India is very old civilization. ancient people, special and common both, are well versed with practical, spiritual and philosophical knowledge. Risi( Sages) were like scientist. they ware always busy in research. vadik mathematic, environment, atmosphere, Ayurveda, culture, weather, Agriculture and trade were there main interest of research.
From the beginning of human race, everybody wants to know that what will happen tomorrow. This interest of human kind is in the root of the science called astrology. In Indian theology astrology is considered as pancham veda meaning fifth main book of hinduism. actually four veda are real main book of referance of following Dhrama. Because of vast poppularity and usefulness, Astrology got a place in the raw of this four veda.
Now many sages give this part of knowledge in florishing this science. Bhrugu, sandilya, kashyap, yagnavalkya, Atri, vashisth, Jamdangi and many more, not only sages but some demon are also very fond of astrology. Ravana wrote Ravan sanhita, and Shakuni of Mahabharat was master of Ramal pasa(one of the way to know future. one of the pandavas Sahadev was trikal gyani astrologer.
karma siddhant is one the famous principle elaborated in shreemad Bhagvad Gita, some people makes mistak by taking astrology against Karma(action). but actually karma and Bhagya are both two side of coin. without one other can not exist. we are here as what we are is a fruit or a result of what we did in past. what we were in our previous birth. what is our sanskara? according to which we will get birth and we will be exatly like that. This is well proven fact. Our life,nature, look, psychy and all our by birth values are because of Runanubandh ( dues of previous birth or past). We can not be rich or poor by birth without role of of debths, plus or minus. We can add or remove positive and nagative side of our account.
And astrology deals with this accounts and will give you access code of this account via planets and their situation in the sky. your birth date, time and place has actual GPRS maping in the glob. Your parents, forefathers, Face, palm, tongue, forehead, and some feature on the body are exclusive. This are real password to understand design of your life. To know about your all over personality, mental status, capacity, Emotions, skill and career you have to make a combination of the given passward. ample match of all this tip you will be able to get the idea of your present status. You can also understand which one will behave in what manner? How he will get his right way of life.
Actually astrology was found for the purpose of social service. If one can know the way of life of new born baby, he can guide them according to that direction. Today we do brain mapping, aptitude test, psycho analysis and other things to know the thought process and tendency of human being. But astrology is focusing on such issues from long ago. And it deals with all aspect of life.
To understant astrology we have to understand Karmsiddhant (doctrine of Karma). we have saying in almost every language, that you will get exatly that how you will give, “jaisi karni, vaisi bharani”. This is common understanding of rule of karma, but in shuttle way karma is vast meaning word. Thinking is also a karma and not doing anything is also a karma, helping someone, troubling someone, good and bad, right and wrong, optimism and pessimism are karma.
karma is real secular word, its spares nobody. GOD or incarnation of God also have to face the result of their karma. Graha or planets are celestial bodies, they always gives glimpses of the future happenings. planets are not reason of future consequences. Nobody is entitled to change the future course of time, but by knowing future or having idea of future is very helpful for planning. one can get what he is deserve.
Astrology is a tool by help of which we can get complete idea of disaster or fortune. scholar of this science is men who is capable of predicting something which we are unaware of. life and death is matter of God’s domain but how to live life is our domain. we have to choose our path. Astrology is helpful for knowing this.