Guest guest Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 Dear RK ji, Read the article present in the following link to know the story of Vararuchi and his children in more detail. http://www.namboothiri.com/articles/agnihothri.htm Reagrds, Sreenadh , " Sreenadh " <sreesog wrote: > > Dear RK ji, > Vararuchi who lived in 5th century AD is considered as the father > figure of Kerala system of Astronomy. He is considered to be the > person who introduced 'Kapatayadi' system of counting. Ka-Pa-Ta-Ya > system uses letters for indicating numbers. For example- > 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 > Ka Kha Ga Gha Nja C Cha Ja Jha Ncha > Ta Tha Da Dha Na Ta Tha Da Dha Na > Pa Pha Ba Bha Ma > Ya Ra La Va Sa Sha Sa Ha > > Read the letters below 1 and you get the name given for the > system 'Ka-Ta-Pa-Ya'. This system was used in olden days to notate > numbers in poetic manner. For example, 'Aayurarogya soukhyam' > indicates the date at which 'Melpattur Naraya Bhattatiri' completed > the great literary text 'Narayaneeya' a prayer to God Krishna. > The life story of Vararuchi is beautiful. He was a brahim. But > happended to marry a girl born in lower cast called 'Paraya'. In > her, 12 children were born to Vararuchi. But at the moment of birth > itself the children were discarded, and was later adopted by people > of different casts. It is said that were all, well known and > enlightened individuals. If we believe the story, they were all > abnormal - above the normal - and were rebels. One of them is 'The > mad man of Naranattu'. The story about him says that, every day > morning he used to roll a rock up towards the peak of a hill, when > it reaches the summit he will allow it to roll it down, and laugh > loudly and happily like a child as it rolls down! It was said to be > his daily routine. There are many stories about Vararuchi and > about each of his 12 children. > Hari Datta is well known in Kerala system of astronomy. He is the > originator of 'Parahita' system of calculation, used for calculating > the position of planets. This system was later modified/corrected by > later day astrologers, and a new system called 'Driggenita' > originated. > Now some of the historians say that Naranattu and Hari Datta is > one and the same!! I too think so, because true genius is really > mad - up above the normal- and lives in a parallel universe. > > Note: Sorry, it was not that brief, but what to do, story are > always lengthy, but still usually readable. > Love, > Sreenadh > > , rk dash > <arkaydash@> wrote: > > > > Good parable-ic way of introducing Parahita sys. Tell us briefly. > Briefly because I have pressing questions to ask the forum thru you. > > > > Best, > > RK > > > > Sreenadh <sreesog@> wrote: > > Hi All, > > Here is a story- > > > > ======================================== > > Mulla Nasrudin sat fishing in a bucket of water. > > > > A visitor, wishing to be friendly, asked, " How many have you > caught? " > > > > " YOU ARE THE NINTH, " said Nasrudin. > > ======================================== > > > > News: The real name of Narantu Brandan is Haridattan! > > > > Note 1: The man who was known as the mad man of Naranatu, who is > one > > of the children of Vararuchi the great astronomer of AD 5th > century. > > > > Note 2: Hari-dattan is the originator of ancient Parahita system of > > Astronomical calculations for computing the position of planets. > > > > Love, > > Sreenadh > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Here's a new way to find what you're looking for - Answers > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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