Transcendence

Today is the Sixth Lunation and the Deity that is worshipped during the Festival of Nine Nights is Kartyayani, Shashtam Karthyayaneethi cha. ( Moon in between 60 and 72 degrees from the Sun ). Katyayini or Kartyayini was born as the daughter of Katyavan. Katyavan was a seer who perfomed penance to get the Universal Mother as his daughter. One of Her greatest festivals is Thri Karthika, which is celebrated on the astersim of Karthika, during Mandala Kalam. Mandala Kalam is the 41 day holy period, starting from the sidereal month of Scorpio or Vrischika. . Thri Karthika is celebrated in Her Temples, Kadampuzha, Kumaranellur and the Ayyanthol Karthyayini Temples. I will consecrate my Poem to Thee As a garland or necklace On Thy Sacred Chest Which is Thri Karthika ! Please hear our prayer O Consort of the Destroyer O Daughter of the Mountains Who graces Kadampuzha ! Thri Karthika Jathi Thirumaril Oru Keerthana Malika Chartham Njaan ! Eee Prarthana  Kelkoo Parvathiye K

Today is the Fifth Lunation ( Moon in between 48 and 60 degrees from the Sun )  and Skanda Mata is the Deity which is worshipped during the Festival of Nine Nights, Nava Ratri. ( Panchamam Skanda Mathethi... ). Skanda Matha  is the mother of Skanda, the Military General of the celestials. She observed penance to get the hand of Lord Shiva ( which was magnificenlty portrayed by Kalidasa in " Kumara Sambhava"  )  and gave birth to Skanda, the Military Chief. Another glorious Devi Temple, the Chottanikkara Amba Temple. . Legend has it that this was once a dense forest and a tribal called Kannappan used to live here.  He was a devotee of the Mother Divine and he used to sacrifice an animal daily to the Goddess. He had a cute daughter who had a pet, a cow. Kannappan used to sacrifice cows also. One day Kannappan could not find an animal to sacrifice and he told his daughter that he is sacrificing her pet cow. She entreated him to sacrifice her instead of her beloved cow. 

With round eyes And with fast gait Easily pleased Will be fond of Eros Loved by women Will be the one Born with Moon in Aries ! When Moon tenants Taurus Will be handsome With lovely face With marks on face Will have daughters Will be devoid of property And will be lucky In middle age ! When Moon tenants Gemini Will be subservient to women Knower of Sastras Intelligent, with curly hair Will be humourous Adept at gambling Will be handsome And lover of food ! !

If the Sun be in Cancer He will be devoid of wealth Interested in others With sorrow and bad progeny ! If the Sun be in Leo He will be fond of travel In forests and with animals Shrewd and strong ! If the Sun be in Virgo Will be knowledgeable in writing In Mathematics, sculpture With body feminine ! If the Sun be in Libra Will be prosperous From Music, Literature And with body beautiful !  

Famous he becomes Whose Sun tenants Aries within ten degrees ! Fond of travel, smart With less wealth And armed well ! As Sun is exalted Within first ten degrees Fame will be conferred. Clever and hedonistic With stability financial And with good fans ! If the Sun is in Taurus Textile trader he will be Income from Music, literature Misogynist, hater of women And highly educated ! The Sun in Gemini Is a mathematician ! Lover of Astrology Grammar, Rhetoric He will be endowed WIth Arithmetic- logical intelligence !

   Q - What is Vedic Gemology ? A - It is the union of two sciences, Gemology and Astrology and it postulates that the Nine Primary Gems correspond to the Nine Revolving Heavens. The seven primary colors of the spectrum, VIBGYOR  and the two secondary colors, infra-red and ultra-violet, correspond to the nine planets. Here we give the correspondence between Cosmic Colors, planets and gems. Color              Planet               Gem Red               Sun                  Ruby Orange         Moon               Pearl Light Blue        Jupiter              Yellow Sapphire Ultra-Violet    Rahu             Hessonite Green              Mercury       Emerald Indigo           Venus          Diamond Infra-red           Ketu          Cat's Eye Violet         Saturn              Blue Sapphire Yellow              Mars              Coral Manikyam Dinanayakasya, Vimalam Muktaphalam Sheetagau Mahedrasya cha Vidrumam, Marathakam Soumyasya Garutmakam

Today is the Birthday of our Lord. He was of handsome mien, born in the asterism of Rohini, with Moon exalted and powerfully posited Jupiter in Leo. He is the Self that is immutably and becomes eternally in the eternal successions of Time. Iswaram Paramam Krsna Sacchidananda VIgraha Anadir Adi  Govinda Sarva Karana Karanam Since He is the Self, the 16008 Upanishads are His wives symbolically. HIs enchanting locks of hair Are the Poetic meters ! His smile bewitching The enchantress Maya His Voice, the Rishies His Back Portion, Adharrma The equilibrium of Satva, Rajas, Thamas His Avyakta or Attributeless Aspect ! His movement is Time The Teaching Class, His Face The Warrior Class, His Chest The Commercial Class, His Waist And bureaucrats His legs ! Entire Universe is He With Mountains as  His Hairs The Rivers as His Blood Blessed be His Form Universal !