[HinduCalendar] FW: References of Rashis in the Vedaas and the Vedanga Jyotisha.

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> > Abhinavagupta, Sarvesh Tiwari

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> > One clear reference in The Great bhArata concerning

> > the connection of

> > zodiac, predictice astrology and brAhmaNa

> jyotiShi-s:

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> > apyevaM no brAhmaNAH santi vR^iddhA

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> > bahushrutAH shIlavantaH kulInAH

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> > sA.nvatsarA jyotiShi chApi yuktA

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> > nakShatrayogeShu cha nishchayaGYAH

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> > uchchAvacha. n daivayukta.n rahasyaM

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> > divyAH prashnA

> > mR^igachakrA muhUrtA

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> > kShayaM mahAnta.n kurusR^i~njayAnAM

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> > nivedayante pANDavAnA.n jayaM cha

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> > tathA hi no manyate.ajAtashatru H

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> > sa.nsiddhArtho dviShatAM nigrahAya

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> > (udyoga parvan) 

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> > notice the usage of the term " mR^igachakra " which

> > would be the

> > literal meaning of " Zodiac " .  Also notice

> > that the reference

> > talks of brAhmaNa jyotiShi-s predicting the imminent

> > victory for the pANDava-s

> > and rout of the kaurava-s on basis of the muhUrta,

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> > positions of

> > nakShatra-s etc.  It also mentions, at least

> > in a third person

> > testimony, of the faith people might already have in

> > this field

> > when these lines were written -- here it

> > says that 'with such

> > prediction yudhiShThira was already considering his

> > objectives met.'

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> > While I concur that there is nothing vedic about

> > predictive astrology, I

> > am of the opinion that this business is fairly old,

> > not a total

> > import by Hindus too, and giving too much credit

> > to greek

> > influence is similar to the earlier case of

> > other fields too

> > like the medicine, chemistry, bIjagaNita and

> philosophy.

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> > Warm Regards

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> > Sarvesh Tiwari

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> > [Reply to Koenraad Elst's post (19 June 2009) at

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