Karmaguna, Karmaguṇā, Karma-guna: 1 definition
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In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: JyotiṣaKarmaguṇā (कर्मगुणा) refers to the “qualities of action” and is the name of the first chapter of the Gārgīyajyotiṣa. The contents of this chapters details the astrological characters of nakṣatras, tithis, grahas and muhūrtas. It is similar to the 98th and 99th chapter of Vārahamihira’s known as the Bṛhatsaṃhitā. The Gārgīyajyotiṣa is one of the most comprehensive of Garga’s texts and written in the form of a dialogue between Krauṣṭuki (Ṛṣiputra) and Garga discussing astral and other omens, comprising a total of sixty-two chapters (viz., karma-guṇā), known as aṅgas and summarized in the Aṅgasamuddiśa (“enumeration of the divisions”, introductory portion).
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
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