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Kotamraju Narayana Rao ((テルグ語:కోటంరాజు నారాయణ రావు); born 12 October 1931), also known as K. N. Rao ((テルグ語:కే.న.రావు)), is a Hindu astrologer and author of many books on Hindu astrology. Born in Machilipatnam town of Andhra Pradesh, Kotamraju Narayana Rao retired from the Indian Audits and Accounts Service as Director General in November 1990. Rao learned astrology from his mother K. Saraswati Devi. He is the Advisor and founder member of the world's largest school of astrology, being run in the Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan, New Delhi.〔http://www.bvbdelhi.org/ins_astro/ins_astro.html〕 He also edits the Journal of Astrology which is the best astrological three monthly carrying articles and researches relating to Vedic Astrology.〔(Journal of Astrology )〕 In general, he, along with Dr. BV Raman, is considered instrumental in bringing Vedic Astrology in intellectual mainstream. He was the Chief Guest at the Second Conference of the American Council of Vedic Astrology in 1993. He was also expected to attend Third and Fourth Conference in 1994 and 1995 respectively but did not attended the conference. He was responsible for introducing Vedic astrology as a study course in the Indian universities during BJP Govternment in centre. At present, he is guiding research in various aspects of Vedic Astrology. ==Views on Astrology== Replying to a question related to use of the term Vedic astrology to describe Indian astrology, he said, "Technically, Jyotish should not be called Vedic Astrology. For Yagnas and Karmakanda the Vedas are the authentic source. For the householders it is the Smritis. But both the Vedas and Smritis are in the Puranas. Just as the entire Creation has emerged from Him, so too the entire literature of the world is an offshoot of the Puranas. There is no iota of doubt about it. In the Vedas, there is no methodology provided to determine Tithi, Vaar, Nakshatra, or planetary Sanchara (transits). Even the methodology for determining timing of Parvas (festivals), or Eclipses is not mentioned in the Vedas. What is not in the Vedas is in the Smritis. And whatever is not found in these two is to be known from the Puranas." About importance of mathematical skills and use of computers in astrology, he says, "I am a strong believer in the fact that manual/mental calculations help you better visualize and develop instincts for practicing astrology. I am generally wary of depending exclusively on Jyotish software programs in the market." He adds, "Despite my reservations regarding use of astrology software programs, the availability of computers is very helpful and a great time-saver for a serious astrologer. If I have access to a Jyotish program that I have verified as dependable, I use it right away. If not, I do some manual calculations to check its accuracy repeatedly and on an ongoing basis. Mostly the basic horoscopes generated by these software programs are accurate, but the supplementary features, such as less-used Dasha systems or Ashtakavargas etc., are often faulty or simply wrong." Speaking about the role of intuition in astrology, he says, "As an astrologer advances, almost magically, more of intuition starts coming into play." He further states, "Patanjali's Yoga Sutras() tell us that there exists a Jyotishmati Nadi (or a predictive intuitive channel) within us, which when activated one can see past, present and future. Here one needs no horoscope or knowledge of astrology." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「K. N. Rao」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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