Fwd: Historicity Of Rashis in India - Kumbh Mela

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Dear Sunil Nairji,

 

Yes. The concept of Rashis is very very old. Rashis are mentioned in the Vedas as I wrote in one of my mail and Sreenadhji mentioned about the "Meena" rashi in the Vedanga Jyotisha. I am sure AKK had read about that but you will not be surprised if AKK continues to play his old CD that Rashis are not in the Veda / Vedanga.

 

Regards,

 

Sunil K. Bhattacharjya--- On Tue, 5/5/09, sunil nair <astro_tellerkerala wrote:

sunil nair <astro_tellerkerala Fwd: Re: Historicity Of Rashis in India - Kumbh Mela Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2009, 10:16 PM

 

 

hinducivilization, "sunil nair"<astro_tellerkerala wrote:dear ananth sharan jiRasies was used even in rigvedic periods as we can see they havperfect calender which co-realates season-solar months -luni-solarmonths intgreated into one on a siderial back ground ( makshtra chakarawhich is fixed )and they hav a panchanga ( five limbhs of a day -day ,vara ,nakshtra,karana and nithya yoga ) which is calculated very very early so asother followers can use it .Unlike wait for any viscible phenomena likesighting of new moon like in arab islamic festivals .solar months r basis for adhik masa or khsaya masa used in adjustingLuni solar moths in 5 yr yuga cycle ( even this is to adjuct

this monthswith solar yr ) ,solar months means sun s entry and exit in one rasi,without calculating a rasi it is simply not possible ,and we shud thinkthat this are all pre -telescopic calculations and even calculated verywell in advance (which some scholars arrogantly( or even foolishly )says rishies dont know any thing so, No rasi, no knowledge of astronomyso we shud use NASA or JPL Data for a Hindu calender and they point outsecnds/Nano secnds errors )and unless there is a basics and support ofsome sidhanthas it is simply not possible too ,asking to show thoseprinciple in veda 's is another height of foolery which put forward bysome psudo scholars who is infleunced by christian missionarypropogandas is simply designed to mislead public so as to call ouracharyas as fools or frauds .but sure veda wont teach us every thing abt astronomy and astrology asit was not the purpose of of veda

sfinding good period ( muhurtha ) for all kinds of ceremony was the primeaim of this calender ,Good period means which is yet to come after we do a ritual or ceremonymeans it is phala jyotisha too ( predictiv astrology ) .and i dontthink hindu religion is like a muslim or other semitic religion s justissue fatwa and terrorise devotees abt hell fire etc withoutjustifying the reasons as it is based on sanathan tatwa and dont blv inforceful imparting of any other customs .even jupiterian ( as u mentioned in ur post ) years are used and it isjupiterian entry and exit in a rasi and it is the basis of 60 yr cyclewe called prabhavadhi samvatsaras later gone tru lot of modifications .Prapancha concept is basis of our Hindu zodiac called rasi chakra , ifwe adopt it frm other cultures why they dont use all other starsappearing in horizon and what was their philosophical backing

frmrespectiv culture ?? like some says and propogates ?? when asks thisquestion simply runs awayrgrds sunil nairhinducivilization, "amsharanx" amsharanx@wrote:>> I have read the following on the internet:>> " According to astrologers, the 'Kumbh Fair' takes place when theplanet Jupiter enters Aquarius and the Sun enters Aries. ">> This Mela is mentioned in the Puranas , and possibly MBH etc, and isheld at places along the Ancient Highways of India - Uttarpatha andDakshinpatha ( Haridwar, Prayag, Ujjain , and Nasik ). Therefore, thetradition is quite old - definitely before the time of Jesus Christ.>>> The above being true, the use of Rashis in India

must have been as oldas the celebration of Kumbh Mela .>> Thanks.>> Anand M. Sharan>--- End forwarded message ---