The horary chart should form the basis for a thorough understanding of the likely indications in

the lives of the bride and the bridegroom. Then alone comes the question of according approval or
disapproval for the match.

Madhaveeyam is a valuable treatise mostly dealing with Muhurtha or electional astrology. The
treatment of the 'marriage' issue has been quite exhaustive.

The book can be of immense practical interest to all students of astrology. It is available only in
Sanskrit. It tackles tough problems in Muhurtha such as the relative importance of tithi (lunar day),
nakshatra (constellation), etc., and how, under special planetary configurations, certain flaws can be
ignored.

Vidya Madhaveeyam has a commentary by Vishnu, son of the author, and including the
commentary, the book contains about fifteen thousand granthas. The author Madhava is said to have
lived about 600 years ago under the patronage of the Vijayanagar King Bukka.

Stanza 4. The querist must first approach the astrologer with reverence and then pronounce
gently without repetition the names and asterisms of the intended bride and bridegroom.