Guest guest Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Drekkanai Sisiradaya...... - Written by Sreenadh OG Brihat Jataka 2nd Chapter 12th sloka reads as follows â€" Drekkanai sisiradaya sa-su-ru-cha-jna-guadish udyatsu va Meaning, the seasons are ruled by the following planets â€" Sisira - Saturn Vasanta - Venus Greeshma - Mars Varsha - Moon Sarat - Mercury Hemanta - Jupiter Based on the rising Drekkana (assigned to these planets), or based on the Planets in Lagna seasons can be indicated. This quotes is much thought provoking, due to various reasons. When we speak about seasons several important facts should be remembered. Some of them are as follows â€" When people in Northern hemisphere experience Summer, it is winter in Southern hemisphere & When it is winter in Northern hemisphere, it is Summer for the people of Southern hemisphere. What the people of Northern hemisphere call winter solstice would be considered as summer solstice by the people of Southern hemisphere and vice versa. Due to the above points, it is totally confusing to To correlate/connect Months/dates with seasons (without mentioning the hemisphere) To refer to one of the solstices and relate it to a particular date (without mentioning the hemisphere) In the west only 4 seasons are considered, but in Sanskrit we count 6 seasons (so translation of season names is always a problem) English style seasons (for Northern hemisphere) 1. Winter : November to March 2. Spring : March to June 3. Summer : June to September 4. Autumn : September to Nov Please note that this is an unequal division, and NOT an equal division such as 1 season = 3 months. Winter is spans more than 4 months while autumn spans just around 2 months. Indian style seasons (for Northern hemisphere) 1. Sisira - Deep Winter (Dec 23 â€" Feb 23) 2. Vasanta - Spring (Feb 23 â€" April 21) 3. Greeshma - Summer (April 21 â€" June 22) 4. Varsha - Rainy Season (June 22 â€" Aug 22) 5. Sarat - Autumn (Aug 22 â€" Oct 22) 6. Hemanta - Winter (Oct 22 â€" Dec 23) - Please note that dates are all-approximate and could vary based on longitude and latitude of places. For Southern hemisphere this is not at all true; and no easterner or westerner will ever agree on the naming of seasons and periods they cover! So let us note mention the hemisphere and dates but just resort to referring to the Indian seasons name alone and go through their association with planets and planetary significance. Seasons and Planets Lordship of sign is assigned to planets, but seasons are NOT related to signs, but are related to the cardinal points equinoxes and solstices. Thus the assignment of rulership of these seasons to planets must be related to the NATURE of these planets rather than to lordship of signs. Thus we realize that â€" 1. Sisira (Deep Winter) : season of sadness, cold, death â€" and thus the lordship to Saturn. 2. Vasanta (Spring) : season of flowers, happiness, sexy, creative â€" and thus the lordship to Venus. 3. Greshma (Summer) : hot season, blazing sun, heat â€" and thus the lordship to Mars. 4. Varsha (Rainy Season) : Monsoon, rainy season â€" and thus the lordship to Moon. 5. Sarat (Autumn) : Pure, bright, white, cloudless sky â€" and thus the lordship to Mercury. 6. Hemanta (Winter) : Golden, Fruitful â€" and thus the lordship to Jupitor. Application In Jataka Since, by now we have a fairly good understanding about what Ritus (Seasons) are and what their naming convention refer to, let us go through some astro-doubts. 1) Where are we supposed to use it â€" in natal chart reading or in Prashna? As we all know, seasons are related to the movement of Sun through the ecliptic, movement of Sun through the signs. In my chart, if sun is near after the winter solstice then certainly I took birth in Sisira season (Deep Winter). Or in other words, the season at the time of birth is related to the distance between winter solstice (or any of the 4 cardinal points) and Sun. This is certainly not at all related to Lagna, or rising of any planet in Lagna, or to the Drekkana that rises at BT. Thus this can’t be the point Varaha Mihira is referring to. But if not for natal horoscope, why Brihat Jataka mentions it? Since BJ is a text for Natal horoscopy, certainly it must have some connection with the natal horoscope. If so, then what is that connection/application? Some applications are as follows - Planets and Seasons If a planet is well placed/strong in a horoscope, then the season indicated by the same planet would be beneficial and health providing to the native. If a planet is badly placed in a horoscope, during the season indicated by that planet, the native may suffer diseases and heath problems. Drekkana Ritu Dasa There are three variations to this concept. Since a drekkana is 10 degree, 10 years is considered as a season. As per this, the first 10 years of life in childhood is deep winter season, the next 10 years from 10 to 20 years is spring season, 20-30 is summer season, 30-40 is rainy season, 40-50 is autumn season and 50-60 is winter season. The seasons again repeat during the life span. There are 36 Drekkanas in the zodiac and each Drekkana is assumed to represent season. Each Drekkana is and each season is 6 years each. Thus when the native is 36 years of age, he would have completed one cycle of seasons in his life, and by 72 two cycles of seasons. (Due to this 36 years and 72 years of age usually act as critical ages that could cause death). Thus 0-6 is Sisira, 6-12 Vasanta, 12-18 Greeshma, 18-24 Varsha and so on. There are 36 Drekkanas, 108 Navamsas, and since one drekkana contains 3 navamsas. Thus one Drekkana indicate 3 years, and a single season. As per this system 18 years complete a circle of seasons. 108 years is considered as maximum life span here. When we try to determine the period at which certain results indicated by the planet may materialize, then the dasa and season indicated by Drekkana Lord of the planet can point to the period at which the result may materialize. (Especially while using any of the above dasa systems). Application In Prashna As we all know the text BJ is used not only for Natal chart analysis, but also for Prashna. In Prashna context, the above quote can have the following applications â€" Nashta Jataka: In Nashta Jataka Prashna, it can be used to guess the season in which the native took birth. In Prashna (for deciphering the results of the previous year or so), if some results are indicated by a perticular degree (i.e. lagna) then if a planet is present in that sign the season at which that result might manifest can be identified from that planet. If no planet is present in that sign, then the Drekkana lord will indicate the relevant season. A Question If you are NOT satisfied with all the above possibilities, then here is a question for you. What would be your response, if some hard believer in astrology argue that if the Lagna longitude is given, then based on that it can be predicted that in which season he took birth? i.e. If he argues that, as per the BJ sloka, If there is any planet in Lagna then the native took birth in that season, and if no planet is present in Lagna then the native must have taken birth in the season indicated by the Drekkana Lord of Lagna. (It is an interpretation that is very much possible as per the BJ sloka) This certainly seems to be a hard to digest argument from scientific perspective, since Lagna and other planets DOES NOT have anything to do with seasons. Seasons are related to Sun’s position in ecliptic. The purpose of this article was to guide your attention towards â€" Divisions of year as seasons The predictive usefulness of seasons To reveal the problems and possibilities so that it could serve as a starting point for informative discussion. Note Before finishing this article, one doubt â€" Mihira both in Pancha Siddhantika and Brihat Samhita refer to Sayana Zodiac and guide us to start counting Makara Rasi from Winter solstice. If it is so, is it not possible that he is referring to the 4 season western zodiac? Drekkana is th 1/3rd division of a sign. A year contains 12 months. 12/3 = 4 seasons! Is it possible that by the words “Drekkanai Sisiradaya...†he is referring to the Sisiradi (Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn) 4 seasons? Thus the question may arise â€" Are we misinterpreting Mihira or understanding him correctly? The answer is, we are understanding him correctly. Mihira is speaking about 6 seasons and NOT 4 seasons as evident from the fact that he mentions 6 planets are lords of seasons, indicating that he is referring to the 6-season Indian system. - 0 - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Dear Gopuji, What you are giving here is about the Mesharambha calendar at the start of which the Vishuva Sankranti or the Vernal equinox occurred in the beginning of Mesha rashi. Kindly correct me if I am wrong. Regards, Sunil K. Bhattacharjya K Gopu <kgopu_24 Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 8:31:19 PMRe: Drekkanai Sisiradaya...... dear Sreenadhji, According to Pambu Panchagam following are the seasons: From April 13th to jun 14th it is Vasantha rithu " Jun15th to aug 16th it is Grishama rithu. " aug 17th to oct 16th it is Varasha rithu. " Oct 17th to dec 15th it is Sharath rithu. " Dec 16th to Feb 12th it is Hemanta rithu. " Feb 13th to April 13th it is Sisira rithu. vasanthu rithu is ruled by mesha and rishaba. grishma is ruled by mithuna and kataka. varasha '" simha and kanya. sharath "" thula and vrichika hemantha """ dhanus and makara sisira """ kumbha and meena. good wishes k.gopu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 dear Sri. Sunil bhattacharyachi, what u say is correct it is mesharambha. Sun enters aries during the start of Vasanthu rithu. Here in tamil nadu it is celeberated as Tamil new year;s day, but this year our chief minister who his known for his hatred towards hindu religion declared that January 14th (Pongal) as a new year of Tamil nadu. He asked all the temples not to read the Panchagam on april 14th. Some of the temples coming under the ministry of Hindu religious endowment board implemented due to fear of govt attacking them. However there is a case filed in the supreme court challenging the order of the chief minister. anyway it is a different subject. however as u know in Hindu calendar reform some of the members supported the move of the chief minisiter and even suggested that Sri Avtar kaulji to approach tamilnadu CM to further advance the date of new year to Dec 22nd when the vernal solistice takes place and thereby putting an end to astro approach of fixed sign houses and bring it to notice of the people that Astrology is a fraud on Vedas. good wishes, k.gopu --- On Fri, 8/22/08, Sunil Bhattacharjya <sunil_bhattacharjya wrote: Sunil Bhattacharjya <sunil_bhattacharjya Re:Drekkanai Sisiradaya...... Friday, August 22, 2008, 9:16 AM Dear Gopuji, What you are giving here is about the Mesharambha calendar at the start of which the Vishuva Sankranti or the Vernal equinox occurred in the beginning of Mesha rashi. Kindly correct me if I am wrong. Regards, Sunil K. Bhattacharjya K Gopu <kgopu_24 (AT) (DOT) co.uk> ancient_indian_ astrology Thursday, August 21, 2008 8:31:19 PM Re: [ancient_indian_ astrology] Drekkanai Sisiradaya.. .... dear Sreenadhji, According to Pambu Panchagam following are the seasons: From April 13th to jun 14th it is Vasantha rithu " Jun15th to aug 16th it is Grishama rithu. " aug 17th to oct 16th it is Varasha rithu. " Oct 17th to dec 15th it is Sharath rithu. " Dec 16th to Feb 12th it is Hemanta rithu. " Feb 13th to April 13th it is Sisira rithu. vasanthu rithu is ruled by mesha and rishaba. grishma is ruled by mithuna and kataka. varasha ' " simha and kanya. sharath " " thula and vrichika hemantha " " " dhanus and makara sisira " " " kumbha and meena. good wishes k.gopu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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