Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra in Hindi

Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra is considered to be the most mysterious text ever written in ancient period. The content of this composition consist of a conversation between Rishi Parashara and his disciple Maitreya. Saint Parashar wrote the epic Brihat Parashara Hora. Among the epics of astrology of ancient times, Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra in Hindi is considered to be most famous epic of ancient period. Brihat Parashara Hora consists of 100 chapters associated with astrology.

In this epic, a detailed description of auspicious and inauspicious impact of planets has been given. It has also been explained how planets affect human lives in different ways. Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra in Hindi provides details on various aspects of Vedic astrology including the description of signs, planets, the impact of 12 signs on 12 ascendants, sixteenth Varga, the aspects of planets, Arishta and cancellation of Arishta, 12 houses, karkas, karankanshas, ascendant Yoga, prediction of age, Upagrahas, various dashas, body language, Ashtak Varga and the remedies for the pacification of planets.

“Sri Vakratunda Mahakaya Koti Surya Samaprabha,
Nirvighnam Kurumedeva Shubha Karyeshu Sarvada”

Experts believe that Brihat Parashara astrology is the most precious book in Kalyuga that explains almost every aspect of Vedic astrology. However, Saint Parashar’s date is not available in history.

Technically speaking, the techniques of Shad Bala, Ishta and Kashta, Vimshopaka, and Subha and Asubha Phala, are unique to Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra. Without the study and implementation of these techniques no predictions are possible.These techniques help the astrologers to make hairline predictions and even state the degree of ups and downs, gains and loss in a horoscope.

The available version of Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra in Hindi consists of ten distinct major parts:

• Descriptions of Grahas, Rasis, Bhavas and Vargas (the basics).
• Five groups of Avasthas - Planetary Conditions necessary for making predictions.
• Rasi-based techniques and Dasas that are similar to those which are found in Jaimini’s Upadesa Sutras.
• Ashtakavarga.
• Propitiations and remedies for inauspicious births.
• Mathematically precise techniques such as Shad Bala, Vimshopaka, Subha and Asubha Phala, and Ishta and Kashta.
• Yogas.
• Nakshatra Dasas and their interpretation.
• Sudarshana Chakra.
• Determining a person's nature and character from their body parts.