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> There are 2 messages in this issue.

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> Topics in this digest:

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> 1. Parashara

> "deandddd" <deandddd

> 2. QUERY ABOUT CHATTUSGRAH YOGA

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> Fri, 05 Dec 2003 10:31:12 -0000

> "deandddd" <deandddd

> Parashara

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> Part I: Proper

> Understandings and

> Mindsets

>

> Chapter One: The System of

> Disciplic

> Sucession

>

>

> In the Bhagavad Gita, Shree Krishna establishes the

> concept of

> disciplic sucession, or Param-para. In fact, the

> second verse of the

> fourth chapter is a keystone verse for understanding

> all Vedic

> knowledge, not just astrology:

>

> Evam Param Para Praptam

> Imam Rajarshayo Vidu

> Sa Kaleneha Mahata

> Yoga Nashta Paramtapa

>

> " This supreme science was thus received through

> the chain of

> disciplic succession, and the saintly kings

> understood it in that

> way. But in the course of time the succession was

> broken, and now

> that science as it is appears to be lost."

>

> Through these words, Lord Krishna indicates that one

> should

> understand Vedic knowledge through the disciplic

> succession, that is,

> the Vedic sages. Why is this? Because knowledge

> coming down in

> disciplic succession by pure sages in contact with

> the supersoul

> originates from a divine source and is free from the

> defects of

> mundane sensory perception.

>

> And what are these defects? According to the Jiva

> Goswami, these

> defects are of four basic types:

> " such as bhrama or error due to wrong perception of

> one object for

> another, pramada or error due to carelessness,

> vipralipsa or error

> due to the cheating propensity and karanapatava or

> error due to the

> incapabilities of the senses. He therefore accepts

> only shabda ( oral

> evidence from the disciplic sucession ) and no other

> evidence; the

> rest he treats as purely subsidiary." By Shabda

> Brahman is meant

> transcendental sound vibration such as found in the

> Vedas.

>

> At this point, let us define Vedic astrological

> teachings; we are

> basically speaking of Parashara Muni. He has given

> us a complete

> system of astrology in his book Brihat Parashara

> Hora Shastra. He did

> not say that it was incomplete or an " installment."

> And although he

> spoke his teachings to Maitreya, he had the man of

> the present age,

> the Kali-yuga, in mind. This is evident from the

> sections that deal

> with Ashtakavarga and Vimshottari dasha. Although

> there are some

> less extensive Vedic sources such as Satyacharya's

> teachings, almost

> all Hindu astrology corresponds to Parashara's

> system and is

> therefore known as Parashari astrology.

>

> So who was Parashara in the first place? There is a

> nice narration in

> Hari Bhakti Shudhodaya

> ( a section of the Naradiya Purana ) which

> illustrates how exalted

> Parashara Muni was. Apparently, the sage Markendeya

> came upon a

> meeting of sages in a forest clearing. They were

> sitting in a circle,

> among them Parashara, who was just a little boy of

> seven at the time.

> He was seated on the lap of Vasishta Muni, who was

> the family priest

> of Shree Ramachandra, an avatar of Vishnu. To be

> seated on the lap of

> Vasishta is in itself an honor. But to get on with

> the story,

> Markendeya fell at the feet of Vasishta and offered

> his respects.

> Parashara, in turn, bowed down to Markendeya.

> Markendeya disapproved

> of this and instructed the boy that elders should

> receive respect and

> not humble themselves to those of lesser age.

> Parashara showed

> surprise and mentioned that, since he was only a boy

> of seven, he was

> not an elder, for which reason there should be no

> objection to his

> bowing down. Markendeya, however, cited the sages

> defining age as

> time which is spent in rememberance of Vishnu.

> Markendeya went on to

> say that Parashara's devotion was unalloyed and

> that the boy was in

> contact with the Supersoul. Therefore, Markendeya

> said that, although

> only a boy, all of his seven years counted whereas

> if the time all

> others present there had remembered Vishnu were

> added together it

> would not even exceed five years. That is why

> Markendeya considered

> Parashara to be the eldest person in the assembly.

>

> Another anecdote is found in the pastimes of Shree

> Ramanuja Acharya,

> one of the chief saints of the Vishnu worshippers of

> South India of

> the post-Vedic era. It is nicely related in " The

> Life of Ramanuja

> Acharya," compiled by Naimisharanya Das, P - 59,

> wherefrom we

> relate: " Just before the cremation of Alabandara (

> Yamunacharya ), a

> saint of practically equal stature, Shree Ranamuja

> arrived and

> attended the viewing. He noticed that the saint had

> his three middle

> fingers curled over in a fist-like fashion, while

> the thumb and pinky

> were extended. " After a while, Ramanuja said' I see

> that three

> fingers of Alabandara's are folded and clenched

> tight. Were they like

> that during his lifetime?'"

>

> " The disciples who were close by replied, ' No, his

> fingers used to

> remain straight. We cannot guess why they are like

> this now.'"

>

> " Ramanuja then declared aloud, ' Remaining fixed in

> devotion to Lord

> Vishnu, I shall free the people from illusion by

> spreading the

> glories of the Lord throughout the land.' As these

> words were spoken,

> one of the fingers relaxed and became straight."

>

> " Ramanuja spoke again, saying, " To establish that

> there is no truth

> beyond Lord Vishnu, I shall write the Shree Bhashya

> commentary

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