Jathakachandrika is a handy pamphlet in Sanskrit with English commentary by B Suryanarain Row. It is a work of great suggestiveness and contains really valuable information necessary for a beginner. He first takes reader throuhg the planetary aspects, then the good and evil which accrue planets from ownership, association and conjunction. He describes Rajayoga, the combinations for longevity, with the summary of results for the 12 zodiacs. The author expounds some of the best principles of astrology in the most concise manner possible. The importance of this work lies in the detailed importance given to the planetary positions in Kendra and Trikona positions of the planets and desribes how they can change the whole predictive aspects of the astological tenets.