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Vedas are considered to be the main source of all learning and knowledge in the world. Vedas are not written by any human being, so is Hindu Dharma.     Both of them are not created by any individual. The Vedas are articulated by the GOD. Vedas are the synonyms of the learning, science and knowledge. One must understand the Vedangs before studying the Vedas.  And if any one goes through the Vedas   without   studying Vedang, he would commit the blunder and get nothing. He would jump in the web of ignorance and baffled.  Vedang are six in number. They are as follows: -   

1. Shiksha (Education)
2. Kalp (The procedure for performing religious rituals)
3. Nirukat (Articulation of words, explanation and analysis)
4. Vayakaran (Grammar)
5. Chhand  ( Verses)
6. The Joyotish (Astrology)

  Astrology is the study of planets, zodiac and constellation in galaxy and how they affect the human-beings on the earth. The Indian Astrology has mainly three branches-                                                                                                     Sidandta (Astronomy)                                                                                                          Samhita (Mundane Astrology)                                                                                              Hora or Jatak (Natal Astrology)                                                                                    Sidandta (Astronomy) is the study of mathematical calculation of the movement of the planets; moon, angles, eclipse etc. and the rest of the two are the application of   (Sidandta) astronomy. Our Ancient Rishis (Masters of the Astrology) had done an excellent work and presented eighteen different doctrines before the birth of Christ. Varhamihir the well known astrologer and mathematician   of ancient India expressed his views only on five doctrines. Surya (Sun) Sidandta is the most accurate and nearer to the mathematical calculation of the modern world.  The second important part of the astrology is mundane astrology which is used for predicting natural phenomena e.g. Rains, Earthquake, Changes in climate, Famines, Political changes, Economic changes, Relation between countries, War and Peace . The books are known as Samhita e.g. Narad Sanhita, Garg Sanhita. The third most important part of this subject is Natal Astrology. It is the most popular branch of the astrology. It studies the affect of the planets and constellation on the native e.g. Education, offspring, Profession, Family, Pleasure, Sorrow, Development, Decline and Health etc. The word “Hora” and “Jatak” comes in the end with title e.g. Jatak-Parijatak, Brihtjatak, and Brihad-Parashar Hora Shastra etc.So they are called Jatak Granth (native). In this branch of astrology, Horoscope of the native is made with the help of the date of birth, place of birth and time of birth and then the prediction is made. The rule of the calculation to make a Horoscope is entirely different and the rule of the forecast is different. Horoscope is the detail explanation of the destiny of the native which presents what the native did in his/her lasts births and he/she can rectify with the Karmas (The World famous Indian philosophy established by Lord Krishna In Bhagvat Gita 5200 years before in the battle of Mahabhart fought in Kurukeshtra now declared a holy city in India) and improve his/her present and future. I t is very important to learn that Karmas (Deeds/ Act) makes destiny and the astrology gives the opportunity to analysis.

It is a science deals with the studies of the extraterrestrial objects and phenomena. Some eminent Astrologer and Astronomer of ancient India are-

1. Maharishi Parashara
2. Rishiputra
3. Arya Bhatta-I
4. Lallacharya
5. Varahmihir
6. Kalyan Verma
7. Bhaskracharya
8. Dhundiraj

We use terrestrial sphere and celestial sphere both in the study of astrology.