Poorva Parasharyam

[Guest guest]

Learned friends,

 

A friend refered to a book called Poorva Parasharyam.This is a Tamil

treties written on palm leaves and published by Saraswathi Mahal

Library Tanjore.

 

This book refers to a dasa system similar to Ashottari dasa but the

difference is the dasa starts always from Surya.

If what my friend has told is true, can any one post more info on this

if they have this book?

I would be much obliged.

 

Tatvam-Asi

[Guest guest]

Skanda Samhita, considered to have been composed by Skanda or

Kartikeya (son of Lord Shiva) considered Sauryamana. Hence the year

considered Sun's motion through the Zodiac's twelve divisions. Each

rashi was named as Mitra, Ravi, Surya, Bhanu, Khaga, Poosha,

Hiranyagarbha, Marichi, Aditya, Savita, Arka and Bhaskara.

 

Skanda also gave Krittika (NOT Ashwini) the honour of being the first

star and allotted letter A for its first quarter. The heavens had a

different position/ shape then. Bhrigu followed his footsteps and

furthered the same system. Later, Parashar based on observations

during his time and shift of Ayanamsa, changed it to Ashwini.

 

Skanda in his treatise did not follow the Moon's position. He

considered Sun as the basic for all calculations and is understood to

have favoured Yogini Dasha system with Mangala, Pingala, Dhanya,

Bhramari, Bhadrika, Ulka, Siddha and Samkata as the Mahadasahas.

 

Maybe the book you are refering to is based on the Dasha systems

advocated by Skanda.

 

Best wishes,

Amitabh Shastri

 

 

, " om_tatsat_om "

<om_tatsat_om wrote:

>

>

> Learned friends,

>

> A friend refered to a book called Poorva Parasharyam.This is a Tamil

> treties written on palm leaves and published by Saraswathi Mahal

> Library Tanjore.

>

> This book refers to a dasa system similar to Ashottari dasa but the

> difference is the dasa starts always from Surya.

> If what my friend has told is true, can any one post more info on this

> if they have this book?

> I would be much obliged.

>

> Tatvam-Asi

>