Jatakadesa Marga

Jatakadesamarga appears to be the work of the very learned  Astrologer of Malabar named Podumanai Chomadiri  i.e., Somayaji of Podumanai. Somayaji came from the Talappilli Taluk of Cochin  State and probably lived about 250 years ago.

 This work Jatakadesamarga also incorporates slokas from the Brihat Jataka, Laghu Jataka, Jatakaparijata, Phaladeepaka, Yavan Jataka, Silparatna, Prasnamarga, and other earlier texts to  critically comment on the various slokas of Jatakadesamarga. The  author has naturally taken Varahamihira, Sripati, etc.,  as authorities. The chapter entitled Bhavavichara is a masterly Study.

The Masterly explanations  are analysis  of the cocepts, the Gunapinda, many of the Marananirnaya tests, etc. Some of the inferences deduced under the Bhinnashtakavargas are novel and not found in other known works. The last Chapter- Misraprakaranam-contains many valuable hints to the students for  the purpose of prediction.  

One of the important classic text on Indian Astrology and  a master reference for every learner of Indian Astrology works.