History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c82.278

v6.c82.278

The Sārāvalī of Kalyāṇa-varman follows this and adds⁸⁰⁶ that what is known among the people as Jātaka is called *horā* in this śāstra or the word (*horā*) may indeed be taken to be a synonym for 'consideration of what the destiny would be'. The word '*horā*' has two other meanings in Sanskrit astrology viz *lagna* (that sign which is rising on the eastern horizon at a particular moment) and half a *rāśi* (Bṛhajjātaka I 9). Extravagant claims were made for the importance and utility of astrology and astrologers The Sārāvalī declares⁸⁰⁷ there is no one else except astrology that would serve as a helper of men in acquiring wealth, as a boat in the sea of calamities and as a councillor when one starts on a journey or invasion Varāhamihira boasts⁸⁰⁸ 'Even those who have resorted to a forest (*i e.*