ref-answers to my first lesson

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D.K.V.RAO

 

LESSON 1.

 

MY ANSWERS TO LESSON 1.

 

Pranam guruji and others.

 

Here are my answers to my first lesson which I am sorry, I am late to

get at it.

 

1. Explain the changing of seasons and its connection with the

above mentioned astronomical factors.

 

Ans. Earth is considered a globe or spherical in nature which rotates

around its own axis. The two ends of its poles are North Pole and

South Pole. The earth is divided into two halves by an imaginary

line called EQUATOR and

hence the northern part of the equator is called Northern hemisphere

and southern part of the equator is called Southern hemisphere. The

motion of the sun causes changes of the seasons. When northern

hemisphere faces summer, southern hemisphere faces winter vice versa.

 

2. There are some days of the year when the Sun either does not

rise or set above certain parts of the globe. Please explain the

phenomenon.

 

Ans. Earth's rotation around its own axis and around the sun causes

seasons. The sun's movement towards north/south hemispheres causes

summer/winter in the north/southern hemispheres respectively. During

its so journ in the half of the year towards northern hemisphere,

particularly at the north pole, the day will be around six months

long and during sun's movement towards southern hemisphere, it faces

around six months long of nights due to the fact the earth's shape is

globe/spherical.

 

3. Parasara mentions two classes of heavenly bodies, the moving

and non moving. Please explain what will be the difference between

their roles in the astrological interpretations.

 

Ans. According to Parasura, there are two classes of heavenly

bodies. One is non-moving or fixed i.e. Stars or Nakshatras and the

other moving bodies i.e. Grahas or Planets. The latitude(Akshamsa)

which is the angular distance from the equator towards north or

south – which also determines sunrise and sunset gives day and night

and another longitude(Rekhamsa) which is longitudinal division of

earth into 360 degrees helps us determine where the Lagna falls i.e.

which sign or nakshatra will be rising on the eastern horizon at the

time of birth. These definitions helps in many ways in Jyothish

interpretations. Many interpretations can be derived from fixed

heavenly bodies i.e. Stars when the birth of a person will be fixed

at the particular star and from which positions of planets-moving

heavenly bodies can be determined and life style etc. can be

predicted.

 

4. My own birth Chart. It is taken and copied from a computer

output as I am yet to learn the construction of a birth chart etc.

 

Lagna – 04-01 Vibra U. Phalguni 3

Sun - 14-58 Scorpio Anuradha 4

Moon - 23-59 Cancer Aslesha 3

Mars - 25-37 Sagittarius P.Shadha 4

Mercury - 00-44 Sagittarius Mula 1

Jupiter - 06-48 Acquaris Satabhisha 1

Venus - 19-07 Scorpio Jyestha 1

Saturn - 07-43 Vibra U.Phalguni 4

Rahu - 02-00 Pisces P.Bhadra 4

Ketu - 02-00 Vibra U.Phalguni 2

 

My place of birth is situated at 79 degrees 08' East of GM and

13 deg 13' North of GM. I can understand that 79E08 is longitude and

13N13 is latitude. Lagna is Vibra(kanya) and Birth star is Aslesha-

pada3.

Ayana is Dakshinayana.

 

I can understand to that much and kindly enlighten me as to the

placements of planets above the horizon and below the horizon.

 

With pranams,

 

d.k.v.rao

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