indian vedic astrology

History of Indian astrology is given briefly. Astrology was originated in India. Rishies and Munis experienced the universe in their body by yoga (Yat Pinde tatt brahamada). A word circle (chakra) has been given in Rigveda which has been used for zodiac. It is estimated by the Rigveda etc., that Indians possessed the knowledge of Astrology and Astronomy from 28,000 years at least. It is a well known fact that 0 (zero) is the Indian contribution which is very essential for mathematics and astronomy. One cannot dream about the progress in Astronomy without it.


Indian Astronomy Surya Siddhanta: Surya Siddhanta is one of the oldest class of revelations. Shlokas (verses) 2 to 9 of Surya Siddhanta reveal that Asur Maya practiced penance of sun god in the end of Satyuga. On being contented this man who is my part will teach you. The teaching of that sun part man is Surya Siddhanta. Some changes have occurred with the passage of time. This book is of great importance for Astrology. The knowledge of longitude of Planets, Eclipses, Healical rising and setting, nodes etc., is available in it.
(2) Pitamaha—Siddhanta: Brahamagupta and Bhaskaracharaya have adopted Pitamah-siddhanta as the base of their calculations. It includes the calculations about the motions of the sun and moon only.
(3) Vashishtha - Siddhantha: It is the improved version of Pitamah Siddantha and includes the motion of moon and sun only.
(4) Romaka-Siddantha: Some learned persons tell on the basis of Lata, Vashitha, Vijayanadi, and Aryabhatta that it was written by Shrisena.
(5) Jyotishkarandaka: It is an original book and appears to have been written in 300-400B.C. It has given information about Ashwini and Swati Nakshatras.
(6) Surya-Pragyapati: It is an original Jain book as old as Vedanga-Jyotish. It is written in Prakrata language. Malyagiri Suri wrote its commentary in Sanskrit. Motion of the sun, its revolution, days, months and fortnight etc., has been narrated in it. Solar system and their orbital circles have been described in it.
(7) Chanda Pragaypati: It is also a Jain treaties and written in Prakrata language. The motions of the Sun and the Moon have been fixed in it. The method of calculating the duration of day by the length of shadow has been given in it.