Jamini Sutramritam | English | A Classic in Vedic Astrology | Iranganti Rangacharya |

About the Book:- The authenticity of Jaimini Sutras remains undisputed. They are lost to us save the sutras of Chapters I & II. Most of the sutras in the chapters III & IV appear interpolated and uncorrelated and the socalled one or two Sanskrit commentaries follow suit. An aphorism or Sutra is a short, unambiguous, quintessential, faultless and alround saying. So we need wide and proper commentaries to understand the sutras. A good commentary is marked by word - separation, word-meaning sentence - construction and reply for prima facie argument. Luckily for chapters I & II of Jaimini Sutras, we have a reputed Sanskrit commentary, written 300 years ago, by the erudite Neelakantta.

Krishnamishra wrote Phalaratnamala, a Sanskrit verse exposition of Jaimini system of astrology. He says in his book that Kalpalatha, written by his son, Somanath, is the commentary of his work. Description of various Lagnas, Argalas and Transits has a key place in these works. Raghavabhatta's Jathaka Sara Sangraha was printed with its Telugu translation in 1886 A.D. Sutrardha Prakasika of Nrisimha Suri is the Sanskrit verse exposition of Jaimini sutras. Various sign dasas are dealt in these two works. But these works are not popularised by the scholars till now, since the commentaries are incomplete and unclear lacking sutra-wise correlation. Twelve years back, I wrote a sutra wise commentary for the first two chapters of Jaimini Sutras in Sanskrit clearly, free from paradoxes, without contravening Vriddha karikas. Thus my Jaimini Sutramritam (Sanskrit and Telugu) was published in 1991. I hope Indian and western astrologer - scholars would consider the worth of this book (Sanskrit and English) too. And I am now sure Jaimini would be properly understood and practised by many.

Iranganti Rangacharya.