Karmic Astrology—a Study
by Sunita Anant Chavan | 2017 | 68,707 words
This page relates ‘Ganita of the Veda and Vedanga Period (Introduction)’ of the study on Karmic Astrology and its presentation in Vedic and the later Sanskrit literature. Astrology (in Sanskrit: Jyotish-shastra) is based upon perceptive natural phenomenon of cosmic light forms while the Concept of Karman basically means “action according to Vedic injunction” such as the performance of meritorious sacrificial work.
Part 2.2.1 - Gaṇita of the Veda and Vedāṅga Period (Introduction)
[Full title: Classification of Jyotiḥśāstra (1): Gaṇita of the Veda and the Vedāṅga Period]
Jyotiḥśāstra is divided into three Skandhas (branches) I) Gaṇita or Siddhānta II) Saṃhitā or Śākhā and III) Horā or Jātaka.[1]
Gaṇita branch deals with the study of movements of heavenly bodies by means of calculations.[2] The development of this branch of Jyotiḥśāstra is divided chiefly in two phases A) the Veda and Vedāṅga Period and B) the Siddhānta Period.
The later or the third phase is the period of the Karaṇa texts.
The Veda and the Vedāṅga Period extends from the oldest of the Saṃhitās up to the Smṛtis and the Epics.[3]
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Nārada Saṃhitā I.4.
[2]:
Bṛhat-Saṃhitā I..9.
[3]:
History of Dharmaśāstra, V. 1, p. 484.