The book in your hand is a simplified version of the original Bhrigu Samhita. The original volume is an astrological classic written by Maharishi Bhrigu thousands of years ago during the Vedic Period in a tone, manner and language with which the present day readers are not familiar with. While the theme and substance remains unchanged, the vocabulary and sentence structure has been simplified in this book for everyone to understand easily.
We are aware that the man, by nature, is very inquisitive to know what the future has in store for him. The contents in Bhrigu Samhita satisfy that urge. It is a compilation of results based on predictive astrology to help average people cope with the pressures of life by learning how to become morally and spiritually strong and also the path they should to follow in their daily lives. Prepared from about five lakh horoscopes of different people, Maharshi Bhrigu made predictions of their current and future lives as well as the past. Each of these horoscopes was based upon the planetary positions of the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Rahu (North Node of the Moon) and Ketu (South Node of the Moon).
Readers of the book will be able to understand the meaning and importance of the terms used in astrology, such as Birth chart, Horoscope, House, Zodiac, Rashi, Stars in motion, Sun, Planetary movements etc, in their everyday life. They will be able to cast a birth chart, create a horoscope, study the ascendance, beneficial and malefic influence of planetary movements and make predictions. The book has 25 chapters based on 'Laghu Parashari' principles and written in the form of 42 Shlokas that describe basic rules, effects of planetary positions and their influence on a human being.
The original Bhrigu Samhita was written essentially for those well versed with astrology, this book has been simplified to help common people understand how to read a horoscope or make predictions. CONTENTS: Publisher's Not Foreword Preface Acknowledgements 1. An Introduction a) Maharishi Bhrigu and Existence of Bhrigu Samhita 2. B : Basic Information a) Panchang and Its Five Limbs b) Twelve Signs of Zodiac c) Nine Planets with their Vedic Qualities & Mottos d) Casting a Birth Chart? e) Houses (Bhavas) Classification in a Birth Chart 3. Laghu Parashari Principles a) Laghu Parashari and Its Principles 4. Ascendant-wise (Lagna-wise) Predictions of Planets a) Aries Ascendant (Mesh Lagna) b) Taurus Ascendant (Vrishabh Lagna) c) Gemini Ascendant (Mithun Lagna) d) Cancer Ascendant (Kark Lagna) e) Leo Ascendant (Simha Lagna) f) Virgo Ascendant (Kanya Lagna) g) Libra Ascendant (Tula Lagna) h) Scorpio Ascendant (Vrishchik Lagna) i) Sagittarius Ascendant (Dhanu Lagna) g) Capricorn Ascendant (Makar Lagna) k) Aquarius Ascendant (Kumbh Lagna) l) Pisces Ascendant (Meen Lagna) e) Miscellaneous a) Planetary Conjunctions (Yutis) and Their Effects b) Planetary Combinations (Yogas) and Their Effects c) Planetary Four Trines (Triangles) in a Birth Chart d) Planetary Dasha and Their Effects e) Synchronizing of Birth Charts (Melapak) f) Planetary Mantras and Items of Charity