FW: Best wishes for Navratri (Late by mone month!--AKK)

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FW: Best wishes for Navratri (Late by mone month!--AKK)

 

 

 

Dear Shri S.C. Kursija-ji,

Namaskar!

 

<I pray to the Divine Universe Mother to bless all my friends and their

family members on the occasion of Navratri. >

 

I am really amused to receive your Navratra greetings now---late by at least

one month!

 

The fact of the matter is that the actual Sharadiya Navratras started on

August 31, 2008, Mahashtami was on September 7, 2008, Mahanavmi on September

9, 2008 and Vijaya Dashmi on September 10, 2008.

 

Let me explain to you as briefly as possible the reason behind the same:

 

Almost every educated Hindu recites Durga-Saptashati during Sharadiya

Navratras. It is a part of Markandeya Purana. In one of the mantras

(12/12) of Durga-Saptashati, goddess Durga has said, " Sharat-kale Maha-puja,

kriyate ya chai varshikee.... " i.e. " The annual Mahapuja that is done in

Sharat-kala... " .

 

Now, as per all the panchangas, including the " bible " of " Vedic astrologers "

viz. Lahiri's Indian Ephemeris, Sharat-Ritu started on August 22, 2008.

Consequently, the first New Moon i.e. Shukla paksha pratipat at the time of

sunrise after that date was the start of real Sharadiya Navratras. That

phenomenon occurred on August 31, 2008. Thus Sharadiya Navratras had

started on that date actually.

 

It is a well known fact that Sharadiya navratras start on the first

Shukla-pratipat after the Sarva-Pitra Amavasya, also known as Mahalaya. Let

us, therefore, see as to when the Pitra-paksha actually prevailed.

 

As per all the shastras including Devi Bhagavata, Bhadra Krishna Paksha

(Mukhyamana i.e. Amanta-based) is the start of Pitra/Shradha-paksha. As per

all the Vedas, Puranas and the Vedanga Jyotisha etc., Dakshinayana, the

longest day of the year i.e. Summer Solstice, and the Vedic month of Nabhah

and (solar) Shravana start simultaneously. All these phenomena, therefore,

started on June 21, 2008. Consequently, the first New Moon

(shukla-pratipat) after that was on July 3/4, 2008. That was thus the start

of lunar Shravana. The next New Moon (Shukla-pratipat) after that was on

August 2, 2008. That was the start of lunar Bhadra, as such.

Bhadra-Krishna (Mukhya-mana i.e. Amanta based) started, as such, on August

17, 2001. THAT WAS THUS THE START OF SHRADHA/PITRA PAKSHA. Accordingly,

Pitra-Amavasya was on August 30, 2008.

 

Obviously, any auspicious ceremonies performed during that period were

against the dictum of shastras!

It gets thus conclusively proved that Sharadiya Navratras, as per all the

shastras, started on August 31, 2008, and not on October 1, 2008.

 

It may be a SHOCK TO YOU and to all the " Vedic astrologers " that the actual

Dipavali, as per all the shastras, was on September 28, 2008 and is not on

October 28, 2008. I hope, being " masters in Vedic astrology " it will not be

difficult for you/them now to see as to why Dipavali was on September 28!

 

For the kind perusal (sic!) of all of you I am enclosing, in pdf format, a

list of correct dates of all the festivals during 2008-09. I hope, AGAINST

HOPE, that " Vedic astrologers " will have some fear of God in their hearts

and guide the Hindu community about the real dates of festivals instead of

misguiding them about their " Bhavishya " on the shoulders of " Vedic

astrology "

 

Needless to mention here that the " ashirvads " that you have " bestowed " on

the recipients of your good wishes are meaningless! They may actually even

boomerang. They are for an auspicious occasion which has already passed,

but even then it has been chosen arbitrarily as per the dictates of Lahiri

and Lahiriwalas instead of as per shastras. And as per the Gita 16/23

" yah shastra-vidhim-utsrijya vartate kama karatah, na sa sidhim avapnoti na

sukham na param gatim " .

i.e. " One who acts according to his sweet will against the injunctions of

shastras, he attains neither success nor happiness least of all

emancipation " .

 

" Vedic astrology " , on the basis of which our fasts and fairs and muhurtas

are decided, is thus against the letter and spirit of shastras especially as

it compels us to celebrate all our muhurtas and festivals and fairs on wrong

days. Therefore, the earlier we put a full stop to it the better for Hindu

community as a whole.

 

I may put on record here that I have been brining all these anachronism of

" Vedic astrology " vis-à-vis Hindu festivals, fairs and muhurtras to the

notice of all the " leading Vedic astrologers " though several forums and

individual letters/mails/posts over the last several years, but they appear

to have put wool into their ears! Instead of giving any counter-arguments,

leave alone streamlining the festivals, they just banned me from forums like

" Vedic-astrology () " , " Vedic-wisdom () " , " om_namah_shivaya-group

() " , " Hinduism_environment () " , " () "

etc. etc. Obviously, " Vedic astrologers " have no courage to accept the

truth and they therefore believe in " killing the messenger " and burying

their heads under sand like an ostrich, on seeing a cat!

 

Anyway, here is an open invitation to all of you to join

HinduCalendar

and present your views/counter-arguments freely and frankly since the posts

on that forum are not moderated at all.

 

With regards,

Avtar Krishen Kaul

 

 

 

 

S.C. Kursija [sckursija]

Tuesday, September 30, 2008 8:29 PM

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Best wishes for Navratri

 

Dear friends,

I pray to the Divine Universe Mother to bless all my friends and their

family members on the occasion of Navratri. Every one who knows Indian

Vedanta knows that the microcosm is well with in macrocosm as waves in the

ocean, its perceived separateness is the cause of conflicts.

The Divine Universe Mother or the pure consciousness pervades all forms,

size and all names, wise and retarded persons. The celebration of Navratri

reminds us to recognize the one divinity, to conquer Mahishsure, the

inertia, Shumbha-Nishumbha, pride and shame, and Madhu kaitabh, extreme form

of craving and aversion, Raktabeejasura, unreasonable logic, I am right,

others are wrong, Chand-Mundda, Dhoomralochan, blurred vision, and other our

inner durgunas.

May the Divine Universe Mother bless you to overcome all your durgunas by

raising the level of your inner prana shakti, the life force energy.

With love and regards