Garga | |
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गर्ग | |
Occupation(s) | astrologer, astronomer |
Known for | Exponent of jyotiḥśāstra |
Notable work | Gargiya-jyotisha |
Garga, also known as Vṛddha Garga ("Garga the Elder"), was an ancient Indian scholar of jyotisha. Several Sanskrit-language jyotiḥśāstra works - covering topics such as astrology, astronomy, and divination - are attributed to him. These works were written over several centuries, and are obviously not the work of a single author. Modern scholars generally date the oldest of these works - Gargiya-jyotisha - to the 1st century CE, although the source materials for these works may be much older.