Publisher : Uma Publications
Published on : August 2003
Language : English
Paperback : 214 pages
ISBN-10 : 819010084X
ISBN-13 : 978-8190100847
Item Weight : 9.5 ounces
Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.49 x 8.5 in
Yogas in Astrology
The Yogas in Astrology deals primarily with the technique of analysis and interpretation of the various astrological yogas according to the Parashari system.
- The approach to analysis is based on the standard astrological principles which are so often ignored while dealing with this all-important subject.
- The role of the houses where the various yogas form, the signs involved, the other planetary influences on the yoga-forming planets, the strength and weakness of the constituent planets, their status in the vargas, and the operating dasha have all been elucidated with examples.
- One full chapter has been devoted to the famous, but ill-understood, Gaja-Kesari yoga as a model example of the technique of yoga interpretation, and the various factors which facilitate or obstruct the functioning of a yoga.
- The Pancha-Mahapurusha yogas, the solar and the lunar yogas, and the important Dhana yogas, Raja yogas and Arishta yogas have all been treated exhaustively.
- The generally ignored Nabhasa yogas have been classified in a unique manner and their significance in horoscopic analysis emphasized.
- One chapter is devoted to the Sanyasa yogas.
- The book is profusely illustrated with examples.
- A must for all students of Vedic astrology.
Reviews by Readers
Reviewer: Dr. Parihar from Victoria BC, Canada, August 28, 2001
A need for a good, modern,and carefully written book on Yogas in (Hindu) Astrology was long due. Dr. Charak has done the required work in brilliant way. The book has complete systematic method for analsyis and interpratation of various Yogas (planetary combination in Hindu Astrology). The book is based on Parashari system of Astrology. The book is well written and constructed. The much ignored Nabhasas Yogas are also investigated in the book. In order to make the art of Yogas interpratation very clear, Dr. Charak has very wisely used the famous Gaja Kesari Yoga, as an example to explain the whole approach to interpret and analysis the yogas. It would not be out of place to mention that after long long time, ever since late Prof. B.Suryanarayana Rao wrote a book on Yogas in early 1900's this is the only quality book, available in the market, written by a deeply serious writer who is also known for his clarity of expression and richness of material. A dispassionate reader will not be slow to recognise the fact that the book as written furnishes good food for reflective minds, especially because the book is written by Dr. K S Charak, in his own inimitable style. I heartily recommend the book to all lovers of Indian Astrology.
Reviewer: Sundar Rajan, September 22, 2018
Dr. Charak's book on Yogas in Astrology is a brilliant work. This book should be read along with Sri B V Raman's 300 Combinations which is the modern classic on the subject - keeping both books side by side, as both are equally enlightening. Many doubts get clarified in either one of them and thereafter it will be easier to apply the yogas. Some interpretations or qualitative impact of yogas differ in the two books, but one can easily make out why they are so if we read both together taking each yoga one at a time. All of Dr. Charak's books are very precise, brief and to the point and extremely lucid. I wish he has also given some citations from the classics, specially Maharshi Parashar's. But for an FRCS surgeon to go to such depths into an ancient science as Vedic Astrology, is absolutely extraordinary. His books are a must-read for any student of Vedic Astrology and also for practitioners of the art.
Reviewer: Mesha, January 9, 2007
There are two books you should own for referencing vedic yogas, B.V Raman's 300 Important Combinations and Charak's Yogas in Astrology. Both are excellent books, but I do notice that I typically grab Charak's book from the book shelf first. His style of writing is clear and concise. I have many of his other books as well and I have not been disappointed.
About the Author
Dr. K S Charak, MS (Surgery), FRCS (UK) is Head of the Surgery Department at the Indira Gandhi ESI Hospital, Jhilmil, Delhi, India. He is the Honorary Editor of the bi-monthly Vedic Astrology. Author of several books on Vedic astrology, his extensive work in the field of astrology has earned him international recognition.