A History of the Kerala School of Hindu Astronomy (in Perspective) c9.s7: 13. Horary astrology

c9.s7.1

While the classical texts on *Jātaka* used in Kerala were the *Bṛhajjātaka* of Varāhamihira and the *Jātakakarmapaddhati* of Śrīpati, the most popular indigenous text on the subject was the *Jātakapaddhati* of Parameśvara of Vaṭaśreṇi, which has as many as eight commentaries and the *Jātakadeśamārga* of Putumana Somayājī. From among other works, which enjoyed varied popularity, may be mentioned the *Jātakakrama* and *Jātakasāra* of Śaṅkaran Nampūtiri of Mahiṣamaṅgalam, the *Jātakanītimārga* and *Jātakasārasaṅgraha* by Āzhvāñceri Tamprākkal and the anonymous *Jātakodaya*.