![]() ![]() Hindu astrology includes several nuanced sub-systems of interpretation and prediction with elements not found in Hellenistic astrology, such as its system of lunar mansions ( Nakṣatra). Practice relies primarily on the sidereal zodiac, which differs from the tropical zodiac used in Western (Hellenistic) astrology in that an ayanāṃśa adjustment is made for the gradual precession of the vernal equinox. The foundation of Hindu astrology is the notion of bandhu of the Vedas (scriptures), which is the connection between the microcosm and the macrocosm. : 381 The Ṛigveda also mentions an eclipse-causing demon, Svarbhānu, however the specific term graha was not applied to Svarbhānu until the later Mahābhārata and Rāmāyaṇa. : 382 The term graha, which is now taken to mean planet, originally meant demon. : 377 There are mentions of eclipse-causing "demons" in the Atharvaveda and Chāndogya Upaniṣad, the latter mentioning Rāhu (a shadow entity believed responsible for eclipses and meteors). : 376 Early jyotiṣa is concerned with the preparation of a calendar to determine dates for sacrificial rituals, : 377 with nothing written regarding planets. ![]() ![]() Jyotiṣa is one of the Vedāṅga, the six auxiliary disciplines used to support Vedic rituals. ![]()
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