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Astrology, we said in our earlier post, was the science of numbers in space and time. Geometry was number in space and Music the number in time. The Universe is based on mathematical Law. Galileo said “Philosophy is written in this grand book -- I mean the universe -- Which stands continually open to our gaze. But it cannot be understood Unless one first learns to comprehend the language And interpret the characters in which it is written. It is written in the language of mathematics, And its characters are triangles, circles, and other geometric figures, Without which it is humanly impossible to understand a single word of it.” -- Galileo Galilei, Il Saggiatore (1623) The Celestial Triangle is the triangle formed by Aswini, Magha and Moola, at 0 degrees, 120 degrees adn 240 degrees ( Trikonas ). Celestial Rectangles are called Kendras and it is represented in Astrology as 0, 90, 180 & 270 degrees. A

My last posts were translations of certain Sanskrit verses, which I felt, was not translated before. You will have to pardon my diagression. My astro site, www.eastrovedica.com , is doing well, with the site receiving more than 340 K hits. It has also gone up in Alexa rating and in the number of unique visitors. We have been successful with the Sixfold Analysis, wherein a planet is declared weak or strong, on the basis of Shastiamsas or points got in Shadbala or the Sixfold Analysis V I B A L A Planets in the Sixfold Strength Knowest thou not that planets called Vibala Are planets weak in the Sixfold Strength? Cancellation Bhanga they cause of Raja Yoga And are harmful in their nature; Learned One! Know that Weak Planets cause Raja Yoga Bhanga Exalted with other strengths is Sampoorna called; Devoid of other strengths is Poorna; of medium strength Below its average strength in Sixfold is Riktha; weak Use these terms for correct prognostication O Noble One!

Western Philosophy speaks of the Seven Liberal Arts, made up of the Trivium of Logic, Rhetoric & Grammar and the Quadrivium of Arithmetic, Geometry, Music & Astronomy Indian Philosophy speaks of the Twelve Arts, namely the Six Main Arts, the Shad Dharsana of Indian Philosophy , Yoga, Vedanta, Nyaya, Vaisesika, Sankhya and Poorva Mimamsa & the Six Minor Arts - Astrology, Kalpa, Definition ( Nirukta ), Phonetics ( Shiksha ), Grammar & Poetic Metres ( Chandas ). We find in a comparitive study that these arts are more or less the same. When Western Learning says Astronomy, the Indians by Jyothisha meant both Astronomy & Astrology, as to them both were synonyms. Mathematical Astrology is based on the formulae of Astronomy. The calculation of the MC, for instance , is Tan K = Tan R / cos w, which is a formula of Astronomy. By Jyothisha they meant Indian Astro Physics, which includes Maths also ! So Arithmetic and Geometry of Western Learning is incorporated in Jyothish

In the body physiologic made of the Five Great Elements, the Five Revolving Heavens have their say. Bones, skin, hair of the Earth Principle, signifies Mercury Semen, urine of the Water Principle, Venus Sleeping, tiredness of Fire Principle, Mars Walking, jumping, respiration of Air Principle, Sautrn And likes, dislikes of Ether Principle, Jove This is the translation of a verse from Anushtatna Paddhati " Asthi thwak pisicham cha roma cha sira Bhoo ...... "

Ayurveda postulates that Health is the equilibrium of Bile, Phlegm & Wind, known as Vata, Pitta & Kapha. The Nine Revolving Heavens represent the three humours. Here are the basic verses for the significations of the planets. Also the correspondence between the Seven Tissue Elements and the Seven Planets! This is a translation of 3 verses in Hora, beginning with " Madhu Pingala drik....." Sun is of the nature of Pitta, with shape rotund Luna is also roundish, of Vata & Kapha And knowledgeable about Medicine too With aspect cruel, youngish & haired Mars is of the nature of Pitta humour With an excellent sense of humour Mercury partakes of all three humours ! Lazy, slow moving with hairs long Saturn represents the humour Vata Fat is ruled by mighty Jove Semen is ruled by Venus veneris Bones are represented by Sol Blood by the fair Luna Veins by the melancholy planet Skin is ruled by scholar Mercury And Bone Marrow is ruled by Mars!

Astrology was taught to students as a story. Once upon a time, there was a King (Sun ). He had a Queen( Moon ) . With a son ( Mercury ) and a Defence Minister (Mars). Two ministers they had ( Venus & Jupiter, in the Government of the Almighty ) They had a messenger ( Saturn ) ! This is a poetic verse in Hora Sastra. He who lies coiled as the 360 degree Belt of the Heavens, the Zodiac, is the Absolute Self as Time Eternal, the Zodiacal Man, the Kalapurusha ! The Nine Revolving Heavens represent major qualities. Even His libido is represented by Venus, the fair planet that hearteneth to Love ! The Sun represents the Soul of the Cosmic Man The Moon His Mind Mars His physical Strength Mercury represents the Power of His Word Jove happiness, learning and Wisdom Venus represents his libido & Saturn His Sorrow The Sun the King & Moon the Queen Defence Minister is mighty Mars Mercury the Prince knowledeable The Wise Ministers Venus & Jove And Saturn, he who gives messages

There are sciences main Six In Indian Philosophy divine Yoga, Sankhya, Vedanta, Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Poorma Mimamsas or world views called Six auxiliary sciences there are Astrology, Kalpa, Definition Phonetics, Grammar & Iambics These are the sciences Twelve ! These are sciences philosophic Origins of the Mind Intuitive The Seers fused Reason with Intuition And divined the subatomic levels ! All sciences philosophic have disappeared Controversial most of them are Astrology is the visible Science ( As you can see planets with telescope ) With Sun & Moon as witnesses celestial ! This is a translation of a poetic verse in Prasna Anushtana Paddhathi. The Seers, after divining the subtle states of Energy and Matter, presented them in poetic verses. Poetry is divine, it is the centre and circumference of all learning ! Zodiacal Number System : The Total Longitude Method If the Longitude Total falls in constellations negative Not fully enjoyed will be the House Significations If - on

Varaha Mihira, was the father of Asian Astronomy, astrology, arts & architecture. He was one of the most celebrated scientise who strode like a colossus on the intellectual scene, and contributed to almost all branches of arts and sciences. Thus, Encyclopedia Britannica notes, "Varāhamihira of the Gupta age was a profound scholar of all the sciences and arts, from botany to astronomy and from military science to civil engineering." (Enc.Brit., "Education, History of," vol.18, p.4, 1990 ed.) He wrote three master treatises on the three branches of Astro Physics - Astronomy, Astrology & Samhita. His major work in Astronomy is the Pancha Siddantika ( "Five Astronomical Treatises" ) In Astrology, the Brihat Jataka In Samhita, the Brihat Samhita His most famous work is the treatise on the Five Astronomical Treatises. Previously five major astronomical works held absolute sway on the astronomical scene. The Soorya Siddhanta by the Seer Soorya, the Romasa

Count Louis Hamon, alias Cheiro, is the most famous amongt palmists. ( 1866-1936 ) He had a wide following of famous European and American clients like Mark Twain, Sarah Bernhardt, Mata Hari, Oscar Wilde, Grover Cleveland, Thomas Edison, the Prince of Wales, General Kitchener, William Gladstone, Bernard Shaw and Joseph Chamberlain. He spoke of the Hindu race and the remarkable sciences for foretelling future, (The Bhavishya Purana) which the Hindus, have, as prophetic sciences: “To consider the origin of this science, we must take our thoughts back to the earliest days of the world’s history, and further more to the consideration of a people the oldest of all, yet one that has survived, and who are today as characteristic and as full of individuality as they were when thousands of years ago the first records of history were written. I allude to those children of the East, the Hindus, a people whose philosophy and wisdom are every day being more and more revived.” “Looking back to t

In the West, the Lunar Theory, an explanation of the perturbations of the Moon based on the Law of Gravitation, is attributed to Newton. Newton was not only a star in Physics, but in Astronomy as well. In the hoary books of Vedic Astronomy, the longitude of the Moon is computed based on the Lunar Theory. Moon's Parallactic Equation, Annual Equation, The Variaton, Evection etc are considered and 14 trignometric corrections are given to get the true sidereal longitude of Luna Here are the calculations in Astronomia Vedica The Perturbations of the Moon (Ms - Mean Anomaly of the Sun; Mm - Mean Anomaly of the Moon; Ls - Mean Longitude of the Sun; Lm - Mean Longitude of the Moon; D = Lm - Ls ( Thidhi); Nm - Node of the Moon. These values are Sidereal or Nirayana ) 14 Kendras are to be made and 14 trignometric corrections are to be given, according to astronomical savants. These 14 reductions are mandatory and only after these reductions can we get the true longitude of the Moon. First Ke

Johannes Kepler gave the Laws of Planetary Motion to the Western world. His basic postulates are 1) The orbit of a planet is an ellipse, with the Sun as the focus of that ellipse 2) Planets move faster at perihelion and slowest at Aphelion 3) p1^2/p2^2 = a1^3 / a2^ 3, where p = period of revolution of the planet and a its semi major axis.

Long before Newton, Aryabhata propounded the Heliocentric Theory of Gravitation, that all planets circle the Sun due to celestial gravity ! ( Sooryaha Jagata Chakshu Gurutvakarshan ). He postulated that planets move faster at Sheegrocha ( perihelion ) & slower at Mandocha ( Aphelion ) and that they traverse in elliptical orbits. The path of a planet is an ellipse with the Sun as the focus of that ellipse. He was the first astronomer to calculate the celestial longitudes of planets ( Aryabhato Graha Ganitham ). He wrote treatises on Astronomy & Maths and his Aryabhateeya is a master treatise on these subjects. He laid the base for Astronomia Vedica ( Vedic Astronomy ). He gave the trignometric method of calculating planetary longitudes. He called it the Threefold Longitudinal Correction. The first method is reducing longitudes to Aphelion ( Manda Kriya ), second is reducing it to Ecliptic ( Parinathi Kriya ) & the third is reducing the longitude to Perihelion ( Sheegra Kriya

The Absolute as Time Infinite & as Wisdom Personified ( The concepts of Kalapurusha & Vedapurusha ) The Absolute Self as Time Eternal Lies coiled as the mighty Zodiac! Aries His head & Pisces His Feet The IC His heart & MC His thighs! The Six Auxiliary Sciences form His body In His other aspect as Wisdom Eternal! Poetics is His Feet & Astrology His eyes Grammar His Face & His ears Definition!

SHAD BALAS OR SIXFOLD SOURCE OF PLANETARY STRENGTH There are six types of strengths in the Sixfold Analysis. They are : 1. Sthana Bala - Positional Strength 2. Dig Bala - Directional Strength 3. Kala Bala - Temporal Strength 4. Chesta Bala - Motional Strength 5. Naisargika Bala - Intrinsic Strength 6. Drik Bala - Aspectual Strength Shad Bala ia indeed importnat in Astrology. The strengths of the planets have to be evaluated and this is extemely valuable. If we want to ana

All Horary Astrology begins with this poetic verse Moorthithve Parikalpitha Sasabrutho Varma Punarjanmanam Athmethmavidham Kruthuscha Yajatham Bharthamara Jyothisham Lokanam Pralayodayasthithi Vibhuschanekada Ya Sruthau Vacham Na Sa dathunaikakirana Trailokya Deepo Ravi O Whose light makes Luna Shine ! O Originator of the Solar Path ! O Self of the philosophers ! O lord of the luminaries ! Thou Preserver Destroyer and Creator ! O well extolled ! O Time Eternal! give me the divine gift of articulate speech ! This is invoking the Absolute Self, whose external symbol is the Sun, who transcends the three relative states of Consciousness, while remaining Absolute !

This is a translation of a sloka from Prasna Anushtana Paddhati & deals with planetary significations ( Thathaschatma prabhavo Drumani ) The Sun represents Father & Soul The Moon signifies Mother & Mind Mars physical strength The Earth Principle & Verbalism Mercury Jupiter signifies happiness & children Women and enjoyments are ruled by Venus Death, disease and Sorrow Saturn !