Science is science and Rgveda is Rgveda....

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hi friends,

 

in this forum we try to be scientific abt astrology...or that's the

impression i have drawn from some of the messages...but then i could

be wrong.

 

meticulously shreenadh has been trying to piece together writings

from ancient texts to derive meanings. there are other knowledgable

persons who have been contributing in the same way.

 

But then just as chandrahariji has said in the case of rgveda,

aren't shlokas from hora shastras, or upanishads, or other ancient

texts a little far removed from science? Or could one even venture

to say that are they amenable to scientific interpretation???? don't

we all have to use our imagination...to derive meanings...

 

 

i forget the sanskrit word that shreenadh quoted for sun in

libra...which can mean both elephant driver and seller of liquor.

Yes, the hindi for elephant driver is mahout which as told in one of

the previous messages is derived from Sankrit just as liquor in

sanskrit perhaps is madhu.....

 

" Madhu is also the Sanskrit origin of the English word mead, a

fermented beverage made from honey.

Madhu means nectar in Sanskrit and liquor in Tamil. " wickipedia

 

but then as somebody will tell me, information in wickipedia is

subject to corrections.

 

Again thru imagination i was trying to derive a tenuous connection

between mahout and madhu...but then that could be laughable

too...!!!!

 

What i have gathered from this forum is that we have a very rich

historical knowledge base but then there are distortions that have

occured in this on the following counts:

 

1. people re-writing the ancient texts and thereby adulterating them

(discussion with respect to rama's horoscope)

2. people interpreting ancient texts to suit themselves (using their

own perceptions and sometimes imagination)

3. people deriving different meanings from the same texts on account

of layers and layers of different meaning of sanskrit words.

 

The last issue is very interesting. today there was an article in

the Speaking Tree in TOI which says Ved Vyasa personified the mother

earth as Kunti in mahabharata.In Sanskrit Kum-ti means earth.

Kunti's other name is Pritha meaning Prithvi.

 

" Life originated on earath with the help of sun's rays. Vegetation

was born. Karna literally means grain with chaff. He represents

seed, the essence of the vegetable kingdom. But a seed cannot sprout

without water. Kunti placed the child in a basket in the waters of

the river Aswa.... "

 

There are many such parallels drawn in this article which concludes

in a predictable way:

 

" The above interpretation merely seeks to draw attention to the

importance of all aspects of the environment for as human beings we

have within us elements of all that exists outside of us. The earth

(environmenet) and its inhabitants therefore need to live in mutual

harmony " .

 

Science and Rgveda may be two ends of the spectrum, but if the akar

of god is round...they should meet somewhere;)

 

The limited point i was trying to make is that on this forum where

discussions are encouragaed to have their origins in ancient indian

texts, sankrit shlokas are used to clinch arguments, and a

scientific and systematic approach is encouraged, what if the basis

of all this is shifting sand????

 

At a more personal level i hold our ancient knowledge base in great

awe and respect....but it is its interpretation (where imagination

may often be used) that leaves me somewhat confused. But then i also

love it when imagination takes flights into the clouds....

 

Somebody today e-mailed to me a message regarding the quirks of

English language. The quirks of Sanskrit may not be dissimilar to

this.

 

Having said all this let me also confess that i am the least

qualified to talk abt saskrit and would like to enroll in nursery

class to learn this beautiful language. i also feel a little

diffident these days to write anything on this knowledgable forum

having committed grave errors in calling " dhai akshar " dhai " words " :

(:( and counting three years as 13 years (((((....apart from

being just a beginner in learning the letter A of astrology. Yes i

do need to enroll in nursery class once again and not just for

sanskrit.....

 

Regards and best wishes,

vinita