Praśna Mārga: Book 2
Part 2 of the Vedic horary astrology course covers Chapters 17-32 of Praśna Mārga
Join me in the first ever live class of Praśna Mārga, Book 2
Begins February 2026/2027 depending on interest
The only opportunity to study this classical Sanskrit text in a cohesive, structured format in the modern world today
Live classes meet on Zoom once a week on Thursdays from 4-6pm PST/PDT
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What is Praśna Mārga?
Praśna means question and mārga means path. Praśna Mārga is a classical Sanskrit text written in Southern India in the year 1650 AD. It is the profoundly deep teaching of the art and science of Vedic horary astrology and divination. Book 1 also contains copious amounts of information on medical astrology including identification and treatment of disease, remedial measures, cause of death, and longevity calculations. Book 2 focuses more on marriage, children, relationship compatibility, transits, and ashtakavarga, as well as solving an unknown birth time and interpreting dreams.
The goal of this course is to cover all of the important stanzas in chapter 17-32. This should take us about 12 months with holidays.
What is praśna?
Praśna means question or query in Sanskrit and refers to the art and science of using astrology, numerology, phenomenology, breath patterns, behavioral patterns, and ancient Vedic divination techniques to interpret and properly answer any question posed by a client to an astrologer. The chart cast at the exact moment of first contact with or question posed to an astrologer by a client is called the Praśna Kundali. This chart tells the astrologer exactly where to focus in the client's birth chart because it is expressing the results of the actions of the client on the level of kriyamāṇa karma.
Why study praśna?
No astrologer can truly call themselves a competent astrologer without mastering the basic tenants of praśna. Learning praśna is learning how the archetypes of the planets communicate and interact with the physical environment through time. The goal of studying praśna to learn to read the language of the environment at all times by examining the sights, sounds, weather patterns, good and bad omens, behavioral and speech patterns of their clients, and the patterns of their own breath. Studying praśna is a spiritual journey in itself as the phenomenal human experience becomes a tool for constant communication with divine will.
Who can study praśna?
Anyone with a sincere interest in learning can study praśna. Practicing astrologers, students of Vedic, Hellenistic, or Western astrology, students of Ayurveda, and students of medical astrology will derive immense benefit from taking this course. That said, this is an intermediate level course. Students of non-Vedic backgrounds are more than welcome to join and are encouraged to bring outside views and diversity to the classroom. However, anyone can benefit from diving into such profound teachings at any stage in their journey and eager beginners are welcome to join if they have taken my 6-week Intro Course.
What to prepare
I highly recommend enrolling in Praśna Mārga: Book I first, or studying in the course alongside Book II. The foundations for conducting praśna and understanding the framework and thought process of the author are given in Book I. I suggest getting the English translation of both Book 1 and 2 by B.V. Raman. We will study from Book 2 this year, but you should have Book 1 as a reference. I will also reference Muhurta concepts from Muhūrta Cintāmaṇi on a regular basis so be sure to get familiar with the basic tenants of electional astrology if you haven't yet taken my Muhurta course.
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Praśna Mārga, Book II: Course content
Chapter 17: Marriage
Chapter 18: Pregnancy & childbirth
Chapter 19: Family, children, & childbearing
Chapter 20: The 7th house, the spouse, and Venus
Chapter 21: Relationship compatibility
Chapter 22: Transits
Chapter 23: Disease - cause & remedy
Chapter 24: Deities and rulers
Chapter 25: Rainfall
Chapter 26: Wells and water
Chapter 27: Food
Chapter 28: Intimacy
Chapter 29: Lost or stolen articles
Chapter 30: Unknown birth time
Chapter 31: Dream interpretation
Chapter 32: Astakavarga
Class schedule coming soon…
Details
First ever live course begins February 2026/2027
Classes are held once a week on Thursdays 4-6pm PST/PDT
Course duration: 1 year
Weekly Zoom meeting accessible anywhere in the world
All classes are recorded and available online 24-48 hours after the live class
Facebook group for discussions, class updates, and notifications
Investment: $2000 USD one-time payment, or 4 installments of $550, or 10 monthly payments of $240 (subscription required)
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