Guest guest Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 advaitin, ken knight <hilken_98@Y...> wrote: >> > http://beaskund.helloyou.ws/netnews/bk/hercules/herc1019.html > > This kind of writing would not normally draw me in > because I do not get excited by astrology.......'When > the true sun shines they (the constellations) are > nakshatra ( without power).' (Jyotisha > Vedanga)......but there is some very good reasoning in > this essay which I would recommend. I have not looked > at anything else on the site but thought that Sunder > would like to add it to his store of interesting > places to go. > > I had better put the horse back into the stable until > the meaning of sacrifice is properly understood, Namaste, For more on Jyotisha Vedanga, the same book - Hindu Dharma - Part X, has more information. Also: http://www.kamakoti.org/hindudharma/part10/chap4.htm "The sun is called "Saptasva" (one with seven horses--the sun god's chariot is drawn by seven horses). It is also said that there is only one horse drawing the chariot but it has seven different names. "Asva" also means "kirana" or ray. So "Saptasva" could mean that the sun emits seven types of rays or colours. It is of course the same light that is split into seven colours. In the Taittiriya Aranyaka it is clearly stated that the same "asva" or ray has seven names: "Eko asvo vahati saptanama." Regards, Sunder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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