Guest guest Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Notes for SJC/JIVA students on MUHURTAThe word Muhurta has a few meanings and references -1. Muhurta is a time measure of 48 minutes reckoned from sunrise as a partof definition of linear time concepts (based on the speed of light as in theRig Veda 1.50). The smallest time unit called nimesha [srimad Bhagavatam(III, 11-3 to 10); Mahabharata; ] is the smallest humanly conceivable timeframe and is defined as the 'wink of an eye'. Bear in mind that this is thefixed measure and a linear concept.15 nimeshas make 1 kashta, [Manu says 18 nimesa instead (Manu Smriti1.64)...perhaps Manu winked faster than the other sages!]15 kashta make one laghu15 laghu make one ghatika (also called danda)2 ghatika (30 laghu) make 1 muhurta and30 muhurta make 1 diva-ratri or day (of 24 hours)2. Muhurta for astrological purposes of defining the quality of time is notexactly 48 minutes everyday and can vary based on sunrise, sunset and localnoon. This is a non-linear concept being cyclical and is also not fixed.There are 30 muhurtas in a nakshatra ahoratra (sidereal day and nightreckoned from one sunrise to the next sunrise). The period from sunrise tolocal noon is divided into 7½ Muhurta as is the period between local noonand sunset. In a similar manner the period from sunset to midnight andmidnight to the next sunrise is divided into 7½ Muhurta each (7½ Muhurta x4 = 30 muhurta). These four points of time - sunrise, local noon, sunset andmidnight are the four gayatri pada. Each of the four time spand betweenthese points measuring 7½ Muhurta is called a Prahara. So, the four (4)Prahara make a day.The eighth muhurta spanning the last ½ Muhurta of the morning and first ½Muhurta of the afternoon is called Abhijit Muhurta and is very auspisious asit maps into the Abhijit nakshatra which is ruled by Hari (Narayana; henceHari vamsa or Hari-kulesa {Hercules?) belonging to the lineage of Hari). Theseven nakshatra before Abhijit map into the seven muhurta before Abhijitmuhurta and constitute the first Prahara or morning. These are (1) Svati,(2) Visakha, (3) Anuradha, (4) Jyestha, (5) Magha, (6) Purva Phalguni, (7)Uttara Phalguni. The twenty (20) nakshatra after Abhijit map into the twenty(20) muhurtas following Abhijit muhurta. In this manner the the twenty eightnakshatra map into the 28 muhurtas starting from sunrise and the remainingtwo muhurta before sunrise are attributed to the Creator. These two muhurtataken together (96 minutes before sunrise) are loosely called as BrahmaMuhurta. However, they are different in their energy and are betterunderstood as Brahma and Surya (or Savitur to be mosre precise) being bothCreators yet different. Brahma is the deity of Saturn and is associated withrebirth of the soul and this 29th muhurta is excellent for meditation on theresons for our creation, the purpose of this birth and realisation of theself and God whereas the 30th Muhurta is best for praying to the creatorSavitur for impelling our intelligence in the right direction, burning thesins that led to rebirth and recovering from the curses and dridha karma ofpast births.3. Muhurta is one of the ten wives of Dharma and one of the sixty daughters(shatyamsa) of Daksa Prajapati the creator and Asikni. These sixty daughtersare Sati, Khyati, Smrti, Svaha, Anasuya, Svadha, Priti, Kshama, Sambhuti,Sannati, Arundhati, Kirti, Laksmi, Dhrti, Medha Tusti, Sraddha, Kriya, Mati,Buddhi, Lajja, Vasu, Santi, Pusti, Siddhi, Rati, Arundhati, Vasudhasi,Lamba, Bhanu, Marutvati, Samkalpa, Muhurta, Sadhya, Visva, Aditi, Diti,Kala, Danayu, Simhika, Muni, Kadru, Krodha, Ira, Pava Vinata, Surabhi,Khasa, Bhrsasva, Suprabha and Jaya.Daksa Prajapati had his daughters marry illustrious persona of the vedicperiod.(1) Two daughters married sage Angira (concept of truth and untruth) andBrihaspati was an offspring of this marriage.(2) two daughters married the sage Krishashva (Supragya and Jaya),(3) ten daughters were married to Dharma (concepts of navagraha lagna, theten variables that define the individual creation based on dharma namedArundhati, Vasu, Yami, Lamba, Bhanumati, Marutvati, Sankalpa, Muhurta,Saadhya and Vishva),(4) fourteen to sage Kashyap (concept of the fourteen worlds - seven of thedevas and seven of the asuras populated largely by the children of thesefourteen wives named Aditi, Diti, Danu, Kala, Anayu, Sinhika, Muni, Kadru,Saadhya, Ira, Krodha, Vinta, Surabhi and Khaga) and(5) twenty-eight daughters to Chandra, the Moon God (concept of 28 nakshatraor constellations as the mental consciousness states and concept/experienceof time).The ten wives of Dharma gave birth to children (personification ofconcepts). The statements of the scriptures are examined here on the basisof the Arundhati Interpretation Principle - understood as the "Pointerprinciple" like pointing to a star. This principle was used to makestatements often direct or propositions about gods, sages and other personaof the Vedic period in a figurative manner to show the underlying truthbehind various aspects of life and sciences while simultaneously denyingthat these were not absolute truths but were instead pointers to thatabsolute truth.Ten Wives of Dharma -1. Sun: Bhanu gave birth to twelve Bhanus [the twelve Suns in the signs andnot the sun signs which are Aditya as the sons of Aditi]. These are Dhata,Mitra, Aryama, Pusa, Sakra (Indra), Amsa, Varuna, Bhaga, Tvasta, Vivasvan,Savita and Visnu. (Nilamata Purana also).2. Moon: Saadhya (accomplishment) gave birth to Saadhyaganas or Sadhva(personification of accomplishment resources). Personified as the rites andprayers that lead to accomplishment of the spiritual path, these twelve(from 12 Moon signs) listed in the Vayu Purana are Darsha, Paurnamasa,Vrihadashwa, Rathantara etc. The seventeen goals (from 16 Moon rays or Kala+ Supreme consciousness = 17) that result from these twelve paths are listedin the Matsya and Padma Purana as Bhava, Prabhava, Isha etc.3. Mars: Vasu to Vasuganas or eight Vasudevas who were personifications ofAgni/energy and were full of light and splendor. Apa, Dhruva, Soma (aka.Bhoja), Dhava (fire), Anila (wind), Anala (fire), Pratyusha (day-break ortransformation from light to darkness and vice-versa), and Prabhasa (light).[Agni tatva ruled by Mars]4. Mercury: Arundhati gave birth to the the divisions of the earth andpopulated it. [Prithvi tatva ruled by Mercury]. This Arundhati is differentfrom the daughter of Kashyapa of a similar name who was the wife of sageVasistha. However the similarity in the name does show synergy*.5. Jupiter: Muhurta gave birth to Muhurtaganas or the thirty personifieddeities of the Muhurta6. Venus: Vishva gave birth to the Vishvedevas or the world creators. TheVishwadeva are either ten or twelve depending on the creation level or typeas Jadatma (non-living) or Jivatma (living). For jadatma creation(non-living world), dasamsa (D10) is the sphere of action and the tenvishwadeva guiding the path to the ten digpala (direction deities) arelisted in the Vayu Purana. For jivatma creation (living beings), dwadasamsa(D12) is the sphere of action and the twelve vishwadeva guiding the path tothe four deities of the dvadasamsa (as the four mouths of Brahma) arelisted in the Matsya Purana. [Jala tatva ruled by Venus is the root forsapta rasa that is used for creation. The sapta rasa or seven liquids asflavours/taste/fluid energy are (1) salty water, (2) milk, (3) butter(ghee), (4) curd, (5) wine, (6) sweetness of sugarcane-juice and (7) tastywater (Nilamata Purana).7. Saturn: Marutvati gave birth to Marutvaans or Maruts, the wind gods[saturn rules the vayu/air tatva]8. Rahu: Lamba gave birth to Ghosha the arc of the heavens (celestial sphereand other arc concepts)9. Ketu: Yami the daughter of the night, gave birth to Naagvithi (the milkyway defining one border of the zodiac)10. Lagna: Sankalpaa gave birth to Sankalpa, the pious or auspicious andpraiseworthy one and the 'identity/self of all' [implying that one Lagna(sankalpa) follows another (sankalpa); the word Kalpa means head or lagnathat defines the being created]------------------------------* Arundhati is also called Sandhya as Mercury alone is strong at thesejunction times and all other planets are weak. The Rajas energy of Mercurygives it the power of division. Arundhati's spiritual might is seen in herother name 'aksha-mala' and her tapas of ability to 'talk continuously ondharma for 12 years without food or sleep' (Mercury rules speech) wasextolled by Siva as that unmatched by the Rishi's when it ended famine. Sheis seen with her spouse Vasistha in the Urja star and is considered veryauspicious for newly weds to view and make a wish for being like her andclose to spouse all the time. She is the grandmother of Parasara andgreat-grandmother of Krishna Dwaipayana Vedavyasa.-------------------------------TO DO: please mark this in a diary(1) Read more about the Arundhati Interpretation Principle - understood asthe "Pointer principle" like pointing to a star as this is the key tounderstanding symbolism used in Jyotisa and the Vedas. [NOW](2) List the names of the 30 Muhurta, understand their meanings andsymbolism associated with the 28 nakshatras and Brahma and Savitur, they mapinto(3) Calculate the starting and ending Muhurta time for all the 30 Muhurtafor the first day of each month (sankranti dates) so that you can use this(4) Determine what is best for you to do in each muhurta based on your natalchart with 28 nakshatra (use Sarvato Bhadra Chakra) and also the spiritualpractises for Brahma Muhurta (last 2 muhurtas).(5) To understand dharma manifestation from the ninth house from (a) Lagna,(b) Karakamsa, © Arudha Lagna [Future - when you learn about this] --Posted by Pt.Sanjay Rath to Rath's Rhapsody at 5/18/2006 12:19:00 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Sree Guro Paahimaam Dear Sanjay Namaste. That was delicious food for thought. Many sincere thanks and best wishes R. Kasthuri Rangan Pt.Sanjay Rath wrote: > Notes for SJC/JIVA students on MUHURTA > > The word Muhurta has a few meanings and references - > > 1. Muhurta is a time measure of 48 minutes reckoned from sunrise as a part > of definition of linear time concepts (based on the speed of light as > in the > Rig Veda 1.50). The smallest time unit called nimesha [srimad Bhagavatam > (III, 11-3 to 10); Mahabharata; ] is the smallest humanly conceivable time > frame and is defined as the 'wink of an eye'. Bear in mind that this > is the > fixed measure and a linear concept. > 15 nimeshas make 1 kashta, [Manu says 18 nimesa instead (Manu Smriti > 1.64)...perhaps Manu winked faster than the other sages!] > 15 kashta make one laghu > 15 laghu make one ghatika (also called danda) > 2 ghatika (30 laghu) make 1 muhurta and > 30 muhurta make 1 diva-ratri or day (of 24 hours) > > 2. Muhurta for astrological purposes of defining the quality of time > is not > exactly 48 minutes everyday and can vary based on sunrise, sunset and > local > noon. This is a non-linear concept being cyclical and is also not fixed. > There are 30 muhurtas in a nakshatra ahoratra (sidereal day and night > reckoned from one sunrise to the next sunrise). The period from sunrise to > local noon is divided into 7½ Muhurta as is the period between local noon > and sunset. In a similar manner the period from sunset to midnight and > midnight to the next sunrise is divided into 7½ Muhurta each (7½ Muhurta x > 4 = 30 muhurta). These four points of time - sunrise, local noon, > sunset and > midnight are the four gayatri pada. Each of the four time spand between > these points measuring 7½ Muhurta is called a Prahara. So, the four (4) > Prahara make a day. > > The eighth muhurta spanning the last ½ Muhurta of the morning and first ½ > Muhurta of the afternoon is called Abhijit Muhurta and is very > auspisious as > it maps into the Abhijit nakshatra which is ruled by Hari (Narayana; hence > Hari vamsa or Hari-kulesa {Hercules?) belonging to the lineage of > Hari). The > seven nakshatra before Abhijit map into the seven muhurta before Abhijit > muhurta and constitute the first Prahara or morning. These are (1) Svati, > (2) Visakha, (3) Anuradha, (4) Jyestha, (5) Magha, (6) Purva Phalguni, (7) > Uttara Phalguni. The twenty (20) nakshatra after Abhijit map into the > twenty > (20) muhurtas following Abhijit muhurta. In this manner the the twenty > eight > nakshatra map into the 28 muhurtas starting from sunrise and the remaining > two muhurta before sunrise are attributed to the Creator. These two > muhurta > taken together (96 minutes before sunrise) are loosely called as Brahma > Muhurta. However, they are different in their energy and are better > understood as Brahma and Surya (or Savitur to be mosre precise) being both > Creators yet different. Brahma is the deity of Saturn and is > associated with > rebirth of the soul and this 29th muhurta is excellent for meditation > on the > resons for our creation, the purpose of this birth and realisation of the > self and God whereas the 30th Muhurta is best for praying to the creator > Savitur for impelling our intelligence in the right direction, burning the > sins that led to rebirth and recovering from the curses and dridha > karma of > past births. > > 3. Muhurta is one of the ten wives of Dharma and one of the sixty > daughters > (shatyamsa) of Daksa Prajapati the creator and Asikni. These sixty > daughters > are Sati, Khyati, Smrti, Svaha, Anasuya, Svadha, Priti, Kshama, Sambhuti, > Sannati, Arundhati, Kirti, Laksmi, Dhrti, Medha Tusti, Sraddha, Kriya, > Mati, > Buddhi, Lajja, Vasu, Santi, Pusti, Siddhi, Rati, Arundhati, Vasudhasi, > Lamba, Bhanu, Marutvati, Samkalpa, Muhurta, Sadhya, Visva, Aditi, Diti, > Kala, Danayu, Simhika, Muni, Kadru, Krodha, Ira, Pava Vinata, Surabhi, > Khasa, Bhrsasva, Suprabha and Jaya. > > Daksa Prajapati had his daughters marry illustrious persona of the vedic > period. > (1) Two daughters married sage Angira (concept of truth and untruth) and > Brihaspati was an offspring of this marriage. > (2) two daughters married the sage Krishashva (Supragya and Jaya), > (3) ten daughters were married to Dharma (concepts of navagraha & > lagna, the > ten variables that define the individual creation based on dharma named > Arundhati, Vasu, Yami, Lamba, Bhanumati, Marutvati, Sankalpa, Muhurta, > Saadhya and Vishva), > (4) fourteen to sage Kashyap (concept of the fourteen worlds - seven > of the > devas and seven of the asuras populated largely by the children of these > fourteen wives named Aditi, Diti, Danu, Kala, Anayu, Sinhika, Muni, Kadru, > Saadhya, Ira, Krodha, Vinta, Surabhi and Khaga) and > (5) twenty-eight daughters to Chandra, the Moon God (concept of 28 > nakshatra > or constellations as the mental consciousness states and > concept/experience > of time). > > The ten wives of Dharma gave birth to children (personification of > concepts). The statements of the scriptures are examined here on the basis > of the Arundhati Interpretation Principle - understood as the " Pointer > principle " like pointing to a star. This principle was used to make > statements often direct or propositions about gods, sages and other > persona > of the Vedic period in a figurative manner to show the underlying truth > behind various aspects of life and sciences while simultaneously denying > that these were not absolute truths but were instead pointers to that > absolute truth. > > Ten Wives of Dharma - > > 1. Sun: Bhanu gave birth to twelve Bhanus [the twelve Suns in the > signs and > not the sun signs which are Aditya as the sons of Aditi]. These are Dhata, > Mitra, Aryama, Pusa, Sakra (Indra), Amsa, Varuna, Bhaga, Tvasta, Vivasvan, > Savita and Visnu. (Nilamata Purana also). > > 2. Moon: Saadhya (accomplishment) gave birth to Saadhyaganas or Sadhva > (personification of accomplishment resources). Personified as the > rites and > prayers that lead to accomplishment of the spiritual path, these twelve > (from 12 Moon signs) listed in the Vayu Purana are Darsha, Paurnamasa, > Vrihadashwa, Rathantara etc. The seventeen goals (from 16 Moon rays or > Kala > + Supreme consciousness = 17) that result from these twelve paths are > listed > in the Matsya and Padma Purana as Bhava, Prabhava, Isha etc. > > 3. Mars: Vasu to Vasuganas or eight Vasudevas who were personifications of > Agni/energy and were full of light and splendor. Apa, Dhruva, Soma (aka. > Bhoja), Dhava (fire), Anila (wind), Anala (fire), Pratyusha (day-break or > transformation from light to darkness and vice-versa), and Prabhasa > (light). > [Agni tatva ruled by Mars] > > 4. Mercury: Arundhati gave birth to the the divisions of the earth and > populated it. [Prithvi tatva ruled by Mercury]. This Arundhati is > different > from the daughter of Kashyapa of a similar name who was the wife of sage > Vasistha. However the similarity in the name does show synergy*. > > 5. Jupiter: Muhurta gave birth to Muhurtaganas or the thirty personified > deities of the Muhurta > > 6. Venus: Vishva gave birth to the Vishvedevas or the world creators. The > Vishwadeva are either ten or twelve depending on the creation level or > type > as Jadatma (non-living) or Jivatma (living). For jadatma creation > (non-living world), dasamsa (D10) is the sphere of action and the ten > vishwadeva guiding the path to the ten digpala (direction deities) are > listed in the Vayu Purana. For jivatma creation (living beings), > dwadasamsa > (D12) is the sphere of action and the twelve vishwadeva guiding the > path to > the four deities of the dvadasamsa (as the four mouths of Brahma) are > listed in the Matsya Purana. [Jala tatva ruled by Venus is the root for > sapta rasa that is used for creation. The sapta rasa or seven liquids as > flavours/taste/fluid energy are (1) salty water, (2) milk, (3) butter > (ghee), (4) curd, (5) wine, (6) sweetness of sugarcane-juice and (7) tasty > water (Nilamata Purana). > > 7. Saturn: Marutvati gave birth to Marutvaans or Maruts, the wind gods > [saturn rules the vayu/air tatva] > > 8. Rahu: Lamba gave birth to Ghosha the arc of the heavens (celestial > sphere > and other arc concepts) > > 9. Ketu: Yami the daughter of the night, gave birth to Naagvithi (the > milky > way defining one border of the zodiac) > > 10. Lagna: Sankalpaa gave birth to Sankalpa, the pious or auspicious and > praiseworthy one and the 'identity/self of all' [implying that one Lagna > (sankalpa) follows another (sankalpa); the word Kalpa means head or lagna > that defines the being created] > ------------------------------ > * Arundhati is also called Sandhya as Mercury alone is strong at these > junction times and all other planets are weak. The Rajas energy of Mercury > gives it the power of division. Arundhati's spiritual might is seen in her > other name 'aksha-mala' and her tapas of ability to 'talk continuously on > dharma for 12 years without food or sleep' (Mercury rules speech) was > extolled by Siva as that unmatched by the Rishi's when it ended > famine. She > is seen with her spouse Vasistha in the Urja star and is considered very > auspicious for newly weds to view and make a wish for being like her and > close to spouse all the time. She is the grandmother of Parasara and > great-grandmother of Krishna Dwaipayana Vedavyasa. > ------------------------------- > TO DO: please mark this in a diary > (1) Read more about the Arundhati Interpretation Principle - understood as > the " Pointer principle " like pointing to a star as this is the key to > understanding symbolism used in Jyotisa and the Vedas. [NOW] > (2) List the names of the 30 Muhurta, understand their meanings and > symbolism associated with the 28 nakshatras and Brahma and Savitur, > they map > into > (3) Calculate the starting and ending Muhurta time for all the 30 Muhurta > for the first day of each month (sankranti dates) so that you can use this > (4) Determine what is best for you to do in each muhurta based on your > natal > chart with 28 nakshatra (use Sarvato Bhadra Chakra) and also the spiritual > practises for Brahma Muhurta (last 2 muhurtas). > (5) To understand dharma manifestation from the ninth house from (a) > Lagna, > (b) Karakamsa, © Arudha Lagna [Future - when you learn about this] > > > > -- > Posted by Pt.Sanjay Rath to Rath's Rhapsody > <http://srath.com/blog/2006/05/muhurta-notes.html> at 5/18/2006 > 12:19:00 PM > > *tat savitur varenyam* > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006  Dear Jyotisha's From Internet : b. Arundhati Interpretation Principle - “pointing to the star†The apophatic quality of Hindu writings is accompanied by another related principle of Indian interpretative principles known as Arundhati. Arundhata is an interpretative principle which allows them to make what seems like direct – even propositional - statements about God and the world - while still clinging to their commitment to “neti neti†when it comes to truth statements about God. This principle , known as Arundhati, is more popularly referred to as simply, “pointing to the star.†Arundhati is actually the Indian name of a very dim star in The Great Bear (Big Dipper) constellation. A normal observer finds it very difficult, indeed, nearly impossible to see the star because it is so dim. So, traditionally, an Indian will help you to locate a dim star by first showing you a brighter star in the vicinity of Arundhati. Bright stars in the near, but not precise, vicinity of the obscure star can be used as “pointers†to the correct star.[2] This has become a paradigm of Indian theologizing. Statements by Indian theologians such as Sankara and Ramanuja are often taken in the West as exact statements reflecting doctrinal precision when in fact, they are only pointing to various indicators (laksana) of a mystery which cannot be fully articulated. This has led to some significant misunderstandings regarding the actual teachings of Hinduism regarding theism by many Western writers. Thus, when an Indian theologian appears to say, “I believe,†he or she does not actually mean by that a propositional truth statement which contains absolute truth, but merely an indicator of a truth or pointer in the direction of a truth which, by definition, remains shrouded in mystery. This observation should be remembered in the context of any theistic affirmations in the Hindu context. Regards Rafal Gendarz - Pt.Sanjay Rath sohamsa Thursday, May 18, 2006 8:55 AM [Rath's Rhapsody] Muhurta notes Notes for SJC/JIVA students on MUHURTA The word Muhurta has a few meanings and references - 1. Muhurta is a time measure of 48 minutes reckoned from sunrise as a partof definition of linear time concepts (based on the speed of light as in theRig Veda 1.50). The smallest time unit called nimesha [srimad Bhagavatam(III, 11-3 to 10); Mahabharata; ] is the smallest humanly conceivable timeframe and is defined as the 'wink of an eye'. Bear in mind that this is thefixed measure and a linear concept.15 nimeshas make 1 kashta, [Manu says 18 nimesa instead (Manu Smriti1.64)...perhaps Manu winked faster than the other sages!]15 kashta make one laghu15 laghu make one ghatika (also called danda)2 ghatika (30 laghu) make 1 muhurta and30 muhurta make 1 diva-ratri or day (of 24 hours) 2. Muhurta for astrological purposes of defining the quality of time is notexactly 48 minutes everyday and can vary based on sunrise, sunset and localnoon. This is a non-linear concept being cyclical and is also not fixed.There are 30 muhurtas in a nakshatra ahoratra (sidereal day and nightreckoned from one sunrise to the next sunrise). The period from sunrise tolocal noon is divided into 7½ Muhurta as is the period between local noonand sunset. In a similar manner the period from sunset to midnight andmidnight to the next sunrise is divided into 7½ Muhurta each (7½ Muhurta x4 = 30 muhurta). These four points of time - sunrise, local noon, sunset andmidnight are the four gayatri pada. Each of the four time spand betweenthese points measuring 7½ Muhurta is called a Prahara. So, the four (4)Prahara make a day. The eighth muhurta spanning the last ½ Muhurta of the morning and first ½Muhurta of the afternoon is called Abhijit Muhurta and is very auspisious asit maps into the Abhijit nakshatra which is ruled by Hari (Narayana; henceHari vamsa or Hari-kulesa {Hercules?) belonging to the lineage of Hari). Theseven nakshatra before Abhijit map into the seven muhurta before Abhijitmuhurta and constitute the first Prahara or morning. These are (1) Svati,(2) Visakha, (3) Anuradha, (4) Jyestha, (5) Magha, (6) Purva Phalguni, (7)Uttara Phalguni. The twenty (20) nakshatra after Abhijit map into the twenty(20) muhurtas following Abhijit muhurta. In this manner the the twenty eightnakshatra map into the 28 muhurtas starting from sunrise and the remainingtwo muhurta before sunrise are attributed to the Creator. These two muhurtataken together (96 minutes before sunrise) are loosely called as BrahmaMuhurta. However, they are different in their energy and are betterunderstood as Brahma and Surya (or Savitur to be mosre precise) being bothCreators yet different. Brahma is the deity of Saturn and is associated withrebirth of the soul and this 29th muhurta is excellent for meditation on theresons for our creation, the purpose of this birth and realisation of theself and God whereas the 30th Muhurta is best for praying to the creatorSavitur for impelling our intelligence in the right direction, burning thesins that led to rebirth and recovering from the curses and dridha karma ofpast births. 3. Muhurta is one of the ten wives of Dharma and one of the sixty daughters(shatyamsa) of Daksa Prajapati the creator and Asikni. These sixty daughtersare Sati, Khyati, Smrti, Svaha, Anasuya, Svadha, Priti, Kshama, Sambhuti,Sannati, Arundhati, Kirti, Laksmi, Dhrti, Medha Tusti, Sraddha, Kriya, Mati,Buddhi, Lajja, Vasu, Santi, Pusti, Siddhi, Rati, Arundhati, Vasudhasi,Lamba, Bhanu, Marutvati, Samkalpa, Muhurta, Sadhya, Visva, Aditi, Diti,Kala, Danayu, Simhika, Muni, Kadru, Krodha, Ira, Pava Vinata, Surabhi,Khasa, Bhrsasva, Suprabha and Jaya. Daksa Prajapati had his daughters marry illustrious persona of the vedicperiod.(1) Two daughters married sage Angira (concept of truth and untruth) andBrihaspati was an offspring of this marriage.(2) two daughters married the sage Krishashva (Supragya and Jaya),(3) ten daughters were married to Dharma (concepts of navagraha & lagna, theten variables that define the individual creation based on dharma namedArundhati, Vasu, Yami, Lamba, Bhanumati, Marutvati, Sankalpa, Muhurta,Saadhya and Vishva),(4) fourteen to sage Kashyap (concept of the fourteen worlds - seven of thedevas and seven of the asuras populated largely by the children of thesefourteen wives named Aditi, Diti, Danu, Kala, Anayu, Sinhika, Muni, Kadru,Saadhya, Ira, Krodha, Vinta, Surabhi and Khaga) and(5) twenty-eight daughters to Chandra, the Moon God (concept of 28 nakshatraor constellations as the mental consciousness states and concept/experienceof time). The ten wives of Dharma gave birth to children (personification ofconcepts). The statements of the scriptures are examined here on the basisof the Arundhati Interpretation Principle - understood as the "Pointerprinciple" like pointing to a star. This principle was used to makestatements often direct or propositions about gods, sages and other personaof the Vedic period in a figurative manner to show the underlying truthbehind various aspects of life and sciences while simultaneously denyingthat these were not absolute truths but were instead pointers to thatabsolute truth. Ten Wives of Dharma - 1. Sun: Bhanu gave birth to twelve Bhanus [the twelve Suns in the signs andnot the sun signs which are Aditya as the sons of Aditi]. These are Dhata,Mitra, Aryama, Pusa, Sakra (Indra), Amsa, Varuna, Bhaga, Tvasta, Vivasvan,Savita and Visnu. (Nilamata Purana also). 2. Moon: Saadhya (accomplishment) gave birth to Saadhyaganas or Sadhva(personification of accomplishment resources). Personified as the rites andprayers that lead to accomplishment of the spiritual path, these twelve(from 12 Moon signs) listed in the Vayu Purana are Darsha, Paurnamasa,Vrihadashwa, Rathantara etc. The seventeen goals (from 16 Moon rays or Kala+ Supreme consciousness = 17) that result from these twelve paths are listedin the Matsya and Padma Purana as Bhava, Prabhava, Isha etc. 3. Mars: Vasu to Vasuganas or eight Vasudevas who were personifications ofAgni/energy and were full of light and splendor. Apa, Dhruva, Soma (aka.Bhoja), Dhava (fire), Anila (wind), Anala (fire), Pratyusha (day-break ortransformation from light to darkness and vice-versa), and Prabhasa (light).[Agni tatva ruled by Mars] 4. Mercury: Arundhati gave birth to the the divisions of the earth andpopulated it. [Prithvi tatva ruled by Mercury]. This Arundhati is differentfrom the daughter of Kashyapa of a similar name who was the wife of sageVasistha. However the similarity in the name does show synergy*. 5. Jupiter: Muhurta gave birth to Muhurtaganas or the thirty personifieddeities of the Muhurta 6. Venus: Vishva gave birth to the Vishvedevas or the world creators. TheVishwadeva are either ten or twelve depending on the creation level or typeas Jadatma (non-living) or Jivatma (living). For jadatma creation(non-living world), dasamsa (D10) is the sphere of action and the tenvishwadeva guiding the path to the ten digpala (direction deities) arelisted in the Vayu Purana. For jivatma creation (living beings), dwadasamsa(D12) is the sphere of action and the twelve vishwadeva guiding the path tothe four deities of the dvadasamsa (as the four mouths of Brahma) arelisted in the Matsya Purana. [Jala tatva ruled by Venus is the root forsapta rasa that is used for creation. The sapta rasa or seven liquids asflavours/taste/fluid energy are (1) salty water, (2) milk, (3) butter(ghee), (4) curd, (5) wine, (6) sweetness of sugarcane-juice and (7) tastywater (Nilamata Purana). 7. Saturn: Marutvati gave birth to Marutvaans or Maruts, the wind gods[saturn rules the vayu/air tatva] 8. Rahu: Lamba gave birth to Ghosha the arc of the heavens (celestial sphereand other arc concepts) 9. Ketu: Yami the daughter of the night, gave birth to Naagvithi (the milkyway defining one border of the zodiac) 10. Lagna: Sankalpaa gave birth to Sankalpa, the pious or auspicious andpraiseworthy one and the 'identity/self of all' [implying that one Lagna(sankalpa) follows another (sankalpa); the word Kalpa means head or lagnathat defines the being created]------------------------------* Arundhati is also called Sandhya as Mercury alone is strong at thesejunction times and all other planets are weak. The Rajas energy of Mercurygives it the power of division. Arundhati's spiritual might is seen in herother name 'aksha-mala' and her tapas of ability to 'talk continuously ondharma for 12 years without food or sleep' (Mercury rules speech) wasextolled by Siva as that unmatched by the Rishi's when it ended famine. Sheis seen with her spouse Vasistha in the Urja star and is considered veryauspicious for newly weds to view and make a wish for being like her andclose to spouse all the time. She is the grandmother of Parasara andgreat-grandmother of Krishna Dwaipayana Vedavyasa.-------------------------------TO DO: please mark this in a diary(1) Read more about the Arundhati Interpretation Principle - understood asthe "Pointer principle" like pointing to a star as this is the key tounderstanding symbolism used in Jyotisa and the Vedas. [NOW](2) List the names of the 30 Muhurta, understand their meanings andsymbolism associated with the 28 nakshatras and Brahma and Savitur, they mapinto(3) Calculate the starting and ending Muhurta time for all the 30 Muhurtafor the first day of each month (sankranti dates) so that you can use this(4) Determine what is best for you to do in each muhurta based on your natalchart with 28 nakshatra (use Sarvato Bhadra Chakra) and also the spiritualpractises for Brahma Muhurta (last 2 muhurtas).(5) To understand dharma manifestation from the ninth house from (a) Lagna,(b) Karakamsa, © Arudha Lagna [Future - when you learn about this]--Posted by Pt.Sanjay Rath to Rath's Rhapsody at 5/18/2006 12:19:00 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 ||Hare Rama Krsna|| Dear Guruji, Namaskar There seems to be an error or typo in your listing of nakshatras. You follow Jyestha nakshatra with Magha, and the Phalguni nakshatras... offcourse this should be followed by Moola and the Ashadas. I had posted a comment to your writeup on the Gunas, did you see it? Best wishes, *** Visti Larsen For services and articles visit: http://srigaruda.com *** sohamsa [sohamsa ] On Behalf Of Pt.Sanjay Rath 18 May 2006 08:56 sohamsa [Rath's Rhapsody] Muhurta notes Notes for SJC/JIVA students on MUHURTA The word Muhurta has a few meanings and references - 1. Muhurta is a time measure of 48 minutes reckoned from sunrise as a part of definition of linear time concepts (based on the speed of light as in the Rig Veda 1.50). The smallest time unit called nimesha [srimad Bhagavatam (III, 11-3 to 10); Mahabharata; ] is the smallest humanly conceivable time frame and is defined as the 'wink of an eye'. Bear in mind that this is the fixed measure and a linear concept. 15 nimeshas make 1 kashta, [Manu says 18 nimesa instead (Manu Smriti 1.64)...perhaps Manu winked faster than the other sages!] 15 kashta make one laghu 15 laghu make one ghatika (also called danda) 2 ghatika (30 laghu) make 1 muhurta and 30 muhurta make 1 diva-ratri or day (of 24 hours) 2. Muhurta for astrological purposes of defining the quality of time is not exactly 48 minutes everyday and can vary based on sunrise, sunset and local noon. This is a non-linear concept being cyclical and is also not fixed. There are 30 muhurtas in a nakshatra ahoratra (sidereal day and night reckoned from one sunrise to the next sunrise). The period from sunrise to local noon is divided into 7½ Muhurta as is the period between local noon and sunset. In a similar manner the period from sunset to midnight and midnight to the next sunrise is divided into 7½ Muhurta each (7½ Muhurta x 4 = 30 muhurta). These four points of time - sunrise, local noon, sunset and midnight are the four gayatri pada. Each of the four time spand between these points measuring 7½ Muhurta is called a Prahara. So, the four (4) Prahara make a day. The eighth muhurta spanning the last ½ Muhurta of the morning and first ½ Muhurta of the afternoon is called Abhijit Muhurta and is very auspisious as it maps into the Abhijit nakshatra which is ruled by Hari (Narayana; hence Hari vamsa or Hari-kulesa {Hercules?) belonging to the lineage of Hari). The seven nakshatra before Abhijit map into the seven muhurta before Abhijit muhurta and constitute the first Prahara or morning. These are (1) Svati, (2) Visakha, (3) Anuradha, (4) Jyestha, (5) Magha, (6) Purva Phalguni, (7) Uttara Phalguni. The twenty (20) nakshatra after Abhijit map into the twenty (20) muhurtas following Abhijit muhurta. In this manner the the twenty eight nakshatra map into the 28 muhurtas starting from sunrise and the remaining two muhurta before sunrise are attributed to the Creator. These two muhurta taken together (96 minutes before sunrise) are loosely called as Brahma Muhurta. However, they are different in their energy and are better understood as Brahma and Surya (or Savitur to be mosre precise) being both Creators yet different. Brahma is the deity of Saturn and is associated with rebirth of the soul and this 29th muhurta is excellent for meditation on the resons for our creation, the purpose of this birth and realisation of the self and God whereas the 30th Muhurta is best for praying to the creator Savitur for impelling our intelligence in the right direction, burning the sins that led to rebirth and recovering from the curses and dridha karma of past births. 3. Muhurta is one of the ten wives of Dharma and one of the sixty daughters (shatyamsa) of Daksa Prajapati the creator and Asikni. These sixty daughters are Sati, Khyati, Smrti, Svaha, Anasuya, Svadha, Priti, Kshama, Sambhuti, Sannati, Arundhati, Kirti, Laksmi, Dhrti, Medha Tusti, Sraddha, Kriya, Mati, Buddhi, Lajja, Vasu, Santi, Pusti, Siddhi, Rati, Arundhati, Vasudhasi, Lamba, Bhanu, Marutvati, Samkalpa, Muhurta, Sadhya, Visva, Aditi, Diti, Kala, Danayu, Simhika, Muni, Kadru, Krodha, Ira, Pava Vinata, Surabhi, Khasa, Bhrsasva, Suprabha and Jaya. Daksa Prajapati had his daughters marry illustrious persona of the vedic period. (1) Two daughters married sage Angira (concept of truth and untruth) and Brihaspati was an offspring of this marriage. (2) two daughters married the sage Krishashva (Supragya and Jaya), (3) ten daughters were married to Dharma (concepts of navagraha & lagna, the ten variables that define the individual creation based on dharma named Arundhati, Vasu, Yami, Lamba, Bhanumati, Marutvati, Sankalpa, Muhurta, Saadhya and Vishva), (4) fourteen to sage Kashyap (concept of the fourteen worlds - seven of the devas and seven of the asuras populated largely by the children of these fourteen wives named Aditi, Diti, Danu, Kala, Anayu, Sinhika, Muni, Kadru, Saadhya, Ira, Krodha, Vinta, Surabhi and Khaga) and (5) twenty-eight daughters to Chandra, the Moon God (concept of 28 nakshatra or constellations as the mental consciousness states and concept/experience of time). The ten wives of Dharma gave birth to children (personification of concepts). The statements of the scriptures are examined here on the basis of the Arundhati Interpretation Principle - understood as the " Pointer principle " like pointing to a star. This principle was used to make statements often direct or propositions about gods, sages and other persona of the Vedic period in a figurative manner to show the underlying truth behind various aspects of life and sciences while simultaneously denying that these were not absolute truths but were instead pointers to that absolute truth. Ten Wives of Dharma - 1. Sun: Bhanu gave birth to twelve Bhanus [the twelve Suns in the signs and not the sun signs which are Aditya as the sons of Aditi]. These are Dhata, Mitra, Aryama, Pusa, Sakra (Indra), Amsa, Varuna, Bhaga, Tvasta, Vivasvan, Savita and Visnu. (Nilamata Purana also). 2. Moon: Saadhya (accomplishment) gave birth to Saadhyaganas or Sadhva (personification of accomplishment resources). Personified as the rites and prayers that lead to accomplishment of the spiritual path, these twelve (from 12 Moon signs) listed in the Vayu Purana are Darsha, Paurnamasa, Vrihadashwa, Rathantara etc. The seventeen goals (from 16 Moon rays or Kala + Supreme consciousness = 17) that result from these twelve paths are listed in the Matsya and Padma Purana as Bhava, Prabhava, Isha etc. 3. Mars: Vasu to Vasuganas or eight Vasudevas who were personifications of Agni/energy and were full of light and splendor. Apa, Dhruva, Soma (aka. Bhoja), Dhava (fire), Anila (wind), Anala (fire), Pratyusha (day-break or transformation from light to darkness and vice-versa), and Prabhasa (light). [Agni tatva ruled by Mars] 4. Mercury: Arundhati gave birth to the the divisions of the earth and populated it. [Prithvi tatva ruled by Mercury]. This Arundhati is different from the daughter of Kashyapa of a similar name who was the wife of sage Vasistha. However the similarity in the name does show synergy*. 5. Jupiter: Muhurta gave birth to Muhurtaganas or the thirty personified deities of the Muhurta 6. Venus: Vishva gave birth to the Vishvedevas or the world creators. The Vishwadeva are either ten or twelve depending on the creation level or type as Jadatma (non-living) or Jivatma (living). For jadatma creation (non-living world), dasamsa (D10) is the sphere of action and the ten vishwadeva guiding the path to the ten digpala (direction deities) are listed in the Vayu Purana. For jivatma creation (living beings), dwadasamsa (D12) is the sphere of action and the twelve vishwadeva guiding the path to the four deities of the dvadasamsa (as the four mouths of Brahma) are listed in the Matsya Purana. [Jala tatva ruled by Venus is the root for sapta rasa that is used for creation. The sapta rasa or seven liquids as flavours/taste/fluid energy are (1) salty water, (2) milk, (3) butter (ghee), (4) curd, (5) wine, (6) sweetness of sugarcane-juice and (7) tasty water (Nilamata Purana). 7. Saturn: Marutvati gave birth to Marutvaans or Maruts, the wind gods [saturn rules the vayu/air tatva] 8. Rahu: Lamba gave birth to Ghosha the arc of the heavens (celestial sphere and other arc concepts) 9. Ketu: Yami the daughter of the night, gave birth to Naagvithi (the milky way defining one border of the zodiac) 10. Lagna: Sankalpaa gave birth to Sankalpa, the pious or auspicious and praiseworthy one and the 'identity/self of all' [implying that one Lagna (sankalpa) follows another (sankalpa); the word Kalpa means head or lagna that defines the being created] ------------------------------ * Arundhati is also called Sandhya as Mercury alone is strong at these junction times and all other planets are weak. The Rajas energy of Mercury gives it the power of division. Arundhati's spiritual might is seen in her other name 'aksha-mala' and her tapas of ability to 'talk continuously on dharma for 12 years without food or sleep' (Mercury rules speech) was extolled by Siva as that unmatched by the Rishi's when it ended famine. She is seen with her spouse Vasistha in the Urja star and is considered very auspicious for newly weds to view and make a wish for being like her and close to spouse all the time. She is the grandmother of Parasara and great-grandmother of Krishna Dwaipayana Vedavyasa. ------------------------------- TO DO: please mark this in a diary (1) Read more about the Arundhati Interpretation Principle - understood as the " Pointer principle " like pointing to a star as this is the key to understanding symbolism used in Jyotisa and the Vedas. [NOW] (2) List the names of the 30 Muhurta, understand their meanings and symbolism associated with the 28 nakshatras and Brahma and Savitur, they map into (3) Calculate the starting and ending Muhurta time for all the 30 Muhurta for the first day of each month (sankranti dates) so that you can use this (4) Determine what is best for you to do in each muhurta based on your natal chart with 28 nakshatra (use Sarvato Bhadra Chakra) and also the spiritual practises for Brahma Muhurta (last 2 muhurtas). (5) To understand dharma manifestation from the ninth house from (a) Lagna, (b) Karakamsa, © Arudha Lagna [Future - when you learn about this] -- Posted by Pt.Sanjay Rath to Rath's Rhapsody at 5/18/2006 12:19:00 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 || Om Gurave Namah ||Dear Guruji, From my note from Brihat Samhita I have different list of Nakshatra assignment than the one give by you. Is there any particular reason?. Is there any particular difference in usage ? Hari vamsa or Hari-kulesa {Hercules?) belonging to the lineage of Hari). The seven nakshatra before Abhijit map into the seven muhurta before Abhijitmuhurta and constitute the first Prahara or morning. These are (1) Svati,(2) Visakha, (3) Anuradha, (4) Jyestha, (5) Magha, (6) Purva Phalguni, (7) Uttara Phalguni. The twenty (20) nakshatra after Abhijit map into the twenty(20) muhurtas following Abhijit muhurta. In this manner the the twenty eightnakshatra map into the 28 muhurtas starting from sunrise and the remaining The names of Muhurtha rulers indicates the ruler for nakshatra, which can be mapped to corresponding Nakashatra is what is mention by Sri Ramakrishna Bhatt in his translation of Brihat Samhita. Muhurta Nakshatra StartTime 6AM 1 Rudra Ardra 06:00:00 AM 2 Ahi Aslesha 06:48:00 AM 3 Mitra Anuradha 07:36:00 AM 4 Pitri Magha 08:24:00 AM 5 Vasu Dhanishtha 09:12:00 AM 6 Ambu Purvashadha 10:00:00 AM 7 Visvadeva Uttarashadha 10:48:00 AM 8 Abhijit/Vidhi Abhijit 11:36:00 AM 9 Vidhata/Satamuki Rohini 12:24:00 PM 10 Puruhuta Jyeshtha 01:12:00 PM 11 Indragni / Vahni Visakha 02:00:00 PM 12 Nirriti / Naktancara Mula 02:48:00 PM 13 Varuna / Udakanatha Satabhisha 03:36:00 PM 14 Aryaman Uttaraphalguni 04:24:00 PM 15 Bhaga Purvaphalguni 05:12:00 PM 16 Girisa Ardra 06:00:00 PM 17 Ajapada Purvabhadrapada 06:48:00 PM 18 Ahirbudhnya Uttarabhadrapada 07:36:00 PM 19 Pushan Revati 08:24:00 PM 20 Asvi Asvini 09:12:00 PM 21 Yama Bharani 10:00:00 PM 22 Agni Krittika 10:48:00 PM 23 Vidhaatri Rohini 11:36:00 PM 24 Chanda Mrigasira 12:24:00 AM 25 Aditi Punarvasu 01:12:00 AM 26 Jiiva Pushya 02:00:00 AM 27 Vishnu Sravana 02:48:00 AM 28 Arka Hasta 03:36:00 AM 29 Tvashtri Chitra 04:24:00 AM 30 Maruta Svati 05:12:00 AM The Above table assumes Sunrise/Set at 6:00am/pmWarm RegardsSanjay P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Jai Guru Dev, Guruji, Where do we read more about the Arundhati ( " pointer " ) principle? Steve Jai Shri Ram --- " Pt.Sanjay Rath " <guruji wrote: Notes for SJC/JIVA students on MUHURTA The word Muhurta has a few meanings and references - 1. Muhurta is a time measure of 48 minutes reckoned from sunrise as a part of definition of linear time concepts (based on the speed of light as in the Rig Veda 1.50). The smallest time unit called nimesha [srimad Bhagavatam (III, 11-3 to 10); Mahabharata; ] is the smallest humanly conceivable time frame and is defined as the 'wink of an eye'. Bear in mind that this is the fixed measure and a linear concept. 15 nimeshas make 1 kashta, [Manu says 18 nimesa instead (Manu Smriti 1.64)...perhaps Manu winked faster than the other sages!] 15 kashta make one laghu 15 laghu make one ghatika (also called danda) 2 ghatika (30 laghu) make 1 muhurta and 30 muhurta make 1 diva-ratri or day (of 24 hours) 2. Muhurta for astrological purposes of defining the quality of time is not exactly 48 minutes everyday and can vary based on sunrise, sunset and local noon. This is a non-linear concept being cyclical and is also not fixed. There are 30 muhurtas in a nakshatra ahoratra (sidereal day and night reckoned from one sunrise to the next sunrise). The period from sunrise to local noon is divided into 7½ Muhurta as is the period between local noon and sunset. In a similar manner the period from sunset to midnight and midnight to the next sunrise is divided into 7½ Muhurta each (7½ Muhurta x 4 = 30 muhurta). These four points of time - sunrise, local noon, sunset and midnight are the four gayatri pada. Each of the four time spand between these points measuring 7½ Muhurta is called a Prahara. So, the four (4) Prahara make a day. The eighth muhurta spanning the last ½ Muhurta of the morning and first ½ Muhurta of the afternoon is called Abhijit Muhurta and is very auspisious as it maps into the Abhijit nakshatra which is ruled by Hari (Narayana; hence Hari vamsa or Hari-kulesa {Hercules?) belonging to the lineage of Hari). The seven nakshatra before Abhijit map into the seven muhurta before Abhijit muhurta and constitute the first Prahara or morning. These are (1) Svati, (2) Visakha, (3) Anuradha, (4) Jyestha, (5) Magha, (6) Purva Phalguni, (7) Uttara Phalguni. The twenty (20) nakshatra after Abhijit map into the twenty (20) muhurtas following Abhijit muhurta. In this manner the the twenty eight nakshatra map into the 28 muhurtas starting from sunrise and the remaining two muhurta before sunrise are attributed to the Creator. These two muhurta taken together (96 minutes before sunrise) are loosely called as Brahma Muhurta. However, they are different in their energy and are better understood as Brahma and Surya (or Savitur to be mosre precise) being both Creators yet different. Brahma is the deity of Saturn and is associated with rebirth of the soul and this 29th muhurta is excellent for meditation on the resons for our creation, the purpose of this birth and realisation of the self and God whereas the 30th Muhurta is best for praying to the creator Savitur for impelling our intelligence in the right direction, burning the sins that led to rebirth and recovering from the curses and dridha karma of past births. 3. Muhurta is one of the ten wives of Dharma and one of the sixty daughters (shatyamsa) of Daksa Prajapati the creator and Asikni. These sixty daughters are Sati, Khyati, Smrti, Svaha, Anasuya, Svadha, Priti, Kshama, Sambhuti, Sannati, Arundhati, Kirti, Laksmi, Dhrti, Medha Tusti, Sraddha, Kriya, Mati, Buddhi, Lajja, Vasu, Santi, Pusti, Siddhi, Rati, Arundhati, Vasudhasi, Lamba, Bhanu, Marutvati, Samkalpa, Muhurta, Sadhya, Visva, Aditi, Diti, Kala, Danayu, Simhika, Muni, Kadru, Krodha, Ira, Pava Vinata, Surabhi, Khasa, Bhrsasva, Suprabha and Jaya. Daksa Prajapati had his daughters marry illustrious persona of the vedic period. (1) Two daughters married sage Angira (concept of truth and untruth) and Brihaspati was an offspring of this marriage. (2) two daughters married the sage Krishashva (Supragya and Jaya), (3) ten daughters were married to Dharma (concepts of navagraha & lagna, the ten variables that define the individual creation based on dharma named Arundhati, Vasu, Yami, Lamba, Bhanumati, Marutvati, Sankalpa, Muhurta, Saadhya and Vishva), (4) fourteen to sage Kashyap (concept of the fourteen worlds - seven of the devas and seven of the asuras populated largely by the children of these fourteen wives named Aditi, Diti, Danu, Kala, Anayu, Sinhika, Muni, Kadru, Saadhya, Ira, Krodha, Vinta, Surabhi and Khaga) and (5) twenty-eight daughters to Chandra, the Moon God (concept of 28 nakshatra or constellations as the mental consciousness states and concept/experience of time). The ten wives of Dharma gave birth to children (personification of concepts). The statements of the scriptures are examined here on the basis of the Arundhati Interpretation Principle - understood as the " Pointer principle " like pointing to a star. This principle was used to make statements often direct or propositions about gods, sages and other persona of the Vedic period in a figurative manner to show the underlying truth behind various aspects of life and sciences while simultaneously denying that these were not absolute truths but were instead pointers to that absolute truth. Ten Wives of Dharma - 1. Sun: Bhanu gave birth to twelve Bhanus [the twelve Suns in the signs and not the sun signs which are Aditya as the sons of Aditi]. These are Dhata, Mitra, Aryama, Pusa, Sakra (Indra), Amsa, Varuna, Bhaga, Tvasta, Vivasvan, Savita and Visnu. (Nilamata Purana also). 2. Moon: Saadhya (accomplishment) gave birth to Saadhyaganas or Sadhva (personification of accomplishment resources). Personified as the rites and prayers that lead to accomplishment of the spiritual path, these twelve (from 12 Moon signs) listed in the Vayu Purana are Darsha, Paurnamasa, Vrihadashwa, Rathantara etc. The seventeen goals (from 16 Moon rays or Kala + Supreme consciousness = 17) that result from these twelve paths are listed in the Matsya and Padma Purana as Bhava, Prabhava, Isha etc. 3. Mars: Vasu to Vasuganas or eight Vasudevas who were personifications of Agni/energy and were full of light and splendor. Apa, Dhruva, Soma (aka. Bhoja), Dhava (fire), Anila (wind), Anala (fire), Pratyusha (day-break or transformation from light to darkness and vice-versa), and Prabhasa (light). [Agni tatva ruled by Mars] 4. Mercury: Arundhati gave birth to the the divisions of the earth and populated it. [Prithvi tatva ruled by Mercury]. This Arundhati is different from the daughter of Kashyapa of a similar name who was the wife of sage Vasistha. However the similarity in the name does show synergy*. 5. Jupiter: Muhurta gave birth to Muhurtaganas or the thirty personified deities of the Muhurta 6. Venus: Vishva gave birth to the Vishvedevas or the world creators. The Vishwadeva are either ten or twelve depending on the creation level or type as Jadatma (non-living) or Jivatma (living). For jadatma creation (non-living world), dasamsa (D10) is the sphere of action and the ten vishwadeva guiding the path to the ten digpala (direction deities) are listed in the Vayu Purana. For jivatma creation (living beings), dwadasamsa (D12) is the sphere of action and the twelve vishwadeva guiding the path to the four deities of the dvadasamsa (as the four mouths of Brahma) are listed in the Matsya Purana. [Jala tatva ruled by Venus is the root for sapta rasa that is used for creation. The sapta rasa or seven liquids as flavours/taste/fluid energy are (1) salty water, (2) milk, (3) butter (ghee), (4) curd, (5) wine, (6) sweetness of sugarcane-juice and (7) tasty water (Nilamata Purana). 7. Saturn: Marutvati gave birth to Marutvaans or Maruts, the wind gods [saturn rules the vayu/air tatva] 8. Rahu: Lamba gave birth to Ghosha the arc of the heavens (celestial sphere and other arc concepts) 9. Ketu: Yami the daughter of the night, gave birth to Naagvithi (the milky way defining one border of the zodiac) 10. Lagna: Sankalpaa gave birth to Sankalpa, the pious or auspicious and praiseworthy one and the 'identity/self of all' [implying that one Lagna (sankalpa) follows another (sankalpa); the word Kalpa means head or lagna that defines the being created] ------------------------------ * Arundhati is also called Sandhya as Mercury alone is strong at these junction times and all other planets are weak. The Rajas energy of Mercury gives it the power of division. Arundhati's spiritual might is seen in her other name 'aksha-mala' and her tapas of ability to 'talk continuously on dharma for 12 years without food or sleep' (Mercury rules speech) was extolled by Siva as that unmatched by the Rishi's when it ended famine. She is seen with her spouse Vasistha in the Urja star and is considered very auspicious for newly weds to view and make a wish for being like her and close to spouse all the time. She is the grandmother of Parasara and great-grandmother of Krishna Dwaipayana Vedavyasa. ------------------------------- TO DO: please mark this in a diary (1) Read more about the Arundhati Interpretation Principle - understood as the " Pointer principle " like pointing to a star as this is the key to understanding symbolism used in Jyotisa and the Vedas. [NOW] (2) List the names of the 30 Muhurta, understand their meanings and symbolism associated with the 28 nakshatras and Brahma and Savitur, they map into (3) Calculate the starting and ending Muhurta time for all the 30 Muhurta for the first day of each month (sankranti dates) so that you can use this (4) Determine what is best for you to do in each muhurta based on your natal chart with 28 nakshatra (use Sarvato Bhadra Chakra) and also the spiritual practises for Brahma Muhurta (last 2 muhurtas). (5) To understand dharma manifestation from the ninth house from (a) Lagna, (b) Karakamsa, © Arudha Lagna [Future - when you learn about this] -- Posted by Pt.Sanjay Rath to Rath's Rhapsody at 5/18/2006 12:19:00 PM *tat savitur varenyam* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 | om gurave namah |Dear Steve Here are some links for the Arundhati Interpretation principle well known among Pundits as arundhati nyaya (arundhati axiom or principle). Please make your notes and understand this principle. http://www.karma2grace.org/Articles/hindu_theology.htm http://www.bhagavadgitausa.com.cnchost.com/THE%20BRAHMA%20SUTRA.htm http://www.experiencefestival.com/arundhati-darsana-nyaya http://www.swami-krishnananda.org/katha/ka_3a.html http://www.dlshq.org/download/vedbegin.htm http://www.giriraja.org.au/sanskrit/glossary_a.htm http://www.mshadow.com/forum/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=14 & TopicID=62 & PagePosition=1 Best wishes and warm regards,Sanjay RathPersonal: WebPages ¡Ü Rath¡¯s Rhapsody SJC WebPages: Sri Jagannath Center ¡Ü SJCERC ¡Ü JIVAPublications: The Jyotish Digest ¡Ü Sagittarius Publications---- sohamsa [sohamsa ] On Behalf Of Stephen K. SufianFriday, May 19, 2006 3:21 PMsohamsa Subject: Re: [Rath's Rhapsody] Muhurta notes Jai Guru Dev,Guruji,Where do we read more about the Arundhati ("pointer")principle?SteveJai Shri Ram--- "Pt.Sanjay Rath" <guruji wrote:Notes for SJC/JIVA students on MUHURTAThe word Muhurta has a few meanings and references -1. Muhurta is a time measure of 48 minutes reckonedfrom sunrise as a partof definition of linear time concepts (based on thespeed of light as in theRig Veda 1.50). The smallest time unit called nimesha[srimad Bhagavatam(III, 11-3 to 10); Mahabharata; ] is the smallesthumanly conceivable timeframe and is defined as the 'wink of an eye'. Bear in mind that this is thefixed measure and a linear concept.15 nimeshas make 1 kashta, [Manu says 18 nimesainstead (Manu Smriti1.64)...perhaps Manu winked faster than the othersages!]15 kashta make one laghu15 laghu make one ghatika (also called danda)2 ghatika (30 laghu) make 1 muhurta and30 muhurta make 1 diva-ratri or day (of 24 hours)2. Muhurta for astrological purposes of defining thequality of time is notexactly 48 minutes everyday and can vary based onsunrise, sunset and localnoon. This is a non-linear concept being cyclical andis also not fixed.There are 30 muhurtas in a nakshatra ahoratra(sidereal day and nightreckoned from one sunrise to the next sunrise). Theperiod from sunrise tolocal noon is divided into 7¨ö Muhurta as is the periodbetween local noonand sunset. In a similar manner the period from sunsetto midnight andmidnight to the next sunrise is divided into 7¨öMuhurta each (7¨ö Muhurta x4 = 30 muhurta). These four points of time - sunrise,local noon, sunset andmidnight are the four gayatri pada. Each of the fourtime spand betweenthese points measuring 7¨ö Muhurta is called a Prahara.So, the four (4)Prahara make a day.The eighth muhurta spanning the last ¨ö Muhurta of themorning and first ¨öMuhurta of the afternoon is called Abhijit Muhurta andis very auspisious asit maps into the Abhijit nakshatra which is ruled byHari (Narayana; henceHari vamsa or Hari-kulesa {Hercules?) belonging to thelineage of Hari). Theseven nakshatra before Abhijit map into the sevenmuhurta before Abhijitmuhurta and constitute the first Prahara or morning.These are (1) Svati,(2) Visakha, (3) Anuradha, (4) Jyestha, (5) Magha, (6)Purva Phalguni, (7)Uttara Phalguni. The twenty (20) nakshatra afterAbhijit map into the twenty(20) muhurtas following Abhijit muhurta. In thismanner the the twenty eightnakshatra map into the 28 muhurtas starting fromsunrise and the remainingtwo muhurta before sunrise are attributed to theCreator. These two muhurtataken together (96 minutes before sunrise) areloosely called as BrahmaMuhurta. However, they are different in their energyand are betterunderstood as Brahma and Surya (or Savitur to be mosreprecise) being bothCreators yet different. Brahma is the deity of Saturnand is associated withrebirth of the soul and this 29th muhurta is excellentfor meditation on theresons for our creation, the purpose of this birthand realisation of theself and God whereas the 30th Muhurta is best forpraying to the creatorSavitur for impelling our intelligence in the right direction, burning thesins that led to rebirth and recovering from thecurses and dridha karma ofpast births.3. Muhurta is one of the ten wives of Dharma and oneof the sixty daughters(shatyamsa) of Daksa Prajapati the creator and Asikni.These sixty daughtersare Sati, Khyati, Smrti, Svaha, Anasuya, Svadha,Priti, Kshama, Sambhuti,Sannati, Arundhati, Kirti, Laksmi, Dhrti, Medha Tusti,Sraddha, Kriya, Mati,Buddhi, Lajja, Vasu, Santi, Pusti, Siddhi, Rati, Arundhati, Vasudhasi,Lamba, Bhanu, Marutvati, Samkalpa, Muhurta, Sadhya,Visva, Aditi, Diti,Kala, Danayu, Simhika, Muni, Kadru, Krodha, Ira, PavaVinata, Surabhi,Khasa, Bhrsasva, Suprabha and Jaya.Daksa Prajapati had his daughters marry illustriouspersona of the vedicperiod.(1) Two daughters married sage Angira (concept oftruth and untruth) andBrihaspati was an offspring of this marriage.(2) two daughters married the sage Krishashva(Supragya and Jaya),(3) ten daughters were married to Dharma (concepts ofnavagraha & lagna, theten variables that define the individual creationbased on dharma namedArundhati, Vasu, Yami, Lamba, Bhanumati, Marutvati,Sankalpa, Muhurta,Saadhya and Vishva),(4) fourteen to sage Kashyap (concept of the fourteenworlds - seven of thedevas and seven of the asuras populated largely by thechildren of thesefourteen wives named Aditi, Diti, Danu, Kala, Anayu,Sinhika, Muni, Kadru,Saadhya, Ira, Krodha, Vinta, Surabhi and Khaga) and(5) twenty-eight daughters to Chandra, the Moon God(concept of 28 nakshatraor constellations as the mental consciousness statesand concept/experienceof time).The ten wives of Dharma gave birth to children(personification ofconcepts). The statements of the scriptures areexamined here on the basisof the Arundhati Interpretation Principle - understoodas the "Pointerprinciple" like pointing to a star. This principle wasused to makestatements often direct or propositions about gods,sages and other personaof the Vedic period in a figurative manner to show theunderlying truthbehind various aspects of life and sciences whilesimultaneously denyingthat these were not absolute truths but were insteadpointers to thatabsolute truth.Ten Wives of Dharma -1. Sun: Bhanu gave birth to twelve Bhanus [the twelveSuns in the signs andnot the sun signs which are Aditya as the sons ofAditi]. These are Dhata,Mitra, Aryama, Pusa, Sakra (Indra), Amsa, Varuna,Bhaga, Tvasta, Vivasvan,Savita and Visnu. (Nilamata Purana also).2. Moon: Saadhya (accomplishment) gave birth toSaadhyaganas or Sadhva(personification of accomplishment resources).Personified as the rites andprayers that lead to accomplishment of the spiritualpath, these twelve(from 12 Moon signs) listed in the Vayu Purana areDarsha, Paurnamasa,Vrihadashwa, Rathantara etc. The seventeen goals (from 16 Moon rays or Kala+ Supreme consciousness = 17) that result from thesetwelve paths are listedin the Matsya and Padma Purana as Bhava, Prabhava,Isha etc.3. Mars: Vasu to Vasuganas or eight Vasudevas who werepersonifications ofAgni/energy and were full of light and splendor. Apa,Dhruva, Soma (aka.Bhoja), Dhava (fire), Anila (wind), Anala (fire),Pratyusha (day-break ortransformation from light to darkness and vice-versa),and Prabhasa (light).[Agni tatva ruled by Mars]4. Mercury: Arundhati gave birth to the the divisionsof the earth andpopulated it. [Prithvi tatva ruled by Mercury]. ThisArundhati is differentfrom the daughter of Kashyapa of a similar name whowas the wife of sageVasistha. However the similarity in the name does showsynergy*.5. Jupiter: Muhurta gave birth to Muhurtaganas or thethirty personifieddeities of the Muhurta6. Venus: Vishva gave birth to the Vishvedevas or theworld creators. TheVishwadeva are either ten or twelve depending on thecreation level or typeas Jadatma (non-living) or Jivatma (living). Forjadatma creation(non-living world), dasamsa (D10) is the sphere ofaction and the tenvishwadeva guiding the path to the ten digpala(direction deities) arelisted in the Vayu Purana. For jivatma creation(living beings), dwadasamsa(D12) is the sphere of action and the twelvevishwadeva guiding the path tothe four deities of the dvadasamsa (as the fourmouths of Brahma) arelisted in the Matsya Purana. [Jala tatva ruled byVenus is the root forsapta rasa that is used for creation. The sapta rasaor seven liquids asflavours/taste/fluid energy are (1) salty water, (2)milk, (3) butter(ghee), (4) curd, (5) wine, (6) sweetness ofsugarcane-juice and (7) tastywater (Nilamata Purana).7. Saturn: Marutvati gave birth to Marutvaans orMaruts, the wind gods[saturn rules the vayu/air tatva]8. Rahu: Lamba gave birth to Ghosha the arc of theheavens (celestial sphereand other arc concepts)9. Ketu: Yami the daughter of the night, gave birth toNaagvithi (the milkyway defining one border of the zodiac)10. Lagna: Sankalpaa gave birth to Sankalpa, the piousor auspicious andpraiseworthy one and the 'identity/self of all'[implying that one Lagna(sankalpa) follows another (sankalpa); the word Kalpameans head or lagnathat defines the being created]------------------------------* Arundhati is also called Sandhya as Mercury alone isstrong at thesejunction times and all other planets are weak. TheRajas energy of Mercurygives it the power of division. Arundhati's spiritualmight is seen in herother name 'aksha-mala' and her tapas of ability to'talk continuously ondharma for 12 years without food or sleep' (Mercuryrules speech) wasextolled by Siva as that unmatched by the Rishi's whenit ended famine. Sheis seen with her spouse Vasistha in the Urja star andis considered veryauspicious for newly weds to view and make a wish forbeing like her andclose to spouse all the time. She is the grandmotherof Parasara andgreat-grandmother of Krishna Dwaipayana Vedavyasa.-------------------------------TO DO: please mark this in a diary(1) Read more about the Arundhati InterpretationPrinciple - understood asthe "Pointer principle" like pointing to a star asthis is the key tounderstanding symbolism used in Jyotisa and the Vedas.[NOW](2) List the names of the 30 Muhurta, understand theirmeanings andsymbolism associated with the 28 nakshatras and Brahmaand Savitur, they mapinto(3) Calculate the starting and ending Muhurta time forall the 30 Muhurtafor the first day of each month (sankranti dates) sothat you can use this(4) Determine what is best for you to do in eachmuhurta based on your natalchart with 28 nakshatra (use Sarvato Bhadra Chakra)and also the spiritualpractises for Brahma Muhurta (last 2 muhurtas).(5) To understand dharma manifestation from the ninthhouse from (a) Lagna,(b) Karakamsa, © Arudha Lagna [Future - when youlearn about this]--Posted by Pt.Sanjay Rath to Rath's Rhapsody at5/18/2006 12:19:00 PM*tat savitur varenyam* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 Guruji, Thanks. The point is very clear. Use something visible to point something dim. Use something easy to understand to point to the need for direct experience of Wholeness to resolve the mystery of the One and the appearance of many. I'm responding quickly (tho it took a while to read these links) because you kindly responded quickly. I'm still working on integrating this into your post on Muhurta and especially into the use of Muhurta in daily planning. I really appreciate this post on Muhurta varieties and the assignments to understand it. It is very timely for me in my life and in my understanding of applying Jyotish to our lives. Jai Guru Dev, Steve --- Sanjay Rath <guruji wrote: > > > | om gurave namah | > Dear Steve > Here are some links for the Arundhati Interpretation > principle well known > among Pundits as arundhati nyaya (arundhati axiom or > principle). Please > make your notes and understand this principle. > http://www.karma2grace.org/Articles/hindu_theology.htm > http://www.bhagavadgitausa.com.cnchost.com/THE%20BRAHMA%20SUTRA.htm > http://www.experiencefestival.com/arundhati-darsana-nyaya > http://www.swami-krishnananda.org/katha/ka_3a.html > http://www.dlshq.org/download/vedbegin.htm > http://www.giriraja.org.au/sanskrit/glossary_a.htm > http://www.mshadow.com/forum/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=14 > <http://www.mshadow.com/forum/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=14 & TopicID=6 > 2 & PagePosition=1> & TopicID=62 & PagePosition=1 > > Best wishes and warm regards, > Sanjay Rath > > Personal: <http://srath.com/blog/> WebPages ¡Ü > <http://srath.com/blog/> > Rath¡¯s Rhapsody > SJC WebPages: <http://.org/> Sri > Jagannath Center ¡Ü > <http://sjcerc.com/> SJCERC ¡Ü <http://jiva.us/> > JIVA > Publications: <http://thejyotishdigest.com/> The > Jyotish Digest ¡Ü > <http://sagittariuspublications.com/> Sagittarius > Publications > ---- > > > _____ > > sohamsa > [sohamsa ] On Behalf Of > Stephen K. Sufian > Friday, May 19, 2006 3:21 PM > sohamsa > Re: [Rath's Rhapsody] Muhurta > notes > > > Jai Guru Dev, > Guruji, > Where do we read more about the Arundhati > ( " pointer " ) > principle? > Steve > Jai Shri Ram > > --- " Pt.Sanjay Rath " <guruji wrote: > > > > > Notes for SJC/JIVA students on MUHURTA > > The word Muhurta has a few meanings and references - > > 1. Muhurta is a time measure of 48 minutes reckoned > from sunrise as a part > of definition of linear time concepts (based on the > speed of light as in the > Rig Veda 1.50). The smallest time unit called > nimesha > [srimad Bhagavatam > (III, 11-3 to 10); Mahabharata; ] is the smallest > humanly conceivable time > frame and is defined as the 'wink of an eye'. Bear > in > mind that this is the > fixed measure and a linear concept. > 15 nimeshas make 1 kashta, [Manu says 18 nimesa > instead (Manu Smriti > 1.64)...perhaps Manu winked faster than the other > sages!] > 15 kashta make one laghu > 15 laghu make one ghatika (also called danda) > 2 ghatika (30 laghu) make 1 muhurta and > 30 muhurta make 1 diva-ratri or day (of 24 hours) > > 2. Muhurta for astrological purposes of defining the > quality of time is not > exactly 48 minutes everyday and can vary based on > sunrise, sunset and local > noon. This is a non-linear concept being cyclical > and > is also not fixed. > There are 30 muhurtas in a nakshatra ahoratra > (sidereal day and night > reckoned from one sunrise to the next sunrise). The > period from sunrise to > local noon is divided into 7¨ö Muhurta as is the > period > between local noon > and sunset. In a similar manner the period from > sunset > to midnight and > midnight to the next sunrise is divided into 7¨ö > Muhurta each (7¨ö Muhurta x > 4 = 30 muhurta). These four points of time - > sunrise, > local noon, sunset and > midnight are the four gayatri pada. Each of the > four > time spand between > these points measuring 7¨ö Muhurta is called a > Prahara. > So, the four (4) > Prahara make a day. > > The eighth muhurta spanning the last ¨ö Muhurta of > the > morning and first ¨ö > Muhurta of the afternoon is called Abhijit Muhurta > and > is very auspisious as > it maps into the Abhijit nakshatra which is ruled > by > Hari (Narayana; hence > Hari vamsa or Hari-kulesa {Hercules?) belonging to > the > lineage of Hari). The > seven nakshatra before Abhijit map into the seven > muhurta before Abhijit > muhurta and constitute the first Prahara or morning. > These are (1) Svati, > (2) Visakha, (3) Anuradha, (4) Jyestha, (5) Magha, > (6) > Purva Phalguni, (7) > Uttara Phalguni. The twenty (20) nakshatra after > Abhijit map into the twenty > (20) muhurtas following Abhijit muhurta. In this > manner the the twenty eight > nakshatra map into the 28 muhurtas starting from > sunrise and the remaining > two muhurta before sunrise are attributed to the > Creator. These two muhurta > taken together (96 minutes before sunrise) are > loosely called as Brahma > Muhurta. However, they are different in their energy > and are better > understood as Brahma and Surya (or Savitur to be > mosre > precise) being both > Creators yet different. Brahma is the deity of > Saturn > and is associated with > rebirth of the soul and this 29th muhurta is > excellent > for meditation on the > resons for our creation, the purpose of this birth > and realisation of the > self and God whereas the 30th Muhurta is best for > praying to the creator > Savitur for impelling our intelligence in the right > direction, burning the > sins that led to rebirth and recovering from the > curses and dridha karma of > past births. > > 3. Muhurta is one of the ten wives of Dharma and one > of the sixty daughters > (shatyamsa) of Daksa Prajapati the creator and > Asikni. > These sixty daughters > are Sati, Khyati, Smrti, Svaha, Anasuya, Svadha, > Priti, Kshama, Sambhuti, > Sannati, Arundhati, Kirti, Laksmi, Dhrti, Medha > Tusti, > Sraddha, Kriya, Mati, > Buddhi, Lajja, Vasu, Santi, Pusti, Siddhi, Rati, > Arundhati, Vasudhasi, > Lamba, Bhanu, Marutvati, Samkalpa, Muhurta, Sadhya, > Visva, Aditi, Diti, > Kala, Danayu, Simhika, Muni, Kadru, Krodha, Ira, > Pava > Vinata, Surabhi, > Khasa, Bhrsasva, Suprabha and Jaya. > > Daksa Prajapati had his daughters marry illustrious > persona of the vedic > period. > (1) Two daughters married sage Angira (concept of > truth and untruth) and > Brihaspati was an offspring of this marriage. > (2) two daughters married the sage Krishashva > (Supragya and Jaya), > (3) ten daughters were married to Dharma (concepts > of > navagraha & lagna, the > ten variables that define the individual creation > based on dharma named > Arundhati, Vasu, Yami, Lamba, Bhanumati, Marutvati, > Sankalpa, Muhurta, > Saadhya and Vishva), > === message truncated === Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2006 Report Share Posted May 25, 2006 Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya, Dear Sanjay, The order of nakshatras mapping onto muhurtas prior to Abhijit muhurta differs in your lecture on electional astrology from order given in the recent Rath's Rhapsody post on Sohamsa. Will you clarify the reasons for the differences and give guidance as to how we make best use of both the lecture and the post? Here is the order from the article on electional astrology: 1 Rudra Howling, name of Siva Ardra 2 Ahi Serpant Aslesha 3 Mitra Friend Anuradha 4 Pitri Ancestors Magha 5 Vasu Beneficient Dhanishtha 6 Ambu Water Purvashadha 7 Visvadeva All pervading divinity Uttarashadha Here is the order from the Rath's Rhapsody post: (1) Svati, (2) Visakha, (3) Anuradha, (4) Jyestha, (5) Magha, (6) Purva Phalguni, (7) Uttara Phalguni. The twenty (20) nakshatra after Abhijit map into the twenty (20) muhurtas following Abhijit muhurta. There are also a few other nakshatras in the electional astrology lecture that seem out of sequence. Jai Guru Dev, Steve --- " Pt.Sanjay Rath " <guruji wrote: Notes for SJC/JIVA students on MUHURTA The word Muhurta has a few meanings and references - 1. Muhurta is a time measure of 48 minutes reckoned from sunrise as a part of definition of linear time concepts (based on the speed of light as in the Rig Veda 1.50). The smallest time unit called nimesha [srimad Bhagavatam (III, 11-3 to 10); Mahabharata; ] is the smallest humanly conceivable time frame and is defined as the 'wink of an eye'. Bear in mind that this is the fixed measure and a linear concept. 15 nimeshas make 1 kashta, [Manu says 18 nimesa instead (Manu Smriti 1.64)...perhaps Manu winked faster than the other sages!] 15 kashta make one laghu 15 laghu make one ghatika (also called danda) 2 ghatika (30 laghu) make 1 muhurta and 30 muhurta make 1 diva-ratri or day (of 24 hours) 2. Muhurta for astrological purposes of defining the quality of time is not exactly 48 minutes everyday and can vary based on sunrise, sunset and local noon. This is a non-linear concept being cyclical and is also not fixed. There are 30 muhurtas in a nakshatra ahoratra (sidereal day and night reckoned from one sunrise to the next sunrise). The period from sunrise to local noon is divided into 7½ Muhurta as is the period between local noon and sunset. In a similar manner the period from sunset to midnight and midnight to the next sunrise is divided into 7½ Muhurta each (7½ Muhurta x 4 = 30 muhurta). These four points of time - sunrise, local noon, sunset and midnight are the four gayatri pada. Each of the four time spand between these points measuring 7½ Muhurta is called a Prahara. So, the four (4) Prahara make a day. The eighth muhurta spanning the last ½ Muhurta of the morning and first ½ Muhurta of the afternoon is called Abhijit Muhurta and is very auspisious as it maps into the Abhijit nakshatra which is ruled by Hari (Narayana; hence Hari vamsa or Hari-kulesa {Hercules?) belonging to the lineage of Hari). The seven nakshatra before Abhijit map into the seven muhurta before Abhijit muhurta and constitute the first Prahara or morning. These are (1) Svati, (2) Visakha, (3) Anuradha, (4) Jyestha, (5) Magha, (6) Purva Phalguni, (7) Uttara Phalguni. The twenty (20) nakshatra after Abhijit map into the twenty (20) muhurtas following Abhijit muhurta. In this manner the the twenty eight nakshatra map into the 28 muhurtas starting from sunrise and the remaining two muhurta before sunrise are attributed to the Creator. These two muhurta taken together (96 minutes before sunrise) are loosely called as Brahma Muhurta. However, they are different in their energy and are better understood as Brahma and Surya (or Savitur to be mosre precise) being both Creators yet different. Brahma is the deity of Saturn and is associated with rebirth of the soul and this 29th muhurta is excellent for meditation on the resons for our creation, the purpose of this birth and realisation of the self and God whereas the 30th Muhurta is best for praying to the creator Savitur for impelling our intelligence in the right direction, burning the sins that led to rebirth and recovering from the curses and dridha karma of past births. 3. Muhurta is one of the ten wives of Dharma and one of the sixty daughters (shatyamsa) of Daksa Prajapati the creator and Asikni. These sixty daughters are Sati, Khyati, Smrti, Svaha, Anasuya, Svadha, Priti, Kshama, Sambhuti, Sannati, Arundhati, Kirti, Laksmi, Dhrti, Medha Tusti, Sraddha, Kriya, Mati, Buddhi, Lajja, Vasu, Santi, Pusti, Siddhi, Rati, Arundhati, Vasudhasi, Lamba, Bhanu, Marutvati, Samkalpa, Muhurta, Sadhya, Visva, Aditi, Diti, Kala, Danayu, Simhika, Muni, Kadru, Krodha, Ira, Pava Vinata, Surabhi, Khasa, Bhrsasva, Suprabha and Jaya. Daksa Prajapati had his daughters marry illustrious persona of the vedic period. (1) Two daughters married sage Angira (concept of truth and untruth) and Brihaspati was an offspring of this marriage. (2) two daughters married the sage Krishashva (Supragya and Jaya), (3) ten daughters were married to Dharma (concepts of navagraha & lagna, the ten variables that define the individual creation based on dharma named Arundhati, Vasu, Yami, Lamba, Bhanumati, Marutvati, Sankalpa, Muhurta, Saadhya and Vishva), (4) fourteen to sage Kashyap (concept of the fourteen worlds - seven of the devas and seven of the asuras populated largely by the children of these fourteen wives named Aditi, Diti, Danu, Kala, Anayu, Sinhika, Muni, Kadru, Saadhya, Ira, Krodha, Vinta, Surabhi and Khaga) and (5) twenty-eight daughters to Chandra, the Moon God (concept of 28 nakshatra or constellations as the mental consciousness states and concept/experience of time). The ten wives of Dharma gave birth to children (personification of concepts). The statements of the scriptures are examined here on the basis of the Arundhati Interpretation Principle - understood as the " Pointer principle " like pointing to a star. This principle was used to make statements often direct or propositions about gods, sages and other persona of the Vedic period in a figurative manner to show the underlying truth behind various aspects of life and sciences while simultaneously denying that these were not absolute truths but were instead pointers to that absolute truth. Ten Wives of Dharma - 1. Sun: Bhanu gave birth to twelve Bhanus [the twelve Suns in the signs and not the sun signs which are Aditya as the sons of Aditi]. These are Dhata, Mitra, Aryama, Pusa, Sakra (Indra), Amsa, Varuna, Bhaga, Tvasta, Vivasvan, Savita and Visnu. (Nilamata Purana also). 2. Moon: Saadhya (accomplishment) gave birth to Saadhyaganas or Sadhva (personification of accomplishment resources). Personified as the rites and prayers that lead to accomplishment of the spiritual path, these twelve (from 12 Moon signs) listed in the Vayu Purana are Darsha, Paurnamasa, Vrihadashwa, Rathantara etc. The seventeen goals (from 16 Moon rays or Kala + Supreme consciousness = 17) that result from these twelve paths are listed in the Matsya and Padma Purana as Bhava, Prabhava, Isha etc. 3. Mars: Vasu to Vasuganas or eight Vasudevas who were personifications of Agni/energy and were full of light and splendor. Apa, Dhruva, Soma (aka. Bhoja), Dhava (fire), Anila (wind), Anala (fire), Pratyusha (day-break or transformation from light to darkness and vice-versa), and Prabhasa (light). [Agni tatva ruled by Mars] 4. Mercury: Arundhati gave birth to the the divisions of the earth and populated it. [Prithvi tatva ruled by Mercury]. This Arundhati is different from the daughter of Kashyapa of a similar name who was the wife of sage Vasistha. However the similarity in the name does show synergy*. 5. Jupiter: Muhurta gave birth to Muhurtaganas or the thirty personified deities of the Muhurta 6. Venus: Vishva gave birth to the Vishvedevas or the world creators. The Vishwadeva are either ten or twelve depending on the creation level or type as Jadatma (non-living) or Jivatma (living). For jadatma creation (non-living world), dasamsa (D10) is the sphere of action and the ten vishwadeva guiding the path to the ten digpala (direction deities) are listed in the Vayu Purana. For jivatma creation (living beings), dwadasamsa (D12) is the sphere of action and the twelve vishwadeva guiding the path to the four deities of the dvadasamsa (as the four mouths of Brahma) are listed in the Matsya Purana. [Jala tatva ruled by Venus is the root for sapta rasa that is used for creation. The sapta rasa or seven liquids as flavours/taste/fluid energy are (1) salty water, (2) milk, (3) butter (ghee), (4) curd, (5) wine, (6) sweetness of sugarcane-juice and (7) tasty water (Nilamata Purana). 7. Saturn: Marutvati gave birth to Marutvaans or Maruts, the wind gods [saturn rules the vayu/air tatva] 8. Rahu: Lamba gave birth to Ghosha the arc of the heavens (celestial sphere and other arc concepts) 9. Ketu: Yami the daughter of the night, gave birth to Naagvithi (the milky way defining one border of the zodiac) 10. Lagna: Sankalpaa gave birth to Sankalpa, the pious or auspicious and praiseworthy one and the 'identity/self of all' [implying that one Lagna (sankalpa) follows another (sankalpa); the word Kalpa means head or lagna that defines the being created] ------------------------------ * Arundhati is also called Sandhya as Mercury alone is strong at these junction times and all other planets are weak. The Rajas energy of Mercury gives it the power of division. Arundhati's spiritual might is seen in her other name 'aksha-mala' and her tapas of ability to 'talk continuously on dharma for 12 years without food or sleep' (Mercury rules speech) was extolled by Siva as that unmatched by the Rishi's when it ended famine. She is seen with her spouse Vasistha in the Urja star and is considered very auspicious for newly weds to view and make a wish for being like her and close to spouse all the time. She is the grandmother of Parasara and great-grandmother of Krishna Dwaipayana Vedavyasa. ------------------------------- TO DO: please mark this in a diary (1) Read more about the Arundhati Interpretation Principle - understood as the " Pointer principle " like pointing to a star as this is the key to understanding symbolism used in Jyotisa and the Vedas. [NOW] (2) List the names of the 30 Muhurta, understand their meanings and symbolism associated with the 28 nakshatras and Brahma and Savitur, they map into (3) Calculate the starting and ending Muhurta time for all the 30 Muhurta for the first day of each month (sankranti dates) so that you can use this (4) Determine what is best for you to do in each muhurta based on your natal chart with 28 nakshatra (use Sarvato Bhadra Chakra) and also the spiritual practises for Brahma Muhurta (last 2 muhurtas). (5) To understand dharma manifestation from the ninth house from (a) Lagna, (b) Karakamsa, © Arudha Lagna [Future - when you learn about this] -- Posted by Pt.Sanjay Rath to Rath's Rhapsody at 5/18/2006 12:19:00 PM *tat savitur varenyam* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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