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Shyamasundara Dasa
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Jyotish Sastri - Vedic Astrologer
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Initiated Brahmana (Vedic priest), disciple of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada since 1976.
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Student of Vedic Astrology since 1977.
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Given scholarships by the Bhaktivedanta Institute and Bhaktivedanta Book Trust to study Vedic Astrology in India.
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Trained in India for 5 years with recognized pandits of Jyotish
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An authority in all the main branches of Vedic Astrology: Ganita (mathematical calculations), Jataka (Natal), Prasna, Muhurta and Nimitta.
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His three main teachers were:
- The late Harihara Majumdara of Calcutta, with whom he did his undergraduate study in Jataka with emphasis on East Indian tradition.
- The late B.G. Sashikanta Jain of Bangalore, with whom he did postgraduate studies in Prasna (Bhrgu style), Jataka and Muhurta.
- And, the late Krishnan Potti of Tiruvananthapuram, with whom he did postgraduate studies in Prasna (Prasna Marga style of Kerala).
- Shyamasundara Dasa is also a scholar of the Vedic Calendar and in Mathematical Astrology (Ganita) in general. The computer program he wrote for calculating the Vedic Calendar is used in hundreds of ashrams worldwide and is freely availble for download and use. Use it to calculate your own local Vedic Calendar.
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He began developing Vedic Astrology software in 1979. This culminated in a joint venture, in 1988, with Matrix software and the publishing of a professional level program Jyotish Vedic Astrology program.
Vedic Calendar Committee, Patron member--Indian Council of Astrological Sciences (ICAS), head of the Bhaktivedanta College School of Jyotish - Vedic Astrology.
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