Fwd: Nothing Vedic or even Hindu about Vedic astrology!

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Dear Madam,

In India we have not only fearless and intelligent men

but ladies as well, as is evident from your note to

Shri Bharat etc.

 

This is just a discussion and I would certainly like

the issue to be resolved one way or the other and, as

such, I had sent a reply to Shri Bharat etc. I am

going to reply his further letters as well, and

request you to keep the forum posted of your views

about the same.

Dhanyavad.

Mohan Jyotishis

 

> vedic astrology, "anupama888"

> <anupama888@h...>

> wrote:

>

> Hello! Shri Bharat and list!

>

> Greetings to all!

>

> Well, as a curious observer I see substantiation in

> Shri Mohan's

> posting. Just a one-liner ("Vedic astrology is not a

> misnomer and

> very much Vedic") is certainty ill conceived whilst

> insufficient as

> a refutation or rebuttal, and surely goes counter to

> exhibiting

> scientific temper.

>

> BTW, Shri Bharat where did you have the open

> discussions with Shri

> Mohan? Would you be kind enough to furnish me the

> link? Is it on

> this forum?

>

> I am afraid, Shri Mohan's argument stands; of

> course, until and

> unless if you could prove him otherwise. Yes, if you

> indeed have the

> time to peruse the research findings of some of the

> leading scholars

> on Indology, you would discover great antiquity to

> Indian Astronomy

> than to Indian Astrology. Perhaps, in doing so, you

> might want to

> revisit your stance! Shri Bharat, it would be

> greatly appreciated,

> if you are able to substantiate your conviction.

> Thanks!

>

> Regards,

>

> Annu

>

>

>

> vedic astrology, Bharat Hindu

> Astrology

> <hinduastrology@g...> wrote:

> >

> > Namaskaar All

> >

> > Vedic astrology is not a misnomer and very much

> Vedic. I have had

> open

> > discussions with Sri Mohan but somehow he is bent

> on wanting to

> proof

> > something that is only, at best his assumptions.

> >

> > Thanks and Regards

> > Bharat

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > On 10/25/05, Mohan Jyotishi <jyotishi231>

> wrote:

> > >

> > >

> > > Dear Mr. Karunaakaran Raghavan,

> > > "Vedic astrology" is actually a misnomer and a

> square

> > > peg in a round hole!

> > >

> > > The Vedas do not contain Rashis like Mesha,

> Vrisha

> > > etc. nor is there any mention of planets like

> Mangal,

> > > Budha, Shani etc.

> > >

> > > "Vedanga Jyotisha" is a treatise of thirteenth

> century

> > > BCE which gives the methods of calculating mean

> tithi,

> > > nakshatra, months and Uttarayana etc. Even that

> > > orignial indigenous work neither refers to

> Rashis nor

> > > to planets right from Budha to Rahu -- both

> inclusive!

> > > In other words, just the mention of Surya and

> Chandra

> > > is there, which means there was no predictive

> > > astrology even as late as thirteenth Centruy BCE

> ---

> > > Not to speak of the Vedic period of about 3000

> BCE --

> > > in India. Obviusly, to call predictive

> astrology, and

> > > that also the so called nirayana predictive

> astrology.

> > > as "Vedic" or "Vedanga Jyotisha" is a square peg

> in a

> > > round hole, much against the very spriti of the

> Vedas

> > > and the Vedanga Jyotisha!

> > >

> > > Thus the very first Indian work of predictive

> > > astrology is Brihat Jatakam by Varahamihira and

> he has

> > > mentioned more Greek words like Kullera,

> Apoklima,

> > > Panaphara etc. etc. than Sanskrit in them.

> > >

> > > The English translation of "Brihat Parashara

> > > Horashastram" suppoed to have been written by

> > > Parashara Rishi also shows its indebtedness to

> the

> > > Greeks through Varahamihira, since it mentions

> > > Sunapha, Anapaha and Durdhura Yogas etc. etc.

> ---

> > > which could never be of Indian origin, much less

> > > Sanskrit origin. Evidently, Indian astrology is

> > > indebted to Greeks more than to any Hindu

> scriptures,

> > > much less to Parashara Rishi, whatever trumpets

> we may

> > > blow!

> > >

> > > "Ravana Samhita" is a "magnificent" example of

> such

> > > hocus pocus!

> > >

> > > As a matter of fact, predictive astrology is

> against

> > > the very spirit of Hindu scriptures since it is

> like

> > > going on a fishing expedition of peeping into

> future

> > > through astrology. That was actually a full time

> job

> > > of Babylon in about 4000 BCE, and just see for

> > > yourself the "magnificent" fate of that country

> for

> > > such a "glorious" pastime!

> > >

> > > I am sure you would not like India also to have

> a

> > > similar destiny!

> > >

> > > It maybe news to you that Sitaram Jha, the

> "creator"

> > > of "Brihat Parashara Hora Shastram", an English

> > > translation of which is doing the rounds these

> days,

> > > wanted the readers to follow Surya Sidhanta

> > > calculations/ayanamsha, since that was the

> Ayanamsha

> > > Mr. Jha had found giving correct results! Thus

> you

> > > have three ayanamshas being advocated by same

> > > "Parashara" -- The Mumbai edition follows

> > > Grahalaghava Ayanamsha; Sita Ram Jha follows

> Surya

> > > Sidhanta Ayanamsha whereas the English

> translator

> > > follows Lahiri Ayabnamsha! Ironically,all the

> > > jyotishis are finding correct results from all

> the

> > > three ayanamshas--nay even editions, though one

> > > edition does not agree with the other in any

> way! And

> > > as already seen, the original Parashara Rishi,

> in his

> > > original Vishnu Purana, did not even know

> anything

> > > about Ayanamshas since he has made it

> catagorically

> > > clear that Vasant Sampat and Mesha Sankrangti

> are

> > > synonyms and so ae Utarayana and Makar Sankranti

> etc.!

> > >

> > > Dhanyavad.

> > > Mohan Jyotishi

> > >

> > > > vedic astrology,

> KARUNAAKARAM

> > > > RAAGHAVAM

> > > > <munisevitham> wrote:

> > > >

> > > > NaNamaste

> > > > Thanks for your mail.My quest is to know :

> > > > >If the Sage Veda VyVyass a non bebelieverf

> > > > Astrology,

> > > > > that how come Indian Hindu Astrology could

> become

> > > > a

> > > > > VeVedaganga VeVedic Astrology ! ?

> > > > While my requests for above clarifications

> till

> > > > rests

>

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