[SJC: Varahamihira] Sambandha-I - a small doubt

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Dear Sanjay ji,

I have a small doubt regarding the 8th point that

you have written under Section 1.2 Yoga heading. You

wrote:

 

" ...8. It indicates the union of purusa (spirit

> personified as father) and prakriti (nature

> personified as mother) for the purpose of all

> creation (samkhya sastra). In Jyotisa, the Sun

> indicates the purusa and the Moon indicates

> prakriti. The relationship between these planets

> indicates the Yoga of birth of which there are 27

> types. This leads to yet another meaning for the

> word yoga as 'sum' in arithmetic.... "

 

 

Should it not be 108 birth types instead of 27 while

considering that the yoga of two, Sun and Moon, is

denoted by a single navamsa and there are 108 of them?

or there is some other connotation where 27 fits.

Please elaborate.

 

regards,

nitish

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

--- Sanjay Rath <vyasa wrote:

>

> ~Om Sri Gurave Namah~

> Dear Jyotisha,

> Those of you who will be attending the weekend

> workshops in the US will get the detailed material.

> For others, I will mail to the extent feasible. Hope

> you find this interesting.

>

--\

--------

> Chapter 1. Introduction

> Before venturing into delineating relationships

> between two individuals or group dynamics, we need

> to understand the meaning of 'sambandha' and its

> various connotations. Thereafter, we shall examine

> the Jyotisa principles concerning people and houses,

> and finally we shall examine the relationships, both

> natural and temporal as well as its manifestation,

> meaning and implications. Vedic remedial measures

> will be touched, if time permits.

>

> 1.1 Sambandha defined

> The word sambandha in Sanskrit means binding or

> joining, a close connection or union or association,

> conjunction, inherence, connection with or relation

> to. It connotes personal connection like a

> relationship, fellowship, friendship and even

> intimacy. The word 'sambandhi' (or as used 'samdhi'

> refers to a kinsman, a relationship brought about by

> a marriage or family by birth. In philosophical

> terms, this relationship is said to be of three

> kinds:

>

> · Samav­­aya: coming together, meeting,

> congregate, contact, concourse, assemblage,

> collection, crowd, assemblage are some words that

> describe this relationship. The individual is in a

> perpetual (time/dasa defined) co-inherence, be it an

> inner or intimate relationship or a peripheral

> relation requiring identification with some symbols

> and beliefs like an association. It indicates an

> inseparable concomitance like the relationship

> between a substance and its qualities like the yarn

> in cloth. It connotes intimate and constant

> companionship or relationship like that of birth

> defining a father and son.

>

> · Samyoga: also sayoga, meaning junction,

> union; it defines the highest sate of a relationship

> like the last (of the fourteen) stage leading to

> emancipation from the cycle of rebirth. The word

> 'yoga' has a very wide meaning (see para 1.2).

>

> · Svarupa: having own form or shape like

> sabda~ which means having the form of sound. It

> refers to own condition, peculiarity, character or

> nature like 'of a kind'. A relationship caused

> because of an event or occurrence.

>

> 1.2 Yoga

> Yoga has many meanings and implications in

> astrology. Some of these are listed below for a

> better understanding of the word. A sambandha caused

> by any of these can be understood as samyoga.

>

> 1. It indicates yoking, joining, harnessing or

> attaching like yoking a team to play a game or

> yoking horses to pull a carriage. It implies that

> the individual parts involved in the yoga (yoke)

> should function in harmony. In Jyotisa, these are

> called paraspara-yoga-karaka or mutual co-workers.

>

> 2. It indicates and undertaking, business,

> action, work or employment of some kind for the

> purpose of earning wealth, acquisition, gains or

> profit or property. In Jyotisa, these are called

> surya yoga or more precisely, aditya yoga.

>

> 3. It indicates any conjunction, union,

> combination or contact and indicates mixing or a

> mixture. In Jyotisa, these are called Graha yoga and

> are named based on the number of planets conjoining

> in a sign.

>

> 4. It indicates a connection or relationship as

> a consequence of, or reason or because of something

> else. The reason or cause is the karaka

> (significator) and consequently, these yogas are

> called Karaka yoga in Jyotisa.

>

> 5. It indicates putting together or arranging,

> based on disposition in a regular succession. In

> Jyotisa, the longitudes of the individual planets

> are considered to arrange them in a regular

> succession of decreasing (longitudinal) hierarchy

> called 'Chara karaka'. These planets then acquire

> the potential for various generating yogas.

>

> 6. It indicates zealous endeavor with care and

> using all of one's powers to achieve a goal. Such

> zeal can only come from the individual soul called

> the atmakaraka indicating the natives strong inner

> urges and desires. The yogas, in Jyotisa are

> consequently called atmakaraka yoga or simply karaka

> yoga.

>

> 7. It indicates abstract contemplation;

> meditation and such other practices to attain union

> (yoga) with God and all these are called adhyatma

> yoga (spirituality) in Jyotisa. It includes

> renunciation (sanyasa yoga), mantra sastra,

> Patanjali's (samkhya-II) yoga philosophy, rituals

> (where yoga is personified as the son of Dharma &

> Kriya) etc.

>

> 8. It indicates the union of purusa (spirit

> personified as father) and prakriti (nature

> personified as mother) for the purpose of all

> creation (samkhya sastra). In Jyotisa, the Sun

> indicates the purusa and the Moon indicates

> prakriti. The relationship between these planets

> indicates the Yoga of birth of which there are 27

> types. This leads to yet another meaning for the

> word yoga as 'sum' in arithmetic.

>

> 9. It indicates the constellation (of the 27

> naksatra), which is conjoined the Moon and is called

> 'Candra yoga'. This is extended into other varieties

> of Candra yoga based on certain planetary positions

> that influence the health and mind. The naksatra

> which do not have the conjunction or association of

> the Moon are called 'Kha yoga' or having the yoga

> (association) of the sky (kha). This leads to

> another variety of Jyotisa combinations called Kha

> yoga or Nabhasa yoga.

>

> In this manner, the various meanings of the word

> yoga can be studies with a focus on its relevance to

> Vedic astrology. Suffice is to say that the word has

> a very deep meaning and any superficial reading will

> cause a vacuum in our understanding and judging of

> real life situations.

>

>

-------------------------------TO

> BE

>

CONTINUED---------------------------

> Best wishes,

> Sanjay Rath

>

-----

> H-5 B J B Nagar, Bhubaneswar - 751014, India

> SJC Web pages: http://.org

> Personal Web: http://srath.com

>

-----

>

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Dear Nitish,

Yes there is a link between the 27 Yogas and the 108 navamsa. If you

notice carefully, when the Tithi increases, so does the yoga wich is

the longitude sum of the sun and the moon. This longitude is

indicative of the distance from 'Pusya' which is the seat of all

yogas as it is governed by Brihaspati.

The yoga of Purusha and Prakriti at the level of the atma is

definitely 108 and that is the reason for the 108 partivesvara shiva

linga.

Excellent point indeed.

Regards

Sanjay

 

varahamihira , Nitish Arya <yeeahoo_99>

wrote:

> Dear Sanjay ji,

> I have a small doubt regarding the 8th point that

> you have written under Section 1.2 Yoga heading. You

> wrote:

>

> " ...8. It indicates the union of purusa (spirit

> > personified as father) and prakriti (nature

> > personified as mother) for the purpose of all

> > creation (samkhya sastra). In Jyotisa, the Sun

> > indicates the purusa and the Moon indicates

> > prakriti. The relationship between these planets

> > indicates the Yoga of birth of which there are 27

> > types. This leads to yet another meaning for the

> > word yoga as 'sum' in arithmetic.... "

>

>

> Should it not be 108 birth types instead of 27 while

> considering that the yoga of two, Sun and Moon, is

> denoted by a single navamsa and there are 108 of them?

> or there is some other connotation where 27 fits.

> Please elaborate.

>

> regards,

> nitish

>

>

>

--- Sanjay Rath <vyasa@s...> wrote:

> >

> > ~Om Sri Gurave Namah~

> > Dear Jyotisha,

> > Those of you who will be attending the weekend

> > workshops in the US will get the detailed material.

> > For others, I will mail to the extent feasible. Hope

> > you find this interesting.

> >

> --

--------------------

> > Chapter 1. Introduction

> > Before venturing into delineating relationships

> > between two individuals or group dynamics, we need

> > to understand the meaning of 'sambandha' and its

> > various connotations. Thereafter, we shall examine

> > the Jyotisa principles concerning people and houses,

> > and finally we shall examine the relationships, both

> > natural and temporal as well as its manifestation,

> > meaning and implications. Vedic remedial measures

> > will be touched, if time permits.

> >

> > 1.1 Sambandha defined

> > The word sambandha in Sanskrit means binding or

> > joining, a close connection or union or association,

> > conjunction, inherence, connection with or relation

> > to. It connotes personal connection like a

> > relationship, fellowship, friendship and even

> > intimacy. The word 'sambandhi' (or as used 'samdhi'

> > refers to a kinsman, a relationship brought about by

> > a marriage or family by birth. In philosophical

> > terms, this relationship is said to be of three

> > kinds:

> >

> > · Samav­­aya: coming together, meeting,

> > congregate, contact, concourse, assemblage,

> > collection, crowd, assemblage are some words that

> > describe this relationship. The individual is in a

> > perpetual (time/dasa defined) co-inherence, be it an

> > inner or intimate relationship or a peripheral

> > relation requiring identification with some symbols

> > and beliefs like an association. It indicates an

> > inseparable concomitance like the relationship

> > between a substance and its qualities like the yarn

> > in cloth. It connotes intimate and constant

> > companionship or relationship like that of birth

> > defining a father and son.

> >

> > · Samyoga: also sayoga, meaning junction,

> > union; it defines the highest sate of a relationship

> > like the last (of the fourteen) stage leading to

> > emancipation from the cycle of rebirth. The word

> > 'yoga' has a very wide meaning (see para 1.2).

> >

> > · Svarupa: having own form or shape like

> > sabda~ which means having the form of sound. It

> > refers to own condition, peculiarity, character or

> > nature like 'of a kind'. A relationship caused

> > because of an event or occurrence.

> >

> > 1.2 Yoga

> > Yoga has many meanings and implications in

> > astrology. Some of these are listed below for a

> > better understanding of the word. A sambandha caused

> > by any of these can be understood as samyoga.

> >

> > 1. It indicates yoking, joining, harnessing or

> > attaching like yoking a team to play a game or

> > yoking horses to pull a carriage. It implies that

> > the individual parts involved in the yoga (yoke)

> > should function in harmony. In Jyotisa, these are

> > called paraspara-yoga-karaka or mutual co-workers.

> >

> > 2. It indicates and undertaking, business,

> > action, work or employment of some kind for the

> > purpose of earning wealth, acquisition, gains or

> > profit or property. In Jyotisa, these are called

> > surya yoga or more precisely, aditya yoga.

> >

> > 3. It indicates any conjunction, union,

> > combination or contact and indicates mixing or a

> > mixture. In Jyotisa, these are called Graha yoga and

> > are named based on the number of planets conjoining

> > in a sign.

> >

> > 4. It indicates a connection or relationship as

> > a consequence of, or reason or because of something

> > else. The reason or cause is the karaka

> > (significator) and consequently, these yogas are

> > called Karaka yoga in Jyotisa.

> >

> > 5. It indicates putting together or arranging,

> > based on disposition in a regular succession. In

> > Jyotisa, the longitudes of the individual planets

> > are considered to arrange them in a regular

> > succession of decreasing (longitudinal) hierarchy

> > called 'Chara karaka'. These planets then acquire

> > the potential for various generating yogas.

> >

> > 6. It indicates zealous endeavor with care and

> > using all of one's powers to achieve a goal. Such

> > zeal can only come from the individual soul called

> > the atmakaraka indicating the natives strong inner

> > urges and desires. The yogas, in Jyotisa are

> > consequently called atmakaraka yoga or simply karaka

> > yoga.

> >

> > 7. It indicates abstract contemplation;

> > meditation and such other practices to attain union

> > (yoga) with God and all these are called adhyatma

> > yoga (spirituality) in Jyotisa. It includes

> > renunciation (sanyasa yoga), mantra sastra,

> > Patanjali's (samkhya-II) yoga philosophy, rituals

> > (where yoga is personified as the son of Dharma &

> > Kriya) etc.

> >

> > 8. It indicates the union of purusa (spirit

> > personified as father) and prakriti (nature

> > personified as mother) for the purpose of all

> > creation (samkhya sastra). In Jyotisa, the Sun

> > indicates the purusa and the Moon indicates

> > prakriti. The relationship between these planets

> > indicates the Yoga of birth of which there are 27

> > types. This leads to yet another meaning for the

> > word yoga as 'sum' in arithmetic.

> >

> > 9. It indicates the constellation (of the 27

> > naksatra), which is conjoined the Moon and is called

> > 'Candra yoga'. This is extended into other varieties

> > of Candra yoga based on certain planetary positions

> > that influence the health and mind. The naksatra

> > which do not have the conjunction or association of

> > the Moon are called 'Kha yoga' or having the yoga

> > (association) of the sky (kha). This leads to

> > another variety of Jyotisa combinations called Kha

> > yoga or Nabhasa yoga.

> >

> > In this manner, the various meanings of the word

> > yoga can be studies with a focus on its relevance to

> > Vedic astrology. Suffice is to say that the word has

> > a very deep meaning and any superficial reading will

> > cause a vacuum in our understanding and judging of

> > real life situations.

> >

> >

> -------------------------------TO

> > BE

> >

> CONTINUED--------------------------

-

> > Best wishes,

> > Sanjay Rath

> >

> --

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> > H-5 B J B Nagar, Bhubaneswar - 751014, India

> > SJC Web pages: http://.org

> > Personal Web: http://srath.com

> >

> --

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> >

>

>

>

>

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