[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [A History of the Kerala School of Hindu Astronomy (in Perspective)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972) › c7.s8.6 # A History of the Kerala School of Hindu Astronomy (in Perspective) c7.s8.6 A History of the Kerala School of Hindu Astronomy (in Perspective) c7.s8.6 - **Language:** English ### [c7.s8.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c7.s8.6) As in the case of the \*Parahita\* system, a large number of manuals have come to be composed following the \*Dṛk\* system, both in Sanskrit and in Malayalam. The results obtained through this system being more accurate, this system was used for horoscopy (\*jātaka\*), astrological query (\*praśna\*) and the computation of eclipses (\*grahaṇa\*), while the \*Parahita\* continued to be used for fixing auspicious times for rituals and ceremonies (\*muhūrta\*). In order to cater to both the purposes, some of the later manuals have dealt with both the \*Dṛk\* and \*Parahita\* systems. - [Previous: c7.s8.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c7.s8.5) - [Next: c8.s1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c8.s1.1) - [Up: c7.s8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c7.s8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c7.s8.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c7.s8.6) · Pramāṇa