Guest guest Posted May 31, 2000 Report Share Posted May 31, 2000 Jaya Jagannath RATH’S LECTURES Written and Edited by – J. Sarat Chander LESSON # 3 © SJVC The picures are not to be copied or distributed. The material given in the lessons are Copyright SJVC BHOOMANDALA Our Solar system comprises the Sun, a star, as the centre with the following planets revolving round it in an ellipsoidal paths. Thus the paths are elliptical if projected on a flat plane housing the earth and the Sun, but do have a vertical componenet of motion called declination or “Ayana”. The planets as per the present level of scientific knowledge are: 1. Mercury 2. Venus 3. Earth 4. Mars 5. Jupiter 6. Saturn 7. Uranus 8. Neptune 9. Pluto However, in the concept of Bhoomandala[1] (the Earth where we live) as explained by Maharishi Veda Vyas in Srimad Bhagvatam, only grahas[2] within the Bhumandala i.e., till Saturn are taken into reckoning for the purpose of Jyotish. Treating the Earth as centre (Geocentric) and the rest of the planets going round it (while they also are going round the Sun) they form a path round the Earth that resembles an elongated spring whose ends have been joined to form a circle. These spring like circular paths are called ‘Dweepas[3]’. Mount Meru is treated as the centre while the Loka Loka mountains on the outer border of the Dweepa formed by Saturn marks the outer boundary. Maharishi Parasara has thus clearly delineated the outer boundary by limiting the use of grahas till Saturn for the purpose of Jyotish. Following are the 7 Dweepas in their order of closeness to Bhumandala: 1. Chandra Dweepa – formed by Moon 2. Budha Dweepa – formed by Mercury 3. Sukra Dweepa – formed by Venus 4. Surya Dweepa – formed by Sun 5. Mangala Dweepa – formed by Mars 6. Guru Dweepa – formed by Guru 7. Shani Dweepa – formed by Shani It is the above order of the 7 Dweepas which forms the order of Hora. The nodes Rahu and Ketu are the imaginary[4] nodes which are created by the interaction of the Sun (Atma) and the Moon (Mind or Mana) with the Earth (body or Lagna). Rahu is the ascending node while Ketu is the descending node. This completes the nine graha scheme propounded by Maharishi Parasara. BHA CHAKRA/BHAVISHYA CHAKRA/RASI CHAKRA [ THE ZODIAC ] As known, Vedic astrology is centred round the Sun and Moon, the luminaries, with five of the nine planets in our solar system and the two nodes taken into reckoning. The Zodiac[5] comprises 3600 and is divided into two halves of 180 degrees each. One half being the Sun's half (Dakshinayana, meaning Dakshin (South) + ayana (direction) - Southerly direction) beginning at 0 degrees Leo to 0 degrees Aquarius - known as the Surya Hora. The other half being the Moon's half (Uttarayana, meaning Uttara (North) + ayana (direction) - Northerly direction), beginning 1 degree Aquarius to 30 degrees Cancer - known as the Chandra Hora. The two halves (180 degrees each) are further divided into six divisions of 30 degrees each and the five planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn) are given rulership of 30 degrees each on each half with the Sun and the Moon. Thus, there are six divisions of the 180 degrees on each side. The Sun rules the Dakshinayana and also Leo while the Moon rules the Uttarayana and also Cancer. These two signs for the starting point for the determination of ownership of the other signs. The five planets from Mercury to Saturn own two signs each on the basis of their proximity to the Sun. Thus, Gemini and Virgo being closest to Leo and Cancer are owned by Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun. Taurus and Gemini next to these are owned by Venus the planet following Mercury in its proximity to the Sun. Thereafter Mars owns Aries and Scorpio, Jupiter owns Sagittarius and Pisces ans Saturn the furtherest, owns Aquarius and Capricorn. Thus, the six divisions on each side of the two halves gives us the 12 Zodiac or Rasi signs beginning from: 1. 0 deg. Leo to 30 deg. Leo - Simha 2. 0 deg. Virgo to 30 deg. Virgo - Kanya 3. 0 deg. Libra to 30 deg. Libra - Thula 4. 0 deg. Scorpio to 30 deg. Scorpio - Vrishchik 5. 0 deg. Sagitarius to 30 deg. Sagitarius - Dhanur 6. 0 deg. Capricorn to 30 deg. Capricorn - Makar 7. 0 deg. Aquarius to 30 deg. Aquarius - Kumbh 8. 0 deg. Pisces to 30 deg. Pisces - Meena 9. 0 deg. Aries to 30 deg. Aries - Mesha 10. 0 deg. Taurus to 30 deg. Taurus - Vrishabha 11. 0 deg. Gemini to 30 deg. Gemini - Mithuna 12. 0 deg. Cancer to 30 deg. Cancer - Kark The above is explained in the following diagram: TATWA Tatwa means the physical state of existence of matter and energy. The universe consists five tatwa. They are: 1. Solid state : Prithivi tatwa 2. Liquid state : Jala tatwa 3. Gaseous state : Vayu tatwa 4. Vacuum state : Akaasha tatwa 5. Energy : Agni tatwa (in the form of light & heat) BHA CHAKRAS OR RASI CHAKRA The following are the 3 different types of Bha Chakras used in Vedic astrology: GURU CHAKRA BRIGHU CHAKRA SURYA CHAKRA Or SQUARE Or DIAMOND (SHUKRA) Southern system Northern system Eastern system The beginning of the Rasi Chakra/Bha Chakra is 0 deg. Aries. This is fixed on the basis of the principle of Chitra Paksha* wherein, a common point after Rohini Yogatara (in Meen (Pisces) rasi), which is opposite Chitra Yogatara (in Kanya (Virgo) rasi) emanates at 0 deg. Mesh (Aries) rasi which is taken as the beginning of the Bha Chakra. [Note: * Refer to Saravali for the method of fixation of zero degree Aries as the beginning of the zodiac/Bha Chakra] This system of 12 signs, also known as the Dwadasaditya[6] system, is the first leg and the most accurate and powerful system of Hora Shastra. ASSIGNMENT Why do the five planets have lordship of two houses whereas the luminaries have ownership of one house only? Determine the ayana of the planets in the horoscope of a native born on 7th August 1963 at 9:15 PM IST at 21N28, 84E01 (Sambalpur India) Determine the Ayana of the Moon in your horoscope and also the days after your birth when the Moon changed the ayana. Attempt to explain the Mantra given inside the Bha Chakra. Derive the order of the weekdays from the order of the seven Dwipa. Is there any correlation between the speed of the planets and the seven Hora’s? [1] Bhumandala is the plane that is perfectly perpendicular to the line from the centre of Earth to Pole Star which is known as Dhruv Tara. It was Maharishi Vishwamitra who found Dhruv Tara. The plane of the Bhumandala is drawn by fixing the Pole Star and relating the axis of Earth to it. There are three mandalas – they are (i) Bhumandala (ii) Bhuvamandala and (iii) Swargamandala – known as Bhur Bhuva Swa in the Gayatri Mantra. [2] Graha is an object or a point in space which influences human life. [3] The path of the graha while rotating round the earth (geocentric) is like an elongated spring that has an inner and outer radius. The space between this inner and the outer radius is defined as Dweepa. There are 7 Dweepas formed by the 7 grahas (from Moon to Saturn) referred to by Sri Adi Sankara. The last Dweepa is formed by Saturn and the colour of this Dweepa in Kaliyuga is golden. [4] Rahu and Ketu are treated as Aparaksha grahas or abstract planets. [5] The 360 degrees of the zodiac is based on the system of mathematical system of 60s prevalent then: 360 degrees = 60 Ghatikas 1 Ghati = 60 Pal 1 Pal = 60 Vipal which is something similar to our present system of 60 secs. = 1 minute and 60 minutes = 1 hour.] [6] Dwadasaditya: Dwadas = 12 + Aditya = Sun, meaning the 12 signs of the Sun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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