Dating of birth time of Lord Rama

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Dear BHATTACHARJYA JI,DR. Vartak is a well known authority and this mail is notquestion his findings. In any case this is an unending debatewhich never dies.I have some observations:Slola 1-18-8and 9 may mean as under:After completion of yajna and lapse of 6 seasons,Rama was bornin 12th month of Chaitra , on ninth tithi(NAVAMIKE),in Punarvasu Nakshatra, five planets were in their own and exalted signs(SAVOCHCHASANSTHESHU)-THIS MAY MEAN THAT FIVE PLANETS WERE IN THEIR OWN EXALTED SIGNS OR THESE PLANETS WERE IN THEIR OWN AND/OR EXALTED SIGNS-cancer LAGNA WITH JUPITER AND Moon (VAKPATAVIDUNA SAH)THE following OBSERVATION can be made:1. There may be some reasons to believe , but sloka does not say that Rama was born in dark or bright half of the lunar month. 2. If it is assumed that SIDREAL lunar month of chaitra was refered in the text. In that case Sun can be either inPisces or Aries.3. What was the method of counting of tithis in those days?Probably mathematical tithi were not in use in those days.Even , diva and ratri karna.4. What type of calander was in use in those days.Panch yugi calender was in common use having 62 months of 30 solar days each. 5 If it is assumed that Five planets were in their exalted signs then Sun ,Jupiter, Saturn, Mars and Venus were in exaltation signs.But if sloka means that five planets were in own (sva) and Uchcha signs , Then their is no requirememt that Sun should also be in Aries, In that case Moon , Jupiter,Saturn, Mars and Venus will meet the requirement of of sloka regarding five planets. 6. In any case if Sun is in Aries , it is dificult to explain that moon was in last pada of Punarvasu nakshatra in cancer.As regard following sloka: puShye jaataH tu bharato mIna lagne prasanna dhIH |saarpe jaatau tu saumitrI kuLIre abhyudite ravau || 1-18-15 "The meaning are clear - After Sun rise (abhyudite ravau), Bharat was born inpisces Lagna and Pusya Nakchatra.And two sons of Sumitra were bornin aslesha nakshatra and cancer sign."It may be mentioned that 'Vakpati means Jupiter as well as Pusya Nakshatra.This mail is just to seek clarifications on the points which are not clear to me thus far.It

would be intresting to know the parametres which Dr. Vartak fed in the

computer to arrive a particular date. At least that date can be relied

upon upto the extent and on the basis of these parameteres.Best regards,G. K. Goel Don’t fall behind. Log on to MSN India for a roundup on the world panorama