Aditya Hridaya Mantra

[Guest guest]

Hare Rama Krishna

Pranaam Sanjay,

 

> Dearest Vijay,

>

> Vesco episode really made me lose my head...It is neither.

Narasimha has the

> right answer and I hope he takes a minute off to contribute the

correct

> term.

 

The correct 4th vibhakti form is: Vivasvate. So it should

be " Om Vivasvate Namah " .

 

> I hope he shall also try to put in a few lines abou the meaning of

> these words so that all benefit...for example Surya is the name of

one of

> the sages as well.

 

I will certainly obey your command. Here is the little that

I know on this topic:

 

All these words mean " Sun " . There are 12 forms of Sun,

which symbolically stand for Sun in the 12 signs. Of these,

Krishna listed the correct form to be worshipped in each

direction. I will give a short description of each. You can

clearly see how the description of each Sun-god correlates

with the planets that have a natural rulership over

different directions. All the planets came from different

forms of Sun!

 

(1) Surya: This term is from " svar " , which means a bright

lustre and also means sound. Surya is the form of Sun who

is very bright and always perceived by Sages and poets. He

also rules over sounds.

 

He is worshipped in the E direction ruled by Venus.

 

(2) Ravi: This term is from the dhatu " ru " , which means to

hum and to sing. Ravi is a form of Sun and he is a singer.

 

He is worshipped in the SE direction ruled by Moon.

 

(3) Vivasvat(n): Vivasvat means one who has vivas. Vivas

means brightness, illumination and shining. Vivasvat is the

seat of fire and he is very brilliant. He was the father of

Vaivasvata Manu, the progenitor of human race. He wrote

dharma sastras for the orderly conduct of human race and

taught them to his son Manu. Manu then wrote Manu smriti.

 

He is worshipped in the S direction ruled by Mars.

 

(4) Bhaga: He gives material success, good fortune, love,

passion and prosperity. There is a story that his eyes were

destroyed by Rudra. He is another form of Sun.

 

He is worshipped in the SW direction ruled by Rahu.

 

(5) Varuna: He is the oldest of Gods. He possesses great

wisdom and hates lies. He punishes sinners with a paasa and

inflicts disease. Yama is his friend. He is the God of

ocean and he is very patient.

 

He is worshipped in the W direction ruled by Saturn.

 

(6) Mitra: It means friend. Mitra is a form of Sun who is a

friend of Varuna. He was described in Rig Veda as athe one

who tells men to engage in action.

 

He is worshipped in the NW direction ruled by Ketu. I don't

know why. In other cases, I can see a clear astro-link.

 

(7) Aditya: He is the son of Aditi, mother of Gods. He is a

form of Sun responsible for heavens. When Vishnu took the

avatar of Vamana, he was born to Aditi and so Aditya is

also used to describe Vamana avatar.

 

He is worshipped in the N direction ruled by Jupiter.

 

(8) Vishnu: The dhatu " vish " means " to be present in " . And

the word " Vishnu " means " one who is present in everything "

(all-pervading). Mercury represents Vishnu among all

planets. Vishnu is also a form of Sun and he is

all-pervasive.

 

He is worshipped in the NE direction ruled by Mercury.

 

(9) Bhaskara: " Bhaah " means bright rays. " Kara " means one

who makes. Bhaskara means one who makes bright rays. He is

the form of Sun responsible for making light.

 

He is worshipped in the vertical (or central) direction

ruled by Sun.

 

> Best Wishes

> Sanjay Rath

 

I have a couple of comments on the unfortunate Vesco

episode:

 

It is a simple case of huge culture gap. Concepts like

submissveness to guru are very basic in Indian culture. But

they are totally new to some westerners without a basis in

Indian culture. It is easy to find fault with Vesco, but,

to be fair to him, he is from a different world and may not

have known what was expected from him.

 

We should be careful when accepting a sishya into SJVC.

 

Vesco makes a good point that there is nothing here for a

complete beginner. We should do something about it. All the

resources we have are for advanced students or atleast

those who are ok with all the basics. We have nothing for a

total beginner (except at Delhi). We should.

 

Your sishya,

Narasimha

 

PS: I am not writing on the lists these days to concentrate

on the book. But I continue to read this list (as far as

the other list is concerned, I don't even read it).

 

Even after I made it clear that my leaving for 2 months had

nothing to do with the Dina-natha exchange, you looked at

it as a self-punishment. I did not think I did anything

worthy of a punishment or self-punishment. I faced extreme

hostility, but showed resraint. I was hurt when you

projected my exile as a self-punishment.

 

However you thought I was going for a self-punishment and

so I will. After the 2 months of exile (or reduced

activity) during April-May, I will indeed give myself a

self-punishment and stay away from this list completely for

2 months (June-July).

[Guest guest]

Hare Rama Krishna

Pranaam Sanjay,

 

> Dear Narasimha,

> I think there has been some small error in the directions. I

have given

> the correct ones. E is ruled by the Sun, SE by Venus, S by Mars, SW

by Rahu,

> W by Saturn, NW by Moon, N by Mercury, NE by Jupiter and the

vertical by

> Ketu.

 

But, when Vedic ceremonies are performed and planets are

invoked, Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn,

Rahu and Ketu are invoked in center, SE, S, NE, N, E, W, SW

and NW directions respectively. These are the natural

directions of planets.

 

Krishna's teaching mentioned by you is also consistent

with this. For example, Moon is a singer (Venus is a poet).

Ravi is a form of Sun who is a singer. Ravi is the form of

Sun with lunar energy. Krishna taught us to worship Ravi in

the SE direction. That should belong to Moon rather than

Venus as you say.

 

Aditya is the form of Sun with the energy of Jupiter or

Vamana. Krishna tells us to worship him in north. So north

is Jupiter's.

 

Vishnu is the form of Sun with the energy of Mercury. He is

worshipped in NE and so that direction is Mercury's.

 

Vivasvat is the form of Sun with the energy of Mars. He is

worshipped in S and so that belongs to Mars. And so on.

 

I think the directions given by Krishna for different forms

of Sun - i.e. energies of different planets in Sun - are

consistent with the natural directions of planets as used

in Vedic ceremonies and not as you listed above.

 

> That is a brilliant exposition of the names of the Sun.

 

Thank you.

 

> I hope all this can

> be consolidated and put in the new issue of the Jyotish News by

Sarat.

> Best Wishes

> Sanjay Rath

 

Your sishya,

Narasimha