pisces (meena).


zodiac is divided into 27 equal parts this division is called as nakshatra which runs from Ashwini to Revati.

Grahas are the planetary bodies from sun to saturn .. sun doesn't move but when you look from earth it seems to move in the zodiac belt , since we prepare the birth chart through point of consideration from earth , this is why earth is not included in prime nava graha.

Bhava
from lagna to vyaya bhava 12houses are allotted which represents everything from studies to sleep of a human being.

upagraha
upagraha is non luminous heavenly bodies which are also calculated mathematically from postion of nava graha . which is dhuma ,vyatipata, indrachapa , upaketu ,paridhi, gulika, dhwaja and pranapada.

yoga 
it has infinite number of yoga. Here yoga means planetary allotment of positions which represents either as dhana providing combination ,aristha (misfortune) etc etc.

dasha
Dasha is time period which fructifies according to the planetary position in the kundali or the jataka.
There are more than hundred dasha in jyotisha .. the famous among them is vimshottari dasha .. which is said to be relevant in kali yuga. 


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