[Jagannath] lesson 2

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OM namo narayanaya

 

Sarat Chander wrote:

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Dear Guru,

 

Thank you for this response and the answer to my question on moola

trikona as well.

 

> Sarat: You must first understand the very basic meaning of the Gunas. I

> too am not an authority in higher philosophy. But it is important to know

> this for doing proper Jyotish. I suggest you must read Srimad Bhagavatam

> for a better understanding.

>

> What is Rajas? It indicates high energy levels - passion, desire - without

> which creation is impossible. Only if you had the desire for some thing

> will you yearn for it and ultimately achieve it or create it. If there was

> no passion or desire, creation of a child is impossible. Hence, Brahma -

> the creator - is associated with Rajas Guna. Vishnu is the

 

Lesson 1 said " While Sattwa guna is the doorway to self-realization and

ultimately attaining Brahman, the Rajas and Tamas gunas continuously

work in creating the forces of karma and bind the atma to the material

world. " With this statement, I had trouble understanding how Brahma and

Shiva could have anything except Satwa guna. I now understand.

 

> > The four-fold division is represented by the four-fold division of the

> > Rasi into Kendras. Three Parts of the four are imperceptible. The fourth

> > part, Vasudeva is partly perceptible. According to the Shematic

> > representation of Narayana, if the 1st section represents houses 1-3,

> > section 2 represents houses 4-6, section 4b represents houses 7-8,

> > section 4a represents the 9th , and section 3 represents houses 10-12,

> > then only two houses can be properly analyzed by the Raasi chart. This

> > does not make sense. Can you please point out the flaw in my logic?

>

> Sarat: No, no. Don't get yourselves confused and stretch the rules.

> What has been explained by the higher philosophy in this lesson is the basic

> fundamental to drawing up a Rasi chart. Think about this - why are we

> talking of Vishnu - Vasudeva - Krishna - Narayana, why rasi chakra, what

> does it represent, what are you seeing in a rasi chakra, why only 12 houses

> and not thirteen, why four kendras etc. Lesson # 2 will lay the foundation

> for entire Jyotish Shastra. The above fundamentals begin from this lesson.

> Don't jump into the significance/application part straightaway. You will

> learn to apply these in the subsequent lessons. Read this lesson once,

> twice, thrice and get to the fundamentals which is very important. Mind

> you, Jyotish is a Shastra and is not only logic. Of course, you need logic

> but with a sound and principled base. Otherwise, it is not Jyotish.

 

Thank you for pointing that out.

 

> > Q1) Which Graha is given over-lordship of the divisions and why?

> >

> > >From an observer standing on the earth, each planet and each sign rise

> > and set in the sky. When a person is born, the sign that should be given

> > lordship should be either the rising sign, middle sign or setting sign.

> > Since birth and rising sign both represent creation, the rising sign

> > should be given over-lordship of the divisions.

>

> Sarat: The risign sign at birth gives lagna. That is not the point. The

> question is on the Graha and not the sign. First, tell me which are the

> grahas we use in Vedic Astrology and who is the over lord of all grahas and

> divisions and then tell me why. If you have Dr. Raman's " Astrology for

> beginners " or Brihat Parasara Hora Shastra writtern by Sri R. Santhanam or

> Sri G.C. Sharma, you will find this answer in the very first two chapters.

> Please read them and then let me know.

 

I'm sorry I misread the question. I will be more careful in the future.

 

The grahas used in vedic astrology are the Sun, Moon, Jupiter, Mercury,

Venus, Mars, Saturn, Rahu, Ketu and Lagna. I will try to get a copy of

Dr. Raman's book this weekend so that I may read it.

 

However, from reading Jataka Parijata, which says the Sun represents the

soul of the kalapurusha, and is a sovereign, this graha must be the

overlord.

 

> > Q2) Make a shematic representation of the Earth, Bha-Chakra and mark out

> > areas of Nara and Narayana.

> >

> > The figure is attached in the file asn2.jpg

>

> Sarat: A good attempt. You will now get to learn the basic vedic system

> of drawing the chart and marking them out ie., the Indian system of drawing

> the charts. For marking out the areas of Nara and Narayana, again I must

> repeat - the clue is in the Lesson # 2. We are talking of certain very

> specific houses of Narayana in the rasi chakra in Lesson # 2. Please read

> it carefully and tell me.

 

From Lesson 2:

Maharishi Parasara divided Narayana into four parts called kendra. Also,

in the perceptible portion, the Guna are intermixed, and there will be a

prevailing Guna. This is the third fundamental division called Trikona.

 

So, Narayana is represented by the kendras (1,4,7,10) and Nara is

represented by the trines (5,9).

 

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>

> Why are you not mailing it in the main list. You must do so in future.

 

I am sorry. I didn't realize this is where we were supposed to send our

replies.

 

ajit

 

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Ajit Krishnan

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