Fw: Historical question on Vedic Astrology

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--- On Fri, 10/16/09, Sunil Bhattacharjya <sunil_bhattacharjya wrote:

 

Sunil Bhattacharjya <sunil_bhattacharjya

Re: Historical question on Vedic Astrology

 

Friday, October 16, 2009, 10:54 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Sreenadhji,

 

My opinion of Dr. Satyaprakash Choudhary is not very flattering, which is formed

after I read one of his articles where he said that the Atharvana jyotisha is

not very old as it mentions Vara and that Vara has actually come to India from

the Greeks. These shallow pingrean scholars will not hesitate to demean the

indian shastra at the drop of a hat and show their love for anything outside

india. Hats off to Max Muller and Sir Jones as they succeeded in creating

generations of Indians who is more western than the westerners themselves.

Firstly Dr. Satyaprakash did not care to to know whether the Vara is there or

not in other shastras. Secondly even if he could not find it himself he did not

hesitate to express a moment of doubt before he gave his verdict. Such is the

pitiable conditions of the Bharata mata's children.

 

Yesterday I read

another mail, where a greeko-file expressed doubt over the date of Mahabharata

saying that the Kali yuga is an invention of Mayasura and that  that Mayasura

concocted some astronomical positions and suggested the start of the Kali yuga

in 3102 BCE. He completely ignores the puranic and the astronomical evidences

apart from the calculations of the Saptarshi calendar and evidences given by

Kalhana.

 

He further says that Mayasura claimed to have learnt astrology from Surya

Bahagwan, though to my knowledge it was Vivasvat, from whom Mayasura learnt

astrology and there were more than one Vivasvat in the Surya vamsha.

 

I think Bharat Mata will have to wait till one or two generations of

distortionists leave the earth before she can see the truths prevailing.

 

Regards,

 

Sunil K. Bhattacharjya

 

 

 

--- On Fri, 10/16/09, sreesog <sreesog > wrote:

 

sreesog <sreesog >

[ancient_indian_ astrology] Historical question on Vedic Astrology

ancient_indian_ astrology

Friday, October 16, 2009, 1:44 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dear All,

   I came across an informative conversation by Dr. Satya Prakash Choudhary ji

in vedic astrology archives for the  month Jan, 2003. Since it was

very informative, I am presenting an edited version of the same here for the

benefit of all.

Love and regards,

Sreenadh

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--- On Fri, 10/16/09, Sunil Bhattacharjya <sunil_bhattacharjya wrote:

 

Sunil Bhattacharjya <sunil_bhattacharjya

Re: Historical question on Vedic Astrology

 

Friday, October 16, 2009, 10:54 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Sreenadhji,

 

My opinion of Dr. Satyaprakash Choudhary is not very flattering, which is formed

after I read one of his articles where he said that the Atharvana jyotisha is

not very old as it mentions Vara and that Vara has actually come to India from

the Greeks. These shallow pingrean scholars will not hesitate to demean the

indian shastra at the drop of a hat and show their love for anything outside

india. Hats off to Max Muller and Sir Jones as they succeeded in creating

generations of Indians who is more western than the westerners themselves.

Firstly Dr. Satyaprakash did not care to to know whether the Vara is there or

not in other shastras. Secondly even if he could not find it himself he did not

hesitate to express a moment of doubt before he gave his verdict. Such is the

pitiable conditions of the Bharata mata's children.

 

Yesterday I read

another mail, where a greeko-file expressed doubt over the date of Mahabharata

saying that the Kali yuga is an invention of Mayasura and that  that Mayasura

concocted some astronomical positions and suggested the start of the Kali yuga

in 3102 BCE. He completely ignores the puranic and the astronomical evidences

apart from the calculations of the Saptarshi calendar and evidences given by

Kalhana.

 

He further says that Mayasura claimed to have learnt astrology from Surya

Bahagwan, though to my knowledge it was Vivasvat, from whom Mayasura learnt

astrology and there were more than one Vivasvat in the Surya vamsha.

 

I think Bharat Mata will have to wait till one or two generations of

distortionists leave the earth before she can see the truths prevailing.

 

Regards,

 

Sunil K. Bhattacharjya

 

 

 

--- On Fri, 10/16/09, sreesog <sreesog > wrote:

 

sreesog <sreesog >

[ancient_indian_ astrology] Historical question on Vedic Astrology

ancient_indian_ astrology

Friday, October 16, 2009, 1:44 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dear All,

   I came across an informative conversation by Dr. Satya Prakash Choudhary ji

in vedic astrology archives for the  month Jan, 2003. Since it was

very informative, I am presenting an edited version of the same here for the

benefit of all.

Love and regards,

Sreenadh

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