Oṁ Gurave Namaḥ

Oṃ Gajānanāya Namaḥ

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Parampara - the Lineage

I have studied Jyotish (also known as Vedic Astrology) under the auspices of Śrī Achyuta Parampara originating from Puri, Odisha, India for the past 6 years under the tutelage and guidance of Paṇḍit Sanjay Rath, Paṇḍit Visti Larsen and Paṇḍit Sarbani Rath. 

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The Jyotish Parampara of the Rath family is probably a millenium or more older. It was influenced in the 16th century AD by the teachings of Mahāpuruṣa Śrī Achyutānanda, a great saint, scholar and savant, besides a jyotishi and who was a disciple of the great Chaitanya Mahāprabhu. 

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Our parampara carries the undiluted, pure knowledge passed down from the Vedic Sages, chiefly Mahaṛṣi Parāśara, whose magnum opus - the Bṛhat Parāśara Hora Śastra is like a Bible or shall I say Gita for the Jyotishis. In fact the Srimad Bhagavad Gita itself is a key text of our tradition in understanding the deeper aspects of Jyotish as also the Jaimini Upadesa Sutras which give an advanced level understanding of the intricacies of Jyotish.

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What is Jyotish - Jyotish is everything. Can anyone say what is Physics or Mathematics - its the study of everything and every part of this universe from the micro to the macro is influenced by this study - then what to say of you and me. 

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My journey with Jyotiṣa

My late mother used to say that when she was pregnant with me, she developed an interest in studying astrology and studied "upto the Ashtakavarga". I never probed her - what exactly she meant by that. My father had studied astrology; his judgments and advice helped many friends and relatives who consulted him. From as far back as I can remember even in my early childhood, I would pester my father to teach me astrology. For some reason he was hesitant about it and I ended up learning palmistry instead. With even my half baked knowledge - young and old would show me their hands and somehow seem very happy and convinced with my judgments and predictions, more convinced than myself, I must admit. 

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Eventually my father relented and taught me a few basics. That was enough for that was just the start I required and I bought books after books in an attempt to gain deeper understanding. However it was not until I turned 32, that my eventual Guru Sanjayji encouraged me to study jyotish. It took another 3 years for me to actually gain the courage to enrol into a course. Fortunately for me, I studied under his student Shri Visti Larsen who is not only a great jyotishi, and a kind human being, but exactly the type of teacher I could best learn from. I have completed the penultimate year of Parasara Jyotisa Course under the tutelage of Vistiji and I am studying Mantra Shastra and Jaimini Scholar Program - learning from Sanjayji, Vistiji as well as Sarbaniji. 

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With the permission and blessings of my Gurus, I am now embarking on this journey to benefit others with this knowledge. I am offering Jyotisa consultations for those interested in getting a better understanding of themselves and their place in this world, to help guide and resolve their problems to the best of my abilities and knowledge. 

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Jaya Gurudeva