Uttara kalamrita

Uttara Kalamrita is a reference work on Vedic astrology or Jyotisa it is also termed as sidereal astrology, written by Kalidasa. However, it isn't known whether the Kalidasa who wrote this work is the Kalidasa who wrote Raghuvamsha and . The manuscript is available in various libraries in India including the Government Oriental Manuscript Library in Chennai. The manuscript was written in Sanskrit and subsequently translated to English and Hindi.
Key Highlights of Uttara Kalamrita
1. Detailed information regarding the how to perform nakshatra rectification, how to calculate the position of Mandi and Gullika, the situation of the place of birth of the native, the position of lamp when the child was born, the position and location of father of the child.
2. Information on Natural and Functional relationship of planets, knowledge of Kendras and Trikonas, Details on Retrograde planets, exaltation and debilitation of planets, calculation of Shadbala.
3. Ways of calculation of longevity of a person. Mathematical formulae anshayu, lagnayu, knowing the past, present and future using deshkran, Ayurdaya using planetary yogas, yogas for short life, long life.
4. Description of various yogas including raja yogas, vipreet raja yogas, fructification and cancellation of Raj Yogas, Finding benefic and malefic planets, Yogakaraka planets etc. All in all an excellent chapter to study basic astrology principles.
5. Excellent list of significators of houses, planets.
6. Detailed descriptions of Dasha and its significance. Results of various planetary dasas with little known rules. How to time events using dasa and transit.
7. How to calculate ishta lagna, nashta jataka details, prashna lagna and answering queries of users on lost articles.
8. Nakshatra results, Muhurata for various karmas.
9.Details on Karma Kanda, Process to be followed for marriage etc.
Significators
Uttara Kalamrita stands out as a vedic astrology reference book because of an exhaustive list of significators. No other reference on vedic astrology provides such an exhaustive collection.
The Significators are listed in Chapter 5.
1.Significators of the twelve houses (bhavas)
2.Significators of Planets (Graha)

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