The foundation of Hindu astrology is the notion of bandhu of the Vedas (scriptures), which is the connection between the microcosm and the macrocosm. :вЂЉ381 The б№љigveda also mentions an eclipse-causing demon, SvarbhДЃnu, however the specific term graha was not applied to SvarbhДЃnu until the later MahДЃbhДЃrata and RДЃmДЃyaб№‡a. :вЂЉ382 The term graha, which is now taken to mean planet, originally meant demon. :вЂЉ377 There are mentions of eclipse-causing 'demons' in the Atharvaveda and ChДЃndogya Upaniб№Јad, the latter mentioning RДЃhu (a shadow entity believed responsible for eclipses and meteors).

:вЂЉ376 Early jyotiб№Јa is concerned with the preparation of a calendar to determine dates for sacrificial rituals, :вЂЉ377 with nothing written regarding planets. Jyotiб№Јa is one of the VedДЃб№…ga, the six auxiliary disciplines used to support Vedic rituals. The scientific consensus is that astrology is a pseudoscience. ДЇollowing a judgement of the Andhra Pradesh High Court in 2001 which favoured astrology, some Indian universities now offer advanced degrees in Hindu astrology.

Some scholars believe that the horoscopic astrology practiced in the Indian subcontinent came from Hellenistic influences, however, this is a point of intense debate and other scholars believe that Jyotisha developed independently although it may have interacted with Greek astrology. The Vedanga Jyotisha is one of the earliest texts about astronomy within the Vedas. The term Hindu astrology has been in use as the English equivalent of Jyotiб№Јa since the early 19th century, whereas Vedic astrology is a relatively recent term, entering common usage in the 1970s with self-help publications on ДЂyurveda or yoga. Jyotisha or Jyotishya (from Sanskrit jyotiб№Јa, from jyГіti- 'light, heavenly body') is the traditional Hindu system of astrology, also known as Hindu astrology, Indian astrology and more recently Vedic astrology.

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