Brihat Parashara Hora Shastraबृहत् पाराशर होरा शास्त्र
Maharshi Parashara
The foundational Parashari treatise. Houses, planets, yogas, dashas, and remedial principles. We cite BPHS chapters whenever a classical yoga or graha effect is invoked.
Sources
The texts we stand on
Every article on VastuCart Blog is grounded in a named classical source. This page lists them by domain so you can verify the lineage of any claim we publish.
Jyotish
Jaimini Sutras
Maharshi Jaimini
The Jaimini system of chara dashas, arudha lagnas, and karaka-based analysis. Used for specialised timing techniques alongside the Parashari framework.
Saravaliसारावली
Kalyan Varma
Tenth-century compendium on nativity analysis. Strong reference for planetary conjunctions, yogas, and marriage timing.
Phaladeepikaफलदीपिका
Mantreswara
Classical predictive manual covering longevity, profession, and special nakshatra combinations. Cited in dasha prediction articles.
Brihat Jatakaबृहत् जातक
Varahamihira
Sixth-century natal astrology. Definitive reference for planetary dignity, house meanings, and early yoga formulations.
Jyotish and Vastu
Brihat Samhitaबृहत् संहिता
Varahamihira
Encyclopaedic treatise on omens, planetary influences on society, muhurta selection, and civic architecture. Bridges Jyotish and Vastu content.
Vastu
Manasaraमानसार
Ancient Sanskrit manual on architecture and sculpture. Primary source for direction, room placement, and temple geometry in Vastu articles.
Mayamatam
South Indian Vastu and Shilpa classic. Used alongside Manasara for Vastu Purusha Mandala and site selection guidance.
Vishwakarma Prakash
Vastu text attributed to Vishwakarma. Informs entrance placement, brahmasthana rules, and residential Vastu articles.
Tarot
Rider Waite Tarot
A. E. Waite and Pamela Colman Smith, 1910
The canonical Western tarot imagery. Our Major and Minor Arcana articles describe the Rider Waite iconography, upright and reversed readings.
Numerology
Pythagorean Numerology
The A=1..Z=26 reduction system. We use Pythagorean calculations for Life Path, Destiny, and Expression numbers.
Chaldean Numerology
The older Chaldean letter-value table. Applied when a post covers name numerology corrections and vibration analysis.
Festivals and Puja
Nirnaya Sindhuनिर्णय सिन्धु
Kamalakara Bhatta
Seventeenth-century authority on vrata, tithi, muhurta, and ritual timing. Drives our festival date resolution and ekadashi articles.
Dharma Sindhu
Kashinath Upadhyay
Companion text to Nirnaya Sindhu. Consulted for puja procedure, auspicious timing, and samskara sequences.
Rudraksha
Garuda Puranaगरुड़ पुराण
Puranic source for Rudraksha lineage, mukhi classification, and Shiva worship principles. Rudraksha articles reference the Rudraksha Jabala Upanishad alongside this text.
Rudraksha Jabala Upanishad
Primary Upanishadic text on the origin and classification of Rudraksha. Authoritative for mukhi significance.
Gemstones
Ratna Pariksha
Classical gemmology treatises within the Garuda Purana and Agni Purana traditions. Inform quality, carat, and wearing guidance for jyotish gemstones.
See our editorial standards for how these sources are used before publication.