INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

THE FIRST ONE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who wrote the first textbook on Jyotish?
A
Bhrigu
B
Katyayan
C
Patanjali
D
Panini
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -d Maharishi Bhrigu was the first compiler of predictive astrology Jyotisha. He is credited as the father of Hindu astrology and the first astrological treatise Bhrigu Samhita is attributed to his authorship. The Bhrigu Samhita is an astrological Jyotish classic attributed to Maharishi Bhrigu during the Vedic period.

Detailed explanation-2: -Maharishi Bhrigu collected birth charts, wrote full-life predictions and compiled them together as Bhrigu Samhita.

Detailed explanation-3: -MAHARSHI PARASHAR was a well-known Vedic Sage who is regarded as the father of Jyotish Shastra or Vedic Astrology. He is accredited as the author of Vishnu Purana, the first of 18 Puranas of Hindu Literature compiled by his son Veda Vyasa.

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