Ashok ji; why study astrology?

July 11, 2009

vedic astrology , Gopal Goel <gkgoel1937 wrote:

>

> Dear Friends,

> Every person is free to hold his own opinion. Tolerance to all

> views are the prime teaching since ancient vadic period in India.

>

> Astrology is one of the Limb of Vadas'( out of six limbs).This

> clearly shows that sages of ancient Vadic era simultaneously

> nourished and developed the science of Astrology.

> Puranic literature was always very vast (even now half a million

> shlokas of various Puranas' are available in print).This is a fact

> that they had undergone in some additions as well some vital

> parts were extinguished with time.

> In Gupta period - 2nd century AD to about 7th century AD - a big effort was

> made to revive this litrature.On account of these Herculean efforts a vast

majority

> of literature is at the door steps of present generation.

> After the era of Mahabharata , a new effort was made to introduce

revolutionary changes in

> Mahurta and predictive ( jataka) astrology :

>

> !.Mahurta :

> The Panchang was introduced - The persons who are not well versed in Indian

astrology

> only depend on Jatak Shastra .-They needed precise longitudes of planets and

sunrise and sun set

> to know the panchaga of the moment..

> They have taken following steps:

> a. they used Char -khand and Belantar to know Sunrise, AND introduced week

days

> b.They adopted zodiac in 27 Nakshatras' based on Moon which was developed in

ancient vadic era -A unique development in India alone.

> c. This basis of division of zodiac paved the way of 12 zodiac

sidereal signs . The initial point of

> Nakshatra Acvini (which was opposite to star Chita - the yogtata of

Nakshata Chitra) was defined

> as initial point of sidereal zodiac.( As every savant of astrology is well

aware that tropical signs were

> named after sidereal sign , though later signs have no permanent connection

with stars and constellations).

> d. Panchang is an unique tool of Mahurta astrology and is in use in India

only.

> e. Various types of chakras based on Nakshatras were used to now auspicious

time or quality of time on any specific moment.

>

> 2,Jatak Literate- A unique system of constructing Birth Horoscope was devolved

bases on Planets

> ( even now in west , they are learning the use of nodes) ,27 Nakshatras' ,

12 Sidereal signs , and 12 bhavas.

> They have devolved Dasa system based on NAKSHATRAS' ,SIGNS, BHAVAS AND

PLANETS.

> a,BPHS is an monumental document which introduces all these systems and also

Varga charts,

> These charts paved the way to Nadi shastra where each sign is divided in

150 parts.

> b. BPHS in chapter 3 , had clearly stated that effects of planets in

Nakshatras' (and by implication in

> bhavas ) may be referred in vast general literature available in that

era. BPHS promised to amplify the results on account of interaction among

sidereal signs and planets.

> c . Lalkitab is the part of that vast literature which was refereed to in

BPHS ( A DOCUMENT AUTHORED IN 1800

> BC). I do not know how that knowledge came to us through sage Pt.

Roopchand ji. He has revealed this unique document to us but never claimed

its authorship. He had passed these books to his disciples

> free of cost .

> d. Bhattotpal was fully aware about the existence of BPHS.but could not lay

hand on it . It was the common habit in India not to reveal such unique

documents and consider it as family secret. Why go too far , Mr. Bhatt

> is not publishing vast Bhirgu literature of ancient origin available with

him. One needs the stature of our pt.Rupchand ji to reveal such unique

Lalkitab.

> Regards,

>

> G.K.GOEL

> Ph: 09350311433

> Add: L-409, SARITA VIHAR

> NEW DELHI-110 076

> INDIA

>

> Dear Mr Goel,Finn Wandahl and others,

Is it not strange that before Al biruni visited India around 1000 AD as

mentioned by Finn Wandahl there was no Indian historian who recorded history of

India in all its glorious traditions,writings on various subjects,its political

history ,its religious history dating of Puranas,Mahabharata,Ramayana,Bhagwat

Geeta,Upanishads etc.?

The fact is Indians followed oral traditions.All the the mantras,Shastras

were handed down orally by sages which were recited and memorized by disciples

and were further handed down similarly for centuries.In this respect I remember

reading a writing by a monk belonging to Ramakrishna Math who described this

process in Astrological Magazine.Unfortunately our own historians also question

antiquity of Indian religious/Astrological writings without taking into account

this prevalent practice then and base their conclusions only on the basis of

history recorded after Christian Era.There has been no original research in this

regard which is a pity.Wherever it is done or pointed out it is dismissed by

pointing out western historical writings.Further certain families who are privy

to these writings/mantras etc. treated them as their family property and did not

disclose existence of shastras on which basis they were giving their predictions

so that their importance and livelihood is not affected.This is prevalent even

in this age and many astrologers would not disclose the method by which they

arrived at correct prediction.

> Suresh Hattangadi

>