Prithuyasas Shatpanchasika [AP]

Contents

I. होराध्याय

II.

On General principles गमागमाध्यापयः

Travelling and Returning III. जयपराजयाध्यायः

Success and Defeat IV. शुभाशुभलक्षणाध्याय

Auspicious and Inau icious Symptoms

V. प्रवासचिन्ताध्यायः

Querries about one who is abroad

VI. नष्टप्राप्त्यध्यायः The Recovery of the Lost

VII. मिश्रकाध्यायः

 

following:

Astrology is rightly termed as one of the Shad angas-the six works auxiliary to the Veda. And it will not be too much to say that this branch of knowledge is as necessary to civilization as any other branch, as of knowledge of Astrology means deficiency in the advancement of mankind.

The present work-Prasna Sastra-is one of the branches of Jyotish Sastra and is condensed in-as the title of the book implies-56 Slokas. The author Prithuyasas is really chip of the 'old block inasmuch as he is the son of that celebrated Astronomer, one of the nine gems of "Vikramaditya's Court'. All aspects pertaining to

"Query', have been very cleverly handled in this short work. The author presumes preliminary knowledge of Astrology and it is understood that the reader masters

the first two chapters of Brihat Jataka (बृहज्जातक). That Prithuyasas has kept up the line of thought