Parashari school
Jataka Parijata · जातक पारिजात
An encyclopaedic compilation drawing many earlier authorities together.
Attributed to
Vaidyanatha Dikshita
Approximate period
c. 15th century CE
Rights status
source_text_public_domain
What it covers
Comprehensive natal astrology assembled from a wide range of prior works, with strengths, yogas, dashas and results.
Comprehensive natal compendium synthesising earlier classical authorities.
Signature methods
- Broad synthesis across sources
- Detailed strength and dignity material
- Extensive yoga coverage
What makes it different
Useful for tracing where a rule came from, since it preserves competing statements side by side.
How the Parashari school reads a chartChapter-by-chapter summary
Jataka Parijata is set in 18 chapters, several of them very long. Chapter numbers are consistent across the standard editions.
How to work through Jataka Parijata
- 1Read it as a synthesis: when two rules conflict, note both rather than choosing quickly.
- 2The strength chapters are the most useful part — cover them before the result chapters.
- 3Use the yoga chapters to trace where a rule originated.
12 entries covering the full text
These summaries describe what each chapter covers in Astravya's own words. No verses are translated or reproduced.
Glossary
- Shadbala
- Six-fold strength calculation for planets.
- Ishta and Kashta
- Benefic and malefic strength components of a planet.
Published rules cited from this text
Lord of the ascendant in a strong house supports overall wellbeing
A well-placed, strong ascendant lord is treated as a foundation for general vitality and the ability to act on the chart's promises.
When it applies: Requires a reliable birth time.
Jataka Parijata Ascendant lord
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.