Author: Sanjay Rath

Sanjay Rath (उड़िया: ସଞୟ ରଥ) comes from a traditional family of astrologers in Puri, whose lineage traces back to Sri Achyuta Das (Achyutananda). Sanjay Rath uses the Brihat Parashara Horashastra, Jaimini Upadesha Sutra, Brihat Jataka, and Kalyanavarma's Saravali as the foundation of his astrology, and draws on various other Jyotish scriptures. His overall teachings and writings span various schools of thought, although he has not created his own brand of astrology.
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Shubh Prarambha

 Sanjay Rath  14 April 2014

Om Gurave Namaḥ

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Foundations of Jyotish

 Sanjay Rath  2 April 2014

All of you must have read the preparatory lesson titled Foundation of Vedic Astrology. Now, when you have the time, please listen to these 36 CD quality recordings of the foundation lecture. For your convenience, a ready link for the paper is also provided. You are allowed to download these MP3 audio files, burn them into CDs or simply comply them into your MP3 player, iPhone etc, and listen to them whenever you have the time. Even if you have heard this before or heard it a few times before, there is no harm in repeating it.

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Diksha

 Sanjay Rath  1 April 2014

मृत्युंजय मंत्र
त्र्यंबक्कं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टीवर्धनम्।
उर्वारुकमिव बन्दनाम् मृत्योर्मोक्षीय मामृतात्॥
tryaṁbakkaṁ yajāmahe sugandhiṁ puṣṭīvardhanam|
urvārukamiva bandanām mṛtyormokṣīya māmṛtāt||

Understanding the subtleties of this Mahamantra, taught by Maharishi Vashishtha, Parashara’s grandfather.