[va] Amavasya poodhaayana ishti ? 15/7

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Dear DadkshinaMurthy ji

 

a good post as always I knew about the Lord Krishna eposide but not the other

part of Rishi Bodhaayana esp the Pythogora's theorem connection heard raman

mention a name long ago so now my memory is refreshed at least this will be

there now to retrive anytime

 

many of our ancient wisdom has to be re-told as many times as possible for

generations to come will read and wonder and probably trace back to their roots

better than follow the western ones r right and we were just apes...! as it is

our wisdom is what went across the world. so such posts restablish our strenght.

 

thanks for the post

 

G B Prashant Kumar

 

 

 

 

 

 

dakshinastrologer <dakshinastrologer

vedic astrology

Sunday, July 15, 2007 2:22:58 PM

[vedic astrology] Re: Amavasya poodhaayana ishti ?

 

Dear Shri. Karunaakaram Raaghavam:

 

It is actually " Bodhaayana Ishti " . Vedic persons

performing " Oupaasana " are supposed to a ritual called sthaalipaakam

on Prathama thiti after Full Moon and New Moon days. There are

specific rules regarding at what time of the day the Pratham should

be there (thithis do not always coincide with the natural day

between sunrise to sunrise and there will be intermingling of

thithis). That sthaalipaakam yagna is also called " Ishti " . Vedic

yagnas are classified as " Ishtis " and " Poorthams " . You will find

that this " Ishti " of sthaalipaakam will sometimes fall on days when

there is amavasya thithi itself (thithi for shraddham is based on

the thithi in operation at the " aparaahna kaalam " of a day; so pitru

tarpanams are done when amaavasya is in operation on the aparaahana

period of a day; but if that day contains more period under

prathama, the ishti falls on the same day). Usually, the ishti

falls on the next day after amavasysa tarpanam day.

 

In this case, Bodhaayana amaavasya (there are certain months when

the Bodhaayana amaavasya comes on the day before the sarva

amaavasya) fell on July 13, 2007; so Bodhaayana dharma sutriis were

supposed to perform their ishti on July 14, 2007 which was the sarva

amaavasya day!

 

There is an interesting reference about Bodhayana amavasya related

to an event in Mahaabharata war. Lord Krishna deliberately did

Amaavasya tarpanam on the day before actual Amaavasya to confuse the

Kauravaas who had planned their Yuddha Bali on Amaavasya for their

success. (If they had done the yuddha bali at the correct amaavasya

period, their chances of success would have been brightened which

evidenly was against Lord Krishnaa's scheme). Amaavaasya was in

Pichcham - means it had started around the afternoon day; but by

usual reckoning, Amaavasya should have been celebrated for pitru

poojas the next day only. Seeing Lord Krishna making arrangements

for tarpanam, lot of vedic Brahmins including the Sapta Rishis

started doing the pitru pooja on the same day (one day before the

actual thithi). Sun and the Moon Gods got perplexed and being Viswa

Saakshis they got perturbed when something against the Dharma was

being followed by the best of Dharmic minds. So, they manifested

before Lord Krishna and requested an explanation. Lord Krishna

answered back " If Sun and the Moon are conjunct it is Amaavasya; now

you both are here together; is it not amaavasya? " . Though initially

it was not amaavasya, now their conjunction had made it amaavasya in

reality and they had no more queries to ask and returned to their

abodes.

 

It is to commemorate this event Bodhaayana adhyaayins (those who

follow the doctrines of the great rishi Bodhaayana) follow the

Bodhaayana amavaasya one day prior to the actual amaavasya thithi

when amaavasya is in piccham of the previous day just as it was

during that episode involving Lord Krishna Himself. Bodhaayanaa

soothram for religious activities is known for its exhaustiveness,

and certain practices are unique to this sutra adherents.

 

Another curiosity associated with Bodhayana Maharishi is that his

sutra contains what is now known as Pythogora's theorem! The sage

has written this long before Pythogoras formed his theorem on the

length of hypotenuse!

 

Why do I wax eloquent about all this in such a detail...... .Just to

shine for sometime in the reflected glory of my illustrious

ancestor...that is all....I belong to a family that adheres to

Bodhayana sutra strictly!

 

Blessed be.

Pandit R.DAKSHINAMOORTHI.

 

In vedic astrology, KARUNAAKARAM RAAGHAVAM

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> Namaste,

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> on 14th July2007 it was mentioned in panchangam as " Amavasya,

poodhaayana ishti " ,what does it mean?

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