Guest guest Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Dear friends, Vedanga Jyotisha mentions Meena Rashi and states as to how by knowing the positions of Brihaspati in the other rashis one can calculate the remaining years in a 5-year Yuga. But some lay people may raise the question as to why the Vedanga jyotisha has mentioned only one rashi and that it not enough to conclude that Vedanga Jyotisha supports the existence of all the twelve rashis. The answer to that question is that any person knowing Sanskrit would know that the word " Rashayah " is in plural and that " Prabhriti Rashayah " in Vedanga Jyotisha refers to the presence of other eleven rashis too, though without naming them. There is no need to name all the rashis in the text? Vedanga Jyotisha is for the scholars, who know what the twelve rashis are and it is not for the lay people who do not know the names of the other eleven rashis. Regards, Sunil K. Bhattacharjya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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