Guest guest Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 Dear Members, Taking advantage of this lull in activity, I repeat here my answer to a private mail I received from a member last night. He wanted my opinion on why Vimsottari dasa is held above others in importance... The answer to that is very simple...clearly explained by the " father " of Vedic astrology himself, Maharishi Parashara. Parashara makes it quite clear that, as the allotted span of life (in this age), is 120 yrs., the 120 yr. vimsottari dasa is suited (above all) for the general population. There was a time when the normal lifespan was much greater than it is now. Unfortunately time doesn't permit me to search for reference to this in vedic scripture but I'm sure there must be many. There are, however, numerous references to this in the Bible. There are ancient biblical figure who lived for many hundreds of years...Methuselah for instance lived for 969 yrs., and so on... however; In Genesis 6:3 we're told " And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years. " This, above all, is why Parashara has declared vimsottari dasa supreme (above all other dasas) and, in my limited capacity, I agree with this wholeheartedly. Best Wishes, Mrs. Wendy http://JyotishVidya.com ___ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 Dear Mrs. Wendy,   I am pasting a page ( in text formate ) taken from Brihat Jataka for your perusal, so far as the maximum length of life a man and elephant, horse etc.  You may like visit the source in original at the following url:  http://www.archive.org/details/brihatjataka00varaiala  The book is available for download in different formates for personal use. The commentator translated the slokas in English and wherever necessary added his notes. DJvu format is very good for viewing and reading. This is my personal opinion.  Quote:  “CH. VII. J Brihat Jdtak d. 65 number of Navamsas between the first point of Aries and the Lagna of the rising Navamsa and divide the product by 108. (3) The quotient will be the number of years to be subtracted © from the total number of years already obtained (d}. But, if the malefic planet be aspected by a benefic one, the amount of reduction will only be one-half of what was stated above.  NOTES.  (a) The Sun, Mars or Saturn and not the waning Moon, according to Badarayana- Again, if both a benefic and a malefic planet occupy the rising sign, the reduction is for the planet nearest the rising point.  (b) Taking the fraction of the rising Navamsa also into account.  © The reduction is known as Krurodayaharana, (d} According to Saravali, the number of years of  reduction is obtained by multiplying the total number of years already obtained by the number of Navamsas of the rising sign that have risen above the horizon and dividing the product by 108 the total number of Navamsas of the Zodiac. In this view, the Commentator concurs. The text is capable of both the meanings.  5. The maximum length of life of man and the ele- phant is 120 years and 5 days, that of the horse is 32 years, that of the ass and the camel is 25 years, that of the buffalo and the ox is 24 years, that -of the dog (a] is 12 years, and that of the goat and the like (b) is 16 years.  NOTES.  To find out the length of life of an animal. Make the calculation as for a man and multiply the result by the maximum period of life of the particular animal and divide the product by 120 years and 5 days. The result will be the .length of life of the animal required, “ Quote ends:   Regards, C.S. Ravindramani. On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 1:05 PM, Mrs. Wendy <jyotishvidya wrote:  Dear Members,Taking advantage of this lull in activity, I repeat here my answer to a private mail I received from a member last night. He wanted my opinion on why Vimsottari dasa is held above others in importance... The answer to that is very simple...clearly explained by the " father " of Vedic astrology himself, Maharishi Parashara.Parashara makes it quite clear that, as the allotted span of life (in this age), is 120 yrs., the 120 yr. vimsottari dasa is suited (above all) for the general population.There was a time when the normal lifespan was much greater than it is now. Unfortunately time doesn't permit me to search for reference to this in vedic scripture but I'm sure there must be many. There are, however, numerous references to this in the Bible.There are ancient biblical figure who lived for many hundreds of years...Methuselah for instance lived for 969 yrs., and so on... however;In Genesis 6:3 we're told " And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years. " This, above all, is why Parashara has declared vimsottari dasa supreme (above all other dasas) and, in my limited capacity, I agree with this wholeheartedly.Best Wishes,Mrs. Wendyhttp://JyotishVidya.com___ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 Dear Ravindramani, ///5. The maximum length of life of man and the ele- phant is 120 years and 5 days, that of the horse is 32 years, that of the ass and the camel is 25 years, that of the buffalo and the ox is 24 years, that -of the dog (a] is 12 years, and that of the goat and the like (b) is 16 years./// Many thanks for that :-) Best Wishes, Mrs. Wendy http://JyotishVidya.com ___ - " C.S. Ravindramani " <ravindramani <jyotish-vidya > Tuesday, September 15, 2009 4:19 PM Re: Response to private question Dear Mrs. Wendy, I am pasting a page ( in text formate ) taken from Brihat Jataka for your perusal, so far as the maximum length of life a man and elephant, horse etc. You may like visit the source in original at the following url: http://www.archive.org/details/brihatjataka00varaiala The book is available for download in different formates for personal use. The commentator translated the slokas in English and wherever necessary added his notes. DJvu format is very good for viewing and reading. This is my personal opinion. Quote: “CH. VII. J Brihat Jdtak d. 65 number of Navamsas between the first point of Aries and the Lagna of the rising Navamsa and divide the product by 108. (3) The quotient will be the number of years to be subtracted © from the total number of years already obtained (d}. But, if the malefic planet be aspected by a benefic one, the amount of reduction will only be one-half of what was stated above. NOTES. (a) The Sun, Mars or Saturn and not the waning Moon, according to Badarayana- Again, if both a benefic and a malefic planet occupy the rising sign, the reduction is for the planet nearest the rising point. (b) Taking the fraction of the rising Navamsa also into account. © The reduction is known as Krurodayaharana, (d} According to Saravali, the number of years of reduction is obtained by multiplying the total number of years already obtained by the number of Navamsas of the rising sign that have risen above the horizon and dividing the product by 108 the total number of Navamsas of the Zodiac. In this view, the Commentator concurs. The text is capable of both the meanings. 5. The maximum length of life of man and the ele- phant is 120 years and 5 days, that of the horse is 32 years, that of the ass and the camel is 25 years, that of the buffalo and the ox is 24 years, that -of the dog (a] is 12 years, and that of the goat and the like (b) is 16 years. NOTES. To find out the length of life of an animal. Make the calculation as for a man and multiply the result by the maximum period of life of the particular animal and divide the product by 120 years and 5 days. The result will be the .length of life of the animal required, “ Quote ends: Regards, C.S. Ravindramani. On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 1:05 PM, Mrs. Wendy <jyotishvidyawrote: > > > Dear Members, > > Taking advantage of this lull in activity, I repeat here my answer to a > private mail I received from a member last night. He wanted my opinion > on > why Vimsottari dasa is held above others in importance... > > The answer to that is very simple...clearly explained by the " father " > of > Vedic astrology himself, Maharishi Parashara. > > Parashara makes it quite clear that, as the allotted span of life (in > this age), is 120 yrs., the 120 yr. vimsottari dasa is suited (above > all) > for the general population. > > There was a time when the normal lifespan was much greater than it is > now. Unfortunately time doesn't permit me to search for reference to > this > in vedic scripture but I'm sure there must be many. There are, however, > numerous references to this in the Bible. > > There are ancient biblical figure who lived for many hundreds of > years...Methuselah for instance lived for 969 yrs., and so on... > however; > > In Genesis 6:3 we're told > " And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for > that > he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years. " > > This, above all, is why Parashara has declared vimsottari dasa supreme > (above all other dasas) and, in my limited capacity, I agree with this > wholeheartedly. > > Best Wishes, > Mrs. Wendy > http://JyotishVidya.com <http://jyotishvidya.com/> > ___ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2009 Report Share Posted September 21, 2009 Thanks the for the link Sir.It has many useful eBook for downloading.ThanksKeshavOn Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 1:49 PM, C.S. Ravindramani <ravindramani wrote: Dear Mrs. Wendy, I am pasting a page ( in text formate ) taken from Brihat Jataka for your perusal, so far as the maximum length of life a man and elephant, horse etc. You may like visit the source in original at the following url: http://www.archive.org/details/brihatjataka00varaiala The book is available for download in different formates for personal use. The commentator translated the slokas in English and wherever necessary added his notes. DJvu format is very good for viewing and reading. This is my personal opinion. Quote: “CH. VII. J Brihat Jdtak d. 65 number of Navamsas between the first point of Aries and the Lagna of the rising Navamsa and divide the product by 108. (3) The quotient will be the number of years to be subtracted © from the total number of years already obtained (d}. But, if the malefic planet be aspected by a benefic one, the amount of reduction will only be one-half of what was stated above. NOTES. (a) The Sun, Mars or Saturn and not the waning Moon, according to Badarayana- Again, if both a benefic and a malefic planet occupy the rising sign, the reduction is for the planet nearest the rising point. (b) Taking the fraction of the rising Navamsa also into account. © The reduction is known as Krurodayaharana, (d} According to Saravali, the number of years of reduction is obtained by multiplying the total number of years already obtained by the number of Navamsas of the rising sign that have risen above the horizon and dividing the product by 108 the total number of Navamsas of the Zodiac. In this view, the Commentator concurs. The text is capable of both the meanings. 5. The maximum length of life of man and the ele- phant is 120 years and 5 days, that of the horse is 32 years, that of the ass and the camel is 25 years, that of the buffalo and the ox is 24 years, that -of the dog (a] is 12 years, and that of the goat and the like (b) is 16 years. NOTES. To find out the length of life of an animal. Make the calculation as for a man and multiply the result by the maximum period of life of the particular animal and divide the product by 120 years and 5 days. The result will be the .length of life of the animal required, “ Quote ends: Regards, C.S. Ravindramani. On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 1:05 PM, Mrs. Wendy <jyotishvidya wrote: Dear Members,Taking advantage of this lull in activity, I repeat here my answer to a private mail I received from a member last night. He wanted my opinion on why Vimsottari dasa is held above others in importance... The answer to that is very simple...clearly explained by the " father " of Vedic astrology himself, Maharishi Parashara.Parashara makes it quite clear that, as the allotted span of life (in this age), is 120 yrs., the 120 yr. vimsottari dasa is suited (above all) for the general population.There was a time when the normal lifespan was much greater than it is now. Unfortunately time doesn't permit me to search for reference to this in vedic scripture but I'm sure there must be many. There are, however, numerous references to this in the Bible.There are ancient biblical figure who lived for many hundreds of years...Methuselah for instance lived for 969 yrs., and so on... however;In Genesis 6:3 we're told " And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years. " This, above all, is why Parashara has declared vimsottari dasa supreme (above all other dasas) and, in my limited capacity, I agree with this wholeheartedly.Best Wishes,Mrs. Wendyhttp://JyotishVidya.com___ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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