Click to open expanded view
DCI Recommended
About the Book:
Prashnamarga (Chapter 1, Shlokas 30, 31 & 32) says that an
astrologer who wants to excel in predictions should study the Dasadhyayi
commentary of Brihajjataka with special emphasis. The scholars who have a deep
understanding of the Dasadhyayi say that it would be difficult to make correct
predictions without a thorough study of the Dasadhyayi. One, who tries to make
predictions without looking into the Dasadhyayi, would be like a person trying
to cross an ocean without a boat.
For a keen reader, the words referred to above from Prashnamarga
about the Dasadhyayi would not appear to be an exaggeration when the hitherto
unknown deeper meanings of the Brihajjataka Shlokas become revealed before the
eyes. The reasons behind the celebrated status and fame of the Kerala school of
Jyotisha become clear when the reader goes through the ingenuous way the
commentator has shown the application of various Shlokas of Brihajjataka.
This commentary is not a mere theoretical discourse on the
Jyotisha principles. Revealing his practical approach, Sri Govinda Bhattattiri
has shown the way to interconnect different Shlokas within the text of
Brihajjataka and also from other treatises. Further, the efficacy of the
Dasadhyayi is also proven by real-life experiences.
