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{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix   = Pandit
| name               =  Sanjay Rath
| image              =  Sanjay_Rath.jpg
| native_name        = ସଞୟ ରଥ
| native_name_lang   = Oriya
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Sanjay Rath became a graduate of mechanical engineering and joined the Government of India<ref>[http://www.persmin.nic.in/WriteReadData/CS/Gr.I%20SL%20-%201997-2000.htm CSL No.3285]</ref> in July 1991. He was promoted to Under Secretary in the Ministry of Defence in October 1997. 
After the encouraging reception of his translation of ''Maharshi Jaimini's Upadesha Sutras'' and the growing number of students, Sanjay Rath resigned from government service in September 2000 to devote himself completely to [[Jyotisha]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2014}}

==Teaching Jyotish==
Sanjay Rath uses [[Bṛhat Parāśara Horāśāstra]], [[Jaimini Upadeśa Sūtra]], Bṛhat Jātaka and Kalyāṇavarmā's Sārāvalī as the foundations of [[Jyotiṣa]] and teaches from various other Jyotiṣa scripture and sacred literature such as the [[Bhagavadgītā]], [[Upaniṣad]], [[Purāṇa]], etc. His holistic teaching and writings span across various schools of thought, although not creating his own brand of [[astrology]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2014}} He is a strict follower of the teachings of the ancient seers and is also a keen promoter for research and further development of the subject.{{Citation needed|date=March 2014}}
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Sanjay Rath resigned from government service in September 2000 to focus on [[Jyotisha]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2014}}[[File:sjcerc.jpg|thumb|widthpx]]
To promote the teachings of his [[paramparā]] Sanjay Rath has formed a non-profit organisation called [http://www.srijagannath.org Śrī Jagannāth Center] where his advanced students are helping to spread Jyotiṣa in a way that keeps its spiritual roots. Students learn not only about Jyotiṣa, but also [[mantra shastra|Mantra Śāstra]], [[mudra]], [[prāṇayāma]], [[meditation]], and the [[Sanātanī|Sanātana Dharma]].

==Present work==
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# President: Sarbani Sarkar Rath
# Europe Head Organizer: Zoran Radosavljevic
# America Head Organizer: Brendan Feeley
# Africa Head Organizer: Swee Chan
# Asia-Pacific Head Organizer: Sarajit Poddar

At present, Sanjay Rath teaches the [http://bphs.devaguru.com  Parāśara Jyotiṣa Course] (PJC) at [http://devaguru.com Devaguru Brhaspati Center] and S.I.V.A (acronym for [http://www.siva-edu.info Slavic Institute for Vedic Astrology] in Serbia, together with his student Zoran Radosavljevic.
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==Books by Sanjay Rath==
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[[File:BrihatNakshatraBook.jpg|thumb|250px|Brihat Nakshatra]]

# '''Jaimini Maharishi's Upadesa Sutra''', (1997) A translation of the original Sanskrit work of Maharishi Jaimini. This text decodes the teachings hidden within the numerical correspondence of each Sanskrit letter relative to the meaning of the verse.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rath |first=Sanjay |year=1997 |title=Jaimini Maharishi's Upadesa Sutras |url=http://www.astroamerica.com/text/upadesa.html |location=New Delhi, [[India]] |publisher=Sagar Publications |pages=421 |isbn= |accessdate= }}</ref>
# '''Crux of Vedic Astrology: Timing of Events''', (1998) Detailed information on the various houses in Vedic astrology and an introduction to the use of Divisional charts, Narayana Dasa, Shula Dasa and other Jyotish tools. An important text to understand Sanjay Rath's style of horoscope interpretation.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rath |first=Sanjay |year=1998 |title=Crux of Vedic Astrology (Timing of Events) |url=http://www.sagarpublications.com/astrology/crux-of-vedic-astrology-timing-of-events/|location=New Delhi, [[India]] |publisher=Sagar Publications |pages=589 |isbn= |accessdate= }}</ref>
# '''Vedic Remedies in Astrology'''(2000) This book explains various principles of remedial measures in Hindu astrology. The astrological relationship between deities, mantras, yantras, gemstones and many other tools are explained. Well known for the large section on mantras as well as many case studies.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rath |first=Sanjay |year=2001 |title=Vedic Remedies in Astrology |url=http://www.sagarpublications.com/astrology/vedic-remedies-in-astrology/|location=New Delhi, [[India]] |publisher=Sagar Publications |pages=451|isbn= |accessdate= }}</ref>
# '''Narayana Dasa''', (2001) This book is a definitive explication of Narayana dasa which is a Vedic timing technique using the signs of the zodiac.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rath |first=Sanjay |year=2001 |title=Narayana Dasa |url=http://www.sagarpublications.com/astrology/narayana-dasa/|location=New Delhi, [[India]] |publisher=Sagar Publications |pages=241|isbn= |accessdate= }}</ref>
# '''Varga Cakra''', (2002) This book is a collected work of various students of Sanjay Rath presented at the Vyankatesha Sharma Varga workshop in 2002. Each chapter focuses on a different divisional chart with multiple case studies.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rath |first=Sanjay |year=2001 |title=Varga Cakra |url=http://www.sagarpublications.com/astrology/varga-chakra/|location=New Delhi, [[India]] |publisher=Sagar Publications |pages=320|isbn= |accessdate= }}</ref>
# ''' Vimsottari and Udu Dasa's''', (2002) This book explains the multitude of conditional naksatra dasas mentioned in Brhat Parasara Hora Sastra.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rath |first=Sanjay |year=2002 |title=Vimsottari and Udu Dasa's |url=http://www.sagarpublications.com/astrology/vimsottari-udu-dasa%E2%80%99s/|location=New Delhi, [[India]] |publisher=Sagar Publications |pages=264|isbn= |accessdate= }}</ref>
# ''' Collected Papers in Vedic Astrology''', (2006) Sanjay Rath travelled extensively between 2002 and 2006 teaching workshops through the Sri Jagannath Center. This book is a collection of revised and expanded workshop presentations given during that time period. Topics included: badhaka, ghataka chakra, hora lagna, sarvatobadra chakra, kalpadruma yoga, pancha mahapurusha yoga, naksatra techniques, nadiamsa, manduka dasa, rudramsa, longevity and dream interpretation.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rath |first=Sanjay |date= |title=Collected Papers in Vedic Astrology |url=http://www.indiabookcenter.com/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=75|location=New Delhi, [[India]] |publisher=Sagittarius Publications |pages=385|isbn= |accessdate= }}</ref>
# ''' Brihat Nakshatra''', (2008).<ref>{{cite book |last=Rath |first=Sanjay |date= |title=Brihat Nakshatra |url=http://sagittariuspublications.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1|location=New Delhi, [[India]] |publisher=Sagar Publications |pages=241|isbn= |accessdate= }}</ref>[[File:BrihatNakshatraBook.jpg|thumb|250px|Brihat Nakshatra]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://srijagannath.org Sri Jagannath Centre]
*[http://sohamsa.com SoHamsa Learning Center]
*[http://srath.com Sanjay Rath – Official Site]
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