J. Gonda states that at 'some time after 600
C.E.] was written the
purva-khanda of what was to become known as the
Brhatparasarahora [
Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra], ascribed to
Parashara. it is deeply indebted to the [Brhajjataka of
Varahamihira]; it has also borrowed two verses from
Sphujidhvaja... and its existence is presupposed by the author of the
uttara-khanda, which was commented on by
Govindasvamin in ca. 850 [C.E.]. Therefore, the
purva-khanda must have been written between ca. 600 and 750... but before 800'. Additionally
Bhaṭṭotpala (circa 900
C.E.) was a
Vedic astrologer that 'in his commentaries he wrote that though he had heard of [the]
Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra, he had never seen it. Thus we know it was lost for at least nine hundred years, until new manuscripts emerged from the early 20th century (see below). As such, there are doubts in regards to the authenticity of various manuscripts of the
Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra (BPHS) that emerged centuries later. One concern raised is the apparent admission by Sitram Jha in his 1944 publication of the BPHS that he changed and removed elements of the manuscript. Another concern raised by Vedic Astrologers such as Shyamasundara Dasa 'that casts doubt on the veracity of the modern BPHS is the complete lack of any ancient commentary on the text. The oldest commentary known to me is that of Devacandra Jha's Hindi commentary from the first half of the 20th century, that is, less than 100 years old'.
Editions and translations According to R. Santhanam and J. Gonda, the following are the modern translations (and manuscripts) of the
Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra (BPHS): ==Notes and references==