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Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra

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A classical foundational treatise of Vedic, or Jyotish, astrology, traditionally attributed to the sage Parashara, available in the Ranjan Publications English edition. As a primary text of the tradition it sits at this atlas's top tier, meaning it authoritatively records what the classical system itself teaches, not that its predictive claims are true. Use it to establish what foundational Vedic astrological doctrine actually says. Its authorship is traditional attribution rather than a documented historical fact, and its transmission history across centuries of copying is a separate scholarly question a dedicated textual study would need to address.

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Citation
Author
Sage Parashara (attributed)
Publisher
Ranjan Publications
New Delhi; publisher of R. Santhanam's 1984 English translation-cum-commentary, the edition this entry's url scans. The author field here names the ancient attributed sage Parashara, not the modern translator.
Publication Year
1984
Year of R. Santhanam's English translation-cum-commentary, not a claim about the ancient text's own age.
URL
https://archive.org/details/BPHSEnglish
Source Type
primary-text
Assessment
Reliability Tier
1
A classical foundational treatise of Vedic astrology, traditionally attributed to the sage Parashara, the tradition's own primary text cited for what classical Vedic astrological doctrine actually teaches.
Notes
Classical foundational treatise of Vedic (Jyotish) astrology.
Claims Backed By This Source (546 claims)

This source backs 546 claims across the atlas. As facts: 334 well-attested, 3 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 37 holds, 1 connected. Plus 171 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Articles, 122 claims: 120 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
  • Grahas (Planets), 73 claims: 63 well-attested, 1 holds, 9 general references.
  • Decans, 72 claims: 36 well-attested, 36 general references.
  • Rashis (Vedic Signs), 72 claims: 60 well-attested, 12 general references.
  • Categories, 37 claims: 28 well-attested, 9 general references.
  • Yogas, 30 claims: 15 holds, 15 general references.
  • Nakshatras (Lunar Mansions), 27 claims: 27 general references.
  • Vargas (Divisional Charts), 16 claims: 16 general references.
  • Yoga Categories, 12 claims: 6 holds, 6 general references.
  • Esoteric Texts, 11 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 3 holds, 1 general references.
  • Planets, 10 claims: 4 well-attested, 2 holds, 4 general references.
  • Gemstones, 9 claims: 9 general references.
  • Open Questions, 9 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
  • Vimshottari Dashas, 9 claims: 9 general references.
  • Disciplines, 8 claims: 2 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate, 2 holds, 2 general references.
  • Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.
  • Days of the Week, 7 claims: 7 holds.
  • Deities, 6 claims: 6 general references.
  • Mahapurusha Yogas, 5 claims: 5 general references.
  • Ganas, 3 claims: 3 general references.

Well-attested

334

Articles

A Hundred and Twenty Years, Divided Nine WaysA map of the combinationsA Vedic-Age Attribution, a Medieval Manuscript RecordBhadra and the Mercury ProblemBhadra Yoga, the Mercury Great-Person CombinationBudha and the AlmanacBudha: Mercury as Intellect and SpeechChandra and the AlmanacChandra: The Moon as Mind and MotherD-1 Rashi, the Birth Chart ItselfD-10 Dashamsha, the Chart of CareerD-12 Dwadashamsha, the Chart of ParentsD-16 Shodashamsha, the Chart of Vehicles and ComfortsD-2 Hora, the Chart of WealthD-20 Vimshamsha, the Chart of Spiritual PracticeD-24 Chaturvimshamsha, the Chart of LearningD-27 Bhamsha, the Chart of Strengths and WeaknessesD-3 Drekkana, the Chart of SiblingsD-30 Trimshamsha, the Chart of MisfortunesD-4 Chaturthamsha, the Chart of PropertyD-40 Khavedamsha, the Chart of Maternal LegacyD-45 Akshavedamsha, the Chart of Character and Paternal LegacyD-60 Shashtiamsha, the Chart of Past-Life KarmaD-7 Saptamsha, the Chart of ChildrenD-9 Navamsha, the Most Important Divisional ChartDeva Gana, the Divine TemperamentDhanu as Chart Machinery: Lord, Nakshatras, and the GandantaDhanu: The Dual Fire of the ArcherGuru and the AlmanacGuru: Jupiter as Wisdom and GraceHamsa and the Great PersonHamsa Yoga, the Jupiter Great-Person CombinationJupiter Dasha in the SequenceJupiter Dasha, the Sixteen-Year PeriodKanya as Chart Machinery: Lord, Exaltation, NakshatrasKanya: The Dual Earth of the MaidenKarka as Chart Machinery: Lord, Exaltation, NakshatrasKarka: The Movable Water of the CrabKetu and the AlmanacKetu Dasha in the SequenceKetu Dasha, the Seven Years That Open the CycleKetu: The South Node and the Path of ReleaseKumbha as Chart Machinery: Lord, Nakshatras, and the Co-Lordship QuestionKumbha: The Fixed Air of the Water-BearerMagnifying an area of lifeMakara as Chart Machinery: Lord, Exaltation, NakshatrasMakara: The Movable Earth of the Sea-GoatMalavya and the Question of RarityMalavya Yoga, the Venus Great-Person CombinationMangala and the Almanac

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