The author of “Vedic Astrology:An Integrated Approach” states:
“Considering the wealth of Vedic astrology literature in Sanskrit and English, ….......I wanted,
like a parrot that enthusiastically repeats the few words learnt by it, to share with fellow students the little knowledge I received from classics and from my gurus. In this book, I covered divisional charts, special ascendants, arudhas, argalas, yogas, ashtakavarga, avasthas, a few nakshatra dasas, a few rasi dasas, several techniques of transit analysis, Tajaka analysis and a few miscellaneous topics.
Understanding the primacy Parasara gave to all these concepts is a must for a renaissance in Vedic astrology. Unfortunately, some people think today that Parasara and Jaimini taught two totally
different approaches to astrology. When we talk about arudha padas, argalas, chara karakas, chara dasa and other rasi dasas, people think of them as “Jaimini astrology”. People even use terms like “Jaimini karakas” and “Jaimini dasas”. However, all these concepts were covered by Parasara also (please read “Brihat Parasara Hora Sastram”). The “Parasari vs Jaimini” distinction is based on unfortunate
misconceptions that we can do away with. In this book, I have de-emphasized these wrong distinctions and emphasized an integrated approach – a holistic approach – that looks at Vedic astrology as a whole. I really think that this is the right approach.”
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