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Guest guest Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Chandrashekhar, Now that is a sweet angle, indeed! You are right that kundali in not a sanskrit word (in my posting I called it a 'coiled' formation, including what snakes do and also kundalini, etc. BTW, Tatvamasiji has written a beautiful article in Jyotish_remedies group. Worth studying! Very unique interpretation of the term 'rashi'! Anyway later ... RR hindi word) though kundali as I understood means any , Chandrashekhar <chandrashekhar46 wrote: > > Dear Rohini, > > Kundalini means jalebi, in Sanskrit, and could mean that to those with a > sweet tooth. It means the primordial energy in the form of Chit- Shakti > to those who pursue path of Yoga. > > The reason it is called Kundali in colloquial languages (In Sanskrit it > is called Chakra, if I am not mistaken) could be because you begin at > one end of it representing the head of snake as you enter this world and > follow it uninterrupted till you reach the tail in 12th house from which > point you are liberated. Of course this a conjecture only. > Chandrashekhar. > > crystal pages wrote: > > > > In *commonspeak* -- kundali would bring to the mind of many individuals > > speaking hindi etc -- the image of a snake! (Saanp kundali maar kay > > baithaa hai). > > > > Yet kundali to astrologers/jyotishi brings to mind the horoscope. > > > > Can some linguist, language historian please explain the connection? > > > > Thanks! > > > > RR > > > > > > ------ > > > > > > > > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.2/373 - Release 6/22/2006 > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 Dear Chandrashekhar ji That was brilliant. Kunda latha is a coiled plant -a kind of creeper,i think.The snake explanation is thought provoking. Respect Pradeep, "crystal pages" <jyotish_vani wrote: > > Chandrashekhar, > > Now that is a sweet angle, indeed! > You are right that kundali in not a sanskrit word (in my posting I > called it a 'coiled' formation, including what snakes do and also > kundalini, etc. > > BTW, Tatvamasiji has written a beautiful article in Jyotish_remedies > group. Worth studying! > > Very unique interpretation of the term 'rashi'! > > Anyway later ... > > RR > > hindi word) though kundali as I understood means any > , Chandrashekhar <chandrashekhar46@> > wrote: > > > > Dear Rohini, > > > > Kundalini means jalebi, in Sanskrit, and could mean that to those > with a > > sweet tooth. It means the primordial energy in the form of Chit- > Shakti > > to those who pursue path of Yoga. > > > > The reason it is called Kundali in colloquial languages (In > Sanskrit it > > is called Chakra, if I am not mistaken) could be because you begin > at > > one end of it representing the head of snake as you enter this > world and > > follow it uninterrupted till you reach the tail in 12th house from > which > > point you are liberated. Of course this a conjecture only. > > Chandrashekhar. > > > > crystal pages wrote: > > > > > > In *commonspeak* -- kundali would bring to the mind of many > individuals > > > speaking hindi etc -- the image of a snake! (Saanp kundali maar > kay > > > baithaa hai). > > > > > > Yet kundali to astrologers/jyotishi brings to mind the horoscope. > > > > > > Can some linguist, language historian please explain the > connection? > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > RR > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ --- > ------ > > > > > > > > > > > > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.2/373 - Release > 6/22/2006 > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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