The dialectics of Uttara Kalamrita
By admin | August 28, 2008
The Uttara Kalamrita by Kalidasa is a lovely astrological treatise. We give the translation of some verses from the Uttara Kalamrita
For Jove, the lordship of 3rd and 12th is good. Only for Capricorn does he own the 3 and 12 houses.
Benevolent becomes Jupiter
When he becomes the 12th and 3rd lord
Also when Jove owns
8th House, being posited in the 8th !
(Only for Leo and Taurus Ascendants )
Venus in the Sixth House is excellent
As he aspects the hedonistic 12th !
7,4,9,10 & 11 good for North Node
And 3rd House is best for South Node !
For benefics Venus Jupiter Moon
Angles and triangles are good
Also Second, 11th and 6th
For malefics Mars Sun Saturn Ketu
3 6 10 11 are best
For Sun and Saturn the 9th
Mercury in the House Eighth !
Saturn in own house, exaltation
Or in the Signs of Jupiter
Is good, be he in House First !
Venus in the 12th is excellent
Is the bestower of wealth
Should not be in Saturnine Signs !
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Astronomical Constants in the Mahabhaskareeya !
By admin | August 27, 2008
The Sidereal Period of a planet is the no of days it takes to make a circuit of the Zodiac, the Luminous 360 degree Circle in the Heavens !
One Sidereal Period is called a Bhagana. In an Equinoctial Cycle of 43,20000 years, called a Maha Yuga or an Aeon, the following are the revolutions done by the major planets.
Sun 43,20000
Moon 57753336
Saturn 146564
Jupiter 364224
Mars 2296824
Moon’s Apogee 488219
Mercury’s Perihelion 17937020
Venus’ Perihelion 7022388
Moon’s Asc Node 232226
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The Upanishads are the cows
By admin | August 27, 2008
The cows symbolise the Upanishads
They were all milked by the Lord
The milk thus obtained is Geetha,
The Great Song of Eternity
The Upanishad sung by the Lord
The Science of the Absolute
The Scripture of the Yogis
The Lamp lit by the Lord
At the altar of humanity
To save humanity from Evil
To take man to immortality
To Eternity & Peace Heavenly !
A scripture allegorical
Symbolic of the inner war
Happening in the human bosom
Between the conflicting Good and Evil
Duryodhana is Lust
Dussasana is Anger
Intellect is Arjuna
The Self is Krishna !
Know then the Self is the Charioteer
The chariot is the human body
The horses five are the organs five
And mind the reigns !
We are the place where
The great battle is fought
The great struggle for supremacy
Between Light and Darkness
Between Prosperity and Adversity
Between the great forces of Love
And the great forces of Lust
Betwixt Love of Power & the Power of Love
Let the Power of Love win !
Over the lust and love of Power
Liberate us, O All Compassionate !
In this great battle, depicted by the poets
As Epic Poetry, Iliad and Odyssey,
Ramayana and Mahabharata
The Self, His great transparent mirror
Directs and controls the show throughout
This cosmic play, this mighty show,
Is willed by the Self in its totality
And perpetually entertained!
He resides as the Self in the chariot
Of the human body, directing
The five organs of sense, instructing
The intellect discriminative, to wage war
Against the enemies formidable
Lust, greed, anger, jealousy
Sloth, covetousness, gluttony
With Love ineffable He makes us victorious
With the qualities positive, aligned to Love !
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Indian Juniors takes revenge for Seniors
By admin | August 27, 2008
Young India does it again. Beats Sri Lanka comprehensively in the ODI series.
Even though SL won the first match in the 5 match ODI series, India came back strongly and beat them in 3 consecutive matches.
At a time when everybody in India was writing off the Indian team ( Indian Seniors were beaten by SL in the Test matches and the first ODI was won by SL ), Dhoni’s Dashers come out tops against heavy odds.
Today the Indians bowled like foxes and fielded like lions. Greg Chappell used to say that the most exciting prospect is S Raina. He was proved right when that youngster blasted 76 off 78 balls, pulverising the famed SL attack.
He was supported by the tough Indian captain, Dhoni (71) and Kohli (54). Munaf Patel struck for India removing Warnapura and Sangakara, reducing SL to 38/2. Harbhajan Singh took 3 wickets and Yuvraj was successful as a spinner and took 2 wickets. Suresh Raina’ s 2 superb catches was lauded by Tony Greig. An excellent athletic effort by the Indian Juniors ! The Seniors are avenged !
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The Eighteen Astronomical Treatises !
By admin | August 26, 2008
Of all the eighteen astronomical treatises
Aryabhateeyam is extolled
Also Mahabhaskareeyam
These treatises deal with computation
Of planet’s longitudes !
Longitude corrected thrice
To get the true longitudes
Mahabhaskareeya talks about
The eight motions of planets
Direct or retrograde
Retrogression is Vakra
Ativakra is maximum Retrogression
End of Retrogression is Kutila
Slow motion is Manda
Slower motion is Mandatara
Mean motion is Sama
Fast motion is Sheegra
And faster motion is Sheegratara !
Eighteen Seers wrote
Eighteen treatises astronomical
Surya wrote Surya Siddhanta
Pitamaha wrote Pitamaha Siddhanta
Vyasa Siddhanta was done by Vyasa
Vasishta wrote Vasishta Siddhanta
Atri wrote Atri Siddhanta
Parasara Siddhanta was written by Parasara
Lomasa, Paulasa, Chyavana
Yavana, Bhrigu all wrote about the Heavens !
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Combinations for Wealth Yoga
By admin | August 26, 2008
Wealth Yoga is formed thus
The lords of 2,5,9,11
Are the lords who rule Wealth
The lord of Second signify accumulated wealth
The lord of Fifth is a Lakshmi planet
The lord of Ninth is the lord of fortune
The lord of Eleventh rules gains
If these lords four
Form associations between themselves
By conjunction or by aspects
Or by constellational interchange
Wealth Yoga is formed !
Contrarily, the lords of 6,8,12
Create ruin and destruction in their reign !
Diseases galore and debts unwanted
Also fear of enemies powerful !
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Indian Mythology is 400000 verses
By admin | August 25, 2008
Indian Mythology is 400,000 verses
Can you believe a man wrote that ?
Vyasa wrote treatises eighteen
The adumbration of all truths philosophic
Condensed in story form
Is this mighty Indian Mythology !
The major treatise mythological
Is Bhagavata, of 18000 verses
Was condensed into verses 1008
By the genius of Melpathur
Out of the eighth mythological treatise,
The Markandeya arose
The great Devi Mahatmyam
Extolling the Power Divine
The Prakriti of the Purusha !
The Power Divine which is immanent
As Love in all created beings !
The Power Divine which is the Universe
The Power Divine which is Life, Mind, Matter
The Power Divine which is all in all !
Out of the mighty epic Ramayana
Arose the Aditya Hridayam
Extolling the Solar Consciousness
The Inner Sun of all, the Absoute Self !
Solar Consciousness is everywhere
Is the synonym of Consciousness Cosmic
Is the synonym of Witness Consciousness
Or the I AM Consciousness transcedent !
Lakhs of verses adorn Siddhanta,
Lakhs of verses adorn Hora
Lakhs of verses adorn Samhita
So is the case of Sruti and Smriti
Philosophy Indian is crores of slokas !
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In praise of the inner Sun !
By admin | August 25, 2008
The Aditya Hridayam is a great treatise extolling the inner Sun, the Absolute Self. Sage Agastya imparted the knowledge of the Inner Glorious Sun to Lord Rama !
The whole Univerese is illumined
By this inner Magnificent Sun !
He is called by names many
Brahma, Vishnu, Siva
Skanda, Prajapathi, Time
He is the Causer of the Seasons !
The Sun you verily behold
Is merely Its outer Symbol
Deep within all He dwells
As the Infinite Absoute Self.
He possesses rays golden
He eclipses bodies celestial
He is revered by celestials and humans
Worship this glorious Inner Sun !
He is self luminous
He represents Totality
He sustaineth life
He is the glorious Sol !
He is the son of Aditi
The mother of all celestials
He is symbolised as Creator
He is of golden hued brilliance
The inspirer of all action glorious
He is the power behind the organs sense
He pervades everywhere
He destroys Nescience
The bestower of prosperity
The remover of misfortunes
So worship this mighty Sun !
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The Middle Path is Yoga
By admin | August 25, 2008
The Middle Path is Yoga
The Via Media is always best
Anything in excess always
Brings trouble to men !
He who is same
In shame or glory
In praise or calumny
In joy and sorrow
In victory and defeat
Is the true Yogi !
He who knows experientially
That all this is the Mirage of the Mind
He is the wise one
He is the true Yogi
Like the blueness in the sky
Like water in the mirage
This Universe shines in Consciousness Pure
That Pure Consciousness Thou art !
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Indian seamers swing India back into the game !
By admin | August 24, 2008
Dhoni’s dashers do it again. India scored 237, thaks to Dhoni ( 76), Raina ( 53) and R Sharma ( 32 ). But then it was the Indian seamers who swung India back into the game.
Just when everybody in India was writing off both Seniors and Juniors in Fortress SL, Dhoni pulls off a spectacular win.
Jayasura was out first, caught by Dhoni off Kumar and then Zaheer scapled Sangakara. The third wicket to fall was Kapugedera at 37, who was lbw to Kumar. Khan trapped Silva, reducing S L to 40/4. It was all over by the shouting, despite a valiant 94 by Mahela, the captain.
M Patel took 3 wickets, Zaheer 3 and Kumar 2. Zaheer striking form is a good omen for India !
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