Śloka 5 ½
Whichever rāśi a particular division is in, the lord of the said division shall be the same as the rāśi it is mapped to. This…
Kṣetra
Etymology The Sanskrit word क्षेत्र (kṣetra) means landed property, land, soil as in kṣetrasya-pati[1] meaning “lord of the land” and can refer to a kind…
Kendra: The Cross
The word kendra (Sanskrit. केन्द्र) means that which is the center of something like a focus. As explained earlier, the concept of kendra was derived…
Varga Concepts
This chapter of Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra has many concepts used in studying the charts. We examine some of the śloka for understanding the following…
Varga Viveka
There are certain rules which are common for all divisional charts and Parāśara summarises them in the chapter Varga Viveka. He starts by emphasising the…
