by Maharishi Parasara · 97 chapters
The foundational mother treatise of Vedic astrology by Maharishi Parasara, covering the complete system of horoscope analysis, planetary dignities, and Dashas.
सूर्याय चन्द्रमसे नैव तथा भौमाय बुधाय च । गुरुशुक्रशनिभ्यां च राहवे केतवे नमः ॥
First, I offer salutations to the Sun, the Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu and Ketu — the nine planetary deities who are the very foundation of Hora (horoscopy).
भगवन् परमं पुण्यं गुह्यं वेदाङ्गमुत्तमम् । त्रिस्कन्धं ज्यौतिषं होरा गणितं संहितेति च ॥ २॥
O Lord, the supremely meritorious, secret best limb of the Vedas — the science of Jyotisha — has three skandhas: Hora, Ganita and Samhita.
एतेष्वपि त्रिषु श्रेष्ठा होरेति श्रूयते मुने । त्वत्तस्तां श्रोतुमिच्छामि कृपया वद मे प्रभो ॥ ३॥
Among these three, Hora is heard to be the foremost; desirous of hearing it from you, O Sage, please tell it to me by your grace.