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4 days ago · Pancha Siddhantika is a work of Varahamihira (6 th century AD), who took astronomical constants from the Ardharatrika system and summarized the five Siddhantas – Pitamaha, Vasistha, Paulisha, Romaka and Surya.
2 days ago · Varahamihira (505–587) produced the Pancha Siddhanta (The Five Astronomical Canons). He made important contributions to trigonometry, including sine and cosine tables to 4 decimal places of accuracy and the following formulas relating sine and cosine functions:
16 hours ago · The Gupta period produced scholars such as Kalidasa, Aryabhata, Varahamihira and Vatsyayana, who made great advancements in many academic fields. Science and political administration reached new heights during the Gupta era.
4 days ago · According to Varahamihira, the planet with a northern displacement would be the winner in a Graha Yuddha. Also, the sun and the moon are more powerful in Uttarayan; Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn become powerful when in retrograde. The planetary war is of four types – bheda, ullekha, amsumardhana and apasavya. Occultation is called bheda.
4 days ago · Legend has it that Khana was the daughter-in-law of Varahamihira, who was a great astronomer and mathematician. He was a key member of the royal court of Vikramaditya. One day, Varahamihira returned home worried.
5 days ago · The Nine Gems, or Navaratnas, of Vikramaditya’s court were an illustrious group of scholars and artists who contributed to a golden age of intellectual and cultural prosperity. This esteemed assembly included luminaries like the legendary poet Kalidasa, the brilliant astronomer Varahamihira, and the celebrated lexicographer Amarasimha.
5 days ago · Purohita (पुरोहित, “priest”) is an official title designating one of the seventy-two officers ( niyoga) of the Bāhattaraniyogādhipati circle, according to the Inscriptional glossary of Andhra Pradesh (Śāsana-śabdakośāmu). The bāhattaraniyoga-adhipati is the highest executive officer of this circle (including a Purohita).
