Parashari school
Uttara Kalamrita · उत्तर कालामृत
Concentrated material on significations, karakas and sensitive points.
Attributed to
Kalidasa
Approximate period
c. 15th century CE
Rights status
source_text_public_domain
What it covers
Planetary significations, karakatwas, special lagnas and calculated points, with condensed rules for judgement.
Reference work on karakatvas, planetary significations, arudhas and special lagnas.
Signature methods
- Long signification lists per planet
- Special ascendants and derived points
- Compact rules for combining significations
What makes it different
The standard place to check what a planet stands for before attributing a result to it.
How the Parashari school reads a chartChapter-by-chapter summary
Uttara Kalamrita is arranged in four khandas (sections) rather than long chapters; the subdivisions below follow that structure.
How to work through Uttara Kalamrita
- 1Start with the signification lists — they are the reason most practitioners open this text.
- 2Read the special-lagna material only after the standard significations are familiar.
- 3Use the combination rules as a checklist when a placement seems to point two ways.
4 entries covering the full text
These summaries describe what each chapter covers in Astravya's own words. No verses are translated or reproduced.
Glossary
- Karakatwa
- The full set of matters a planet naturally signifies.
- Special lagna
- A derived ascendant such as Bhava or Hora Lagna.
Published rules cited from this text
Houses 6, 8 and 12 as dusthanas
The 6th, 8th and 12th houses are grouped as difficult houses; their lords placed in each other's houses can reverse hardship (viparita raja yoga).
When it applies: Read viparita results only when the lords are otherwise unafflicted.
Uttara Kalamrita House classification
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.