 The brevity employed in its composition is noteworthy.In an article titled "On the Authenticity of the (Modern) Brhat Parasara Hora Sastra" published in the July and August 2009 issues of "The Astrological Magazine", Bengaluru, the Vedic astrologer Shyamasundaradasa writes thatone was not considered a scholar of jyotish unless he had memorized Brihat Jataka and Prasna Marga not Brhat Parasara Hora Sastra.Brihat Jataka was considered to be a jewel among astrological literature and indeed in my early days of study there were many translations and commentaries on Varahamihira's Brhat Jataka...In South India Brihat Jataka (and its commentaries) is held in the highest esteem,not BPHS.