Word origin · etymology
Sanskrit transliteration: praśna.
Praśna means question or inquiry. The practice is named for the question being put, rather than for a birth.
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary: praśna (University of Hyderabad) ↗
How we know · epistemology
Question-based divination
The chosen question or consultation moment supplies the chart's context. Reproducible calculation requires recording that moment and location; a birth chart answers a different setup, and symbolic testimony cannot establish hidden facts about another person.
P. V. R. Narasimha Rao: Vedic Astrology, An Integrated Approach ↗
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