The Essence of Tajika Astrology

It is said in the Tajika Nibandha A foundational compendium on Tajika astrology: This knowledge was told by Brahma to the Sun; by the Sun, it was told to the Greek original: "Yavana"; refers to the Ionian/Greek transmission of astronomical knowledge to India; and by the Greek, that knowledge was revealed to the Tajika original: "Tajikasya"; refers to the Perso-Arabic astrological tradition. Therefore, this is the essential pillar of the Tajika scriptures.

What has been done here? Having bowed with mind, speech, and body—making oneself humble—to the pair of lotus feet of Lord Rama; to Vagishvari the Goddess of Speech, Bharati; then to Heramba Ganesha; to the Sun and the other group of planets; to Rudra the Lord Ishvara; and to the son of Yashoda, Shri Krishna.

What are the qualities of this Tajika-Sara The "Essence of Tajika"? It is "brief and accessible," meaning it is small in word count but easy to understand in meaning. Furthermore, it is "pleasing," meaning it is charming due to the beauty of its verse, and thus it provides clear understanding. Furthermore, it was "composed after observing various Tajika texts," meaning it was created after reviewing many different scriptures of this tradition. The author uses the suffix "tam" here as a universal grammatical marker. Furthermore, it is "a giver of joy to the astrologers," meaning it causes great happiness to those who calculate the stars.

One might ask: in the scriptures, the praise of three types of deities is possible—the "appropriate" deity, the "beloved" deity, or the "appropriately-beloved" deity.
1. Praise of an appropriate deity is like praising a King at the start of a treatise on Ethics, or the God of Love at the start of a treatise on Erotics.
2. Praise of a beloved deity is like the praise of Shiva and Gauri at the start of the Raghuvamsha epic.
3. Praise of an appropriately-beloved deity is like the praise of Mahavira, the Lord of Yoga, at the start of a treatise on Yoga.

In this text, by using the words "Shri Rama" and so on, the author performs praise for his beloved deity. By mentioning "the Sun and others," the author performs praise for the appropriate deities appropriate because the Sun is the primary deity of astrology. || 1 ||

Whatever destiny—whether auspicious or inauspicious—was earned in previous lives and produced by one's own body, all of that surely reaches its fruition at a fixed time, such as a specific year. This is agreed upon by all the wise scholars regarding a living being's current life; therefore, after reflecting on that, I shall speak of the brilliant results produced by the solar return year. || 2 ||