Sanjay Rath
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Sanjay Rath is an India
n astrologer
. He comes from a traditional family of astrologers from Bira Balabhadrapur Sasan village in Puri
, Orissa
, which trace their lineage back to Shri Achyuta Das (Sri Acyutananda
). Sanjay Rath studied under his uncle, the late Pandit Kasinath Rath. His grandfather, the late Pandit Jagannath Rath, was the Jyotish Ratna of Orissa and authored many books on Jyotisha
.
Sanjay Rath became a graduate of mechanical engineering
and joined the Government of India in July 1991. He was promoted to Under Secretary in the Ministry of Defence in October 1997. After the encouraging reception of his translation of Maharshi Jaimini's Upadesha Sutras and the growing number of students, Sanjay Rath resigned from government service in September 2000 to devote himself completely to Jyotisha
.
. He is a strict follower of the teachings of the ancient seers and is also a keen promoter for research and further development of the subject.
To promote the teachings of his paramparā
Sanjay Rath has formed a non-profit organization called Śrī Jagannāth Center where his advanced students are helping to spread Jyotiṣa in a way that keeps its spiritual roots. Students learn not only about Jyotiṣa, but also Mantra Śāstra, mudra
, prāṇayāma
, meditation
, and the Sanātana Dharma.
He is the Chairman of SJC Education & Research Center, Nagpur which offers Bachelors' Degrees and Masters' Degrees in Vedic Astrology under MOU with Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University.
He has a paid astrological study course offered through SoHamsa and various workshops available through the Deva Guru Brihaspati Center http://www.sohamsa.com
The Sri Jagannath Center was established with the objective of teaching Jyotish according to the ancient Sanskrit classics written in India by maharishis (great sages) like Parasara and Jaimini. SJC has created a revival of people working to understand classical Indian astrology.
Sanjay Rath has trained students in the approach taught through the Jyotish parampara of Sri Achyuta Dasa of Jagannath, Puri. His teachers form non-profit SJC study circles which now exist in many countries around the world. SJC uses internet services such as yahoo groups to create forums for international discussion between various astrologers.
At present, Sanjay Rath only teaches at Devaguru Brihaspati and SIVA branch in Serbia, together with his student Zoran Radosavljevic
Chairman: Dr. Brendan Feeley
President: Sarbani Sarkar Rath
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n astrologer
Astrologer
An astrologer practices one or more forms of astrology. Typically an astrologer draws a horoscope for the time of an event, such as a person's birth, and interprets celestial points and their placements at the time of the event to better understand someone, determine the auspiciousness of an...
. He comes from a traditional family of astrologers from Bira Balabhadrapur Sasan village in Puri
Puri
Puri is district headquarter, a city situated about south of state capital Bhubaneswar, on the eastern coast of the Bay of Bengal in the Indian state of Orissa. It is also known as Jagannath Puri after the Jagannath Temple . It is a holy city of the Hindus as a part of the Char Dham pilgrimages...
, Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
, which trace their lineage back to Shri Achyuta Das (Sri Acyutananda
Acyutananda
Achyutananda Das was a 16th century poet seer and Vaisnava saint from Orissa, India. He was considered to have the power to see the past, present and future...
). Sanjay Rath studied under his uncle, the late Pandit Kasinath Rath. His grandfather, the late Pandit Jagannath Rath, was the Jyotish Ratna of Orissa and authored many books on Jyotisha
Jyotisha
Hindu astrology , also Jyotish or Jyotisha, from Sanskrit , from "light, heavenly body") is the ancient Indian system of astronomy and astrology...
.
Sanjay Rath became a graduate of mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...
and joined the Government of India in July 1991. He was promoted to Under Secretary in the Ministry of Defence in October 1997. After the encouraging reception of his translation of Maharshi Jaimini's Upadesha Sutras and the growing number of students, Sanjay Rath resigned from government service in September 2000 to devote himself completely to Jyotisha
Jyotisha
Hindu astrology , also Jyotish or Jyotisha, from Sanskrit , from "light, heavenly body") is the ancient Indian system of astronomy and astrology...
.
Teaching Jyotish
Sanjay Rath uses Bṛhat Parāśara Horā Śāstra, Jaimini Upadeśa Sūtra, Bṛhat Jātaka and Kalyāṇavarmā's Sārāvalī as the foundations of Jyotiṣa and teaches from various other Jyotiṣa scripture and sacred literature such as the Bhagavadgītā, Upaniṣad, Purāṇa, etc. His holistic teaching and writings span across various schools of thought, although not creating his own brand of astrologyAstrology
Astrology consists of a number of belief systems which hold that there is a relationship between astronomical phenomena and events in the human world...
. He is a strict follower of the teachings of the ancient seers and is also a keen promoter for research and further development of the subject.
To promote the teachings of his paramparā
Parampara
Parampara denotes a succession of teachers and disciples in traditional Indian culture and Indian religions such as Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism and Buddhism...
Sanjay Rath has formed a non-profit organization called Śrī Jagannāth Center where his advanced students are helping to spread Jyotiṣa in a way that keeps its spiritual roots. Students learn not only about Jyotiṣa, but also Mantra Śāstra, mudra
Mudra
A mudrā is a symbolic or ritual gesture in Hinduism and Buddhism. While some mudrās involve the entire body, most are performed with the hands and fingers...
, prāṇayāma
Pranayama
Pranayama is a Sanskrit word meaning "extension of the prana or breath" or more accurately, "extension of the life force". The word is composed of two Sanskrit words, Prāna, life force, or vital energy, particularly, the breath, and "āyāma", to extend, draw out, restrain, or...
, meditation
Meditation
Meditation is any form of a family of practices in which practitioners train their minds or self-induce a mode of consciousness to realize some benefit....
, and the Sanātana Dharma.
Present Work
Sanjay Rath is presently working on translating the ancient Jyotish scriptures relative to his understanding of their meaning according to his East Indian background.He is the Chairman of SJC Education & Research Center, Nagpur which offers Bachelors' Degrees and Masters' Degrees in Vedic Astrology under MOU with Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University.
He has a paid astrological study course offered through SoHamsa and various workshops available through the Deva Guru Brihaspati Center http://www.sohamsa.com
Sri Jagannath Center
Sanjay Rath originally founded the Sri Jagannath Vedic Center (SJVC) in 1998 as a platform for open discussion about the teachings of his Jyotish tradition. Due to differences in opinion among various teachers he left the organization and started the Sri Jagannath Center (SJC) in 2001. The organization books can be purchased along with magazine,printed by SJC ,Jyotish Digest from Saggitarius Publications.The Sri Jagannath Center was established with the objective of teaching Jyotish according to the ancient Sanskrit classics written in India by maharishis (great sages) like Parasara and Jaimini. SJC has created a revival of people working to understand classical Indian astrology.
Sanjay Rath has trained students in the approach taught through the Jyotish parampara of Sri Achyuta Dasa of Jagannath, Puri. His teachers form non-profit SJC study circles which now exist in many countries around the world. SJC uses internet services such as yahoo groups to create forums for international discussion between various astrologers.
At present, Sanjay Rath only teaches at Devaguru Brihaspati and SIVA branch in Serbia, together with his student Zoran Radosavljevic
Chairman: Dr. Brendan Feeley
President: Sarbani Sarkar Rath
- Europe Head Organizer: Zoran Radosavljevic
- America Head Organizer: Dr.Brendan Feeley
- Africa Head Organizer: Swee Chan
- Asia-Pacific Head Organizer: Sarajit Poddar
- Germany and Scandinavia Head: Visti Larsen (http://www.srigaruda.com)
Books by Pt. Sanjay Rath
- 1. Jaimini Maharishi's Upadesa Sutra, (1997) A translation of the original Sanskrit work of Maharishi Jaimini. This text decodes the teachings hidden within the numerical correspondence of each Sanskrit letter relative to the meaning of the verse.
- 2. Crux of Vedic Astrology: Timing of Events, (1998) Detailed information on the various houses in Vedic astrology and an introduction to the use of Divisional charts, Narayana Dasa, Shula Dasa and other Jyotish tools. An important text to understand Sanjay Rath's style of horoscope interpretation.
- 4. Vedic Remedies in Astrology(2000) This book explains various principles of remedial measures in Hindu astrology. The astrological relationship between deities, mantras, yantras, gemstones and many other tools are explained. Well known for the large section on mantras as well as many case studies.
- 3. Narayana Dasa, (2001) This book is a definitive explication of Narayana dasa which is a Vedic timing technique utilizing the signs of the zodiac.
- 5. Varga Cakra, (2002) This book is a collected work of various students of Sanjay Rath presented at the Vyankatesha Sharma Varga workshop in 2002. Each chapter focuses on a different divisional chart with multiple case studies.
- 6. Vimsottari and Udu Dasa's, (2002) This book explains the multitude of conditional naksatra dasas mentioned in Brhat Parasara Hora Sastra.
- 7. Collected Papers in Vedic Astrology, (2006) Sanjay Rath traveled extensively between 2002 and 2006 teaching workshops through the Sri Jagannath Center. This book is a collection of revised and expanded workshop presentations given during that time period. Topics included: badhaka, ghataka chakra, hora lagna, sarvatobadra chakra, kalpadruma yoga, pancha mahapurusha yoga, naksatra techniques, nadiamsa, manduka dasa, rudramsa, longevity and dream interpretation.
- 8. Brihat Nakshatra, (2008)