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पाराशर-राजमार्गःBPHS Royal Road — The Pārāśara Path in Depth
Pārāśara-rājamārga — Seven modules tracing the Bṛhat Pārāśara Horā Śāstra — graha-bheda, varga, ṣaḍ-bala, yoga, daśā, aṣṭakavarga, and vivāha (marriage). The canonical depth-path of Vedic astrology.
श्री-पाराशराय नमः · सर्व-शास्त्र-प्रदायिने।
Salutations to the revered Pārāśara — bestower of all śāstric knowledge.
BPHS is the foundational text of all post-classical jyotiṣa. Its 97 chapters cover everything from cosmogony to longevity-computation. This path traces seven of its most-load-bearing chapter-clusters, each paired with engine surfaces where applicable.
01अनुक्रमःThe sequence
anukrameṇa jñānam · step by step
- ग्रहाधिकार-अध्यायःGrahādhikāra-adhyāya
BPHS Ch. 3 — Authorities of the Grahas
Pārāśara establishes the kārakatva matrix — what each graha rules and signifies. The interpretive 'cross-reference' that pairs with bhāva-analysis.
Open module → - षोडश-वर्ग-अध्यायःṢoḍaśa-varga-adhyāya
BPHS Ch. 7–8 — Special Lagnas and the 16 Divisional Charts
Pārāśara's framework of 16 divisional charts (vargas) — D1 (rāśi) through D60 (ṣaṣṭyaṃśa). Each varga is a microscopic focus on one life-domain.
Open module → - षड्बल-गणित-अध्यायःṢaḍbala-gaṇita-adhyāya
BPHS Ch. 17–27 — The Six-fold Strength (Ṣaḍ-Bala)
Pārāśara's six-strength framework — sthāna, dik, kāla, ceṣṭā, naisargika, dṛk — each measuring a different facet of a graha's interpretive weight.
Open module → - योग-अध्यायाःYoga-adhyāyāḥ
BPHS Ch. 30–39 — The Yoga Chapters
Pārāśara's yoga-system — Nābhasa, Ravi, Candra, Rāja, Daridra, Dhana, Āyur, Viśeṣa, Nīca-bhaṅga, Aṅgāraka. Ten consecutive chapters on planetary combinations.
Open module → - विंशोत्तरी-दशा-अध्यायःViṃśottarī-daśā-adhyāya
BPHS Ch. 47, 61–74 — The Daśā Systems
Pārāśara's daśā-framework — Vimśottarī as the primary cycle for Kali-yuga, with Aṣṭottarī, Yoginī, Kālacakra, and four lower-level sub-divisions.
Open module → - अष्टकवर्ग-अध्यायःAṣṭakavarga-adhyāya
BPHS Ch. 23–26, 76 — The Aṣṭakavarga System
Pārāśara's 8-source bindu (point) system — sarvāṣṭakavarga, bhinnāṣṭakavarga, trikoṇa-śodhana, ekādhipya-śodhana, piṇḍa-sādhana.
Open module → - विवाह-अध्यायःVivāha-adhyāya
BPHS Ch. 46, 54, 71 — Marriage Analysis
Pārāśara on marriage — 7th bhāva, navāṃśa (D9), Aṣṭakūṭa compatibility, and Ch. 71 on antardaśā-results that condition timing.
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02अन्य-पन्थाःOther paths
the curriculum is one fabric
- मूलाध्ययनम् · Mūlādhyayana · Foundation — Astronomical and Numerical BasisFirst-principles introduction — 27 nakṣatras, 12 rāśis, 9 grahas, the 5-limb pañcāṅga, and the construction of the sidereal chart.Open path →
- फल-दर्पणम् · Phala-darpaṇa · Phaladīpikā Path — Interpretive Foundation (Maṇṭreśvara)Trace five foundational chapters of the Phaladīpikā — Maṇṭreśvara's 15th-century synthesis. Covers graha-svarūpa, Pañca-Mahāpuruṣa yogas, lagna-phala, āyurdāya, and muhūrta.Open path →
- जैमिनि-मार्गः · Jaimini-mārga · Jaimini Path — The Parallel TraditionSix modules through the Upadeśa-sūtras of Maharṣi Jaimini — chara-kāraka theory, ārūḍha, cara-daśā, sthira-daśā, nārāyaṇa-daśā, and rāśi-dṛṣṭi. The terse-aphorism school that runs parallel to Pārāśara.Open path →
- अनुभव-मार्गः · Anubhava-mārga · Practitioner Path — Computation Meets PracticeFive modules on practical use — muhūrta selection, praśna methodology, varṣaphala analysis, aṣṭakūṭa compatibility, and daily nakṣatra-mantra practice. Computation in service of practice, not prediction.Open path →
Structured study · sources cited — the substrate computes and dates; the qualified ācārya interprets.