Guest guest Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 Dr.BalaKrishna Murthy Ramaraju ( ATHREYA ) < dr.balakrishnamurthy.ramaraju > Rochester , Minnesota 55902 , USA . Tuesday , 2007. 02 . 20 SOORYA BHAGAVAN Soorya ia Kaasyapeya , as He is the Son of Kasyapa Prajaapathi. Soorya is Aadithya , as He is the son of Adithi ( Srimathi Kasyapa ). Soorya is also known as RAVI, DIVAAKARA, BHAASKARA, PRABHAAKARA, VIVASWANTH, ARKA, ARYAMAAN, MAARTHAANDA, MITHRA, POOSHA etc. Soorya is dwaadasaathma , that is of Twelve Aspects. Soorya is Simha Raasya Adhipathi , that is the Lord of Fifth House. His Thousand KiraNaas (Ravs) are called MAREECHIKAAS. Soorya spends Thirty Days in each of Twelve Raasis. Whenever Soorya enters Raasi it is called SANKRAANTHI and hence there are Twelve Sankraanthis in an year of which MAKARA SANKRAANTHI and KARKAATAKA SANKRAANTHI are very important as these two denote start of UTHARAAYAN and DAKSHINAAYAN respectively that is sojourn of Soorya to North and South of Equator respectively. Soorya is seated in a Red Chariot which has only one Wheel and the chariot is pulled by seven horses; charioteer is ANOORA ( on e who is botn to VINATHA without thighs - Anoora is elder brother of GARUTHMANTHA , Vishnu's Vaahan.) Soorya holds a White Lotus (SWETHA PADMA) in His hand and as He orbits around meru Sinsumaara Chakram , He is surrounded by 64,000 VAALAKHILYAS. Sorya is Guru of Lord Aanjaneya and Yaajnavalkya Muni. Soorya is Adhishttaana Devatha of Gaayathri Manthra.; AGNI is His Adhi Devatha and RUDRA is His Prathya Adhi Devatha. Chaaya and Sandhya are Sorya's Consorts. Soorya's children include our present Seventh Manu (VAIVASWATHA MANU), LORD SANEESWARA , LORD YAMA- DHARMA RAJA, Celestial Physicians ASWINI DEVATHAS, YAMUNA and TAPATHI. SOORYA is our Star Sun in our Spiral Milky Way Galaxy . He is the first of Our NAVA GRAHAS and is the Presiding Diety of JANMA KUNDALI (Raasi Chakra.) Soorya is the giver of KNOWLEDGE, VARCHAS, and HEALTH. PRANATHO ASMI THAM SOORYAM PRANAMAAMYAHAM. Om Thath Sath. aathreya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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