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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 10, Ch. 8]
jyotiṣām ayanaṁ sākṣād 
    yat taj jñānam atīndriyam 
    praṇītaṁ bhavatā yena 
    pumān veda parāvaram
jyotiṣām —knowledge of astrology (along with other aspects of culture in human society, and specifically in civilized society, there must be knowledge of astrology);  ayanam —the movements of the stars and planets in relationship to human society;  sākṣāt —directly;  yat tat jñānam —such knowledge;  ati-indriyam —which an ordinary person cannot understand because it is beyond his vision;  praṇītam bhavatā —you have prepared a perfect book of knowledge;  yena —by which;  pumān —any person;  veda —can understand;  para-avaram —the cause and effect of destiny.
TRANSLATION
O great saintly person, you have compiled the astrological knowledge by which one can understand past and present unseen things. By the strength of this knowledge, any human being can understand what he has done in his past life and how it affects his present life. This is known to you.
PURPORT
The word “destiny” is now defined. Unintelligent persons who do not understand the meaning of life are just like animals. Animals do not know the past, present and future of life, nor are they able to understand it. But a human being can understand this, if he is sober. Therefore, as stated in  Bhagavad-gītā  (2.13),  dhīras tatra na muhyati : a sober person is not bewildered. The simple truth is that although life is eternal, in this material world one changes from one body to another. Foolish people, especially in this age, do not understand this simple truth. Kṛṣṇa says:
dehino 'smin yathā dehe 
    kaumāraṁ yauvanaṁ jarā 
    tathā dehāntara-prāptir 
    dhīras tatra na muhyati