Sanskrit verses with English translation from Maharishi Parasara. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.
सूर्याय चन्द्रमसे नैव तथा भौमाय बुधाय च । गुरुशुक्रशनिभ्यां च राहवे केतवे नमः ॥
sūryāya candramase naiva tathā bhaumāya budhāya ca | guru-śukra-śanibhyāṃ ca rāhave ketave namaḥ ||
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॥
bhagavan paramaṃ puṇyaṃ guhyaṃ vedāṅgam uttamam | triskandhaṃ jyautiṣaṃ horā gaṇitaṃ saṃhiteti ca || 2||
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॥
eteṣv api triṣu śreṣṭhā horā iti śrūyate mune | tvattas tāṃ śrotum icchāmi kṛpayā vada me prabho || 3||
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.
सूर्य नत्वा ग्रहपतिं जगदुत्पत्तिकारणम् । वक्ष्यामि वेदनयनं यथा ब्रह्ममुखाच्छ्रुतम् ॥ ६॥
sūrya natvā grahapatiṃ jagadutpattikāraṇam | vakṣyāmi vedanayanaṃ yathā brahmamukhāc chrutam || 6||
Having bowed to Surya, lord of the planets and cause of the world's creation, I shall speak this eye of the Veda as heard from the mouth of Brahma.
शान्ताय गुरुभक्ताय सर्वदा सत्यवादिने । आस्तिकाय प्रदातव्यं ततः श्रेयो ह्यवाप्स्यति ॥ ७॥
śāntāya gurubhaktāya sarvadā satyavādine | āstikāya pradātavyaṃ tataḥ śreyo hy avāpsyati || 7||
This knowledge should be given only to one who is peaceful, devoted to the guru, always truthful, and faithful — then supreme good is attained.
एकोऽव्यक्तात्मको विष्णुरनादिः प्रभुरीश्वरः । शुद्धसत्वो जगत्स्वामी निर्गुणस्त्रिगुणान्वितः ॥ ९॥
eko 'vyaktātmako viṣṇur anādiḥ prabhur īśvaraḥ | śuddhasatvo jagatsvāmī nirguṇas trigguṇānvitaḥ || 9||
The one Vishnu, of unmanifest nature, beginningless Lord and Master, of pure sattva, owner of the universe — attributeless yet endowed with the three gunas.