Description
Jataka Tattva is a standard treatise on the predictive part of Hindu astrology and follows the Parashari System. It is written in Sanskrit. Its author has adopted the Sutra method for imparting knowledge of astrology instead of the traditional Sloka format. A great deal of importance is given to medicine and astrology. The author of this text, Mahadeva, son of Revashankar Pathak, hailed from Ratlam, Rajasthan, he was a devotee of Goddess Parvati, the consort of Lord Shiva and well-versed in medicine, Sanskrit and Jyotisha. Mahadeva is believed to have lived from 1842 to 1888. He had written this treatise with the assistance of Vishnushastri, and completed its writing on Phalguna Shukla Panchami Vikram Samvat 1928 (on 14 March 1874). The brevity of the sutras employed to describe lengthy original passages culled from other texts is noteworthy.
Author: SURESH CHANDRA MISHRA
Publisher: SURESH CHANDRA MISHRA
ISBN-13: AB-39
Language: ENGLISH
Binding: PAPER BACK
No. Of Pages: 358
Country of Origin: INDIA
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