5 modules · ≈6.5 study hours · Introduction · source-cited
मूलाध्ययनम्Foundation — Astronomical and Numerical Basis
Mūlādhyayana — First-principles introduction — 27 nakṣatras, 12 rāśis, 9 grahas, the 5-limb pañcāṅga, and the construction of the sidereal chart.
अथ ज्योतिषं वक्ष्यामि सर्व-शास्त्र-समन्वितम्।
Now I shall speak of jyotiṣa, comprehensive with all the śāstras.
If you have no prior background in jyotiṣa, start here. This path establishes the geometric and numerical foundation — the celestial objects, their divisions, and the time-grid in which interpretation happens. We do NOT make predictions here; we equip you to understand what every other page in the engine is computing.
01अनुक्रमःThe sequence
anukrameṇa jñānam · step by step
- नक्षत्र-परिचयःNakṣatra-paricaya
Introduction to the 27 Nakṣatras
The 27 lunar mansions — their names, four pādas each, presiding devatā, and the Vedic source of each mantra.
Open module → - राशि-चक्रम्Rāśi-cakra
The 12 Rāśis and Their Lords
The 12-fold zodiac — each rāśi's lord, element (tattva), mobility, gender, and the exaltation/debilitation degrees of the grahas.
Open module → - ग्रह-स्वभावःGraha-svabhāva
Nature and Significations of the 9 Grahas
The 9 grahas — their natural kāraka-roles, gender, tattva, mitra-śatru (friendship-enmity), and behavioural significations from BPHS Ch. 2–7.
Open module → - पञ्चाङ्ग-गणनाPañcāṅga-gaṇanā
The Five Limbs of the Day
Tithi, vāra, nakṣatra, yoga, karaṇa — the 5-limb computation that locates any moment in the sacred time-grid.
Open module → - कुण्डली-निर्माणम्Kuṇḍalī-nirmāṇa
Chart Construction — Sidereal vs Tropical, Ayanāṃśa
How a Vedic chart is built — sidereal vs tropical reference, the Lahiri ayanāṃśa, ascendant computation, and the houses-vs-signs distinction.
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02अन्य-पन्थाःOther paths
the curriculum is one fabric
- 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 →
- पाराशर-राजमार्गः · Pārāśara-rājamārga · BPHS Royal Road — The Pārāśara Path in DepthSeven 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.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.