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Astrology. 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 .
It is sometimes spelled Panchāngamu, Pancanga, Panchanga, Panchaanga, or Panchānga, and is often pronounced Panchāng. Panchangas are used in Jyotisha ( Jyotiṣa) (Indian astrology). [ 1] In Nepal and Eastern India, including Assam, Bengal and Odisha, the Panchangam is referred to as Panjika, and in the Mithila region, it is known as ...
Mangala Dosha. Mangala Dosha ( IAST: Maṅgala-doṣa), also known as Mangal Dosh because of schwa deletion, is a Hindu superstition, [ 1][ 2] prevalent in India. A person born under the influence of Mars ( Mangala) as per Hindu astrology is said to have "mangala dosha" ("mars defect"); such a person is called a Mangalika (or Manglik ...
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] Though ascribed to ...
The navagraha are nine heavenly bodies and deities that influence human life on Earth according to Hinduism and Hindu astrology. [ 1] The term is derived from nava ( Sanskrit: नव "nine") and graha ( Sanskrit: ग्रह "planet, seizing, laying hold of, holding"). The nine parts of the navagraha are the Sun, Moon, planets Mercury, Venus ...
The Navagrahas are the personifications of the nine planets, revered in Vedic astrology and several temples. Kamadeva, also called Manmatha, is the god of love, a son of Vishnu. Rati is the goddess of love and pleasure, the consort of Kamadeva. Garuda is the eagle demigod mount of Vishnu. Shesha is the serpent demigod mount of Vishnu.
Makara ( Sanskrit: मकर, romanized : Makara) is a legendary sea-creature in Hindu mythology. [ 1] In Hindu astrology, Makara is equivalent to the Zodiac sign Capricorn . Makara appears as the vahana (vehicle) of the river goddess Ganga, Narmada, and of the god of the ocean, Varuna. [ 2] Makara are considered guardians of gateways and ...
The basic concept of Nadi Astrology is "Nadi" ( nāḍi ). There are 150 Nādis in a sign or Rāshi (Rāsi); one sign is 30 degrees of the zodiac 360. Twelve signs of the zodiac are grouped into three categories: Moveable (Chara), Fixed (Sthira), and Dual (Dvisvabhāva) signs. The nomenclature of 150 Nādis is peculiar to each of these three ...