“Hora Makarand” seems to have been penned by the author with a view to synthesizing views of various earlier writers ranging from Parasara to Satyacharya and Vatahamihira needless to mention that in the historical chronology of writers on astrology,Varahamihira is most authentic and presents a both platform for further research and allows modifications of interpretations to suit the contemporary terms.And this text should be seen as another further step in this direction initiated by Varahamihira.This book is of great value to the scholars of astrology as well as to the students as it has been composed after studying the work of great sages.