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Jaya Jagannath

LESSON # 3: THE PARADIGM OF JYOTISH W ritten and Ed ited by – J. Sara t C hander The picures are not to be copied or distributed. The material given in the lessons are Copyright SJVC

BHOOMANDALA Our Solar system comprises the Sun, a star, as the centre with the following planets revolving round it in an ellipsoidal paths. Thus the paths are elliptical if projected on a flat plane housing the earth and the Sun, but do have a vertical component of motion called declination or “Ayana”. The planets as per the present level of scientific knowledge are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune & Pluto. However, in the concept of Bhumandala1 (Geo-centric instead of Helio-centric diagram) as explained by Maharishi Veda Vyas in Srimad Bhagavatam, only Graha’s2 within the Bhumandala i.e., till Saturn are taken into reckoning for the purpose of Jyotish. Treating the Earth as center (Geocentric) and the rest of the planets going round it (while they also are going round the Sun) they form a path round the Earth that resembles an elongated spring whose ends have been joined to form a circle. These spring like circular paths are called ‘Dweepas3’. Mount Meru is treated as the center while the Loka Loka mountains on the outer border of the Dweepa formed by Saturn marks the outer boundary. Maharishi Parasara has thus clearly delineated the outer boundary by limiting the use of Graha’s till Saturn for the purpose of Jyotish. Following are the 7 Dweepas in their order of closeness to Bhumandala: Chandra Dweepa – formed by Moon Budha Dweepa – formed by Mercury Sukra Dweepa – formed by Venus Surya Dweepa – formed by Sun Mangala Dweepa – formed by Mars Guru Dweepa – formed by Guru Shani Dweepa – formed by Shani

1 Bhumandala is the plane that is perfectly perpendicular to the line from the centre of Earth to Pole Star which is known as Dhruv Tara. It was Maharishi Vishwamitra who found Dhruv Tara. The plane of the Bhumandala is drawn by fixing the Pole Star and relating the axis of Earth to it. There are three mandalas – they are (i) Bhumandala (ii) Bhuvamandala and (iii) Swargamandala – known as Bhur Bhuva Swa in the Gayatri Mantra. 2 Graha is an object or a point in space which influences human life. 3 The path of the graha while rotating round the earth (geocentric) is like an elongated spring that has an inner and outer radius. The space between this inner and the outer radius is defined as Dweepa. There are 7 Dweepas formed by the 7 grahas (from Moon to Saturn) referred to by Sri Adi Sankara. The last Dweepa is formed by Saturn and the colour of this Dweepa in Kaliyuga is golden.


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Figure 1 Bhumandala (Courtesy ISKCON www.iskcon.org )

It is the above order of the 7 Dweepas which forms the order of Hora. The nodes Rahu and Ketu are the imaginary4 nodes which are created by the interaction of the Sun (Atma) and the Moon (Mind or Mana) with the Earth (body or Lagna). Rahu is the ascending node while Ketu is the descending node. This completes the nine graha scheme propounded by Maharishi Parasara.

BHA CHAKRA/BHAVISHYA CHAKRA/RASI CHAKRA

[ THE ZODIAC ] As known, Vedic astrology is centred round the Sun and Moon, the luminaries, with five of the nine planets in our solar system and the two nodes taken into reckoning. The Zodiac5 comprises 3600 and is divided into two halves of 180 degrees each. One half being the Sun's half (Dakshinayana, meaning Dakshin (South) + ayana (direction) - Southerly direction) beginning at 0 degrees Leo to 0 degrees Aquarius - known as the Surya Hora. The other half being the Moon's half (Uttarayana, meaning Uttara (North) + ayana (direction) - Northerly direction), beginning 1 degree Aquarius to 30 degrees Cancer - known as the Chandra Hora. The two halves (180 degrees each) are further divided into six divisions of 30 degrees each and the five planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn) are given rulership of 30 degrees each on each half with the Sun and the Moon. Thus, there are six divisions of the 180 degrees on each side. The Sun rules the Dakshinayana and also Leo while the Moon rules the Uttarayana and also Cancer. These two signs for the starting point for the determination of ownership of the other signs. The five planets from Mercury

4 Rahu and Ketu are treated as Aparaksha grahas or abstract planets. 5 The 360 degrees of the zodiac is based on the system of mathematical system of 60s prevalent then: 360 degrees = 60 Ghatikas 1 Ghati = 60 Pal 1 Pal = 60 Vipal which is something similar to our present system of 60 secs. = 1 minute and 60 minutes = 1 hour.]


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to Saturn own two signs each on the basis of their proximity to the Sun. Thus, Gemini and Virgo being closest to Leo and Cancer are owned by Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun. Taurus and Gemini next to these are owned by Venus the planet following Mercury in its proximity to the Sun. Thereafter Mars owns Aries and Scorpio, Jupiter owns Sagittarius and Pisces ans Saturn the furtherest, owns Aquarius and Capricorn. Thus, the six divisions on each side of the two halves gives us the 12 sign Zodiac or Rasi signs beginning from: 0 deg. Leo to 30 deg. Leo - Simha 0 deg. Virgo to 30 deg. Virgo - Kanya 0 deg. Libra to 30 deg. Libra - Thula 0 deg. Scorpio to 30 deg. Scorpio - Vrishchik 0 deg. Sagitarius to 30 deg. Sagitarius - Dhanur 0 deg. Capricorn to 30 deg. Capricorn - Makar 0 deg. Aquarius to 30 deg. Aquarius - Kumbh 0 deg. Pisces to 30 deg. Pisces - Meena 0 deg. Aries to 30 deg. Aries - Mesha 0 deg. Taurus to 30 deg. Taurus - Vrishabha 0 deg. Gemini to 30 deg. Gemini - Mithuna 0 deg. Cancer to 30 deg. Cancer - Kark The above is explained in the following diagram:

Figure 2 Aho-ratra & Uttara & Dakshina Ayana forming the two fold division of the Zodiac.

TATWA: THE ELEMENTARY STATES OF

EXISTANCE

Tatwa means the physical state of existence of matter and energy. The universe consists five tatwa. They are:

1. Solid state : Prithivi tatwa

2. Liquid state : Jala tatwa

3. Gaseous state : Vayu tatwa

4. Vacuum state : Akaasha tatwa

5. Energy : Agni tatwa (in the form of light & heat)


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Figure 3A: GURU CHAKRA Or SQUARE Southern system

Figure 3B: BRIGHU CHAKRA Or DIAMOND (SHUKRA) Northern system


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Figure 3C: SURYA CHAKRA Eastern System

The beginning of the Rasi Chakra/Bha Chakra is 0 deg. Aries. This is fixed on the basis of the principle of Chitra Paksha* wherein, a common point after Rohini Yogatara (in Meen (Pisces) rasi), which is opposite Chitra Yogatara (in Kanya (Virgo) rasi) emanates at 0 deg. Mesh (Aries) rasi which is taken as the beginning of the Bha Chakra. [Note: * Refer to Saravali for the method of fixation of zero degree Aries as the beginning of the zodiac/Bha Chakra] This system of 12 signs, also known as the Dwadasaditya6 system, is the first leg and the most accurate and powerful system of Hora Shastra. Illustration : Let us draw the chart of a person born on the 7th august 1963 at 9:15’ PM IST at Sambalpur India (21N28’, 84E01’). The planets in the sky at the time of birth are given in Figure 4. These are mapped into a Surya chakra as is seen in Figure 5. The chart as drawn in the Brighu Chakra and Guru Chakra are given in Figure 6 & 7 respectively.

6 Dwadasaditya: Dwadas = 12 + Aditya = Sun, meaning the 12 signs of the Sun.


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Figure 4: Sky Map of 7 th August 1963 at 9:15’ PM IST at Sambalpur India (21N28’, 84E01’).

Figure 5: Surya Chakra (East Indian drawn on the basis of Sky map)


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Figure 6: Brighu Chakra (North Indian Chart)

Figure 7: Guru Chakra (South Indian Chart)

DRUSYA & ADRUSYA RASI : From the Figure 4 of the sky map you will also observe that the portion of the zodiac from the Descendant (exact cusp of 7th house) to the


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Ascendant (Exact cusp of Lagna) is the visible portion (Drisya). The portion from the Cusp of the Lagna to the Cusp of the seventh house is the invisible portion (Adrisya). This leads to one of the concepts of Bhava (House) which is based on Lagna cusp plus 30 Deg. However, the general rule is that the signs from Lagna to the sixth house are in the invisible hemisphere (Adrisya Rasi) whereas the signs from the Seventh house to the twelfth house are visible (Drisya Rasi).

ASSIGNMENT 1. Why do the five planets have lordship of two houses whereas the luminaries have

ownership of one house only? 2. Determine the ayana of the planets in the horoscope of a native born on 7th August

1963 at 9:15 PM IST at 21N28, 84E01 (Sambalpur India) 3. Determine the Ayana of the Moon in your horoscope and also the days after your birth

when the Moon changed the ayana. 4. Attempt to explain the Mantra given inside the Bha Chakra. 5. Derive the order of the weekdays from the order of the seven Dwipa. Is there any

correlation between the speed of the planets and the seven Hora’s? 6. What are the Drisya and Adrisya signs? What do they imply?

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