Parashari school
Hora Sara · होरासार
An early natal work valued for its treatment of timing and results.
Attributed to
Prithuyasas
Approximate period
c. 6th century CE
Rights status
source_text_public_domain
What it covers
Natal judgement with attention to dasha results, longevity and the effects of planetary periods.
Natal text attributed to the son of Varahamihira, condensing horary and natal judgement.
Signature methods
- Dasha-result material
- Longevity technique
- Early formulations later texts refine
What makes it different
Sits close to the earliest stratum of the tradition, so it is useful for dating how a rule developed.
How the Parashari school reads a chartChapter-by-chapter summary
Hora Sara circulates in roughly 25 chapters. Groups below follow its natal-judgement sequence.
How to work through Hora Sara
- 1Read it for early formulations — compare each rule with its later, narrower version elsewhere.
- 2The dasha-result chapters are its strongest section.
6 entries covering the full text
These summaries describe what each chapter covers in Astravya's own words. No verses are translated or reproduced.
Glossary
- Horaहोरा
- Natal astrology; also the D2 half-sign division.
- Dasha phala
- The results attributed to a planetary period.
Published rules cited from this text
No rules from this text have been published yet. Entries appear here once a reviewer releases them.
Sanskrit source text is public domain; modern English renderings are not.
Every summary on these pages is Astravya's own wording of a classical principle. Sanskrit verses are not reproduced unless the source wording is out of copyright or licensed, and each published rule records its chapter, verse and rights basis.