Guest guest Posted October 20, 2003 Report Share Posted October 20, 2003 This is astrological terminology. I have neither the text nor the commentary on hand, but this refers to five planets being "uccha." Uccha, exalted, is a technical astrological term that indicates a planet is in a good position. In astrology, each planet has a constellation or sign that is considered to be its domicile, which is were it is most powerful. But every planet also has a constellation/sign where it is "exalted," uccha, and this is also a good position. In Indian astrology, it is considered very auspicious to be born with several exalted planets. So, for instance, the Ramayana of Valmiki (only in the Southern manuscripts) talks of 5 exalted planets at the time of Rama's birth, and Jain tradition talks of 7 exalted planets when Mahavira was born (this last case is, actually, astronomically impossible). Luis Gonzalez-Reimann ________________ At 03:33 PM 10/19/2003 +0000, you wrote: > > In the Raghuvamza zloka 3.13 which refers to the birth of SudakSiNA's > son, there is this phrase "uccasamzrayaiH asUryagaiH paJcabhiH > grahaiH". Mallinatha gives a long gloss on this, full of astrological > allusions, which is somewhat unclear to me. Can somebody please post > an explanation. > > > Thanks in advance, > > Lakshmi Srinivas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2003 Report Share Posted October 20, 2003 I discuss a traditional horoscope of Rama, with 5 exalted planets, in my book on Indian astrology, The Circle of Stars, pp. 79-80. Valerie J Roebuck Manchester, UK >This is astrological terminology. I have neither the text nor the >commentary on >hand, but this refers to five planets being "uccha." Uccha, exalted, is a >technical astrological term that indicates a planet is in a good position. In >astrology, each planet has a constellation or sign that is considered to be >its >domicile, which is were it is most powerful. But every planet also has a >constellation/sign where it is "exalted," uccha, and this is also a good >position. >In Indian astrology, it is considered very auspicious to be born with several >exalted planets. So, for instance, the Ramayana of Valmiki (only in the >Southern manuscripts) talks of 5 exalted planets at the time of Rama's birth, >and Jain tradition talks of 7 exalted planets when Mahavira was born (this >last >case is, actually, astronomically impossible). > >Luis Gonzalez-Reimann >________________ > > >At 03:33 PM 10/19/2003 +0000, you wrote: >> >> In the Raghuvamza zloka 3.13 which refers to the birth of SudakSiNA's >> son, there is this phrase "uccasamzrayaiH asUryagaiH paJcabhiH >> grahaiH". Mallinatha gives a long gloss on this, full of astrological >> allusions, which is somewhat unclear to me. Can somebody please post >> an explanation. >> >> >> Thanks in advance, >> >> Lakshmi Srinivas > > > > > > > > > >indology > > > >Your use of is subject to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2003 Report Share Posted October 21, 2003 Dear LS, The Sun is paramocca (deeply exalted) in the 10th degree of Aries, Moon 3rd of Taurus, Mars 28th of Capricorn, Mercury 15th of Virgo, Jupiter 5th of Cancer, Venus 27 of Pisces and Saturn 20th of Libra. The seventh house or the 180th degree from the place of exaltation is the place of debilitation (niicatva). Thus the Sun is parama niica (deeply debilitated) in the 10th degree of Libra and so on. A heavenly body is asta (combust) if it is so near the Sun that it cannot be seen by the naked eye. Now let us consider the zloka: aja-vRSabha-mRgAGganA-kuliirA jhaSa-vaNijau ca divAkarAdi-tuGgAH | daza-zikhi-manuyuk-tithiindriyAMzais-trinavaka-viMzatibhizca te'sta-niicAH || Here, aja = meSa (Aries), vRSabha = Taurus, mRga = makara (Capricorn), aGganA = kanyA (Virgo), kuliira = karka (Cancer), jhaSa = miina (Pisces), vaNij = tulA (Libra), divAkara = Sun, tuGga = exlated (ucca), daza = ten, zikhi = three, manu-yuk = 14 x 2 = 28, tithi = fifteen, indriya = five, aMza = degree, tri-navaka = 3x 9 = 27, viMzati = twenty. The portion "te'sta-nicAH" is related to the next zloka (not actually quoted by Mallinatha, but explained only in the commentary). I hope, this much explanation would be sufficient for you to understand the Mallinatha commentary. Best wishes. Narayan Prasad - "lsrinivas" <lsrinivas <INDOLOGY> Sunday, October 19, 2003 9:03 PM [Y-Indology] Question on Raghuvamza 3.13 > In the Raghuvamza zloka 3.13 which refers to the birth of SudakSiNA's > son, there is this phrase "uccasamzrayaiH asUryagaiH paJcabhiH > grahaiH". Mallinatha gives a long gloss on this, full of astrological > allusions, which is somewhat unclear to me. Can somebody please post > an explanation. > > > Thanks in advance, > > Lakshmi Srinivas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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