Prasna Marga is a unique work on Hindu astrology, natal and horary ('Prashna' means 'Horary'),

that appears to be a major classical text covering every aspect of human existence. It was written
in Sanskrit Sloka – format in the year 1649 A.D. in a place called Edakad near Tellasseri in the
present Indian State of Kerala, by Narayanan Nambutiri of Panakkattu house (a Namboodari
Brahmin) of Kerala. The author himself wrote a brief commentary to his book with the name
'Durgamartha prakasini'. This work is known in English through the commentary written by
Punnasseri Nambi Neelakantha Sarma, a disciple of Kerala Varma.[1] All Parashari principles are
briefly available in this classic, and [2] about which principles it is claimed that one conversant with the
six branches of Jyotisa will never err in predictions.[3]

Prasna Marga is the most comprehensive and elaborate exposition of Horary astrology.[4] This
classic occupies a high position of pride without entering into which like mines of works riches of
Indian astrology cannot be discovered.[5] In Prasna Marga each house is allotted a fixed number of
Sarvashtaka bindus above which the house prospers (this concept is taken
from Ashtakavargachapter of BPHS or Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, the foundational classic of
Indian predictive astrology)).[6] Prasna Marga also uses many techniques, like Navams-Navams,
Navams-Dvadasams, etc. which are not used by anyone in practice, but were used earlier.