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Bhagya or Fortunate Yogas

The most important House in Astrology is the Ninth House, as it deals with Fortune or Bhagya. It is said that Kunti prayed to the Lord to grant her fortunate children and not scholars or soldiers. Here we give some verses for Bhagya Yoga. If the Ninth lord be in Eleventh and if the lord of 11 Be in House Ninth Bhagya Yoga indicated ! If all malefics be In 3, 8 and Eleven Fortunate the native becomes Such is Astrology's decree ! The significations of the planets That tenant the Twelfth Those significations get fostered Such is Astrology's decree ! If the lords of 4,7,9 and Venus Be in Eleventh or Ninth And receive aspect Saturnine Fortunate the native becomes ! If the lords of the 4th and Ascendant Be angular, fortune indicated During their periods/subperiods Native enjoys fame and wealth If a planet be exalted And is in Fifth or Ninth Fortunate the native becomes Such is Astrology's decree ! Swochhopago Bhagy Grihe cha Bhogo Narasya ...

Kerala astronomers

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This is the diagram of Manda Kriya, Reduction to the Heliocentric Coordinate System, given by the equation R e Sin M, where e is eccentricity, R is the Radius of the Circle, M is the Anomaly. The Manda Anomaly is found out by subtracting Aphelion, Mandoccha from the Mean Longitude. Mean Longitude - Aphelion = Manda Anomaly. R = 360/ 2 Pi or 180/Pi or 57.3*60*60 = 206265 seconds or Vikalas. This amount thus got is added to the mean longitude if ML > 180 and deducted if ML < 180. The Kerala astronomers predate their Western counterparts, particularly Kepler and Laplace by centuries. In his Thesis " The Model of Planetary Motion in the works of the Kerala astronomers", Prof Ramasubramaniam, Physics Professor, Madurai University observes " In conclusion, it may be noted that there is a vast literature on astronomy, including mathematics, both in Sanskrit and Malayalam produced by the Kerala School during the period 14-19th century. Only a fractio...

Modern Diagram for the Indian trig functions, Jya and Kojya.

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Jya = R Sin Kojya = R Cos ... R being Vyasardha, the Radius of the Circle = 206265 seconds. ... These are the trig functions used in Graha Ganitha and is highlighted in Bhaskara's Ganitha Adhyaya. As one Zodiacal Sign defines 30 degrees of Arc, three consecutive Signs constitue one Vritta Pada, Quadrant of a Circle = 90 degrees and Indian mathematicians used the term Trijya for Radius of the Circle.