Bṛhat Parāśara Horāśāstra
- Bṛhat Parāśara Horāśāstra
The "IAST|Bṛhat Parāśara Horāśāstra " (BPHS, "hora" is a word in Sanskrit, a short form of another Sanskrit word "aho-rātra", which means day and night) is a foundational compilation of Indian astrology.
It is a composite work of 71 chapters, of which the first part (chapters 1-51) dates to the 7th to early 8th centuries and the second part (chapters 52-71) to the later 8th century.
An English translation was published by N.N. Krishna Rau and V.B. Choudhari in 1963 (in two volumes).
References
*David Pingree, "IAST|Jyotiḥśāstra" in J. Gonda (Ed.) "A History of Indian Literature", Vol VI Fasc 4 (1981), p.81
ee also
*Sārāvalī
External links
*Original text sa icon
*Translations online en icon [http://www.reliableastrology.com/mphs.htm "Brihat Parasara Hora Sastra" by Maharishi Parasara
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