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01 — Chapter Inventory

Complete 100-chapter map of the source edition (Girish Chand Sharma translation, Sagar Publications), compiled directly from each volume's own Table of Contents. Page numbers are the book's printed pages (chapter-start only — this edition has no PDF, so per-verse or PDF page numbers are never cited). This inventory exists so every later document (syllabus, lessons) can point back to a single verified list instead of re-deriving chapter numbers.

Legend for Course Area (a rough topic bucket, not a semester assignment — semester/week mapping is decided in 02 — Course Syllabus): FOUND = Foundations · JUDG = Horoscope judgment/houses · STR = Strength & timing math · YOGA = Yogas · VARGA = Divisional charts · DASA = Dasha systems · ASHTA = Ashtakavarga · SPEC = Specialized/remedial · FEM = Female horoscopy · HORARY = Horary

Volume 1 — Chapters 1–47 (Source: Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, Volume 1 (Girish Chand Sharma translation, Sagar Publications), printed pages 1–618+)

Ch. Title (as printed) Printed page Course Area
1 The Creation 1 FOUND
2 Great Incarnations of the Lord 9 FOUND
3 Planetary Characters and Description 12 FOUND
4 Zodiacal Signs Described 50 FOUND
5 To Find Out Planetary Position 61 FOUND (reference-only; astronomical/manual computation, largely superseded by modern software)
6 Special Ascendants 87 FOUND/VARGA
7 The Sixteen Divisions of a Sign 97 VARGA
8 Divisional Consideration 139 VARGA
9 Aspects of the Signs 157 FOUND
10 Surroundings at the Time of Birth 163 SPEC
11 Evils at Birth 171 SPEC
12 Antidotes for Evils 186 SPEC
13 Judgement of Houses 189 JUDG
14 Effects of the 1st House 194 JUDG
15 Effects of the 2nd House 201 JUDG
16 Effects of the 3rd House 211 JUDG
17 Effects of the 4th House 220 JUDG
18 Effects of the 5th House 224 JUDG
19 Effects of the 6th House 233 JUDG
20 Effects of the 7th House 241 JUDG
21 Effects of the 8th House 251 JUDG
22 Effects of the 9th House 255 JUDG
23 Effects of the 10th House 261 JUDG
24 Effects of the 11th House 268 JUDG
25 Effects of the 12th House 271 JUDG
26 Effects of the Bhava Lords 275 JUDG (144 lord-in-house combinations)
27 Effects of Non-Luminous Planets 341 SPEC (Upagrahas: Dhuma, Vyatipata, Gulika, Pranapada, etc.)
28 Evaluation of Planetary Aspects 359 STR
29 Evaluation of Strengths 385 STR (Shadbala — long, calculation-heavy)
30 Ishta and Kashta Balas 415 STR
31 Bhava Padas 419 JUDG/SPEC
32 Upa Pada 430 JUDG/SPEC
33 Argala or Planetary Intervention 440 JUDG
34 Planetary Karakatwas 445 FOUND/JUDG (Atmakaraka, Karakas)
35 Effects of Karakamsa 455 VARGA (Navamsa-based)
36 Yoga Karakas 473 YOGA
37 Nabhasa Yogas 495 YOGA
38 Many Other Yogas 518 YOGA
39 Lunar Yogas 538 YOGA
40 Solar Yogas 543 YOGA
41 Raja Yogas 545 YOGA
42 Yogas for Royal Association 556 YOGA
43 Yogas for Wealth 560 YOGA
44 Combinations for Penury 571 YOGA
45 Longevity 575 STR (long, calculation-heavy: Pindayu, Amshayu, Naisargayu)
46 Maraka (Killer) Planets 608 JUDG/STR
47 Avasthas of Planets 618 STR

Volume 2 — Chapters 48–100 (Source: Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, Volume 2 (Girish Chand Sharma / P.K. Vasudeva translation, Sagar Publications), printed pages 1–797)

Ch. Title (as printed) Printed page Course Area
48 Dasa Systems 1–110 DASA (survey of 32 dasa systems; long chapter)
49 Results of Dasas 111–132 DASA (Vimshottari Mahadasa results)
50 Results of the Dasas of the Lords of the Houses 133–143 DASA
51 Results of the Kalachakra Dasas 144–157 DASA
52 Results of Chara Dasas 158–177 DASA
53 Computation of Antardasas 178–187 DASA
54 Results of the Antardasas in the Mahadasa of the Sun 188–215 DASA
55 Results of the Antardasas in the Mahadasa of the Moon 216–234 DASA
56 Results of the Antardasas in the Mahadasa of Mars 235–256 DASA
57 Results of the Antardasas in the Mahadasa of Rahu 257–281 DASA
58 Results of the Antardasas in the Mahadasa of Jupiter 282–305 DASA
59 Results of the Antardasas in the Mahadasa of Saturn 306–328 DASA
60 Results of the Antardasas in the Mahadasa of Mercury 329–354 DASA
61 Results of the Antardasas in the Mahadasa of Ketu 355–378 DASA
62 Results of the Antardasas in the Mahadasa of Venus 379–400 DASA
63 Results of the Pratyantardasas in the Antardasa of Planets ~401–428 (start page not printed in TOC; inferred from Ch. 64's start) DASA — reference-only, treat as lookup-table material
64 Results of the Sookshmantar Dasas in the Pratyantar Dasa of Planets 429–452 DASA — reference-only
65 Results of the Pranadasas in the Sookshmadasa of Planets 453–471 DASA — reference-only
66 Results of Antardasas in the Kalachakra Dasa System 472–497 DASA
67 Results of the Dasas of Navamsa-Signs in the Kalachakra Dasa 498–504 DASA
68 Ashtakvarga 505–530 ASHTA
69 Trikona Shodhana (Reductions) in Ashtakavarga System 531–545 ASHTA
70 Ekadhipatya Shodhana (Reduction) in Ashtakavarga System 546–549 ASHTA
71 Pinda Shodhana (Reduction) in Ashtakavarga System 550–553 ASHTA
72 Results of Ashtakavarga 554–571 ASHTA
73 Longevity from Ashtakavarga 572–577 ASHTA/STR
74 Samudaya (Collective) Ashtakavarga 578–588 ASHTA
75 Planetary Rays 589–601 ASHTA/STR
76 Sudarshana Chakra 602–618 JUDG/DASA
77 Characteristics of Panchamahapurusha 619–634 YOGA
78 Results of Primordial Compound of Five Elements (Panchabhutas) 635–639 SPEC
79 Satwa, Rajo and Tamo Gunas 640–649 SPEC
80 Lost Horoscopy 650–658 SPEC/HORARY-adjacent
81 Yogas Causing Asceticism 659–669 YOGA
82 Female Horoscopy 664–694 (page overlap with Ch. 81's end printed as-is in the source TOC — likely a publisher pagination inconsistency; not corrected here, flagged for awareness) FEM
83 Characteristics of the Parts of Woman's Body 695–713 FEM
84 Body-Marks like Moles etc. 714–717 SPEC
85 Curses of the Previous Birth 718–738 SPEC
86 Propitiation of Planets Causing Affliction 739–744 SPEC (remedial)
87 Inauspicious Births 745–746 SPEC (remedial)
88 Propitiation of Planets for Births During Amavasya 747–749 SPEC (remedial)
89 Births During Krishna-Chaturdashi 750–752 SPEC (remedial)
90 Births During Bhadra and Other Inauspicious Yogas 753–754 SPEC (remedial)
91 Births in the Relatives' Birth Nakshatras 755–756 SPEC (remedial)
92 Propitiation of Planets for Births During Solar Ingress (Sankranti) 757–760 SPEC (remedial)
93 Propitiation of Planets for Births During Eclipses 761–763 SPEC (remedial)
94 Propitiation of Planets for Births During Gandanta 764–766 SPEC (remedial)
95 Propitiation of Planets for Births During Abhukta Moola 767–770 SPEC (remedial)
96 Propitiation of Planets for Births During Jyeshta Gandanta 771–773 SPEC (remedial)
97 Propitiation of Planets for Tritara Births 774–775 SPEC (remedial)
98 Propitiation of Planets for Abnormal Births 776–778 SPEC (remedial)
99 Horary System 779–793 HORARY
100 Epilogue 794–797 FOUND (closing)

Build Progress Ledger

Persistent state for resuming course construction across sessions. Updated after each module is built — not after every file, and not the same thing as this course's separate per-lesson mastery tracker, which only updates once work is actually reviewed by the student.

  • Semester 1 is now fully complete and formally closed out. All 8 modules (20 lessons, Ch. 1–2, 3, 4, 5, 6–8, 9, 13, 36) are built, plus the closing capstone set: the S1-M4–M8 Cluster Module Test, Semester 1 Comprehensive Review, the Semester 1 Final Examination, Semester 1 Foundations Handbook, and Semester_1_Retrospective.md. See Semester_1_Quality_Audit.md and Semester_1_Completion_Report.md for full detail.
  • Chapters with a built module (content exists, student mastery not yet claimed): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 36.
  • Chapters not yet built: 10–12, 14–35, 37–100 (10–12 and 14–35 belong to Semester 2; Ch. 36 was pulled forward into Semester 1 per the syllabus's topic-based rather than print-order sequencing).
  • Next planned: Semester 2 (Ch. 10–12, then the house-by-house Ch. 14–25 sequence) — on hold pending the user's review and approval of the Semester 1 closeout, per explicit instruction. Do not begin Semester 2 material until that approval is given.
  • Open methodological-decision items as of this point: 9 entries logged internally, all still open.
  • Deferred Chart Clinics as of this point: S1-M2-L6, S1-M3-L3, S1-M5-L2 (see the Deferred Chart Clinics Register maintained alongside this course's per-lesson mastery tracker).
  • Latest audit: full Semester 1 quality audit completed — see Semester_1_Quality_Audit.md. One genuine content gap was found and corrected during this audit (Libra Ascendant's Yoga Karaka list in S1-M8-L2 omitted Saturn's single-planet dual lordship, listing only the Moon+Mercury relational pair) — fixed in the lesson, its workbook, and the two Field Manual entries that had propagated the same omission.
  • Structural note carried forward: S3-M22 (Vimshopaka Bala practice) should independently verify Ch. 8's worked example (Decision Journal Entry 8). Ch. 28 (Semester 2) should resolve how Ch. 9's two aspect systems interact. Ch. 46 (Semester 2, Marakas) should formalize S1-M8-L2's killer-planet identifications. Ch. 29 (Shadbala, Semester 2) is the next checkpoint for the Rahu/Ketu own-sign question (Decision Journal Entry 9). Ch. 47 (Avasthas) completes S1-M7-L1's forward reference.

Totals

  • 100 chapters across 2 volumes (47 + 53), matching the translator's own stated total in the Volume 2 preface.
  • Chapters 63–65 have no directly printed start page in the Volume 2 TOC (only end pages); the Ch. 63 start is inferred from Ch. 64's printed start page and is not to be quoted as a confirmed printed page without checking the chapter heading directly in the text first.
  • Chapters 86–98 (13 chapters) are almost entirely remedial/propitiation material (Graha Shanti) for specific birth circumstances — these are reference-only chapters best handled as a single consolidated module rather than 13 separate lessons (see syllabus).
  • Chapters 54–62 (9 chapters) are a repetitive Antardasa-results structure (one chapter per Mahadasa lord) — same treatment recommended: teach the method once, use the rest as a standing reference.