varahamihira

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Varaha Mihira in the last two verses of his monumental work Brihat Jaatak

speaks briefly about himself . Any one who is really interested in Vedic

Jyotish must have studied this imp work deeply. Even then I am quoting these

last 2 verses from Brihat Jaatak.

 

 

AADITYA DAASA TANAYASTADABAAPTABODHA

KAAPITHAKE SABITRULABDHABARA PRASAADAH.

AABANITIKO MUNIMATAANYABALOKYA SAMYA-

GDHORAM VARAAHAMIHIRO RUCJIRAAM CHAKAARA.

 

 

Meaning: Varahamihira , the son of Aditya Dasa, who imbibed his knowledge from

his father, blessed with the grace of the Sun in all branches of knowledge,

born in Kapithha, a town in the state called Avantikaa ( also called Ujjaini,

famous at that time for seat of learning in whole India) having carefully read

all the extant literatures of Maharsis, composed this excellent work.

 

 

DINAKARA MUNI GURU CARANA PRANIPATKRUTAPRASAADAAT,

SAASTRAMUPASAMGAGRUHITAM

NAMOSTU PURVAPRANETUBHYAM.

 

 

 

Meaning: this work is composed by me after my intellect was elevated by my

prostrating upon the feet of the Sun, Maharshis, and my own Guru( Master).

I bow in reverence to the purvaachaaryas ( ancient Masters.).

 

 

And as far as son worhip is concerned to the facts mentioned by Sri Asutosh let

me a add the following lines:

 

That Varahamihira was a worshiper of SUN is evident from above verses and the

first verse of Brihat Jaatak.

 

Let us study the verse with care:

 

MURTITWE PARIKALPITAH SASIBHRITAO BARTAMAANUPUNRJANMANAA;

MAATMETYAATMBIBIDAAM KRATISCHA YJATAM BHRTAAMARAYOTISHAAM.

 

LOKANAAM PRALAYODBHABASTHITI BIBHUACHAANEKDHAA YHA SHRUTOU;

BAACHAM NAH DHAATWA NAIKAAKIRANSTRAILOKYADIPI RABIH.,

 

~

BRIHAT JAATAK –CANOTO-I STANJA-I

He invokes, Rabi that is SUN, to grant him power of speech: now how he describes

SUN: THE SUN WHO IS ONE OF THE (ASTA)MURTYS OF SHIVA- ( sashibrito- meaning he

who is adorned with SASHI meaning moon that is Shiva) ,

 

"Murtitwe parikalpatah sahibrute": Sun who is imagined or described as one of

the (ASTA) murtees ( meaning incarnations or forms ) of Siva.

 

 

He future invokes Sun as he who forms the path of those who seek Mokshya , who

represents AATMA for those who are well versed in AATMA VIDYAA, that Sun , “

who accepts the results of sacrificial rites, …”

 

That SUN , who is the master of AMARAS ( na mara amara: gods of Hindu

philosophy) and jyotishas:….

...

 

He further describes Sun among other thing, ‘ as He who is praised in SHRUTY

(that is Vedas) in various forms.."

 

 

There seem to be nothing Iranian in these descriptions.

 

 

Gurudatta Dash

 

 

 

 

 

 

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"Astrologer Ashutosh" <astrologerashutosh (AT) (DOT) fr>

<valist>

Saturday, August 13, 2005 11:34 AM

Re: Re: More on Ketu.....Steven

> Dear Juliana and Steve,> > 'Rajputana'

term did not exist in times> of varahmihir. The rajputs themselves came into

limelight about a thousand> years after Varahmihir. Varahmihir was born in

Ujjain, which was never in> 'rajputana' or present day Rajasthan. Ujjain lies

in central India, in> Madhya Pradesh.> > And this claim that Rajasthan

was once part of Iran is totally> falsified. If varahmihira was of Iranic

descent, then I am also Iranic,> because I am a full-blooded rajasthani.> > >

Sorry to contradict, but history should not be distorted like this.> It is

strange that most of the authors refered to in the article are> Indians.> >

Sun worshipping is not alien to India. In fact, Gayatri mantra> itself is

used to worship sun. There have been many sun-temples in India.> Sun temple of

Konark and of Modera in Gujarat are some examples.> > The article in

question can mislead western readers who are ignorant> of India's rich

heritage, but we Indians cannot digest its claims which are> totally absurd.> >

> Ashutosh> > > > > > > -> Juliana Swanson

<omhamsa >> <valist>> Friday, August 12,

2005 18:30> Re: More on Ketu.....Steven> > > > Hi Steve,> >> > In

the link you sent to "Varahamihira, a Great Iranic astronomer,"> > one of the

author's points is that "what is often termed as 'Vedic> > astronomy' or 'Vedic

astrology' is a misnomer; the ancient Vedic> > astronomy of the Vedanga Jyotisha

is Harappan and hence should> > correctly be termed 'Afro-Dravidian astronomy,'

whilst later 'Vedic> > astronomy' should be termed 'Iranic astronomy.'" The

author says> > that the Surya Siddhanta is Iranic in origin, and that

Varahamihira,> > father of "modern" Indian astrology, was a Maga Brahman

(Iranian),> > born in Rajputana which was part of Iran during his time, and

that> > he was connected to the more modern astrological system of Surya> >

Siddhanta as opposed to the earlier Vedanga Jyotisha.> >> > re: what you wrote:

"It seems that Ketu gradually achieved it's> > status as the south Node sometime

after the 6th century AD....or> > not?... Stone suggests that Ketu's origins as

the descending node> > may have arisen as part of Tantric astrology"...I do not

know> > anything about this except what I have read here and there about the> >

nodes having Tantric signficance in many different cultures.> >> > However, I

found an article on iconography that you might find> > interesting, by

Arcangela Santoro at:> >

http://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/Art/pendzikent_dragon.htm> > titled "On The Two

Intertwined Dragons from Pendzikent."> >> > Santoro discusses the iconography

of some unearthed middle eastern> > sculptures of entertwined dragons and

mentions that throughout the> > pre-Siddhantic period up until the 6th century

CE, only Rahu was> > mentioned in ancient texts as being "responsible" for

eclipses,> > whereas Ketu remained only as a comet in the earlier period.> >> >

Santoro then proposes, however, that, "unlike the substantially> > concordant

and ancient textual tradition, the corresponding> > iconographic tradition

belongs to different periods (from the sixth> > century CE in the Indian area

to the twelfth century CE for the> > Iranian area) and is figuratively

discordant, the Indian being> > anthropomorphic, and the Islamic zoomorphic or

abstract. And to the> > latter, the node theme is fundamental." I believe some

of what the> > author proposes relates to the discovery that the malefic

eclipse> > points were depicted as entertwined demons in iconography as far> >

back as the earlier era of Vedanga Jyotisha that preceded the era of> > Surya

Siddhanta, but that both the dragons were more directly linked> > to the lunar

nodes in the later period.> >> > Like you, I wish I knew more on this

fascinating topic if anyone> > with this knowledge can please enlighten us

further.> >> > Best,> > Juliana> >> >> >> >> > To , send an email

to: > >

http://www.goravani.com> >