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Hindu astrology, also called Indian astrology, Jyotisha (Sanskrit: ज्योतिष, romanized: jyotiṣa; from jyót 'light, heavenly body') and, more recently, Vedic astrology, is the traditional Hindu system of astrology. It is one of the six auxiliary disciplines in Hinduism that is connected with the study of the Vedas.
In astrology, the ascendant, lagna or rising sign at a specified moment (like the moment of birth of a child) is the rāśi on the eastern horizon at that particular moment. The ascendant is specific to a particular time and place.
In Hindu astrology according to the Parashari system an aspect is counted from sign to sign. Planets do not cast their aspect on signs that are the 2nd, the 6th, the 8th and the 12th from their sign of occupancy, and also planets situated in the same sign do not aspect each other. Planets cast their aspect on the entire sign.
Atmakaraka (from Sanskrit atma-'soul', and karaka-'significator') is the significator of the soul's desire in Jyotisha (Hindu astrology).The Atmakaraka is either the Sun or one of the planets (as determined by the astrological chart) and has the strongest influence on the subject of the horoscope according to astrologers.
According to astrology, celestial phenomena relate to human activity on the principle of "as above, so below", so that the signs are held to represent characteristic modes of expression. [6] Scientific astronomy used the same sectors of the ecliptic as Western astrology until the 19th century.
Indian zodiac: 10° - 23°20' Vrishabha; Western zodiac 3°46 - 17°06' Gemini; 5 Mrigashira - मृगशिर "the deer's head". Also known as āgrahāyaṇī: λ "Meissa", φ Orionis Lord: Mangala (Mars) Symbol: Deer's head; Deity: Soma, Chandra, the Moon god; Indian zodiac: 23° 20' Vrishabha - 6° 40' Mithuna; Western zodiac: 17°06 ...
The Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra (Sanskrit: बृहत् पराशर होरा शास्त्र; IAST: bṛhat parāśara horā śāstra; abbreviated to BPHS) is the most comprehensive extant Śāstra on Vedic natal astrology, in particular the Horā branch (predictive astrology, e.g. horoscopes). [1]
The term Varga (Sanskrit varga, 'set, division') in Indian astrology refers to the division of a zodiacal sign (rāśi) into parts. Each such fractional part of a sign, known as an aṃśa, has a source of influence associated with it, so that these sources of influence come to be associated with collections of regions around the zodiac.