[Jagannath] Puranas & Brahma Vidya Exercise (Quoting Puranas)

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Hamsa Om So'ham

Dear Narasimha,

My views are as under:-

 

 

> Namaste Dina-natha,

>

> > Nrsimha I hope that you will not take this personally, but i

> > don't understand how such intelligent, successful and learned

> > person who is also brilliant Jyotisha can write such illogical

> > things.

>

> I am sorry that you find what I wrote " illogical " .

>

> As I said originally, we are deviating from astrology. I made my

> point and you made yours. There is no need to brand what we don't

> understand or appreciate as " illogical " . Let us end this topic

> now. Let us get back to astrology.

 

Rath: Vivekananda observed: " Religion consists in realization. We all know

as a fact that nothing will satisfy us until we realize the Truth for

ourselves. However much we may argue, however much we may hear, but one

thing will satisfy us, and that is our own realization; and such an

experience is possible for every one of us, if we will only try. "

>

> * * *

>

> Sanjay, regarding your Brahma Vidya post: Traditionally the 60

> years in Saturn-Jupiter cycle are taken to be aligned with the

> lunar years. I was born 2 days before the lunar new year day in

> 1970 (i.e. towards the end of year Saumya). Are you talking about

> the same years?

Rath: Yes. Let us attempt to synchronise the Lunar Years (Vedic Calander)

with the 120 Year cycle of the Sun.

 

>

> Are yugas and yugantaras aligned with these lunar years or with

> Saturn-Jupiter conjunctions? The date of start of Kali Yuga given

> traditionally happens to be a lunar new year day.

 

Rath: The vedic calander shall always start from the Pratipada signifying

the begining. The conjunction of Jup-Saturn need not be exact for this

event.

 

>

> Why are these years - which are aligned with lunar years - said

> to be based on Sani-Guru cycle? I can basically understand it,

> but Saturn-Jupiter motion is not really regular and

> Saturn-Jupiter conjunctions and Jupiter's motion in various rasis

> are not exactly aligned with lunar years. Please throw more light

> on this important topic.

Rath: Saturn is aligned with the Moon and its motion around the zodiac in

years is like the Lunar motion in the constellations in a month. Similarly,

the Jupiter is aligned with the Sun and it takes 12 years to do what the Sun

does in 12 months. Now, the Sun-Moon relationship is transformed into a

Jup-Sat relationship at another plane. Thus, their conjunctions in a sign

are akin to the " Pratipada " or begining of a new time cycle. The major

difference is that while the Sun is slower than the Moon, the Jupiter is

faster than Saturn.

The non-alignment is due to their actual motion in the sidereal zodiac.

But, if we consider their motion like the mean nodes i.e. always direct,

then some alignment will show up. However, this is not really necessary as

what are we going to achieve by it?

 

My questions have not been attempted by anybody as yet. I hope atleast a few

shall attempt this.

Om Tat Sat

Best Wishes

Sanjay Rath