Two Zodiac

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Dear Gauranga das and the list,

 

Thanks for bringing it up. You are right. These degrees are not tropical but

sidereal. It was an oversight. Cassics I listed or any classic on natal

horoscopy does not talk of tropical Zodiac.

 

Sensitivity of degrees of the zodiac can be with reference to sidereal

placements only. It will be good, if some one in the list with background in

Astronomy, link these sensitive degrees with 'pulsars', 'quasars' or other

remote sources etc. found in the space.

 

Seasons are linked with earth's distance from the Sun as that distance keeps

changing due to shape of ecliptic. This has link with 'tropical Zodiac'

only. The Sun's entry in Uttarayan, dakshinayan, equinoxes etc. bring

'tropical' zodiac to fore.

 

Best wishes,

Shiv Chadha

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"Gauranga Das" gauranga

Re: [vedic astrology] Re: Astrological nakshatras and padas

Tue, 12 Jun 2001 13:14:30 +0200

 

JAYA JAGANNATHA!

 

Dear Shivji,

 

Namaste.

 

>

>Vedic Astrology does recognise some degrees of the tropical Zodiac as

>having

>peculiar characters. Some degrees are fatal, dangerous and some are

>auspicious, called 'Pushkar' and these are vital in birth chart and

>'Muhurta'. But classics differ in respect of fatal degrees. Jatak Parijat,

>Sarvarth Chintamani, Jatak Bharnam, Saravali, they all give different set

>of

>degrees as fatal.

 

If you are hinting at Mrityu Bhagas, please could you quote a reference

which confirms that Mrityu Bhagas should be calculated on the basis of

tropical (sayana) zodiac and not sidereal? My understanding hitherto was

that every reference point is based on the sidereal (Nirayana) zodiac.

 

>Hora Ratna lists, some degrees which are bad for eye-sight.

>

>If such degrees are seen with their orbs, the Navansh (D9) in which they

>fall become vital. And when we talk of D9, they are padas of Nakshatras.

>

>Vedic Astrology does recognise both kind of Zodiac- sidereal and tropical

>but they have different uses. While, it is sidereal zodiac for Natal

>horoscopy, but when we are talking of seasons, movement of the Sun from

>north to south or south to north of equator (Ayan chalan), equality of day

>and night, it is tropical. Narad Samhita is very specific on this point.

 

As for the seasons, I am not convinced. It is standardly listed with

reference to Nakshatra-based (i.e. sidereal) zodiac. At least this is what

Sanjay said in this regard. With the rest of it you are correct.

 

Yours,

 

Gauranga Das Vedic Astrologer

 

 

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